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Entries Tagged as 'Mobile'

How to reset a Sony Ericsson

March 11th, 2009 by dansnell · 3 Comments

My Sony Ericsson K660i crashed on me the other day. For some reason it was freezing on start up. Due to this it also meant I was unable to get through the menu to the Master Reset. Unfortunately there is also no key combination or hidden button that might perform this task. This seemed like [...]

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Tags: Mobile



iPod Touch - Incorrect date/time after Synchronising

January 12th, 2009 by chevvy · 2 Comments

After synchronising my new iPod Touch for the 2nd time it decided to give it a date of about 9 months ago and changed the time to a completly different time of day!
I was using Windows XP and iTunes.
After searching the web I found that there is an issue with XP and synchronising your iTouch [...]

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Tags: Mobile

VOIP client for iPod Touch

December 6th, 2008 by Alex Costa · 1 Comment

Truphone is a VOIP client that can save you money on your mobile phone calls. Using Truphone over WiFi (WIreless) connectivity your iPhone can make phone calls to landline and mobile numbers. The BBC technology website comments that the Truphone developers plan to implement the ability to also receive phone calls on iPhones. Wi-Fi calls [...]

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Tags: Applications · Mobile · Technology



USB Modem on Linux (mobile broadband)

August 4th, 2008 by Alex Costa · 1 Comment

I have just acquired a 3 Skypephone in the UK and am looking for a way of using its broadband internet capabilities on my Linux OS. Unfortunately, and as usual, the connectivity is only available for Windows so I was looking for some clever way of connecting. I then came across this solution in a [...]

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Tags: Applications · Mobile · Technology

Remote Access Computer - PC or MAC

November 21st, 2007 by Mark5 · No Comments

Using Remote Desktop Connection to access a remote computer whilst away has been around for a bit, but what if you want to connect to a Mac from a PC or vice versa - or want to access your Windows/Mac machine from Linux?
I came across a bit of software recently that seems to seamlessly allow [...]

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Tags: Applications · Mark's Bits · Mobile · Networking

Legal threats halt iPhone crack

August 30th, 2007 by Alex Costa · No Comments

A British firm’s plan to sell software that could open the iPhone to non-US networks has been put on hold following legal threats.
Last week, Belfast-based UniquePhones joined several others in claiming it had cracked the code which locked iPhone into AT&T’s network. But a middle-of-the-night phone call from AT&T’s lawyers has forced the firm to [...]

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Tags: Applications · Mobile · Technology