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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Nokia Lumia 820 tips and tricks

Swapping your phone’s shell

For the first time, you can personalise your Lumia 820 by switching its shell. As well as customising the colour of your phone, you can also pop on a shell with integrated wireless charging, or one with extra protection to keep your Lumia safe in even the roughest conditions. The interchangeable shells all have the look and feel of the regular fabula unibody design.

Just remember to keep your phone safe by only using your fingers when you’re changing the shell.

Firing your phone up for the first time

When you first hit the power button, your new Lumia 820 gets busy installing all its built-in features and apps ready for you to use. As it comes packed with Smart Shoot, Nokia Maps, Nokia Music and loads more, this could take a couple of minutes. But good things can’t be rushed – so please wait until this one-off installation is complete before you continue. Once it’s done, your Lumia 820 is set to be the smartphone of your dreams. Enjoy.

Using it at home and abroad

LTE on your network and device

Your new Lumia 820 comes with LTE capability. That means it’s ready to take advantage of the highest data speeds going as 4G/LTE networks are rolled out around the world. Check if your operator supports 4G/LTE for smartphones -- if they do, you’re ready to enjoy the ride with your Lumia 820.

When travelling outside of your home network, we recommend you simply switch your ‘Highest connection speed’ to 3G to avoid any issues with calls or text messages. You can change that in Settings by tapping ‘Cellular’ or ‘Mobile Network’.

If your operator doesn’t support 4G/LTE for smartphones yet, you can use 3G instead. Thanks to technologies like the Snapdragon S4 processor and Windows Phone 8 in your Lumia, you’ll still enjoy speeds so fast that some networks identify themselves as 4G. So don’t be alarmed even if your phone says it’s on a 4G network -- its just using the fastest available data speed.

Exploring and getting around

Get more from the neighbourhood you’re in with Nokia City Lens, our exclusive augmented reality app. It gives you an intuitive way to navigate the real world. Point the camera at a city street, look at the viewfinder and see up-to-date info on what’s around – from restaurant reviews to places of interest – overlaid onto the live image. It’s a whole new way of looking at things.

With Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport and City Lens, Nokia location services represent an amazingly comprehensive, integrated mapping experience. When you’re on the road, Nokia Drive+ navigation is the ideal travelling companion. We’re still putting the final touches to it but you can already hit the road with the first beta version. Just be sure to download the latest maps for free before you travel. Then you never have to think twice about coverage or data connectivity: Nokia Drive+ will be there for you, even if reception isn’t. Full offline support will help you save costs when travelling abroad too.

Nokia Drive+ offers voice-guided directions and speed limit warnings to make sure you dodge any tickets – and it now works even when active navigation has ended. Don’t want the alerts? Just use the back key to close the app and keep on rolling.

Enhancing your experience

Get creative with your Lumia

Lenses give you more ways to get the best from your Lumia 820. Fire off multiple shots with a single click using Nokia Smart Shoot, and make taking and editing your perfect picture a doddle. Create live pictures with Cinemagraph and really get things moving.

You can shoot great videos too. Improve the performance by saving your videos to the phone memory, and make transferring videos off your phone quicker by keeping your filming concise (good advice for budding directors all round, really…). When you’re uploading a video, we recommend using your SkyDrive to make accessing it from your laptop, PC or other devices even easier.

Wireless charging and other extras

Your phone will love a good energy boost every now and then – and you can now power up without plugging in. Simply put on the wireless charging shell and just lay your Lumia on a colourful charging plate or the new Fatboy Charging Pillow until you’re ready to go. Plate up in your kitchen, office, bedroom, or wherever – the more plates you have, the more places you can get a charge easily. If you prefer the traditional way of charging, Nokia Lumia 820 supports USB compliant chargers. For the best results, always use a Nokia charger with your Lumia device.

Step your Nokia experience up a level with other handy add-ons. Listen in style with great speakers and headsets, including the Nokia Luna headset – pair it with our DT-900 wireless charging plate and boost the battery wherever’s convenient. To find out what extras could work best for you, ask your local Nokia retailer or operator.

Improve your memory with a micro SD card

Need more space on your Lumia 820? Increase your phone’s memory with a micro SD card and 7GB of free SkyDrive storage. If you are getting a micro SD card, it is worth noting that some cards are currently incompatible with the Lumia 820. While we are working on expanding the micro SD card support, we’d recommend you to use a faster random write performance card from a well-known manufacturer. You can also save videos to phone memory by setting ’Store new pictures on’ to your phone (in Settings tap ‘phone storage’).

How to Factory Reset (Hard Reset) Nokia Lumia 820

There are two ways on how to reset your Nokia Lumia 820, it can be through the hard reset or soft reset. When you say hard reset it involves on the hardware part, so you need to remove the battery of you Nokia Lumia 820 and reinsert it. Then turn on your device normally. This should refresh the content of your device but will not remove any data.

Software reset will return your device to its default settings. Like a brand new phone, no information or data saved on your device. This procedure will erase all your data save on your phone.

If your Nokia Lumia 820 is frozen, it is recommended to perform the Hard Reset.

You can soft reset your Nokia Lumia in two ways. By accessing it through settings or doing the hard key combination.

Resetting through the settings:

Go to Settings > About > reset your phone.

Hard Key Combination:

Use this option if your device is locked and you dont know the code.

Note: Make sure that your Nokia Lumia is turned off.

Step 1. Press and hold the power key until it vibrates then release.

Step 2. Press and hold the down key volume. If the exclamation mark will be shown on the screen, you can now release the button.

Step 3. You need to input these key combination:

Volume Up > Volume Down > Power > Volume Down.

Your phone will reset and will boot up automatically. This might take a several minutes.

How to Update Your Nokia Lumia 820

There will come a time that Nokia or your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will give a software update for Nokia Lumia device. Verizon did update the Nokia Lumia 822 and has been already rolled out via OTA (Over The Air). The update may come by batch, but if you have not receive the update for a while, then you may need to manually check for the updates.

How to manually check for updates on your Nokia Lumia:

Go to Settings, and select Phone Update.

To check for the new updates just tap on Check for Updates.

You need to update your device to experience the improvements and some features added on your Nokia Lumia device.

How to Track and Delete Files Remotely on Your Lost Windows Phone

Did you lose your phone? Or misplaced it? Worried about your files? So many questions but only one answer. Go to www.windowsphone.com. In this site you can track your Windows phone, delete your files, make your phone ring, and locked your phone to show a message to return it.

Find my Phone will make your life easier to find it or it can also prevent other person from using it without your consent.

How to Track your Phone / Map Location:

Go to www.windowsphone.com.

Point your mouse on "Explore My Phone" and click Find My Phone.

If you are not seeing the latest location of your phone, click Refresh.

You can also print the hard copy of your phone location, just click Print.

Click Center on Map if you lost the location of your phone.

How to make your phone ring:

While you are sign in on www.windowsphone.com, click on Ring.

Just follow the instructions to make your phone ring.

How to Erase your phone:

While you are sign in on www.windowsphone.com, click on Erase.

If you are sure to erase your phone, click on Yes! Erase my phone immediately check box.

To confirm click Erase.

How to Lock your phone and show a message:

While you are sign in on www.windowsphone.com, click on Lock.

Just follow the instructions to lock your phone ring.

If you dont have a password then you need to create one, you will use it to unlock your phone if you get it back.

