[Received] - Cheap Transparent iPhone 5 Case from Dealextreme

[Received] - Cheap Bumper from Dealextreme

[Received] - TagsForDroid NFC Tags & Key Chain

Ordered on Feb 19 and arrived today (Feb 27). About 8 days. Quite fast.
Tomorrow will experiment with the Tags.

The Bill

A New Kid On the Block - The One Antenna Bugdroid

Move aside Apple! The Bugdroid is taking over the office! LOL!
You can get this cheap Bugdroid (only USD 5 with free shipping!) from --> HERE.

Bugdroid - A Great Story to Tell

I received my first Bugdroid from DX.com but found that it was defect with an antenna fell off. I posted a photo to Google+ Android Collectible Community. Someone pointed out that it was a fake Bugdroid from Series 1. I bought at USD 4.90 but the actual market price for the original now (it was collector item) cost about USD 80-100.
Someone willing to sell his Series 1 item (similar like the fake one) with a starting price of USD 120. Another person responded that he is willing to pay for USD 200 if its legit.
The topic became a hot one and another person bid for USD 500! That's it!
I was quite surprised when I woke up this morning to find out that the simple photo topic became a hot discussion and a lucky guy managed to sell his collection at USD 500! Kudos!

8 Pin Lightning to 30 Pin Female + Micro USB Female Adapter

Ordered: Jan. 29 from DX.
Arrived: Feb. 16, 2013 (About 18 days)

Pros:

I have been trying to reduce cables and also be able to re-use back my old cables especially I have a lot of 30Pin cables for my old iPhones. The 8 pin lightning is too expensive thus this adapter is a welcome sight. It works perfectly and furthermore it can also support the micro USB.

Cons:

Unfortunately, when I use a case with my iPhone 5, it does not connect well enough to recognise. However, my iPad mini works okay.

Other:

Need to design something which fits iphone with cases.

Bottomline:

  Recommended if you have a lot of old cables to be re-use!

 

USB to 8 Pin Lightning + Micro USB Charging Cable for iPhone 5

Ordered: Jan. 29, 2013 from DX
Received: Feb. 16, 2013 (18 days)

Pros:

Here's a great way to carry two cables easily. I have 2 smartphones (i.e. iPhone 5 and Nexus) which uses different connectors and cables. Thus, this cable helps me to charge both devices at the same time.

Cons:

The cables is slightly short. Hoping it can be slightly longer for better usage. Although it charges both iphone and nexus, it does not recognize nexus 4 in USB debugging mode (cannot see the contents of nexus 4) However, it does sync and charge the iphone 5.

Other:

Longer length would be great!

Bottomlin:

But I would still recommend for anyone who wants to carry less cables.

 

CUSTOM ROM CM 10.1 with Android 4.2.2 for Nexus 4

It took about 5 minutes to complete this flashing using ROM Manager.

CM 10.1 Nightly Feb. 15, 2013 Supports Android 4.2.2 (Nexus 4)

After a couple of days, CM 10.1 released its Feb. 15, 2013 Nightly with the Android 4.2.2.

See how to update to Android 4.2.2 using CM 10.1 -> Click HERE.

My Dealextreme Parcels arrived!

[How-To] - Force update Android 4.2.2

Source: Google+

Nexus 4 OTA 4.2.2 update rolling out. Just got it by a force update

1. Put your phone into airplane mode. it will trun off wifi. now turn wifi back on
2. Go to Settings -> Apps -> All (tab) -> Google Services FrameworkClick on Clear cache (if enabled)Click on Clear data (and OK the warning)Click on Force stop (and OK the warning)Check that you have access to the wifi networkOptionally, go back to Settings -> About Phone/Tablet -> System Updates -> Check now and keep clicking till it pops upYou should get a prompt to apply the new update (assuming there is one available for your device)
after you do the force update trick for the nexus devices go back to settings->account--> google--> click sync now and re-sync the google apps account. 

[How-To] - LG Nexus 4 - Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Update.

The Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update is a 52MB file. So you can downloaded directly from Google since it isn't available via OTA at the moment. You can reach here for manual update to Android 4.2.2.

CM 10.1 for Nexus 4 to get 4.2.2 Update

CyanogenMod tweeted today...

And here's his full post at G+

This update is deceptively large in the change department, but still manageable. We are working on the same principle as with the update from 4.1 to 4.2, and are working in 'mr1.1-staging' in our github. 

There are quite a few conflicts, which are to be expected as we are more than just a bare AOSP OS, but these will have to be sorted before we start issuing releases based on the 4.2.2 code base. 

Key items:

# Lots of translation conflicts. 
# There don't appear to be new device repos nor any communication on the usual mailing lists regarding this. Even updated kernel source appears to be missing. 
# Some major changes to hardware/qcom/display, which will affect most devices using that. Degree of the impact varies, but this seems to revolve around the new 4-layer composition. 

Please don't bug your various maintainers asking 'when?'. These things take time to do properly and rarely apply cleanly. Good work takes effort, and effort takes time. 

