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    Help touchscreen dead zone cleared after reboot?

    Hi, i dropped by new nexus :( and i noticed a spot on the screen was behaving as if it was always being pressed (i have developer mode on, and my touches are marked with a dot onscreen). with great difficulty i managed to power off the device. on reboot the problem was gone! i am curious...
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    after adding ext sd,all my apps saying not installed

    I usually move installed Apps to the internal sd , yesterday i added An external micro sd card to my JB tablet and my apps are giving the Messag not installed when i click on them, i tried rebooting, any ideas? I suspect that the mountin process is changin the file structure heiarchy...
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    educational games for 7 yr old?

    any one know of creative games like crazy machines for android? or a creator lab like scratch for android? thanks f
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    cpu usage/process overlay app

    any suggestions for a lightweight cpu usage overlay, the stock JB one in developer options is good, but it seems it slows down everything when it runs. is there a counterpart for wifi data transfer output? i suspect sometimes what appears as sluggish browser performance might be wifi related...
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    what sort of disaster can the android 4.x backup protect you from?

    if i use the stock settings/backup my data (backup apps / wifi / other settings ) to google servers what sort of disaster am i protecting myself against? non responsive phone/ malwared phone? can i use recovery mode to restore this backup or is this backup for restoring onto a new device (if...
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    cell standby battery drain when i dont have 3g support on tablet

    hi there, the battery monitor app is showing huge proportions of the battery drain attributed to the cell standby, i have stock jellybean. i found many references to this problem on the web. my issue is however that my tablet has only wifi, no cell hardware. is this misreporting by the app...
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    new tablet for child, setup with my google account or hers?

    Hi there, I am going to unbox & setup , should I use my google account (i.e. that of the parent, the one who will be paying for games) or the google account of the user (my daughter) Can I change this later? or once setup a tablet will have to be reset to change the google account? thanks
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    hi

    hello! i come from a windows background but am hoping to read up enough here to get started with andriod rgds f
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    minimum specs for an angry birds tablet

    hi, i wish to get my kids a low cost tablet they can use to play angry birds/ temple run etc i am seeing many tablets with these specs - 512mb ram -android 4 -res 800x480 would you be able to run the apps you like with those specs? google earth? i also read here its important to...