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Backdoor Trick to Enable Facebook Timeline (If you haven’t done it yet!)
Nov 14th
How to enable FB Timeline for your profile (if you haven’t done it yet!) in just 8 simple steps.
1. Search for the “developer” app in the search bar above. Make sure before doing this you have a phone number confirmed. You can check this by going to Account settings>Mobile.
2. Allow the app to access basic information from your account.
3. Click on the “Create new app” button. Top right.
4. Use a unique app name and app namespace. Tick I agree.Click continue and type in the captcha.
5. Click on “Open graph” in the left side bar.
6. Fill in the blanks in the following page and click “get started” button.
7. Click on the “save changes” button at the bottom of the next pages. No need to edit any content. Click on “finish” at last.
8. Now go to your profile and see a new box that says “enable timeline” Enjoy 
The video here shows the steps:
Related articles
- Facebook Announces Timelines and Improvements to Open Graph (hubspot.com)
- Backdoor to the New Facebook – Timeline (cayobuay.com)
Android 2.3.4 Update for Xperia™ SmartPhones
Nov 14th
Sony Ericsson (may be just Sony now after Sony bought Ericsson out of the joint venture) rolled out an Android 2.3.4 update for all the Xperia™ smartphones last month. The updates were said to be globally available for Xperia™ Arc, Play, Neo, Mini, Mini Pro, Pro, Ray, Active, Neo V, Arc S and the Live with Walkman phones during the last week of October. But I could update my Mini Pro only a few days back using the updated Sony Ericsson PC Companion software for PC (India). The update went on pretty smoothly. The PC Companion was careful enough to even mention the longer-than-usual booting time after the update to save me from a panic attack. All the personal data – photos, music, apps, setting, contacts remained untouched.
The update comes with some impressive features, but I’ll still miss the HTC’s internet pass-through (lets you connect to the broadband by hooking up your phone to your PC with a USB cable). The new features are:
1. Gtalk with video chat. This is for the phones having a front facing camera (obviously). The Xperia™ Mini will miss this.
2. Facebook integration with the OS got enhanced thanks to the ‘Facebook inside Xperia™ functionality‘ Eg: now you can see the number of notifications you have in the lock screen.
3. The touchpad now has a TouchPal Keyboard like input cooked into it (much better than the app). It makes typing without sliding out the keyboard much easier, especially for small screen Xperia™ smartphones like Mini and Mini Pro and fat fingers. I found it very practical, polished and useful, it was not included just for the sake of adding a new feature.
4. The camera now has a sweep panorama (just like the ice cream sandwich version) feature. It lets you capture wide panoramas by just holding the camera button and sweeping across your phone. Also, 3D panorama is something new that lets you stitch a 3D panorama of a place for viewing it on a 3D screen.
5. The big feature everyone had been waiting for is finally here. A native screenshot ability without rooting your android comes with the 2.3.4 update. A screenshot option adds to the long press the power button menu. It is so powerful that it lets you capture the screenshot of even the lock screen (just saying).
I’m pretty sure they must have included couple of performance updates in the background as well. I have to say the over all the update impressed me.
Related articles
- Sony Ericsson Android 2.3.4 updates rolling out globally (intomobile.com)
- Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Xperia Arc HD leaks in new photos (thenextweb.com)
- Leak: First images of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD, codename Nozomi, hit the net (intomobile.com)
Easy Way to Schedule Facebook and Twitter posts
May 31st
Let SocialOomph, Sendible and HootSuite not confuse you with a little too many features. They do provide you with an option to schedule your posts and also several other services. They sure are some nice places to check out. But if you are searching for a real easy way to schedule your posts on the social web….
LaterBro lets you schedule twitter and Facebook posts with a simple UI, no separate sign-up or other unrelated stuff. Try it here.
Come back tomorrow to find out how to use cool new characters and symbols on Facebook that make your posts express themselves better.
Related articles
- Review of HootSuite to Manage Social Media (wordsellinc.com)
- Share Anything, Anytime, Anywhere with Sendible [MakeUseOf Giveaway] (makeuseof.com)
- 5 Free Methods To Schedule Facebook Updates (makeuseof.com)
Symbian Vs. Android
May 28th
Presently I own a Nokia N-97 – serves fine. Pretty much a lot to me, as it is the smartest phone I ever had, relatively. This post is a Symbian vs Android comparison to help a buyer decide which one to buy (more of a Buy-Android-post).
Okay, here is a hard fact I’d like the post to open with. Symbian OS – Series 60 or S60 is outdated. The reason it feels very outdated must be the deprecated feel Nokia bears with it in the present time. Nokia isn’t very enthusiastic about releasing anything into their ‘old’ OS, proved time and again after the release of Symbian^3. New universal applications, updates and good support are hardly there for S60.
But, if I’m comparing Android with Symbian it has to be the new Symbian^3 OS. S^3 is much more efficient than any other mobile OS. It can run good even with a smaller processor and lesser RAM. I agree its good to be efficient, but that is not even a proper excuse for anything. Though S^3 – the new OS, has a much better UI and gets almost everything that other mobile platforms get, but you see it won’t be long before S^4 comes in. The same trend is projected to continue with the release of Symbian^4 as we saw when it went from S60 – S^3. I don’t see why I’d buy a Symbian^3 based phone today just to wait for some months and find out that I don’t have an access to any of those latest applications.
Even standard applications (mail/chat/blogging etc) in the OVI market for S60 OS are cheap rip offs of Android or iTunes store. They seem to have been developed by a bunch of amateurs. While Android and iPhone get such polished applications. Very small design details (which make a big difference) and UI intuitiveness goes with each and every application (mostly iOS, due to their vigorous app screening before releasing). You’d definitely want to have that after you’ve paid so much for your beloved phone.
Image via CrunchBase
Android gets everything. You name an app and the market has it. This is because, it is new. Developers are enthusiastic to develop great applications trying to utilize the immense potential the OS has packed in it. The trend is going to be like that or better for some time now. It won’t get old like S60 anytime soon.
You won’t miss out on what the whole world is following, if you use the today’s world standard – Android. If you want to get the full use of your smart phone and keep in touch with the latest innovations you should get an Android based phone.
