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Followup: Android 2.2 Froyo update on Droid Incredible

khahn — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:03:29 +0000

So I had posted a few days ago that I finally received Over-the-Air update notification for my Droid Incredible to be updated to Android 2.2. The install and everything went smoothly but I noticed a day or so after installing the update my battery was being drained so quickly that it was confusing me. I did a little bit of research and people are saying that task killers are not necessary on the Android phones due to the phone knowing when to stop/start an application.

When you constantly use a Task killer, the phone automatically tries to start the application after you kill it. This causing the phone to use more battery life by starting the application constantly. I also checked a few sync applications such as Twitter, Weather, Stocks, etc. I have disabled this from syncing at all. This seems to have helped quite a bit. There are several users complaining about Skype Mobile and other apps constantly being loaded on the phone and you CANNOT get rid of them unless your phone is rooted.

I sure hope they come out with another update to fix the issues with these applications running in the background when they are not even being used. I am sure HTC is aware of the issue and trying to release a fix for it. I will keep everyone updated when I find something else about the battery issues with the Droid Incredible with Android OS 2.2 with Froyo.

RIM BlackBerry 7130e Review (Verizon Wireless)

khahn — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:06:59 +0000

The RIM BlackBerry 7130e is one of the sleakest, and best priced BlackBerry’s. The 7130e is lightway and has some great features. I have owned this BlackBerry for about 2 months now and do not want to give it up. I will explain some features as well as some Cons about this phone.

Here are a few Pros and Cons for the RIM BlackBerry 7130e:

Pros:
-Sleak Design
-Light Weight
-Bright LCD Display
-Integrated Blutooth
-Speakerphone
-POP3 Email
-Integrated Wi-Fi
Cons:
-SureType Technology takes quite abit of practice to get used to
-Does not come equipped with built in instant messaging clients

The bottom line is the RIM BlackBerry 7130e (Verizon Wireless) is a nice sleak phone with plenty of features for any BlackBerry user. Personally, I would of liked to have the built-in instant messaging clients, but you can’t always get a perfect phone. You can download RIM’s version of the instant messaging clients. The only one that I could get to work on the 7130e was Yahoo Messanger, which can be downloaded directly from your phones browser at http://www.blackberry.com/YahooDownload.

The device comes with 64mb of flash memory and 16MB of SRAM. You can store countless emails on the BlackBerry, which is very convenient for IT departments as well as corporate. The 7130e does NOT support TXT or PIX messaging, which to most of your BlackBerry users is not a huge deal. Hands down the BlackBerry 7130e is a GREAT device and I would recommend it to any one that does not have the money for the Pearl.

Dell 20 Inch Widescreen Monitor Review

khahn — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:36:29 +0000

First of all I have to say this is probably once of the best monitors that I have ever owned. The Dell 20 Inch Widescreen Monitor has GREAT quality. If you are a user that loves the widescreen monitors, I think this monitor is your best deal. I recently purchased a new Dell Dimension Dual Core AMD system and I had the option to upgrade to the Dell 20 Inch Widescreen Monitor. I said “Heck, why not”. I purchased a new GeForce 8600GTS 256mb GDDR3 graphics card as well. I currently have this monitor hooked to DVI and my Vizio 32 Inch LCD HD-TV. The monitor has crystal clear display and I would not go with any other monitor (unless it was a 24 Inch Widescreen).

I would HIGHLY recommend the Dell 20 Inch Widescreen monitor. Its a great monitor for gaming, or just browsing the internet. You have the option of DVI or VGA.

TomTom ONE GPS Review

khahn — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:28:37 +0000

I had recently purchased a TomTom ONE GPS Systems for my car. Here is my own opinion/review of this product. First off this system came with a 1GB memory stick for your applications and maps. The TomTom One GPS System was around $349 at Best Buy. I love this device because you can mount it in your vehicle as well as carry it around where ever you go. It usually connects to about 8 out of 12 satellites available. I have had this device for about a year now and it has only got me lost twice, but that might be because I’m always to lazy to update it.

The other day my buddy was in my car, and he had the urge to try to hooked up his Bluetooth cell phone to my TomTom ONE GPS to see if it would give us weather, traffic reports, etc. It indeed gave us weather reports, but we could not get the traffic reports to work. It would come up with a green button in the top right hand corner but never notified us of anything else, so we weren’t sure if it was even working or not.

The TomTom ONE GPS also has a option for “Night Colors”, which is great in my opinion. I mean who wants a bright light glaring in the face from the GPS? Night mode changes all map colors to darker colors so you can still see them at night but they don’t blind you while you are trying to drive. I have noticed that the TomTom ONE GPS, has a option for TomTom Plus Services. I guess you can pay $15.00 a month or so and receive instant map updates as well as POI(Point of Interest) updates from this service. I personally am not in the car enough to pay for it, but some people may desire to have this.

In a nutshell, I think the TomTom ONE GPS Navigation System is well worth the money. I just recently moved to Florida and have no clue where I am going. The TomTom saves me from having to ask people where to go or to get on Google Maps everytime I want to get somewhere.