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Monthly Archives: November 2008

How to import contacts into android

Export contacts from Outlook or Outlook Express (or any other application) to csv format and then import to gmail. That should do it for most users.

If you have your contacts on an old GSM phone, you could export them on to the SIM card and then import them to your new phone.

Google Contacts

While you are there, try the “find duplicates” functionality. You can also add contacts into groups. The groups show up on your phone too … read tip.

Look up the caller ID of the person calling you

Whitepages looks up the name of the incoming caller in real time.

User “Caller Lookup” if you want a free app.

You might then see the name of the person even when they are not in your contacts. … read tip.

Spy on someone

Use “noise alert” to call you automatically when there’s noise. … read tip.

Reach a human on customer service lines directly

Use Dial zero: “Quickly dial the customer service numbers of over 600 companies and skip directly to a person. Don’t wait through annoying voice prompts any longer.” … read tip.

Signal someone in a nightclub

Use strobelight

If you don’t know which club to go to, use wertago to find one. … read tip.

Find a movie, add it to your netflix queue

Use phoneflix … read tip.

Send tweets to twitter

Use twidroid or twitli … read tip.

Store the location information with the pictures you take

Start camera menu settings store location

This will get the image to show up in the proper location in map view in picasa. … read tip.

Track and share your location

Use Firepin … read tip.

Find the names of songs you hear

Use shazamread tip.