tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25450870072554639392012-02-03T23:04:15.681+08:00Information, knowledge, tips and tricks sharing that might be beneficial or useful to you.Voyager8http://www.blogger.com/profile/09156670205944135447noreply@blogger.comBlogger7461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545087007255463939.post-63188921667984139582012-01-29T21:34:00.000+08:002012-01-29T21:34:13.576+08:00

In one sunny day, I discovered a long crack (slightly more than 1 feet) on the left hand side of my car's windscreen. To replace a new windscreen would probably cost above RM800, and after the replacement, I would need to reapply V-Kool which will probably cost another few hundreds. After some thought, I decided to get the windscreen repaired rather than replaced. I called up a windscreen

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If you are having property in Selangor state, you can check the Quit Rent (Hasil Tanah) bill and payment status online at this website: http://hasil.selangor.gov.my/ Just input the information of your property which are printed on your Quit Rent bill, and you can immediately check your account information, the address where your Quit Rent bill was sent to, the amount due, and your last payment

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After some years of operation, the stock head unit of my Toyota Avanza is having problem pulling in the CD, and I planned to replace it since several months ago. I don't have high demand in car audio, and don't want to spend too much on it. However, I do have basic demand, which the quality of most of the China made brands not meeting my expectation. Therefore, I go for mid-range, and finally

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Currently, there is a Chinese New Year offer package for SmartTAG + Touch n Go or PLUSMiles card selling at RM88 (normal price: RM120 + RM10 = RM130). Offer period: 21 Jan 2012 - 29 Jan 2012 Where to buy? Touch 'n Go Hub at Bangsar South, KL Sentral or Wisma Nufri Reload 'n Go counters at Seremban R&R, Sg. Buloh OBR and Temerloh R&R Touch 'n Go service centre along PLUS Highway and MTD Highway

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I have heard about the wonder of pedal lock such as Locktech in securing the car from theft for quite some times. Today, I finally installed one in my car when I visited Brother's shop. The brand is D-Plus, also made in Thailand as Locktech, and feature-wise it seems like both are very identical. This lock has dual locking system. At the first level, pull the beige handle and the brake pedal

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Are you staying in Klang Valley and going back to your hometown or long vacation during this coming Chinese New Year? You can inform the police by filling up the Balik Kampung form online or download the form, fill it up and submit to your nearby police station. This will allow the police to increase patrols in your housing estates and pay particular attention to empty homes during the festive

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Near Field Communication (NFC) is a kind of wireless communication technology built upon the existing Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) standards. Research and development activities on NFC have been active since early 2000s. The official NFC logo is as below. You might probably find it on NFC-enabled devices. While RFID devices are generally expensive, NFC devices are much more cheaper,

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QR code (QR = Quick Response) is a kind of commonly used 2-dimensional barcode nowadays. This is the QR code of my blog. I'm sure you have seen other QR codes elsewhere as well. QR code is originally created by Denso Wave (a subsidiary of Toyota) to keep track of vehicle parts along the manufacturing process. It has been around since 1994. Today, it has been internationally adopted and used

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The OTA (Over-The-Air) Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) together with HTC Sense UI 3.0 of HTC Incredible S smartphone has been made available to Malaysia and Singapore yesterday (29 December 2011) morning. You can manually check for the update now, or wait for the automated update alert appear on your HTC Incredible S smartphone sooner or later. Although this update will not cause any data or

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Here is the list of auspicious dates in year 2012 for signing contract, signing offer letter, register for marriage, receiving religious baptism, and other similar agreement-related activities. It is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. Bear in mind that although the Tong Shu is a compilation of Chinese astrology and calendaring studies gathering wisdom of thousands of years, we

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Here is the list of auspicious dates in 2012 for getting a baby (求嗣), which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. The dates have good element(s) to embro/faetus. Traditionally, the dates are referred for conception planning (making love and expecting a baby to the family). Nowadays, people also make reference to them for Caesarian delivery of new born. Bear in mind that although

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Before becoming the life partner, marriage is proposed by lover and engagement is made. Here is the list of auspicious dates for marriage proposal or engagement in year 2012 (year of Rabbit), which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. (Click the image to enlarge) You might aware that 12 December 2012 (12-12-12) is among the auspicious dates. Bear in mind that although the Tong

