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Blue Notification Light on Google Nexus One Trackball


Google Nexus One has a trackball on the bottom and it flashes when you have notification like text messages, email, Twitter or other stuff. Usually it’s white in color and just recently, I found out blue light flashing at the trackball when I receive text message. Cool! It happened after I’ve updated my Android to Froyo 2.2. Do you get this or have unlock other color?

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FxCamera, Must Have Lomo Camera App for Android


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Ever jealous of some great toy camera, tilt shift, lomography camera applications on the iPhone? Yes, I do and very do. I hate why Android doesn’t have such cool camera app. Though, no dissapointment, there’s still one free camera application for Android which give you lomography effect and more like polaroid framing, fisheye and more!

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Best part of all, it’s free and many choices of effect. Easy to use too. Just install it and pick your effect, then point and shoot.

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I only use the Toy Camera effect but one thing that I don’t like is that, the effect still not very close to a real lomography and somehow I feel the app on iPhone is better than this. Anyway, better than nothing, download this and install on your Android now, it’s a must have!

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=135x135&chl=market://details?id=ymst.android.fxcamera Scan the QR code with barcode scanner on your Android or download here.

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Toss It, An Addictive Android Game


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I am not a gaming person, but due to boredness, I went to look around the Game section in the Android Market app store and downloaded a few games. One of which is Toss It.

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Your aim is to toss the paper or other junk into the dustbin. Very simple. It requires touch and a little bit of angle thinking because there’s fan which disturbs your tossing. Unfortunately, this game doesn’t use the accelerometer built in your phone. Yet, it’s still a good time-waster while you’re on the cab, bus or train.

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=135x135&chl=market://details?id=com.boolbalabs.tossit.preview Scan the QR code with barcode scanner on your Android or download here.

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Manage Your Data Usage on Android with NetSentry


I realized that my Nexus One uses a lot of data. Although I do have a data plan, but sadly, it’s not unlimited, I only have the 500mb data plan and unlimited data plan is rather expensive for Maxis.I turned of Gmail syncing and now it only auto sync Calendar and Contact.

I need to test use for another month to see whether 500mb is enough for me or not. The only thing I must not do to make sure that I won’t use a lot of data is Youtube, as you know Youtube sucks a lot of data.

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Unlike my old Nokia N95, there’s no data counter on the Android. But after some searching in the Market, I found an application that can shows how much data you have used and auto resets every month. It’s called NetSentry, better than NetCounter IMO.

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I set 500MB data limit, so I assume there will be a notification when reaching the limit. Hopefully, 500MB is enough for me or Maxis must revise their data plan rate.

Scan the QR code with your Android barcode reader or click here to download.

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Here’s My HTC Google Nexus One and Little Review


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I have been using this new Google Nexus One phone for two weeks already and I am very satisfied with the new phone, love it a lot although there’s still don’t-like about the phone.

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I live in Malaysia and it’s not listed in the shipping destination of four countries. There’s United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore. Luckily, I have a brother who resides in Singapore, he helped me to order and shipped to his address in Singapore, only then he bring it back to Malaysia during the Chinese New Year holiday two weeks ago.

The shipping from USA to Singapore was pretty fast, it took DHL 4 days and hand delivered on a Sunday.

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The package comes with the phone and another order of the Europe-Asia AC Adapter, it’s actually useless because the two-pin works here too!

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Inside the phone box, there’s the phone, a pouch, earpiece, USB cable and 2-pin adapter.

I like the earpiece because the microphone is tiny, although not as tiny as the iPhone’s but still it camouflaged into the media key and not many will notice it’s actually an earpiece with mic for the Nexus One. People will think that I am either talking to air, or just listening to MP3.

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I was on Symbian, familiar with iPhone OS and it’s my first time using Android 2.1. Very unfamiliar with the UI and not very friendly at first, the keyboard was not as sensitive as the iPhone but I am getting used to the OS already. Although Android apps are not as many as the iPhone apps, but I believe it will grow, perhaps is because that it’s still new.

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Another thing I dislike is the capacitive touch screen doesn’t feel good as the glassy one on the iPhone, and last dislike thing is the 4 touch sensitive button below the screen are annoying, because I always touch on it accidentally.

Afterall, I like my phone, I am satisfied with it. I can’t dislike the battery life because all smart phone’s battery life is like that.

If you want this phone, you need a data plan because it syncs a lot.

Here’s mine LIKES and DISLIKES.

Likes:

  • Larger than iPhone’s screen.
  • Capacitive multi-touch screen.
  • Thin and lightweight.
  • Solid built.
  • 5MP Camera.
  • Android open-sourced platform.
  • Google Account and Facebook sync.
  • Cheaper than iPhone.
  • Unique because less people own it here at my place.
  • Pouch with Android cute logo.
  • Earpiece.

Dislikes:

  • Less apps.
  • Can’t buy paid apps here in Malaysia.
  • Screen not as sensitive as iPhone.
  • Battery life.
  • Speaker phone not so nice.
  • Facebook Application for Android. SUPER LOUSY.
  • 4 touch sensitive buttons below the screen.

I think that’s all. =)

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I Bought the Google Nexus One


Oh yeah people. Apple didn’t announce anything about iPhone 4G or OS 4.0 so which means that I won’t be getting the iPhone. I’ve been using Symbian for 2 years already and it’s time for a change, actually wanted an iPhone but due to the cockyness of iPhone and price, I’ve decided to go for the Google Nexue One.

You know right, iPhone here in Malaysia was like I can’t get the phone on the spot, I have to pay for deposit and wait the phone for at least a month. I hate this, I’ve money already still I can’t get the phone. Although iPhone is now available in store, still Nexus One has a better specs and a faster processor. What I want is a fast phone, my N95 is very slow and lags a lot.

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Although Malaysia is not in their testing market, my brother who is in Singapore helped me to get in and the ETA is 10 days and I will be checking the status everyday. For sure, I will have the phone before Chinese New Year which falls on the valentine’s day too! =)

Stay tune for some Android updates here when I get the phone. Very excited right now.

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