Huawei Sonic U8650 – 10 months on
This is a follow-up to the review I wrote last August of the Huawei Sonic U8650 $189AU Android smartphone.
Debian on Flexiview FV-1
This post is about running Debian GNU/Linux on the Mesada/Flexiview FV-1 “AndroidTV” unit. This post has been a bit delayed, I got very sidetracked with other things this month! By following these steps, you should be able to use the FV-1 a bit like a normal desktop Linux computer. However, it’s still a long way [...]
Mesada Flexiview FV-1 “AndroidTV” Technical Review
First part: a general review of the “Mesada Flexiview FV-1″ cheap “Android TV” box. Second part: in-depth technical teardown, and discussion.
Huawei Sonic U8650 Review
Can you buy a decent smartphone for AU$188? How many Androids can dance on the head of a pin?
Smartphone Relapse
When I ditched my iPhone 11 months ago, I promised a follow-up post about the experience. Now I’ve gone back, so here it is.
Open Letter to Wondermedia Technologies
This letter is my plea and suggestion to Wondermedia. If they open up their resources to the community, vendors will be able to ship better products and they will sell more units. At no extra cost to them.
Froyo (Android 2.2) alpha for Eken M001 & M003
Over the past few days I’ve hacked together a very rough alpha of Froyo (Android 2.2) for my Eken M001 $99 tablet.
My no-iPhone no-smartphone experiment
This post is about how I became a self-loathing iPhone owner, and decided to switch to a device that noone has ever described as “revolutionary”, “amazing” or “magical”.
Unbricking WM8505-based tablets
I seem to be getting at least two unsolicited questions a day from people who have inadvertently bricked their Eken M001/M002/M003 or Flytouch/noname tablets . So here’s a quick post with what I know about unbricking. You should also try slatedroid, and hassle whoever is making custom firmwares to remove the unnecessary bootloader reflash steps. [...]
WM8505 Linux kernel development (Eken M001 & others)
Have started tidying up a Linux kernel for Eken M001 & similar devices (tablets and netbooks), based on the source that came from VIA last week.
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