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Here is the list of auspicious dates in 2012 for organizing and hosting meet-up with friends and/or relatives (会友), which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. The dates are applicable for housewarming, open house, home party, gathering, and any other similar functions to meet up with friends and/or relatives. (Click the image to enlarge) Bear in mind that although the Tong Shu is

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In many culture, religion and/or tradition, the first haircut of a baby is considered an important milestone for his/her life. The day is known as Mundan, Chadakarana, Halaqah, Upsherin, etc. Here is the list of auspicious dates for baby first haircut in year 2012, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. (Click the image to enlarge) Bear in mind that although the Tong Shu is a

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Kelly Services has released their Malaysia Employment Outlook and Salary Guide 2011/12. It is observed that employers are now focusing on employing graduates armed with knowledge of the profession and competency, who are critical thinkers and problem solvers with good communication skills within the sales and marketing functions. Most organizations offer these fresh graduates lower basic salary

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Here is the list of auspicious dates for opening business in year 2012, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. It can be applied to new business opening, or reopening of business after a break/holiday. (Click the image to enlarge) Note that 24/1, 27/1, 30/1 and 31/1 are the auspicious dates for opening business right after Chinese New Year 2012. Bear in mind that although the

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For employees, especially those in leading/managing position, here is a list of auspicious dates for starting new job/post/assignment in 2012, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. It can be applied to first day reporting to new company/department/office/position, go for the post to lead/manage a new business unit/team/project/programme. It can also be applied to assuming new

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Here is the list of auspicious dates for renovation in year 2012, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. (Click the image to enlarge) Bear in mind that although the Tong Shu is a compilation of Chinese astrology and calendaring studies gathering wisdom of thousands of years, we should use it wisely and rationally, but not be too superstitious on it. If you are going to

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Here is the list of auspicious dates for moving to new house/office in year 2012, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. (Click the image to enlarge) Bear in mind that although the Tong Shu is a compilation of Chinese astrology and calendaring studies gathering wisdom of thousands of years, we should use it wisely and rationally, but not be too superstitious on it. If you are

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On the same day the new Apple iPhone 4S smartphone debut in Malaysia, Citibank has announced a new contest with 500 unit of Apple iPhone 4S as prize. Residents of Malaysia who are existing or new Citibank cardholders (credit card, debit card or ATM card issued in Malaysia) can participate in this contest. Contest period is from 16 December 2011 to 24 March 2012, spanning 100 days. There are 5

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Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is issuing commemorative coins in the denominations of 5 sen, 10 sen, 20 sen and 50 sen, to mark the new 3rd Series of the Malaysian coins which will be available for circulation early 2012. This series of new coins are smaller and lighter, making its more user-friendly for the public. The yellow and silver coloured coins and the edge designs enable the public and

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Nowadays, one of the hot topics among the smartphone (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Symbian, ...) users is about Carrier IQ. Carrier IQ is spy agent pre-installed in certain smartphone that can capture information about the phone numbers you are dialing, your GPS location, the webpages you have visited with your mobile browser, etc. Those information are sent back via the Internet without your

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OCBC Bank in Malaysia has been giving quite a competitive housing loan facility since they introduced the so-called semi-flexi scheme. Unlike the fully flexible home loan provided by some other banks, this OCBC semi-flexi home loan is more difficult to understand, more troublesome to manage, and also introduces cost and constraint when come to excess payment (a.k.a. prepayment) redraw. Anyhow,

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Google Analytics shows that about 15% of my visitors to this blog are actually reading with mobile device. Last month, 37.37% of the mobile visits are from iPhone, 29.43% from Android, 27.31% from iPad, 1.86% from Symbian, and the rest from others. If you are accessing this blog (or any other blogs hosted in Google's Blogger a.k.a. Blogspot platform) with your mobile device, you will be able to

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If you were to buy a property for investment, you should be well aware of the cost involved in buying the property, as well as the cost to sell it later. The typical cost of selling the property consists of: 1. Advertisement fee to look for buyer (if any). 2. Agent fee (if you engage property agent to help you to sell your house): between 2%-2.75%. Officially, it is 2.75% if the selling price