How to Take a Photo Without Using the Camera Key on Nokia Lumia 820

Capturing vibrant photos in just a snap comes in handy these days. So why bother carry a separate camera when you can capture those moments with your phone? With Nokia Lumia 820 you can take photos and record videos even without using the camera key with the touch capture on its camera settings. Heres how you can do it.

1. On your devices start screen, swipe left.

2. Then tap on Settings menu.

3. Go to Applications and tap on photos+camera.

4. And select Tap screen to take pictures and videos.

To focus a specific object or area while taking a photo, tap the object/area on the screen and hold the phone still until that white box stops blinking. Now you can take photos by tapping your devices screen.

How to Import Contacts From Old Phone to New Phone (on iPhone, Samsung, HTC and Nokia)

Use your PC to transfer contacts to your new phone. This process is applicable in several phone brands, including iPhone, Samsung, HTC and Nokia.

You just need an Internet Connection on your PC, your old and new phone and their own USB cable.

Then you need to install the PC Companion program. This is a free application and the installation files are already saved on your new phone. This program can also be used in updating your phone software.

Please note that if you are using the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system on your PC, make sure that the AutoPlay setting is enabled.

To check your settings:

Click Start > Control Panel, then type "autoplay" on the search box. Click the AutoPlay, and mark the check box Use AutoPlay for all media and devices.

Installing the PC Companion:

Turn on your new Phone and connect it to your PC.
On your new Phone, tap "Install" to install PC Companion on the PC.
On your computer, if a pop-up window that appears notifies you about available PC Software, select Run Startme.exe.
Then click Install to start the installation and then follow the instructions to complete the installation.

If you are not prompted with a pop-up window to install the PC Companion, you can also download the PC Companion here.

Transferring your contacts to your new phone:

Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
Open the PC Companion application on your PC.
Then click Contacts Setup and follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Tips and Tricks on Audio Power Amplifier Circuit

Amplilfier power series from the beginning until now did not experience any changes. Some say this series is good, but the series was good fitting assembly and tested the results are not as we expected.

The problem is usually treble is less subtle, less sound, sound breaking, buzz, middle of the field tested the bass sound is lost. so you do not have to believe what people 100%. The quality amplifier built-up would differ greatly with the amplifier assembly, a series can be the same but the quality will depend on who manufacture it.

Here are a few tricks to try

How to cope with a buzzing sound

Power amplifiers are often used in the field blazer. This circuit is said said person is a bell assembly. But you do not immediately interested in this power, the circuit rather complicated and difficult to understand reflect the intelligence of people who first mendisainnya. In my opinion a great power is the power of simple, inexpensive, easily assembled and rational. You do not need to use expensive components such as the price of tantalum capacitors, power mosfet and the other expensive. This does not determine the quality of the power amp so that we raft. Power of sometimes causing buzzing, to overcome that is by holding the line input jack ground to the ground with 10-22 ohm resistors. So do not just take the ground input from the ground but held first with the R 10 ohms.

How to setting bias trimpot

Rotate the trimpot bias (if any) until the drain current of 50-100mA on each power transistor, in order to avoid defects treble in volume in the top position at 10. The risks are so panassss heatsink! (This setting marks on plate A-AB)

Offset trimpot setting

At the time of input without a signal, turn the trimpot so that the voltage on the speaker offsets actually read 0 volts. If you do not want to bother, use and entrust it with ic type series from Hitachi HA17741 IC brand quality or other! This is the heart of the series, 90-95% of quality is determined from the IC circuit this!

Overcoming the voice

Use pre-amp circuit to increase the signal of at least 2 times. normally and should pre-amp circuit uses IC op-amps with +12 V minimum supply-12V. Raise his mid tone!

If hard you do not want to just use the tone control circuit IC is his mid!

The secret is not in his mid tone alone, but the signal output from the IC op-amps are usually large.

Treble rupture

Excessive treble will damage the power amp, power rather than out even ngedrop. Handle, attach the filter capacitor on the input 1NF power amp to ground to ensure the signal is not disabled. Always use a quality active components such as ICs and transistors, 500 price difference will also be different results.

Use a large cable and short as possible, especially for leg power transistor, and this transistor should be directly soldered to the pcb.

Missing bass in field

Usually power for field use supplay CT 50V 50V transformer, or at least 42V 42V ct. The greater the greater the supply voltage watt channeled though the series is written only 300-400 Watts only. This course uses Elko capacitors with voltage 80-100V. 10.000uF/100V capacitor will be equal to 4X10.000uF/50V and of course voltage capacitor is filled with full / almost full.

Try to use a strong Elko at temperatures of 105 C. Capacitors are strong in supply of more than nominal voltage is written on his body. For example 4700uF/50V 85C capacitor will quickly explode in voltage 51V 85C. And Elko will be strong 105C 4700uF/50V voltage supplied more than 50V at a temperature of 85C. Elco so that it does not quickly explode if given the full voltage, keep its temperature as cold as possible, fan with the cool air.

For speaker

Try using a driver speakers that have a large spool diameter fitted with a suitable size bok. Usually included examples of the parameters / dimensions bok. Size bok bok2 usually larger than that sold in the market. if you force using bok that from this market, use driver type G12-80 (sorry no fear brand called promotion) speakers with bass tones to wall size small. Bok wall should be thick, strong and do not forget glued! Bok who will not be glued with a different sound, especially bass tones, prove it!

Heat Sensor

The form of transistor, the transistor is usually type BD139 MJE340 or it could be located in the center, flanked by a pair of transistors having a certain equal. These transistors must be mounted on the main heatsink to detect the heat generated by power transistors. It acts to lower bias currents at the hot heatsink. So what heatsink and power transistors must be set diposisi hot? Yes objectives nothing to prevent the signal from the defect (in class A or AB), with consequent heat. This class is not necessary and will not be felt if you only want the bass tones only. Goal setting on. AB grade is still crystal clear sound even though the maximum volume positioned rotated (in the middle of the field).

It is unlikely, but its closer.

Large heatsink

Not only electrolytic capacitors are more explosive at high temperatures, power transistors can also break away under stress break the original. For example 2SC5200 transistors have the break voltage of 230Vdc, but if temperaturya high voltage values will break his fall well below this value, resulting in faster transistor is damaged. Use of heatsink and cooling fan is very important not only to reduce the heat, more than it can prevent the transistor from break / damaged and weakened output. Increasingly hot temperatures will be more or less ability. Use of this cooling is expected for the components remain fresh, fit and durability.

Choice Component

Power Transistor

There are so many types and models of these transistors, for example MJ15003 MJ15024-4 and-5 from Motorola, but unfortunately these components are not manufactured by Motorola again but from ON semiconductor. Transistor model jengkol usually stronger in the high temperature, probably due to more airtight. 2SC5200 from Toshiba, this transistor is equal dalamannya Sanken 2SC2922 Korea, and both will break if the temperature is too hot. 2SC2922 Sanken issued tin granules when heated, this weakness, the Japanese technology is better than Korean technology. 2SC3281, this transistor is the most popular and frequently used in professional amplifier, but Toshiba does not produce much, if still there in the market, then it most likely is fake!

