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Re:Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges on Friday November 09, 2012 @01:39AM (#4761690)
*I updated the title to be more clear :)
Re:Google Free Zone - Share and search on your phone with no data charges on Friday November 09, 2012 @01:34AM (#4761674)
Got this via SMS from Globe Telecom (PH): "Make sure that there are no running applications connecting to the internet when using the service to avoid incurring data charges"

Tried it in the Philippines and it works well. One possible problem here is that for smartphones, users may be charged unexpectedly because background apps that access the net. There should be a separate APN for Free Zone use so users are sure they are not charged for normal data rates. I don't think users will use this if they are uncertain that it is totally free.

Re:E-Ink, Largely Limited to E-Readers, Appears in a Chinese Smartphone on Thursday November 01, 2012 @03:31AM (#4726558)
I actually stopped using Pocket (phone/tablet) and just use Send to Kindle for everything. It doesn't bother me too much that I can't archive/mark as read articles, I just delete them from my kindle once I'm done. Also I just order the articles by most recent and just use search if I need to find a specific article. I wanted to avoid relying on hacks so I guess this setup will be stable for a while.

It's actually amusing that since back then I've used ipod touch, android phone, android tablet, and now the kindle, for specifically reading articles from the web.

When I was in college I was actually printing web articles in batch during weekends, I just paste the plain text to MS word arranged in 3 columns in uniform font so it looks like a newspaper. Those were fun times since everything was so new to me :) that's way before all the instapaper/pocket came out.

Re:E-Ink, Largely Limited to E-Readers, Appears in a Chinese Smartphone on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @07:12AM (#4722241)
A dual mode display would be nice too. Something that could switch to e-ink mode when reading articles or when it is on standby. That way we don't have to wait for e-ink displays to have fast enough refresh rates.
Re:E-Ink, Largely Limited to E-Readers, Appears in a Chinese Smartphone on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @07:07AM (#4722233)
I'd love an e-ink android tablet too. Reading on an LCD tablet is painful especially if you are already staring at a computer all day. I almost decided to buy the Nook Glow because I've seen it installed with android 2.1 but it seems most apps are incompatible, so I went with Kindle Paperwhite which does web articles pretty fine with it's Send to Kindle feature.

Btw there's a chrome extension of Send to Kindle so you don't have to email articles. Also if you like reading Hacker News on the kindle browser check out http://bit.ly/hnkindle :)

Re:Show HN: Hacker News for Kindle's Experimental Browser on Friday October 26, 2012 @10:06PM (#4705083)
cool thanks for that!

Show HN: Hacker News for Kindle's Experimental Browser

Posted by xtimesninety on Friday October 26, 2012 @12:48PM
from the show-hn dept.

Scrolling is a pain on the Kindle's experimental browser so I made (yet another) hacker news interface that uses back/next buttons instead of scrolling. Just something I did so I won't be bored on a friday night :p (shoutout to api.ihackernews.com - thanks!)See it here: http://toniobox.dreamhosters.com/hnkindle/

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Re:How to Work from Home Without Going Crazy on Friday November 20, 2009 @08:52PM (#953969)
I'm interested on what whitenoise you are listening to? There are times it feels too silent in my home office but I'm also not in the mood to listen to music.
Re:Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it! on Monday September 21, 2009 @02:58AM (#834124)
http://nelobanda.com i'm part of Nelo at ang Tala, a pop/rock band in the Philippines. I compose the songs and play vocals and guitars. We're planning on recording a new album all DIY using a USB condenser mic with built in mixer from Samson (GM1U).
Re:A $5 App That Justifies Your iPhone Purchase: Instapaper on Sunday September 20, 2009 @09:10PM (#833825)
the only problem i have reading on the ipod touch is my arm kinda gets tired quickly because of the weight (and its awkward to hold it with 2 hands when reading). if only the zune hd had a similar app to instapaper i'm sure it's the next thing i would buy.
Re:Ask HN: Where do you live? on Friday August 14, 2009 @01:07PM (#763395)
QC, Philippines :)

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