I had Android and Windows as an option. I only ever switched to Windows if I needed copilot (satnav) as I've got a legit license for it.
The HTC Hd2 is very old but was / is probably the best piece of hardware still available due to its capabilities. This is an old phone, but can still be bought brand new from expansys.com for �300+ That's how good it is/was. But obviously there are many more faster handsets around now. Mind you, you can easily find a good HD2 for about �50.
And it's still better than the newest iPhone 5s. Even though the HD2 was launched when iPhone 3gs was in the market!
Had phone SIM card cut into a micro SIM, but now need sim card number which was trimmed off, any idea how and where to find SIM number, other than SIM card?
The leading digits of a sim card tells the network what type of SIM you are using. Mini/micro/nano etc
You're probably asking for these details to provide your network with this info. If they are doing their job correctly, they will know that your SIM card is not originally a micro SIM.
If you give them the serial number, then they would send out a new SIM of the same type. If that's the case, you are better off telling them that you will need a micro SIM for your new phone.
Not at all, been meaning to set up the network app I'm on, since changing networks, but to set up the app the last 6 digits on the SIM is required....interesting guesswork, very close!
You were correct in a sense though, because the digits were required by the network.
Toshiba's TransferJet adapters enable 375Mbps wireless data transfers
Matthew Humphries Dec 20 2013
Back in 2008 Toshiba announced it was working on a new wireless data transfer system called TransferJet and has iterated the design and shrunk the size since then. The main draw was the promise of data transfers averaging 375Mbps, but potentially reaching 560Mbps without need of a cable. That sounds great for getting large files to and from a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet.
Just like NFC, TransferJet requires two devices be in close proximity (3cm or less) in order to perform a data transfer. And until TransferJet becomes a feature included as standard in devices, you're also going to need adapters to enable it. Toshiba has therefore rolled out two such adapters.
A Micro USB and standard USB 2.0 TransferJet adapter have just been released in Japan. Toshiba released two versions to allow one to be plugged into a PC or laptop, while the other is compatible with many smartphones and tablets. Use them both together and you have very fast data transfers from one device to another.
As for price, it's high for an adapter but not ridiculous. You can expect to pay around $40 for either type, but those prices should fall as TransferJet becomes more popular. Just keep in mind you'll need to buy two for the transfers to works. You're also going to need some software to allow TransferJet to function. According to Toshiba's Japanese website, Android 4.0 onwards and Windows 7/8 are currently supported.
It's possible TransferJet could become a feature integrated into smartphones and tablets, but it would have to shrink in size to be considered. As it is just a chip, that's easily possible in the near future.
Smartphone 'kill switches' may be legally required
21st Dec 2013 | 16:04
Proposed California law demands anti-theft 'kill switch' in all smartphones
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California State Senator Mark Leno announced that he plans to introduce a bill in January, in an effort to make smartphones less attractive for thieves.�
Leno is working on the legislation with San Francisco District Attorney George Gasc�n, for whom the smartphone killswitch has been a particular focus.
This summer Gasc�n and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched a "Secure Our Smartphones" initiative in response to the nationwide rise of violent crime tied to smartphone theft.�
They want a killswitch that would block a phone marked as stolen from ever being reactivated.
The thefts, dubbed "Apple picking" because iPhones typically attract the most money, has led to a shocking crime wave -- especially in techy San Francisco.�
About half of all robberies in San Francisco involved a mobile device last year, and in Los Angeles cell phone thefts are up almost 12% this year, according to Leno's announcement.�
Then, last month, Gasc�n said he was working with Samsung to include the technology with each of the smartphone maker's devices -- but the carriers told Samsung they wouldn't allow such software, according to Gasc�n.
Wireless association CTIA, which has instead worked to create a database of smartphones reported as stolen, is also against the killswitch plan.�
The group said in a June letter to the Federal Communications Commission titled "Why a 'kill switch isn't the answer," arguing that it could allow hackers to disable customers' phones.
