Phone tips and tricks Collections

Hidden and Secret codes for Android Phones

2012-01-07T07:46:00.000+07:00

Every people has their own secret, so do every phone OS has their own secret. Here is the collection of Android secret codes that I have collected form several websites. It has already for Android OS v1.5 (Cupcake) on Samsung Galaxy I7500.

By using these codes, it can also show many useful information about the phone, I haven't tested on the newer version of Android, so do it on your own risk FYI These codes have been obtained by decoding various .apk files present in the phone firmware.

DISCLAIMER: This information is intended for experienced users. It is not intended for basic users, hackers, or mobile thieves. Please do not try any of these if you are not familiar with mobile phones. We'll not be responsible for the use or misuse of this information, including loss of data or hardware damage. So use it at your own risk.

*#06#

Display IMEI

*#*#8351#*#*

Voice Dialer Logging Enabled

*#*#8350#*#*

Voice Dialer Logging Disabled

*#*#4636#*#*

Phone Setting

*#*#7262626#*#*

FieldTest

**05***#

PUK Unlock (from emergency dial screen)

*#*#4636#*#*

This code can be used to get some interesting information about your phone and battery. It shows following 4 menus on screen:

Battery information
phone information
Battery history
Usage statistics

*#*#7780#*#*
This code can be used for a factory data reset. It'll remove following things:

Google account settings stored in your phone
System and application data and settings
Downloaded applications

It'll NOT remove:

Current system software and bundled applications
SD card files e.g. photos, music files, etc.

PS: Once you give this code, you get a prompt screen asking you to click on "Reset phone" button. So you get a chance to cancel your operation.

*2767*3855#
Think before you give this code. This code is used for factory format. It'll remove all files and settings including the internal memory storage. It'll also reinstall the phone firmware.
PS: Once you give this code, there is no way to cancel the operation unless you remove the battery from the phone. So think twice before giving this code.

*#*#34971539#*#*
This code is used to get information about phone camera. It shows following 4 menus:

Update camera firmware in image (Don't try this option)
Update camera firmware in SD card
Get camera firmware version
Get firmware update count

WARNING: Never use the first option otherwise your phone camera will stop working and you'll need to take your phone to service center to reinstall camera firmware.

*#*#7594#*#*
This one is my favorite one. This code can be used to change the "End Call / Power" button action in your phone. Be default, if you long press the button, it shows a screen asking you to select any option from Silent mode, Airplane mode and Power off.
You can change this action using this code. You can enable direct power off on this button so you don't need to waste your time in selecting the option.

*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#*
This code opens a File copy screen where you can backup your media files e.g. Images, Sound, Video and Voice memo.

*#*#197328640#*#*
This code can be used to enter into Service mode. You can run various tests and change settings in the service mode.

WLAN, GPS and Bluetooth Test Codes:
*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#* OR *#*#528#*#* - WLAN test (Use "Menu" button to start various tests)
*#*#232338#*#* - Shows WiFi MAC address
*#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test
*#*#1575#*#* - Another GPS test
*#*#232331#*#* - Bluetooth test
*#*#232337#*# - Shows Bluetooth device address

*#*#8255#*#* This code can be used to launch GTalk Service Monitor.

Codes to get Firmware version information:
*#*#4986*2650468#*#* - PDA, Phone, H/W, RFCallDate
*#*#1234#*#* - PDA and Phone
*#*#1111#*#* - FTA SW Version
*#*#2222#*#* - FTA HW Version
*#*#44336#*#* - PDA, Phone, CSC, Build Time, Changelist number\

Codes to launch various Factory Tests:
*#*#0283#*#* - Packet Loopback
*#*#0*#*#* - LCD test
*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* - Melody test
*#*#0842#*#* - Device test (Vibration test and BackLight test)
*#*#2663#*#* - Touch screen version
*#*#2664#*#* - Touch screen test
*#*#0588#*#* - Proximity sensor test
*#*#3264#*#* - RAM version

NOTE: All above codes have been checked on Google Android phone Samsung Galaxy I7500 only but they should also work in other Google Android phones.
For detailed information you can find it in here

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos : Review

2012-01-07T07:30:00.000+07:00

Samsung han announced that they will launch Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, here is the Samsung Galaxy Y Duos specification you can find in here

One of the specific feature Samsung Galaxy Y Duos is that this phone has 2 simcard entry, both GSM
We can see from the spec above, we can say that Comparing to samsung galaxy Y, galaxy Y Duos has less pixel density because it has a bit larger screen then galaxy Y, galaxy Y Duos using 1.27 Mega Pixel in 3.14 inches screen and galaxy Y using 1.33 Mega Pixel in 3.0 inches screen.

This Samsung Galaxy running on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and accommodating all the other high end features! Its like the usual galaxy and have another SIM card slot. But Galaxy Y Duos is still to gain the confidence of the customers, It's an experiment that Samsung has come with, Let see how it performs on the battery section, call reception and other basic aspect, let leave alone the advance features.

One more benefit Samsung galaxy Y Dous is Adobe contents support. We can browse the internet like the way we are in laptops or PC, event Blackberry does not have this feature.

Rumor said that it use processor 832 MHz Broadcomm-made CPU from Galaxy Y, it won't be compatible with most games..

Free Voice Call using Android phone

2011-12-30T13:49:00.001+07:00

As you know android phone become more popular recent days, and more application has built in this platform, the challenge to be creative has raised. One of the creative application that you must use is Voice Call using Voip (voice over IP). It will reduce your calling cost.
Here some excample of voip software than you can use to get Free voice call on your android phone
1. Sipgate

2. google voice

Android phones with Google Voice can make and receive calls on a cheaper rate, but you still need a voice plan to make these calls. Using Google Voice, Android and Sipgate, you can call around that limitation and free.

Using Google Voice, you can call any number for free, but you are can't receive calls directly to your Google Voice number on your Android phone without a voice plan from your provider. By using Sipgate you can receive a free call, but can not make phone calls without adding money to your account. The combination of these two services, you will be able to make calls using Google Voice automatically redial your Sipgate number connects you to your intended recipient site, and we will do this using WiFi, 3G data, or EDGE, which means you can make calls with free.

Apple able to Delete Your iPhone Apps by Remote using Secret URL

2008-10-12T05:31:00.000+07:00

It is assumed that his "life in your pocket," not from Apple. However, a snippet of code found in the iPhone operating system could keep under control of Apple.

Jonathan Zdrianski, author of the book iPhone Open Application Development, he discovered a hidden URL of the iPhone in CoreLocation he believes that the iPhone uses to check whether any application on your phone line with those in a database of applications of blacklist. Presumably, that would allow remote Apple-authorized applications, or even eliminate them.

