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MiniDisc to MP3?

nodrog — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:50:23 GMT

Hello all,

I have a Sony MD Player and would like to put my tunes onto my beloved HD but does anyone know of any free software available to help me do this. I don't currently have anything useful on my PC and just recently got re-acquainted with my MD after a 4 yr absence ( my brother borrowed it and after 4 yrs still hadn't done what he wanted to do which I believe is the same as what I want to do now, so was of no use ).

I have done some searches and have found several guides on how to do it but all the software quoted has a price tag attached to it.Was hoping for a simple way to back up my music but most guides I've read seem very long winded requiring me to pause the MD, press record on PC, unpause MD, pause again when song has finished, stop recording etc etc and then having to rename all the files which I believe will be in .aac and then convert to MP3 or other format.. phew!!! that was hard enough just to type.

Well I know that you peeps out in XDA land are bright clever types and was hoping for some help, so....HELP.... :)

Free App Friday

m@rtyn — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:24:03 GMT

This friday, 27th August, Handango are giving away HollerID Nametones, as part of their Free App Friday freebies. Grab it while you can. Saturday morning at 7a.m is the end of the offer.

HollerID Nametones:

Put your smartphone to work so that when a contact calls you, your phone will literally announce the first name of the caller. An incoming call from a nametone-enhanced contact will no longer require that you grab the phone and read the display. Just listen for the nametone and decide whether to take the call or not. Download HollerID Nametones today for FREE using 100% off code FAF827.

Features include:
1,780 of the most common American first names, according to recent Census data

Each nametone has the option of one, three or five seconds of delay before it will be repeated

Every nametone is available in at least fifteen different voices

GET IT HERE

Android on HD2

Richard — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:19:52 GMT

For the last 2 days I have been using andriod on my HD2 :D

So far I am impressed with it. It has taken me a while to get used to the interface. However now I have managed to set my notifications up and a few other settings I am happy.

Google Navigation rocks , just need to go somewhere a bit further than work to try it out properly.

It is still running off the SD card so I do notice it running slow sometimes. Each time I reboot It does boot winmo then I have to delete 3 folders before starting android.

The only other thing is battery use is bit heavy and need a charger handy to keep her topped up.

Otherwise as this is still early days it is stable and most stuff works. Top marks top the guys working on it.

Hit the android threads on xda-devs for more details.

Go on Martin you know you want to try.

Scheduling times to turn on/off data mode

unclethommy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:29:43 GMT

Hi there, this is a very basic question having got a hand-me-down Sony Experia X1 which is now flashed with Windows mobile 6.

The battery life isn't too great on the phone once data services/3G is left on permanently and I was hoping to improve this by scheduling when it turns this on/off. The hope is that it will automatically stop the data services during bedtime i.e. 12am to 6am. Essentially what I need is a "Nodata" app which can be set on/off according to time.

Is there any app on the market, preferably free, which anyone has tried which does this?

Thanks in advance.

FREE, TODAY ONLY! 13th August 2010

m@rtyn — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:25:37 GMT

It's Free App Friday over at Handango.com and this week they have a veritable jewel to give away..... Resco Photo Manager.

Quote:

Photo Manager is a favorite photo viewing program with features far beyond standards of the classic built-in viewer. Users gain functions of complete image management in a modern looking and easy to handle application. Intuitive way of work, outrageous effects, many slideshow and edit features move other image viewing programs to the second line.

This is the WinMo version, so sorry to Android, iPhone and Symbian users. So if you want probably the best photo viewer on the market, and don't want to pay a penny for it, head on over to Handango. Remember, to get it, you'll need to have an account with Handango, but the good news is, that's free too!

Offer ends 7 a.m 14/08/2010

Wallpaper galore!

m@rtyn — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:01:10 GMT

If you are on the lookout for a new wallpaper for your device then take a look at HTCGallery.com. There are wallpapers in QVGA, WVGA, HVGA and for the iPhone (why no VGA? No idea, it just is so!). Just be a bit aware that not all of them are safe for perusing at work.

Vodafone updating update.

m@rtyn — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:04:28 GMT

A recent Android update for owners of the Vodafone branded HTC Desire, left a lot of customers with a nasty little surprise. Instead of the awaited upgrade to Android 2.2 (FroYo), what they got was Android 2.1 with even more branding and the addition of many megabytes worth of bloatware, including links to dating web-sites and Vodafones "360 App store" (which isn't on-line as yet).