The details of Leno's legislation are yet to be determined, but the hackability of any proposed killswitch program will certainly be a main talking point of the bill.�
Windows Phone users get 20GB extra SkyDrive storage for free
by Anton D. Nagy on December 21, 2013 3:48 AM
If you're a Windows Phone user you're getting 7GB of free SkyDrive storage from Microsoft, just because you're using Redmond's mobile platform. The upper limit was lowered from 25GB, offered initially by Microsoft, to 7GB, back in April of last year. However, now you're getting something back.
Microsoft will throw in 20GB extra SkyDrive storage for free, granted, for a year. This will be in addition to the free 7GB you're already getting, for a total of 27GB. If you've received an email from Microsoft in your Inbox that looks like the one we got above, there's a link inside which you need to click until January 31, 2014. It will take you to the storage purchase page, where a redeem code will automatically be entered for your account, in order to claim those free 20 gigs. Be advised, though: "Your extra 20 GB of free storage will expire one year after
Original iPhone Launch Sent Google Back To The Drawing Board
Let's face it, while the iPhone is not the first touchscreen device to hit the market, it was probably the smartphone that helped kick off the smartphone revolution and made touchscreen devices a lot more desirable than back in the day. While it might be presumptuous to assume that Apple was the only company working on a smartphone back in the day, it seems that whatever they did was enough to make the competition stop and think about the direction that they were headed, which is exactly how some folks at Google felt.
According to former Apple engineering lead, Chris DeSalvo, who was also an early Android team member, it seems that when the iPhone made its debut back in 2007, it was enough to blow them away to the point where Google had to re-evaluate where Android was headed. Speaking in an interview with Fred Vogelstein for an upcoming book on the origins of the Android versus iPhone war, DeSalva was quoted as saying (via The Atlantic), "As a consumer I was blown away. I wanted one immediately. But as a Google engineer, I thought 'We're going to have to start over,'"
Android's co-founder Andy Rubin echoed those sentiments as well when he was reportedly quoted as telling a colleague, "Holy c..p, I guess we're not going to ship that phone," after seeing Steve Jobs' presentation for the first iPhone.
A new speed test from our friends over the�The Unlockr�sets out to figure out once and for all which iPhone runs fastest using iOS 7. While it doesn't come as much of a shock that the iPhone 5s�is speedier than any other Apple smartphone,
The test involved booting up the five different iPhones. In first was the iPhone 5s, which took just 24 seconds to turn on. Three seconds later the iPhone 5c followed suit, then the iPhone 5 in another three seconds and the iPhone 4s just one second after that. The iPhone 4 showed some real lag, however, finally booting up a full 13 seconds after the 4s was finished.
And now the underdog
But wait! Why is this video almost less than half of the time of the fastest iPhone ever?
Youtube Video
That's right 7 seconds and you can unlock the phone. Within 10 seconds, the SIM card is ready to make a call with network signal.
US MILITARY REPORTEDLY USES UNLICENSED COPIES OF WINDOWS 7
The U.S. military's budget is so incredibly massive, we never thought they would have any reason to pirated versions of Windows operating systems. Yet, here we are.
An unnamed U.S. soldier reportedly told TorrentFreak that an education center located in the Camp As Sayliyah military base, where he's stationed in Qatar, houses 18 PCs, all of which are running unlicensed copies of Windows 7. This comes after the Obama administration settled a military software piracy case last month for the hefty sum of $50 million.
"All of the computers in this computer lab show that the operating system is not a genuine copy," said the soldier. "I am not anti-government in any way, but I have been in the Army a long time, and I feel the Army should be kept honest and accountable for what they do, especially when it is so public and a hot button issue in these times."
Photos purportedly provided by the soldier show that the machines provide users with pop up notifications indicating that the copies of Windows 7 running on them aren't legitimate and require valid product keys. The soldier brought the problem up with his superiors, but there haven't been any visible efforts to rectify the issue.
Considering that the Defense Department and Microsoft agreed to a $617 million pact to bring Windows 8 to many of the military's computers earlier this year, it's unclear as to why these machines in Qatar are running iffy copies of Windows 7 when it appears as if Windows 8 is sitting there for them at the ready. Perhaps someone didn't get the memo to make the switch.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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