"This suggests that the iPhone calls home from time to time to determine which applications should be shut down," wrote Zdrianski. "At the moment, no applications have been" blacklisted ", but by all appearances, this has been added to disable the applications that the user has already downloaded and paid for, if it so chooses Apple to shut it down."

Hum. So everyone who got away with NetShare before it disappeared from the App Store are not so sure lucky after all.

Now, if Apple were more organized with regard to what appears and disappears from the App Store, which probably do not need this emergency procedure. What is the point of a process of approval if the useless, $ 1000 "I'm rich" app is going to make the door, only to be removed immediately after?

Beware Your iphone secret personal data could be explited

2008-10-12T05:01:00.002+07:00

Two trends in cellphones are combining to create a new security risk. On the one hand they are becoming more powerful, and more like computers. On the other, they are universally relies upon.

As Nokia's cellphone Anthropologist puts it, all over the world people take three things with them when they leave the house: keys, money and phone.

The result: an easily lost or stolen device with a lot of private and sensitive data on. And this week released a book called iPhone Forensics (published by O'Reilly) gives an insight into the surprising amount of personal information to smartphone can store. Or give away.
Here's a list of ways in which your iPhone could release sensitive data about you - I image much the same could be Gleaner from other similarly advanced handsets.

* Past keyboard input - "Nearly everything typed into the iPhone's keyboard to keyboard is stored in cache, which can linger even after deleted." That will include user names, passwords and much more.
* Deleted images from the photo library, web camera and roll history can sometimes be recovered.
* Deleted address book entries, contacts, calendar events can also sometimes be recovered.
* "Exhaustive call history, beyond that displayed, is generally available." The last 100 entries can usually be found, and deleted call records recovered.
* Map tile images, direction and location coordinates lookups from the Google Maps application. In effect, where you've been or may be planning to go.
* Deleted browser cache can usually be recovered, Revealing the websites you've visited.
* Cached and deleted emails, SMS messages and other communications can be recovered, along with information on when and who they were sent to.
* "Deleted voicemail recordings often remain on the device."

The rest of Jonathan Zdziarski's book details the tools and techniques that will give you access to all those. Apart from an iPhone, all you need is some free software.

Police forces already use records recovered from GPS units to solve crimes. Techniques like those in Zdziarski's book look set to become a big part of the work of police and criminals alike.

Apple iPhone vs Nokia Tube vs Android G1

2008-10-08T13:10:00.002+07:00

Well, it was for centuries to come. Prophesised Byzantine monks of the battle among the three phones, each seeking supremacy touchscreen ... and now we bring you this battle. We hope that the edge of your seat is comfortable ...

Media
Each unit is worth its salt these days (the amount of salt is worth exactly?) Can do all sorts of tricks and features ... if it can not read music, show movies and photos from your window, what is the point huh?

The iPhone is a device for the media, since it affects an iPod (or iPod is an iPhone Lite). The movies are a dream to watch, the pictures are easy to browse through using the touch screen and uses music from Apple mainframe Cover Flow.

G1 does not even come with a video player in the box - photo display is average at best, music and reading is a bit bog-standard compared to its peers. Must do better for Android ... but the development community will probably be the case on-chip fast.
The Tube is a great feature media also with the media bar accessible at any time. Comes with the functionality of Music will open the device to a wealth of music, video appears crisp and pleasant, and photos, while slow to load, are OK to fly through.

The verdict Unfortunately for others, the iPhone lords it over all types of media, and we have not even covered the YouTube capacity of the headset.

Home Screen
The place where she always begins the home screen needs to look good, or you simply get lost in a sea of possibilities.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (we'll call the subway for simplicity) has an innovative four-photo on the front screen option - each person details are updated with the status Facebook, Flickr photos or texts and calls. The Menu button allows quick access to normal grid Nokia fans are familiar with.

The iPhone home screen just makes sense. No innovation, simple icons all in front of you. No room for more? Well, simply drag along the screen and see the next round.

G1 of the Android home screen is too innovative, but incorporates the ideas of intelligent iPhone. The icons can be moved; open applications can be pulled down the top of the screen and a slide to the right entitles you to search Google. It also makes sense, but in a more complex.

The verdict G1 The interface is simple and friendly with some good bells and whistles, and the swishing and swooshing means that the edges of the iPhone simplicity and tube innovation.

Operating Systems
It might look fancy, but how does it actually work in real life? A bad OS will make you cry whenever you open a new menu screen ... a layer interface could make you forget you're even using a mobile phone.

G1 of the interface is nothing more breathtaking, even if it is more about the potential of Android rather than the way it works now.

It is black, windows changes quickly and allows you to move and in applications with ease through the menu.

The tube interface is a little cluttered throughout, and the menu system of the old simplistic beginning to be a little dated.

S60 is a system of aging, and even if it has been re-designed for touch, it still creaks in multiple applications.

Media Bar gives access to decent d'importantes applications on the phone, but it is still slow in case of change.

The iPhone interface is the same as its home screen: it is smooth, pretty and no jobs, with the addition of easy implementation.

The verdict Android would probably win based on performance in G1 alone ... you add in the potential on other devices and it is impressive source of inspiration.

Internet
It does not ask more than one phone to Nokia - a multimedia terminal. With this in mind that if you can not browse the Web is full prodigy-bang fashion, then you'll feel severely deprived.

The tube full HTML browser is smooth and easy to use ... But even if Flash, it is still very slow to load pages (May just 3G connection in place and that it is still a pre-production model), but seems a bit slow overall. .. something common to the browser Nokia over the years.

The iPhone Internet experience, even without flash, is still the best mobile Internet to date, and the multi-touch aspect pinch zoom is a pleasure to use.

G1 of the Internet is also slower than the subway, and even less intuitive move and navigate through. A little more development or maybe some new applications this help without end, but the G1 is not only the device you want to buy for Internet only.

The verdict The iPhone does not just win this category - it owns, leases to competition, and then he won again.

Camera
Like it or hate it, each phone has a camera these days. It should be fairly easy to use so you can whip it each time, thanks to the children of today, YouTube is to download a bonus too, when you want to show everyone that hilarious when you ate a snail.

The tube 3.2MP Carl Zeiss-ED is a little snapper ... the phone takes great pictures and is a cinch to use as well.

Video recording with a button to transfer photos and vids is a great feature as well, so Nokia should be happy with what they have placed on what is essentially a mid-range phone.
The iPhone camera is well documented, almost adequate, and quite old. The less said about it the better.

The G1 camera is a 3.2 (ISH) MP camera is also an option beautiful, but not the video recording is a crime in this day and age.

The verdict Nokia plays safe with it, by checking all boxes with a decent snapper. Well done.