Transfomer

There are two models of the transformer which is often used, namely EI model (box / conventional) and the model toroid (ring / donut). Some say the toroid transformer model is better because it has a smaller flux leak, in fact the same. Circuits that are sensitive to this flux is high berpenguatan circuits like pre-amp head and mic pre-amp. The circuit is usually installed horizontally / flat parallel to the structure of a conventional transformer wire so that a series of emails received reverberation is greater. Unlike the model toroid transformer is arranged in a vertical wire their email so that the wires are perpendicular to circuit kits The effect is the flux of the pre-amp kit receive a smaller head. To solve for this flux does not enter the series is by downloading shelding / fortified with non-magnetic plate such as aluminum plate and copper plate / sheet pcb board. Plate is of course connected to ground via a cable. To match the flux in a vertical transmission, the conventional transformer needs to be installed side (the side be side down) so that the arrangement of transformer wire stand upright, this method is often used in built-up POWER2. Voltage 50V 50V CT can be obtained by combining the two transformer 25VCT25V, CT is not used, the foot 25V 50V so that the legs be made only to CT, bringing the total number is 100V or 50VCT50V. It deserves used for pwr amp powerless over 400Watt.

Resistor 5 Watt

Resistor on the power transistor legs are usually valued at 0.5 ohm 5 Watt white square. If we dismantle dalamannya it appears there was a circular aluminum wire. It resembles the inductor, the inductive reactance inductor will be higher when fed a high-frequency fractions so that treble tone will be weakened and deformed. Power required to remove the high notes (treble) of course greater, there is a problem here. The use of R 0.5/5W on its home-based power amplifier ok-ok only. But often do not realize the cause of damage to the speakers and power amplifiers is the high treble tones. Treble is not out but was hit by a pwr amp so arising is hot and damaged. We recommend using common Watt resistor 2 12:47 - 1 ohm parallel 2 so that counted 4 Watt. Or if you use 0:22 ohm 2 Watt Resitor unnecessary because the voltage clamp diparalel quite half (one R 0.5/5W replaced one R 0.22/2W) its ok.

Fuse

Nature damage to semiconductor materials / transistor power amplifier is short, if you use a supply that is high enough then the destruction of these transistors will invite their partners to be damaged as well. In order for the destruction of this transitor congregation not need the installation of fuses. 1.5A per power transistor is considered sufficient.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Huawei Ascend G615 Tips and Tricks

How to Backup and Factory Reset Huawei Ascend G615

Resetting your Huawei Ascend G615 will restore the default settings of your device. It will also delete all your files on your phone, so it is recommended to backup all your important files on your computer.

Luckily in Huawei Ascend G615 you can backup your phone settings and data before wiping all the data on your phone. But if you want to erase all the content on your phone, then there’s no need for you to backup your data.

How to Backup Your Data:

• Go to Settings.
• Select Backup & reset, then tap Reset phone.
• Then choose Backup data

How to Factory Reset:

• On the Settings Lcd, tap on Backup & reset > Factory data reset.
• Tap Reset phone according to the on-Lcd instructions.
• Then confirm the factory reset by tapping Erase everything.

The phone will reset to its factory settings then restarts itself.

How to Extend Battery Life of Huawei Ascend G615

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Huawei Ascend G615 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:

• Lessen the Lcd brightness and the Lcd lock timeout.
• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.
• Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.
• Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal.
• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.
• Turn off the camera flash.
• The camera viewfinder can be a power drain, so after youve finished taking photos.

How to Import Contacts from SIM Card on Huawei Ascend G615

Contacts is very important for everyone of us. We cant connect to our friends without a contact number. If you have a new phone, saving contacts on the phone one by one is so hassle. But if you have save your contacts on a Sim Card, then you can transfer your contacts from your SIM Card to your Huawei Ascend G615.

Follow these steps on how to import contacts from SIM Card:

1. On the contact list Lcd, tap on the 3-horizontal icon.
2. Then select Manage Contacts.
3. Tap Copy from SIM card. (Make sure that your SIM card is inserted on your phone.)
4. Touch one contact to individually import, or tap Select All to import all your contacts.
5. Then tap Copy.

Note: If you have more than one account on your phone, tap on the account you want to import the contacts.

How to Set Up Voicemail on Huawei Ascend G615

Setting up a voicemail on your phone is relevant whenever youre busy to answer all your calls or when your phone is turned off. Voicemail service enables your phone to forward unanswered calls to your voice mailbox. Heres how to set up voicemail service on Huawei Ascend G615.

1. On your devices homeLcd touch

and go to Settings.
2. Select Voicemail settings.
3. Tap on Voicemail number and enter your voicemail number.
4. Then tap on OK.

To listen to your voice messages, just press and hold the number 1 on the dialer and follow the instructions.

How to Manage Shortcuts and Widgets on Huawei Ascend G615

Adding Widgets on your HomeLcd will help you improve your productivity in using your Huawei Ascend G615. If you dont know what widgets means, Widgets are small applications that you can directly use on your HomeLcd. These will serve as your shortcut icon so will no longer need to access your Menu.

How to Add a Shortcut icon or Widget:

1. From your application list, tap and hold on the application icon.
2. Then drag it to the Home Lcd.
3. From the widget list, tap and hold on the widget you want to add.
4. Then drag the widget to the Home Lcd.

How to Delete a Shortcut icon or Widget:

1. On your Home Lcd, tap and hold the shortcut icon or widget you want to delete.
2. Then drag it to the trash bin.

How to Customize the Size of a Widget:

1. There are some widgets are resizeable, on your Home Lcd, tap and hold the widget you want to resize.
2. There should a four diamond will be displayed on the widget. Move the diamond to resize.

How to Move a Shortcut icon to the shortcut bar:

1. On your Home Lcd, tap and hold the shortcut icon that you want to move.
2, Then drag the icon to the shortcut bar at the bottom of the Lcd.
3. If there is no available space, a folder will be created for the overlapped icons.

How to Turn Huawei Ascend G615 a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Turning your smartphone into a portable wifi hotspot is a great idea if you have two or more devices you want to share your mobile network connection with. And if youre always on the go with a tablet or a laptop, you might probably appreciate more your smartphone when it becomes a wifi hotspot.Theres no need for you then to connect to other local network. Heres how to turn your Huawei Ascend G615 phone into a portable wifi hotspot.

1. On your devices homeLcd touch

.
2. Go to Settings.
3. In the Wireless & Networks section, touch More...
4. Then select on Tethering and portable hotspot.
5. And select the Portable WiFi hotspot check box to share your mobile network.

If you want to secure or change your wifi hotspot name, just touch on Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

How to Setup an Email Account on Huawei Ascend G615

Setting up an email on your Huawei Ascend G615 phone will let you receive and send email easily. So setup your phone and start sending emails to your friends.

How to setup an email account:

1. On your devices homeLcd touch

.
2. Select Email.
3. Tap on Others to enter your email address and password.
4. Then tap Next. Just follow the on-Lcd instructions to configure the account settings.
5. Touch Next, and the Inbox of the newly configured email account will be displayed.

If you want to add another account after creating your initial email account, tap on the 3-horizontal lines > Settings > Add Account on the Inbox Lcd to add more email accounts.

How to Install and Uninstall Apps on Huawei Ascend G615

For Android smartphone users, Google Play store offers thousands of apps and games that you can install on your smartphone. These apps ranges from educational to entertainment apps. Now to brighten up your Huawei Ascend phone, here are the steps on how you can install and also uninstall these apps right on your phone.

To install an app:

1. Open the Play Store app on your phone by touching

on the home Lcd and then go to Play Store.
2. Choose and touch a category among the list and then the application you wish to download.
3. Once youre done reading the application details like its cost, ratings and comments, touch Download or Install.
4. And touch on Accept & Download.

There you go. Youve just downloaded and installed an app on your phone. Itll only take few seconds before the app is completely installed. Youll see the content download icon in the notification bar once the app is downloaded and installed.

