On the weekend I intend to switch from iPhone to a HTC desire running Android 2.1 and hopefully 2.2 very soon. Although I have played with the Desire in Telstra shops around the place and have been very impressed.. it’s just not the same trialing one in a store with the sales rep breathing down your neck telling you to “check this out!” when I have absolutely no interest in the fact that it has a motion backdrop….
So I wanted to some space to play with the operating system.. some space by myself. Thankfully you can emulate the phone operating system on your PC. Lifehacker has a setup tutorial, if your tempted by switching to Google’s phone system that is taking on the world if telephonic technology then follow this jump and install the emulator.
I have been having some problems with wireless in my house, packet loss and dropped connections. I still have not been able to resolve the issue entirely and can only put it down to some kind if interference inside the house, possibly in relation to the steal frame the structure is erected around.
However, I did find a useful web based app to detect wireless access points in your area and advises the channel it is operating on, its security algorithm, speeds, models, mac addresses and a bunch of other information that my help your wireless diagnostic tests.
Ed Boon, creator of Mortal Kombat has advised that the next game in the series would shoot for a M rating.. but it is unclear of official whether this is a reboot for the movie or a live action trailer for the next game. Either way.. it looks RAD!
Apple have officially announced the iPhone 4 and specifications on their website.
Details can be found here. It certainly looks like an improvement on my existing 3G iPhone, I think I’ll just skip the 3GS and go straight to the 4 on release.
The Facebook privacy subject is being done to death but unfortunately it is still a point of interest with the continuous increase in user base of the social networking site.
Privacy Defender is bookmark-let and Facebook application that resets your privacy settings and displays them in an easy to read and easy to manage interface to assist users in locking down their profile. This may not be a necessity for a lot of Packet Addict readers but for some.. for the technically retarded or people that simply don’t spend every waking moment on a computer (like myself) it makes some of the complicated not so clear settings in Facebook much easier to understand.