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The property market in Malaysia has gained quite a lot of interest, especially over the past 3 years when the mortgage loan interest dipped to historical low. If you were to buy a property for own stay or for investment, you should be well prepared for the cost involved. The typical cost consists of: A. One time cost 1. The booking fee, down payment and subsequent unfinanced payment of the

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Recently, I managed to get a Case-Mate Tough case for my HTC Incredible S Android smartphone at a bargain price (almost the same price with my Case-Mate Barely There case). The Case-Mate Tough case is a 2-in-1 case that provides double-layer protection to the phone, and officially claimed to be able to withstand sudden drops and accidental falls. The inner layer is a soft rubber-like feeling

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Tesco Stores Malaysia is giving away RM10 saving voucher to their Clubcard members, which you can download from their website and print out to use. This voucher is only valid for purchase in Tesco above RM100, during the period of 18-20 November 2011. Terms and conditions: Limit to 1 coupon per transaction per day. Vouchers or coupons are not exchangeable for cash. Vouchers or coupons are

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Nowadays, Lithium-ion battery is commonly used to power up electronic gadgets including laptop, netbook, tablet PC, mobile phone, cordless phone, digital camera, GPS navigator, PDA, MP3 player, etc. There are quite a lot of information in the Internet teaching you how to prolong the lifespan of your Lithium-ion battery, but not all of them are true. Some are even misleading and ridiculous. The

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My family with some 20 families altogether, have brought our kids who live in urban city to a small village called Janda Baik (coordinates: 3°19'42.94"N, 101°51'43.29"E) in Pahang for a 2-days-1-night parenting activity organized by the Family Learning Centre (亲子学苑) of the United Chinese School Teachers' Association Of Malaysia (教总). This is a wonderful experience, as most of the organized

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Interbrand, a leading brand consultancy, has just released their 12th annual Best Global Brands Report. This annual valuation report has been voted as one of the most influential benchmark studies by business leaders. It provides insights into the yearly performances of the world's Top 100 brands. Interbrand ranks the brands by Brand Value, which is calculated based on the formula below. Due

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According to Zig Ziglar, there are 5 main reasons why your prospects will not buy from you: No need - They don't feel they need what you are selling No money - They don't have any (or enough) money No hurry - They are just not in a hurry to buy No desire - They don't really want what you are selling No trust - They don't trust you If you apply the correct tactics, you can still close the deal.

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Canonical has just released Ubuntu Linux 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) on 14 October 2011. You can freely download and install it from here. In this version, we can see major upgrade to its Unity user interface, with refined Dash and improved Launcher and Filter. The Ubuntu Software Center is now looks even more alike the Macintosh App Store. It has replaced Evolution with Thunderbird as its default

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Logos Hope, a ship known as the world’s largest floating book fair, is now berthed at Port Klang Cruise Centre at Pulau Indah (photo below), Selangor, and is open for public visit from 29 September 2011 until 23 October 2011. After that, it will depart to Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Singapore and other ports around the world. Opening hours: Tue - Sat: 10am - 10pm Sun: 1pm - 10pm Mon: closed The

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The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Malaysia has scheduled for every child to be immunized to gain protection against childhood diseases including: Tuberculosis (肺结核) Hepatitis B (B型肝炎) Diphtheria (白喉) Pertussis (百日咳) Tetanus (破伤风) Polio (小儿麻痹症) Hib disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (bacteria) (b型流感嗜血杆菌) Mumps (腮腺炎) Measles (麻疹, applicable in Sabah) Rubella (德国麻疹, applicable for girls)

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Nowadays it is pretty normal for us to have a few mobile devices powered by rechargeable battery, including handphone, GPS navigator, tablet, digital camera, PSP, MP3 player, etc. Some of those high end mobile devices are fast in consuming battery, require us to recharge their battery very frequently. For example, we almost have to recharge our smartphone (Android, iPhone, ...) and tablet (iPad,

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I have been proudly the shareowner of iCapital.biz Bhd (ICAP, 5108) since 2008, and this is the 3rd time I attended its AGM (just held in KL Convention Centre on 1 October 2011). This is also the 2nd time I attended its Investor Day, which is an annual investment event held in conjunction with ICAP AGM since 2010. There is nothing much to talk about the AGM, as this year, there is no

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Bank Negara has issued new guidelines to be implemented from 1 October 2011, requiring all credit card issuers to use payment received to settle highest interest rate item first. Generally, Malaysian credit cards interest rates per annum of retail transaction range between 13.5% to 17.5%. Cash advanced rate can be as high as 18% per annum. Balance transfer rate ranges from 0% to 18% per annum.

