iPhone Application TIP # 1 – Internet Radio Box

January 31st, 2010

by Chilldor

Do you like Internet Radio? Would you like to make your iPhone into Internet Radio device?
Here is excellent application to do just that – Internet RadioBox

Supported formats: MP3, AAC(+), WMA, ASF, MMS, ASX, PLS, M3U

Virtual Goods and not so virtual revenue

December 13th, 2009

by Chilldor

Recently there has been lot of talk about virtual goods which are sometimes referred also as microtransactions.

According to wikipedia definition:


Virtual goods are non-physical objects that are purchased for use in online communities or online games.[1] They have no intrinsic value and, by definition, are intangible.[1] Virtual goods include such things as digital gifts[2][3] and digital clothing for avatars.

Martin wrote recently here that
analysts estimate, this year, virtual goods revenue will be $1 billion in the U.S. and about $5 billion worldwide. Another analyst predicts annual revenues will reach $15 billion by 2012.
Not a small amount considering that they have no intrinsic value (beside online environment they are sold in). Most analyst agree that this is just a beginning  and that market is only starting to evolve into serious player in mobile services world.

Android TIP #1 : keyboard shortcuts for switching application

December 12th, 2009

by Chilldor

Hold down SEARCH button and then press following letters to switch applications:

SEARCH + B = web browser
SEARCH + C = contacts
SEARCH + E = email
SEARCH + L = calendar
SEARCH + M = maps
SEARCH + Y = youtube

Blackberry TIP #6 : browser shortcuts

December 12th, 2009

by Chilldor

If you like to speed up your internet surfing in Blackberry then try these shortcuts:

G = GO TO URL
A = ADD BOOKMARK
H = HOME PAGE

Blackberry TIP #5: sending text messages

November 22nd, 2009

by Chilldor

Fastest way to capitalize letter is to Press and hold a it down.
If you press the SPACE key twice it will insert a period.
For international characters press and hold a letter key then use trackball roll to scroll through international and accent characters.
Press Symbol (SYM) key for other symbols,

Blackberry TIP #4: Official Blackberry Channel on Youtube

October 16th, 2009

by Chilldor

Want to see more of Blackberry?
Why don’t you give a try to their official Youtube page found
here.

Blackberry TIP #3: message thread navigation

September 2nd, 2009

by Chilldor

Wondering how to navigate email thread with multiple response?
Very simple:
(1) open first message
(2) then hit “J” key to jump to next response
(3) when need to return to earlier message in the thread just hit the “K” key

NOTE: Subject line must remain same for this to work!

Blackberry TIP #2 : standby

September 1st, 2009

by Chilldor
To put Blackberry phone into Standby Mode do following: hold down the Mute key for two seconds.
To Undo Standby Mode: hold down the Mute key again.

Blackberry TIP #1 : Navigation

August 31st, 2009

by Chilldor

Here is a link to .pdf posted by RIM with some useful tips about Blackberry

iPhone TIP 6 : saving keystrokes when typing numbers and letters

August 13th, 2009

by Chilldor
If you alternate between the letter and number keyboards a lot then you can save some keystrokes by keeping the 123 pressed when you select that keyboard and dragging your finger to the chosen number or punctuation mark. Then let it go and you will be returned to the AZ keyboard.