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If you have upgraded your Android device (in my case a Samsung S3) to Android 4.3 you likely have found that the camera flash goes off randomly. Well, it is not so random after all; I found that on the 4 Galaxy S3’s that I experienced this problem, the camera Read more…
I am Microsoft Certified Tech and Partner who has worked with MS partner and retail support on this issue on and off for THREE MONTHS. I have more than 8 hours into this issue. The real problem is a very poorly worded error message. The key phrase is it missing is: “… AND Read more…
…With mobile malware, this is also still growing,and at an exponential rate. The number of mobile threats tracked by Kaspersky Lab in 2011 was equal to the entire amount tracked in 2004-2010, and the amount in 2012 was six times higher than in 2011. In March 2013, over 9,000 new Read more…
Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S3, Note 2 and Ruby. Free. No Rooting. No Hacking. You MUST have Android 4.1.1 for this to work, otherwize the last step NW LOCK NV… will be missing. Just dial the following keys *#197328640# Main Menu [1] UMTS [1] Debug Screen [8] Phone Control [6] Read more…
…Windows Phone sales were the highest ever in the last three months, accounting for 9.2% of smartphones sold in Europe’s five major markets. That’s just the average in Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, according to the numbers from consumer research firm Kantar Worldpanel. Microsoft’s mobile operating system has Read more…
The problem is that your Windows registry stores the name of a device in several places but if the name of a device is changed (i.e. by going to COMPUTER, right clicking on the device and selecting RENAME), Windows does not update all of those locations. Fortunately this is easy Read more…
Switch Pay, a service that allows cell phones to process debit, Visa and MasterCard payments which is primarily used in small business, developed the following History Of Mobile Technology info-graphic. Some of the highlights include the very first mobile call in 1946, the first phone call from a mobile device Read more…
This is our brief hands on review of the Blackberry Q10. The end point is that, in my opinion, the Blackberry Q10 is a very well manufactured device with a modern interface but it just does not keep up with the Samsung competition. The big exception would be if you want a physical Read more…
If you are receiving texts on your phone that look something like: There are 9 people you may know on Facebook. Send them friend requests: http://fb.me/… and you don’t want these messages: log into your FaceBook account go into your account settings set TEXT NOTIFICATIONS ARE set to OFF Have Read more…
QUALCOMM (apparently) accidently released a 2013 product roadmap showing Android 5 (code named Key Lime Pie) being released sometime between April through June of 2013. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is supposed to be released in March of 2013 and I just can’t imaging the S4 not being capable of running the Read more…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 will have the following hardware spec according the image I received (see below): Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz 5″ 1080p Super AMOLED+ Screen 2.0 A15 Exynos 5450 Quad Core CPU – I wonder if like the S3, there will only be a dual core in Canada and Read more…
A BLOCKING MODE icon on the Samsung Galaxy S3 Notification Screen has replaced the DRIVING MODE icon and so you may wonder what BLOCKING MODE is and what happened to DRIVING MODE. DRIVING MODE is still available on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but it has been buried under SETTINGS > LANGUAGE AND INPUT > Read more…
A BLOCKING MODE icon on the Samsung Galaxy S3 Notification screens toolbar has replaced the DRIVING MODE icon and so you may wonder what BLOCKING MODE is and what happened to DRIVING MODE. DRIVING MODE is still available on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but it has been buried see urtech.ca/2012/08/solved-samsung-galaxy-s3-driving-mode-google-maps-notification-volumes/ BLOCKING MODE turns out Read more…
Installing Windows 8 on an Acer Iconia Tab W500P or W700P is straight forward but will have a few minor issues. You have an important choice to make before you start, perfection or performance. I choose performance. Let me explain. If you choose Windows 8 32 Bit, you can get Read more…
If you just want to change the boot order (i.e. you want to boot from a USB DVD because you are wiping the device and want to install Windows 8, you do NOT need to go into the BIOS, just power up the unit and press the F12 key repeatedly Read more…
Augmented Reality is exactly what the words say. Reality with something added on. That may not be the most useful definition if you are not already following the concept so let me explain further. Augmented Reality (or “AR” as it is becoming known) lets you see what is there but Read more…