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Ok well here I go with my app/game review type of thing. This is just a series I'm starting where I'm going to post up either my faveourite app/game or post up new and upcoming apps which deserve to be noticed. If you guys have any apps which you think I should do, let me know through either email (oliurrahman14@googlemail.com) or Twitter . Fruit Ninja Fruit Ninja for Android on AppBrain For anyone who ain't tried this out you need to right now! It's a brilliant game and for the price it is at the moment it's totally worth it. I've found it to be really addictive and just great fun. For now there's only two modes, "Classic" and "Zen Mode". In the "Classic" mode you've got to go for as long as you can without hitting any bombs that fly up on to the screen and without missing any fruit as well. It obviously gets harder the more you get into it. In the "Zen" mode you get a set time limit of 1:30 and you ...

Wallpaper Modded Widgets Icons [Click on images for high resolution]

Ok well I've just updated both themes for the OpenDesire ROM to v4.0.32 Minimalistic White for OpenDesire Minimal Matte Grey for OpenDesire Follow me on Twitter for the latest updates! And recommend my blog to all your friends! Peace out, UltraLinx

Here is the collection of all my apps at the moment, Head over past the break for the whole list.

Just released the Minimalistic White theme for the OpenDesire ROM. Minimalistic White for OpenDesire Follow me on Twitter for the latest updates! Peace out, UltraLinx

I was thinking if I should do a series where I post up a few of my favourite apps now and again. Do short reviews of them and what not. If you like the idea leave OR have any apps you think I should do leave a comment below! I personally think it'd be a great way to get new apps recognized, but I need your input too guys. Peace out, UltraLinx.

Well here we go with the my first product review for you guys out there. MobileFun  were ever so kind to send me out some of their products to try out and review, the first of them being the Clingo Universal Stand. Head over past the break for the full review!

Follow Cristian on Twitter guys. He's the co-admin to this blog so helps me out with everything and posts up all these interesting topics in the tech world. He posts up even more tech stuff on his Twitter so if you want to stay up to date on the latest tech news, gadgets, concepts, etc make sure to follow him! He's contributed a lot to this blog and takes his own free time to help me out! http://twitter.com/DroidLatest

This guy does LauncherPro mods, be sure to check him out guys! He's got some great stuff! http://www.dreamlyfe.xtreemhost.com/

Just updated the Minimal Matte Grey theme to the latest version of OpenDesire. Link above.

Although the specifications of the LG Optimus are nothing special, especially in today's mobile industry, one key feature definitely stands out. This device will allow you to make phone calls over WiFi! If this feature could be ported to other devices, could this be the Mobile Skype we've all been waiting for?

One ROM maker working on the HTC Incredible has self-created a method of booting up the Droid Incredible in 2 seconds - very impressive!

Details of HTC's dual-core device, the HTC Glacier have been leaked, with speculation that its release will lead to a 'mobile speed war' in 2011 (bad for phone manufacturers, good for us?). The HTC Glacier is said to be released by the end of 2010 and is reported to be 3 times faster than the fastest device on the market, speeds which can only be realized with a dual-core processor model. Qualcomm (processor manufacturer) has been shipping samples of the new Dual-Core Snapdragon processor to its partners (including HTC). With Google set to release GingerBread (3.0) in October with a 1.0GHz processor as minimum, we are sure to see more beefed up devices being released to meet these requirements. Both HTC and Motorola have announced they will be using the new dual-core processors by the end of 2010. But the question remains, on how well the battery will cope with this turbo-speed boost. So let's also hope to see some new battery technology so that we can actually make the...

More pictures of my college! As time goes by I'll take more and more because the building is beautiful, inside and out.

Something which I think everyone should watch whether you drive or not. We all have responsibilities when we're in the road, don't forget them.

Just added the latest version of LauncherPro to the modded apps collection [link above]! Thanks to Andrew who did the mod for me again while I was at college, be sure to visit his blog -  http://elementsofwatashi.blogspot.com/ Peace out, UltraLinx

This mobile phone/accessories company were generous enough to send me out some products to review! I'll get some reviews up after using them for a while so stay updated. Here is there website, be sure to visit!  http://mobilefun.co.uk Case Mate - "barely there" for the HTC Desire Clingo Universal stand   

1) The percentage of texts increase on average by 7%/year 2) Hispanics text the most in the world, followed by black people. 3) In the US, on average 4.1 billion text messages are sent per day. 4) If you text while driving, you are 23 times more likely to be in an accident. 5) Cell phones cause on average 1.4 million crashes each year. 6) 10% of teenagers text while having sex. 7) 28% of adults have sent a naked picture of themselves by text. 8) The average teen sends about 3000 texts per month. 9) Texting while driving slows your reactions to that of a 70 year old. 10) Why are texts limited to 160 characters? Friedhelm Hillebrand counted up the most common words and sentences, and averaged the amount of characters written on post cards, and concludes that 160 words is more than sufficient for a short message (SMS).

