Put simply Samsung Knox is a program that runs on newer models of Samsung Android devices (like the Galaxy S3 and S4) which provides a secure environment that is separate from the less secure Android operating system. When you start KNOX you will see a new desktop, secure email, secured […]
As of todays date, you can not merge two Google Accounts . If you have two Google accounts for whatever reason (in my case I had YouTube and Android/Google Play Store accounts, which now are really just Google Accounts) the best thing to do, according to Google, is to pick […]
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] […]
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 […]
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 […]
Below is the summary of an recent review from an “average user” who loves his Apple iPad …Simply put, Surface RT is better than the iPad and here’s why: Allows for a connection to a second screen. I mentioned this earlier but you can connect an external display to Surface using […]
The graphic below shows the briefest of comparison between the iPad Mini and the Amazon Kindle: The table below is from mashable.com/2012/10/16/microsoft-surface-vs-ipad-kindle-fire/ Microsoft Surface RT Apple iPad Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Screen Size 10.6 inches 9.7 inches 8.9 inches Resolution 1,366 x 768 2,048 x 1,536 […]
Just a few clicks to Joy: Power down the S3 Hold the Volume UP button (top left) Hold the HOME button (bottom middle) Keep holding those while pressing the POWER button Keep holding all three buttons until the Samsung S3 vibrates or you see the Android Logo, then release all […]
The original version of the S3’s firmware had this setting was off by default but since the newer firmware has been installed, text messages now automatically appear in the Inbox of your Samsung Galaxy S3 (and likely other Android 4 devices). Start you email Click the MENU button (left of the large physical […]
If your AD account becomes locked over and over again (especially after a recent password change), it is likely something on your PC/Server has cached the old password and is causing the account to lock. There are several ready places to look for this… and I will get to those […]
Below are three brief videos I recorded explaining how to use the your S3: UPDATE: DEC 5, 2012 – Under Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, DRIVING MODE has been relegated to SETTINGS > LANGUAGE AND INPUT > TEXT TO SPEECH OUTPUT > DRIVING MODE . The button on the notification screen […]
This took me a bit of searching through settings and blogs but I found that if you start your music and then go to the home screen the device will not stop playing. In my case I am using a Samsung Galaxy S III and have enabled the motion detection, […]
If you have a LinkedIn account, you should change your password today. Out of the approximately 150 million LinkedIn accounts, 6.5 million (5%) of them had their passwords, in an encrypted form, stolen on Monday. The hackers are now in the process of cracking that encryption and that is expected […]
Office 15 (likely Office 2013) is in private beta now and will have a public beta your can play with next month, in June 2012. The product should release to manufacturing (RTM) late this year and likely be available to buy very early in 2013. Initially users will notice that the […]
Samsung released an amazing Android 4 phone. Watch the video review below to see some very neat interface improvements on existing technology. This is yet another device that crushes the Apple iPhone. 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos processor supported by a new graphics processing unit (reportedly around 65-percent faster than the GPU […]
A BotNet is a (usually) large number of computers (Apple Mac’s, Linux PC’s, Windows PC’s, Android Phones…) which are infected by software that lets a remote user perform some action. Often these are attackes on website. For instance is 5 million computer all attempt to perform 10 searches on Amazon.com, […]