There had been quite a bit of questions from customers’ IT department around about how to decide on the right application architecture for a mobile application – should it be native, hybrid, web-based, or somewhere in between? Well it seems that the folks at OutSystems came up with a simple to understand flowchart to enlighten…
If you had the experience of having to find a power socket to power up your MacBook and phones when its battery runs out, here’s a solution to the perennial problem. Introducing BatteryBox, a 50Whr backup battery for MacBooks & other gadgets that you might have. Developed by a new startup – GBatteries, BatteryBox brings to…
With the iPhone 6 coming just round the corner, manufacturers are already pushing out iPhone 6 clones based on the Android, and this phone, called the Wico6, is going to blow you away with the amazing skin that minics much of the iPhone IOS interface, so much as that on first use, no one who…
How would you like to add intelligence to your air conditioner? How about control it from anywhere with an app and save 40% on its energy usage? Sounds to too good to be true? Meet Sensibo. Sensibo is a tiny device that connects air conditioners to the Internet and allows you to control them from anywhere, as long…
Many of us are familiar with the Global Position System (GPS) function on your mobile phone, often using it for your Facebook check-ins, Google maps, RunKeeper, EveryTrail and all things location-‘o’-goodness . Do you know what this location technology called GPS is all about, and for that matter, what is GLONASS that you see in…
If you are looking to relatively safely and quickly root your MT6589-based smartphone without jumping through all the hoops and reading conflicting and confusing mambo jumbo on the Internet, here’s a quick solution that might just work for you. Members of the Gleescape community had given their inputs on the successful models that are proven…
If you have seen the Nokia X mobile phones, you will notice one thing has changed under the hood, despite the apparent looks of a Windows Phone type of metro/tiles screen. That change is the presence of Android OS. If you were me, you will be wondering what is up with Nokia’s strategy on the…
Creator of the Flappy Bird game, Dong Nguyen said that he will remove Flappy Bird from the app stores and google play on Sunday, after its rise to popularity early this year. The problem? It is too addictive. And the stress that resulted may have even come in the form of death threats. While you may…
The next big thing in CES 2014 are the wearables – gadgets that you can easily wear, stylishly don and be more effective, more efficient, and better informed. And here’s one contender which won the Best of CES2014 – People’s Choice – Razer’s Nabu. Why is it so endearing to people? Because of the thoughtful…
Having used Whatsapp on iPhone iOS 7+ and Android 4.x, I must say that there are some things that are different on both platforms for Whatsapp. One of the best feature in the iOS version that is not available on Android is the option to hide/disable “last seen at” function. So what exactly does the…
Less than a month ago, Mediatek, the maker of mobile phone chipsets featuring the MT6577 and MT6589 computing cores, released their latest product – the MT6592. According to Mediatek, the MT6592 is the “world’s first heterogeneous computing SOC with scalable eight-core processing for superior multi-tasking, industry-leading multimedia and excellent performance-per-watt.” The MT6592 will build on…
If you are looking for a cheap and good quad-core Android, you may wish to consider the Honor 2 Quad Core U9508 from Huawei. This is no ordinary run-of-the-mill android phone, as you would see later. This phone was announced sometime late last year, and it has appeared near my place most recently (or maybe…