Facebook, with over 500,000 million registered users and 500,000 new users every day, there's no way anyone could compete. Facebook contains an ever-growing amount of personal information about each and every one of its users. The average user spends more than 3 hours a day using its services and most people swear by it. So who can compete? who exactly provides a service that millions of people rely on, that contains all the information you could ever need, that knows so much about you that they could tailor EVERYTHING to you? I'll tell you who, Google. Google Wave was a disaster, not accepted by consumers even Google admits it was a bust. But what it did do was give Google a taste of what is required. If Google manages to correctly integrate all the services it provides (search, maps, street view, translate, sky-maps, youtube, gmail, docs etc) which are used by millions daily, then it could give itself a strong position in the social networking industry. However, if Google doe...

The UltraLinx blog will still be going as strong as ever and the recent happenings will not affect how this blog continues. I have also added a new Author to the blog, his name goes by Cristian. He'll be doing one or two posts a day which he personally finds interesting. He'll be doing things like interesting tech news and especially Android news which is what I have been looking for. I'll be adding his profile to the "The People Behind The Scenes" page soon, so be sure to check it out. He's a brilliant guy and has dedicated his time to this blog. Appreciate it a lot Cristian. If you would like to become an Author on my blog write a little bit about yourself and what you can bring to my blog. Also remember to provide basic info such as name, age, occupation....etc. Be sure to visit regularly to stay up to date with the latest news, mods, themes, icons...etc. And remember to follow me on Twitter where all the updates will hit first! Peace out, UltraL...

Airnergy, a new system from electronics company RCA hopes to make a breakthrough which would make all charging cables and plugs obsolete. Charging a device remotely using WiFi signals. The first device has already been released, although this still isn't anything special. It is a WiFi Hotspot that charges itself, meaning its battery life will never die as long as it is surrounded by WiFi signals (which doesn't seem to be a problem nowadays). Although the device works off Wi-Fi signals, considering that the frequency is almost identical to that of a cordless phone, that it is very possible it could use ANY electromagnetic noise to charge from. What Airnergy hope to do, is to implement this technology into devices such as mobile phones and computers, the result being a device with an everlasting battery, a purchase which I personally, will make.

Several sources who have knowledge of Facebook have officially stated that it is secretly building its own mobile phone! Facebook has hired several experts, all of which possess deep technical knowledge of operating systems and phones, to work on the project. One of which was involved in the building of Mozilla FireFox, Google Chrome, and assisted in the creation of several phone Operating Systems. The main aim of Facebook is to get this device to everyone, so a retail price around $50 is expected, and contracts/payments could be paid with the all new 'Facebook credits.' This Facebook device could turn out to be a great success, considering that they already own thousands of their own apps, have a huge customer base, and are said to be working with partners such as Spotify! So stay tuned for the holiday season for the release! Update: Facebook themselves have come out and said that this is not true and that they are only finding ways to intergrate Facebook deeper into mo...

Clock - Digital Clock Widget Icons - MnmlText

Clock - DigiClock Icons - MnmlText

Minimal Matte Grey Theme. Widgets -  Power bar - "SwitchPro" Battery - "BattStatt" News - "Genie Widget" Clock - "Digital Clock Widget" Weather - "Genie Widget" Dock icons - "MnmlText"  

Widgets - News & Weather - "GenieWidget" Clock - "DigiClock" Battery - "BattStatt" Power Bar - "SwitchPro"

West Kent College , originally uploaded by UltraLinx . Here's a pic of the entrance of my new college! I'll try and get a pic of the whole college as soon as possible.

Widgets - Clock - "DigiClock" Battery - "BattStatt" Power bar - "SwitchPro" News & Weather - "GenieWidget" Twitter - "Twicca"  

Check out one of my mates Youtube channels - iNemoHD If some of you are into your conspiracies and what not you soooo need to check out all of his videos. Subscribe to him and leave a comment on his channel saying I sent you over there! Peace out.  

