Sunday, February 24, 2013

HTC 8S - What's in the box?

Here's an unboxing video of HTC 8S which runs on Windows Phone 8 and the only Windows Phone to have the in-built in-built Beats Audio™ technology.


Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Google Maps Indoor maps of selected shopping malls


Google maps recently got updated with indoor maps of some shopping malls in Singapore (for Android only). Here's a quick guide on how to use it and troubleshoot if it doesn't work on your Android device.

How to use the indoor maps feature?
1.) Zoom into the shopping mall, you will see the indoor map appearing if the shopping mall has  the feature enabled in Goolge Maps
2.) A straight tap listing the floors of the shopping mall will appear on the right side of the screen
3.) Tap on the different floors to see the locations of the shops on  the selected floor


Level 1 Indoor Map for Ion Orchard
Level 3 Indoor Map for Ion Orchard

If you can’t see the indoor maps, take the following steps:

1.)    Go to settings> Applications
2.)    Look for “Maps”
3.)    Click “Clear Data”
4.)    Then click “Force Stop”
5.)    Launch Google Maps
6.)    Go to one of the malls listed below and check if you can see the indoor layout of the malls.

For Singapore, the list of 22 shopping malls with indoor maps are:
  • 313@somerset
  • Century Square
  • Hougang Mall
  • ION Orchard
  • Liang Court
  • Mandarin Gallery
  • Marina Bay Sands
  • Metro (Department store in Paragon)
  • Ngee Ann City
  • Orchard Central
  • Paragon
  • Parkway Parade
  • Scotts Square
  • Suntec City
  • Takashimaya (Department store in Ngee Ann)
  • Tampines 1
  • The Centrepoint
  • Tiong Bahru Plaza
  • Triple one
  • Wheelock Place
  • White Sands
  • Wisma Atria