Why does not my tablet touch screen work when powered with third party mains power supply, but works with the original power supply? This happened to me. The power supplied I had were both for tablets (different tablets) and had similar basic characteristics (same current and voltage ratings). The reason why the other power supply →
I just saw news in several news sources (check the links on this article to get to them) that STMicroelectronics wants to lure more contracts from the world’s biggest phone-makers with a new trick: touchless screens. The new display is the touch screen, except that it does not touch, but fingers are several centimeters above →
Need to fix your Nokia? I have published earlier several tips on fixing Nokia phones, for example fixing N73 and Lumia 800. Here is something fore the newest Lumia phone owners: How to take the Nokia Lumia 920 apart – for the DIY crowd Here is another video that shows how to replace the battery →
One of the big trends of 2013 and beyond is the pervasiveness of technology in everything we do – from how we work to how we live and how we consume. Worldwide IT spending increases were pretty anemic as IT and telecom services spending were seriously curtailed last year. It seems that things are going →
Mobile data increased very much last year. I expect the growth to continue. If operators do not invest enough to their network and/or find suitable charging schemes the network can become more congested than before. 4G mobile device speeds becomes the new standard. As competition move to that end, there will be fast growth there. →
My earlier blog posting Ubuntu Linux for Smartphones from 2011 reported Ubuntu Linux heads to smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. Canonical plans to compete against Android, iOS and Windows on the smartphones. Now Canonical has something to tell on smartphone sector: Canonical unveils Ubuntu phone OS that doubles as a “full PC”. Ubuntu now fits →
Washing machines, toilets, baths, cups of tea, beer pint, the rainy weather… these are a few of our favourite ways to ruin a smart phone. How to save a wet mobile phone – and what not to do and How to Save a Wet Cell Phone articles tells that usually you don’t need to panic →
In the fast moving world of technology, there are perhaps few things that have proved as resistant to change as the simple SMS text message. Happy (Early) Bday! SMS Txt Msgs Turn 20 article tells that on Dec. 3 is the 20th anniversary of the sending of the first SMS text message. The first text →
Ten… technology FAILS article shows you examples of tech that might have at the time revolutionized your life but you have now completely forgotten. Many products and entire categories of goods and services have been hailed as the Next Big Thing only to disappear with nothing but a handful of miserable early adopters to show →
Since its introduction of the iPad nearly two and a half years ago, Apple has held onto the lion’s share of the tablet market. Welcoming the son of iPad–introducing the iPad Mini article tells that with the 7-inch market growing at an exponential rate, it was only a matter of time before Apple would address →