Material Design is the look and feel of the next Android version, L . Or whatever Google wants to call it. The new look and feel is suppose to be flatter and makes more uses of cards (PalmOS?) . To…
What is Material Design
OnePlus One phone
OnePlus One, the invite that almost everyone is looking for. After waiting for almost 3 months, I have received mine directly. Just when I was having doubts about getting support and casing. I could have got this even earlier by registering…
In Conversation 11
Me: Oh no, no more coffee! Son: No more coffee! Me: Ran out of 3-in-1 Coffee. I will have to drink tea until Sunday when we do groceries. Son: You still have the coffee powder to with the ‘sock’ Me:…
Android users
On my daily commute on the train or bus, as I peek over the shoulders of fellow commuters, I noticed the phablet is the device of choice. To read or watch those never ending Korean/Taiwanese soap dramas. To crush those…
A comparison of Android builds
I was scratching my head over the differences of Paranoid Android versus Cyanogenmod build or ROM. They both appear nearly the same. Everything are nearly identical with AOSP layout. This unlike, say MIUI which has heavy skinning over the most…
Paranoid Android
I have been using CyanogenMod’s Android build since the first time I first rooted my Galaxy S2 in Jul 2012. There were flavours of CM that I have tried. South Korea’s MCM before he disappeared, Infected_ and Markox89. After looking the state…
Yahoo’s Aviate has gone live
Aviate has slipped from Beta to Live on 23 Jun 14. No more invites required for new users! At the same time, it rolled out a slew of new changes. There is now a third panel for summary changes. The…
Quotations
I am in the quotations mood. I need this job to pay my bills. Leader and gentleman. Under promise over deliver Customer clearance on activities Formal documentation of mutual agreements. Devil is in the details Complete work during work hours…
Android build stability
My prior experience with Android build stability in the past versions stock CyanogenMod had never been good. Time and experience has shown that the kernel is lacking ‘long legs’ or endurance. After 3 days of operation, the network radio will…
2014 World Cup Memes
The 2014 World Cup just kicked off on 12 Jun 2014 and all the football fans rejoiced. This time round it is held in Brazil amid reports of poor infrastructure. But all that is put aside once the games kicked…