Android hardware – mobile phones, tablets, pads, etc.
Who would have thought that your television set would spy on you? I use that old term ‘television set’ intentionally because back in ye olden days, they really were just dumb boxes of cathode ray tubes and capacitors. You also had an alien-looking aerial, a
Apple Envy Google is trying to shift Android from an open legacy system to one more like Apple’s closed system. History In 2005, Google acquired Android Inc. for $50 million to develop software for mobile devices. As Google lacked the resources to develop a mobile
In March 2016, DCT author Daniel Banks asked Are Smartwatches Just A Fad? Then, in September 2021, I wrote, I Just Bought My First Smart Watch!, followed by my most recent opinion in I Underestimated The Power Of Smart Watches, where I made mention of
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My First Smartwatch Back in September 2021, I bought a Samsung Gear 3 Frontier smartwatch and wrote about it in I Just Bought My First Smartwatch! I sold it a year or two later and reverted to analogue, but smart watches have improved considerably in
I’m not really into wrestling or sports, in general, but I have relatives who are. They were trying to watch a wrestling match, but the video wouldn’t play. There were no error messages. All the other videos seemed to be working. I first assumed that
How Wi-Fi Can Hurt Your Phone’s Performance In the past, I have heard many of my clients complain about spotty cell phone performance to the point where the phone won’t even ring, and the call might automatically go to voicemail. I personally have never experienced
My Sister’s Android screen froze up. She tried to restart the phone by holding the power button. The shutdown screen options appeared, but tapping any of the icons had no effect. It seemed like everything was working, but the touch screen. So if your touch
I wrote about this before, but using a lower quality video capture device called “Easycap”. Read here: How To Record From Cable To Computer Using OBS Studio I recently bought an HD Video Capture USB device called a “Guermok Video Capture Card” from Amazon. They
I recently wrote about using Android TV on your PC. How about watching TV on your phone? It’s pretty easy. Go to the app store, depending on your phone, and search for a TV app. Many stations have apps now, so search for your favourite
You are likely aware that most electronic devices need to be rebooted occasionally. However, when do you do it? Many people wait until there is a problem or their devices start acting strangely. Why not be proactive and auto-reboot your devices on a schedule? In
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As I mentioned in Part 1 of these articles, it seems that we were changing phones more often in 2015, perhaps because phones were cheaper. For example, an HTC One M9 would have cost around $650, an iPhone 6s between $400 and $500, and a
For any device containing a lithium-ion battery, using it until the battery is almost to zero charge and then recharging until it is at 100% greatly reduces the overall lifespan of the battery. For devices that have very expensive lithium-ion batteries like electric vehicles, the
Some people come to me asking to print something using their phones. I wanted to find a way to print directly from an Android and with a little research, I did. I tried printing to my Canon (MG2525) printer. Even though it is shared through
My uncle called me because he put his phone in his pocket and then lost his background picture on his Android phone. I first recommended he set another picture to see what would happen. Go to your “Gallery” select a picture and on the three-dot
