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Here’s a neat Android app that can save you money while travelling, or you battery life when you’re sleeping. It’s called APNdroid and it provides users with a simple interface to turn-off their data connection(s) when they want.
You can select which data connections you want to turn off — including GPRS, EDGE and/or 3G — and the best thing is that it can work as some kind of a homescreen widget, which is very handy for quick access. Once turned on (and data connections are turned off), you can still use your phone for basic phone functionality and rely solely on WiFi for your “Internet needs.”
As I said, APNdroid is free, so there’s no reason not to grab it. Bare in mind, however, when uninstalling it (if you ever need to do so), that you should do so while your data connection is working. Otherwise, the fake/non-existent Access Point Name the app uses to kill data will stick, and you’ll have to manually switch it back…
[Via: LifeHacker]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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