Tuesday, May 26, 2015
U S Carriers and FCC Come to Agreement Over Consumer Unlocking of Mobile Devices
The terms agreed to include [PDF]:
- Disclosure: Each carrier will post on its website its clear, concise, and readily accessible policy on postpaid and prepaid mobile wireless device unlocking.
- Postpaid Unlocking Policy: Carriers, upon request, will unlock mobile wireless devices or provide the necessary information to unlock their devices for their customers and former customers in good standing and individual owners of eligible devices after the fulfillment of the applicable postpaid service contract, device financing plan or payment of an applicable early termination fee.
- Prepaid Unlocking Policy: Carriers, upon request, will unlock prepaid mobile wireless devices no later than one year after initial activation, consistent with reasonable time, payment or usage requirements.
- Notice: Carriers that lock devices will clearly notify customers that their devices are eligible for unlocking at the time when their devices are eligible for unlocking or automatically unlock devices remotely when devices are eligible for unlocking, without additional fee. Carriers reserve the right to charge non-customers/non-former customers a reasonable fee for unlocking requests. Notice to prepaid customers may occur at point of sale, at the time of eligibility, or through a clear and concise statement of the policy on the carriers website.
- Response Time: Within two business days after receiving a request, carriers will unlock eligible mobile wireless devices or initiate a request to the OEM to unlock the eligible device, or provide an explanation of why the device does not qualify for unlocking, or why the carrier reasonably needs additional time to process the request.
- Deployed Personnel Unlocking Policy: Carriers will unlock mobile wireless devices for deployed military personnel who are customers in good standing upon provision of deployment papers.
Carriers reserve the right to decline an unlock request if they have a reasonable basis to believe the request is fraudulent or the device is stolen.
In a statement issued after the agreement was announced, the CTIA noted that "unlocking devices may not necessarily mean full interoperability since devices that work on one provider’s network may not be technologically compatible with another wireless provider’s network" and that unlocking a device may enable some functionality but not necessarily all.
Early this year, the Library of Congress ruled that it was illegal for certain mobile phone owners to unlock their phones unless specifically authorized by their carrier. This past September, the Obama administration filed a petition with the FCC, asking that carriers be required to unlock mobile devices. This voluntary agreement between the FCC and carriers would appear to forestall the need for legal action by either Congress or the FCC.
Data source: via MacRumors (By Jordan Golson)
Monday, May 18, 2015
Runscope Offers New Service To Test Live API Calls For Improving The Quality Of Mobile Apps
Runscope, which develops tools that monitor API traffic, has launched a new automated API and backend service testing tool to improve the quality of mobile apps.
The new Runscope Radar service, launched at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, is designed to alleviate the concerns that come with changing backend APIs. It allows app maintainers to verify that their backend services are returning the data their apps expect with the intent of reducing the frequency of app crashes. But testing can be a fragile process that if it goes wrong can cause a poor experience for the customer. Runscope Radar is designed to help customers change their apps’ backend services without breaking it. The intent is to provide ways to improve the service without disrupting the customer experience.
With Radar, a developer starts with a list of requests and sets the parameters to determine if the API is working. The tests are based on real requests made from apps for high-fidelity recreations of real-world situations.
A customer receives notifications based upon the completion or failure of any test. The service integrates with services like CircleCi, GitHub, Heroku, Jenkins and TeamCity to run API tests on commits, builds or deploys.
For example, a developer consuming an API just wants to make sure that it is not affecting the end-user experience. If an API breaks it disrupts the communication.
“Broken services, broken apps,” said John Sheehan, CEO of Runscope, to me at the conference after his presentation. “Even internal services powering your apps need to be always available.”
APIs are now widely used by developers but reliability is still an issue, as there can be any number of issues with the numerous devices and platforms people use.
There are still few ways to manage API reliability. Companies go through a process of checking with API providers to determine if they can be counted on.
