30 July 2010
I cut my own Micro SIM
I refuse to pay an extra $20, for a smaller SIM card. With dignity, I cut my Singtel standard SIM card to fit for my iPhone 4. As you can see, it…
26 July 2010
Mobile ATM – An Idea for Paypal X Developer Challenge
I was out jogging the other day. At the end of my run, I wanted to buy a drink, but I soon realized that I have forgotten to bring along cash with…
24 July 2010
Singtel’s Advertisement for Galaxy S is Inaccurate..
On a full page advertisement for Samsung Galaxy S in Straits Times today: I am happy to find SG Toto as one of the app that works for the Android phone. Great.…
13 July 2010
A New iPhone App – The LOST Whispers
We are proud to announce the release of a new iPhone app – The LOST Whispers This is the first entertainment app we have created, and a good prank app we believe…
23 May 2010
How to use MapKit
Apple seems to lack a MapKit programming guide. I have to look through the MapKit reference, search on the Internet, and read blog articles in order to do a few simple tasks…
22 May 2010
How to highlight code syntax in WordPress
WP-Syntax is the answer. For example, this is how I highlight an iPhone’s Objective-C code in this post. - ( void ) viewDidLoad { [ super viewDidLoad ] ; NSString title =…
1 May 2010
How to resolve force close caused by Market
This is an issue where an application that is opened from Android’s Market might encounter a force close. txeet had the same issue: This is due to the application having two launcher…
30 April 2010
SG Blood v2
Just like my other apps that have gone v2, SG Blood is upgrading to v2 too! SG Blood is an app for blood donor, and was first released in Jan 2009 .…
30 April 2010
Switching to Nexus One
Ok, I once said that I don’t think much of Nexus One .. but Google is generous enough to give me one.. and since I promised , I shall switch to use…
10 April 2010
Get Push Notification for New 4D Result
A new version of SG 4D has been released for iPhone. In this new version, users can receive push notification when new 4D result is available! Yea.. and if you noticed, the…
2 April 2010
What’s technically new for SG 4D?
In the previous post , I have highlighted what’s new for SG 4D. In this post, I will be highlighting what’s new, from a technical point of view. I am excited to…
28 March 2010
What’s new for SG 4D?
SG 4D version 2 was released with tons of changes. It is a very exciting release, a big overhaul, and with lots of new features. In this post, I will highlight the…
28 March 2010
SG 4D v2
After a long one year since version 1 was released , SG 4D version 2 for iPhone is released today! This update is a major overhaul, and there are tons of changes,…
25 March 2010
What to do if WordPress is not displaying UTF-8 correctly?
A while ago, this blog was not showing correctly some chinese (UTF-8) characters. It was due to the WordPress that I have set up using a wrong character set. It was using…
23 March 2010
Interview with mypaper 《我报》
I had an interview with mypaper 《我报》 in an article on 18 Mar, 2010. They have interviewed me over the SG Blood app that I had developed one year ago. I have…
6 March 2010
Apple dominates 80% of Singapore Smartphone
AdMob has released its report for Q4 2009 Southeast Asia . Some particularly useful data are: The top 3 countries are India, Indonesia and Australia, generating 72% of the traffic Singapore has…
19 February 2010
How to register US iTunes Account
If you have a non-US iTunes account, and would like to download some US-only content, you need to do this. It is easy to register for another account, and you do NOT…
19 February 2010
How to redeem promo code
To use promo code from iTunes, go to Home > Redeem (under Quick Links) > enter the promo code.
16 February 2010
How to prompt user to review your iPhone app
Apple’s app review is flawed – when users delete an app, it ask to rate. But if users like an app, it does not ask to rate. That is bias. If a…
11 February 2010
How to read iPhone crash log?
Many times, application crashes, and a developer will have no idea what is the cause (if he knows, it would not have happened). I am not providing the how-to here, instead I…