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  1. brad-short

    Help TransProxy and Tasker

    Hi guys, I use an app from over at XDA called Transproxy, which enables me to enter an http proxy for wifi access at work. I have also set a profile up in Tasker that opens the app when i am in close proximity of the work wifi signal so i can then turn on the transproxy settings. I haven't...
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    Why Anti - Piracy measures suck

    I think this guy is a little annoyed .. . http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-mt4BpnfAN-o/how_anti_piracy_screws_over_people_who_buy_pc_games/
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    Tweetcaster Pro - widget issue

    Hi guys, have googled and looked search a few forums but still have not found a definitive answer to this. I'm finding that the widgets i have on my homescreen are not updating and the refresh button is not working. I'm running a rooted Desire with A2SD+ enabled with EXT3. Even when i...
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    [UK] Bank Charges for Apps

    Hey Everyone. Now i'm sure those of us in the UK have noticed that banks are sometimes charging a one of fee and a currency conversion rate when we buy the apps on Credit / Debit cards. I couldn't find a definitive list of bank charges so I thought i would ask you lot. Please reply as...
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    Paid for Applications - Essentials

    Hi Guys This post has been prompted by me being caught out by the Foreign Exchange charges charged by some banks to buy apps off the Android Marketplace. I want to see which paid apps we think are worth the dolla! The Question is simple "If you could only Buy 5 apps for your Android phone...
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    Root Newly Rooted!

    So, which apps should i be looking at now i have a rooted Desire. Not worried about new roms at this stage. :)
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    Help 80MB downloaded overnight. . . where is it!

    Hi guys, phone downloaded 80mb of data over night over 3g (according to 3g watchdog) all of its own accord and the Network History (*#*#4636#*#*) is not any help as the phone was plugged in! I really wish there was a better way to see which apps are using data, how much and when! I ph33r it...
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    Help 80MB download over night when plugged in . . ?

    Hi guys, phone downloaded 80mb of data over night over 3g (according to 3g watchdog) all of its own accord and the Network History (*#*#4636#*#*) is not any help as the phone was plugged in! I really wish there was a better way to see which apps are using data, how much and when! I ph33r it...
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    Google Checkout security

    Am really shocked, neigh my Gast is well and truly flabbered that I can buy things from Market via google checkout without passwords / pins etc! Thats really inconvenient if i lose my phone! Plus some joker would love to have a laugh ordering all sorts from the market if i leave my phone...
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    Froyo 720p video - Disappointment

    Not sure what i was expecting but its a little bit of a disappointment. Playback on the phone was a little choppy and the audio distorted but playback on youtube was better. thought i's post the video so you guys can use it as a reference.
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    Car Charging Weirdness

    Hi guys, thought i would share a weird issue with you. Bought one of those 1A car chargers from Ebay that have been much talked about on the forums. Very happy with it, until today. Tootling along with sat nav on , and Google girl robotically jibberjabbering at me, when i noticed the...
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    Play Music AND Browse internet?

    I thought that the Androiod platform allowed for tru multitasking? I wanted to listen to some music today, and pressed home to access internet and my music stopped? Can do this no problem on Symbian so am i missing something?:confused:
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    Disabling the Lockscreen Music Player widget?

    Hi guys. I'm trying to listen to podcasts on My HTC desire whilst walking the dog, but because of the darned music player widget being operable through the lockscreen, it keeps pausing or skipping! Can i turn this blasted widget off? The skipping is not down to the Headphones issue on this...
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    +1 <3 4 Vodafone!

    Just want to say how great they have been. Discovered #vodafoneukdeals on twitter, got a great deal on a free Desire, 18m with 600 mins, data and UL text, THEN a discount on the MMS package cos of billing issues THEN a 16gb microSD falls thru my letterbox, cos of the delay in delivering my...
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    Rallying call to new Desire owners . .

    Go on, take a long hard sniff of your new HTC Desire. Smells nice doesn't. A little warm, that smell of electricity . . . hmmm. HTC are the Willie Wonka's of the mobile world . . :p
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    Old Symbian Head hits Android

    Lo peeps, just popping in to say hi and to tell you i'm excited to have left a Nokia and Symbian behind to take up Android with my new HTC Desire. Have had many phones and my fave of the all, N95 8GB, has let me know it was time for an upgrade. No matter how hard i prodded the screen, it would...
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