Runscope is a company that offers a service that will become more in demand as APIs become ever more common. The process to test APIs is for the most part a manual one that needs to be more automated. This is especially true as more startups emerge that are pure API services offered as mobile apps.
Data source: via TC (By Alex Williams)
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Samsung Galaxy J1 leaked a new mobile input range of Samsung
The South Korean company Samsung has already started work in which they shall be his lower-middle for next year range smartphones 2015. First we met about a new Galaxy E range, which seems to contain midrange phones such as the recently leaked Samsung Galaxy E7, and this time the protagonist is another new smartphone simple: the Samsung Galaxy J1.
The Samsung Galaxy J1 is a mobile with very modest features, virtually input range, which has appeared leaked on the net revealing much of their technical specifications.
According filtration revealed by the US website SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy J1 will be presented with a screen of 4.3 inches to reach a resolution of WVGA type, ie a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The processor will be neither a Qualcomm nor MediaTek, but talking about a Marvell processor (model PXDA1908) quad core to reach a clock speed of 1.2 GHz besides being compatible with 64-bits-technology.
The RAM apparently integrate the Samsung Galaxy J1 will have a capacity of 1 GB. The internal storage space will be expandable via an external microSD card type, something to keep in mind knowing that the internal memory of this mobile is established in the 4 gigabytes. The Galaxy J1 will not be a smartphone focused on the multimedia aspect, and therefore the main camera shy comes with a five megapixel sensor, while the front camera host a two-megapixel sensor.
The most curious features of the Samsung Galaxy J1 is that this terminal will come with 4G LTE connectivity, which means that will be compatible with mobile networks ultra-fast Internet that achieve a download speed of up to 150 Mbps. the operating system installed in series correspond to Android, but not in its latest version of Lollipop, but in the version of Android 4.4.2 KitKat. All backed by a battery with 1850 mAh capacity.
To give us an idea of the possible design of the Samsung Galaxy J1 just let’s take a look at your measurements: 129 x 68 x 8.9 mm, which shows us that we are talking about a smartphone that has almost the same size as the Samsung Galaxy Core (129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm) which was submitted to the middle of last year.
By the time the filing date of Samsung Galaxy J1 is unknown. What does seem clear is that during the next year 2015 will see a major change in the names of the most affordable smartphones Samsung: instead of be called Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Core or Galaxy Express, now these terminals will have denominations with a letter and a number, see for example the case of this new Galaxy J1. The reason? Apparently a drop in sales has forced the South Korean company to streamline its portfolio of phones.
Samsung Galaxy J1, leaked a new mobile input range of Samsung
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
How To Full Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy Mobile Phone All Models Hard Reset Android Secret Code
Factory format, Factory reset, Hard reset and full factory reset all are same thing and they are used to erase all the data on your mobile and make it as a newly bought device.
Why Reset a Phone?
Older devices get bogged down over time and it can accumulate all sorts of junk in a very short time, either from apps, downloads, firmware updates or any number of other sources. So its better to reset your device when your device becomes slow or you have some other reasons.
Must before a Reset
Three most important steps before a reset are BACKUP, BACKUP and BACKUP.
All your data from your music to photos and from contacts to applications will be deleted so make sure that you make a backup of all the important data.
