Friday, July 12, 2013

[General] Suggestions for good gaming tablet?


Suggestions for good gaming tablet?



Any reason why you need it to work on the Verizon network, since you also mentioned that you don't want him using data to play online? Unless he wants to play some kind of network-connected game like a multiplayer role-playing game, he doesn't really need a data connection. Some games do require a connection when you first start them in order to check the license, so that can be a minor pain if he's not near a wifi hotspot.

You can't go wrong with a Nexus 7, and they're generally getting cheaper in anticipation of the next generation Nexus 7 that should be coming out soon. The Nexus 7 is nice and portable, with a fast processor and a good screen.

You can also check out daily deal websites like , which often have refurbished older tablets for cheap. Icemonkey currently has the Motorola Xoom and Xoom 2 tablets on sale for about $200. These tablets are 4G compatible and can be added to your Verizon account if you want. They should be fast enough to play most games, although really complex graphics-intense games might be a little slow.



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[General] Schedule activity with a contact?


Schedule activity with a contact?



Is there a way to schedule an activity INTO the calendar from a contact? For example, I call my boss and at the end of the conversation he says to call him at 4pm tomorrow for follow-up. Is there a button on his contact page that enables me create an event in the calendar to call him tomorrow at 4pm? I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Jelly Bean (I think).



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[General] Google playstore speed


Google playstore speed



I noticed that when I look up apps on the Google Playstore with wifi connection in my home or in public places, I receive very slow "refresh" or half the time the "previews" don't show at all. If I turn off my wifi toggle, then the App store displays a lot quicker. Does anyone else have this issue or knows why?



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[General] Playing videos on Android 2.2


Playing videos on Android 2.2



I dug up an old relic from a prehistoric civilization. A MiTraveler 7 inch netbook with android 2.2. Youtube videos give message "Video cannot be played". Although there's an App Market app on it, flash player, photon, or any video player won't show up. There appears no way to update this thing. Music won't play all the time either. Any suggestions?



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[General] HELP! I can't find the backup I made with CWM - everything is gone!


HELP! I can't find the backup I made with CWM - everything is gone!



Hello! So I have an Android LG Optimus Q (through Straight Talk)

Because I wanted a screenshot app and to be able to have more "internal" memory, I rooted my device today and did a couple of other things.

1) I first rooted my device (and therefore installed SuperUser)
3) I installed Terminal Emulator
2) I downloaded CWM
3) I made a back-up (it said Done...)
4) I installed ROM Manager
5) I created (or at least I think so, since I went through all the steps) a second partition in my SD so I could create more "memory" destined to be used by programs.
6) I downloaded Link2SD and moved a couple of things to (I think...) the second partition in the SD

Everything was going ok, even though I wasn't sure if the partition had been created or not because I couldn't find a way to check it... until I went to check my 800 pictures and... they were all gone!!! I decided not to freak out at first because I remembered that I had made a backup directly through CWM... so I tried retrieving it through there... and nothing - nothing found... WTF?!

So I tried checking for the backup through ROM Manager, and... NOTHING!

Please, please, please help!!! I don't know if I have seriously messed something up or what, but there must be a way to at least recover the files... You know, like when you accidentally delete stuff in your camera you can still recover it with a program... is there anything like that? or steps I should follow to recover the backup? Could it have been deleted? but how? =/ I had pictures of my kid there and I just REALLY don't want to count them as lost =/ Help?!



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[General] Navigation App gone! I mean really gone!


Navigation App gone! I mean really gone!



So my boyfriend had to get a new phone. He now has a LG Optimus G.

After two weeks of using it, he is pissed off that the Navigation App is gone from the phone.
To be clear, we did check the app list and also the apps that were running/downloaded/all.

Nothing and it is nowhere to be found. The last time he used it was last night and now, it is gone completely.

He is really upset and has tried to do a soft reset on his phone. We also tried to update the maps app and it is already up to date.

He does not want to reset his phone to factory state again for the third time for other issues.

What can he do?

(Sorry if I sound annoying but, he is getting on my nerves and typically with all his other android questions I can answer it, just not this one)



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Google Voice on T-Mobile? [General]

Google Voice on T-Mobile? So I recently switched from a GNex on Verizon to a Moto X DE on T-Mobile. I had always used Google Voice for my v...