Maps
"Where am I?" seems to be a question everyone is asking less and less with GPS on the devices. But how well do these actually help you to stop wandering aimlessly B when you have just left A?

GPS on all three devices have been impossible with hands on testing that we had ... the fact that the iPhone has really had a decent run ... and has been patchy at best to be honest.

G1 and the iPhone both pack Google Maps, and Nokia ... Well, it goes with Nokia Maps, of course.

The tube mapping function is decent, and as intuitive as Google ... touch the devices are made to scroll through maps, and if the GPS is decent on the G1 and the subway, then it is all much of a muchness, although the G1 and the iPhone have options so streetview keep things interesting.

The verdict was a big old tie ... check all right without exactly impressive, even if just dishing the benefit of the doubt this is (we are in a generous mood).

SMS and e-mail
Tactile rock. But text entry they often suck. So that our line-up is turn the problem of ditching the physical keyboard?

The tube variety of input options, including handwriting mode, is it will appeal to many people: the two modes are QWERTY rather pleasant, and the full screen is nice and precise. The keyboard input method is also wide and comfortable, whether beginners to the touchscreen of the world will not be at home with the haptic.

G1 has a QWERTY keyboard, physical, so kind of cheating on it. But it is a good keyboard, and had to sacrifice a thinness to incorporate the sliding section.

The iPhone's QWERTY Wickedly work well in portrait mode, helped by the big screen. But haptic, despite forecasting supernaturally how it works for word what you want, is not enough for most.

The verdict The G1 has a physical keyboard on a contact. It no longer feel ...

Gaming
Although the DS and PSP are holding their own as play units, portable phones are enormous progress in this area. So what options do you have, and the main thing: they refuse Look?

G1, we used seems to have very few games, and the main Pacman seems to be ... we agree that this is a big game, but it does not really justice or show the device in any way.

The iPhone of the motion-based games, combined with some brilliant rendering and graphics, and a huge selection of titles to choose from, make a beautiful game on the device itself.

Anyone who has played Kroll will see what the phone can do, and while the DS and PSP are much better for a quick 15 minutes session Thursday here and there, it's great.

The tube games have been, frankly, poor in comparison. Fragmentary and a more exuberant graphics-accelerometer were a bit unnecessary ... if you think that would improve over time as new titles were released.

The verdict The iPhone is a mobile game device, so it takes. But only because the other two have not really had the chance to see what could be developed for them ... but the aircraft can not give users a lot of hope.

Conclusion
Well, have we like best? The iPhone is complete in most areas, the Nokia Tube a few buttons and features decent, particularly in the media and the camera, but the G1 Android interface is super-grand-smashing.

It is surprising, but it is a link between G1 and the iPhone at three victories each, with the G1 is not even close to being full potential yet.

The Nokia Tube is good in most areas but does not cut quite the mustard, especially when it comes to the S60 interface.

If done well for the iPhone and the G1 ... If you get any of these in your breeding, you should feel quite enough with oneself.

How to choose a cell phone that suitable for you

2008-07-15T06:19:00.002+07:00

What I want to talk here is, How choose a cell phone with the best value comparing to the price. In this articel I won't show your type of cell phone that people search most or people want most. I just want to guide you how to get a cell phone, that you need it most, event you never think it before.

Here is three step to choose a cell phone that suitable your you :

1. The very basic step. List your primary need for your cell phone.

People usually always look at the features of the cell phones, the size, and other. That is not wrong at all, but the problem is Usually people love to buy a very high sophisticated cell phone, with bunches of features, that they might never use that features.

For example, some people bought an HSDPA cellphone, but they never connect internet trough that cellphone. So it means they spend more money for the features that they do not use.

Another example, I have a friend that he intend to buy PDA phone, he choose HTC Tytn II which cost more than $500. Poor him, soon he sold his cell phone, and said "the phone doesn't have keypad". how fool he is :D

So the very simple step to choose a cell phone that suitable for you is list your primary features that you need. and then the additional feature that you might will use it.

I give you another ilustration, a man love simplicity, his purpose to use a cellphone is only for sms, call, and a loud speaker phone. So he list the cell phone requirements :
1. Can make or receive a call and sms
2. Have a speaker phone
3. slim and light

2. List Additional features

If you don't have much money, you can ignore this step. Now we talk about additional feature on your cell phone that you might need it. it is not mandatory
for example :
1. feel comfortable in your hand
2. HSDPA function
3. games (to kill your time when you wait for something, I assume you don't like reading)

3. Price
After you know your need, that is 80% step to choose your cell phone.Now Let's start search you phone, comparing price browsing the internet. Remember you have your requirements, keep it while you search you phone.

Hope you enjoy it

Tips how to make your cell phone batteries live longer

2008-07-07T21:25:00.003+07:00

Mobile phones have come a long way in terms of features and styling, but the question of battery life, or have enough of it, remains strong. Yes, you can keep your battery Juiced up all the day when you do not talk on the phone, but what's the use that? And sure, you can admit your portable charger to work with you, but try to use for a night on the city - it is simply not practicable. Fortunately, all hope is not lost - with a fast adjustments here and there, you can extend the life of the battery of the phone hours and sometimes days.

Here is some failure indicators for your cell phone batteries

The uptime after recharging is shortened.
The battery is getting hot abnormally during recharging.
The battery becomes abnormally warm when you use your phone.
The battery case is often inflated. You can detected by the touching the battery. So when the battery is placed on a flat, smooth surface, it will maintain a movement of spin. The case of a healthy battery is flat and you can not spin it.
The battery develops a hard spot. This is detectable inside phone on the side of the surface of the battery pinch gently on the surface between the fingers.

But the fastest way to check the cell phone batteries is by activating ringtones, vibration, and make a phone call to that phones. It will force a cell phone to use a lot of power consumptions. When you saw the battery status indicator in your cell phone suddenly low/drop, then I can assure you that it's time to replace your battery.

The key is : how is your habit using your cell phones

Here is ten tips from Thilaga how to keep your cell phone battery live longer.

