Category: Thoughts
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Windows 8 Frightens Me
For the first time after the availability of pre-release versions of Windows 8, I took the time to download the Release Preview, install it in a VirtualBox machine (not without some problems) and use it. It indeed looks very good. The first thing I noticed is that while the system is in English, Metro apps…
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Picture Disappeared from Galaxy Nexus
Here is another problem I’ve had with my Galaxy Nexus (4.0.4). Yesterday I snapped some pictures, then I deleted a few I didn’t want to keep. Later, I went to upload them all to Dropbox (because I’m paranoid and I want them backed up). I selected them in the Gallery app, shared them to the…
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Android Apps: A Few Numbers
I’ve published my first Android app only 4 days ago, and I must say I am impressed with the response from the market. It’s a free app, so I guess it’s much easier to get “many” downloads, but I’m still surprised by the hard numbers, mostly because it’s a niche app. Without any particular advertisement,…
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Is Android Dead?
I’ve read this blog post. This sums it up well: Nobody wants an Android tablet. Almost no one has the latest version of Android. The companies that most aggressively marketed the “Android” brand, particularly Motorola and HTC, are floundering. Samsung, you will notice, markets Samsung. App developers continue to make far more money off iOS.…
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Group Review: Anomaly, Serengeti, Trixie & Me, Savannah
I discovered Peter Cawdron thanks to his sci-fi novel Anomaly. It was a while ago, and since then every time the guy publishes a new book for Kindle, I’m probably the first one to purchase it. At €0.89 a pop, they’re a bargain. But the small price should not give you the wrong impression: Cawdron…