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SSK OTG USB Thumb Drive with dual heads

pcphobic — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:44:19 +0800

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SSK OTG USB Thumb Drive

pcphobic — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:36:11 +0800

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Biggest performance car gathering at Super GT

pcphobic — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:10:48 +0800

Check out this video clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWSyAaiQyrg...e=youtu.be&hd=1

U Mobile SMSC for Galaxy Nexus Android

pcphobic — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 02:36:39 +0800

Just wanna share this info with Galaxy Nexus owners on U Mobile who can't send SMS.

Thanks to this thread http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2232588/+1060 (see posting #1066),
I found out that my U Mobile SMSC was blank and I needed to key in 07910681010001F8 and press Update and Refresh. After that, I can send SMS on my Galaxy Nexus.

But first must dial *#*#4636#*#*

Touching your Android without touching

pcphobic — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:36:17 +0800

[youtube]0WWgzCuakN4[/youtube]

http://youtu.be/0WWgzCuakN4

Is your Google Maps draining battery for no reason

pcphobic — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:53:00 +0800

Is your Google Maps draining battery for no reason when the phone is idle?
Do you find Google Maps showing up in your battery usage history even when you did not use Google Maps on that day?

Maybe the following forum posting might be the answer to this problem

"I think I figured out what it is. For a few hours now I'm not even seeing maps show up and I used the app for something.
What I did was go into latitude (which wasn't even on in the first time) turned off detect location automatically resigned out of latitude. And it stopped."

Source:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-ne...-no-reason.html

The Galaxy NEXUS has arrived...unofficially

pcphobic — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:31:40 +0800

The Galaxy NEXUS has arrived...unofficially

I got my Galaxy Nexus today. It is one heck of a sexy looking device and it feels comfortable in your hand with just the right weight.

And the plastic does not feel cheap at all.

Where did I get it from? I found the advertisement in Mudah.My
And the shop is a famous shop in SS15 Subang Jaya with 2 big Samsung signboards.

Is this the YES 4G flat fee package?

pcphobic — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:45:51 +0800

Guys, I was surfing YES 4G website when I stumbled upon this page
http://www.yes.my/v2/say-yes/buy-yes-valuepack-68.do

Anybody using it? Is it a fixed/flat rate type of package? I am looking for a package where I only pay a flat fee and nothing more.

Can somebody confirm this?

Zeemote Controller

pcphobic — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:17:47 +0800

Anybody know where to buy this Zeemote controller?
[youtube]euvnSlCcTic[/youtube]
http://youtu.be/euvnSlCcTic

El Vendor

pcphobic — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:36:49 +0800

What a smart way to promote Android

[youtube]SfXSgH8h4kU[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfXSgH8h4kU

LauncherPro v0.8.3 with cool homescreen transition

pcphobic — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:41:51 +0800

Check out the latest LauncherPro. It has a few new cool homescreen transition effects.

The video below is showing only just one of the many cool transition effects, which is the rotating effect.
[youtube]JyfmA0pFSFU[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyfmA0pFSFU

Battery Solo Widget - http://www.appbrain.com/app/battery-solo-w...ndroid.batterys
Smooth Calendar - http://www.appbrain.com/app/smooth-calenda...ndroid.calendar

Here's another transition effect
[youtube]ov1QLHKVPFU[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov1QLHKVPFU

Review and Comparison of 34 free Home Replacement Apps for Motorola Droid and other Android 2.X phones
http://hubpages.com/hub/Droid-Home-Replace...-App-Comparison

Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know

pcphobic — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:03:10 +0800

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/01/11/to...rt-2-apps-9-16/

Cronos Froyo Custom ROM with flipping menu

pcphobic — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:57:39 +0800

For those Motorola Milestone owners who cannot wait for Froyo, check out Cronos custom ROM for Milestone from http://www.cronosproject.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=59

[youtube]cSF8z7KjRPw[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSF8z7KjRPw

[youtube]Ma0-V4luLjg[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma0-V4luLjg

Android can eve stop bullets

pcphobic — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 10:25:23 +0800

The tagline by Verizon "There's no limit to what DROID DOES" is a really bold and powerful statement. This statement was what caught my attention and sold me on Android and got myself a Motorola Milestone early last year.