This resulted in a storm among the customers and forum members in the Vodafone forum. Forum members were rightly very put off that the update was so full of branding and bloatware, and also that it wasn't as expected, the FroYo upgrade. First off it began in the forum, then moved on to e-mails to the management of Vodafone and reports to the national Press. Within days of the update being offered, Vodafone removed the update (which is OTA rather than via PC) altogether. Literally thousands of customers were complaining about what they saw as a rip-off from their operator. Many claimed that they would be getting out of their contracts as soon as possible. And in the meantime, the posts in the Vodafone forum grow and grow (you can find the thread HERE).

The good news is, Vodafone has paid attention to what has been said in it's forum! Firstly, by the rapid removal of the Over-the-Air update that was causing all the fuss, and now secondly, an announcement from Vodafone that they will be releasing FroYo in the next 7-10 days, with MINIMAL branding and no bloatware.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vodafone eForum

Hi everyone

We�ve listened to feedback from customers on a number of points around the recent 360 Android 2.1 update and made some changes to the roll out plan.

The Android 2.2 update for Vodafone HTC Desire users will be based on the HTC open market version of the software and we will customise it to ensure our network settings are installed.

For customers who have downloaded the recent 360 update for Android 2.1, we can confirm that the Android 2.2 update will remove the 360 applications and will leave the homepage and bookmarks on your current settings.

Customers who want to access the 360 services will be able to do so once the Android 2.2 compatible version is available and, in the meantime, can now download apps like 360 People from the Android Marketplace.

We plan to make the 360 apps available in a separate update for the HTC Desire at a later date, giving customers the choice to download it.

We will let you know when the date for delivery of the Android 2.2 update is finalised, but, subject to testing, we expect this to be in 7-10 days time.

Thanks

Administrator
Vodafone eForum

SOURCE: http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/topic/70...1&#entry457411

This seems to be a big step in the right direction. The most positive side of this news to me is that when the customers make enough noise and don't sit back and let the operators roll over them, that they will be heard. At least in this case, Vodafone saw that they had unleashed a sh#t-storm that was going to lose them a wad of cash and more important, market placement. Thank you Vodafone for listening and acting accordingly. But the BIGGER thanks go to the wave of Customers that sat up and said "No!" Customer Power is not dead. Long live the consumer!!

PS: Shame that Apple haven't followed suit and listened to their customers regarding iOS4. But that's another story.

My thanks to XDASite members SeanyC and SmithBill for bringing this to our attention.

Vodafone own goal

SeanyC — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:59:30 GMT

Vodafone have rolled out an update for the Desire which owners thought was Froyo. Turns out it was just an update to the current firmware with a load of Vodafone branding and apps/malware incorporated.

Obviously this has lit the blue touchpaper and its all going off over at the Vodafone eforum.

Apparently the update installed a load of 360 apps which eat into your 500MB to the tune of about 20MB/day which means most people will be billed for extra usage. These apps will not use wifi only mobile data:eek:

Also browser homepage has been changed and a load of new bookmarks including some to adult dating sites apparently.

So glad I'm impatient and flashed a standard ROM to get Froyo before this happened. ;)

Jailbreak iPhone and iPod running iOS4. It's legal!

m@rtyn — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:31:17 GMT

It is no longer illegal to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod. In the US, the US Copyright Office decreed that Apples claim that copyright was being infringed was incorrect and "The user is not engaging in any commercial exploitation of the firmware, at least not when the jailbreaking is done for the user's own private use of the device."

Apple replied with, "As we've said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably." Well, anyone who has been following my rantings of late about the pile of wombat-cack that Apple call iOS 4 and what it has done to my iPod, will appreciate that my personal feelings to this reply are: "Are you fecking serious!?!"

And as is the way of the world of electronics, no sooner is Jailbreaking officially stamped as legal, the community has reacted with lightening speed and waved a couple of fingers under the noses of Apple. Hardly has the ink dried and there is already software to break you iToy. The most straight forward of these being Jailbreakme (point your iPhone/iPod browser at www.jailbreakme.com). Just go to their site and "slide to jailbreak". I have just tried this myself and it took around 5 mins to do. And all it took was one slide of the finger. So far, no down-side noticed. The last time I attemped to jailbreak my iPod, it took me over an hour and downloads from various sites to get the files that I needed. Jailbreakme.com does everything from one site and in no time at all. And if you don't like it, just restore via iTunes and you're back to the official software from the Fruit store.

