Letters From DaveLetters From Davehttp://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012-05-15T20:44:01ZSquarespaceFlipboard is now available for Androidhttp://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/5/9/flipboard-is-now-available-for-android.htmlDave Loft2012-05-09T15:38:55Z2012-05-09T15:38:55Z

May 9th, 2012

Flipboard is now available for Android (Unofficially) and it equals the iOS version to a fault.


The biggest issue I have is that Flipboard ignores Android's share API. If you select share it just gives you an option to tweet. You can also share with one of three read later apps, but that's it. So if you want to share to Google+ or any other service not deemed worthy by Flipboard's developers, you can't.

It's also glitchy on my Galaxy Nexus with Force GPU rendering turned on, so if you use that feature to improve performance of other apps you will need to turn it off to use Flipboard.

The other issue I have is if it requires the web to load the rest of the article, it opens in Flipboard's limited browser. You can go into the menu to view on web where it will take you to your browser of choice. But I would love the option to turn off the built in browser.

]]>Google's New Privacy Policyhttp://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/3/1/googles-new-privacy-policy.htmlDave Loft2012-03-02T01:30:43Z2012-03-02T01:30:43Z

March 1st, 2012

Google's new privacy policy went into effect today and from what I've read, many people seem confused and misinformed. What Google did is take over 60 different privacy policies and combine then into one easy to read concise policy. They have only changed the wording of the policy, they are not collecting more data or sharing anything with third parties.

If you have questions as to what Google has on you, go to their dashboard to see. You can even follow the links and delete much of what they have on you. But before you clear your online identity it's worth noting the benefits it provides...


]]>Honeycomb Tablet Growthhttp://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/2/5/honeycomb-tablet-growth.htmlDave Loft2012-02-05T07:05:53Z2012-02-05T07:05:53ZFebruary 5th, 2012

So after 10 months on the market Honeycomb is now on just under 9 million tablets. Is 9 million good? Or is a failure the tech press has made it out to be. On that note I'm willing to bet if you asked them how many Honeycomb tablets have been sold, most would give you a number well below 9 million.

But they're not exactly flying off the shelves...



]]>Sega Runs Rings Around EAhttp://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/1/31/sega-runs-rings-around-ea.htmlDave Loft2012-01-31T06:18:45Z2012-01-31T06:18:45Z Sega Runs Rings Around EA

January 31st, 2012

I'm very impressed with Sega's showing so far on Android.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 was launch on January 25th and had some issues with Ice Cream Sandwich (just give me a moment I'm getting to the impressive part). 

Within an hour or two of release they modified the description to mention that they were aware of an issue with ICS and that they were working on a fix. They also blocked ICS devices from being able to purchase the game till it was fixed.

5 days later...


]]>Favorite PC Games of 2011http://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/1/9/favorite-pc-games-of-2011.htmlDave Loft2012-01-09T19:38:39Z2012-01-09T19:38:39Z Favorite PC Games of 2011

January 9th, 2012

13.

Renegade Ops

Sega

12.

Dead Space 2

EA

11.

F.E.A.R. 3

Day 1 Studios
]]>Favorite Android Games of 2011http://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/1/9/favorite-android-games-of-2011.htmlDave Loft2012-01-09T05:43:24Z2012-01-09T05:43:24Z FAVORITE ANDROID GAMES OF 2011

January 9th, 2012

24.

Meganoid

Orangepixel

23.

Hockey Nations 2011 THD

Distinctive Wireless

22.

Sonic CD

Sega

21.

Riptide GP

Vector Unit
]]>Best Android Phones in Canadahttp://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/1/8/best-android-phones-in-canada.htmlDave Loft2012-01-08T17:38:42Z2012-01-08T17:38:42Z Best Android Phones in Canada

January 8th, 2012

Best Build

HTC's outstanding build quality combined with a precision crafted aluminum unibody chassis not only make this HTC's best built phone, it also makes it the best built Android phone.

HTC Amaze 4G

Best Display

The Galaxy Nexus uses Samsung's Super AMOLED display technology providing exceptional viewing angles, contrast levels and colour depth. With the Galaxy Nexus they've taken the best display and racheted up the resolution to 720p.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
]]>Tech Predictions for 2012http://www.lettersfromdave.com/home/2012/1/3/tech-predictions-for-2012.htmlDave Loft2012-01-03T18:45:36Z2012-01-03T18:45:36Z Tech Predictions for 2012

January 3rd, 2012

Apple
  • The iPad 3 will be released in Q2. The big upgrade will be the display with an increase in resolution to 2048 x 1536 and be called the Retina display. It will launch with Apple's new A6 chip and upgraded to 1GB of RAM. The front and rear cameras will also be upgraded.



Google
  • Google will launch a Nexus tablet in Q2 during the Google IO conference. It will run an updated version of Android, no not Jelly Bean, just an incremental update to Ice Cream Sandwich. It will have a 10.1" 1080p or higher display, with 2GB RAM, 32GB ROM and a Quad Core Processor.



Microsoft
  • Microsoft will increase spending on advertising Windows Phone in 2012. Combine that with the help of Nokia's latest and greatest smartphones and Microsoft will start increasing their market share. By the end of the year they still won't be close to Google or Apple, but the downward trend will be over and they will have some momentum going into 2013.



Amazon
  • Amazon will release a true iPad competitor, it will be a 10" tablet built on Ice Cream Sandwich, but modified as heavily as the 7" Kindle Fire. It will be built with a more powerful quad core architecture.


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