Turn off everything, all the sounds useless (keytones, alerts). One of my biggest pet Peeves is how most phones these days come with keytones. People really listen to their phone beep, Strum a note of music, or chime whenever they press a button? You would like, but ask your neighbour. Moreover, these turn out will save you a good dose of juice battery. Think of all the treatment, he must take charge of these lunch (or what they are) when you touch a key role - in addition, they are boring.
Avoid using vibrate or Use either a ring or vibrate, but not both. Because the phone need more power consumption to spin the vibrator inside your cell phones. I understand if you're in a concert or a strong party you want to increase your chances of actually achieve your phone rings, but other than that to choose one or the other. It is not necessary to have your ringer all the way to the point where it has both the sound and active alerts vibrate, so I recommend against it. Personally, I have on my phone vibrates at any time, regardless of where I am. If you're worried not hear your phone when it is on vibrate, put it on a table and I promise you hear. Or better yet, put it in a dish filled with coins!
Decrease your screen's brightness to 50%. Go to the settings menu on your phone and change brightness of the LCD. In a first step, the screen is dark, but once your eyes have adapted to it, you'll forget. The LCD screen on your phone is one of the biggest (if not the greatest) power consumer on your phone. So turn it down, and you're on your way to a longer battery life.
Put your backlight setting lower. Most phones these days you can adjust the amount of your time backlight stays once you stop touching buttons. The default on most phones is probably around 15-30 seconds, but there are parameters that are much lower. I suggest that turning down to 3-5 seconds to increase the live of your battery. If it starts makes you uncomfortable, then set it back. Note: My phone backlight is set to go off after 5 seconds and it does not bother me at all.
Turn off Bluetooth when you're not using it. This may be an easy to forget if you are often changing between using a Bluetooth headset and ear piece. Turn Bluetooth off when not in use to save your phone. If you use infrared turn off when you're not using it as well.
Close applications while your're not using it. This only affects those of us who have smartphones. Why do you need to keep this game on pause when you do not need it? Or Pocket Excel open? Simply save and close them and you can save your batteries.
Keep your phone in a cool climate. I know that most of the time you will not have a choice where to keep your phone - because it goes with you at all times. But when you have a choice - for example, when you are at home - do not put your phone on the hot stove, or on your super hot MacBook Pro or something like that. Also, do not keep your phone in a car. If you have extra batteries for your phone, go ahead and store the data in the fridge - but make sure you do not freeze. BatteryUniversity recomments store to a 40% for best results.
Cool When you're phone is fully charged, unplug the charger! There is a myth that you can over-charge your battery if you leave it plugged. According BatteryUniversity, "When the battery is fully charged, no other charge is applied." So, if no other charge is applied, then why do you need to unplug your phone? You want to protect your battery from heat, that's why. When the phone is running off the AC long, extended heat May damage the battery.
Do not let your battery discharge. If you leave your battery often die, you put additional strain on the battery. Avoid this by plugging the phone before he dies all courses.
Do not do anything fun on your phone. I mentioned this above, but I'm serious here. If you have fun on your phone, your battery life dramatically decrease. Access to the Internet, play games, navigation by GPS and capture photos or video are avoided to do when you're in the middle of nowhere without a charger.

Apple Iphone specifications

2008-06-22T22:21:00.003+07:00

General

UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Color : black or white

Features
Cameras
- 2.0 megapixels
- Photo geotagging
- iPhone and third-party application integration
Video

Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Size
Height:4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
Width:2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
Depth:0.48 inch (12.3 mm)
Weight:4.7 ounces (133 grams)
Display
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Sounds

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

Memory
8GB or 16GB flash drive
Battery
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time:
- Up to 5 hours on 3G
- Up to 10 hours on 2GStandby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
- Up to 5 hours on 3G
- Up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 7 hours
Audio playback: Up to 24 hours

My Reviews :
well I haven't try it yet, sorry

Sony Ericcson C905 specifications

2008-06-21T10:32:00.003+07:00

General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 - C905
HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 900 - C905a
Announced 2008, June
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2008, Q4
Variants
C905 HSDPA/850/900/1800/1900 MHz
C905c 850/900/1800/1900 MHz : ChinaMainland
C905a HSDPA/850/900/1800/1900 : for America
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Features
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Night Black, Ice Silver, Copper Gold
Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, image stabiliser, video(QVGA 30fps), xenon flash; secondary videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Camera images geo-tagging
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
- TrackID music recognition
- Picture editor/blogging
- TV out
- Organiser
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo/dial
Size
Dimensions 104.0 x 49.0 x 18.0-19.5 mm
Weight 136 g
Display
Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Ringtones
Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory
Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot Memory Stick Micro (M2), 2 GB card included
- 160 MB internal memory
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Po 930 mAh (BST-38)
Stand-by Up to 380 h
Talk time Up to 9 h

My Reviews :
Well you can compare this sony ericcson C905 with Nokia N95, yes it has the same class. Some people said that it is a phone with camera or maybe a camera with phone. It has a bigger screen so that you can see the picture comfortly.
Besides, this C905 phone has hsdpa connection. It's cool.
Comparing with the price? It's up to you :D

Sony Ericcson F305

2008-06-21T10:11:00.003+07:00

General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2008, June
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2008, Q3
Data
GPRS Yes
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Features
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Polar White, Mystic Black
Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Motion gaming
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- MP3 player
- TrackID music recognition
- Picture editor/blogging
- Organiser
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo/dial
Size
Dimensions 96 x 47 x 14.6 mm
Weight 97.5 g
Display
Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 176 x 220 pixels, 2.0 inches
Ringtones
Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot Memory Stick Micro (M2)
10 MB internal memory
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 8 h

My reviews :
Actually I love sony ericcson product,but by looking at F305 specification, I believe it won't stand long because of the lack of wifi and 3G connection, specially for today's challange that speed of internet connection is a must. I used M600i and it had already 3g Connection

how to save a wet cell phone

2008-06-20T05:28:00.003+07:00

Here is some tips and tricks how to save a wet cell phone. Some times you got your phone wet because of rain, or your kid play with it and put it in the water, or maybe your phone accidentally dropped in the water. so it got wet.

The key for a wet phone are :

The time. The sooner you handle your wet phone is the better to prevent more damage. So the the key is the time since you pull it from the water.
Turn off your wet phone. If you feel that it takes longer to shutdown normaly just unplug the battery.
Open your phone gently, remove the phone cover, the battery, keypad.
Dry it with tissue or other materials that can absorb the water heavily
Put it in the rice. What the heck? yes I haven't try it before, but some people suggest it. Mix parts of your wet phone (battery, keypad, phone cover) with the rice, for one or two minutes
Now you can reassemble your dry phone, hope that it works fine.

For some reason, I still suggest you bring your phone to the service center, whether your phone back to normal or not . Because we don't know the condition of electrical board, processor inside your phone, is it still wet or not. The purpose is to prevent sort circuit in your phone.

That's All enjoy it.

10 tips for iphone keyboards

2008-06-19T00:17:00.002+07:00

The following list of ten tips may not be in the iPhone user manual, but these little shortcuts and features will make you experience much better for your Apple iPhone and effective

1. If you click on the handsfree, you can interrupt your iPod music-powered. Click again to restart your music or double-click to skip tracks.

2. Double Tap on spacebar get to a stop followed by space. Drag your finger from 123 button to punctuation you need and it will enter it, bringing to you QWERTY immediately.

