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A collection of 30 posts

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Android to Windows Phone experience

I have a new job and landed a shiny new Lumia 950 XL [https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/mobile/phone/lumia950-xl/] Windows Phone, so I'm switching from Android for a while to see how I enjoy it. By far the biggest challenge so far is the state of apps, the

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HTC One

My HTC One [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CMVLH66/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00CMVLH66&linkCode=as2&tag=reseword-20&linkId=KM4COGERXHNKAPMR] is the first Android phone that I have stuck with the original ROM for a prolonged period of time, which is remarkable

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I've published my first Android App

After getting the Canberra Comedy Festival iPhone App published in the iTunes App Store I set my sights on developing an Android version. I’m pleased to say that this has now been released and is available in the Google Play Store. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=

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Samsung Galaxy S III - early thoughts

I just got hands on with the new Samsung Galaxy S III and it’s a pretty nice phone that’s for sure! Definitely light to hold, brilliant screen and responsive – just what you’d expect from a quad core CPU! Of course I wasn’t too thrilled with the

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Galaxy Nexus Review

I upgraded my phone to a Samsung Galaxy Nexus [http://www.google.com/nexus/] about 2 months ago and I’ve been loving it. I previously had a Samsung Galaxy S II which I thought was a brilliant phone, but the Galaxy Nexus just tops it in my opinion.  [http:

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Custom Android Skins suck

Time for some hate directed towards custom skins that manufacturers apply to Android [http://www.android.com/].  What is a custom skin? [http://182.160.131.2/~craighar/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/image.png] My definition of a custom skin is that it is the UI and behaviour customisations

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Still loving my Acer Iconia A500 tablet

It’s been nearly 4 months since I bought my Acer Iconia A500 tablet and blogged about it here [https://blog.craigharvey.me/index.php/2011/04/26/acer-iconia-a500-review/]. Not much has changed, I still think it’s great. The only bugbears for me have been the WiFi dropping out

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Android Honeycomb and Acer Iconia A500 review

[http://182.160.131.2/~craighar/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/image.png]I bought myself an Acer Iconia A500 Wi-Fi [http://www.acer.com.au/ac/en/AU/content/model/XE.H60AN.010] tablet 4 days ago which runs Android Honeycomb 3.0. Here’s the good, bad and

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Post from Honeycomb tablet

Just testing the WordPress app from my Acer Iconia A500 [http://www.acer.com.au] tablet running Android Honeycomb 3.0. I will try and post a review of the tablet with more details later on today hopefully – been brilliant so far, but a few hiccups along the way.

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Floyo 1.1.9 - Froyo for HTC Hero

So I’ve been running the Floyo 1.1.9 ROM [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784689] on my HTC Hero for a week now and haven’t had any major problems, it’s been great. It’s an Android 2.2 (Froyo) ROM based on the CyanogenMod

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Google Maps Navigation (Beta) hits Australia

Woohoo, finally your shiny Android powered device can be used as a GPS Navigation aid in Australia. As of this morning (17th November 2010), Google have turned on this feature [http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/] that was previously enabled for the USA and UK. Now when you are using

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Windows Phone 7 won’t support tethering

Ho hum, Windows Phone 7 won’t support tethering according to this report [http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/09/24/windows-phone-7-will-not-be-able-to-tether-after-all/] from Boy Genius Report [http://www.boygeniusreport.com/]. Tethering allows you to connect the phone to your laptop and use the internet connection in the phone. Android phones support

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Android handset outright prices – Australia

Lifehacker has compiled a list of Android handsets available for outright purchase from various carriers and the current prices. Click here to check it out [http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/09/planhacker-outright-android-purchase-deals/] . I don’t think buying outright from the carrier is the most cost effective way to go

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Android Tablets – Samsung vs. Archos

[http://182.160.131.2/~craighar/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/samsung_galaxy_tab.jpg] There’s a bunch of hype about the Samsung Galaxy Tab [http://galaxytab.samsungmobile.com/] being released soon – see image to the right. With pricing details for Australia announced yesterday [http://ausdroid.net/2010/09/

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US trip

I’ve just spent the last three weeks in the United States. To be fair I’m still there – currently posting this using in-flight Internet somewhere between Chicago and San Francisco. When I get the time I will add some posts detailing how my Android phone went in the US

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Aussie Android Apps list updated

I’ve updated the Apps section [https://blog.craigharvey.me/index.php/android/apps/] of my guide to Android for Aussies. This apps list includes quite a few new additions plus scannable barcodes for most of the apps! Hope you enjoy it and find it useful. Go and have a

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Kindle for Android

After installing the Kindle for Android app earlier [https://blog.craigharvey.me/index.php/2010/06/29/kindle-for-android-app-released/], I’m now into my third eBook. It’s a great app and I like the eBook concept. The first two books I’ve read were Lolly Scramble [http://www.amazon.com/

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HTC Wildfire coming to Telstra in August

Telstra announced today [http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2010/07/13/htc-wildfire-coming-in-august/] that they will begin selling the HTC Wildfire in August. No pricing details other than ‘cheaper than the HTC Desire which makes sense as the specs aren’t as good as the Desire. This is probably a good

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Kindle for Android app released

Amazon have released a Kindle app for Android – woohoo! Now you can download and ready eBooks on your Android device – and yes it works for Australians. See here for more details [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=165849822] – including a scannable QR code to download the

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Android guide for Aussies updated

I’ve updated my guide to Android for Australians. Includes splitting the Phones and Apps sections onto separate pages for easier maintenance and readability. * Android guide for Australians [https://blog.craigharvey.me/index.php/android/] * Android phones available in Australia [https://blog.craigharvey.me/index.php/android/phones] * Android apps

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HTC Legend coming to Australia – Vodafone, Three

[http://182.160.131.2/~craighar/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image3.png] According to the HTC Twitter account (@htc [http://twitter.com/htc]) Vodafone will be releasing the HTC Legend on 3rd June and it will also be available on Three (but no date announced for that). Good news

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Another update to the Android guide for Aussies

Further updates to the guide [https://blog.craigharvey.me/index.php/android] – added some more web sites to buy phones from, a bunch more Australian specific apps and also a footnote about the HTC Magic on Vodafone. Keep the feedback coming! The full guide is here [https://blog.craigharvey.me/

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Android 2.1 for HTC Hero released (for Sprint)

[http://182.160.131.2/~craighar/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/herosprintsupport2181.png]  Finally the official Android 2.1 ROM has been released for the HTC Hero – albeit for the Sprint Hero only (the US CDMA version). It can’t be long now until they release the official ROM for

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Android guide for Aussies

I’ve started putting together a guide to Android phones for Australians – you can get it here [https://blog.craigharvey.me/index.php/android]. Hopefully I can keep it up to date over time, but it contains an overview of phones currently available in Australia and other key things to

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Android 2.1 for HTC Hero – Custom ROM

[http://182.160.131.2/~craighar/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image1.png] After all my bitching [http://reservedwords.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/android-2-1-for-htc-hero/] about HTC [http://www.htc.com] not bringing out an official Android 2.1 ROM I finally bit the bullet and installed a custom ROM.