If you'll recall, a little while back HTC waved its white flag amid  AMOLED shortages  and  made the jump  to the readily-available SLCD for its Desire and Nexus One handsets. As a quick recap, here's what CEO  Peter Chou  said about the swap: "The SLCD displays provide consumers with a comparable visual experience to HTC's current 3.7 inch displays with some additional benefits including battery performance." So, just how "comparable" is the SLCD? To find out, we picked up both flavors of the  Desire  to perform some comparison tests. Let's start off with the picture quality: what caught our attention straight away was how much sharper SLCD is, but alas, AMOLED is still in the lead for vibrancy and brightness. We dug a little deeper and learned that this has to do with the different pixel arrangements on the two types of panels -- unlike traditional TFT LCD panels, AMOLED's PenTile RGBG (red, green, blue, green, etc.) filter matrix utilizes jus...

Just received my graphics tablet guys! So keep an eye on this space for icons, designs....ETC. I'll be also doing an extensive review of the product so others can decide if they like the product and are deciding to buy it! Peace out.

I've got a feed burner now guys so you can subscribe to it and keep up with the latest updates on my blog. http://feeds.feedburner.com/Ultralinx

LauncherPro v0.7.8.1 has been added to the modded widgets collection thanks to Andrew Tan AGAIN! =D Visit his blog -  http://elementsofwatashi.blogspot.com/

Only works on the OpenDesire ROM for the HTC Desire. Please don't put silly posts saying it's not working when you're using a totally different ROM or phone. You can try it out if you like but I take no responsibility if anything goes wrong, don't say I didn't warn you! This is not a metamorph either. Installation -  Remember to always do a nandroid back up! Just flash the zip file through recovery. Follow me on Twitter for the latest updates! Enjoy! Change Log - 14/10 - Updated to v.4.0.36 11/10 - Updated to v4.0.34  

Here's another screenshot for you guys! Widgets - Clock - DigiClock Battery - BattStatt Girl - Misa Campo!

I made this by making all the widgets have transparent backgrounds then I added the backgrounds to the actual wallpaper.

Only works on the OpenDesire ROM for the HTC Desire. Please don't complain if you're trying to use it on a whole different ROM or device. It is not a Metamorph. Installation - Remember to always do a nandroid backup first! First of all buy the theme and flash it through recovery, link down below. Second - Download the XML file and put it on the root of your SD card. Then go to "Settings/CyanogenModSetting/User Interface/Tweaks Extras"  and import the XML - Download Change Log - 14/10 Updated to v4.0.36 11/10 - Updated to v4.0.34  

An absolutely stunning screenshot by newone757. Check out his deviantart page for more of this kind of shizz -  http://newone757.deviantart.com/

Added LauncherPro v0.7.8.0 to the collection. Credit to Andrew Tan for doing it for me while I was at work! Visit his blog -  http://elementsofwatashi.blogspot.com/ And remember to follow me on Twitter for the latest updates!

Going to start porting/making themes for the OpenDesire ROM soon. Follow me on Twitter for the latest updates! Everything goes on Twitter first, then on here! Peace out.

Ok well this is something completely unrelated to my blog but very related to my life. And this is my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I'm not saying I'm right or my way of thinking is right. Just my opinion and view on this topic.

Alright guys and girls, I need your help. Because obviously the aim of my blog is to get it out there to as many people as possible, get as many people as possible seeing my work, using my work and enjoying my work. And you lot are they key to getting me out to those people who have yet to visit my blog. So please to help a little guy out put a link of my blog in your forum signatures, post a tweet, post a facebook status, tell your friends...anything. You lot are the key to getting me noticed by more and more people and getting me recognized! Follow me on Twitter too for the latest updates! [link on the right side of blog] =D Peace out!

I hear a lot of people asking about the Google Search widget and saying it's not coming out modded.

" Man, we're starting to think   Google   should just host an I/O event every month. As the search giant continues to roll out new   innovations , today's introduction involves none other than   Android . Starting today, folks with Android phones using version 1.6 or greater have a pair of must-downloads to tackle: Walking Navigation (Beta) and Street View smart navigation. The former is bundled into Google Maps for Mobile 4.5, offering pedestrians a more robust routing option when using their own two feet to maneuver from place to place. It's still in beta, obviously, but we're definitely digging the "vibrate to turn" alert and the map's ability to rotate with you as you turn the phone. Street View smart navigation is the same stuff you're used to seeing on a bona fide desktop browser, but tailor made for operation on your smartphone. Finally, the new Google Maps search bar will make it even easier to find places you're in need of finding, a...