3. The iPhone will automatically ask if you want to airplane mode sense if you are near loudspeakers. In this way, you avoid the noise.

4. Make a quick zoom in and out on your photos with a quick double tap.

5. The text is entered when you take your finger from the screen, not when you press it.

6. Firmware 1.1.2 sends you instantly to your contacts when you double-click on the button at the bottom.

7. You can change the five buttons for quick access available on the iPod controls. Go to more menu to edit your changes.

8. You can restore deleted Visual Voicemail.

9. Achep adapter will solve the lack of a standard audio jack 3.5 mm.

10. A "ruggedized rubber monstrosity of a case" will avoid theft and minimize the damage.

by Michael Kwan.

M600i Specification, Sony ericsson

2007-11-01T08:45:00.001+07:00

General
Network UMTS / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2006, February
Size
Dimensions 105 x 54 x 15 mm
Weight 112 g
Display
Type TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 39 x 53 mm
- QWERTY keyboard
- Handwriting recognition (English and Chinese)
Ringtones
Type Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3, AAC
Customization Composer, download, order now
Vibration Yes
Memory
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Card slot Memory Stick Micro (M2), 64 MB card included
- 60 MB shared memory
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes, 43.2 kbps
EDGE No
3G Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes, v2.0
Features
OS Symbian OS v9.1, UIQ 3.0
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser HTML (Opera 8), RSS reader
Games Gofl, QuadraPop + downloadable, order now
Colors Granite Black, Crystal White
Camera No
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Video playback
- Media Player (MP3, AAC)
- Sync ML
- Office applications
- Organiser
- Photo album
- Voice memo
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Po 900 mAh (BST-33)
Stand-by Up to 340 h
Talk time Up to 7 h

Sony Ericcson M600i, I think this is really a smartphone. Yes Indeed, the default memory is limited 60MB, and memory card 60 MB, but I think this is enough regarding the size of symbian UIQ3 application, is very small (usually the size is less than 1 Megs). Some pepople said that it is to slow, but after you did update version on Sony Ericsson Customer services, the problem is fixed.

Nokia N73 specifications

2007-10-22T10:21:00.001+07:00

General
Network UMTS / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2006, April
Size
Dimensions 110 x 49 x 19 mm
Weight 116 g
Display
Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 36 x 48 mm
- Downloadable themes
- Light sensor
Ringtones
Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
- 3D sound stereo speakers
Memory
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot miniSD, hot swap, buy memory
- 42 MB shared memory
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 11, 236.8 kbps
3G Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes, v2.0, Pop-Port
Features
OS Symbian OS 9.1, S60 3rd edition
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes + Java downloadable, order now
Colors Silver Grey/Deep Plum, Frost White/Metallic Red, Black (Music Edition)
Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(CIF), flash; secondary VGA video call camera
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Push to talk
- Video calling and download
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
- T9
- Stereo FM radio
- Voice command/dial
- PIM including calendar, to-do list and printing
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
- Integrated handsfree
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1100 mAh (BP-6M )
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 6 h

Nokia n73 I think it's not bad at all. because it has 3D good sound, 3 mpg camera (outdoor quality is the best of all, you can set up as if it is a digital cammera) , video MP4. But maybe it is a little bit to slow

Customize your Ringtones for all types of phone by yourself

2007-10-21T20:44:00.000+07:00

Well, if you love to modify your phone ringtones, here I got links for sound finder, you can search your favorites sound (wav) and then export it using your software tools like pc suite, sound composer, etc.

You can use this links : http://www.findsounds.com/ISAPI/search.dll?keywords= <-your keyword here->

For example, you want to find the sound of duck , you can use : http://www.findsounds.com/ISAPI/search.dll?keywords=duck

If you don’t have any idea what kind of sound for your ringtones you can see the lists here

Have a nice ringtones :D

Can you hear these ultrasonic ringtones?

2007-10-18T15:02:00.001+07:00

I found this from stumbleupon, source : Can I hear these ultrasonic ringtones?

As far i could hear, just 16, 7 khz, of course my age is more than 20.

Find out just how far your ears can hear into the range of ultrasonic ringtones. Pretty much everyone should be able to hear the lowest tone (8kHz). Many people should be able to hear up to around 14.1kHz, from around 17kHz upwards we get into the range that only the under 20's can hear!

	8kHz	Download 8kHz tone
-	10kHz	Download 10kHz tone
-	12kHz	Download 12kHz tone
A	14.1kHz	Download 14.1kHz tone
A#	14.9kHz	Download 14.9kHz tone
B	15.8kHz	Download 15.8kHz tone
C	16.7kHz	Download 16.7kHz tone
C#	17.7kHz	Download 17.7kHz tone
D	18.8kHz	Download 18.8kHz tone
D#	19.9kHz	Download 19.9kHz tone
E	21.1kHz	Download 21.1kHz tone
F	22.4kHz	Download 22.4kHz tone

How to modify your K800i appearance

2007-10-17T20:13:00.001+07:00

source : http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=5797

You can use a modified phoneXC, as discused in Research & Development, you can access any filesystem with brute forcing... (but it takes time... he has to wait up to 5h to get the files uploaded)

Removing camer shutter sounds
That's an easy trick. There are 4 different shutter sounds you can choose from (in the camera software).
If you want to delete one of them, for example sound nb. 4, just delete the files:

CODE

/tpa/preset/system/sound/camerashutter4.3gp
/tpa/preset/system/sound/camerashutter4_rer.3gp

and it will be gone!

Replacing reminder sound (calendar)Replace

CODE

/tpa/preset/system/sound/REMINDER.3GP

with a .3gp sound file of your choice

Replacing the splash screen with a custum one
It's the same as with the K750 - you have to replace

CODE

/tpa/preset/system/settings/splash

But you'll need 240 (width) x 320 (height) images.
I've converted the splash screen by Alete to this size. It's attached to this post (splash_modded.zip)

Replacing startup/shutdown clips with W850 startup/shutdown clips
Again it's the same as with the K750, files that have to be replaced are:

CODE

/tpa/preset/system/settings/STARTUP_IMAGE_SEMC
/tpa/preset/system/settings/SHUTDOWN_IMAGE_SEMC

Replacing the main menu
Nothing has changed here, too, but you'll need bigger images.

QUOTE(oblivion @ 2006-11-18 11:27)

The size for K800 icons is:
unselected : 73x53px
selectes : 91x69px

I've already converted 2 menu's to the K800 menu.ml:
-> the luix theme by pixelboy (attached as luix_K800.zip to this post):

as you can see, the images are a bit small as the menu was designed for a K750 with smaller images.