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The wireless data transmission system consists of 2 parties: the transmitter and the receiver, whereby data is transmitted into the air from the antenna of the transmitter and received by the antenna of the receiver. In a Single Input Single Output (SISO) system, both the transmitter and the receiver have one antenna, and data transmission over the air is through a single radio frequency (RF) 

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If you are using a laptop, you must have faced the problem of having to manually adjust the network settings to connect to the network (either LAN or WiFi) in different places. This is really a tedious thing, isn't it? Although many places make use of DHCP to automate the IP address assignment (so that you are free from the hassle to manually set the IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP, etc.),

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Nowadays, multi-storey or high rise building is everywhere in urban areas. You might live in multi-storey building, and you might also work in multi-storey building. Do you want to know the relationship between multi-storey building floor number and the 5 elements of Feng Shui? With that, you can find out how compatible is the floor you are staying with your own element. Note that in Chinese

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If you are a Citibank Malaysia customer and have been using their Citibank Online website for online banking, you might be aware that there is a major revamp to Citibank Online 1 month ago. If you are using Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9) to access that website, you would find the webpages after login all got screwed up. This problem would not happen if you access it with  other browsers such as

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Garmin has made available MalSingMaps (MSM) Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei NT 2011.30 (2011-Q3) for free update now. You can click here to download the installation file of MalSingMaps Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei NT 2011.30 from Garmin server. The download file is split into 4, and you just need to download the file relevant to your Garmin GPS navigator: nuvi 3790V or 3790 nuvi 1250 nuvi 2575R,

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Maction has forced an end support to all earlier version of their X-Series Papago! GPS by end of August 2011, which include the hardware and software (Android, iPhone, Win CE, ...) version of X3, X5, X6,  Reality 7, and OEM versions. Those will be replaced by the new X8 version using a new map format with no backward compatibility. They have also officially requested MalFreeMaps (MFM) to cease

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In this festive season, a lot of us are taking a long break and travelling back to hometown or going on vacation. It is anticipated that the traffic volume on PLUS highway will increase tremendously. Do you know that you can check the live highways traffic condition updates in Twitter by Malaysian Highway Authority (Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia, LLM)? The landing page is http://twitter.com/#!/

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The day has come, and Steve Jobs had officially tendered his resignation to the BOD of Apple as CEO and recommended his right-hand man Tim Cook as his successor. Well, he is still with Apple, as the Chairman of the Board, and very likely to continue his contribution as the mastermind of innovative Apple products that make significant impact to the world. Steve Jobs has a legendary life. He was

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If you have a smartphone running on Android 2.2 (Froyo) or Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), I recommend you to upgrade your Android Market to the latest version 3.1.3. This is the new release, more recent than the previous Android Market 3.0.26 / 3.0.27. You can download the APK file of this new Android Market 3.1.3 from any of the links listed here: Location 1 Location 2 Location 3 You don't need

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The new Sunway is expected to be listed in KLSE on Tuesday 23 August 2011 with the new stock code of 5211 under the Properties sector of the main board. The will mark the completion of the merging exercise of SunCity (6289, Properties sector) and old Sunway (4308, Construction sector), resulting in a total of 1,292,505,004 Sunway ordinary shares and 258,501,000 Sunway warrants (exercise price

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It seems that the patent lawsuits among Google and its competitors have extended into some eye popping M&A activities. Despite losing up in the contest for Nortel (which carries 6000+ wireless technology patents) to the joint alliance formed by Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM and Sony, Google managed to increase its bargaining chips by snapping up 1000+ patents from IBM in late July 2011.