[Nexus 4] - GUIDES, TUTORIALS, HOW-TO'S

Android Governors Explained
by richteralan

[GUIDE] Building CM10.1 with Mac OS X Mountain Lion
by inffy

[Guide] Building from sources [Kernel only for now]
by cdesai

[GUIDE]Unlocking the Bootloader
by TheDarkDefender

How To Build CM10.1 [LINUX]
by Imperticus

[HOW TO]Build Nexus 4 Kernel
by yduck

[HOW TO]Fix Internal Storage If 16GB Now Shows 8GB
by El Daddy

[HOW-TO] How to flash a factory image / return to stock / unlock / root #
by efrant

How To Mount Nexus 4 in Linux
by marty331

How to Root Nexus 4! [Windows + Mac][Video]
by techfanatic9

[ROOT][CONFIRMED WORKING] Root Nexus 4 Using Insecure Boot Image and ADB
by HQRaja

Superboot - Nexus 4 boot solution
by paulobrien

Ultimate Nexus 4 Root Guide
by Jubakuba

Source: XDA

[Purchased] - Android Mini Collectible Series Action Figure/Doll - Android 02 (Green + Grey)

Price: USD 4.90
Shipping: Free
Purchased date: Feb. 2, 2013
Status: Waiting for delivery

Click the website below:

[Purchased] - USB to 8pin Lightning + Micro USB Charging Cable for iPhone 5 / Mobile Phones

Price: USD 10.80
Shipping: Free
Purchased date: Jan. 29, 2013
Status: Waiting for delivery

Click the website below to purchase:

[Purchased] - 8 Pin Lightning to 30 Pin Female + Micro USB Female Adapter

Price: USD 3.80

Shipping: Free
Purchased date: Jan. 29, 2013
Status: Waiting for delivery

Click below to purchase.

[How-To] - Auto rotate your Android Nexus 4 to landscape mode

Here's a simple method to get your Nexus 4 into an Auto-rotatae screen (either portrait or landscape mode).

Note: I am already on CM 10.1 ROM and I am quite new to this Jelly Bean. Thus, I am not sure whether its the effect of Stock ROM or CM 10.1.. :-)

Settings -> Launcher -> General -> Enable Auto-rotate screen.

[Received] - HQ PU Leather Case Cover Pouch Bag With Belt Clip For New Apple iPhone 5

I finally received this HQ PU Leather Case Cover Pouch Bag With Belt Clip For my Apple iPhone 5. Purchased from eBay on 3rd Jan. 2013 but only received today (Feb. 7, 2013). It arrived more than 34 days. Since it is beyond the promised date (20 working days), I requested for a replacement.

I received the seller's email stated that its sending a new replacement but unfortunately it came a few hours late because I have received the item today.

But I certainly love the case because it can fits my iPhone 5 with a case.

[Unboxing] - Panasonic QE-TM101-K wireless Charge Pad

This is an excellent accessory for my Nexus 4. With the ability to wireless charge using the Panasonic QE-TM101-K Wireless Charge Pad, now I am free to charge without the hassle of finding a cable.

I purchased from eBay.

[Arrived] -Panasonic QE-TM101-K wireless Charge Pad

Finally it arrived today.
Purchased on Jan. 25, 2013 from eBay and arrived 16 days later. Not bad delivery from Japan.

[How-To] - Untethered Jailbreak iOS 6.1 iPhone 5 using evasi0n

Here's a great video from iDB which showed step-by-step to Jailbreak using the latest Jailbreak tool - evasi0n .

[How-To] - "No Connection - Couldn't' connect to the server"

This happened when I restore the apps with data after a ROM upgrade.
The way to fix it is by either restoring the app WITHOUT the data or do a fresh install from the Play Store.

ROM Manager error - The features is only available to Premium users!

I purchased the ROM Manager Premium and after flashing the new CM 10.1, I am unable to download new ROM updates. I the app kept asking - "the feature is only available to Premium users".
Finally I found the solution by in uninstall and reinstall back the Premium license.

[HOW-TO] - Solved! “This device isn’t eligible for the requested build” Error in iTunes When Updating iOS 6.1

Mac OS X:
Step 1. On your Mac, go to your “Applications” folder.
Step 2. Now navigate to the “Utilities” folder.
Step 3. Launch “Terminal”.
Step 4. Type “sudo nano /etc/hosts” (without quotes) and hit return.
Step 5. Enter your password
Step 6. Use the down arrow key to find the “gs.apple.com” entries. Once the cursor is in front, make sure you comment out the line(s) by entering “#” in front of the text.
Step 7. Save the file by pressing CONTROL+O.
Step 8. Exit the nano editor by pressing CONTROL+X.
Step 9. Restore your iDevice.

Windows:
Step 1. Start --> Programs --> Accessories
Step 2. Run Notepad or WordPad 

Step 3. Click “Open..” from File menu.
Step 4. Browse to Windows/System32/drivers/etc 

Step 5. In “files of type:” select all documents
Step 6. Open “hosts”
Step 7. Delete all line that has “gs.apple.com” or something like that 

Step 8. Hit Save
Step 9. Restore your device

My Nexus flashed with CyanogenMod 10.1 (CM 10.1)

Backup using Titanium Backup to ba k up all necessary files.
Using ROM Manager to download CM10.1 and later flash it.
Restore the necessary backup files using Titanium Backup app back.