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A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
This week's edition of Weekly Wrap-up with Mr. Noobie™ covers the controversial Carrier IQ software that may be installed on your mobile phone, an Instagram for Android update and tech companies that are gearing up for IPOs. If you can not see the embedded video above please use the following link: Weekly Wrap-up with Mr. Noobie 12-09-11 Audio Transcript Hello, this is Patric Welch, otherwise known as Mr. Noobie™. And this is the Weekly Wrap-up with Mr. Noobie for Friday, December 9th, 2011. You may or may not have noticed that I didn't do a weekly wrap-up the past couple… Continue reading...
To kick off the holiday season, Starbucks released an app called Starbucks Cup Magic [iPhone | Android]. The app allows you to focus your smart phone's camera on certain characters found on Starbucks holiday cups and then watch them come to life. Here's a video demonstrating how it works: If you can not see the embedded video above please use the following link: Starbucks Cup Magic When I first saw this video I thought the app was completely ridiculous. And I quickly found I wasn't alone. But interestingly enough, there are as many people who love the idea behind the… Continue reading...
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When I was a kid, I used to walk and talk in my sleep. Well, at least that's what my parents told me I was doing when I was trying to clear the house at 3:00 in the morning, screaming "Everybody out! There's a bomb in here!!" And while I still have occasions when I jump out of bed in the middle of the night, ripping the sheets off to kill the 10,000 spiders in my bed, I don't think this is any creepier than the latest "in your sleep" fad I just read about on a local newstation's website.… Continue reading...
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When I first started testing Android phones, a friend of mine cautioned me to turn the live wallpapers off because the constant video updating causes the battery to drain faster. This made a lot of sense to me so I heeded his advice. But then I stumbled across the Power Puddle app. Yes, it's technically a live wallpaper but not the kind you may be used to. Instead of showing all kinds of things floating around on your screen to keep your eyes busy, it just shows the little Android alien guy. He doesn't move. He doesn't dance. He doesn't… Continue reading...
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The number of emails that I receive from companies asking me to review their products has really increased lately. I guess I should take that as a sign that Noobie is making a name for itself in the Internet world. For all of the obvious reasons, I can't review every product or service sent my way but every once in a while someone will send me something that stands out from the others. Such is the case with the What? Gravity phone holder. Simply put, it's a stand to hold your phone that you don't need but absolutely want after… Continue reading...
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