Tag: Android

  • Rooted my “Telus” Hero

    Well, after lots of research to make sure I understood what I was getting into, making sure I had enough lingo to ask a good question should I run into trouble and most importantly clearing up time in my schedule to do so, I finally took the plunge and rooted my Telus (130) Hero. Why?…

  • WordPress for Android

    Well, after a couple of false starts, I am finally able to post from the app. It is very much like the Blackberry app that I grew quite fond of, but with a few unique hiccups. First, when you are setting up the blogs, you need to have a solid connection as the app tends…

  • My Android App List

    Running 1.5, and not knowing when/if/how I’ll be getting 2.X via Telus and needing to have a phone that can do what a ‘berry does has taken some digging and I think I’ve almost got it. Here’s what it took to get my ‘droid to about the same place as my ‘berry – and further…

  • HTC Hero running unlocked on Rogers

    Well let’s deal with the problems first… First, Android 1.5 doesn’t play nicely with ics files, so invites over email don’t work. Even if you use the browser(s), it seems that you can’t accept the invite via that method either. So even though the calendar updates like greased lightening to Google Calendar, you have to…

  • A look at Google’s Android Powered G1

    TR has a look at the G1, Google’s first phone – and legitimately we can call it Google’s first – as the article mentions, as Apple and MS have done before, Google has set the specs as opposed to the network provider. I’m curious to find out if Nokia and Motorolla really bend over to…