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Do you want to know what are the active WiFi networks around you, together with the detail of their signal strength, maximum bandwidth, and connection security setting? Do you want to search for WiFi networks with open security? If you encounter connection and/or bandwidth problem with your own WiFi, do you want to know which is the best available wireless channel to have least disruption from

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By default, the WiFi wireless function of the D-Link DIR-615 router that comes with TM Unifi High Speed Broadband is turned on. If you are not going to use WiFi wireless for your network connection, you can turn it off to eliminate the WiFi radiation around you that is emitted by your D-Link DIR-615 router. This will also eliminate any possibility of intruder gain access to your network via WiFi

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ICAP,  managed by Mr. Tan Teng Boo (陈鼎武), which is the one and only closed-end fund in KLSE, has just published its 2011 Annual Report. As disclosed in the annual report, this is the current portfolio of ICAP as at 22 June 2011. ICAP has finally sold out all MIECO (5001) and removed it from the portfolio. If you want to criticize ICAP, this is the failed investment which has caused a 59.22% or

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If you hold a CIMB or Direct Access credit card, you might have been enjoying their weekend cash rebate promotion since 2009. This had been an attractive cash rebate promotion, whereby 5% cash rebate was given to weekend retail transactions in Tesco, Giant, Cold Storage, Sunshine, Guardian, KFC, etc. There was also 10% cash rebate rebate for weekend transactions made in Burger King. At first,

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If you are a Malaysian and wanna enter into mobile apps development for iPhone/iPad or Android, or you want to setup a content/knowledge website, you should know about ICON2 which can provide you training, financial and facility support to bring your dream to reality. The Integrated Content Development Programme (ICON) commenced in 2009 was aimed for MDEC to provide support and assistance to

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Pirates and Traders is a single-player strategic role-play game for Android phones and tablets. It is developed by MicaByte Systems,  surprisingly just a 1-person company based in Norway. As informed by its developer, Pirates and Traders is a homage to Sid Meier's classic PC game, Pirates! It would be remiss, however, not to mention other influences on the game - most notably Pieter Spronck's "

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When we talk about IT security, we have to ensure that all the following 4 areas are well covered and non are missed out: Availability - information must be available and usable when required, and the systems that provide it can appropriate resist attacks and recover from or prevent failures. Confidentiality - information must only observed by or disclosed to those who have the right to know, and

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BERSIH 2.0 (a.k.a. Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections) is a civil coalition currently endorsed by 62 non-government organizations (NGO). If you support BERSIH 2.0, you simply agree and support the following 8 demands to reform Malaysia's electoral processes: Clean up the electoral roll to address irregularities Reform postal voting Use indelible ink Establish a minimum campaign period of 21

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Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) is available for Samsung Galaxy Tab now. In order to perform the update using the "official" way, you need a computer installed with latest version of Samsung Kies. Launch the Kies application in the computer, then connect your Samsung Galaxy Tab to it with the USB cable. Set the connection type to be "Samsung Kies". Kies will detect the Samsung Galaxy Tab and

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Although HTC Incredible S comes with Corning Gorilla Glass, I think it still need a screen protector that can reduce fingerprint, smudge and glare. So far, I found that only the matte kind of screen protector can fulfill this requirement. However, the trade-off of using matte screen protector is that, it will reduce the transparency of the screen, and you will see distortion of colourful tiny

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The famous Case-Mate Barely There is a kind of hard plastic shell for mobile phone to protect the phone from scratch, minor impact/drop, etc. As its name suggested, it fits to the phone perfectly and we can barely feel its existence especially when see from distance. I have been putting Case-Mate Barely There case on my HTC Incredible S phone the next day after I got the phone. It is very easy

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Have you ever encountered these kind of WiFi network connection problem with your Android device? Your Android device unable to detect the presence of a particular WiFi router/AP although SSID is broadcasted and all other wireless devices can detect and connect to the WiFi without problem Your Android device's failed to obtain IP address from the WiFi router/AP and unable to start, although the

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Do you find the Calendar app that comes with your Android phone not impressive enough? Do you want a calendar app that can show as much information as possible in a single screen in a well-organized and readable way, especially in the Month view? So far, I came across 2 Android calendar apps that meet this requirement, and able to sync with Google Calendar. They are Business Calendar for Android

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Profile setting and management has been a must-have feature in all mobile phones since long time ago, even before smart phones available in the market. This function allows us to quickly change multiple settings in the phone to specific need, such as set it to Silent Mode in cinema, Battery Saving Mode at night, etc. However, this basic function doesn't come by default in Android, and we have

