Google is bringing Android Market paid apps to more countries over the next few weeks.
Want to overclock your Milestone? All you need is root! (and a little courage…)
by balaji July 25, 2010 » Add more comments.
Statutory Warning: Overclocking your phone is potentially dangerous territory – the ARM A8 CPU that the Milestone uses is listed as capable of 600 Mhz at best. While there is plenty of ancedotal evidence that running at higher clock speeds does no damage to the phone – if your phone catches fire after you overclock [...] Read more »
First OTA Update for the Milestone in Singapore (Spoiler – It’s not Froyo)
by balaji July 12, 2010 » Add more comments.
It seems like Motorola/StarHub have started rolling out OTA updates for the Milestone since earlier today: Let’s be very clear – this is definitely not the Froyo upgrade. This is almost certainly the 02.36 update for Android 2.1 that Motorola has been updating phones with whenever anyone has taken their Milestone to the Motorola [...] Read more »
Long press is your friend
by antrix June 29, 2010 » Add the first comment.
The Android user interface is designed primarily with touch based interaction in mind. Thus, most actions can be accomplished by simply touching on-screen interface elements or buttons on the device. However, there are several actions in Android that are hidden behind a long press. What’s a long press? A long press is when you [...] Read more »
Configure Android’s Wi-Fi sleep policy
by antrix June 16, 2010 » Add the second comment.
It’s well known that Wi-Fi connections are much faster than 3G so you want your Android phone to use the Wi-Fi connection whenever possible. However, Wi-Fi also drains your battery much faster than a 3G connection. So how do you strike a balance between performance and battery life? The default Android policy is to put [...] Read more »
Upgrading Nexus One to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
by antrix May 23, 2010 » Add the first comment.
If you are a Nexus One owner, you can expect that the mother-ship will be sending a Android 2.2 (Froyo) update your way real soon now. But if you are of the kind that just can’t wait, then this post is for you 