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  • Posted on December 12, 2011

Root Samsung Galaxy Note


[New Galaxy Note with my mom's Nokia ]

Rooting is the process by which user regain administrative access to android phone.

Even though Android is an open source operating system user still don’t have full “root access” to do what user please. Rooting Android phone enables you to use the superuser, or root, permissions of the Linux-based operating system

I rooted my brand new Galaxy Note with clockworkmod recovery. It worked like  slicing a butter ! I’m more used to this approach as I did it with my previous HTC-HD2.

Android-authority has a compiled article on How to Root Samsung Galaxy Note

  • Posted on November 26, 2011

Note, this is Galaxy ‘Phablet’ !

When I saw Samsung Galaxy-Note for the first time, this is what I felt – Vivid. Thin. Big. Fast. It’s a breed between between smartphone and a tablet. I ensured, no delay in owning one !

Samsung calls it “a new kind of smartphone“, gizmo world calls it – “a Phablet” ! All I wanted was  freedom from multiple devices.

Samsung has defied all those unwritten rules and carved a new segment of whopping 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD display + 1280X800 resolution making the device much wider and taller than any conventional smartphone !

Here’s the size comparison v/s iPhone-4.  The screen of the Galaxy-Note is even bigger than the entire body of the iPhone-4. It’s thin, light weight, with big beautiful screen.

Under the hood, the Galaxy-Note features a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, which keeps things moving at pace paired with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage plus the strong 2500mAh battery to prolong Galaxy-Note experience.

My favorite feature in Galaxy-Note is s-pen Stylus. I design interfaces & do lot of design sketches, wireframing etc., s-pen Stylus comes real handy in that case. Not to forget, I’m a doodle-freak and now this is a fantastic creative companion :)

Lastly, don’t miss Galaxy Note features shown off in videos

  • Posted on November 18, 2011

Free Catch !

There are so many information that I’ve to remember now a days. My card numbers, addresses, quick information etc. I carry my Android mobile everywhere and decided use it for the better use.

Catch Notes by Catch.com is a feature packed and easy to use Note-taking app for Android.

App uses a secure SSL connection to sync notes to the server in the clouds. So, even if user lose phone, notes are safe. You could pull up the Catch.com website on a PC and view all of my notes – the beauty of online backup.

The Catch Notes interface is super clean and refreshingly intuitive, with all of its basic functions laid out as icons on the Home screen.

Best of all, it is available on the Android Market for free. Catch Notes has almost everything that a note taking app would need.

If you are looking for a secure, user-friendly, reliable“Notes” app and haven’t tried one yet, download this now.

Get to know more of Catch app

  • Posted on October 15, 2011

The Angry Birds Addiction

If you’ve not played ‘Angry Birds’, you’ve not lived in this tech era ! :)

I’ve played enough of it since the day of its release on Android. Played it in every possible place where ever I can carry my phone. It’s damn addictive and it’s not a new thing anymore.

There are days when you really feel like throwing something at somebody and angry birds is a safe enough antidote without actually breaking anything–things and feelings … this is what really makes it very appealing.

Someone calls it Angry Birds Addiction Syndrome. Not sure it’s a medical pathology yet, but for sure it’s the game that changed the history of mobile gaming.

This single-most-addictive game on my cell phone always made me ponder over ‘why it’s so additive and attractive’ ? is it because of simple graphic, is it for minimalistic controllers, is it because of highly usable & consumable gestures ? is it for dumbest of the dumb metaphor :), is it because of that unique combination of visuals and sound ? I don’t know !

A study by AYTM investigated the psychological and sociological motives behind the incredible success of Rovio’s invention. A great infographic helps “profiling” Angry Birds fans, and it proves useful to understand the mechanisms that trigger the success of the game as well as how consumers’ mood changes when playing the game.

>> Checkout  Angry birds addiction in infographics

  • Posted on September 01, 2011

Wordsmith – addictive Android game

Some of the most interesting software’s of android are loaded to the core in my Android powered HD2. My most addictive game is Wordsmith. It’s a Pretty good online Scrabble clone. If you’re familiar with Scrabble, you know how to play Wordsmith.