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I notice that the battery life of my phone can last longer when it is in GSM (2G) mode than WCDMA (3G) mode. Here is a simple observation of its battery consumption pattern. I switched it to GSM mode (Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network Mode > GSM only) during day time, and switched it to WCDMA mode (Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network Mode > WCDMA

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Yahoo! Mail for Android is an app developed by Yahoo! Inc. to access Yahoo! Mail accounts directly from the smart phone. There are quite some feedbacks in Android Market complaining that this app is slow, but I didn't experience any obvious slowness in my HTC Incredible S. Despite that, I've uninstalled Yahoo! Mail because it consumed too much battery, and I couldn't find any setting to fine

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If you own a Samsung Galaxy Tab, have you ever encountered the problem of unable to turn it on after you off or reboot it? The symptom could be: You press the Power button. No matter how long you pressed and how many times you pressed it, nothing happen. Your Samsung Galaxy Tab remains dead with a black screen. You press the Power button. It vibrates. But then it is dead again. You press the

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There are several 3rd party battery metering apps which can draw graph based on battery reading, but if you have recently updated your HTC smartphone to Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread), your phone actually has a pretty nice built-in battery reading graph within the system. This feature is found in Gingerbread version of HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire HD, etc. Go to Settings > About phone >Battery >

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There are quite a number of private data stored in our smartphone, including our identity, contact details, location tracks, address book details, phone call logs, SMS messages, etc. Do you want to keep an eye on the apps installed in your Android smartphone, to know what kind of private data they are able to access? In fact, these apps get access to our private data because we allowed them so

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If you are using an Android phone, I would like to introduce you NetQin Android Booster (a.k.a. Mobile Guard), which is a utility that can automatically free up memory, monitor network and power usage, prolong battery time, etc. This is an ads supported free app, which you can find in the Android Market. If you are using S60 Symbian phone, there is also a Symbian version of NetQin Mobile Guard,

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There is news from Cubic Platforms that the dual-core HTC Sensation smartphone will be made available to Malaysia from 1 June 2011. The HTC Sensation put emphasis on its multimedia capability, plays video and music with SRS virtual surround sound, and able to record full HD video with stereo sound. Its official retail price is RM2,299, slightly higher than the HTC Desire HD. Specification: 4.3

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The OTA (Over-The-Air) Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) of HTC Incredible S smartphone has been made available to Malaysia today (26 May 2011) morning. You can manually check for the update now, or wait for the automated update alert appear on your HTC Incredible S smartphone sooner or later. Although this update will not cause any data or setting lost to your smartphone, it is always a wise choice

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HTC Incredible S comes with a small printed Quick Guide, which is definitely not sufficient enough for new Android smartphone user to learn about the phone features and get the best of them. Well, the complete HTC Incredible S User Guide of 214 pages does exist, and you can freely download it from the Internet. This comprehensive user guide covers all the content in the Quick Guide, plus many

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Since SiS Corporation is the sole distributor of HTC smartphones in Malaysia, the HTC phones imported by SiS to Malaysia and under their warranty are generally called "genuine original set". Those imported by other vendors, not going through the official HTC distribution channel, and not under HTC/SiS warranty (probably warranty by the import vendors themselves), are generally called "AP set".

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I have been subscribing to Dynaquest's Monthly Digest for years, and have been using it to shortlist and analyse my stock picks. It is sad to know that this publication will come to an end. Founded by Dr Neoh Soon Kean (梁孙健), Dynaquest has been publishing precious fundamental analysis information of the Malaysian stock market, including the Stock Performance Guide (SPG), the Second Board Guide (

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Ubuntu Tweak is an open source tool licensed with GPL v2, designed to make easy to configure your Ubuntu Linux system and desktop settings using its user friendly GUI interface. It is developed by Tualatrix Chou (周鼎), a 24 years old Chinese guy who also founded HZLUG (Hangzhou Linux User Group). Features of Ubuntu Tweak includes: Display Basic System Information (Distribution, Kernel, CPU,

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Deloitte has released their annual Technology Trends report for 2011, taglined "The natural convergence of business and IT". This report examines the ever-evolving landscape of technology put to business use. Although it is written from the perspective of the CIO, it also informs business executives on exciting new possibilities to apply technology to address their most pressing business

