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3banana on Nexus One

By Matthew Chng ⋅ April 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

3banana on Android is a notes application works beautifully on the Nexus One and stores your notes securely on the cloud (read web). Taking notes and making use of #tags within the content to label it providing some taxonomy abilities. Adding on to this, the desktop version is also lean and clean. Image attachments are [...]

Top 3 sites for discovering android apps

By Matthew Chng ⋅ April 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Top 3 sites for discovering android apps at Android and Me

Noise Cancelling on Nexus One

By Matthew Chng ⋅ April 5, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The Nexus One has a secondary microphone on the back that is used to detect ambient noises. This ambient sounds recorded here is then used to process the sound recorded by the primary microphone at the bottom and to produce a less noisy output for the listener at the other end of the call. CNET [...]

Interesting unbiased iPhone 3GS vs Nexus One comparison

By Matthew Chng ⋅ March 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Interesting unbiased iPhone 3GS vs Nexus One comparison at ifixit.com

Use the User Dictionary and type faster on Nexus One

By Matthew Chng ⋅ March 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Frustrated with always needing to spell out non-English words like name of locations in Singapore? Always needing to tell someone you’re at “Ang Mo Kio” or at “Jalan Pemimpin” often? Do not fret. Follow the tips below and you should start typing as fast as when you were using your T9 on your previously owned dumb phone.

Limitations of multi-touch on the Nexus One

By Matthew Chng ⋅ March 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Nexus One supports only simple two-finger multi-touch gestures by design. It is not broken. Read more to find out the gist of this discussion that has been happening across the internet’s Android communities and what it means to you as a consumer.

Google Buzz widget is not available in Singapore

By Matthew Chng ⋅ March 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Seems like the Google Buzz widget is not available in the Singapore market. It has been a few days since Google announced it.

MyTransport.sg mobile web portal public transport users and motorists

By Matthew Chng ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

The Land Transport Authority has launched a mobile web portal MyTransport.sg for users to access transport related information in real time. It utilises HTML5′s geolocation feature on the Nexus One as well when looking for bus schedules for nearby bus stops. There is also “live” count of available parking lots in many car parks downtown as [...]

Google Buzz is now available as a widget on the Nexus One

By Matthew Chng ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Finally, it is here. Or at least on the Market as Google says it is because I still cannot find it. Source: Google Mobile Blog Update: Seems like it is not available in the Singapore market. It has been a few days since Google announced it. Update2: Alternative to getting the widget: Try Google-ing for [...]