Replacement battery for Android Dev Phone 1

This is a long pending post that I wanted to write. In April, after about a year of purchase of my Android Dev Phone 1 (a.k.a. ADP1), its battery started draining out. It became so bad that that I had to keep the phone always on charging. While at home/office, I used to charge it using USB/AC power. While driving, I kept it charging using a nifty car adapter.

After about a week of frustration and laziness (to search for a fix), I decided to buy a replacement battery. But the question was, whom do I contact for the replacement battery? HTC? Google? or Brightstar (the distributor) ? Phew…. Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter Updates for 2010-04-01

• Google Shopping tool for India http://googleindia.blogspot.com/2010/03/shopping-with-google_30.html #
• Status of Google services blocked/available to China http://www.google.com/prc/report.html#hl=en #
• RT @vinodunny I've got 2 sessions at #TechEdIn 1) What's new for Web in #VS2010 2) Lighting up apps on #Windows7 #
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• RT @juhib Kindle: Got a $36.9 refund on export fee frm Amazon! See “Update (March 30)” at http://short.to/22gmy Tnks Amazon #
• You might not have an obvious reason to be so sure of yourself… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/?sign=5 #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-30

• Google Wave for polls and surveys http://short.to/21vpc #
• You could play the role of a diplomat today as you stand in th… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/?sign=5 #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-24

• While helping a friend, found it's not straight forward to setup cron jobs at custom intervals at godaddy.com http://bit.ly/czRo0E #
• @bineshkutty if u had told me before that Sylar (Zachary Quinto) is in season 3 of #24 you may have got me interested much before & gained #
• Thanks to Win 7 Phone Series. Mozilla can now concentrate on Firefox for Android http://short.to/1tflc #
• Knocking Live Video (Beta) released for Android. Available thru Android Market. Its like Qik – live phone cam streaming to a web page #
• RT @PrabhuChawla do you know that it is the big money from Gujju billinrs which has bought Kerala IPL team? #
• Google Mail facing hiccups http://short.to/osuf #
• You may be required to be on stage today or have interactions … More for Leo http://twittascope.com/?sign=5 #
• @vinodunny @bineshkutty @neetaunny oye yeh sabh kya hai? Sabh vele ho? in reply to vinodunny #
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• @aseemsood boss a marriage has to be self driven for rest of life, not at all automatic & cost much more than a toyota corolla altis #quote in reply to aseemsood #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-20

• Watch out world, for you are on a roll today. It feels as if t… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/?sign=5 #
• @anilchop that's to irritate @bineshkutty in reply to anilchop #
• @vinodunny @achitnis @bineshkutty @anilchop so impressed with the emulator? in reply to vinodunny #
• Migration tool from Microsoft Exchange to Google apps http://short.to/1npkq #
• OpenSSO = OpenAM http://short.to/1q8oc #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-19

• EasyTables http://bit.ly/9WFMnR : Display tabular data frm CSV, search & paging, CSS friendly. Worked well 4 me in a project #Joomla #
• RT @scottgu: Just blogged a step-by-step Silverlight tutorial of the Windows Phone Twitter app I built on stage at MIX: http://bit.ly/95ine3 #
• @vinodunny tumhain itna khush dekh kar meri aankhain bhar aayeein in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty yep the lag is unpredictable. At times the server does not even reboot till I issue a support ticket in reply to bineshkutty #
• You may be more interested now in making steady progress towar… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/?sign=5 #
• @vinodunny good one, very contextual, keep it up, proud of u in reply to vinodunny #
• Installed. RT @androinica Google releases official Buzz widget for Android 1.6 and later http://short.to/1q72w #android #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-11

• Google Mail app status http://short.to/1gbd7 #
• @NexisBanks can u see Nandroid when u goto Setiings>Applications>Manage Applications ? in reply to NexisBanks #
• Street Fighter IV for iPhone at Apple App Store at $10 #
• Check out Google Apps Marketplace http://short.to/1gxqr #
• @vinodunny did it hard reset? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny this happens whenn the backup battery gets drains out in reply to vinodunny #
• Today iz @pankaj_shukla 's happy birthday. Bish him #
• Relationships continue to raise complex issues for you as you … More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• Opera Mini 5 Beta available in Android Market #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-10

• Started using Google Analytics (alongside Open Web Analytics http://tinyurl.com/2s84qu) with plugin http://tinyurl.com/2sahgs on my Blog #
• You may feel as if you have been forced to hold your breath as… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #

E-mail notification for new or updated Google Wave

A few days back, this feature was introduced in Google Wave. This new feature allows you to setup E-mail notifications for new Waves and updated Waves i.e. new and updated Blips or messages in a Wave.

To enable E-mail notifications, login into Google Wave. Move your mouse over Inbox (on the left). Click on the Arrow (pointing downwards) and select Notifications. Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-25

• Run it natively RT: @androinica: Select Windows Mobile HTC smartphones “hacked” to run Android 2.1 http://goo.gl/fb/BZFa #android #
• My server – hosting my blog, few others' blogs and demo sites – is down. Raised a trouble ticket to @ServerBeach #
• @bineshkutty the trouble is as insignificant as ….. the server is back online now. Check ur bbbbbbbb…. in reply to bineshkutty #
• #tip RT @vinodunny Cancel an #Office2010 application frm starting up after accidently clicking the icon. Simply click "x" in the splash. #
• Do whatever you can to tie up as many loose ends as possible t… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @juhib Buzz does not show on Google Mail for Apps. As per Google, Buzz for Apps will be released in a few months time #
• Ref: http://short.to/18snm While server got up & running within 30 mins, just got a reply frm @ServerBeach stating the server is back #
• RT @androinica Flash not so bad on battery life after all, according to tests on a Nexus One http://goo.gl/fb/atVn #android #