Bluetooth Service's UUIDs

If you are developing on Windows Phone 8 and trying to communicate with a Bluetooth device using a StreamSocket these UUID's might come in handy:ServiceDiscoveryServerServiceClassID= '{00001000-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}';BrowseGroupDescriptorServiceClassID = '{00001001-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}';PublicBrowseGroupServiceClass = '{00001002-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}';SerialPortServiceClass = '{00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}';LANAccessUsingPPPServiceClass = '{00001102-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}';DialupNetworkingServiceClas =...

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Nokia 206 brings new technology, design to classic feature phone

The feature phone is not dead. Nokia is bringing new life to these guys from "back in the day" with their announcement of the Nokia 206 today. So long live the alphanumeric keyboard. This classic design has a 2.4-inch display and comes in single and dual-SIM versions. The camera is nothing to brag about at 1.3 megapixels and it also has video capture. But the camera is optimized for sharing pictures - let's say on Facebook - at around 700KB....

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Adding caption to image in form

When you add an image on to your form in Lotus Notes you can specify a caption for that image. In the image properties you will find this option along with where do you want to position this caption.I usually use this technique to put text on fancy button images. So with just one image resource I can have multiple buttons with each having different text on it. You can even change the font by clicking on the image and then setting font properties...

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Samsung Galaxy S III, Motorola Photon Q near perfection

I have been in smartphone wonderland for the past few weeks. C Spire Wireless took me there with the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Motorola Photon Q. Both of these devices are on C Spire's 4G LTE network. I could stop right here and say these smartphones are what dreams are made of, but you need to know the details. With one in each pocket , I found myself reaching for either the Galaxy S III or the Photon Q, depending on what I was doing. Galaxy...

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BlackBerry 10 launch set for Jan. 30; new smartphones unveiled

The BlackBerry 10 interface will include a new feature that will divide the screen into a "Personal" and "Work" display of apps and data. The BlackBerry 10 launch is scheduled for Jan. 30, where Research in Motion, the smartphone's maker, will unveil the first two BlackBerry 10 Smartphones that will run on the new platform. This is what a lot of BlackBerry fans have been patiently waiting for, as the iPhone, Android devices and now Windows Phone...

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Drag out file links from download control to save just like in Gmail

Google adds a lot of interesting features in it products. One of them is dragging a file link in your Gmail on to your desktop (or a folder) to download it. This article on CSS Ninja explains exactly how it is done.We can also put this feature in our download control so that each file link can be dragged on to your folder to start download without going through save dialog.Step 1: Identifying the file links in a download controlThis is actually pretty simple. XPages by default sets the class name of the file links in download control to xspLinkFileDownload....

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Franklin Wireless 4G modem a champ with providing Wi-Fi signal

Finally, I can say that I was able to access the Internet at the grandparents house, a low-tech enclave best known as a weekend getaway, along with a dose of tranquility. As relaxing as it is, there is no available Wi-Fi signal within range of the comfortable couches in the family room. So the lack of being connected to the world was bothering us until I discovered the Franklin Wireless USB Modem from C Spire Wireless. Let’s bump it up a bit and...

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