Thursday 24 April 2014

Windows phone update

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Microsoft periodically releases Windows Phone software updates to add new features to enhance the phone’s performance. When a software update is available, users can download it directly to their phone through connecting the phone to internet through Wi-Fi or through the mobile phone data connection. The procedure to install software updates on Windows Phone 8 is discussed in this post.
To check for updates manually:
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Add ringtones to Android

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Besides using ringtones that are provided on Android phone by default, users can customize their ringtones. This is nothing but they can create their own ringtones and add them to their android ringtones folder. The Android app named “Ringdroid”  helps Android users to accomplish this. This is an app available on Google Play and users can download and install this on their Android devices for free.
Once Ringdroid is installed on the Android device, this app lets users to customize the audio of their choice and add it to the phone’s ringtone folder.
Using this app, alarm notification tones can also be added to the phone’s existing notification tones.
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Monday 21 April 2014

Nokia screen rotation code


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When ever the image on screen is rotated of Nokia 1600, 2310, 2600 etc DCT-4 phones, by typing a code on the keypad of phone, the screen can be bring back to normal position. This code can be tested on most of the DCT-4 (Digital core technology 4th generation) phones. One need not to worry for executing this code, because it’s just de bugging code which will not effect the main software (firm ware) of the phone. If the code is accepted by software of phone, the change will appear on the screen. So this code can be tried on most of the DCT-4 Nokia phones. This tip is useful when the Screen of the phone is reversed.

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Sunday 20 April 2014

Transfer contacts to Windows Phone


When a mobile phone user wants to shift  from any old phone to a new phone, the major priority is given to the transfer of contacts from the old phone to the new phone. In this post, it is discussed about how to transfer contacts to a Windows phone.
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If the old phone uses a SIM card which is the same type of Windows mobile, to store the contacts, then it can be inserted into the windows phone directly to import the contacts. If the old phone and the windows phone both require the same microSIM card, then there arises no problem in inserting the SIM. But if the phones differ in the sizes of SIM used, then the user have to contact a cell phone technician, to cut the big sized SIM card to micro SIM size, which will be done with the help of SIM cutter tool. This SIM resizing process has to be done in iPhone, Smart phones etc.. if the old SIM and new SIM are not in the same size. Although this SIM cutter tool is not costlier, it will not be in use regularly, Better get this work done by a cell phone technician.
When contacts are imported into the Windows phone from a SIM card, they are automatically updated to the user’s Microsoft account on the phone and they will not be deleted from the SIM card as well. If the Windows Phone user has not set up any Microsoft account yet, then the contacts will be saved to the phone’s memory. Later, when the user sets up a Microsoft account, then the contacts that are already saved in the phone memory will be automatically imported to the Microsoft account.
To import contacts from a SIM card:

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Friday 18 April 2014

USB connection problem-Android

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The problems encountered by the Android users while connecting their phones to the computer and the solutions are given in this post. Connecting Android phones to windows OS via USB cable is not always successful. Users often encounter problems like file transfer problem or device managing problem.
The most common problems when Android phone is connected to computer through USB cable are:
  • The Android phone is not recognized by the computer.
  • The phone gets recognized by the computer but phone storage not showing up on computer.
  • PC suite installation failed for the android phone.
  • Android phone freezes when connected to computer.
The solutions for all the aforementioned problems are discussed below:

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Thursday 17 April 2014

How to install Google Chrome on Android


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To install Google Chrome for Android phones or tablets, the Android device should be running on Android 4.0+  or Ice Cream Sandwich.
  • First download “Chrome browser for Android” application from Google Play on the computer.
  • Connect the Android phone to the computer.
  • From the computer, transfer the Google Chrome application file to the Android phone’s SD storage.
  • Now, in the phone select the application and click on ‘Install’.
  • Then Google Chrome starts getting installed in the Android phone.
    This installation process takes a while. So users should not panic during this process.
  • Then a notification ‘Application installed’ will be appeared on the screen with two options ‘Open’ and ‘Done’.
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Wednesday 16 April 2014

How to remove unused app icons on iPhone

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When there are too many apps installed in iPhone, the screen of the phone gets clumsy with all the icons of  apps on it. Users may want to remove some of the rarely used or unused application icons from their iPhone. But not many of the iPhone users know how to do this.
To remove any unused icons from the screen of the iPhone,
  • First tap on the icon that is to be removed.
  • Then that icon starts shaking and an “x” mark appears on the shaking icon.
  • By tapping on that “x” mark, the unused app icon can be deleted.

