Category: Tinker

  • From one custom android rom to the next

    From one custom android rom to the next

    I didn’t really wait for a week before updating the firmware and changing roms for the Ainol Novo Venus 7 / Cherry Mobile Bolt. I’ve been doing it a lot during the week: rebooting, installing, testing, and it’s left me quite tired and frustrated in a lot of ways. That’s one of the drawbacks of…

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  • From an iPad to an Android tablet

    From an iPad to an Android tablet

    It was pay-day last week (MONEY!!!!!) so I bought myself a mid-to-low range tablet (not that much money!!!): a Cherry Mobile Bolt (rebranded from Ainol Novo 7). I was thinking if I should get the 2nd generation Nexus 7, but I’m actually waiting for the new iPad Mini to be my main tablet so I…

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  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 wasn’t at all impressive

    Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 wasn’t at all impressive

    The New Galaxy Note (the one with the S Pen) was available for testing at Eastwood Mall today and it was really NOT as impressive as the ads seem to make it. I assume that since it’s the demo device, it didn’t have that many files and it was already loading pretty slow for smooth…

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  • On consumerism and tech waste

    On consumerism and tech waste

    Before getting my own iPad, I saw how my boyfriend’s brother in-law used his for everything. They played podcasts at work with it, podcasts in the car, for drawings on SketchBook, among other things. And his was an iPad 2, which meant it seems like the device was worth the investment because of its quality…

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