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The easiest way is to do a broadband speed test This broadband speedtest was done in Wallawatta, on a weekday between 8pm to 9pm with Airtel, Dialog, Etisalat, Hutch. I did three test for each network with a time gap of 5 to 10 minutes, and then arrived at the average. The main objective of this test was to decide whether I should change my Internet Service Provider (ISP) or stick with Dialog. Download Speed (Mbps) Upload Speed (Mbps) Airtel 0.88 0.11 Dialog 2.20 0.31 Etisalat 3.25 0.08 Hutch 2.81 0.15 For detailed test data please click here. I know it would have given a better picture if I had done a number of speed tests at different times of the day and on different days – weekdays, weekends etc. I actually did, but somehow lost them. Please note Mobitel was not included in this speedtest as I did not have [...]

Today I happened to check the Huawei MediaPAD web-page to find the Android 4.0 ICS update. It’s fairly a straight forward installation process, where you have to download this 328.96MB zipped file. Once extracted, you will find  the following highlighted files and folders. Open the ‘upgrade’ folder and copy the ‘dload’ folder, which will contain the following files, to the root directory of your microSD card. Then insert the SD card into MediaPad and switch it on. If everything runs well, you will get the following screen, and all you have to do is follow the screen instructions. P.S.: I tested this software S7-301u V100R002C232B002 with Dialog, Airtel and Hutch networks and had no issues with call and data.

I received an email from Nokia Developer stating that there will be a webinar on how to make complex technology accessible to Series 40 users. You can register now for the session most convenient for you: 2 May 2012 12.30PM (Sri Lanka Time) User-centric design of Series 40 applications 3 May 2012 08:30PM (Sri Lanka Time) User-centric design of Series 40 applications And it was also stated that some attendees will become eligible for a free Nokia Asha 303 by publishing a Series 40 web app. More details will be provided during the session. If you are interested, why not attend Click here for the original content of the mail.  

The much waited Angry Bird Space is available at Google Play… The story goes like this, after a giant claw kidnaps Angry Birds eggs, they chase it into a wormhole and find themselves floating in a strange new galaxy – surrounded by space pigs! Luckily the Angry Birds have super powers of their own… Angry Birds Space features 60 interstellar levels on planets and in zero gravity, resulting in spectacular gameplay ranging from slow-motion puzzles to lightspeed destruction, I just downloaded it to my Mediapad

We had quite a few inquiries asking how an Android handsets, specially Samsung Galaxy range, can be enabled to read Sinhala. I have done it the hard way, I mean rooting the phone etc, but most of them din wanna go to that extend. So I promised I’ll search for a easy way. And here I found it And this is how you do it! First of all you go to SETTINGS > APPLICATIONS and make sure “UNKNOWN SOURCES” is checked. And then go to Android Market from your phone and search for “fontomizer” It should be listed on the top of your search result,  Fontomizer SP (Font for Galaxy) by bottobuche. Install! Now open the application and tap on the screen to go to font list. Browse down the list and tap on ‘S’ and  then on ‘Sinhala Fonts’, which will take you to the list of available Sinhala fonts, actually [...]

Do you want to enable dialing and text messaging on your Huawei MediaPAD? No sweat! just follow the instructions. And in no time you will be making phone call on your Honeycomb table Download the HuaweiMediaPadPhone.apk file to your MediaPAD Once you install the downloaded file you will find the ‘Phone’ and ‘Messaging’ apps in your devices ‘Apps’ drawyer. P.S.: You might have to upgrade your devices firmware version. If you have any issues, just post it on the comment section below, and I will be happy to help you out

{EAV_BLOG_VER:9f3e701de0fd6f75} We are decided to have a small competition in order to make your visit to our blog interactive. What we have come up this time is “Guess The Gadgets”. Here’s what you’ve got to do List down in the comment below, the gadgets what you see in the above picture, and your contact email address and the country in which you are living presently. (HINT: There are five gadgets in the pic) Follow us and/or Like us on Twitter and/or Facebook (Twitter: @WOMLanka Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/womlanka) And this is what the winners will get: The first 3 readers to list down the gadgets correctly will receive LKR 100/- worth of recharge card PIN from their preferred mobile network. From all the correct entries we will be drawing a winner who will receive LKR 250/- worth of recharge card PIN from their preferred mobile network. And this is our rules and [...]

I am conducting a Twitter survey, started last night, that’s  July 19 and planning to run until July 25, 2011. The survey was promoted primarily through three of my Twitter accounts – @mack005 @womlanka and @criativMINDS and also with 45 RT’s (Retweets) from fellow tweeps (Thank you guys) A total of 76 have responded to the survey at the end of day one. Among the respondents, 77% were males while 20% were females and remaining 3% were institutions. 87% of them tweets everyday while the remaining 13% tweets few times a week. Highlights of our Twitter user survey: 77% are in their 20′s, 16% are Teens, 7% in their 30′s If you have not taken the survey yet, CLICK HERE… we will take only two minutes of your time

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According to a report from CIMB Research of Malaysia, local telecom industry is expected to do well due to increasing smartphone usage, regulatory interventions ans post war economic growth. Smartphones such as the Nokia N8, Samsung GalaxyS which has social media intergration to popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and FourSquare lurs more people to opt for smartphones replacing their stationed computers to interact with friends and family. Which suggest demand for broadband. Mobile user penetration in Sri Lanka was 77% in the first half of 2010, but the unique user penetration is estimated to be around 55% taking into consideration the multiple SIM usage. Dialog claims to share 43% of the mobile penetration, and Mobitel at second place with 24%. While Etisalat, Hutch and Airtel share 3rd, 4th and 5th place respectivly.

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