John Meredith's Blog

I haven’t updated this blog in a while mainly because I am now writing for a new blog over at Androidgenus.com. it is a news, reviews and comment site focussing on the Google Android platform. If you feel like geeking out then head over there or follow me on Twitter @Androidgenus.

Seems a little odd but it’s my impression that we have both band wagon jumping and an anti-Google attitude. Google might well have created a monster in Android, but I would much rather see Mozilla putting effort into making the Google OS better rather than splintering the concept. http://phandroid.com/2011/07/26/mozilla-building-android-based-mobile-os-to-rival-chromeandroid/

I’m not the only one to think HTC need to drop their prices for the Flyer tablet… http://www.eurodroid.com/2011/04/htc-flyer-to-get-android-3-0-shortly-after-launch/ But at least it’s getting Honeycomb soon.

The tablet wars are hotting up with a seemingly tit for tat battle between Google and Apple. Over the past month we have seen disciples of the Jesus Pad take to the streets for the Second Coming, a new slimmed down panic reaction from Samsung in the form of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Viewsonic [...]

The tablet wars are hotting up with a seemingly tit for tat battle between Google and Apple. Over the past month we have seen disciples of the Jesus Pad take to the streets for the Second Coming, a new slimmed down panic reaction from Samsung in the form of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Viewsonic [...]

Who thought it would be a good idea to invent regression testing? I have spent  2 extra working weeks testing software over the last month (yep…there are six weeks in the last month in my calendar). I mean….why so much pain? We’ll see tomorrow…upgrade time!

If the possible mountain of unsold Samsung Galaxy Tabs is anything to go by, I think manufacturers of Satan Powered fondle slabs (a.k.a. Android tablets) have to think long and hard about pricing their latest wares at the same level as the Apple iPad. The Register has a thoughtful commentary on the perils facing manufacturers [...]

An iPad for just £99? Well….no. Not really.I wonder how many people desperate for tablet computers enter into mobile contracts unwittingly before realising that they are not getting much bang for their buck? And by that I mean just using their mobile tariff fully. I wonder what the 3G usage for tablet’s is nowadays? I [...]

I have been a quite big fan of O2 since I first moved mobile phone contracts to them a couple of years ago. But then I started getting upset with my Nokia E71 for being rubbish compared with the Androids and IPhones of this world and decided a move away was on the cards. This [...]

The Register has an article depicting the strife that the BBC/Channel 4/ITV funded IPTV scheme YouView seems to be in. I think YouView is a great idea and I have gone through every possible avenue trying to get BBC iPlayer on my TV. Without buying a new one, there doesn’t seem to be an easy [...]