Posts Tagged ‘Verizon
Craigslist Notification – Android app review
Price : Free What : Craigslist Notification is an app that lets you set specific search terms and notifies you when there is a new post relating to that search. This way, you can ensure that you get the deals you are looking for as soon as it is posted. How : Hit the Search [...]
3G Watchdog – Android App review
Price : Free What : If you have a data plan that is not unlimited, then this app helps you monitor your data usage. When you reach a limit, you can choose to cut off your data connection through 3G. How : In the settings, you enter your plan and the start date. There is [...]
A perspective of the history of Droid
Most of us already know the history of the mobile phone wars. Here is our perspective and timeline of it. To appreciate this lineup of phones, it is pertinent to understand the history and the stakes that different companies had in this phone. Apple : On June 29, 2007, Apple released the iPhone which changed [...]
Call an extension by adding a pause
This is one of the very minor, yet very useful tip that I have come across. I use calling cards a lot to call other countries which require dialing a number and then waiting for the call to go through and then entering my pin number and then the actual number that I am calling. [...]
Turn Data off during International travel
I had to travel to Canada recently, and I was looking for a way to turn data off, but still be able to receive incoming calls. I was able to do it using the following setting. Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Data Roaming (Connect to data services when roaming). Turn this [...]
Android App Review – SMS Backup
Backs up your SMS messages to a gmail account. If you are heavy texter, you might have the need to back up your messages and get all those message threads out of your phone. This is a good app to do exactly that.
Digg Addict – Android app review
Price : Free What : If you follow Digg, this is an Android App for Digg. How : There is not much to explain. This is a way of keeping up with popular posts on the Internet. Between this, the Google News widget and the other social networking sites like twitter and FaceBook, it [...]
Android 2.2 – Froyo updates for Droid OTA right now
All right… the Froyo update has resumed for Droid 1 – the original Droid. In just 9 days short of 3 months after Google released Froyo, Motorola and Verizon are finally ready to put the Droid owners on it – AGAIN. While a lot of us no longer wait for over-the-air updates, some of us [...]
Android App Review – Knocking Live
Price : Free What : Simply put, this is a private video stream between two phones running Knocking live. Currently, it is supported both on Android platform and iPhone. How : Install Knocking Live on your phone and search for your friends. You can search using their username or email address. You could also invite [...]
Google News and Weather – Android App review
Price : Free If I had to name a single app that I spent a lot of time on everyday, it would be the Google News and Weather widget. When a friend of mine who is quite tech-savvy and has had an Android device for the past year didn’t know about this, I knew I [...]