Category Archives: Android

Google’s ADHD Strikes Again: Daydream VR Is Dead

Posted on October 16, 2019 by mikecane

As if we didn’t, ahem, see this coming when Samsung gave up on phone-based VR first. Google discontinues Daydream VR Google’s Daydream, Android’s built-in virtual reality platform, is as good as dead. Following the company’s annual hardware event today, Google … Continue reading →

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Good Luck, Android-Based Surface Duo!

Posted on October 4, 2019 by mikecane

Attackers exploit 0-day vulnerability that gives full control of Android phones Attackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Google’s Android mobile operating system that can give them full control of at least 18 different phone models, including four different Pixel … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Surface Neo, Surface Duo

Posted on October 2, 2019 by mikecane

And BOOM: More craptastic YouTube screensnaps after the break.

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Android Isn’t A Joke. It’s A Nightmare.

Posted on June 4, 2019 by mikecane

238 Google Play apps with >440 million installs made phones nearly unusable The above-linked forum discussing BeiTaAd documents that the plugin has been menacing users for at least seven months. Google’s inability to detect the abuse, either initially when the … Continue reading →

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iOS To Android: “Drop Dead!”

Posted on June 4, 2019 by mikecane

I’ve cued the video to 1:55, which is when the iPadOS/iOS Files app action begins. A quick walkthrough at iPadOS on iPad Pro (iOS13) – external drive is accessible with Files.app! And that has killed Android d-e-d for me. Here’s … Continue reading →

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US$4.00 AirPod Clones

Posted on April 26, 2019 by mikecane

$4 AirPods on Wish Review – Vivian Tries The Comments are hilarious. And now I know two things: 1) These are probably the same thing I’ve seen in a NYC discount store for about US$20. 2) Worth the shot. However, … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal Goes Silly On Apple’s Future

Posted on January 11, 2019 by mikecane

Polaroid. Walkman. Palm Pilot. iPhone? If history is any indication, though, America’s favorite handheld device will someday take up residence with the digital camera, the calculator, the pager, Sony’s Walkman and the Palm Pilot in a museum. Although it’s hard … Continue reading →

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Xiaomi To Topple Apple?!

Posted on January 4, 2019 by mikecane

Opened Twitter this morning to have my mind blown by @evleaks. A leaked(?) video of a Xiaomi folding phone unlike anything ever seen before. Look! It starts out looking like iPad Mini-size:

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A Video Memo To Every Damn Tech Company

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mikecane

Listen to your users, goddammit! A Video Memo To Tech Companies (Glengarry Glen Ross)

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Smartphone Commodity Usage

Posted on December 7, 2018 by mikecane

Frasier Speirs switching from iOS to Android has really stuck in my mind. Let’s review his thinking in brief: It turned out that, consistently, what I did with my phone was exactly this, in order of screen time: Twitter iMessage … Continue reading →

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