Thursday, January 27, 2011

Huawei IDEOS U8150

This unlocked Android 2.2 (Froyo) smartphone is now selling at AUD$179 until end of January 2011 at Dick Smith in Australia. It supports USB tethering and certified WPA2 wi-fi hotspot and is cheaper than any unlocked mobile broadband sharing devices.

Factory data reset
(Erases all data on phone)
  1. Power on phone
  2. Settings -> Privacy -> Factory data reset -> Reset phone
or
  1. Power off phone
  2. Hold Volume up key, Send (green) key & power on phone
  3. Release keys when you see Android system recovery menu
  4. Select wipe data/factory reset
  5. Select reboot system now

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Australian APC Magazine February 2011

Features
  1. The PC's new core in 2011
  2. Hot mobile tech this year
Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)
  1. B-free Accountant Plus (12-month licence)
  2. PDFTiger
  3. Ashampoo Anti-Malware

Monday, January 24, 2011

Acer Aspire One D255

This is the first netbook with Windows 7 Starter and Google Android 1.06.00.0115 dual boot. In Android, it has Shiretoko Firefox 3.5.1 browser with Adobe Flash 10.0.42.34 support and Adobe Acrobat Reader 1.09.00.120.

Full charging takes around 3 hours 15 minutes and the 6-cell battery lasts at least 5 hours with web browsing on wi-fi at minimum brightness in Android.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablets Comparison

Manufacturer
Asus Eee Pad MeMO
Acer Iconia
Tab
A100

Toshiba
Tablet

Motorola
Xoom

Screen/
Processor
7"
1024 x 600
Qualcomm
MSM8260
dual-core
1.2GHz
7"
1024 x
600
Nvidia
Tegra 250
dual-core
1GHz
10.1"
1280 x 800
Nvidia
Tegra 2
dual-core
1GHz
10.1"
1280 x 800
Nvidia
Tegra 2
dual-core
1GHz
Memory 1GB 512MB

1GB
Internal Storage/
External Storage
8-64GB
up to
32GB microSD
8GB
up to
32GB microSD
up to
32GB
SD
32GB
up to
32GB microSD

Battery/
Wi-Fi

4400mAh
b/g/n
1530mAh
b/g/n


b/g/n
Touch screen/
Dimensions/
Weight

Capacitive
198.5 x
116.8 x
11.5mm
389g
Capacitive
195 x
117 x
13.1mm
470g
Capacitive
770g

Capacitive
249.1 x
167.8 x
12.9mm
730g
Price/
Availability
From
US$499
June 2011


RM1099
Apr 2011
Mar 2011
US$700
Feb 17 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Android 2.2 Froyo Tablets Comparison

Manufacturer
Axioo Pico Pad
QGN

CSL DroidPad Mi700
Toshiba
AS100

(Folio 100)
ViewSonic ViewPad
7
Screen/
Price/
Warranty
7"
800 x 480
Rp3,999,000
1 year
7"
800 x 480
RM1,599
1.5 year
10.1"
1024 x 600
RM1,599
1 year
regional
7"
800 x 480
RM1,799
1 year
Processor
Qualcomm
MSM7227
600MHz
Qualcomm
MSM7227
600MHz
Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core
1GHz
Qualcomm
MSM7227
600MHz
Memory 512MB 512MB 512MB
512MB
Internal Storage/
External Storage
512MB
up to
16GB microSD
512MB
up to
32GB microSD
8GB
5GB free
up to
32GB microSD
512MB
up to
32GB microSD
Battery/
Wi-Fi
3240mAh
bg
3240mAh
bg
2030mAh
Certified WPA2 bgn
3240mAh
bg
Touch screen/
Dimensions/
Weight
Capacitive
179.4 x
110 x 11.5mm
375g
Capacitive
179.4 x 110 x 11.5mm
410g
Capacitive
281 x
181 x
14mm

750g
Capacitive
179 x
110 x 11.5mm
375g

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Telstra T-Touch Tab Model S7-104

After testing both Telstra T-Touch Tab and Optus My Tab, I bought the Telstra model S7-104 (Huawei Ideos Tablet S7) even though both have resistive screens. The problem with Optus My Tab is unlike Telstra T-Touch Tab, if you turn on airplane mode, you can't turn on wi-fi. Also, S7-104 has a built-in kickstand, comes with a stylus and external microSD slot. I prefer using a stylus with a resistive screen since the main usage is web browsing on wi-fi. This is the same reason why I prefer to use a mouse over a touch-pad on a laptop.

If you prefer a capacitive screen, you can buy the more expensive model S7-105 with 8GB of internal storage and Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor. Only this model is certified WPA2 bgn but I don't encounter any issues on S7-104 with my home network using WPA2.

Full charging takes around 2 hours and the battery lasts at least 4 hours with web browsing on wi-fi at minimum brightness.

If you get stuck in a force close loop, you can reboot your S7 in to the Android Safe Mode. To get to Safe Mode, power off the device, the press and hold the Track pad and press the Power button. Continue to hold the Track Pad until the system boots. It will say Safe Mode in the lower left corner. Safe Mode will load the default launcher. Once in Safe Mode, you can uninstall the app causing the force close loop. Then shut down and restart normally.

Monday, January 17, 2011

PC Pro March 2011

Features
  1. 53 ways to save money
  2. Reclaim your data
Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)
  1. Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2010 Special Edition

Friday, January 14, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

PC Advisor March 2011

Features
  1. Tablet PC buyers' guide
  2. Best buy broadband
Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)
  1. 1-abc.net Registry Washer 4.0
  2. G Data AntiVirus 2011
  3. Zoner Photo Studio 12.0 Home

Friday, January 7, 2011

Australian PC User February 2011

Features
  1. Killer Upgrades
  2. Ultimate Windows Fix
Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)
  1. PC User UserBench Encode HD
  2. Paragon Total Defrag 2010 Special Edition
  3. Artensoft Photo Mosaic Wizard 1.1
  4. Ashampoo MyAutoplay Menu 1.0

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Australian PC & Tech Authority February 2011

Features
  1. 101 Essential Websites
  2. DSLR's vs the hybrids
Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)
  1. Ashampoo Magical Uninstall 2
  2. Uniblue System Tweaker

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Australian APC Magazine January 2011

Features
  1. The Android Revolution
  2. Forensics for your PC
Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)
  1. 1-abc.net Hard Drive Washer 4.0
  2. SafeBit Disk Encryption
  3. Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.0