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Steps to reset your Samsung mobile
There are basically 3 ways to reset your device which are given below:-Option 1
It is most easy and secure way to reset a Samsung mobile
Step 1 : Open Applications and select Settings
Step 2 : Select "Privacy" or "Backup and Reset" (whatever option is there in your mobile)
Step 3 : Choose "Factory Data Reset" then "Reset Phone" and "Erase Everything"
Option 2
Its the secret code method and may not work on some versions on Android
Step 1 : Open the dial pad of your mobile (where you make phone calls)
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Nokia Lumia 930 Mobile Price Specs Reviews Pictures
Specs & Features | ||
| Whats New? | Nokia Lumia Icon 930 Mobiles Price in Pakistan - See and hear what youve been missing! | |
| Dimension | 137 x 71 x 9.8 mm | |
| Weight | 167 g | |
| Battery | Talk time Up to 16 h 20 min, Stand-by Up to 432 h, Music play Up to 75 h | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, Lumia Cyan | |
| Memory | 32GB built-in, 2GB RAM | |
| Processor | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, GPU: Adreno 330 | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, USB v2.0, WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot), GPRS, EDGE (Up to 236.8 kbps), EV-DO Rev. 3G (A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps;), 4G (LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL) | |
| Display Size | 5.0 inches inches Screen with 1080 x 1920 pixels (approx. 441 ppi pixel density)Corning Gorilla Glass, ClearBlack display Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Display Colour | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitoch | |
| Operating Frequency / Band | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
| 3G Band | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Band | LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100 | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Colors | Black, White, Bright Green, Bright Orange | |
| Entertainment | FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player, Video/photo editor, SNS integration, Games | |
| Camera | 20 MP, autofocus, Dual flash size, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, geo-tagging, 1/2.5 sensor size, PureView technology, dual capture, face detection, panorama, video (1080p@30fps), video light, stereo sound recording, 2ndry1.2MP, (720p) | |
| Other Features | GPS + A-GPS support and GLONASS, MicroSIM card support only, 7GB free SkyDrive storage, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic,Document viewer/editor, Predictive text input, Speakerphone | |
| Ring Tones | Downloadable, Polyphonic, MP3, WAV | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Price | Price in Rs: 54,200 Price in USD: $552 | |
Friday, March 27, 2015
Samsung Galaxy Ace Style Mobile Price in Pakistan Specs Reviews
Specs & Features | ||
| Whats New? | Samsung Galaxy Ace Style Mobile Price in Pakistan, Features, Reviews, Specifications And Pictures with Android 4.4.2 Kitkat operating system, 5MP Camera and 1500mAh battery timing | |
| Dimension | 121.2 x 62.7 x 10.7 mm | |
| Weight | N/a | |
| Battery | 1500mAh | |
| OS | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | |
| Memory | 4GB built-in, 512MB RAM, microSD card (supports up to 64GB) | |
| Processor | 1.2GHz dual-core | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth v4.0, USB, WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot),GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSDPA, HSUPA) | |
| Display Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density) Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass | |
| Display Colour | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch | |
| Operating Frequency / Band | SIM 1: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 2: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
| 3G Band | HSDPA | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Colors | Cream White, Dark Gray | |
| Entertainment | 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player, YouTube, Google Talk, Image editor, Games (built-in + downloadable) | |
| Camera | 5MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, geo-tagging, Video (720p@30fps), 2ndary VGA cam | |
| Other Features | GPS + A-GPS support & GLONASS, MicroSIM card support only, Voice memo/dial, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Picasa, Predictive text input (Swype), Speakerphone | |
| Ring Tones | Downlaodable, Polyphonic, MP3, WAV | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Price | Price in Rs: Coming Soon Price in USD: $NA | |
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Mobile Technology Changing the Healthcare Landscape
Today, most of the businesses within Healthcare industry are switching to mobile. The rapid growth and advancements in technical fields are hugely benefiting the life science market whilst bridging the gaps between caregivers and patients through easy access. With more than 4.3 billion phone users around the world, the potential for healthcare market is huge. Moreover, around 78% users look for healthcare at their fingertips.
Mobile Technology in Healthcare: Real Time Collaboration Saves Lives at Valley Health
Smartphone users can avail several health related information and advice to stay in pink of health. According to Deborah Estrin, the professor of computer science at Cornell NYC Tech in New York City, "We can leverage the power and ubiquity of mobile and cloud technologies to assist individuals, clinicians and researchers in monitoring and managing symptoms, side effects and treatment outside the clinical setting; and to address the lifestyle factors that can bring on or exacerbate health conditions."
