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Tuning Android Battery Life with BetterBatteryStats

Using Better Battery Stats, I’ve managed to nearly double my battery life to 3 days, and I”m pretty darn happy! Indulge my bragging for a bit, and you might get a few ideas that might work for you too! These days I’m using a Galaxy Nexus mobile phone which I have flashed to the latest Factory Image (worth doing if you’re still stuck on 4.0.x – totally safe these days and...

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Podkicker Pro: An Awesome Google Listen Replacement for Podcasts

With Google Listen hitting end of life, it’s time to hunt around for a decent alternative Podcasting app to replace it. I’ve had a look at a few, but found one that I really like, Podkicker Pro. If you’re in the market for a Podcasting app, it’s $3 well spent! What’s to love? First of all, it will slurp in your existing Google Listen feed directly from Google Reader. Loving...

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Nexus Play Weirdness: Error retrieving information from server. [RPC: AEC:0]

My Nexus has recently started displaying weird errors when doing automated and manual updates. Whenever it tries to update an application I get a: SomeApp could not be downloaded due to an error. (Error retrieving information from server. [RPC: AEC:0]) The recommendations around the web covered hardcore things like re-installing/sideloading play store apps and whatnot. I tried the standard reboot story, no...