Archive for the ‘handheld’ Category

Android TIP #1 : keyboard shortcuts for switching application

Saturday, 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

Saturday, 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

Sunday, 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

Friday, 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

Wednesday, 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

Tuesday, 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

Monday, August 31st, 2009

by Chilldor

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

Internet in the pocket

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

by Chilldor
Everybody expects nowadays that information is available everywhere, be it office, car, beach or anywhere.
Mobile internet (WAP) in mobile phones has been there for years, but recently there has been noticeable trend of using it more and more. Suddenly we can find lot of webpages which contain really interesting content and are also possible to open in few seconds.
There is a interesting article about it in TechCrunch : Follow the mobile user by Vic Gundotra (Google).
Enjoy!

QR codes – advertiser dream or reality

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

by Chilldor

If you have recently travelled or looked at magazines you have probably seen a strange black and with square shape barcode boxes. Actually you don’t have to go far – recent Mobile Monday in Toronto issued tickets that contained QR code – also known as “Quick Response” code. It is used to code and decode different information: business card, message, URL. Up to 7089 numbers or 4296 alphanumeric characters can be contained in one QR code.

Created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994 QR codes have become recently very popular in Japan and in the rest of the World.

All one has to do to read the code is to have special program to decode 2D barcode and you will instantly have in your fingertips information hidden in its pattern. Next time you see it – check again it might be provided by Chilldor!

QR-can-give you more information about product

Location based games through SMS

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

by Marino Bresciani

p>Sometimes simple ideas can lead to rather interesting business. And this presentation below describes the possibility of developing location based games which can be played through SMS.

Enjoy!