To uninstall an app:

1. On the Play Store Lcd, touch

.
2. Go to My Apps to view the list of your downloaded apps.
3. Touch the app you want to uninstall and then touch Uninstall.
4. Touch OK to confirm.

Youve just successfully uninstalled an app from your phone.

Huawei Ascend G615 Tips and Tricks

It is very important if you know some tips on your device like Huawei Ascend G615. It will help you learn more about your device to make your life much easier in using it. Improving your productivity and fulfilling what you expected on your Huawei Ascend G615.

Here are some How Tos for your Huawei Ascend G615 These How Tos may still not yet complete and I am finding some time to work on the others:

How to Backup and Factory Reset Huawei Ascend G615

Resetting your Huawei Ascend G615 will restore the default settings of your device. It will also delete all your files on your phone, so it is recommended to backup all your important files on your computer.

Luckily in Huawei Ascend G615 you can backup your phone settings and data before wiping all the data on your phone. But if you want to erase all the content on your phone, then there’s no need for you to backup your data.

How to Backup Your Data:

• Go to Settings.

• Select Backup & reset, then tap Reset phone.

• Then choose Backup data

How to Factory Reset:

• On the Settings Lcd, tap on Backup & reset > Factory data reset.

• Tap Reset phone according to the on-Lcd instructions.

• Then confirm the factory reset by tapping Erase everything.

The phone will reset to its factory settings then restarts itself.

How to Extend Battery Life of Huawei Ascend G615

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Huawei Ascend G615 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:

• Lessen the Lcd brightness and the Lcd lock timeout.

• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.

• Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.

• Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal.

• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.

• Turn off the camera flash.

• The camera viewfinder can be a power drain, so after youve finished taking photos.

How to Import Contacts from SIM Card on Huawei Ascend G615

Contacts is very important for everyone of us. We cant connect to our friends without a contact number. If you have a new phone, saving contacts on the phone one by one is so hassle. But if you have save your contacts on a Sim Card, then you can transfer your contacts from your SIM Card to your Huawei Ascend G615.

Follow these steps on how to import contacts from SIM Card:

1. On the contact list Lcd, tap on the 3-horizontal icon.

2. Then select Manage Contacts.

3. Tap Copy from SIM card. (Make sure that your SIM card is inserted on your phone.)

4. Touch one contact to individually import, or tap Select All to import all your contacts.

5. Then tap Copy.

Note: If you have more than one account on your phone, tap on the account you want to import the contacts.

How to Set Up Voicemail on Huawei Ascend G615

and go to Settings.

2. Select Voicemail settings.

3. Tap on Voicemail number and enter your voicemail number.

4. Then tap on OK.

To listen to your voice messages, just press and hold the number 1 on the dialer and follow the instructions.

How to Manage Shortcuts and Widgets on Huawei Ascend G615

Adding Widgets on your HomeLcd will help you improve your productivity in using your Huawei Ascend G615. If you dont know what widgets means, Widgets are small applications that you can directly use on your HomeLcd. These will serve as your shortcut icon so will no longer need to access your Menu.

How to Add a Shortcut icon or Widget:

1. From your application list, tap and hold on the application icon.

2. Then drag it to the Home Lcd.

3. From the widget list, tap and hold on the widget you want to add.

4. Then drag the widget to the Home Lcd.

How to Delete a Shortcut icon or Widget:

1. On your Home Lcd, tap and hold the shortcut icon or widget you want to delete.

2. Then drag it to the trash bin.

How to Customize the Size of a Widget:

1. There are some widgets are resizeable, on your Home Lcd, tap and hold the widget you want to resize.

2. There should a four diamond will be displayed on the widget. Move the diamond to resize.

How to Move a Shortcut icon to the shortcut bar:

1. On your Home Lcd, tap and hold the shortcut icon that you want to move.

2, Then drag the icon to the shortcut bar at the bottom of the Lcd.

3. If there is no available space, a folder will be created for the overlapped icons.

How to Turn Huawei Ascend G615 a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Turning your smartphone into a portable wifi hotspot is a great idea if you have two or more devices you want to share your mobile network connection with. And if youre always on the go with a tablet or a laptop, you might probably appreciate more your smartphone when it becomes a wifi hotspot.Theres no need for you then to connect to other local network. Heres how to turn your Huawei Ascend G615 phone into a portable wifi hotspot.

1. On your devices homeLcd touch

.

2. Go to Settings.

3. In the Wireless & Networks section, touch More...

4. Then select on Tethering and portable hotspot.

5. And select the Portable WiFi hotspot check box to share your mobile network.

If you want to secure or change your wifi hotspot name, just touch on Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

How to Setup an Email Account on Huawei Ascend G615

.

2. Select Email.

3. Tap on Others to enter your email address and password.

4. Then tap Next. Just follow the on-Lcd instructions to configure the account settings.

5. Touch Next, and the Inbox of the newly configured email account will be displayed.

If you want to add another account after creating your initial email account, tap on the 3-horizontal lines > Settings > Add Account on the Inbox Lcd to add more email accounts.

How to Install and Uninstall Apps on Huawei Ascend G615

For Android smartphone users, Google Play store offers thousands of apps and games that you can install on your smartphone. These apps ranges from educational to entertainment apps. Now to brighten up your Huawei Ascend phone, here are the steps on how you can install and also uninstall these apps right on your phone.

To install an app:

1. Open the Play Store app on your phone by touching

on the home Lcd and then go to Play Store.

2. Choose and touch a category among the list and then the application you wish to download.

3. Once youre done reading the application details like its cost, ratings and comments, touch Download or Install.

4. And touch on Accept & Download.

There you go. Youve just downloaded and installed an app on your phone. Itll only take few seconds before the app is completely installed. Youll see the content download icon in the notification bar once the app is downloaded and installed.

To uninstall an app:

1. On the Play Store Lcd, touch

.

2. Go to My Apps to view the list of your downloaded apps.

3. Touch the app you want to uninstall and then touch Uninstall.

4. Touch OK to confirm.

Youve just successfully uninstalled an app from your phone.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Samsung Galaxy Ativ SE Tips and Tricks

Samsung Galaxy Ativ SE was officially announced on April 2014. Then it was also released on the same month. Im sure you want to know some cool tips and tricks on your of your device. It will help you learn more about your device to make your life much easier in using it. At the same time, improving your productivity and fulfilling what you expected on your device.

Here are some tricks for your device. Visit this site more often for updates and some tips. You can also submit your concern at our contact us form on the sidebar. If your device is not listed on this site and you are having problems with it. Dont hesitate to contact us, we will try to respond on your emails within 24-hours.

How to Factory Reset and Hard Reset

Restoring the default settings or factory reset your device will delete all your existing files. It is recommended to backup your important files on your computer before attempting to reset your device.

The steps below are the instructions on how to factory reset your device:

Step 1. From the Home Lcd, touch Settings. Under the System menu, touch About.

Step 2. Touch more information to view information such as OS version, Firmware revision number, Hardware revision number, Radio software version, Radio hardware version, Bootloader version, Chip SOC version, MAC address, MEID, IMEI, and NAI.

Step 3. Touch Terms of Use or touch Privacy Statement to view those documents.

Step 4. Touch reset your phone if you want to reset your phone to the factory default settings.

Once you perform reset your phone, all settings and data initialize. Now, you just need to wait while your device is resetting. It should reboot itself and you will have a new start on your Samsung Galaxy Ativ SE.

