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Facebook Home is in the Wrong House

I couldn’t agree more with Pete Pachal’s analysis on Mashable that launching, and initially limiting Facebook Home to the U.S. market is the wrong move. Facebook should have launched “Home” in a market with a need for lower cost devices without such heavy broadband penetration. For those who’ve been living under a rock for the past 48 [...]

That’s Not Much Of A Gyft Google!

As part of Google’s 1 year birthday celebrations for Google Play, they are giving away free apps, episodes and music. One of the offers is for an app called Gyft (I have never heard of Gyft before now) which is offering $20 of free gift cards with the download. $20 free bucks to blow on [...]

Xbox SmartGlass – Y U No Work On Nexus 7?

Being a huge Xbox fan (oflahertypaul if you’re interested) and mega Google nerd, I have to admit that I was a little late to the game in learning that SmartGlass is available for Android. It was awesome sitting on the couch the other night messing with my Xbox (1 of 2) and controlling it from [...]

Unlock At Home – Must Have Android App

For those of you who hate having to unlock your phone while you’re at home but don’t want to have to think about changing your settings so your phone is secure when you leave the house, then Unlock At Home may just be the app for you. How it works is simple. Once installed, you [...]

Android’s Life Expectancy Is Decreasing

After the release of Android 2.3 it’s shocking to learn that only 51.8% of Android devices have made the upgrade to 2.2. Worse, 35.2% are on 2.1 (I’m one of those with my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant), 7.9% are on 1.6 and there are even 4.7% still running 1.5 which is now more than two [...]

WinExtra’s Daily Brief #26 Windows 7 And Android Make For A Happy Acer

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M70dWV1koc As to be expected the entire tech world is dissecting yesterdays launch of Windows Phone 7 so there isn’t much other Microsoft news doing the rounds today. But fear not, as Steven and myself have trawled the internet to bring you more Microsoft news than just Phone 7. Check out the end of todays show for [...]

What If ISP's Operated Like Cellphone Carriers?

The following video and the transcript below, is a direct result of conversation I had with Sara about the fact that there are currently no Android phones available on the Sprint network. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QAeT7Q-GeA Transcript of the video: What would the world be like, or what would your communications be like, if ISP’s operated the same [...]