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Tuesday 15 April 2014

Problem downloading apps on android

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Even though Android phones are very flexible and most sought-after phones these days, users often experience problems while downloading apps from Google Play into their Android phones or tablets. The solution for this problem is discussed in this post.
  • First thing to do is restart the Android phone and check to see if the problem repeats.
  • Next thing is to check if the Wi-Fi is turned on and is working.
Before suspecting the Android phone, for any internet problems experienced, it is advised to always check if the Wi-Fi of the phone is turned on or check if the mobile data package has been fully used.
To check the usage of the mobile data plan, go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> More -> Usage 
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Samsung Reset codes…

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Most of the Samsung old featured phones which were operating with Samsung stand alone operating system can be reset with a master code when the phones are facing the following problems:
  • Phone hanging
  • Gallery problems
  • Phone switching off automatically
  • If Security code is unknown and to reset the phone to factory reset options
For all the above mentioned problems, this master code or also called as full reset code can be applied.
When ever this code is executed, the phone data which includes phone book data, personal data like images, videos etc.. will be erased totally. So be careful and try to take back up of personal data if possible before executing this code.
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Monday 14 April 2014

iPhone as a Scanner..

Previously, scanning with a Windows Phone using the app “Office Lens” has been discussed. If you haven’t read it, read it here : Scan with Windows Phone
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In this post, the details of new application of iPhone “Scanbot” which allows users to scan “paper documents, business cards, receipts, notes, whiteboards or post-its” are given. Scanbot then creates high quality PDFs or JPEGs of the documents that are scanned.
  • To scan using Scanbot, the iPhone uses the phone’s camera. Users have to point the camera display at the document that is to be scanned. If the phone is too far from the document, the phone will display a message “Move closer”.
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Sunday 13 April 2014

Solution for “USB storage full”


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Even if it’s a new phone or if there is a lot of space available in the phone, sometimes Android phones show the “USB Storage Full” problem.
The most common cases of this problem are:
  • Gallery cannot be accessed on the phone
  • Sometimes the music player won’t work and it displays “storage full”.
  • When the phone is connected to the computer via USB, it does not allow any file transfer.
  • The phone does not allow the user to install any new apps even if there is space available on the phone.
All the above mentioned problems  can be solved by following the procedure given below.
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Saturday 12 April 2014

Add ringtones to Windows Phone…

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Apart from the choices of ringtones Windows phone offers, one can always add a customized ringtone to the ringtones folder of the phone. To add a ringtone to the Windows phone, a file needs to be moved from the computer to the phone. It implies that a ringtone can’t be added by moving a file from a folder that’s already existing on the Windows phone.
To add a ringtone to Windows phone using a computer that runs on Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8:
  • First, connect the Windows phone to computer.
  1. If the computer runs on Windows 7 or Windows vista, click Start and then click computer.
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Friday 11 April 2014

How to Know lost Blackberry location..?

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When you lost your blackberry phone, it is possible to trace out its approximate location. Without any third party application’s help, you can trace out where your phone is through the inbuilt “Reporting Enable” option in the phone. Enabling this option before hand is a must to know the location of the phone.
To enable this option:
  • Go to “Blackberry Protect” option from the home screen.
  • By pressing the menu key (the key with Blackberry symbol), a list of options gets opened.
  • In those options, go to “I want this device location to be viewable from the Blackberry Protect” and select this option to tick in its check box.
  • Press the menu key again and save the changes.
Now, if in any case you happen to lost your Blackberry phone:
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Tuesday 8 April 2014

PC sync to Windows mobile

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To sync multimedia files between your phone and your PC, it is required to install a free program called Zune software on one’s computer. This Zune software is the official Windows phone software that helps transferring data from/to the windows phone.
The Zune software helps in
  • Organizing the multimedia collection
  • Letting the user choose what to sync to the phone and
  • Allows downloading new stuff from Zune Marketplace.
To sync files between the Windows Phone and computer:

Gallery Problems in Android..

