Author: Gary H
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Looted Laptop thief found using hidden tracking software!
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There has been a lot of media coverage of the recent Riots that have happened around the UK, with Politicians looking at the banning of social network sites, due to their involvement in the organization of some of these riots. There was also one poor guy who was arrested for trying to set up a…
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Xiaomi Phone is 1.5GHz MIUI-Running Dual Core Beast From China
I have blogged a couple of times about CyanogenMod, a custom ROM for Android devices whose developer has just been hired by Samsung. Well this is not the only high profile custom ROM available for multiple Android devices – MIUI is the other big gun in the game. MIUI (pronounced me you I) is a…
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Samsung Acquire the Services of Top Developer
It’s always nice when small time developers get the big break they deserve, and that is exactly what has happened, as ‘Steve’, the head honcho of the CyanogenMod team, has been hired by none other than Samsung as a software engineer. CyanogenMod, if you didn’t know, is probably the most used custom software available for…
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Motorola will not have Nexus ‘rights’ even after Google have bought them.
Google’s Nexus devices, have been the kings of Android handsets, they are the first to get the latest updates, and their tends to be a new version of Android when the new Nexus device comes out. The two Nexus handsets that have came out have been decided by the handset manufacturers bidding for the rights…
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Firefox 6 out already.
Another month, another version of Firefox. Yes it seems the guys over at Mozilla have decided its time to update the increasingly popular browser, ahead of schedule. The launch was due in around 3 days time, but why wait if it’s ready. There are no visible changes to the newer version of the browser, aside…
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Android is Pushing the Smart Watch Craze
First Android revolutionised the work of the Smartphone, proving to be the OS that all other companies are scared of, and with a lawsuit here, a patent infringement there, Google and Android are under some intense pressure at the moment – but that is not stopping the OS from being at the forefront of mobile…
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Sharp Releasing a New 7-inch Galapagos A01SH Tablet
Sharp have teamed up with ISP EAccess to release a new tablet on the Japanese market. As with many Japanese Gadgets, the name Galapagos A01SH might not be the catchiest but the device itself looks up to scratch. So what we are looking at is a 7 inch tablet with the latest incarnation of Honeycomb,…
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Samsung Releases Touchwiz UI Update for Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung promised that they would release a TouchWiz UI update for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and they have kept to their word and updated on time. The firmware update Samsung has released today (available over the air) will update the TouchWiz user interface making the Galaxy Tab 10.1 the Android tablet that is most customised.…
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A Look At The Life of Android – Many More Sugary Treats to Come
Android started off life the same to mobile phones as Linux was to desktop PCs; an underdog, the thing that no-one thought would take off. It was cupcake or éclair, a donut and some froyo. No, what Android was, was the future of Smartphones! It has been in the oven for a few years now,…
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HTC Bootloader unlock will void your warranty!
HTC recently brought out some of their best smartphones yet, with the dual-core Sensation and the EVO 3D. The developer world had a problem and that was the locked bootloader on these two handsets; this was HTC’s attempt to stop the rooting and flashing of custom ROMs on the devices. The locked bootloaders have however…
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HTC EVO 3D Overclocked to 2GHz, Feel the Speed
Every now and again at The Gadget Helpline we like to give you a bit of insight into the developer world and the amazing things they can do with a smartphone. Today we have another amazing modification for the HTC EVO 3D, this time bumping up the processor speed to unprecedented levels. Yet to be…
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Alpha Mobile Offers Unlimited Mobile Calls Abroad For Just £30 per Month
Alpha Mobile are a virtual network piggy-backing on Vodafone UK. Currently they are offering unlimited abroad calls for £30 per month on a pre-pay SIM card. This could be brilliant for anyone who has a lot of family abroad, or for a business who calls abroad frequently, but £30 per month could work out pretty…