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How to stop children making in-app purchase on your Android device

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If you are concerned about your children making in-app purchases, then here is how to stop them.

  1. Locate the Play store icon on your home screen and open it.
  2. Tap on the Menu icon, then select Settings
  3. Scroll down to User Controls and select Set PIN or Password (to restrict purchases), then type in a four digit code. This code will now be needed to make changes to these User Controls.
  4. Within the User Controls make sure that there is a tick on the right hand side of the Set PIN or Password
  5. Push the Home button and the PIN is now set. You will now need the four digit PIN to purchase Apps within the Play Store.
Smartphones outselling feature handsets for the first time

Smartphones will make up more than half of all mobile phones shipped worldwide by the end of Quarter 1 this year.

Data from the 4th quarter of 2012 shows that smartphones shipments hit a record high of 44% of the overall mobile phone market of 472 million. With smartphone numbers growing by almost 40% year on year every quarter, while shipments of feature phones dropped by around 20% in the same period, this would put smartphones ahead of feature phones shipments (at 286 million vs. 211 million) during the first quarter of 2013.

Smart Devices to Exceed One Billion Sales in 2013

 

Sales of smart devices such as smartphones and tablets are poised to pass the one billion mark in 2013, as the consumerisation trend hits businesses with an “unstoppable force” according to a recent survey. Continue reading →

Transfer Contacts From Galaxy Android to an iPhone

If you don’t normally save your contacts to your SIM card, it may be frustrating  to have to manually punch in all your contacts when you start using a new phone.

But the easiest way to transfer your contact list within minutes is to follow these two simple steps: Continue reading →

Official: Android Dominate Smartphone Market

The International Data Corporation’s (IDC) today released its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report for Q2 of 2012. The report shows the breakdown of smartphone operating systems (OS) in all handset worldwide shipments over the months April, May and June, covering Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian, Windows 7/Windows mobile and Linux. Continue reading →

Sony Buys Full Control of Sony Ericsson

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Sony has announced it that will acquire Ericsson’s 50 percent share in their Sony Ericsson mobile phone joint venture, turning the company into a subsidiary in January 2012.

In an official press release, Sony said that Ericsson will receive €1.05 billion for its stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. The transaction will most likely be completed by the beginning of 2012. Included in the deal are sets of related patents as well as cross-licensing agreements for various intellectual properties.

Since 2001, both brands have released their line-up of phones under the Sony Ericsson banner. The new deal will allow Sony to better integrate its new and existing mobile phones to compete more easily with Samsung and Apple’s mobile offerings. Continue reading →

BBC Conduct a Study of Mobile Phone Coverage

The BBC announced this week that it will start a study on the current state of the UK’s mobile network coverage.

It is asking users of Android handsets to download an application that will measure the 3G outdoor coverage via GPS. The app has been developed by network analysis firm Epitiro who have in the past done study work for Ofcom.

The app runs in the background and collects data on the type of connection it sees is available and uses GPS to estimate the handset’s location. Once it has finished the study, the BBC are hoping to post the results on a clickable map. What users can see immediately when they use the app is a graph showing 3G, 2G connections and no coverage results split by percentage. They can also see a map showing their current location, although as this is done by GPS, the accuracy of the map is dictated by the type of GPS the handset has. Continue reading →

BES 5.0.1 Maintenance Release 1 Supports Exchange 2010

RIM has released BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.1 MR1 which officially adds support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

From the Release Notes:

• To support Microsoft Exchange 2010, verify that your organization’s environment includes Microsoft Exchange 2010 Update Rollup 1.

• To support Microsoft Exchange 2010, on the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, install MAPI client and CDO 1.2.1 version 6.5.8146.0 or later.

View the Release Notes here.

Download the Maintenance Release here.

Enable Public Contact Folders Synchronization on BES

One of the anticipated features for BlackBerry was public folder synchronization. With the release of BES 5.0, this has now become possible. Here is RIM’s KB on how to set this up:

Environment

  • BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0 for Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Outlook

Overview

Public folder synchronization can be enabled in the BlackBerry Administration Service using the following steps:

  1. Open the BlackBerry Administration Service.
  2. Under Servers and Components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution Topology.
  3. Expand BlackBerry Domain.
  4. Expand Component View.
  5. Select Email.
  6. Click Edit Component.
  7. In the Published public contact folders section, select the public contact folders to synchronize to the BlackBerry smartphone.
  8. Click Save All.

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