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    Bizarre Geolocation Problem

    For the last week or so, my S3 has started thinking I'm in Frederick, Maryland, even though I'm 3,000 miles away in Los Angeles, California. It does this with the weather widgets, giving me incorrect forecasts. Yet if I open Maps, it pinpoints my actual location correctly. At first, I thought...
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    Help Use as drive?

    Hello, I am thinking of getting a Galaxy S3. But can you plug it in over USB and use it as a portable hard drive like you can with the Motorola DROID line? This is a MUST for work. I have a PowerPC-based Mac, so I can not use Kies. Just wondering if anyone has gotten the S3 to mount as a...
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    Help Getting files from Mac to Tab 10.1

    I brought my brand new Tab 10.1 to work for the first time. I have a 1GB video file I need to get onto it for a presentation... We are all Mac here and have only a wired network, so wifi connections are not possible. I installed Kies on my mac workstation, but it just says "Connecting" for a...
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    PDF reader for large magazines?

    Hi all, I got a Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the purposes of reading PDF magazines. These files are typically pretty big, they range from about 60MB to 150MB, depending on the magazine and issue. They're entirely graphical, no text. I have yet to find a pdf reader that is acceptable for reading...
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    Help Battery life sucks after 2.3.4 update

    Used to get 8-12 hours depending on usage. Took the OTA 2.3.4 update and haven't installed any other apps or made any changes. Now lasts 3-4 hours IDLE. Any ideas as to why?
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    Help Use without activating?

    Just got my Droid 3 and would like to use it over WIFI just to mess around with Android and Motoblur (still using my DROID X as my phone for the moment). On the Droid X, you were able to bypass activation by touching the corners of the activation screen - This doesn't seem to work on the...