Posts by hiker

Bill Bailey: The man, the musician, the comic, the troll, the legend

Lovely break from tech for a Saturday morning. Off to the tardis of toasters...

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 4G: The Android smartie that can take its drink

Re: Which markets, which versions?

I've bought the Xiaomi Mi4i that has dual sim and works just fine with my Three sim card.

I got it from eGlobalCentral: https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/xiaomi-mi-4i-dual-sim-16gb-4g-lte-sim-free-unlocked-mobile-white-en.html

Kia Soul EV: Nifty Korean 'leccy hatchback has heart and Seoul

Re: CO2? @hiker - math error

Good point, I did the conversion from miles to km, the wrong way round.

CO2?

The UK grid is currently emitting 408g CO2 per KWh generated [1]. The reviewer of this car managed 3.5 miles / KWh which works out at 117g/mile or 187g/Km of CO2. If this were a petrol engine, then it would be placed in band J and taxed £265/year [2]. This is the same category as a Porsche Boxster or a BMW 3 series M Sport [3].

I think electric cars are the future and I have been lucky enough to test drive a Tesla Model S, but some large improvements are needed in our generation of electricity before we all get too excited.

1. https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/our-green-energy/energy-independence/uk-grid-live

2. https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

3. http://www.nextgreencar.com/car-tax/band/band-J-list/

HTC One M9 Android smartphone: Like a M8 with a squinty eye

Go Launcher EX

If you don't like the supplied launcher, just install a new one such as Go Launcher EX: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex&hl=en_GB

Really simple to do and doesn't require root.

Nokia Lumia 530: A Windows Phone... for under £50

Re: Android is not perfect!

Get her a Moto G.

I bought the 4G version from Tesco a few weeks ago for £140 and it is brilliant. I had to unlock it, which was just £1 on eBay.

I've had high end Android phone's in the past and this equals them in every way apart from the camera. I found it to be better when it comes to battery life.

If she needs a good camera on her phone, then I guess this isn't the phone for her. Also it might not perform well with games as I don't play games much on my phone so I don't really have any idea how well they work.