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Very often, Android users encounter gallery problems like: pictures of different albums get mixed up, gallery shows that the pics are corrupted, pics appear to be cracked, some photos go missing in some albums, and sometimes, on opening the Gallery, the phone might even freeze (stop responding). How to solve all these common gallery problems are discussed in this post:
  • In most of the cases, restarting the phone might solve the problem, so first try switching off your phone and then switch it on again.
  • Check if there are any system updates for your Android phone. If there are any, then install them.
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Sunday 6 April 2014

What can be done when phone does not switch on?

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When phone is not switching on, first change the battery if the phone is not used for long time.May be current in the battery is dropped down for not using it for long time.If the phone is used regularly, and phone is not switching on, Insert the charger and check whether the phone is entering into charge mode or not. If the charge process is on and indication is shown, the problem will be with power switch circuit of the mobile phone...

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Saturday 5 April 2014

NOKIA factory reset methods…..

 
These NOKIA 6600, 7610,6670,N 70 etc.. are old but so many questions are coming to us, regarding functioning problems in these phones. If Phone hanging, some applications run slow, phone restarting intermittently, and so on problems faced in these phones, just format the phone to overcome  these problems. For this resetting of phone can be done two ways. One is Soft format and the other method is Hard format.
  • Soft Format can be performed by typing a code   *#7370# or *#7780#  on the keypad. Phone asks for security code. if the code is not changed before type 12345 which is the default security code for NOKIA phones.Now the  phone switches off and on immediately. now you are free from above mentioned problems. If the security code is changed by you and can’t remember it, Try  to perform HARD FORMAT.
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Friday 4 April 2014

Windows Phone,now a Pocket Scanner..

Microsoft has recently announced “Office Lens” ,its scanning app for the Windows Phone. Office Lens basically behaves as a portable scanner. Scanning through Office Lens is nothing but taking pictures of the document one wants to scan, through their Windows phone. Microsoft has mentioned that that this Office Lens can be used to scan anything like “business cards, restaurant menus, and notes on whiteboards or blackboards”.


The following pictures give an illustration of how a document to be scanned is modified by Office Lens.

When one wants to scan something using Office Lens, after opening the Office Lens app, first they need to......
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Thursday 3 April 2014

Galaxy S5 Experience App..

Before Samsung Galaxy S5 gets available in the stores in India, Samsung has launched the “Galaxy S5 Experience” app on Google play to make the users experience what it would be like on the actual Samsung Galaxy S5.  Samsung  mentioned that this app “provides interactive introduction on GALAXY S5 and Wearable Devices(Gear2 , Gear Fit) with 4 different categories such as Camera / Speed / Fitness / Life”.
Using this app, one can have the experience of different charecteristics of the Galaxy S5, Galaxy Gear2 and Gear Fit.It emphasizes on the features like camera, Speed, Fitness, Dust and water resistant and more.Through the “Gear” feature, users can know the features of Samsung’s Gear2 smartwatch and Gear Fitness band.
This Galaxy S5 experience app supports the devices with the following specifications:
  • Android Smartphone(4.0 or above)
  • 800×480 Resolution
  • 1.0 Ghz CPU
  • 1GB RAM
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Windows XP data transfer tool..



As the support for Windows XP is coming to an end on April 8th,2014, to help customers on Windows XP prepare to move to a new PC, Microsoft is announcing a free data transfer tool called PCmover Express for Windows XP.
If you haven’t read about the end of support for Windows XP before, click here to know.
Microsoft has partnered with Laplink to provide this data transfer tool which helps users migrate their data from their Windows XP PC to a new PC that runs on Windows 7, Windows 8, or windows 8.1. This tool helps users in copying  files, music, videos, email and user profiles and settings from your old PC to your new device and even enables a customize option to select what exactly they want in their new device.
  • To be able to use this Laplink tool, you need your old PC with Windows XP  and your new PC that runs on Windows 7 or later versions of Windows.  These both PCs should be connected to the Internet.
  • Download the software into both your old Windows XP PC as well as  your new PC to transfer your data and files.This is a easy to use software and will guide you through out with a step-by-step procedure.
  • It is not required that you transfer all the data from your old PC. PCmover Express for Windows XP allows you to select what you need to transfer to your new device.
  • If you’ve already customized settings on your new device, those won’t be affected when you transfer your data using this tool.
  • This free data transfer will not migrate the apps from your old PC to your new device.
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