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Good day my loyal followers and readers! As you can see, there's a slight spring in my writing this fine day. Even though it is cold and a tad on the miserable side here in Cape Town, I am happy to report that I have updated my Samsung Galaxy S2 to Ice Cream Sandwich today!

Yes that's right, Vodacom has finally allowed the update to start rolling out. I have unfortunately no idea about the other networks, so if you are on either MTN, CellC or 8ta, and you've also updated to ICS, please let me know be leaving a comment below.

Although the update went through very smoothly and without any issues, the first thing I'm finding a bit annoying is that the regular old key-press combo for taking a screen shot (home button and power button pressed together) isn't doing the trick anymore!

So, alas, I don't have a screen shot of my new version just yet, but as soon as I figure that out, I'll let you know!

I'll also keep you posted about compatibility issues with my apps, as and when they occur!

Keep well good people!

In my post about the standard browser for the Galaxy S2, I mentioned that I didn't find much fault with it for browsing the internet every now and again, but if you use your phone to browse more often, then it might be worth your while to look at something a bit different.

I found Dolphin, which I find very nice to use and powerful indeed, plus it includes some nice features, like the gesture system and voice recognition.

Here are a few screen shots of it in action:




The one nice feature I like about Dolphin above the standard browser is that when you zoom in by double tapping (you can pinch-zoom also), is that it zooms in close enough for you to actually be able to read the text, but it also re-positions the text so that it fits in, so you only have to scroll down and not sideways.

The website in the above screen shots doesn't have a mobile version, and as you can see, it displays it pretty much exactly the same as on a PC (see that website here).

This works even better when you hold the phone horizontally:

Handy if you don't have that much free space on your phone (like me with all the games and stuff I've installed).

It has too many different settings to even mention, the best advice regarding that I can give you is to actually download it (it's free after all) and check them all out.

Some of the features it also has is smart gestures (where you draw a shape on the screen to do stuff, like open a new tab for example), but in my books that's just a gimmick and I personally won't be using that. The same can be said for the voice recognition, but it allows you to say, for example "ebay silver teaspoons", then it'll open up Ebay and search for Silver Teaspoons.

Then last but not least:


Yes... it has TABS (one thing amiss in the regular browser) - so it actually looks like a normal PC browser, which is cool ;)

Anyway, the Dolphin browser is an awesome alternative in my opinion to the regular browser that comes standard with the phone.

Get it here.

Till next time!

I'm always fiddling with my phone, and this morning I was looking for some nice Live Wallpapers to spruce up the old Galaxy, and after many downloads, the following three stuck to my favourites list:

Blue Skies Free Live Wallpaper





It doesn't look like much in the above screen shot, but the clouds move as if you were flying over them, it creates a very nice a peaceful effect. It also moves as you navigate through your home screens. Very nice and serene indeed :)

Get it here.

Aquarium Free Live Wallpaper






If you like fish, and/or very colourful wallpapers, then this one is for you. It's beautifully rendered, and you can even feed your fish by tapping on the screen (the food comes from the top of the screen).

Get it here.

Then last, but definitely not least (can you tell this is my favourite one at the moment? :)

Captain America Live Wallpaper





How awesome is that!! It's a very nice rendering of Captain America's shield, and it turns as you navigate your home screen. Also, whenever you tap, a bullet or two gets ricocheted off it, very cool indeed!

Get it here.

That's it for now folks. Believe me, I did look for more, probably installed like 10 live wallpapers this morning, but they either slow the phone down, or puts all kinds of "free app" icons all over your phone - grrr, hate it when people do that!

If there are some cool ones I missed, please leave a comment and I'll add it next time ;)

Till next time!

Hey guys, I recently got my own Galaxy Tab, the 10.1 inch one! So, I'll be including some reviews of that. So far, very impressed, only the battery doesn't last long at all!

Will keep you posted!

The top five Samsung Android Phones on the market today are the Samsung Galaxy Note, the Samsung Galaxy II Epic 4G, the Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. New Samsung phones have the latest technology and have outsold Apple's iPhone for the first time since the beginning of the year.

Samsung Galaxy Note
Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Note it is a great Android phone because you can write on the screen with a special stylus pen that comes in the phone. Samsung calls the pen an "S Pen," during telephone calls you can make notes on the screen to save important information on your smartphone. Samsung has a special program on phone called "S Memo Lite" for the user to take memos will talking on the phone and it also works in conjunction with Microsoft Power Point to take notes for your home or business while using your phone. The phone has an HD Super AMOLDED screen for excellent clarity.

Samsung Galaxy II Epic
The Samsung Galaxy II Epic is an entertainment comes with Samsung's Media Hub with thousands of movies and TV shows to view. You can also play video games with Adobe Flash Technology. The screen is vibrantly clear and has front and rear facing cameras for excellent video chatting capabilities. The Samsung Epic has 4g video conferencing with a 2 mega pixel front facing camera so you can look directly into the person you are talking to. One amazing feature is you can stream pictures, music or video with Samsung's All Share to all Smart TV's, PCs or DLNA devices.

Samsung Galaxy S II
The Samsung Galaxy S II is a 4G smartphone with 1.2 GHz processor. The phone comes with features like the Samsung Media Hub so you can watch yesterday's TV shows on your phone. It has Samsung's 4.52" Super AMOLED screen with superior clarity and quality. Samsung has the a new chatting app called "Chat On" that keeps you connected with your friends even if they don't have an Android phone or tablet.

Samsung S II Skyrocket
The Samsung S II Skyrocket is built to work on AT&T's networks. It has all the features of the Samsung S II Android phone.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus runs on Verizon's networks at 4G speeds and comes with Android's all new Ice cream Sandwich software. It has a contoured handset and comes with a 4.5" inch display with the Super AMOLED screen. In effort to be green Samsung has listed its phone number and customer service number online to save trees.

Eddie Adams a Content writer and his interests are Technology, Phones, and Eco living, insurance, and Travel. Catch him @thetechlegend on Twitter :-)

Ok, first off, I'm terribly sorry for not doing any posts in April so far. Those who're from South Africa, will know that in April we have lots of public holidays, and even regular work has been slow (the same pretty much every year!).

So, I asked in a poll what you guys would like me to review next, and you selected Browsers. So, I'm going to be doing 3 separate reviews on the following browsers:

• Stock standard one that comes with the Galaxy S2
• Dolphin (see the Dolphin Browser review here)
• Opera Mini