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Mobile: Android BlackBerry WP7…  // Mobile phones, cells – Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone 7 (and 8) BES, and BIS news and how tos

SOLVED: When will Jelly Bean – Android 4.1.x – Be Released to Telus, Bell and Rogers In Canada to Solve the EMAIL HAS STOPPED error on Samsung S3′s

ANSER: The week of November 20th!    Late yesterday Telus told me “off the record” that the update will be released the week of November  20th.  This morning I received an official notice from Samsung business support. Jelly Bean ver. 4.1.x being released by all carriers commencing sometime during the second half of this month carries the ...

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Quick Comparison: Amazon Kindle vs iPad Mini vs Microsoft Surface

 The graphic below shows the briefest of comparison between the iPad Mini and the Amazon Kindle:     The table below is from mashable.com/2012/10/16/microsoft-surface-vs-ipad-kindle-fire/    Microsoft Surface RT Apple iPad Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Screen Size 10.6 inches 9.7 inches 8.9 inches Resolution 1,366 x 768 2,048 x 1,536 1,920 x 1,200 Pixel Density ...

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SOLVED: How to Factory Reset a Samsung Galaxy S3

Just a few clicks to Joy: Power down the S3 Hold the Volume UP button (top left) Hold the HOME button (bottom middle) Keep holding those while pressing the POWER button Keep holding all three buttons until the Samsung S3 vibrates or you see the Android Logo, then release all 3 buttons Wait for the ...

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SOLVED: How to Setup an Android 4 Samsung S3 To Use Office 365 Hosted Exchange Email

After much work and about an hour with Microsoft I determined that the nut of the problem was the automatic setup on the Galaxy S3… don’t use it, click MANUAL SETUP.  But first… make sure your phone is patched to the current build as Samsung had a few issues prior to September 2012 with setting up ...

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SOLVED: How to Stop Texts From Showing in Your Inbox on a Samsung S3

The original version of the S3′s firmware had this setting was off by default but since the newer firmware has been installed, text messages now automatically appear in the Inbox of your Samsung Galaxy S3 (and likely other Android 4 devices). Start you email Click the MENU button (left of the large physical home button at the bottom) ...

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Article: How Accurate are Apple’s Maps in Ontario?

How Accurate are Apple’s Maps in Ontario?   2028 cities and towns searched 688 are not even on the map! Error Code 8 551 are clearly incorrect (wrong country, street names that are similar to town names etc.) 389 were close but not good enough (for example turn-by-turn might send you off a bridge but you’ll ...

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Apple’s Secret Chip In Official Lightning Cable & Adapters Revealed, Knock-offs Probably Won’t Work

Apple’s Secret Chip In Official Lightning Cable & Adapters Revealed, Knock-offs Probably Won’t Work Apple has placed a chip between the cord’s USB contact and the power pin on the Lightning plug, which seems to be the key to keeping Lighting cables and adapters proprietary and its the first time that such a sophisticated chip has ...

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Solved: If you want an iPhone 5, you NEED to watch this

WARNING: There are quite a few expletives but is sooooo funny… and I might mention, accurate:

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What Are the Legal Problems with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policies?

One of my clients legal department recently explained why we could no longer allow staff to freely use their personal cell phones / tablets to connect to our corporate email.  Their logic was that we have an obligation to keep all corporate data private when someone leaves the company and even if we remotely remove email from ...

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SOLVED: How to View Email Inbox Subfolders on Galaxy S3 Android 4

This is not hard to do but it is easy to make a mistake.  If you want to view your email inbox folders on a Galaxy S3 Android 4 all you have to do is open your email and: Click the folder select box at the top Click SHOW ALL FOLDERS Click the INBOX ICON ...

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