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The newly released Ubuntu Linux 11.04 has a new default Unity Desktop interface, which brings different experience from the classic GNOME Desktop in all its previous releases which you are already familiar with. If you dislike this new Unity Desktop for whatever reason, here is the easy way for you to revert back to the Ubuntu classic desktop. When you are at the Ubuntu login screen, click on

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Ubuntu Linux 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) has just released on 28 April 2011. This version brings some new experience to the user. The installation process involves less number of step. Its default desktop interface is a new Unity Desktop instead of the traditional GNOME Desktop. The experience is now more Macintosh alike. You can notice the sidebar on its left, which doesn't found in previous

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The black Huawei brand Unifi Broadband Termination Unit (BTU) has a metal casing. This BTU is supposed to work 24x7, and when you touch on its metal surface, you will feel some heat. I use a Vztec NC2165 notebook cooler as its cooling solution. After installed, when you touch the BTU metal surface again, you will feel it is cool. This Vztec NC2165 is USB powered. You can find one USB port in

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How do you normally clean the dirt, dust, grease, fingerprint, etc. on the camera lens of your digital camera and/or handphone? Using special cleaning fluid? Using brush? Wiping with microfibre? Wiping with cloth? Wiping with tissue paper? Wiping with your shirt? Never clean and let it be? Regardless how you do the cleaning, I believe the bottom line is: The glass surface, as well as other parts

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One of the nice features in digital camera that cannot be found in traditional camera is the ability to display histogram. Histogram shows the distribution of brightness in an image horizontally, and the amount of brightness vertically. A typical histogram looks like mountain as below. It is a handy tool to evaluate the exposure. If you see the peaks are gathered on the left, the image is dark

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In the 1st part of this article, I wrote about the shooting modes of Canon PowerShot S95 digital camera when you dial its mode dial clockwise from Auto (inclusive). Now I would like to share about what I learnt about the shooting modes of this camera when you dial anticlockwise from Auto. P-mode (Program mode) P-mode is very close to Auto mode as opposed to Manual mode, in the sense that the

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Canon PowerShot S95 is my first high end digital camera. Before this, I use a Kodak EasyShare LS743 point-and-shoot digital camera which doesn't have so much features (it is my 1st digital camera purchased in 2004 and is 7 years old now). So, what I'm going to write down here is something new I just learnt in order to know how to use my PowerShot S95. If you are also a rookie photographer like

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I have been eyeing for Canon PowerShot S95 premium compact digital camera since its launch. This is a good camera close to DSLR quality and standard with an easy-to-carry light-weight compact body. The camera is made in Japan (not made in China) and its official list price is RM1549. This Canon PowerShot S95 camera received a lot of good comments and recommendations in the Internet. You can use

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With Unifi HyppTV, now it is very easy for us to know the new and upcoming movies coming soon or currently on screen in local cinemas. We can even instantly and freely preview the movie trailers. Cinema Movie Trailers is the first option inside the Unifi HyppTV iNTER@CTIVE menu. It will list down the new and upcoming movies to be on screen in local cinemas, and also allows us to preview those

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Before you sign up for a new data plan with either Celcom, Digi or Maxis, I think it is wise for you to check up their HSDPA broadband coverage availability in your favourite areas. Otherwise, you might regret to later find out your frequent visit area only has low speed GPRS coverage. All Celcom, Digi and Maxis provide a "coverage map" for you to check for their broadband data service coverage 

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The long awaited HTC Incredible S Android phone is now officially available in Malaysia. Currently, the official distribution channel is exclusive to Digi Stores only. HTC Incredible S is equipped with: Android 2.2.1 Froyo, upgradable to 2.3 Gingerbread soon 4" Super LCD capacitive multitouch screen 1 GHz CPU 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 8GB microSD (support up to 32GB) HTC Sense v3.0 UI Li-Ion 1450

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Garmin has made available MalSingMaps (MSM) Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei NT 2011.10 (2011-Q1) for free update now. You can click here to download the installation file of MalSingMaps Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei NT 2011.10 from Garmin server. The download file is split into 4, and you just need to download the file relevant to your Garmin GPS navigator: nuvi 3790 nuvi 1250 nuvi 1460, 1350, 765 or 255w

