About Gary Ruplinger

Often writing at a coffee shop and typically powered by three shots of espresso, Gary Ruplinger loves gadgets, smartphones, apps, and when not writing about these topics, he's typically playing with one of those nifty little devices.

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Apr
17

How To Hide The Keyboard on Android Phones

swype keyboard

One of the things I really love about Android is how it lets me pick the keyboard I want to have. Iphones may be nice and all but when it comes to customizing core functionality like the keyboard app, it’s a no fly zone. And while the standard soft keyboard for Android is good enough,…
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Jan
31

Which Android Apps Do You Need – 10 Essential Android Apps

essential-android-apps

When you get your first Android phone, just learning how to use your phone can be quite the learning experience. Once you start trying to figure out which of the over 400,000 Android apps you actually need, well, let’s just say that can get overwhelming. Unfortunately, you’re also in a position where you can be…
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Jan
25

LG Spectrum vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus – Android LTE Phone Showdown

lg spectrum vs galaxy nexus

If 2011 was the year the LTE powered phone with the 4.3″ screen became common, 2012 might be the year of the HD display. First the Galaxy Nexus, then the LG Spectrum, and more Android phones with HD displays are on the way. In this post we’ll take a look at each phone and how…
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Jan
24

Complete Droid Bionic User Review

droid bionic review

I just realized that even though I’ve had my Droid Bionic for a few months now, I haven’t actually sat down to write a proper review of it. Heck, I’ve already had enough time to break the darn thing (more on that later), I should have enough time to write a review. Keep in mind…
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Jan
17

Droid Razr MAXX vs Droid Razr – What’s The Difference?

droid razr maxx

In a lot of ways, the Droid Razr MAXX and the Droid RAzr are really the same phone with a bigger battery.  However, a few other changes had to be made to accomodate that huge new battery meaning you can’t just take the battery out of the Droid Razr MAXX and stick it in the…
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Jan
16

Nokia Lumia 900 Review – LTE Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

nokia lumia 900 - lte smartphone

In the past I really haven’t written much about Windows 7 Phones.

Why?

They were nothing to write home about.

When you consider how far behind the operating system was compared to iOS and Android there really was no comparison – it was innovative but its lack of features was a major hindrance to anyone who was considering switching.

The Nokia Lumia 900 Brings LTE Power To Windows Phone 7
However, with the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update, WP7 did some catching up and brought a lot of highly desirable feature to their smartphone platform.

Jan
10

10 Must Have iPad 2 Apps

must have ipad 2 apps

10 Must Have iPad 2 Apps I’ll admit it. I just didn’t understand what was cool about the iPad at first. However, I’ve found more and more plenty of times where I don’t need/want to use my laptop but my smartphone just doesn’t do the job well either and I’d be quite pleased if I…
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Jan
09

Turn Your iPhone Into A Projector

pocket projector

A couple years ago I wrote about a phone called the Samsung Galaxy Beam (Halo).    It sure was a neat idea.  It was an Android powered phone with a built in pico projector. Unfortunately, the phone never made it to the United States and while phone with built in projectors are expected to be…
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Jan
09

How To Take 360 Degree Video With Your iPhone 4, 4s, or Samsung Galaxy Nexus

kogeto dot - 360 degree video camera for the iphone

Up until now the only time you have have seen 360 degree video in action is when using Google Maps Street View function… and that’s not so much video as it is still photos. 360 degree video is actually a lot more disorienting but strangely cool, somehow. Of course, up until now the technology has…
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Jan
09

10 Best Paid Apps for Android Phones

best paid apps for android

10 Best Paid Apps For Android Phones There are hundreds of thousands of free apps available for Android phones so with all the wonderful free apps that will never cost you a penny, why would you want to pay for an app? Because they’re worth it. I don’t purchase a lot of apps, but there…
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