-> the tux theme by macgywer (attached as tux_K800.zip to this post):

This theme fits the K800 perfectly, as I've made the icons bigger (they have now a width of 240pixels)

Replacing the media player skin
UPDATED
That's possible BUT, using media player skins for K750 is not possible, atm I'm trying W850 skins.

Changing the font
I was able to replace the Sans-Serif font with another, but sadly the font didn't work... So it is possible, but you need fonts that work with the K800.. At the moment I don't have such fonts.

Modding the camera driver
It's possible to raise the jpeg quality, but as the standard quality setting for 3MP images (with the setting "fine") is already set to 90, it doesn't make a big difference.

The interesting part is the resolution & the framerate of the recorded videos... Though it looks like the camera can deliver a 320x240@10fps video, I wasn't able to change the camera driver in order to record at that quality... Even raising the framerate of the standard resolution makes the camera software crash....
-> I gues that changing these things is not possible without pacthing the firmware

source : http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=5797

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2007-10-17T17:01:00.000+07:00

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Nokia N95 Tips : review on N95

2007-10-16T17:24:00.001+07:00

Well, i've been surfing arround about why we have to choose N95 intead of others hanphone, well you can see on ukOnline
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This page is for anyone thinking of migrating to the Nokia N95 with a view to using it as their main communicator and entertainment device

The N95 has lots to recommend it, from the 5 megapixel stills camera and VGA video capture at 30fps to the built-in GPS, stereo speakers and standard 3.5mm audio out. There's also the very latest Symbian OS and S60 versions, with multimedia functionality thrown in by the bucketload.

Ignore those 'Exit' buttons? Err... not necessarily!
Unlike some other previous S60 smartphones (e.g. the N70), the N95's RAM is rather more limited (does the error message 'Memory full' ring any bells? Yep, thought it would). Starting with 21MB free, you'll usually be running with just over 13MB free, even in optimal conditions. You can still have many of your S60 apps running at the same time, which means no delays while applications are launched/switched to, with the usual trick being to ignore those 'Exit' buttons. When you need to switch to a different application, press the Menu ('Applications') button and select it from there, leaving the current app running.
However: don't do this for Camera, Gallery, Web, Java games or the built-in Maps, any of which can hog RAM and cause your other main programs to close down gracefully in the background. For each of these RAM hogs, DO use 'Exit' for these programs, after use, to make sure RAM is freed up. In particular, make sure to manually 'Exit' Camera (or close the physical shutter) after using it every single time, if you want to avoid problems.
Auto-startup? Say no!
In the battle to have as much free RAM as possible, it's important to avoid any applications or utilities that try to auto-start on your N95 and hang around in RAM. A good example is Nokia's Wireless Keyboard utility, which works brilliantly to connect you to a Bluetooth keyboard but then defaults to staying loaded in RAM at all times, using up to 2MB on its own. Switch to it and alter its Settings to turn this behaviour off and then 'Exit' it manually. You know it makes sense.
Several third party 'helper' utilities try to do the same thing, e.g. Epocware's Handy Weather. Best avoided if you value your RAM.
Firmware, firmware
It's vital to stay up to date in terms of N95 firmware, i.e. the software inside the smartphone. Now, this isn't trivial, as it involves (at best) backing up your N95, running the Nokia Software Updater and having the internal disk of the device completely wiped and relaid, followed by restoring your data, but with the N95 being quite cutting edge you should take advantage of all the bug fixes you possibly can!