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Right now, Computeractive is offering free exclusive license (normal price US$29.99) for the famous Ashampoo Burning Studio Elements 10. This offer will end by 14 April 2011. Ashampoo Burning Studio Elements 10 provides the straightforward, fast and effective way to burn movies, music and data easily. It is a handy tool to create data discs, burn backups, rip music, create audio CDs, burn

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Shaolin soccer (少林足球) is about applying Shaolin Kung Fu to play soccer. In 2001, Hong Kong comedy actor and director Stephen Chow (周星驰) came out with the famous Shaolin Soccer film. In less than a year time, a 4 volume Shaolin Soccer comics was published in Hong Kong. Following that, several Shaolin Soccer computer games also appear in the market. Now, you guess what? The actual legendary

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My First Home Scheme (a.k.a. Skim Rumah Pertamaku, SRP) was just launched by the government of Malaysia, aimed to help younger segments to buy their first home. Without the scheme, most bank only offer up to a maximum of 90% financing for housing loan, and the home buyer need to prepare for the first 10% of the house, partially paid as the down payment or booking fee before S&P agreement is

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Time is moving fast, and another year has past since I last posted about Earth Hour. Yes, it is back again to be happened on this coming Saturday 26 March 2011. The time remains fixed at 8.30pm. This year, the theme is about "going beyond the hour". Well, this is not talking about switching off your light for more than 1 hour. This is about using the Earth Hour event to commit to a meaningful 

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Bank Negara has just imposed some new measures on credit cards, with objective "to promote prudent financial management and responsible business practices". Now, you need to have a minimum income of RM24,000 per annum in order to be eligible to apply for new credit card, compared with the previous RM18,000 per annum. In addition, if your income is less than RM36,000 per annum, you can only hold

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After about 1 year of public testing since its 1st release of Platform Preview to developers on March 2010, Microsoft finally releases Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) today, in conjunction with the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) 2011 in Austin, Texas. IE9 improves on support to the latest web technologies nowadays, including HTML5, CSS3, SVG, XHTML, and a new Javascript engine called

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Unifi bill payment account is different from Telekom or Streamyx payment account. There are 2 places in the Internet where you can make payment to your Unifi HSBB bills with your credit card. If you have a Maybank credit card, you can login to Maybank2u, go to Bill Payment section and make a payment to the payee named as "Telekom Malaysia Berhad - Unifi". Of course, you can also pay with your

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I have just upgraded my home Internet from Streamyx BlockBuster Deal 110 (RM110/month) to Unifi VIP5 so-called High Speed Broadband - HSBB (RM149/month). This upgrade increases the Internet bandwidth from 1024/384 kbps to 5120/5120 kbps, and also includes telephony voice service similar to BB Deal, with additional free Caller Line Identity Presentation (CLIP) service and a free Motorola DECT

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It seems to be a norm in the retail industry nowadays to come out with some sort of membership system and give you yet another plastic card to fill up your wallet (or your drawer). Probably I'm a bit late to know, and just realised that Digital Mall in PJ has also come out with its dmCard now. So, what does this Digital Mall dmCard offer? Admission priviledge to half yearly member's day

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If your family has a child at the age of 5 or 6, now it is the time to register your kid to Standard 1 in local primary school for year of entry 2012-2013. The registration is open from March until April 2011. If you are staying in Selangor, you can register your kid online with the web registration service of JPN Selangor: Pengurusan Murid Tahun 1 Online JPN Selangor - Permohonan Penempatan

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Corona SDK is a mobile development framework by Ansca Mobile (established by a team of former Adobe mobile engineers) for creating high-performance, multimedia rich mobile applications and games for the iPhone, iPad, and Android. Corona SDK uses Lua programming language. Although this is a new language to most application developers, I can assure you that this scripting language is pretty easy

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Talking about mobile application development, most of us will think about Objective-C for iPhone/iPad and Java for Android devices. Well, there are at least 2 ways we can produce cross-platform iPhone, iPad and Android mobile applications in Javascript. One is by using the open source PhoneGap mobile framework by Nitobi Software, which is basically a wrapper that runs your mobile application 

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