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How to hack Motorola’s “Invalid battery” and “Authentic Motorola Battery” error

Motorola has an annoying block in this new Android phone I have from them. The battery won’t work. It looks real. Came in the box from Amazon. But the software says the battery isn’t authentic. But here is a hack:

How to hack Motorola’s “Invalid battery” and “Authentic Motorola Battery” error

Motorola has an annoying block in this new Android phone I have from them. The battery won’t work. It looks real. Came in the box from Amazon. But the software says the battery isn’t authentic. But here is a hack:

The Chinese Twitter sagging. Future of US Twitter?

Microblogging site Sina Weibo — China’s version of Twitter — is past its prime, as its leading users are publishing fewer articles every day, an analyst has told Shanghai’s First Financial Daily. Yu Xiao, a graduate student at the Harbin

The Chinese Twitter sagging. Future of US Twitter?

Microblogging site Sina Weibo — China’s version of Twitter — is past its prime, as its leading users are publishing fewer articles every day, an analyst has told Shanghai’s First Financial Daily. Yu Xiao, a graduate student at the Harbin

Social Bikes ink in the NY Times

It ran today! http://nyti.ms/Onp1is

Social Bikes ink in the NY Times

It ran today! http://nyti.ms/Onp1is

Your own personal ninja

Fascinating. A whole crop of Indian companies on the model of FancyHands (virtual assistant) Pricing Plans | Online Consumer Forum | Akosha. https://www.yourmaninindia.com/ https://www.getfriday.com/? https://www.timesvr.com/about The most sophisticated execution seems to be Akosha. This would be a great smartphone app

Your own personal ninja

Fascinating. A whole crop of Indian companies on the model of FancyHands (virtual assistant) Pricing Plans | Online Consumer Forum | Akosha. https://www.yourmaninindia.com/ https://www.getfriday.com/? https://www.timesvr.com/about The most sophisticated execution seems to be Akosha. This would be a great smartphone app

The new million users: 100 million users

Services you have never heard of that have around 100mm users or more WeChat www.wechatapp.com –> from the makers of QQ, Tencent Nimbuzz www.nimbuzz.com –> IM aggregator eBuddy Mig33 –> Indonesia centric Whatsapp is probably at 100mm Also massive: Services

The new million users: 100 million users

Services you have never heard of that have around 100mm users or more WeChat www.wechatapp.com –> from the makers of QQ, Tencent Nimbuzz www.nimbuzz.com –> IM aggregator eBuddy Mig33 –> Indonesia centric Whatsapp is probably at 100mm Also massive: Services

The King of Cell Phones

Samsung, you are amazing. Battling the Chinese and Nokia on the low end, you are holding share. Crushing your rival Android makers, you are toe-to-toe with Apple and outselling iPhone everywhere (in total and in most markets). You are the

The King of Cell Phones

Samsung, you are amazing. Battling the Chinese and Nokia on the low end, you are holding share. Crushing your rival Android makers, you are toe-to-toe with Apple and outselling iPhone everywhere (in total and in most markets). You are the

Facebook’s stock hope remind me of Yhoo

Remember 2008 when Yahoo got an offer at $40/share? – Huge user base – Amazing time on the site – Incredible user data beyond anything anyone else had (profiles, mail, whatever) – but….bad monetization That’s exactly what these stories of

Facebook’s stock hope remind me of Yhoo

Remember 2008 when Yahoo got an offer at $40/share? – Huge user base – Amazing time on the site – Incredible user data beyond anything anyone else had (profiles, mail, whatever) – but….bad monetization That’s exactly what these stories of