But of course.. that is just marketing/advertising tagline. Surely there's a limit right?

Guess what... Android can even stop bullets now. Damn... there's really no limit to what DROID DOES

http://www.bgr.com/2011/01/07/droid-does-s...ans-life-video/

[youtube]AU3TLIrqLRI[/youtube]

Custom Froyo ROMs for Milestone

pcphobic — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:12:50 +0800

DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for this. I am only sharing information. Do this at your own risk.

I have tried 3 custom FROYO ROMs for my Motorola Milestone which are based on the leaked 2.2.1 kernel and they are:
- CyanogenMod 6.1
- G.O.T
- Cronos

So far, the ROM with the worst battery life is CyanogenMod 6.1. My phone only lasted 8 hours based on my normal daily usage as I go about my day. Just browsing 2 websites in the space of 20 minutes with this ROM caused me to lose 30%.

Previously on the stock Android 2.1 update 1 firmware, I only lost 10% in 20 minutes of web surfing usage.
I used to get between 16 to 20 hours on the stock Android 2.1 update 1 firmware based on my daily usage.

It seems that the problem is with the leaked 2.2.1 kernel which is known for bad battery life compared to Android 2.1

So I decided to test G.O.T and Cronos ROM
Cronos and G.O.T Froyo custom ROM battery life is slighly less than what I had used to get with stock Android 2.1 update 1 firmware.

I would suggest for newbies to install the G.O.T rom first as it is the most straight forward plus the ROM already comes with the script to hack or break the locked bootloader on our Motorola Milestone.

G.O.T is actually 99% stock Android 2.2.1 firmware based on one of the official firmware for Milestone (can't remember which country).

There is a very good guide found at this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=811221

Before you start:
- Remember to make sure your phone is already charged to the max (100%) b4 you attempt at installing any custom ROMs.
- Familiarise yourself with what is Recovery Mode and Bootloader Mode and how to boot into those modes.
- Learn what is Open Recovery and what are the different types of Open Recovery out there for the Milestone for different type of custom ROMs.
Note: For the G.O.T version, u will specifically need to install the G.O.T Open Recovery menu.

For those of you who want to try CRONOS Froyo for Milestone version 1.7, then here's the link:
http://www.cronosproject.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=596

So good luck.

DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for this. I am only sharing information. Do this at your own risk.

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How to install Cronos Froyo ver.1.7 for Milestone

Step 1:
Make a Nandroid backup first of your current setup.

Step 2:
Use Androidaini open recovery. U can google it to download the update.zip file as well as the Open Recovery Folder.

Step 3:
Plug in phone to PC and switch to Memory Card Access USB Connection Mode.

Step 4:
If u are not using G.O.T's Open Recovery, then delete the existing update.zip and open recovery folder on your SD card first.

Step 5:
Copy the update.zip and Open Recovery folder for Androidaini's version to the root of your SD card.

Step 6:
Go download the following files
Cronos version 1.7 - http://www.multiupload.com/HWSZL2T9BL

Cronos version 1.7 update 1 - http://www.multiupload.com/AXHTRFOCAO

Latest Gapps - http://goo-inside.me/google-apps/gapps-hdp...1114-signed.zip

You should then have the following 3 files:

CFMM-1.7.0_S_signed_.zip
CFMM-1.7.1-update1_.zip
gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip

Step 7:
Copy all 3 files to your phone's SD card to the following path
SDcard\Open Recovery\Updates

Step 8:
Unplug the phone from the USB cable and reboot into Recovery mode.

Step 9:
In the Recovery menu, select Install SDcard:update.zip

Step 10:
In the Androidaini Open Recovery menu, do all 3 wipes first:
Dalvik, Cache and Data Wipe.

Step 11:
Then look for "Apply Update" and install the CFMM-1.7.0_S_signed_.zip first.
Then install gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip

Then do a reboot.

Step 12:
After reboot, reboot back to Androidaini Open Recovery mode and repeat the process for
CFMM-1.7.1-update1_.zip

Step 13:
Reboot back into Androidaini Open Recovery mode again and look for a menu called 2.2.1 menu or mods.

