Android

2015

Home kit is finally launching but what problem is being solved?

  I’m an early adopter. I’ve had connected home products for almost 10 years some that have required professional installation…

Google's sense of design for the future

It seems almost crazy to see a massive piece on Google design given the history but if you’ve been using…

Google Smart Lock passwords for Android in action

Last night I updated my I/O Nexus 9 to Android M and as I was getting things configured I saw…

2014

Nokia. If you can't beat 'em …

Clone them. The Nokia N1 is a pretty gorgeous looking Android version of the iPad mini and something Nokia should…

Google Fit vs Apple Health

Google Fit was only released today and so far there aren’t any additional services to connect for data, but it’s…

LG G watch R looks nice but …

… Someone might want to help LG understand the difference between hiking and biking.  I snapped that screenshot from their…

2013

A Recommended Google Account Cleanse

This morning I removed / de-auth’d at least 70 services / accounts that had had access to my Google Account…

Google Account Access Restored!

Thanks to the power of Google and friends who care, my Google Account lock-out is now resolved.  Thanks to Varun,…

Having a huge tech fail day

My day started last night actually after midnight as the Nexus 5 (active only for a few hours) decided to…

Is Google about to offer sync'd SMS?

I’m a multi-phone user. I carry two active phones (business / personal) and it’s difficult to manage the flow of…