Hard Reset:

1. Turn off your device.

2. Then press and hold Volume Down + Home Button + Power On.

3. Wait for a few seconds until the Factory reset menu appears.

4. Select "wipe data/factory reset" by using the Volume Down button.

How to Reduce the Battery Consumption

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Samsung Galaxy Ativ SE device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings.

All of us want to have a longer battery life on our phones. Follow these suggestions to reduce the battery consumption:

Switch to Sleep mode by pressing the Power key when you are not using your device.

Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.

Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal. (deactivate the Bluetooth feature, turn off the Wi-Fi feature when not in use, etc).

Deactivate auto-syncing of applications.

Decrease the backlight time.

Lessen the Lcd brightness and the Lcd lock timeout.

Turn ON Battery Saver. Calls and texts will still be received, but apps only run when you open them and email must be synced manually.

1. From the Home Lcd, touch Settings. Under the system menu, touch battery saver.
2. Touch and slide the Battery Saver slider to the right to turn this option On.
3. Touch advanced to set when battery saver is activated.
4. Battery info such as remaining battery life displays.

How to Remove and Reformat Memory Card

Formatting the memory card on your device will delete all the files that is stored on the memory card. It is recommended to backup your important files on your computer before attempting to format your memory card.

Information about how storage space on the phone and SD card is being used is displayed. SD memory card storage can be configured as well.

1. From the Home Lcd, touch Settings. Under the system menu, touch phone storage.

2. Touch phone to see the amount of space used for music and videos, pictures, apps, other, system, as well as free space remaining.

3. Touch SD card to see the amount of space used for music and videos, pictures, other, as well as free space remaining. The SD card may also be prepared for removal or formatted.

• Touch remove SD card to dismount the SD card, making it safe to remove.
• Touch format SD card to format the SD card and prepare it for use. Formatting will permanently erase all data on the card.

4. Change where new music, videos, and pictures are stored.

• Touch the Store new music + videos on and select phone or SD card.
• Touch the Store new pictures on and select phone or SD card.

How to Set Up Voice Mail

1. From the Home Lcd, touch Call icon.
2. Dial *86 and touch Call, or touch Voicemail.
3. If you hear a greeting, press # to interrupt, and follow the setup tutorial.

Note: These steps may be different depending on your cellular network.

Accessing Your Voice Mail

1. From the Home Lcd, touch .
2. Dial *86 and touch Call, or touch voicemail.
3. When you hear the greeting, press # to interrupt, and follow the prompts.

Accessing Your Voice Mail from Another Phone

1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When you hear the greeting, press the # to interrupt, and follow the prompts.

How to Make Your Device a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

Internet Sharing Internet sharing enables your phone as a mobile hotspot and lets you share your phone’s internet connection with other compatible devices.

Verizon did not mention on how to activate the mobile hotspot, so if you want more information about Internet sharing, go to verizonwireless.com or dial *611.

How to Activate Speech Engine

There is an intuitive speech engine integrated into the Start key on your phone.

1. From any Lcd, touch and hold Windows icon to activate the intuitive speech engine

2. Speak the words that you would like to search on or the action that you would like to perform.

The following examples show the flexibility of the speech engine:

• “Call Chris mobile”
• “Find coffee in Seattle”
• “Open calendar”
• “Text Brandy”
• “Note send birthday card”

3. To change Speech Engine Settings:

To use Speech, press and hold the Start key.

From the Home Lcd, touch Settings. Under the system menu, touch speech.
Touch Use Speech when the phone is locked to turn this option On. This option enables access to Speech when the phone is locked by pressing and holding the Start key.
Touch Play audio confirmations to turn this option On.
Touch the Read incoming text messages aloud field and select Off, always on, Bluetooth and headsets, Bluetooth only, or wired headset only.
Touch the Text to Speech voice and select female or male.
Touch the Speech language and select a language from the list.
Touch Enable Speech Recognition Service to send the words you speak and supporting data, including recent contact names, to Microsoft to provide and improve the service. By allowing access, you can use additional speech features on your phone. Touch Privacy Statement for more information.

How to Start a Conference Call or 3-Way (Multi-Party) Calling

The 3-Way or Multi-Party feature allows you to make or answer a series of incoming calls and place them on hold. If this service is supported by the network, all calls can be joined together.

1. While connected to two different callers (one is on hold), touch merge calls. The three calls are conference together and are displayed on the Conference Lcd.

2. Touch end call to end the conference call.

How to Use ATIV Beam

Use ATIV Beam to share files by beaming them to another NFC capable device.

1. From the Home Lcd, touch Settings. Under the system menu, touch Bluetooth.

2. Touch and slide the Status slider to the right to turn Bluetooth On.

3. From the Home Lcd, swipe left to display the Applications menu and touch ATIV Beam.

4. From the Status field, touch and slide the slider to the right to turn the ringer On.

5. Turn on NFC on the device receiving the files.

6. Select the file to share from one of the folders (Pictures, Documents, Music, or Videos) and touch Share.

7. Tap your phone on the other NFC-capable device to share the files.

Friday, September 12, 2014

Nokia Asha 301 Tips and Tricks

How to Copy Content from Your Old Phone

Use this feature to transfer your contacts, calendar, and other stuff to your new phone.

1. Switch Bluetooth on in both phones.

2. On your Nokia Asha 301, select settings and sync & backup > phone switch.

3. Select copy to this and what you want to copy, then select the check icon.

4. Select your old phone from the list of found devices.

5. Then just follow the instructions shown on both phones.

How to Personalise the Main Menu

Organize your apps on your main menu as you like. For the quick access of your favourites apps, move them to the top.

1. Tap and hold the main menu.

2. Select the app you want to move, then tap where you want to move it.

How to Add a Shortcut to My Screen

You can add shortcuts to improve the productivity in using your phone. Add shortcuts directly on your My Lcd.

1. Tap and hold My Lcd, and select plus icon shortcut.

2. Select an item, such as a widget or action, and select the check icon.

How to Remove a Shortcut

Tap and hold My Lcd, and select the X mark icon on the shortcut you want to remove.

How to Factory Reset

You can reset your phone settings once you notice some abnormalities of your phone.

1. End all calls and connections.

2. Select settings and restore factory sett. > settings only.

3. Type in the security code.

This does not affect documents or files stored on your phone. It may take several minutes before your phone restore to default settings.

Back up content to a Memory Card

1. Select settings > sync & backup.

2. Select create backup.

3. Select what you want to back up, then select the check icon.

Restore a backup

Select restore backup and what you want to restore, then select the check icon.

.

Format a Memory Card

1. Select files.

2. Tap and hold the memory card, then select mem. card options.

3. Select format mem. card.

Password Protect Your Memory Card

1. Select files.

2. Tap and hold the memory card, then select mem. card options.

3. Select set password, then type in a password.

Keep the password secret and in a safe place, separate from the memory card.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Nokia Lumia 920 Tips and Tricks

How to Factory Reset Nokia Lumia 920

Resetting your Nokia Lumia 920 will restore your default settings. It will also delete all your files on your phone, so it is recommended to have a backup files on your computer. Resetting is also applicable when your device is currently frozen. Unlike the other phone, Nokia Lumia 920 battery is has an internal or non-removable battery. So, do not attempt to remove your battery when it is frozen.

Step 1. Press and hole the volume down key together with the power button for about 10 seconds.

Step 2. Your phone should switch to off. Turn your phone back on by pressing the power button.

Step 3. Then update your phone software.

Step 4. To reset your phone.

On the start screen, swipe left to access the settings.
Tap on "Settings".
Select "About", then "reset your phone".

