My previous post regarding Icecream Sandwitch on a Huawei MediaPad left out the part on how to root the device. I tried to avoid this step as long as possible, because root access can lead to some serious security issues, if you are not careful enough. However, it is the only way (up to Android 4 you can use ADB) to secure all your applications including your application settings.
I had some trouble with enabling root access. So … Read the rest
Following my last blog post about my bad experiences with Google Android tablets (sorry only in German available, try Google Translate), I decided yesterday to flash my Huawei MediaPad with the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich update 4.0.3.
While the actual update process is relatively uncomplicated, the process to revert it back to stock firmware can be quite nerve-stretching. I rely heavily on the experiences and descriptions provided by users in the android-hilfe.de board.
We start with all … Read the rest
Seit etwa einem Monat besitze ich ein Huawei MediaPad mit 3G Modul
Für mich selber stellt es das zweite Android Gerät dar, das ich besitze. Der Vorgänger von diesem Gerät … Read the rest
It is time to take care of older Hardware running on Mac OS X Lion. This blog post will be about my old Huawei E169 USB UMTS stick, which I use from time to time when no WLAN is available.
Its software was designed to be used under 10.5, so the upgrade to 10.6 was also problematical.
Lion uses a new 64 bit kernel, therefore the older drivers from Snow Leopard do not work anymore. After searching Google, … Read the rest
Yet another post in english 
So yesterday Microsoft announced that their Windows Phone 7 Mango Update would be available to all phones, that do not run any customized or branded version of the OS on their phones. Luckily, my HTC HD7, which I use for my master thesis, is unbranded.
Instead of booting up my Windows 7 VM, I decided to use this time the native Windows Phone Connector Client which is only available to macs running Snow Leopard or … Read the rest
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