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Am I not Holding it Right?
July 23rd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Kryptic
I am not an iPhone fan but Steve Jobs was right that ‘Antennagate is not unique to iPhone 4′. In this video I’ve tested my old Nokia 6120c to demonstrate that it doesn’t work either if you hold it the wrong way (aka Death Grip) :p however I’ve used this phone for over two years [...]
Earth’s Atmosphere Top to Bottom
July 21st, 2010 / 2 Comments » / by Kryptic
The air you breathe is precious, and the farther from Earth’s surface you go, the less there is. But Earth’s atmosphere extends farther into space than you might realize, affecting the orbits of spacecraft more than 200 miles high.This infographic looks at what’s in the atmosphere, from way out there, to [...]
Drive Safe and Responsible in Rain
July 20th, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by Kryptic
1. Drive in lower gears and higher RPM
2. Avoid reverse gear and try to keep the car in motion in water puddles
3. After driving through a pool of water, tap on your brake pedal lightly to dry off your brakes because wet brakes do not react as quickly as dry brakes.
4. Maintain good distance from [...]
Why you can’t Work at Work
July 19th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Kryptic
37Signals leader and Rework author Jason Fried lays out the case for why so many people are working on nights and weekends—it’s the only time they can actually work. Too many offices have an environment where not immediately responding to an IM, an email, or an just-over-the-cubicle “Got a minute?” is seen as rude [...]
HTC Desire – Benchmark
July 10th, 2010 / 16 Comments » / by Kryptic
As we know HTC desire comes with great specs 1 GHz processor and 576 MB or Ram, I’ve done quick benchmark to compare it with upcoming Android 2.2 (Froyo) release. There are rumors that HTC will release Froyo for Desire in Q3 2010 and as demonstrated at Google IO 2010 Froyo is 2x to 5x [...]
Taking Screenshots on HTC Desire
July 3rd, 2010 / 9 Comments » / by Kryptic
Its been a month since I got my HTC Desire. Sometimes you want to take Screenshots, like to share your high scores in Doodle Jump on Social Networks, Taking screenshot on Android is not easy and requires low level OS access because of security reasons, for now there are only two ways to take screenshots [...]
Meet your DESIRE | HTC Desire Reviewed
May 27th, 2010 / 13 Comments » / by Kryptic
Three days back I received my HTC Desire. This is my upgrade to Nokia 6120c after 2.5 Years. I forgot to take pics at time of unboxing so I’ve to box it again and take pics after two days.
It runs Android 2.1 with HTC Sense UI on 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 576 MB of [...]
10 Alternative Things To Do When Facebook is Down
May 20th, 2010 / 11 Comments » / by Kryptic
1. Talk about Facebook being down on Twitter
2. Talk about Facebook being down over IM
3. Leave a comment on a blog post about Facebook being down
4. Talk about Facebook being down via text message
5. Talk about Facebook being down over email
6. Write your own blog post about Facebook being down [...]
Large Video Game Worlds
May 20th, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Kryptic
The worlds of GTA3, GTA San Andreas, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Far Cry 2, World of Warcraft, Burnout Paradise, and Just Cause 2 compared side by side. click on image for full size.
Corsair Voyager Mini USB Flash Drive
May 8th, 2010 / 5 Comments » / by Kryptic
Today I bought Corsair Voyager Mini USB Flash Drive 4 GB. I was going to buy Flash Voyager but it was not available, so I end up buying this one. I am going to use it for playing mp3s in my ride on Kenwood KDC-MP543U Recevier.
Design & Usability:
If you’ve previously owned a Corsair product from [...]
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