Step 14:
Look for Memory Manager Menu. Once u are in Memory Manager menu, apply the "mild" memory settings. I did this because the default Cronos ROM was storing too many active apps in memory resulting in leaving only 24mb of RAM left which caused the browser to lag when I type on my QWERTY keyboard when reply to comments via the full Facebook website.

Once I applied the "mild" memory management settings, my Milestone now has minimum 56mb or RAM available free. And it solved the lag problem I had with typing with QWERTY keyboard in Facebook.

Android mini collectibles series 01

pcphobic — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:37:51 +0800

After waiting for more than a month, my Android mini collectibles series 01 has finally arrived!!!

i pre-ordered mine for RM249 from Action City at their Gardens Mid Valley outlet

Andy, the original Android, is leading his army of DROIDs towards world domination....muahahahaha!!!

They are so adorable...it gives the Android OS a personality unlike the other smartphone OS

How to get a smoother UI on your Android

pcphobic — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:45:26 +0800

How to make your Android phone perform as smooth as iPhone 4

I have been using LauncherPro on my Motorola Milestone. It totally transformed my phone. I have since then introduced it to many other different Android phone owners
and they have since then been very happy with LauncherPro.

You can download the free version of LauncherPro from the Android market

Watch these 2 videos:
[youtube]n9svaxg-Vvo[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9svaxg-Vvo

[youtube]ujg2cpzZPBM[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujg2cpzZPBM

One click lag fix for Galaxy S

pcphobic — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:19:22 +0800

Perform the Quadrant Test

Go to Android Market on your phone and download and install this app called "Quadrant"

Overview of the lag fix process

Step 1: Root the phone & boot into recovery mode to apply update.zip
Step 2: Install Ext 2 Tools
Step 3: Apply lag fix

You can download and install it from the Android Market. Search for "One click lag fix".
The developer's name is RyanZA.

Below is how the interface of the RyanZA's One Click Lag Fix looks like.

Step 1: Root the phone

After you have downloaded and installed RyanZA's OCLF app, launch it.

Click on the first button called "Root Device 2.1"

Then it will ask you to boot into recovery mode to apply the update.zip file.

To boot into recovery mode, just follow the steps below:
Step 1. Turn your phone off.
Step 2. Hold down “Volume Up keys” +“Home” and press “Power” until the screen light ups.
Step 3. Press the three keys unlit green screen like below appears:

To navigate thru the menus, you would then use the volume rocker buttons (press + or -) to move up or down the menu.
To select an option in the menu, you would press the "home" button of your Galaxy S.

Select the option called "apply sdcard:update.zip"

It should reboot after that. If not, just select "reboot system now".

Step 2: Install Ext 2 Tools

After the phone reboot, launch back RyanZA's OCLF app.

Then in the app, click on the 2nd button which is called "Install EXT 2 Tools".

Note: It may say "Unavailable" but just ignore it and press that button and see how.

Step 3: Apply the lag fix

The after the EXT 2 Tools have been installed, proceed to press on the 3rd button which is called "OneClickLagFix".
After that, you are done. The lag fix has been applied to your Galaxy S.

Now run the Quadrant test again and be prepared to be surprised by the result.

How to make your Galaxy S perform even smoother like iPhone 4

Ditch the Samsung TouchWiz UI and use LauncherPro.
You can download the free version of LauncherPro from the Android market

Watch these 2 videos:
[youtube]n9svaxg-Vvo[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9svaxg-Vvo

[youtube]ujg2cpzZPBM[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujg2cpzZPBM

Need for Speed Shift for Android

pcphobic — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:29:14 +0800

There are 2 different versions of Need for Speed Shift for Android.

One version for Galaxy S and Motorola Milestone/Droid and another version for Snapdragon Devices such as Nexus One, Desire and Xperia X10 users.

[youtube]6hWSzsLsk3w[/youtube]

[youtube]gfJVqFlVAtE[/youtube]

Angry Birds Tips & Tricks

pcphobic — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:23:07 +0800

Just thought of sharing some info with those of you who have just started playing Angry Birds for the first time.

Below are some videos showing how I managed to achieve 3 stars high score just by using the first bird. The trick is to find the weak spot of the structure and hit that spot.

Level 1-2
[youtube]SKqiPsZeSDc[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKqiPsZeSDc

Level 1-9
[youtube]0CJp6b5YM0M[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CJp6b5YM0M