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What the Samsung Galaxy S3 needs to stay ahead of the competition

April 22, 2012 - Eric Wong

We’re now so close to Samsung announcing the oft-rumoured Galaxy S3. Sadly my excitement has greatly diminished ever since I purchased the gorgeous HTC One X. And it is exactly that. The HTC One X having done a great job at kicking off the quad core smartphone era is now…

When my Galaxy S2 refused to recognize my SIM card…

March 15, 2012 - Eric Wong

OOPS. …with an error message: Insert SIM card to access network service. This one is probably more for the serial rom flashers (like myself). This could happen to anyone but especially to people with rooted Androids or with custom roms, it seems. I’d just done flashing the newly released…

How to lessen iOS5’s battery drain

November 1, 2011 - Eric Wong

Be sure to make a full device backup before you begin. 1. turn off automatic Time Zone and all other unnecessary system location services 2. turn off icloud services you don’t actually need. 3. or if you need them, toggle them off, and then back on again. Read on for…

Possible Solution for Nokia N9’s “problem downloading this item/ Unable to continue installation due to unresolved error” on the Ovi Store

October 31, 2011 - Eric Wong

Crap. This likely won’t be THE solution for everyone as I’m aware that there are actually different causes for this issue. But for those who are desperate and haven’t yet tried this, here’s exactly what I did and what worked for me: 1. launched a fresh Ovi Store 2.…

Playstation Vita HK release date

October 24, 2011 - Eric Wong

So PS Vita is getting a release ahead of Europe and America. Joy. Finally something that doesn’t get released in hk two years after it does everywhere else in the world. Enjoy the pics. More details further down the post. Peripherals: …

Bangkok’s gadget scene

October 11, 2011 - Eric Wong

It’s been years since I last visited Bangkok. I remember how the streets were dirty, the roads were smoggy, the Tuk Tuks made one hell of a racket while navigating the clog of cars and buses, the shopping malls were really dull and you’ll be sure to be greeted…

How to install Windows 8 with a bootable USB stick

September 14, 2011 - Eric Wong

hint: it’s actually dead simple. things you’ll need: -usb stick big enough to carry you desired Windows 8 iso. in my case, it’s the 32bit version worth 2.8 gbs; 4.8 gb for the 64bit version i think -the iso image from Microsoft -and believe it or not, the Microsoft…

[Updated] How to grab free Apple App Store apps not available in your region /country /planet

August 18, 2011 - Eric Wong

[Update] Speak of the devil… Rage and Rage HD has now become free because they received 100k likes on Facebook! All the more reason to make a US account. Hurry as the offer only lasts until the 24th of August. [/Update] More importantly, how could you go about creating…

iOS5- Apple’s game-changer or catch-up game?

June 7, 2011 - Eric Wong

first of all, let’s look at ios5’s headline features shall we?– overhauled notifications system, Android-style!– wireless sync!– OTA updates!– Widgets!…and of course quite a number of other features These additions are pretty amazing and means giving users a much larger degree of convenience and freedom. Imagine not having those…

Solution: how to update your Windows Phone 7 (WP7) to “nodo” 7390 (specifically when Microsoft doesn’t want you to yet)

March 29, 2011 - Eric Wong

Own a Windows Phone 7 device? Want copy and paste? Want faster app startups? Want these today? Well Microsoft says you can’t. Not yet… unless you want to be a bit adventurous. Currently MS is only rolling batches of these updates out to certain phones, in Europe AND only…