Archives for: "July 2009"
New Android Phone will arrive to Australia soon
I read the article from APC today. Samsung Galaxy will arrive to Australia soon. I am excited about this. Because only HTC G1 & G2 are available in Australia. Moreover, Galaxy got 8G of RAM space, much larger than HTC Magic (288MB). We can install… more »
Android Security Model
I read an email from an Android email list. There is a person to ask about the permissions. I think there is some people who are from Windows Programming background. The permission are set from OS. We don't need to state in our code about which… more »
Asus T91 AUD$999
Read the report from CNet Australia, they said Asus T91, the netbook tablet, has released in Australia with $999. But I have checked the websites, JB Hi-Fi, Expansys and Harris Technology, so far, I have not found any information yet. Read more from… more »
Android has Apps too!
I read an article about UK iPhone Advertisement. The Advertisment said Apps are on iPhone only. That is not truth. Android has a lot of Apps too! Moreover, Android is an open platform. The developers do not need to wait for approval to publish their… more »
Acer Timeline
I have a look on Acer Timeline at JB Hi-Fi today. That is thinner than others laptop. But I still felt a bit thick by comparing Mac Air. Maybe, that is not fair, it got a CD-ROM. Moreover, I found the price is around AUD$1,600. That is not attractive to… more »
I am looking forward to new Android Phone models
A lot of rumors said a various brands will release their Android Phones. But so that is only HTC has released models on Android. Well, I found a lot of sciphone G2 on eBay australia. I have not tried that. I am looking forward to new Android Phone… more »
Google Apps ID
Google provides identity services to third party. That so, the websites can get the user informaton by Google Apps ID. Morevover, it supports OpenID. Read more : http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-apps-openid-identity-hub-for.html more »
HTC Hero Unboxing Video
I found that is a video about Unboxing HTC Hero from HTC Source. That is very detail. more »
Android Donut
Today, I think that is a hot topic Android OS Version "Donut". I read news online. But That is not an offical release, 2.0, from Android. I checked the release page,http://source.android.com/release-features. There are no news at this moment. more »
Android Apps Internet Permission
I have written an application which used HttpGet. I found I got a premission declined. Then I found in android security model, all applications have not a premission to access internet by default. Code<uses-permission… more »
No solutions for HP Mini 1000 speaker problem
I have installed Ubuntu Remix on my HP Mini 1000. But my speakers are no sounds at all. I have tried to change some configuration files which suggested in a forum. But that is no lucks at all. I gave up. And I found that is a bug reported in Ubuntu… more »
Install Android Apps from SD Card
Most of people know about how to install Apps from Android Market. But you can install non-market apps from SD Card. 1. You need to install "AppsInstaller" from Android Market. Please type its name in the search box, then you can find it. 2. Go to… more »
How to burn iso to usb driver
How to burn .iso to usb driver for making itself bootable? that is useful to make a live cd on usb driver. All you need to download UNetbootin. It has Windows and Linux version more »
Tags: howto
Google reveals autogrowing textbox
On Apirl, 2009, Google launched new Gmail for mobile. There are a function which is autogrowing textbox. Today, they posted about how to build this function. http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2009/07/gmail-for-mobile-html5-series.html more »
HTC Magic Camera Test Drive
I took a photo by my HTC Magic. That is not good. Under a sunset, that is still nice and clean! more »
HP Mini 1001 Remixed (Ubuntu)
My HP Mini 1001 came with Win XP Home. I don't really like that(I am not a fan of MS) and I want a chinese interface. So, I re-imaged my HP Mini with Ubuntu Remix 9.04. I followed the instructions at Ubuntu Wiki. Not hard at all. I downloaded the image… more »
HP Mini 1001 Unboxed
Yesterday, Myer got 10%off for all MyerOne members. So, I went to there checking any good deal. I found HP Mini 1001 are discounted to $549. After 10% off, that is under $500. And it got 80GB Hard Disk, 1GB Ram and Intel Atom 1.6Ghz. That got lower… more »
Tags: netbook
set IE only CSS
You can use the javascript to execute a browser-sensitive CSS. But you can use a simple tag. HTML<!--[if IE]><style type="text/css">#ie{ xxxx }</style><![endif]--> more »
Tags: howto
Dell Latitude 2100
Dell Latitude 2100 seems to be more like a low-cost business laptop than a netbook. Moreover, for linux option, that is a standard Ubuntu 8.1 rather than a Ubuntu Remix.It doesn't sounds very "Notebook". But it got notebook features. Light-weight! It is… more »
Tags: netbook
A spyware "PC Security 2009"
Last night, my friend has opened an e-card in her email box. And then her computer restarted. After that, her anti-virus software(Avest) was keeping to popup some virus warning. Besides of Avest!, I found there is a software, "PC Security 2009" kept to… more »
Tags: virus alert_
Google is tweeting now
Wow, I have read the blog post from Google. They are only blogging and they are tweeting too. They have a number of twitter accounts. I have a look on there, that seems to be each their service has an twitter account. Read more their offical blog. more »
Tags: google
Chrome OS is an UI of Cloud
I read some blog posts. The people are comparing Chrome OS to Windows. Windows has a strong competitor now. But I think Google uses "Chrome" as the name of their new OS. I think they are thinking in a different approach. Both "Chrome" OS and Browser are… more »
Improve HTC Magic Battery Life
HTC Magic Battery Life is around a day long. But there are some tips to improve that. The major problem is a lot of Android Apps always polling information from the web. So, I suggest you set the setting of update period to be longer, or even turn off… more »
Skype in Android - Part 2
I have installed Skype in HTC Magic from Android Market. That is Skype Lite. That is different from Skype Mobile Version in Windows Mobile. It cannot support SMS. And I tried SkypeIn, it seems to be not working. Moreover, I tried SkypeOut, that needs to… more »
Skype is in Android
Some people are asking around, are there a Skype program in Android? Yes, please go to Market, and then search "skype". There is a Beta version of offical Skype. I have installed that in my HTC Magic. I will write a entry about that tonight. more »
HTC Magic Words Suggestions
I found a useful function on my HTC Magic. That is word suggestions for the soft keyboard. I do not always press the correct position on the key. But it can based the characters I typed to give the suggestions. and I found it has very learning function,… more »
Android SMS Thread
I like Android SMS Messaging in HTC Magic. The program groups the sms by the sender, just a thread. It shows the audit tracks of sender, that is easy to read! more »
Tags: android
Firefox 3.5 is super super fast
I am already feeling Firefox 3.0.11 is very fast. I updated to Firefox 3.5 today. I found that is much mich faster! Get Firefox Now! more »
Attending TechEd 2009 Australia, you will get a netbook.
I just received an email from Microsoft. All eligible delegates will receive a HP Mini 2140 preloaded Windows 7. Find out more: MS TechEd 2009 AU more »
Android is not only on smartphone.
I read the article from eweek. It mentioned Nokia will deploy android on their netbook in the future. Moreover, I have watched some youtube about getting Android into dell mini 10. I believe Android has a great potential as a moblie device OS Related… more »