In particular, v12 firmware gives you better RAM management and Assisted GPS (lock times of 10 seconds or so!!)
Far too sharp?
There's a big bug in the v10 and v11 N95 firmwares that you need to be aware of. When started, Camera's default 'Sharpness' setting is 'Normal'. But change ANY of the 'scene modes' (e.g. 'Close-up') and 'Sharpness' gets set to 'High'. To use the N95's camera in a scene mode, remember to also go down to the bottom of the camera control icons and reset the 'Sharpness', otherwise your pictures are going to end up effectively unusable!
This has been fixed in the new v12 firmware, so upgrade via Nokia Software Update (see above) or pester your network operator/service centre, etc.
Downgrade that camera
Now, this is going to seem like heresy, but do you actually need a 5 megapixel camera? Each image will take up well over a megabyte on your memory card. For most purposes, perhaps printing photos at 7" by 5" or viewing on a TV, 3 megapixel images are absolutely fine - why waste precious space if you don't have to? You can lower the camera resolution by opening the camera and using its 'Settings'.
Faster photos
One stat that's not loved much about the N95 is the shot-to-shot time of its stills camera. This is mainly because the default setting for 'Show captured image' is 'On'. Loading and decoding a megabyte plus of JPG does take a while - do yourself a favour - if you can live without display of what you've just snapped, turn this setting 'Off' and you'll be able to snap photos only three seconds apart, much quicker than the default!
Preserving battery life
You'll have gathered by now that the Nokia N95's battery is a little on the slim side, considering the amount of high-tech goodies it's got to power. Here are a few tips to last longer on your daily charge:
- Firstly, make damn sure you do charge the N95 each night, so at least it's starting the day on 'full'
- The Camera is the single biggest power drain. While waiting to take shots or shoot a video clip, don't keep the camera with a 'live' viewfinder - better to close it down and then open it again just before you actually need to take the shot/clip. And if you're going to an event where you know you'll be using the camera/camcorder a lot, consider taking along a spare battery or portable charger
- Keep WLAN scanning off, you can always scan manually if needed, or turn it back on
- Unless you know you're going to be staying in an area with good 3G signal and you know you have a 3G SIM card, go into 'Tools | Settings | Phone | Network' and change 'Network mode' to 'GSM' - this will stop the N95 hunting for 3G signals, expending large amounts of power switching cells and holding on to weak mast locks.
- Watch what applications you leave running in the background - some games and Java applications are especially processor hungry, even when paused!
- When using the N95 as a navigator in car, with display and GPS both active, do yourself a favour and buy a $10 12V adapter/charger, so that instead of draining the battery at a rate of knots you're actually gaining extra charge.
Camcorder tips
The VGA video capture is one of the unique selling points of the N95, so make sure you make the most of it.
- Make sure you use a top-spec, high performance microSD card. At 28MB/min you're going to need it. A SanDisk Ultra II is ideal. Don't buy a cheap copy off eBay, get one from a genuine vendor.
- Don't use digital zoom - you're simply throwing away quality. If you need to get closer to your subject then get closer!
- Don't try and film too close to the N95, as there's no auto-focus in video mode. Stick to subjects more than a metre away.
- As with still photos, film only in good light; you'll be very disappointed by anything shot in dim conditions.
- Don't pan around a scene too fast. Despite the spec of shooting at 30fps, the N95's video will appear slightly jerky.
Making DVDs and videos
Nokia bundle a version of Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 with the N95 - ignore it, unless you happen to have a twin-processor monster of a PC. As usual, Adobe's software is incredibly inefficient and you'll struggle on a normal computer. In addition, it doesn't seem to like the N95's VGA video files very much and I had lots of problems. Ditto with the simplistic Apple Quicktime Pro. Instead, head over to ulead.com and get the full version of VideoStudio 10 Plus, which, when patched to the latest service pack, does an excellent job of handling N95 video files and rendering them to DVD or other video formats.
The ones you love the most
With the Nokia N95, there's S60's usual 'active' standby screen. Don't just take the shortcuts given, I'm sure you have ideas of your own as to your most used applications. You can change any of the six shortcuts in the rather-hidden-away 'Tools | Settings | General | Personalisation | Standby mode | Active standby apps' (Phew, you really have to get to know the settings hierarchy on these devices!)
A cleaner, clearer standby screen
You can do a lot to make your active standby screen brighter, cleaner and more useful. See my tutorial over on AllAboutSymbian (though note that some of the Settings menu paths are slightly different - don't worry, you'll work it out).
Calendar shortcuts
In Calendar, '#' moves you immediately to the current day, while '*' toggles between the different views. And if you need to start a new 'meeting' entry at any point, just start entering text...
The latest and best (1)
Make sure you keep up to date with PC Suite. Yes, there's a version on the CD that came with your smartphone, but Nokia are fixing bugs and adding bits and pieces all the time. Most useful is the way you can explore your smartphone's folders (including your text Inbox) from within Windows Explorer. Very cool. Keep an eye on the PC Suite home page and stay current!
Quick music
Never mind the pretty but very slow 'multimedia menu' - you can go straight to music player by pressing and holding the multimedia key.
Pump up the brightness
Consider increasing the screen from the default brightness to its maximum. Yes, there's a hit on the time between battery recharges, but in the meantime you'll see some glorious colours. Go to 'Tools | Settings | General | Personalisation | Display | Light sensor' and adjust away. At night-time, if you're actually reading from the screen, you can use the same setting to turn the brightness right down to save being dazzled.
Hangup = Exit
Don't keep switching back to the Standby screen using the Hangup button. This was OK on old versions of S60, but in almost every instance it closes the current application on the N95 - in other words, it acts as 'Exit'. If you want to keep the current program running in the background, press Menu/Apps instead, twice if you want to get to Standby screen.
What's running?
The one utility every computer user needs is a system task manager (i.e. what's running). Luckily, the basics are built-in. Just press and hold the 'Menu/Applications' button. For more control, grab the trial version of Best TaskMan.
The ones you love the most (2)
If you get fed up scrolling down the Menu screen lookng for your favourite applications again, why not shuffle things round so that the apps you use the most are clustered right at the top? Highlight an icon and use 'Move', and you'll find you can re-insert it anywhere in the list. If you have lots of favourites, make the most of the folder system (e.g. 'Games') and then put these folders near the top of the list, for speedy access.
Switching to landscape
Perhaps an obvious tip, perhaps not, but you can run any application in 'landscape mode' by simply opening the music slide - this can be quite handy for apps like Web and Gallery. It's also well worth noting that Web can be run in 'Rotated' mode by using the appropropriate menu option with the keypad open, giving you the best of both worlds, i.e. landscape web browsing and text input when needed!
Quicker removal
In the previous tip, you'll have noticed that App Mgr is a very slow application - don't use it to remove applications from your N95. A much quicker way is simply to highlight the program you want to zap and press the 'C' key. Cool, eh?
The ones you love the most (3)
The N95 displays 12 application icons on a menu screen at any moment, as do most other S60 phones. The numeric keypad also has 12 buttons. You can select menu icons by pressing the keypad button that corresponds to the location of the application item on the screen. So '1' activates the topmost left application and so on.
Open up your device
By default, the N95 may (depending on your operator) come 'locked down' in terms of the applications it'll accept, installing only those that have large companies behind them, able to afford the expensive 'signing' process. But there are hundreds of other great applications, many of them free, that are 'unsigned' (although under S60 3rd Edition, totally unsigned applications are heavily restricted in what they can do). Don't worry about this (see my malware article to put your mind at rest). Just go to 'Tools | App manager | Options | Settings' and set 'Software installation' to "All". and 'Online certif check' to "Off". You can now install any compatible program without being blocked by spurious security warnings!

Comparison using mini opera 3.x vs default opera 8.6x web browser for symbian uiq 3.

2007-10-12T12:46:00.000+07:00

Actually I use sony ericcson m600i, and it has default opera web browser. A friend said to me that we can use mini opera. Well if your constraints is a cheaper cost, low bandwith,less phone resource I think this mini opera is match for you. It is an midp java application, you can install it to every phone that support java application, such as p990, w850

How it works?
Actually when you access a web page, mini opera contact their server and the server compress the destination web page, and then send it to your phone. That's why it has slower speed but less KBytes transfered. You can save kbytes until 4-five times smaller

When you use the opera 8.6x, you will feel faster speed, because of no compression. You can play online music or event video streaming from youtube.com, but ofcourse it need greater resource.

I usually use mini opera when i have to pay every kbytes data transfered.and now I use mobile network that allow unlimited data transfered, so goodby mini opera :D

Nokia Secret Codes

2007-10-11T12:02:00.000+07:00

source : http://nokiatone.ifrance.com/nokiatone/secrets.htm
I think it's worth to try

To check the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) Type-

*#06#

Information you get from the IMEI-

XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X

TAC FAC SNR SP

TAC = Type approval code
FAC = Final assembly code
SNR = Serial number
SP = Spare

To check the phones Software revision type-

*#0000#

Information you get from the Software revision-

V 05.31

18-02-99

NSE-3

1ST Line = Software revision
2ND Line = The date of the software release
3RD Line = Phone type

To enter the service menu type-

*#92702689# (*#WAR0ANTY#)

Serial number (IMEI)
Production date (MM/YY)
Purchase date (MM/YY) You can only enter the date once.
Date of last repair (0000=No repair)
Transfer user data to another Nokia phone via Infra-Red

Clock Stopping

To check weather your SIM Card supports clock stopping type-

*#746025625# (*#SIM0CLOCK#)

Revealing the Headphone and Car-Kit menus

Please note that if you do these next tricks, the new menus can't be erased without retoring the factory default settings. To do these tricks you need to short-circuit the pins on the bottom of the phone next to where you plug in you charger.

1. To activate the "Headset" menu, you need to short-circuit pins "3" and "4". After a short time the word "Headset" will be shown in the display. Menu 3-6 is now enabled.