Wordsmith is a turn-based Scrabble clone where you play against up to 3 other players placing letters on the board.

What I like about Wordsmith is that you don’t have to sit and play a game in one setting. You can set up a game and go about your business, and play turns at your leisure. Optionally, you can have the application notify you when it’s your turn.I recommend sticking to the two player games as you’re less likely to be stuck waiting on others. Other features include a rudimentary chat function, pinch zoom, and hotseat play (which I haven’t tried).

I tested Version- 1.1.6.2 on Android powered HD2. All in all, it works great. Love the notifications for when it’s your turn. The interface is perfect and there are lots of people to play against. Certainly worth getting paid or free.

If you love word games, this is a game for you.

Tested Version- 1.1.6.2 | Excerpt contents

  • Posted on June 20, 2011

Mobile phone timeline

This is my mobile phone owning timeline. Started with Vodafone locked (in 2002!) UK based Sendo phone to World’s first large screen phone HD2 from Korea’s wonderful phone company HTC.

It seems mobile phones are being sold as an almost fashion accessory nowadays,with people changing their phones every year or so. Due to market hype & affordability how often people buy a new mobile phone ?

It’s amazing that just 15 years ago, phones were black and white bricks and now some are more powerful than some people’s home computers. The technology with cell phones is increasing so fast! Not long after you buy a phone, a nicer, newer model with more features comes out !  So, do you keep up with the technology and constantly buy new phones? Or do you still have the very first cell phone you ever bought?

I buy when I feel bored with the phone I use. Probably just once a year, as long as it work and I can text and make calls that all that matters to me. But it all changed, when I decided to gift myself a new HD2 on my previous birthday. Its slim, trendy and lean design always makes me look & fiddle with it ! If not, word-feud, angry-birds makes me go for it frequently :)

HTC-HD2 is very simple and straightforward phone & it has an amazing hardware. It’s just like a platform, I can run any rooted Android build on it. So don’t have to buy new android for quite some time.  With the advent of amazing Android applications  I can run any new Android  flavors which hits the xda-dev space. I’m absolutely enjoying the pleasure, versatility, liberty and flexibility of Android.

  • Posted on March 06, 2011

MOTOROLA XOOM – Android Smart Tablet

Here comes the Android Honeycomb based hot new Xoom Motorola Tablet. Looks like the perfect warrior to fight iPad2. Slim, perfected and nice design v/s Samsung Galaxy !

It has been the darling of the public, this year at the Consumer Electronics Show and people are waiting for the launch since then. Motorola has put up an amazingly designed site for this fabulous looking product. It has come out at the right time to take iPad2 head on. Price seems to be little worry-some in crowded tablets market.  Competing with Apple in price front may not be the great vertical to ride-on, but time is the right yard-stick.

Checkout Xoom at Motorola, and don’t forget to view impressive video too !

  • Posted on March 06, 2011

Android ClockworkMod on HD2

I just can’t believe the way mobile platforms are changing the world we live in. It all goes to green baby Android. Today I read the news that it surpassed all other mobile OS to settle in top slot.

I am running gameloft’s high-voltage system intensive First-person-shooting game modern-combat-sandstorm on Android powered HD2. Also waiting to mount recently released Nintendo64 simulator. There would be no boring days anymore!

Soaked myHTC HD2 phone with ClockworkMod recently and it’s as smooth as Sonakshi’s cheeks now. My adventure-maddy friend Nikki owns HTC Desire HD and often complains of low battery life. I run 2 days straight battery sprint with the windows wiped Android :D

After a short stint with Desire build I am running Ultimate Droid 2.5 Froyo edition based JDMS Ultimate v1.6on reincarnated Android blade -HD2. New games I mounted on my new ROM are Shredder Chess v1.0, WordSmith(latest build), EA’s Scrabble. And blogging via WordPress Android native app.

How to run ClockworkMod Recovery on HTC HD2 or on any Android rooted phone ? Checkout this friendly tutorial at jayceooi’s.