If your issue still unsolved, it is advisable to contact your network service provider or Nokia.

How to Import Contacts From Old Phone to New Phone (on iPhone, Samsung, HTC and Nokia)

Contacts is very important for everyone of us. We cant connect to our friends without a contact number. If you have a new phone, saving contacts on the phone one by one is so hassle. But now, theres an easy way how to transfer or import your contacts from your old phone to your new phone.

Please note that if you are using the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system on your PC, make sure that the AutoPlay setting is enabled.

To check your settings:

Turn on your new Phone and connect it to your PC.
On your new Phone, tap "Install" to install PC Companion on the PC.
On your computer, if a pop-up window that appears notifies you about available PC Software, select Run Startme.exe.
Then click Install to start the installation and then follow the instructions to complete the installation.

If you are not prompted with a pop-up window to install the PC Companion, you can also download the PC Companion here.

Transferring your contacts to your new phone:

Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
Open the PC Companion application on your PC.
Then click Contacts Setup and follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.

How to Take a Screenshot on Nokia Lumia 920

Did you just created a nice piece of art on your new Nokia Lumia 920 phone?Or perhaps youve just personalized your screen and want others to know how youve come up with it.Well, take a screenshot and brag it to your friends. Heres how you can capture a screenshot of your Nokia device.

1. Press on the power key on the right side of the phone and the start key simultaneously for few seconds.

2. To see the screenshot, tap on Photos and select Screenshots.

3. Tap and hold the screenshot you wish to send and then tap on share on the options.

There you have it. Youve just captured a screenshot.

How to Scan Codes on Nokia Lumia 920

Nokias latest installment of smartphone, the Lumia 920, allows you to scan QR codes, barcodes and book and dvd covers. Your device will give you further info after you scan the codes. Heres how you can make use of this feature.

1. First, you need to tap

2. Then tap on

3. And point the camera at the code. Make sure to keep the camera steady on the code and should be completely visible in the camera viewfinder.

How to Save Battery Life on Nokia Lumia 920

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Nokia Lumia 920 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:

• Turn on the power-saving option on the device. Then lessen the screen brightness and the screen lock timeout. On the Home Screen, swipe left, then tap on the Gear Icon or Settings > Battery saver.

- Be reminded that when your phone goes into battery saver mode, you may not be able to change the settings of all apps.
- If you want to change the settings of the Battery saver, tap on Advanced.

• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.

• Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.

• Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal.

• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.

• Turn off the camera flash.

• The camera viewfinder can be a power drain, so after youve finished taking photos, press the left arrow key.

How to Track and Delete Files Remotely on Your Lost Windows Phone

Did you lose your phone? Or misplaced it? Worried about your files? So many questions but only one answer. Go to www.windowsphone.com. In this site you can track your Windows phone, delete your files, make your phone ring, and locked your phone to show a message to return it.

Find my Phone will make your life easier to find it or it can also prevent other person from using it without your consent.

How to Track your Phone / Map Location:

Go to www.windowsphone.com.

Point your mouse on "Explore My Phone" and click Find My Phone.

If you are not seeing the latest location of your phone, click Refresh.

You can also print the hard copy of your phone location, just click Print.

Click Center on Map if you lost the location of your phone.

How to make your phone ring:

While you are sign in on www.windowsphone.com, click on Ring.

Just follow the instructions to make your phone ring.

How to Erase your phone:

While you are sign in on www.windowsphone.com, click on Erase.

If you are sure to erase your phone, click on Yes! Erase my phone immediately check box.

To confirm click Erase.

How to Lock your phone and show a message:

While you are sign in on www.windowsphone.com, click on Lock.

Just follow the instructions to lock your phone ring.

If you dont have a password then you need to create one, you will use it to unlock your phone if you get it back.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

HTC Desire U Tips and Tricks

How to Factory Reset (Hard Reset) HTC Desire U

Resetting your HTC Desire U will restore the default settings of your device. It will also delete all your files on your phone, so it is recommended to have a backup of your important files on your computer. There are two ways on how to reset your HTC Desire U. It can be done through the settings or through the hardware buttons.

Resetting HTC Desire U on Settings:

Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the Gear Icon or Settings.

Select Backup & reset.

Tap Reset phone.

If you want to delete all your files, then tap Erase all data.

Then tap OK to confirm.

Resetting HTC Desire U by Hardware Buttons:

These steps is also helpful when your HTC Desire U is unresponsive or frozen and theres no way to access the settings.

First, press and hold the Volume Down button, and then do the same way on the Power button.

Hold the two buttons until the three Android images appear on the screen.

Release the button when the three Android images appear and press Volume Down.

Tap on Factory Reset, and then press the Power Button to confirm.

How to Import Contacts From Old Phone to New Phone (on iPhone, Samsung, HTC and Nokia)

Contacts is very important for everyone of us. We cant connect to our friends without a contact number. If you have a new phone, saving contacts on the phone one by one is so hassle. But now, theres an easy way how to transfer or import your contacts from your old phone to your new phone.

Please note that if you are using the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system on your PC, make sure that the AutoPlay setting is enabled.

To check your settings:

Turn on your new Phone and connect it to your PC.
On your new Phone, tap "Install" to install PC Companion on the PC.
On your computer, if a pop-up window that appears notifies you about available PC Software, select Run Startme.exe.
Then click Install to start the installation and then follow the instructions to complete the installation.

If you are not prompted with a pop-up window to install the PC Companion, you can also download the PC Companion here.

Transferring your contacts to your new phone:

Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
Open the PC Companion application on your PC.
Then click Contacts Setup and follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.

How to Send a Multimedia Message and Create a Slideshow on HTC Desire U

Text messaging has grown its popularity over the years especially to younger generations. People, especially teens, prefer to communicate with friends and relatives thru texting instead of the traditional call. But whether your reaching out to friends thru text or a call, what matters most is the effort for still trying to keep in touch despite distance and even on busy schedules. We should be more grateful these days as it only takes minutes, even seconds, for a quick response unlike the old school snail mail. Now, everyone is just a text away. And more to that, you can even send multimedia messages (MMS) especially on special occasions to add more touch to a simple text-filled screen. Heres how you can send a MMS on HTC Desire U.

1. On your devices homescreen, tap on

and go to Messages.
2. Then tap on

3. On the To Field, key in a contact name, mobile number or email address. You can also send it to a group of friends by tapping on

4. To add a subject line, tap on

and go to Add Subject.
5. Tap on the box that says Add text and there you can type in your special message.
6. Choose an attachment for your message by tapping on

7. After you browse and select an attachment, tap on Send or press

to save it as a draft. You can also tap on

to see options like replacing, viewing and removing your attachment.

Now if you wish your Mutimedia Message to reach an extra mile, you can have it on a slideshow format. Heres how you can create one:

1. After youve attached a photo/video/audio in your MMS, tap on

once again and select Slide.
2. Then choose where you want to insert the next slide.
3. When youre done adding the next slide, you can either do the following:

tap onand choose to add a video or a photo
tap onand then audio if you want to add a voice recording or a music to the slide
tap on Add Text to add a caption
tap onto view options like replacing, viewing or removing your attachment.

4. To preview your MMS slideshow, tap on

select Preview. If you dont see Preview, scroll down the menu. To view the playback controls, tap once the preview screen.

5. When its all set and done, press on

or tap on Send to save message as a draft.

Now you can make someones day a very special one with this creative and personalize MMS.

