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How To Minimize Android Data Consumption

May 22, 2013 By 2 Comments
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Three weeks back I bought my first android Smartphone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia 10. Before buying the phone, I was using a BlackBerry 9800 with Airtel monthly BIS subscription and I thought all was well. Well, the android phone did what I never expected. The 1GB data allocated to monthly BIS subscription with Airtel was finished within the first week of the service. Must Read: 5 Tips to Prolong your Smartphone’s Battery Life Though some people might see 1GB data as a small allowance, as an engineering student who is always busy reading, it takes me up to three – four weeks before I exhaust my data when I was using a BlackBerry device. This made think in the first place there is … [Read more...]

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10 Tips to Fully Utilize and Optimize your Android Smartphone

January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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You don't necessarily have to wait till your android operating system crashes before learning the basic tips needed to keep it in good condition and there are certain features in your Android phone you might not be aware of. Maybe you've been using a different phone and just bought a new Android device but still trying to figure out how to make certain things work, this post explains how to make the most your Android smartphone. 1. Never let your battery drain out completely This is probably the most important because a smartphone with a battery that lasts only a few hours is as good as useless. Allowing your battery to drain out fully before recharging shortens your battery life. 2. … [Read more...]

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Retrieve Forgotten Memory Card Password on Nokia Symbian Phones

January 17, 2012 By 10 Comments
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We all make mistakes and forgetting your memory card password is not uncommon. With a locked memory card, you won't even be able to access your files even if you attach it to your computer with a card reader. However, if you're using a Nokia symbian phone, it's dead easy to retrieve your forgotten security password. This trick only works on hacked phones only because you'll be needing a file explorer to view hidden system folders.  If your phone isn't hacked with open4all patch already applied or platform security turned off, this probably won't work for you. To get your memory card unlocked, follow the procedure below: 1. Open X-plore and press 0 (zero) on your keypad 2. Check all … [Read more...]

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Avast Antivirus Security Software Now Available On Android

December 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
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The use of Android OS mobile phones is becoming rampant as the days go by, Android mobile are respected especially for their highly defined user interface. They have great apps ranging from games to useful tools, and to back things up, they've got nice security softwares out of which I will be discussing on this Post. Avast Antivirus Security Software, Avast, is known to be reliable as long as security from malwares and other threats that may harm our PC is concerned and if it's been serving you well on your that PC, then you sure should get it on that Android phone of yours. Already, there are other common antivirus apps on Andriod  such as Kaspersky Mobile Security, Dr.Web Anti-virus, … [Read more...]

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Remove / Hide Old Facebook Posts from Timeline with your Android Smartphone

December 23, 2011 By 6 Comments
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I've written a quite a number of posts on hiding or limiting Facebook timeline recently because I personally don't like it. There are certain things you might wish remain in the past where they belong but anyone can just go to your profile now and see what you've been doing on facebook since. Not that I have anything to hide, I just don't like it and I'm assuming you feel the same way, else, you won't be reading this post. It's not a wise idea leaving so much information about yourself on a public websites like facebook. Any stranger or identity thief can  simply scroll down through your timeline to get a clear picture of who you are (thumbs down to facebook on this one). If you happen … [Read more...]

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Unlocking Your Blackberry Through USB To Use Any Network

November 11, 2011 By 4 Comments
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Most blackberry phones are locked to certain networks and this makes it impossible to use them on other networks or with a different SIM card. You can have a blackberry phone bought from Verizon Wireless in the US but might want to save yourself that high roaming cost on your visit to UK but you definitely can't use it with other carriers like Vodafone or AT & T. Unlocking your blackberry phones gives you the freedom to use your phone with all network carriers in any country, changing your SIM cards at will without being bond to a contract. Apart from this, unlocked phones are much more valuable in the phone market, you can visit Ebay just to see exactly what I'm talking … [Read more...]

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Top Ten Best Symbian Phones 2011

October 12, 2011 By 7 Comments
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With strong competition from HTC, Sony Ericsson, LG and other prominent phone manufacturing companies rolling out different Android smartphones, Nokia responded by upgrading the symbian operating system which was almost swallowed with the evolution of Android OS. One would have thought symbian operating system development would stop at series 60 3rd edition but the birth of Symbian ^3, Symbian Anna, Symbian Belle and Maemo OS proved that wrong. Though Nokia keeps releasing new phones every now and then, these are the ten best Nokia symbian phones I would recommend to anyone as of now, ranging from cheap, affordable ones like Nokia C6 to very expensive symbian devices like Nokia Oro. Please … [Read more...]

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Hard Reset Google Nexus S

October 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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You don't have to run to a specialist each time you have a problem with your android smartphone. Some problems can be solved by performing a simple hard reset. Google Nexus S can turn out to freeze at time or won't boot at all and your phone might just be acting funny. Loads of installations and other things can slow your phone down and mess up the general operation of the phone. At a time like this, restoring the phone back to default factory settings is a good idea. To reset Google Nexus S back to factory settings or perform a hard reset, follow any of the two methods below:A. If you can still access the menu and perform some basic operations1. From the home screen, tap the menu icon2. … [Read more...]

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