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Alternative Non-Windows Mobile 6.5 for Microsoft Communicator Mobile

I recently found out that Microsoft Communicator Mobile is also available on Symbian and downloadable free from Nokia’s Ovi Store. This was the first tangible result of a collaboration between Microsoft and Nokia, where enterprises can now streamline their business messaging with Microsoft Mobile Communicator for Nokia Symbian devices. Some supported devices for the Microsoft Communicator Mobile [...]

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Google Announces Voice Actions and Chrome to Phone

Introducing Voice Actions for Android Well, finally this is out on Android. I wonder how it fares compared to the iPhone and the upcoming Windows Phone 7, which also has this Voice Action features. To find out more, read Just speak it: introducing Voice Actions for Android Let’s cut to the chase. How do you [...]

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Why Adobe might fail with Flash 10.1 on Android

Adobe Flash 10.1 was officially released at the end of June for Android phones. However, I have not seen any existence of a release even up to now. The reason? Adobe decided to let the phone manufacturers release Flash 10.1 with their Android 2.2 update. Original Plan When Google announced the capabilities and availability of [...]

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3 Singapore Telco’s iPhone 4 Plans Comparison

Here’s a quick comparison chart for each telco’s plans for the iPhone 4 launch on 30th July 2010 in Singapore. Comparison of lowest plan iFlexi Lite (SingTel) Value (M1) 3G SmartSurf 100 (StarHub) Monthly fee (w/GST) $39.00 $36.00 $38.00 Outgoing Local Calls 100 mins 100 mins 100 mins Local SMS/MMS 500 500 500 Local Data [...]

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iPad and iPhone launch dates in Singapore

Friday, 23rd July – iPad Wifi and iPad Wifi+3G iPad 3G Micro-SIM cards available at all 3 Telcos – SingTel, StarHub, M1 Or you can cut your existing SIM card - From SIM to Micro-SIM by JustinNg.sg Friday, 30th July – iPhone 4 (Black) and (White) iPhone 4 will be available on all 3 Telcos – Register [...]

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Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

new SEimageEmbed( “gallery”, “xperiax10″, 600, 329, false, true ).embed(); Introduction Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is SE’s first attempt into the Android platform. Customized with their own look-and-feel UI, Rachael, and the amazing pimped-out specifications, does it really rise up to the brand of Xperia and Sony Ericsson’s acclaimed Camera and Music (media) focused branding? Specifications [...]

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DigressCast Episode 11 by Tech65

You heard it from me. It’s finally out. Check it out! We talk about Farinelli’s nuts. That is right, Farinelli’s nuts. Enjoy. DigressCast #11: Farinelli’s Nuts

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Compiling Android 2.1 Eclair Source on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

My previous post, Compiling Android Source on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, is outdated and doesn’t work with the new source code, so I thought I’ll update this for eclair. Here are the steps. 1. Install XCode, Macports, repo, etc. I assume everyone knows how to do this. Follow the instructions from the Get [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, Cedar, Yendo Specifications

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 The SE Xperia X8 is similar to the Xperia X10 mini with a 3 inch screen. Here are the specifications: Specifications Details Camera 3.2MP, Video recording Processor 600MHz Operating System Android 1.6 (2.1 immediately or later in Q3 2010 or early Q4 depending on Telcos) Screen 16 million colour TFT Capacitive [...]

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First Look at Samsung Galaxy Beam

I was at CommunicAsia 2010 today. I saw the Samsung Galaxy Beam and got the chance to take some close up photos of the phone itself. For those who don’t know, Samsung Galaxy Beam is one of the first (if not the first) with a Pico Projector on a phone. The specs are as follows: [...]

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