How to Set HTC Desire U into Sleep Mode

Like any other device, setting HTC Desire U into sleep mode will somehow save its battery life. Sleep mode puts your device into a lower power state while the display is off. It also prevents accidental button presses when its in your pocket or bag. Heres how you can set HTC Desire U into sleep mode.

1. Briefly press on your devices Power button to turn off the display. Then switch to Sleep Mode.

2. To change the time before your device sleeps, just go to Display & buttons settings.

3. To wake it up, manually press the Power button and unlock your screen.

4. Your device will also automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

How to Extend Battery Life of HTC Desire U

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For HTC Desire U device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:

• Turn on the power-saving option on the device. Then lessen the screen brightness and the screen lock timeout.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open.

- You can also choose which phone features to conserve the power. Just tap the Power saver notification first before you turn power saver mode on.

2. To turn the power saver mode on or off, tap the check button next to the Power saver notification.

• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.

• Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.

• Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal.

• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.

• Turn off the camera flash.

• The camera viewfinder can be a power drain, so after youve finished taking photos.

How to Take Continuous Camera Shots on HTC Desire U

Want to take photos continuously on your HTC Desire U? You just need to set the settings and you can now capture the moment of the action. Every movement of the action counts, so take the photo continuously.

Follow these steps:

1. First, make sure that youre in Normal scene to use this feature.

2. On the Viewfinder screen, just press and hold on

.

- It should take 20 consecutive shots since it is the default settings.

- If you want to capture more than 20 shots, just tap on the Gear Icon or Settings, then Continuous shooting. After that, clear the Limit to 20 frames option.

3. You can also select the photo that you like most by tapping Best shot. If you dont want the other photos, then you can delete it.

How to Set up Speed Dialing on HTC Desire U

Speed dialing is definitely a must-have feature on any phones. Whether youre in a hurry or in an emergency, this feature lets you call important contacts right away by just dialing a number key on your phone. For all HTC Desire U users, heres how you can set up speed dialing on your device.

1. First, open the phone app on your device.

2. Then tap

and go to Speed Dial.

3. Now tap

and select a contact from the list.

4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use
and a speed dial key to assign for that contact.

5. Once your done, tap Save.

Take note that the number 1 key is generally used and reserved for calling voicemail and retrieving voicemail messages.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Alcatel One Touch 993D Tips and Tricks

How to Backup and Factory Reset Alcatel One Touch 993D

Resetting your Alcatel One Touch 993D will restore the default settings of your device. It will also delete all your files on your phone, so it is recommended to backup all your important files on your computer.

Luckily in Alcatel One Touch 993D you can backup your phone settings and other application data to Google Servers before wiping all the data on your phone. But if you want to erase all the content on your phone, then there’s no need for you to backup your data.

How to Activate the Backup Function:

• Tap on the Menu key from Home screen.
• Select Settings > Backup & reset > Back up my data.
• Then mark the checkbox.

How to Factory Reset:

• Tap on the Menu key from Home screen.
• Select Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset.
• Then mark the checkbox.

If you are unable to turn on your Alcatel One Touch 993D, then you may need to do the hard reset. Press and hold the Volume up key and the Power key at the same time until the screen light up. This process will also factory reset your device.

How to Turn On/Off Wi-Fi on Alcatel One Touch 993D

By connecting to a Wi-Fi network you can surf to the Internet using your One Touch 993D. Just make sure that you are within the range of a wireless network so you will be able to connect your successfully. You can used a Wi-Fi even without a SIM Card.

Follow these steps on how to connect to your wireless network:

• On your Home screen, tap on the Menu key.

• Select on Settings.

• You will see a Wi-Fi option, beside on the Wi-Fi, just switch whether on/off.

• Tap on Wi-Fi, there should a detailed information of detected wireless networks.

• Tap on the network you want to connect with.

• If the network is secured with a password, make sure to enter the password correctly.

• Then tap Save.

How to Extend Battery Life of Alcatel One Touch 993D

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For One Touch 993D device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:

• Turn on the power-saving option on the device (if applicable).

• Lessen the screen brightness and the screen lock timeout.

• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.

• Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.

• Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal.

• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.

• Turn off the camera flash.

How to Setup an Email Account on Alcatel One Touch 993D

You can set-up an external POP3 or IMAP email accounts on your One Touch 993D. But for me, I recommend using the Gmail account which is powered by Google, and where you can back up your applications.

How to setup your an email, follow these steps:

• On your Homescreen, touch on the Application tab.

• There should an email wizard that will guide you through process in setting up an email.

• Enter the email address and password of the account you want to set-up.

• Then tap Next. (You will be prompted to go to email account settings to enter settings manually, if the account is not provided by your service provider.)

• You can also tap on Manual setup to directly enter the incoming and outgoing settings for the email account you are setting up.

• Enter your preferred account name and display name in outgoing emails.

• If you want to add another email account, just tap on Menu key > Settings > Add Account on the right of the title to create.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Nokia Lumia 520 Tips and Tricks

How to Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520

There are two ways on how to reset your Nokia Lumia 520, it can be through the hard reset or soft reset. When you say hard reset it involves on the hardware part, so you need to remove the battery of you Nokia Lumia and reinsert it. Then turn on your device normally. This should refresh the content of your device but will not remove any data.

Software reset will return your device to its default settings. Like a brand new phone, no information or data saved on your device. This procedure will erase all your data save on your phone.

If your Nokia Lumia is frozen, it is recommended to perform the Hard Reset.

You can soft reset your Nokia Lumia in two ways. By accessing it through settings or doing the hard key combination.

Resetting through the settings:

Go to Settings > About > reset your phone.

Hard Key Combination:

Use this option if your device is locked and you dont know the code.

Note: Make sure that your Nokia Lumia is turned off.

Step 1. Press and hold the power key until it vibrates then release.

Step 2. Press and hold the down key volume. If the exclamation mark will be shown on the screen, you can now release the button.

Step 3. You need to input these key combination:

Volume Up > Volume Down > Power > Volume Down.

Your phone will reset and will boot up automatically. This might take a several minutes.

How to Import Contacts From Old Phone to New Phone (on iPhone, Samsung, HTC and Nokia)

Contacts is very important for everyone of us. We cant connect to our friends without a contact number. If you have a new phone, saving contacts on the phone one by one is so hassle. But now, theres an easy way how to transfer or import your contacts from your old phone to your new phone.

Please note that if you are using the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system on your PC, make sure that the AutoPlay setting is enabled.

To check your settings:

Turn on your new Phone and connect it to your PC.
On your new Phone, tap "Install" to install PC Companion on the PC.
On your computer, if a pop-up window that appears notifies you about available PC Software, select Run Startme.exe.
Then click Install to start the installation and then follow the instructions to complete the installation.

If you are not prompted with a pop-up window to install the PC Companion, you can also download the PC Companion here.

Transferring your contacts to your new phone:

Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
Open the PC Companion application on your PC.
Then click Contacts Setup and follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.

How to Extend Battery Life of Nokia Lumia 520

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Nokia Lumia 520 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:

• Turn on the power-saving option on the device. Then lessen the screen brightness and the screen lock timeout. On the Home Screen, swipe left, then tap on the Gear Icon or Settings > Battery saver.

- Be reminded that when your phone goes into battery saver mode, you may not be able to change the settings of all apps.
- If you want to change the settings of the Battery saver, tap on Advanced.

• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.

• Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.

• Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal.

• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.

• Turn off the camera flash.

• The camera viewfinder can be a power drain, so after youve finished taking photos, press the left arrow key.

