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How to flash the HBOOT on your HTC Desire

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I use Fastboot Commander which as a GUI based tool is the easiest way I have found to flash the HBOOT on your HTC Desire. A little disclaimer: Fastboot Commander is a tool that should only be used if you

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HTC Desire updated to Android 2.3.4

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Google have release the latest version of their phone operating system, Android 2.3.4 for the Nexus S. Among the improvements include upgrading the GTalk app to enable video chat to other Android users and GTalk PC or Mac users, over

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Flipboard: a Great Way To Read News on the iPad

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Ever wonder why people make twitter lists?Is it to categorise the people they follow or to streamline the timeline? Maybe those clever people who make twitter lists do so because they use apps like Flipboard? Flipboard allows you to take

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Words With Friends

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This has to be one of my favourite apps. Words with friends lets you play scrabble against your friends. Simple. Whether playing against your friends or random opponents, this game will keep you occupied for hours. There is no time

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The Cost of iPad Apps

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Some of my favourite iPad apps are free e.g. Flipboard but if I need an app or think it deserves the purchase price I will pay. How do I make this decision? I regularly play Words with Friends and while there

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iPad: Creator or Consumer of Content?

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Can the iPad be a consumer and a creator of content? My iPad is not just a consumer of content it has proven time and time again to be a useful aid for creating content. For example I have installed

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My mini iPad review

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I ordered an iPad when Apple had their Black Friday sale and to be honest I was not sure I really needed it or would actually like it. Remember that I ditched the iPhone for Android! First impressions of the

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Android 2.3 Announced

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Google announced yesterday the release of the Android 2.3 SDK or Gingerbread as it has become known. The mobile operating system (OS) will be seen first on their new flagship mobile phone, the Nexus S manufactured by Samsung and soon

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The Guardian News App

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The Guardian have recently released an iPhone App [iTunes Link] priced at £2.39 and for this small free they are promising to make news available to you on your iPhone for free.  What’s more, the App offers off-line viewing, something

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GPush not working at the minute

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[Update: GPush is now working again.  Users will have to resubmit their settings from within the app] For the last 2 weeks @tiveriasapps product GPush which enables push email (of sorts) on the iPhone has not worked. A quick google

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Chris Taylor
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Chris Taylor

Hi I'm Chris Taylor and I'm a web publisher from Belfast and you can find me all over the web (although I'm taking a break from twitter) at the sites below.

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