Reflections and comments from an Old Timer in the Technology World.
Some time ago Apple found it’s self in trouble over a new iPad not being able to connect to the Australian 4G network provided by Telstra. If you find it a bit confusing Australia has a number of networks but 2 of them the NextG ® and 4G are Telstra products, using frequencies (channels) only provided by Telstra. 4G in […] Read more »
The days tick by as we all wait for ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) for the Acer Iconia A500. It’s been reported on many other blogs that Acer NZ has announced that it will be available in April. The Acer Iconia A200 received it’s update on 6th March via OTA (Over The Air) so I guess Acer will wait whilst the […] Read more »
Since my last post I have purchased a new Android Telstra NextG Blue Tick Phone. The model is TELSTRA LG OPTIMUS SPRIT LG-P690F pre paid $149. This is the first Android phone I have been able to find that supports the NextG network and has a Blue Tick for country reception. If you travel outside the Australian Metro-Area then you […] Read more »
Android Honeycomb Version 3.2 Auto Update Available. Yesterday a new auto update arrived for my A500 and was installed. I looked for information on the Acer website to see what it contained but alas as usual no information. Kernal Version 2.6.36.3+ Build Number Acer_A500_7.006.03_COM_GEN1 If you Google the line above you will find a few comments on what seems […] Read more »
Today I used the GPS Status & Toolbox application from Eclipsim to reset the cache so that I could start from square one with new Almanac data. It was raining heavy so I could not go outside to get a fix so I left it in the window. It took around 40 mins to get a lock. After 30 mins […] Read more »