How to Take a Screenshot on Nokia Lumia 520

Did you just created a nice piece of art on your new Nokia Lumia 520 phone? Or perhaps youve just personalized your screen and want others to know how youve come up with it.Well, take a screenshot and brag it to your friends. Heres how you can capture a screenshot of your Nokia device.

1. Press on the Power key on the right side of the phone and the Start key simultaneously for a few seconds.

2. To see the screenshot, tap on Photos, the Albums and select Screenshots.

3. Tap and hold the screenshot you wish to send and then tap on share on the options.

There you have it. Youve just captured a screenshot.

How to Scan Codes on Nokia Lumia 520

Nokias latest installment of smartphone, the Lumia 520, allows you to scan QR codes, barcodes and book and DVD covers. Your device will give you further info after you scan the codes. Heres how you can make use of this feature.

1. First, you need to tap the Search icon

2. Then tap on

3. And point the camera at the code. Make sure to keep the camera steady on the code and should be completely visible in the camera viewfinder.

How to Make a Conference Call on Nokia Lumia 520

Conference calling is a network service. The maximum number of participants involve in a conference call varies by network service provider. Nokia Lumia 520 supports conference call between two or more people. Well, heres how you can make a conference call using your Nokia Lumia 520 phone.

1. Call the first participant of the conference call.

2. To make a call to another person, press , and make the call in the normal way.

3. When your call is answered, just tap .

4. If you want to add another person to the call, just tap , then call another person and tap .

Now, if you want to have a private conversation with someone while youre on a conference call, just tapand the persons name or number. The conference call is put on hold while other participants continue the conference call. Tap on to return to the conference call.

How to Make Your Nokia Lumia 520 a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Ever imagine how you can make your own Nokia Lumia 520 a WiFi hotspot? Well, sure you can. This feature allows for your other devices to pick up your mobile hotspot settings on your Nokia Lumia 520. This is more preferable when you’re in public trying to locate a WiFi connection. Nokia did not mention how many devices can connect to your Nokia Lumia 520, but usually it is 6-8 devices. Check out these steps for easy, convenient and a money-saver internet experience.

1. On your Start screen, swipe left, and tap

Settings.

2. Then select Internet sharing.

3. Switch the Sharing to On.

4. If you want to change the name of your connection, tap Setup > Broadcast name, then enter the name.

5. If you want to secure your Wi-Fi hotspot, then you can also type in a password for the connection.

6. Then select the connection on the other device.

Wait for few seconds and your phone will start broadcasting its WiFi network name. Now you’re ready to connect your other device to your portable mobile wifi hotspot.

Note: The other device uses data from your data plan, which may result in data traffic costs. For info on availability and costs, contact your network service provider.

How to Find a Lost Nokia Lumia 520

Losing a phone is sort of a matter of life and death these days especially if you have confidential files on it. If you misplaced your phone or someone has stolen it, then keep calm and follow the steps below so you can locate your phone and lock or delete all data on it remotely. All you need to have is a Microsoft account on your phone.

1. On your computer, laptop or tablet, go to www.windowsphone.com

2. Then sign in using the same Microsoft account as on your phone.

3. Choose find my phone. From there you can:

> locate your phone on a map
> make your phone ring even if its in silent mode
> lock your phone and set it to show a message so it can be returned to you
> delete all data from your phone remotely

How to Uninstall an App on Nokia Lumia 520

Deleting apps on your phone can free up your phone memory storage. So if think youre phone is a bit too crowdy and if some apps lurking in it deserves to be out of your phone memory then you might want to consider uninstalling those apps you no longer want to use. Heres how you can clean up and uninstall an app on Nokia Lumia 520.

1. On your devices start screen, swipe left to the all apps menu.

2. Then simply tap and hold an app and tap uninstall. Take note that you might not be able to remove some apps especially those that came with your phone.

As easy as that. If you wish to reinstall the app without buying it again, then you can do as as long as it is available in Store.

How to Personalize the Start Screen on Nokia Lumia 520

Do you want to get easy access on your most-used apps? Then pin your favorite apps, websites, contacts and much more right on your Nokia Lumia 520 start screen. Here are some ways on how you can personalize your start screen and make it look neater.

To pin an app:

1. On your devices screen swipe left to go to the apps menu.
2. Then tap and hold the app you wish to pin on the start screen.
3. And tap pin to Start.

To pin a contact:

1.First tap

People.
2. Then tap and hold the contact you wish to pin on the start screen.
3. And tap pin to start. By pinning your a contact on the start screen, youll be able
to see their feed updates on the tile and you can call them directly from the
start screen.

To pin a website:

1. Go to a website that you want to access instantly .
2. Then tap

and choose pin to start.

To move a tile:

1. Just tap and hold the tile.
2. Then drag and drop it to the new location and finally tap the screen.

To resize a tile:

1. Tap and hold the tile you want to resize
2. And tap the arrow icon.

To unpin a tile:

1. Tap and hold the tile.
2. And tap

How to Download Maps on Nokia Lumia 520

Are you a certified travel addict? Then why not download and save maps of your destinations right on your phone before you hit the road. By doing this, you can travel the world while browsing your map guide even without an internet connection. Here are the steps on how you can download maps on Nokia Lumia 520.

1. On your devices start screen, swipe left and tap Here Maps, then tap on

.

2. Now select on download maps. Make sure that youre WiFi is on and is connected to a network.

3. After tapping download maps, tap

and select the country or region.

To delete a map just tap download new maps. Then tap and hold the map you wish to get rid of and finally tap on delete.

How to Download Apps on Nokia Lumia 520

Do want to jampacked your Lumia 520 with cool apps and games. Then try checking out their own version of app store to download free apps, games and other stuff for your Lumia 520 phone. Heres how to download those stuff on your phone.

1. First tap the Store icon

on your device.

2. Then tap an item to view its details like the price, description, rating and etc.

3. If the said item has a price, tap buy or if its available for free at a limited time, tap try. If its free, go ahead and tap install.

4. If youre not signed in to a Microsoft account, then sign in now.

5. And just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the download.

When the download is complete, you can open or view the item, or continue browsing for more items at the store. But even if youre still downloading the item, you can continue to browse for more items and even add an item to your download queue. To view your download queue just tap the download notification at the bottom of the main view. If you want to pause the downloading, tap and hold the downloading item and tap pause. Tap resume to continue the download.

How to Create a Start Screen for Kids on Nokia Lumia 520

With Kids Corner feature on Nokia Lumia 520, you can now let your kids use your Lumia phone without worrying that they might delete important files on your phone or purchase apps without your consent. Just create their own start screen and personalise it with their favorite apps or games. Heres how to create a start screen for your kids on Nokia Lumia 520.

1. On your devices start screen, swipe left and tap

Settings.

2. Then tap on Kids corner.

3. Now you can create a fun and safe start screen for your kids. Choose which content your kids can use and even create a password so they cant access your own start screen.

4. To let your kids buy game points or define a Wallet PIN, you must enter the Wallet PIN to make each purchase. To define a Wallet PIN, swipe left on the start screen and tap

Wallet >

> settings+PIN.

5. To turn off kids corner, swipe left on your start screen and tap

Settings. Then switch kids corner off.

If you want to go back to your own start screen just press the power key twice and swipe up on your own lockscreen. To go back to kids corner, swipe left on your start screen and swipe up on the kids lockscreen.

How to Logout Facebook on Nokia Lumia 520

1. Open up Facebook App.

2. Right swipe to bring up the left menu (or tap on the three dotted icon on the top left corner).

3. Scroll to the bottom of the Menu and tap on Logout.