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Archive for May, 2012
Tutorhub can help you with your homeworks
12Access to tutoring can greatly help with problematic lessons and subjects. If you’re a student, you probably have stumbled into a hard to answer question more than once in the past. These moments where you really want help, but nowhere to get it from. For many students, online tutoring is an often overlooked way to assist with your studies.
Tutorhub is one of such websites for online tutoring. You can ask questions publicly for free on the forums, for other students and tutors to answer. However the more interesting feature of the website is the private access to private tutors from UK, in a More >
Top 5 Productivity Apps for Your Nook Color
101 year ago
by Visiting Writer
in Gadgets
The Nook Color, the popular 7-inch tablet computer from Barnes & Noble, has impressed users with its full color touchscreen, customizable display, Wi-Fi browsing and media player. Increasing the functionality of the device even more is the incredible range of apps that are available. From games and entertainment to social and lifestyle apps, there’s something to keep everyone interested and engaged. Many users are taking advantage of a Barnes and Noble coupon code to treat themselves to one of the many productivity apps. Let’s take a look at some of the best available.
1. OfficeSuite More >
Will we ever see a single dominant Android phone maker?
51 year ago
by Visiting Writer
in Tech News
Since its rise to prominence, one of Android’s defining features is its variety of manufacturers. HTC manufactured the first major Android release, the T-Mobile G1. Motorola manufactured the original Droid, which helped catapult Android into the mainstream. Samsung has been busy manufacturing all types of handsets on its way to being the top Android producer. At the same time, numerous other manufacturers have pumped out Android handsets of all ilks, from the most basic entry level phone to high-powered quad-core models.
Yet we live in a society that appreciates homogeneity. That is, we want More >
Introducing Metal Sniffer for Android
14So I made my first Android app, an full-fledged magnetic field sensor aka metal detector. It’s nothing too spectacular, but I thought you guys might find it useful.
This app detects nearby electromagnetic fields using the phone’s built-in magnetometer/compass. Depending on your phone, you can use it to detect metals up to 15cm away, and magnets from far, far away! Note that household equipment like TVs, and computers or even your phone case can affect readings.
How to use this app?Very simple, just move the app around and read the measurements, if the magnetic field readings go over a More >
