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HTC One (M7) - my 3rd smartphone
4 years ago, I bought my 1st smartphone running on Symbian OS. It is a Sony Ericsson P1i with physical QWERTY keypad, 208 MHz ARM9 PNX4008 processor, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, 160 MB internal storage, 2.6" touch screen, 240x320 TFT display, Wi-Fi 802.11b, 950 mAh battery, and a stylus. It is a 3G phone. ...
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2nd June 2013 1:29am
Upgraded my HTC Incredible S to Nik ROM with Sense 4.1 Lite and Sense 5 visual
My 2 years old HTC Incredible S Android smartphone with official HTC ROM was last updated to Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich, ICS) with Sense UI 3.6 in July 2012. Since then, it didn't receive any new ROM update from HTC anymore. Since its 2-years warranty period is now over, I upgraded it to a custom...
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1st June 2013 7:37pm
Diagnose the HTC hardware function with HTC Function Test (*#*#3424#*#*)
The HTC Android smartphones including the new HTC Butterfly and the HTC One series come with a hidden diagnostic software that enable you to test on its parts and hardware. Just go to the phone dialer and dial this sequent: *#*#3424#*#* The HTC Function Test diagnostic software will be brought up. The...
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19th May 2013 5:39pm
Are we heading towards a new secular bull market?
The investment sentiment has been gaining momentum recently, especially after the general election. Some of my chartist friends who use technical analysis in their investment mentioned that the next secular bull market is now right in our doorstep. If you search the Internet now for the keyword "secular...
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19th May 2013 10:40am
Check how strong is your password and how long to hack it
Is your password easy or difficult to be hacked? Intel has created a webpage to check how strong is your password and theoretically how long to hack it. Check it out! Click here to go to the password checking webpage to grade your password. If you are staying in USA, you can also enter the Password...
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16th May 2013 12:47am
Live 13th Malaysian General Election (GE13) result reports
Today (5 May 2013) is the 13th Malaysian General Election (GE13) day. The election poll has ended at 5pm, and the ballot counting is on-going now. Which website do you go and check for the updated GE13 result reports? I have chosen http://live.undi.info/ powered by Malaysiakini which page loading is...
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5th May 2013 8:19pm
Semiconductor sector showing sign of turnaround. Which stock to pick?
Year 2012 has been a challenging year for semiconductor industry, with Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Book-to-Bill ratio sunk below 1.00 and bottomed at the 3rd quarter. The SEMI Book-to-Bill Report provides a first look at the book-to-bill ratio for North American...
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30th April 2013 7:01pm
A visit to Farm In The City (FITC) @ Seri Kembangan
Last weekend, my family visited a themed petting zoo called Farm In The City (FITC, 城の农场) located at Seri Kembangan. This petting zoo was just opened in 2012, and has been gaining publicity with its family-friendly attractions. I think one of its main objective is to let urban children in...
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20th April 2013 7:00pm
Switched my Astro package to the new RM75 Wah Package (Value Pack 3)
Astro has just launched 3 Value Pack packages, all with monthly subscription fee of RM75 (+6% service tax) respectively. Basically: Value Pack 1 (Nilai Pack) = Family + Mustika + Indo Pek + Tayangan Hebat + HD Service Value Pack 2 (Namma Pack) = Family + Maharaja + Chakravarthy + Thangathirai + HD Service...
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13th April 2013 12:31am
Garmin releases MalFreeMaps 2013.10. Now able to show upcoming highway exit junctions info.
Garmin has made available MalFreeMaps (MFM) NT 2013.10 map update now. You will be excited to find out that this version of MalFreeMaps NT 2013.10 is able to show the upcoming highway exit junctions info. The upcoming exit junctions info in Garmin's highway mode is a standard feature of...
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11th April 2013 10:13pm
How to choose a good USB data and charging cable for your mobile phone
Most of us will have a few USB data and charging cables for our mobile phone, i.e. one at home, one in office, one carrying together with our laptop, etc. Do you encounter the problem of slow charging, or worst still, unable to charge with the additional USB cable that you bought? Perhaps you can find the...
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7th April 2013 3:04am
Beware of dishonest cheap power bank claimed to have high mAh capacity
One of the key issue of mobile phones, particularly smartphones, is that they are power hungry causing their battery doesn't last long. As a result, mobile power bank comes into the market as portable external power source to supplement the internal battery of the mobile phone or mobile device. While most...
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29th March 2013 12:11am
Malaysia Interbank GIRO money transfer to reduce to 10 sen, cheque stamp duty will increase
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) plans to encourage paperless electronic money transfer by greatly reduce the charge of Interbank GIRO (IBG) money transfer with Internet banking or mobile banking, and at the same time greatly increase the stamp duty of each cheque issued out by the consumer. Effective 2 May...
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20th March 2013 11:26pm
DAYANG (5141) share price hit new historical high again
Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd (DAYANG, 5141), an oil gas company specilized in offshore topside maintenance services (TMS), offshore hook-up and comissioning (HUC) services, etc. is considered to be one of the largest offshore platform services providers in Malaysia. Just like most other East...
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12th March 2013 11:45pm
Microsoft Office 2013 traditional suite (retail box) no longer allow installation in more than 1 PC
Microsoft has just launched their Office 2013 suite, which is generally available in 2 different formats: the cloud-based Office 365 chargeable in yearly subscription basis, one subscription entitled to installation in 5 devices regardless PC, laptop, tablet or Mac. the traditional Office 2013 as Full...
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7th March 2013 5:05pm
Charging battery over the air - wireless charging (a.k.a. inductive charging)
Remember that it was just a few years back when the industry players of devices carrying a rechargeable battery (e.g. mobile phone, bluetooth headset, GPS, digital camera, digital camcorder, digital voice recorder, ... etc.) unified their charging interface to use USB or mini-USB or micro-USB, so that we no...
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3rd March 2013 10:56pm
HTC One (M7) Android smartphone launched
HTC just launched a new Android smartphone in London just now. It will be made available to the market from 15 March 2013 onwards. This widely anticipated HTC One (a.k.a. M7) features the following: All aluminium body frame, zero gap construction Platform: Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5...
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20th February 2013 1:09am
2013 CNY red packet (ang pow) money in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China
TNS has conducted a study in January 2013, covering 5000 people over the age of 20 in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China, about their Chinese New Year planning and spending to celebrate the festival. Among the questions asked in the study, there are 2 questions related to red packet...
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18th February 2013 11:28pm
EPF declared 6.15% dividend for 2012
Few hours ago, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF, a.k.a. KWSP) has just declared the dividend rate for financial year 2012 to be 6.15%, which is 0.15% higher than the 6.00% dividend declared for 2012 (last year). This is the highest dividend rate declared by EPF over the past 10 years. If you have...
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17th February 2013 7:27pm
Erroneous device driver update is harmful to your computer
Today, I installed an optional Windows 7 update called "NextWindow - Input - NextWindow Voltron Touch Screen" found in the Windows Update listing. This update is related to my Dell SX2210T touch screen LCD monitor. After the update, I noticed there was unusual CPU activity causing its temperature shot...
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16th February 2013 1:46am