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I like options, but not pointless ones.  Here are a few on my phone:[√] Voice PrivacyEnable enhanced privacy modeWhy would you disable that?  How about another one, with no description at all:Noise reduction Think about it this way.  Suppose the options were the other way around:[√] Increase Noise[√] Disable PrivacyAllow others to intercept your phone communicationsNow, these options...

Quiz: Is the following box checked, or unchecked?Well, it does have a check in it... but it is kinda gray... but the whole color scheme is muted... Correct answer: unchecked.If you are an Android developer, please do the following.Get a piece of paper and a pen.Draw a square on the piece of paper.Do not draw a check mark in the box.Q: Is there a check mark in the box?A: No.  That is what we call...

I like the way they handle cursor positioning in a text box on Android.  The fundamental challenge here is figuring out how to position a 1-pixel wide cursor using a 40-pixel wide finger.On Android, you touch a spot and the cursor goes there.  Then you get a little bubble that you can drag around for more precise positioning.  This allows you to be accurate without the bubble getting...

I was quite surprised to learn that Google's blogger.com does not work on Google's web browser on their own operating system.  Here is what it looks like:  It doesn't just look bad, the toolbar doesn't wo...

Do screen protectors actually help?Do they reduce the sensitivity of the touch-screen ?I had the Verizon rep install my screen protector based on their recommendation.  But after 2+ years my iPhone screen never got visibly damaged, even with my keys scraping against the screen in my pocket.  Supposedly the new screens are even stronger.  The iPhone touch screen was failing, but I don't...

EditingI already had a few items on my Google Calendar, so there was already stuff to fool around with. I clicked on an event, but... how do I edit it?  Here is what I tried:X Edit buttonX Hold down on event in the calendar viewX Hold down on date in the calendar viewX Hold down on anything in the detail view√ Settings button!Okay, it took me a moment to get the concept that the settings button...

Samsung unlock screenInstead of "Slide to unlock" we get "fit puzzle to unlock" which seems like a way to get around some Apple patent.  It functions just like the iPhone except once you start to receive voice mails and text messages.  At that point, you get different puzzle pieces which unlock to various screens.  So you can go directly to the message screen, or the visual voice mail,...

Android phones, like Windows PCs, come preloaded with garbage.  This includes trial software (Rock Band, Lets Golf 2), redundant software (Verizon vCast Apps), and apps that seem to do nothing except display license agreement (VZ Navigator, Thinkfree Office).But before I get into that, lets talk about the home screen.  The home screen is missing the basics I came to use every day on my iPhone. ...

I have had a love-hate relationship with my iPhone since the day I got it.  Ultimate power (muhuhahahaha!) in my pocket, yet completely unable to do the first few things I wanted it to do.  I couldn't copy files to it, couldn't copy my music collection to it, and compile existing code for it for it.  It refused to run apps in the background (fixed now).  The Bluetooth doesn't work...

Vital Stats Name: Samsung Droid Charge Weight: About 1.5 iPhones Size: Enormous Battery life: Barely 1 full day of charge Display: Oversaturated, but pretty Cost: Same as iPhone I got this over the HTC Thunderbolt despite loving HTC for not locking their bootloaders.  The real blow here is that the Thunderbolt is buggy, and the battery life is really really...