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Set up and turn on the PIN option on your SIM card. It's a measure of defense to ensure your phone bill doesn't rack up charges if it's stolen and later turned off, or someone uses it in another phone, and it will buy you time to call your network and have the SIM deactivated; Set up the security code of your phone. Yes, with the right tools it could be defeated, but why make it easy for thieves to use or sell your phone? Look around before using your phone or tablet in public places. Some places are safer than others; Set up the PIN or pattern lock of your phone or tablet. If you use your phone for Facebook, Twitter, email, etc., your account information is stored on your phone. Anyone who comes into possession of your phone and unlocks it can potentially masquerade online as you. They can also have access to your photos, messages, email, etc.; Don't leave your phone or tablet unattended. You could be a victim of casual theft; If your phone or tablet uses Andr...

The much awaited Android 2.3.3 ("Gingerbread") upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy Tab has finally made it's way to the Philippines after months of waiting, and thankfully, installing the update is a relatively painless exercise. You need the following to perform the upgrade: Your Samsung Galaxy Tab (with the older 2.2 "Froyo" Android OS ), battery fully charged (just to be on the safe side); Data cable; The latest version of Samsung Kies (latest version as of this posting is v2.0.0.11044_11_3); PC with internet connection. The time to complete the process depends a lot on the speed of your internet access. In my case it took about half an hour on a modest 1 Mbps DSL connection. Connect the Galaxy Tab to the PC via data cable and run Samsung Kies. Depending on how you have your Tab set up it will either automatically connect itself to the Samsung Kies application, or it will ask you to select a USB mode. If it does, select Samsung Kies. Once the tablet is recognize...

Okay, I finally took the plunge and bought a tablet, a Samsung Galaxy Tab . For those who are curious why I chose a Galaxy Tab over an iPad (first generation) , here are my reasons: Price The Galaxy Tab is only a little bit more expensive than a Wi-Fi only iPad, yet it's a lot cheaper than a Wi-Fi/3G iPad; Connectivity With 3G and Wi-Fi, I can connect to the internet wherever there's a hotspot or a 3G/HSDPA signal. The Galaxy Tab is capable of tethering, so I can also plug it to my laptop to access the internet. It can also be a personal hotspot, if a number of nearby devices need internet access. I'm no iPad expert, but it seems that according to a number of forums (fora?) I have checked out, tethering and being a portable hotspot range to being impossible (particularly with iPads locked to certain carriers, with certain iOS versions, or with specific data plans) to possible (with unlocked versions, with some data plans with some providers, or with certain iOS versions) to...

I'm not really a fan of Senator Tito Sotto , but I have to agree with him on this point . Prepaid Subscriber Identity Modules used in cellphones, otherwise known as SIM cards, or just SIMs, should be registered . The number of every prepaid SIM should be stored in a database, maintained by the network provider, along with the name of its primary user, and his or her address and/or other relevant information. In the years that have followed the introduction of prepaid cellphone services, prepaid SIMs have become prevalent in the commission of various criminal acts, such as facilitating illegal transactions, text scams , the sending of death threats, extortion, kidnapping for ransom, and recently, as an instrument of terror. Two days ago, an improvised explosive device or IED was planted and detonated inside a public bus along EDSA in Makati City . As of now, 5 have been confirmed dead because of the explosion, and around 13 injured. Authorities have identified the explosive device u...

Bought my first new phone in three years a week ago, something to replace my aging N95 8GB . To be honest, it's a step down in features from the N95 (no 3G or HSDPA, no video calling, 3.2 megapixel camera vs the N95's 5 megapixels, no digital zoom, no GPS, no headphone jack) but it has Wi-Fi connectivity (just like the N95), a touchscreen interface (takes some getting used to), and more importantly, it's a dual-sim phone, a feature I've been interested in for quite a while now. It's also my first LG phone, having had nothing but Nokias for my main phones for more than a decade. LG isn't a pushover though, as far as mobile phone manufacturers are concerned...it's currently number 3 in the world . Not really in the mood to write a full review right now, so here's something from Daily Digitals : LG GX500 Dual SIM Mobile Phone LG Electronics has announced a new mobile phone called LG GX500 . The thickness of LG GX500 is 13 mm packs a 3-inch touch screen w...

Here are a few of the things you should watch our for when shopping for a Nokia N95 , so you don't get duped into buying a knockoff: 1. A real Nokia N95 doesn't have a touchscreen, a small touchscreen menu at the bottom of the screen, and a stylus; 2. A real Nokia N95 has a 5 megapixel camera. Fake N95s either have a lower quality camera or sometimes even no camera at all. The built-in LED flash is also smaller on fake N95s. A real Nokia N95 also has a lens cover. Some fakes don't. Note that a genuine Nokia N95 8GB variant doesn't have a lens cover as well; 3. A real Nokia N95 has a two-way slider. Most fakes either slide down only or don't slide in any direction at all; 4. A real Nokia N95 boots up a lot slower than most fakes. The built-vibrator also momentarily activates when booting up a real N95. Counterfeit N95s boot up almost instantaneously, with no vibration, and sometimes with a different startup sound; 5. The battery of a real Nokia N95 mounts on the low...

Saw this video on YouTube . It compares an original Nokia N95 with an imitation N95. While it's fairly simple to tell a knockoff from an original, a lot of people have already been fooled by the fake N95, particularly those who bought it from eBay or from some unscrupulous retailer, thinking they got a good deal. While the fake N95 is sold significantly cheaper than the original, it simply isn't worth it at any price. Caveat emptor. Note: Turn off the background audio first at the bottom of the page before clicking the play button.

Presenting the Nokia N95 8GB . Note: Turn off the background audio first at the bottom of the page before clicking the play button. Nokia N95 8GB commercial. More than a year after I last upgraded my main phone , I'm at it again, and my cellphone of choice now is none other than the flagship of Nokia's Nseries , the Nokia N95 8GB. While my old Nokia N70 was a mere evolution of the venerable Series 60 platform, the N95 takes mobile phones to a whole new level with a feature list significantly longer than any other high-end phone on the market today. For starters, it's a quad-band 3G phone . No, make that a 3.5G phone. It supports the High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) standard, which enables it to transfer data at 1.4-1.8 Mbps, around three to five times faster than 3G or 384 Kbps DSL. And HSDPA is not a standard that's still waiting in the wings. Globe Handyphone already supports it . With this speed you can make smooth video calls and browse the internet fas...

The past few months my son has been having problems with his Sony Ericsson K310i , specifically with the unit shutting down intermittently even though the battery wasn't discharged yet. "Automatic shutdown" was my son's term for it. Over the weekend, the cellphone finally decided to give up the ghost, showing nothing than a continuously blinking white screen when powered up. Not wanting to be stuck with a high tech paperweight, and with unit still under warranty, I promptly called up Globe Handyphone for advice on how to have the cellphone serviced. I was instructed to bring the malfunctioning unit to a Sony Ericcson service center, and as it turned out, the closest service center to my location is the Sony Ericsson Concept Shop in SM North EDSA. My son and I were off to visit it the next day. I was never a Sony Ericsson person, as I've always preferred Nokia cellphones instead. The thing with Nokia is, if you know how to use one model, then you wouldn't h...