May 27, 2013
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I un-installed Facebook home from my HTC One X recently, and it sounds like I’m not the only one. The European launch of the “Facebook phone” has been delayed following disappointing US sales and negative feedback. The HTC handset runs … Continue reading
May 19, 2013
by ianforrester
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Pushover makes it easy to send real-time notifications to your Android and iOS devices. I love the fact its simple and works with ifttt. Heck I can imagine some scenarios with ifttt and taskrabbit. But I’m left wondering the advantages … Continue reading
May 2, 2013
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There is something funny going on with Samsung Tablets… I swear the 7inch Galaxy tab line up is almost exactly the same every year… Actually the only thing which seems to change is the operating system? The new Galaxy Tab … Continue reading
April 25, 2013
by ianforrester
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Facebook home launcher… What more do I need to say? I made the step of replacing Nemus launcher with Facebook home on my HTC One X just to see what its like first hand. And to be honest the reviews … Continue reading
April 19, 2013
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I had enough of waiting for Samsung to officially update the Samsung Tab 7+ to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). So one night when not able to sleep I rooted my Tab 7+. Its very easy to root and with something … Continue reading
April 5, 2013
by ianforrester
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The news world is a buzz with Facebook’s Home (check out the background video). When I first heard about Home, I thought wow thats really smart… Now with some more time, I’m actually impressed with Home. The guardian shares my … Continue reading
April 2, 2013
by ianforrester
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I have been tweeting recently a post which Sam tweeted a while back. Reading it, reminds me of a quite major company asking me to try out their newly created Android app because they don’t actually have any designers or … Continue reading
March 23, 2013
by ianforrester
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I don’t understand what happened but my Fitbit One just started working. As you may remember, I running Ubuntu and the client doesn’t work on Linux (tried libfitbit), so I had hoped the Android app would be my way of … Continue reading
March 9, 2013
by ianforrester
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When I was at University studying Interaction design many moons ago. We once had a live brief set by Mitsubishi. This was believe it or not in the hay days of 2.5g aka GPRS and if your lucky EDGE. However … Continue reading
February 26, 2013
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Me and David were arguing like old times about the state of the industry and we got around to the mobile industry… We talked about mobile operating systems and got around to Firefox OS and Ubuntu. David said remember WebOS, … Continue reading
February 25, 2013
by ianforrester
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The biggest mobile phone trade faire kicks off in the ever so lovely Barcelona, and the analysis seems to suggest this year it will be about all the mobile platforms tearing down Android and iOS. My favourites have to be … Continue reading
February 19, 2013
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Been reading up lots of stuff about dating and social media recently… One of the most interesting ones has to be this entry from David Wygant a dating and relationship coach and writes for the New York Times. Social media … Continue reading
February 18, 2013
by ianforrester
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With all the thinking about maybe joining the mobile dating challenge, I remembered seeing this… Want To Make A Dating App That Actually Works? Design It For The Ladies Online dating has matured from Internet fringe activity to full-blown phenomenon. … Continue reading
January 6, 2013
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My thoughts about the HTC One X has changed slightly… The One X is HTC’s flagship phone for the first half of 2012. It features a highly-acclaimed Super LCD2 720p screen, which many consider to be the best display on … Continue reading
January 2, 2013
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The rumors were true… Ubuntu released a mobile operating system not just a way to hook up your Android phone to Ubuntu. I always thought the Unity interface could work on mobile as well as TV. A full video can … Continue reading