A blog where Moazzam … rambles
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Windows Mobile 6.5
I downloaded and tested Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM on my HTC Kaiser and I have to say it has a much better user interface than its predecessors. It is finger friendly, has tap-scrolling (drag to start scrolling and tap to stop scrolling) and its “Today” screen is much better (very similar to the Hyperdragon ROM).…
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Java 101 – Lesson 2 – Getting familiar with Java
I’ve never been too fond of books when trying to learn a language for the first time. The reason is that they give you too many details in the beginning that you may not necessarily be interested in until later on. The approach that I’ve found to be very useful in learning or teaching is…
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Java 101 – Lesson 1 – Installing the JDK
Since this is the first class, I guess I should talk about what Java is. Java is a language that can be used to write platform-independent desktop applications or web applications. The term “Platform independent” means that you can write the code for an application on Windows and run it in Linux or a Mac…
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Android Exeda – A more detailed look
I had written a post about CompuLab releasing an Android based phone called Exeda. It’s official now and they are making it available in March. They will make the price available along with the phone. It has a 3.5 inch screen which is sun-readable. It also has a touchpad which acts as a mouse. The…
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A new Android/Windows Mobile phone
I found this on Russian site of AndroidTeam(androidteam.ru) that a company called Compulab is going to release a new phone called Exada which will run both Android and Windows Mobile. This phone will provide left and right click capability. It will provide a large number of control keys (buttons) and has an ethernet port. I…
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Processing forms in PHP
For this article, I will assume that you (the reader) know what a form is and have a general idea of what needs to be done on the HTML side to submit a form. I will cover a bit about what needs to be done but I will not go into details (it will be…
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Action: Sponsors Sought for U.S. Citizens to be Evacuated from Gaza
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/2009) – CAIR today issued a call for American sponsors willing to assist families of U.S. citizens who may be evacuated this week from the Gaza Strip. SEE: U.S. Preparing Evacuation of 150 Americans State Department officials tell CAIR that some of the almost 150 potential evacuees do not have family members in the…
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Israeli Bullets Hit Home of American Children Trapped in Gaza
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported today that Israeli bullets hit the house of two American children trapped under bombardment by Israel in the Gaza Strip. CAIR has been seeking State Department assistance in evacuating the two children, ages six and three, along with all the other Americans in Gaza.…
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Android and Alarms
Since I joined the Android user groups, there have been a lot of questions about 2 things – databases and alarms. I have already written a post about how to use a database in Android and in this one, I will talk about how to use Alarms. If there are any other topics you would…
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G2 on the way?
According to some rumors on IT news websites, some new Android phones will be released in 2009. cellphonesignal.com claims that a phone, G2, is in the making and will be released in January of 2009. Another website claims that it will be released in April. Best of all, G2 will not be locked down to…
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