Bye bye Android, hello Symbian

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Derek in Mobile Phones, SatNav.

Well the test period is over and I’m afraid Android has been dumped – welcome back to my Nokia E71 mobile phone running the Symbian operating system. Don’t get me wrong, I love Android – it’s a fantastic operating system. The ways applications are obtained, downloaded and installed is flawless. The number and range of […]

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Poor mobile phone and Internet coverage?

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Derek in Amateur Radio, Mobile Phones.

You see lots of complaints these days that mobile phone and Intent coverage is poor, even in built-up residential areas where you can reasonably expect good signals due to the proliferation of mobile phone masts. However, have you considered that it may be your house that is to blame and not the mobile phone companies?

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Qik rocks

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Derek in Computing, Internet, Video.

Imagine not being able to go to your best friends wedding but having the great fortune to watch it live over the Internet. Technology is moving on apace these days – it’s quite frightening what you can do today that was impossible a few years ago.

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