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Android

Get Turn-by-Turn Voice Navigation for Google Maps in India – on Android

August 2, 2010 · 0 comments

Another gem of an application/hack I found today. It turns your Android phone’s utility multi fold. This hack – Brut Google Maps – makes Google Maps Voice Navigation International. For some reason, Google has enabled this feature only for few selected countries in their official Maps/Navigation apps on Android. But remember, this feature only works [...]

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Advantages of rooting Android Phones

August 2, 2010 · 0 comments

Android, as you might think – is infinitely customizable. But the freedom to do does not come by default. You need to root your favorite Android device to enjoy its true potential. Rooting a device lets you run programs and processes with the super user permissions. Though dangerous if used without knowing what you are [...]

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My Top Android Apps List

July 23, 2010 · 1 comment

I’ve been using a Google ADP1(G1) and then a Samsung Spica(i5700) on various Android builds (1.1, Cupcake, Donut & Eclair). Following are my essential Android apps list. ADW Launcher I am not a fan of the default Android Home app or the ones the Manufacturers installs by default. After various trials of LauncherPro, Helix etc.., [...]

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My Android Phone – HTC G1

December 16, 2008 · 29 comments

Here is my (not-so) shiny new toy!. An HTC G1 – The official Google Android Developer Phone 1. She just arrived today via UPS international courier. I had some difficulty connecting to the Google Servers during the initial registration process. But after editing the Airtel APN settings manually and deleting other pre-installed APNs I could [...]

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