Life hack: make sure your phone only distracts you when it’s important
The problem with notifications A while ago, a friend of mine tweeted “My favorite life hack: turn off all notifications on your smartphone. (Keep SMS if you’re cowardly and mail if you’re a complete chicken)” My first reaction was “eh, right” but a second later I thought “this is brilliant! You just keep them in ...
The Galaxy S3 challenge: processor speed
As part of my test to see whether the Samsung Galaxy S3 could make a decent replacement for an iPhone 5, I noticed that the S3 experience felt a little bit slow and sluggish. For example, starting the phone app – one of the core functions in a smartphone – often resulted in a noticeable ...
Tip: rage emoticons on your iPhone
If you’re a geek, you most likely have stumbled upon, or even used emoticons like this ಠ_ಠ (look of disapproval) or this (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ (flipping tables). The best way to do this on your computer is to copy and paste. That’s a process that’s quite painful on the iPhone. But there is a solution: using the built in ...