Work

Why A World With Multiple App Stores Is A Good Thing

Mozilla Labs lead Pascal Finette discusses why, despite the convenience of single point-of-access app stores for mobile devices, multiple app stores is a good thing. In short: It’s all about competition and innovation. Read more at his site, and let us know what you think in the comments. [Pascal Finette via HN]


Work

Your Smartphone Is A Better PC Than Your PC Ever Was Or Will Be

Despite having spent the 2000s turning the generic term “PC” into a pejorative stand-in for “Windows”, Apple may be selling the best PC on the market. It just happens to be the one that fits in your pocket.


October 29, 2010
Work

CyanogenMod 6.1 RC Brings Improvements To Rooted Android Devices

If you’ve rooted your Android phone and chosen to run the all-around great CyanogenMod ROM, you can download the latest update for beefy performance enhancements, as well as new features in Email, Camera and other apps.


October 15, 2010
Work

SuperOneClick Roots Nearly Every Android Phone Out There

Windows only: We recently featured Universal Androot, an app that rooted quite a few Android phones, but had a few limitations (and is already being patched by Google). Windows program SuperOneClick is the easiest, most universal rooting app we’ve seen yet.


October 12, 2010
Communicate

Do We Want Multi-Media Storytelling?

Lifehacker AU

The Mongoliad is the latest attempt to expand fiction into the multimedia realm, adding video, wikis and other elements to a traditional novel-style narrative. But just how much demand is there for the merging of different kinds of media?


October 11, 2010
Travel

Smart Phone Boost Hasn’t Increased Productivity Hunger

Lifehacker AU

While we’re using smart phones more than ever, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re making us more efficient. A recent survey of Australian phone users demonstrates that when it comes to installing applications, games beat out productivity tools every time.


October 9, 2010
Work

How To Create A Visual Speed Dial Folder On Your iPhone

iPhone: Visual speed dial is a nice idea, but when you have to launch a separate app to make a phone call, it’s a little annoying. Here are two ways to add visual speed dial to your home screen.


October 8, 2010
Work

HTCSense.com Now Online, Brings Remote Wipe To HTC Phones

HTC announced their new portal for Android phones last month, and today it’s up and fully functional, bringing remote contact backup, phone wipe, ringing and GPS location to new HTC phones.


October 5, 2010
Communicate

Your Smart Phone Is Not For Entertainment

Lifehacker AU

Smart phones are proving increasingly popular — around 36% of Australians now own one. But while we’ve rapidly embraced them for on-the-go Internet searching and email checking, their use as an entertainment device is still somewhat restricted.


October 2, 2010
Fix

Install A Front-Facing Camera On A Samsung Galaxy S Phone

International Galaxy S phones have a handy front-facing camera, but other Galaxy S users aren’t quite as lucky. The phones are similar enough, though, that you can install one yourself.