2. To activate the "Car" menu, you need to short-circuit pins "4" and "5". After a short time the word "Car" will be shown in the display. Menu 3-7 is now enabled.

THE REBOOT TRICK

This should work on all software versions of the 6110.

1. Go to the Calendar (Menu-8)

2. Make a note or reminder.

3. Enter some text into the edit box.

4. Hold "Clear" until the whole text is cleared, then press "Back".

5. Press "0". The main screen will now be showing but a space appears on the screen. (you can't see it)

6. Enter 4 digits (e.g. 1234).

7. Use the down arrow to move the cursor to the left side of the numbers and the space (Down arrow twice).

8. Now enter 6 digits and press the call button.

Wait for a few seconds, the screen should start to flash and reboots. It should alsowork on other menus like the "Profiles" menu.

EFR CALL QUALITY

To activate EFR (Enhanced Full Rate) Enter the code-

*3370#

This improves call quality but decreases batterylife by about 5%

To deactivate it, Enter the code-

#3370#

THE JAMES BOND TRICK

If you short-circuit theleft middle and right pins on the bottom of the phone with all connections touching each other, the Nokia software hangs! The profile "Headset" will be activated. Before you do this just activate the "Automatic Answer" in the headset profile and set the ringing volume to "Mute". Now you can use your phone for checking out what people are talking about in a room. Just place it under a table in a room and call it. The phone receives the call without ringing and you can listen to what people are saying.

NETWORK MONITOR

There is a hidden menu inside your Nokia phone. If you want to activate it, you'll have to re-program some chips inside of your phone.

Check your software version. You can only continue if you have v4.33, v4.73 or v5.24.
Take apart the phone.
De-solder the EEPROM (ATMEL AT 24C64).
Read out the data with an EEPROM programmer and save it to a file (Backup).
If you have v.33 or v4.73, change the address "03B8" from "00" to "FF".
If you have v5.24 then change the address "0378" from "00" to "FF".
Write the new data to the EEPROM and solder it back to the phone,
Power on your phone and you should have "Netmonitor" enabled.

The Network Monitor gives you the following information.

Carrier number
MS RX Level in DBM
Received signal quality
MS TX power level
C1 (Path loss criterion, used for cell selection and reselection). The range is -99 to 99.
RTL (Radio link timeout).
Timeslot
Indication of the transmitter status
Information on the Network parameters.
TMSI (Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity).
Cell identification (Cell ID, Number of cells being used).
MCC (Mobile country code)
MCN (Mobile network code)
LAC (Location area code)
Ciphering (On/Off)
Hopping (On/Off)
DTX (On/Off)
Discard cell barred information

CHECK SIM-LOCK

Note - If you bought your Nokia on UK Vodafone or UK Cellnet you do not need to check this because they both transmit on GSM900, and they don't lock the phones. However if you bought your phone on UK Orange or UK One2one your phone may be blocked. The reason is that they both transmitt on GSM1800. To make a call on GSM1800 you need what is known as a "Dual band" phone. A dual band phone is able to transmit on both GSM900 and GSM180

Download youtube videos on computer and handphones/PDAs

2007-10-10T09:09:00.000+07:00

Well, I wonder, whether I can download youtube or not. When I did googling, there are thousands of site that i can download youtube.
Here some site that you can use to download youtube videos :
1. Kissyoutube.com
all you need to do is just add the word "kiss" to the address, for example :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJTwT2bJhrg
become
http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=yJTwT2bJhrg

2. if you use hanpdhones/pdas, you can use Tinytube
Actually there are so many post about this, but when I was surfing with my sony ericcson M600i, I can't download it, maybe somebody can help me. By the way when I use the M600i default browser, I found that this phone can play direcly to youtube.com without connecting tinytube. Unfortunately my connection speed is too low so that i can't see it clearly

3. Just using Your Browser
well, all you need is download the link to a file, and then just rename it using file FLV

Tunneling lesson, what is tunneling and how to create it

2007-10-08T20:24:00.000+07:00

ssh.com
Tunneling, or port forwarding, is a way to forward otherwise insecure TCP traffic through an encrypted Secure Shell tunnel. You can secure for example POP3, SMTP and HTTP connections that would otherwise be insecure.

Note: The client-server applications using the tunnel will carry out their own authentication procedures (if any) the same way they would without the encrypted tunnel.
The tunneling capability of SSH Secure Shell for Workstations is a feature that allows, for example, company employees to access their email, company intraweb pages and shared files securely by even when working from home or on the road.

Tunneling makes it possible to access email from any type of Internet service (whether accessed via modem, a DSL line or a cable connection, or a hotel Internet service). As long as the user has an IP connection to the Internet she can get her mail and access other resources from anywhere in the world securely.

This often is not the case with more traditional IPSec based VPN technologies because of issues with traversing networks that are implementing Network Address Translation (NAT) - this is especially the case in hotels. NAT breaks an IPSec connection unless special protocols such as NAT-Traversal are implemented on the client and gateway.

The client-server applications using the tunnel will carry out their own authentication procedures, if any, the same way they would without the encrypted tunnel.

The protocol/application might only be able to connect to a fixed port number ( e.g. IMAP 143). Otherwise any available port can be chosen for port forwarding.

Local And Remote Forwarding

There are two kinds of port forwarding: local and remote forwarding. They are also called outgoing and incoming tunnels, respectively.

Local port forwarding forwards traffic coming to a local port to a specified remote port. For example, all traffic coming to port 1234 on the client could be forwarded to port 23 on the server (host).

Note: The value of localhost is resolved after the Secure Shell connection has been established - so when defining local forwarding (outgoing tunnels), localhost refers to the server (remote host computer) you have connected to.

Remote port forwarding does the opposite: it forwards traffic coming to a remote port to a specified local port. For example, all traffic coming to port 1234 on the server (host) could be forwarded to port 23 on the client (localhost).

The tools that we need make a tunnel by using remote termal client such as http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/ or putty
by visiting there you are also get an information how to do tunneling

Learn How to Hack a website

2007-10-08T20:13:00.000+07:00

Hey, have you ever learn about hacking, maybe you should come here hackthissite.org
Of course you can learn with free, safe and legal. you can test and expand your hacking skills as a hacker. More than just another hacker wargames site, it is a living, breathing community with many active projects in development, with a vast selection of hacking articles and a huge forum where users can discuss hacking, network security, and just about everything. Tune in to the hacker underground and get involved with the project.
There are 7 chalanges that you can take :
* Basic missions --> related with a web page
* Realistic missions -> as if you hack a site
* Application missions
* Programming missions
* Logic missions
* Extbasic missions
* Javascript missions
well i think it is a worth site to visit