Pokemon Go the new location based game is now the in thing. To defeat GPS spoofers, it uses Google SafetyNet check to catch phones with root. That means if it fail the checks, no Pikachu for you. The first…
Android Nougat is here
Google announced the new version of Android 7 is called Nougat on 22 August 2016. Code named, New York Cheesecake, it features per file encryption, multi windows, better Doze and better VR performance. Nougat has a new API for graphics called…
Joseph Schooling won Singapore’s first Olympic Gold medal
Singapore’s first Olympic Gold medal was won by Joseph Schooling in the 100m Butterfly swimming event. He clocked 50.39 seconds. #SIN's Joseph Schooling idolized Michael Phelps as a boy. Last night he beat him the 100m butterfly. #Swimming pic.twitter.com/FCIYAkGj60 —…
Jason Bourne
What do you do when you have an immensely popular movie series but it has completed its story arc? Why not use it to introduce its new brother? Jason Bourne is the fifth installment of the Bourne Identity movies. This…
Fountain Pens
Recently I received a Hero Fountain pen from a relative. With a bottle of Parker Quink, it brought back many childhood memories. The fine nib, I think, was very scratchy, not a smooth flowing experience one would get from a…
Cyanogen downsizing
News report came on 23 July that Cyanogen is downsizing. The OS team has been let go.
ADB backup and restore
I saw an article on Reddit about how ADB backup can be used in migration. So I thought I checked it out. The command is adb backup -f <filename> -full I ran and kept a copy just for fun. A…
When a new charger is not always good.
I have was using a USB cigarette lighter charger to power the car’s dash camera and charge my phone. I thought of getting a new unit since the old one after hundreds of hours of continuous use was looking tired.…
24 hours
There was a Thursday in April 2016, that my 24 hours went like this.
Baked New York Cheesecake
I have always wanted to try to bake a cheese cake and hopefully obtain the smooth texture found in commercially made cakes. So another project for Friday Night baking. Due to timing issues, I ended up baking on Saturday morning!