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PLaying video files - options for mobile phones

What formats are supported by which mobile phones? I know the iPhone does not support .flv, but I was wondering if Symbian OS and windows Mobile OS support .flv or any other streaming video format. I'm currently developing a mobile site, and I need to display video for mobile for the big three: iPhone Symbian Windows Mobile What are...

Caller ID in Cocoa

I can't believe this has proven sooo ellusive to find even a single example of ANYWHERE (I have googled the CRAP out of this!) but can anyone show me how to do basic Caller ID detection in a Mac app? ...preferrably Cocoa but will be willing to go Carbon if I must? Now I'm not looking for a full-on telephony API example although again, ...

How to send a text message to mobile phone via bluetooth in Java?

Similar to this question. I have been tasked to develop an application using Java to send message strings from my WinXP PC to a nearby mobile phone, using only Bluetooth. I have found a free Java Bluetooth library (Bluecove) to work with, but it seems that it might not support OBEX under Windows, which as I read is necessary to perform...

codeigniter form validation with phone numbers

What's a good way to validate phone numbers being input in codeigniter? It's my first time writing an app, and I don't really understand regex at all... Is it easier to have three input fields for the phone number? Recommendations and explanations are welcome! Thanks! ...

Is it worth purchasing Google Android Dev phone?

I've been intrigued by all the android world since I first learned about it and would like to get my hands dirty developing for it. The question that comes to mind is if it's worth buying the unlocked phones that Android sells directly or not. Those phones (link) quoting the Android page: Run and debug your Androidâ„¢ applications d...

Google Developer Phone

Hi, Do I need google developer Phone to be an android developer? If I purchase a phone from Rogers with Android OS, is that ok for me to write applications and try it out? Let me know what is the best practice? Thanks Naeem ...

How can I compare international phone numbers in Perl?

Are there any modules that can help me compare phone numbers for equality? For example, the following three numbers are equivalent (when dialling from the UK) +44 (0)181 1234123 00441811234123 0181 1234123 Is there a perl module that can tell me this? ...

How do you format a 10 digit string into a phone number?

I have database records in the form of 10 character long strings, such as 4085551234. I wish to format these into this format: (408) 555-1234. I think this is regex related. I'm new to programming and completely self-taught here, so any sort of resource relating to performing text processing would be appreciated as well. Thanks! ...

Is possible to Install Android in other phone? Like the SH004 or other OEM Phones

Hi all, I'm wondering if is possible to install/use Android with other phones? Will be nice to have it on such a piece of hardware like the new SH004. Thanks in advanced ...

Verizon Wireless VX9400 - Used with Metro PCS. Unable to reprogram for Verizon?

Hey guys. I have a Verizon VX9400 that was used with MetroPCS temporarily. Now, I want to use it for Verizon again, but when I call the programming/activation number (*228) I get MetroPCS support. I called Verizon and they said there was no way they could activate it to Verizon again. Does anyone have any experience with their Verizon ...

cell phone hacking (as in engineering hack)

hi. my apologized right away if it is not really programming related question. I have a (crazy?) idea of using cellphone voice channel as remote control channel for RC models/drones. in principle if it is doable, it should increase the range a lot. Data data channels on most cell phone companies are more expensive than pure voice chan...

Best phone for doing Android SW development

Hi All, I want to get into trying my hand at Android software development. What is the developer phone in terms of ease of development, debugging features etc. that's out there? It should also be a good phone too, as I'd want to use it as my primary phone. Thanks, Fred ...

IPhone Playing sound over a phone call

I would like to be able to play a sound file during a phone call so the person at the other end of the line can ear it clearly. I know it is possible to play sounds on the line but i can't figure out how to cut the microphone at the same time so the person at the other side of the line don't ear ambiant noises.. Does someone knows how...

Technology behind twilio

I wanted to discuss the technology behind Twilio. I have been playing around with the service for a few days now and it is simply mind-blowing. While I don't have a direct need for it right now, I am curious to find the back-end of the technology. So can anyone shed some thoughts on how does Twilio do its magic? ...

How do I make a button in the iPhone SDK that will look like the UIActionSheet buttons?

In some iPhone apps, I've seen buttons that look similar to UIActionSheet buttons (example: End Call button in Phone.app). I would like one in a UIView that I've made. Is there a way to do this? Thanks. ...

iPhone: get contacts phone number type

hi all, i am able to get the phone no of any contact from following code NSLog(@"%@",ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(ABRecordCopyValue(ref,kABPersonPhoneProperty) ,0)); NSLog(@"%@",ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(ABRecordCopyValue(ref,kABPersonPhoneProperty) ,1)); NSLog(@"%@",ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(ABRecordCopyValue(ref,...

how to stream my webcam live to my mobile phone

i need to find a way to stream using my usb webcam and be able to view the live stream on my mobile phone (blackberry) without using a program such as orb or mobiscope any help would be great thanks ...

Sending SMS with GSM phone\modem using Objective C

Hi Im new with Objective C but a veteran of C# & VB.Net. Is there an available API or functionality in cocoa where i can communicate with my GSM Phone to listen to any incoming SMS messages and be able to send messages myself. I'm trying to build an application for OSX SnowLeopard that can do this. Under the windows platform there are a...

Formatting numbers by tokens with php

I'm looking for a way to format numbers using "tokens". This needs to be conditional (for the first few leading characters). Example: <?php $styles=array('04## ### ###','0# #### ####','13# ###','1800 ### ###'); format_number(0412345678); /*should return '0412 345 678'*/ format_number(0812345678); /*should return '08 1234 5678'*/ fo...

How to Record piano voice in Android

Hi, I want to make piano application in Android phone, I want to record piano voice, How i record own phone voice. ...