Google’s new Pixel and Android fragmentation
Google have just launched their latest phones, the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL…
Posts in category "Mobile"
Pixel C vs. Asus Chromebook Flip
I haven’t had time for any technical projects lately, hence the relative silence on the blog, but I have been playing with a couple of gadgets…
Samsung Good Lock – how not to do updates
Oh, Samsung. Just when your Android interfaces were getting a bit better, a bit less bloated and closer to stock Android, you go and pull Good Lock on us…
Tasker for Android
Tasker is an Android app that’s been around for a very long time and you can find reviews of it all over the internet, along with various guides and tips. This is my take on it…
Samsung S6 Edge long term review
I’ve had an S6 Edge long enough now to form a view, and it’s been a love/hate relationship…
The perfect phone can’t exist
Well, to be precise, the perfect smartphone for me can’t exist. It’s the law. Or rather, the laws of physics…
Is Apple playing catchup?
The new iPhone 6 models are now out and there seems to be a feeling amongst Android users that Apple is playing catch up. In some ways they’re not even matching what Android had a…
So, why not iOS?
Last time I wrote about the shortcomings of Android’s permission system and how iOS sandboxing is inherently more secure. So why not use iOS? What does Android have that iOS doesn’t? The first answer is…
Android App Permissions
Here’s a plea to Google that will fall on deaf ears: sort out your permissions model. Android differs from iOS in that it’s a more open system. Apps are not sandboxed and can request permission…