Setup - Minimal Matte Grey Theme Clock - LED Clock (White) Weather and News widget - Modded Black Apps Controls - SwitchPro Battery - BattStatt  

Ok guys well I'm sorry I haven't posted anything today because I've been out all day, sorting out a lot of stuff with my life, seeing my girlfriend....etc. I was wondering what you guys would like to see on my blog? I though I'd ask you lot, the viewers/subscribers to my blog what you would like to see on my blog. Whether it be more screenshots, designs, tutorials, gadget news...anything. If you guys have any suggestions of anything leave a comment down below, would be great to see what you guys think. And another thing is that I'm going to be doing reviews for products/accessories in the gadgets and technology industry, but most of my reviews will be for mobile accessories because nearly all of you who visit my blog own Android phones. If you know any good websites that have a product you like, leave a comment below. I'll try get in contact with them and get them to send me a free sample. Hope you guys are enjoying the content on my blog so far! ...

OK I was so happy when I saw this...actually I was ecstatic! =D I couldn't believe I was on the main page of XDA Developers. Here's a link to the original post -  SimpText by UltraLinx Thank you so much XDA and to all the members!

I just modded the lockscreen for the Minimal Matte Grey Theme for CyanogenMod 6.0.0. What do you think?

Well here we go again. I signed up to droidforums.net today, posted my work up on there and stuff. But they removed all my donation links from all my posts, even my signature. Apparently I have to become one of their "themers" to be able to put any donation links. At least they haven't given me an infraction....well not yet =P. Oh well it looks like the best forum in the world is XDA. I love you XDA and all the people on there, given me a lot of support! And there a lot easier on what you post and how you post it.

Does anyone know any popular forums which you would like to share with everyone on my blog? I would like to get my work out there to more and more people. I post a lot of free stuff on XDA but not a lot of people seem kind enough to donate, not even a small amount ='[. Which I personally think is quite a shame but hey what can you do. A big thanks to all the people that have donated though, every single donation is appreciated a lot and gets me even more motivated to bring out more stuff for you people. If anyone knows how I can get people to pay a small amount for my work or just get my work out there let me know!

Newest version of LauncherPro has been added to my modded apps collection. Big thanks to Andrew for doing the last two updates for me because I couldn't be bothered LOL. Here's a link to his blog -  http://elementsofwatashi.blogspot.com/

Minimal Matte Grey Theme Battery - BattStatt Clock - Tajm Power controls - SwitchPro Photo frames - Photo Frame Deluxe Dock icons - MnmlText  

Hahahaha. I just received an infraction on androidforums.com. I've only been on there two days. Apparently I got it because I put a link to my blog in one of my posts. I do that all the time on XDA, don't see them giving me an infraction. Here's the original message they sent me,

My take on the Samsung Galaxy Tab.  Well me being an Android lover I can't explain how brilliant this thing looks! The design of it is just fantastic, so stylish and very minimal which is right up my street. I read on Engadget that apparently the touch responsiveness is on par with the (I hate to mention it) iPad. And apparently it's thinner than the iPad!  Really want to get hold of one of these and try it out, see how it feels and how good it really is. One thing that really put me off though was the price, I saw somewhere that it was £679.99. I mean like that is ridiculously highly priced. That's nearly the price of the iPad Wifi + 3G 64GB model. But then you can argue that it comes with things such as a camera and you can literally make calls with it. There isn't an earpiece though so you'll have to use a bluetooth headset or a pair of headphones. Head over the break for more on this!

The Setup -  Time - Tajm Theme - Minimal Matte Grey News & Weather Widgets Battery - BattStatt Dock & Wallpaper Dock Icons - Suave Big Icons - Flurry Icons  

Just ordered quite a cheap and decent graphics tablet. The reviews seem to be great for it. Hopefully it'll be ideal for me and making my icons. So watch out guys, once I get this tablet there shall be a lot more icons coming your way!

Very nice guy called Vlad Dusa designed these for me, what do you think?

Only works on CyanogenMod 6.0.0. Don't put silly posts saying it's not working because you're using a different ROM. It's only compatible with the HTC Desire so please don't complain about it not working on a totally different device. You can try it with other phones using CyanogenMod but I take no responsibility for anything that goes wrong. This is not a Metamorph. Installation - Remember to always do a nandroid backup! First of all buy the theme and then flash it over through recovery, link below. Second - Download the XML file and put it on to the root of your SD Card. Then go to Settings/CyanogenMod Settings/User Interface/Tweaks Extras. Import the XML. - Download This will make everything like the time and date and stuff white, but obviously you can change the colour if you wish. Note: Non-Refundable