Radical Development

October 18, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Samsung Galaxy S II

The Galaxy S II is a phone that any Android fan would love to own.Features include an 8-megapixel camera with Full HD 1080p video capture, 16 GB internal memory, microSD memory expansion to 32 GB, Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, DLNA wireless streaming capabilities, GPS for navigation and location-based services, access to over 200,000 apps in the Android Market, and up to 3 hours of talk time (see full specifications below). The Brightest, Most Colorful Screen With an incredibly colorful 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, the Galaxy S II delivers 50 percent more sub-pixels than …

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October 18, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Android Voice Commands

Android voice commands are extremely powerful, easy to use, and have been available for some time. It seems that the newest sensation to hit the Apple iPhone is Siri. While I do not personally own an iPhone, it does beg the question what took Apple so long to come out with this technology. I have been in the camp of an Android fan for years now and I have been heavily using the voice commands for some time now. For those who have not been using this feature of your Android phone stop for a moment and ask yourself why. …

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September 5, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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The Mobile Landscape

There is no denying that the mobile platform has become a billion dollar industry in recent years. As with traditional computing needs is the subject of protecting, both consumers and the service which a mobile platform intends to provide. Software Development and Security The process of developing software is termed the Software Development Lifecycle (SDL), which entails a variety of patterns and practices. To address security one could take a page out of the Microsoft playbook and adopt the Security Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Modern day mobile devices interact via the internet and understanding this architecture is the first step. Software …

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April 19, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Sony Crackle Make Its Debut On The iPad

Today Sony Crackle for the Apple iPad and so far I am impressed. This free app puts hundreds of movies from Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics, and Tri-Star libraries, as well as hundreds of TV shows owned by Sony all for free with of course advertisements. Don’t let the ads turn you off. They are small and unobtrusive and in my opinion well worth the delays for watching free content. You may recall a previous post titled Are Traditional Cable Providers Becoming Extinct and with the release of Crackle this is just another step in the direction when …

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November 30, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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T-Mobile And AT&T 4G War Is Never Dull

Sit back, grab the popcorn and prepare to be entertained. I am a T-Mobile customer and I waited to hear from others before upgrading to the MyTouch 4G in the event this new phone was not as good as the marketing made it out to be. I must say that so far this phone has exceeded my expectations and the only negative thing that I have to say is about the preinstalled software it comes with, I personally do not like my electronics jammed packed with applications that I do not like. Now there may be a way to uninstall …

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August 28, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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How To Use Calibre eBook Manager and Your iPad

If you’re anything like myself you have a number of ebooks that you have collected over time and organizing your content can be difficult at times. Over time I have tried an number of both commercial and open source products and most recently I gave Calibre a look primarily because I needed a way to easily converted my ebooks and sync them to my iPad. The software is very user friendly and installed easily on my Windows x64 based operating system. Once installed, I begun adding books to my collection and ultimately sync them to my iPad for portable reading. …

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July 16, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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The iPhone Antenna Song

Jonathan Mann posts a song here every single day. It’s a mixture of folk, happy pop, dirty rock and other stuff. Take a moment to listen to a couple of his videos and I am sure you will find his work extremely entertaining. What is interesting is that the recent Apple press conference today Johnathan’s video was played. Nice to see Apple has a sense of humor. Song A Day #561: The iPhone Antenna Song So what do you think?