Off-late, the mobile technology has gone a step ahead, whilst assisting medical practitioners and professionals with research-based treatments even in the remotest areas of the globe. With easy access to patients’ medical history, medical practitioners can take faster life saving decisions for their patients - improving the overall treatment procedures.
Besides, smartphones and tablets, there is an array of wireless devices contributing to the health and medical industries. Scanners, sensors, two-way radios and a host of other essential medical devices are switching to wireless. From assisting caregivers in accurately collecting patient’s specimen to control machines remotely in the patient’s room through machine-to-machine interface, there are wide categories of mobile devices in use.
Additionally, mobile phones help people with diabetes to measure their blood sugar level and automatically transmit them to the concerned health practitioners, whilst reducing the need of taking prior appointments or of visiting the medical centre. Moreover, some mobile apps remind patients to take their medicines on a timely basis and them to adhere to their medical instructions. Currently, new and emerging mobile technologies assist users to keep a track of their health’s progress as well as, connect to their medical professionals for any health-related advice. Additionally, in the expanding global market, smartphones also have the potential to allow doctors and medical practitioners to diagnose patients with life-threatening conditions and provide treatment on-the-spot. This surely facilitates quick and accessible healthcare provision around the world.
Furthermore, the rapid advancement in mobile technology is dramatically improving the overall scenario of medical industry. Today, numerous researches are taking place to build medical applications that connect to complex laboratory devices remotely for instant health records. Such medical researches are empowering health industry to reach inaccessible places and provide better solutions.
Overall, it is clear that mobile technology is changing the face of healthcare and medical sectors. The easy access of smartphones with high-speed internet and other applications definitely benefit both, patients and medical practitioners. Thus, harnessing the power of technology, medical industry definitely gained huge potential to improve health of mankind.
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http://mashable.com/2013/10/03/mobile-phones-2017
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Lumia 435 certified a new mobile input range of Microsoft
The US Company Microsoft has long worked in the Lumia 1330, which possibly will become its new mobile high-end Windows Phone operating system. But, in addition, a new certification has revealed that Microsoft is also working on a new Lumia 435. This would be a smartphone input range to be presented with a modest four-inch screen and even could cost so only 56 dollars.
The certification indicates that the new Microsoft Lumia 435 will incorporate a four-inch screen that will reach WVGA resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The dimensions of the Lumia 435 will reach 118.1 x 64.7 mm (thickness still unknown), which comes to reveal that we are talking about a phone with a similar to the Nokia Lumia 510 and Nokia Lumia 520 to the size, both officially presented in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
The Lumia 435 also incorporate a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor will operate at a clock speed yet known. The capacity of the RAM and the capacity of internal storage space were not disclosed; although from the US website WMPowerUser indicate that the Lumia 435 will support Dual-SIM slot and 3G data connectivity.
As regards the multimedia aspect of the Lumia 435, we could only know that this terminal will incorporate a five-megapixel main camera.
On certification that Microsoft has asked for this smartphone mention of a petition requesting the authorities of the certification body to avoid filter photos of Lumia 435 before the day is January 30. Given that the next day January 21 official Microsoft event is held, there is a good chance that this is the day that will be presented officially the new Lumia 435. While, yes, the Lumia 435 appears to be a mobile oriented primarily to emerging markets, so we’ll have to wait for your presentation to learn if we will receive in European stores.
Moreover, the presentation is really expected of Microsoft in the coming months is the new Lumia 1330. We’re talking about a smartphone midrange filter and have appeared in photographs published previously and that; if true all rumors hit the market to succeed the current Nokia Lumia 1320. Apparently, this terminal will feature a 5.7 inch screen with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM, 32 gigabytes of internal memory, 14-megapixel main camera and, perhaps, the Windows Phone operating system in the latest version of Windows 10.
Lumia 435 - certified a new mobile input range of Microsoft