And here you can see an iPhone 4 and an iPod being jailbroken in record time.

Android 2.2 ready to roll. Today?

m@rtyn — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:28:45 GMT

Good news for HTC Desire owners. According to the European boss of HTC, Mark Moons, Android 2.2 should be ready for download today (29.07.2010). This was in a "tweet" he posted yesterday, so let's hope that the boss-man has got his facts right. Apparently, the update form 2.1 to 2.2 should be fairly painless. So all you Desire owners out there, let us know if it is available and if the update went well.

Photo: Pocket-Lint.com

Your next phone?

Kamal — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:05:51 GMT

current phone - Nokia N900 (main), O2 Ignito (backup phone)

Mine is going to be a Dell Streak if Dell releases Android 2.2 update for it.

One click rooting of HTC Desire and others.

SeanyC — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:40:59 GMT

One click rooting of Evo, Hero, Aria, Desire, Incredible.

Unrevoked3

Apple sucks!

m@rtyn — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:25:23 GMT

Well, it got to the point where I was so cheesed off with iOS4 on my iPod that I decided to downgrade back to iOS 3.1.3 last night. Though iOS4 has a lot of good new features (though old-hat to WinMo and even Android users), I found it to be sluggish to the point of wanting to throw it at the wall. Also, it was forever losing a wi-fi signal even though I was sat nearly on top of the router. What I wanted was the old OS speed and stability back and was willing to trade it off for the only advantage (for me) of iOS4, "Folders".

So, iPod docked on the PC and iTunes fired up and running. Hit the "Restore Factory Settings" button and waited for it to do it's thing. After about 20 mins, the flash was finished (it took nearly 4 hours to flash iOS4 to my iPod 2G!!). And the result? Yup, I still have iOS4, no sign of OS 3.1.3. Oh, and no sign of my music library either! Oh, the apps are all restored but as soon as it starts to copy my music library across, iTunes (v9.2.0.16) freezes and refuses to respond.

I should like to take a moment here to thank all at Apple for the well produced and ground-breaking evolution that is iOS4. But I won't, because that would be an outright porkie-pie. What iOS is, in my humble opinion, is not really repeatable on this site (yes I own the site and can say what I want, but sometimes, even I have limits on how acidic I can be). Suffice to say that between a mountain of expletives the words "Rush-job" and "Market Expectation" would no doubt appear. Anyway, thanks to Apple, I now have an iPod that can't play music (the reason I bought it) and can only open iTunes Store if it feels like connecting to wi-fi, and even then, only at a snails pace.

With any luck, Apple may do some actual testing on their next OS and hardware (Antenna and glass cases) before launching their next anti-christ on the market. Not just sit back and say how pretty it is and that 1.7 million fan-boys will buy it in the first 3 days and to hell with the consequences. Sorry folks, Apple sucks!!

BIG TIME!

iPhone 5? The rumour mill grinds up again

m@rtyn — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:17:34 GMT

At a recent press conference by Apple, it was announced that Apple will offer a free Bumper to all owners of an iPhone 4, or a refund to customers who have already bought a Bumper. In addition, any iPhone 4 owners that are dissatisfied with their new toy can get a full refund if they return it to an Apple shop. The offer applies to anyone having bought an iPhone 4 up to and including 30th September (so they are still going to be selling defect phones for another two months!!!!) OK, that's a start. Furthermore, Steve Jobs said (referring to the so-called "Antenna-gate" debacle);

"We will re-examine this in September and decide whether to keep going, or maybe we will have a better idea."

And this is what has got the Rumour Mill grinding. WHAT is going to happen 30th September? Some of the pundits are now expecting an iPhone 5. More likely (if anything, in my opinion..) an iPhone "4.5" with a new antenna solution.

At least Apple are doing something about it. I have noticed that with my HD2 that if I hold it in a certain way, inside a lead-lined box, no less than 5 meters underwater in a concrete swimming pool, I too have a problem getting more than two bars worth of reception. And what are HTC doing about that??!??

Source: PocketLint

Astraware OddBlob for Windows Phones

Kamal — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:38:28 GMT

Astraware has unleashed this game based on modeled clay graphics. In the game, you navigate a little purple clay man through a squishy maze. The game costs 5 dollars. I bought it yesterday and it is a pretty good game. [link]