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Our devices are becoming a must, and be without a phone for many is synonymous with being disconnected. Not only use the computer to make or receive calls, as well as storage units and personal information, even for online transactions like banking consultations, shopping and more.

For this reason, we recommend that you follow these simple steps on what to do if you lose your device.

Protect access to your Smartphone:

Prevention as the first recommendation, if they steal your computer, is not only to allow the PIN code access, but also to have another set password security to unlock the phone by an unlock pattern .

Support the program:

Another important aspect to consider is to make a backup of the contacts you have on your computer for this we recommend that you use the backup program is available for you to be a Entel to customers. To look at our selection of more information on this procedure.

IMEI:

Most smartphones have an IMEI number, which is the International Mobile Equipment Identity, in simple words is a code that differentiates one device from another. If you lose your phone, we recommend that you call 103 and give this number to turn off your computer. For the code you just dial * # 06 # and see the information.

Applications:

The solution is very simple, we recommend that you download only tools Play Store, App Store. It may seem logical to you, but there are not certified applications and may contain viruses or other threat to your computer.

Backups

This is a highly recommended practice, and you'll be good to save all information containing your smartphone: directory, photos, videos, documents, etc.. In case something happens to your phone, you can restore the data to another quickly and efficiently.

Social Networks:

Access to social networking applications deserve special mention. This is because Facebook, Twitter and more often storing passwords. If your computer was lost or stolen, a malicious user could access your profile and could even happen to you. Therefore, it is advisable to configure applications for entering the password every time you want to use to avoid problems.

And you still have some of these tips? If the answer is no, I suggest you start doing it, especially on the issue of the agenda backup Entel have at your disposal.

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Note+ Updated: SkyDrive Backup, Lock Screen Orientation, and More!

Note+ Updated: SkyDrive Backup, Lock Screen Orientation, and More!

March 7, 2013 | By Aälejandro Dí­azs

  

Note+, a simple yet delightful note-taking application, was updated today to include one of the most user-requested features: SkyDrive backup.

The feature is really simple, allowing the user to manually upload a backup to the Documents folder on SkyDrive. This backup is secure, created using AES encryption, which makes it impossible to steal information by a person who gets access to the file. Furthermore, it can’t be modified by the user, potentially making it unusable.

SkyDrive sync, or the ability to restore the notes using this backup, is coming in the next update. The reason is to exhaustively test this security-critical feature before releasing it to the public, and guarantee a working solution using the Live Connect API.

Other features are included with the update, including a new setting to lock the screen orientation to portrait, and an easier to discover Live Tile which allows the creation of new notes from the Start screen.

You can download Note+ at the Windows Phone Store for US$1.29, and with features like Live Tiles, Speech Recognition, Voice Commands, Lock Screen Notifications, Security PIN, sharing, and more, it’s practically a bargain.

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Unlocked Phones Reality Check: More Pain Than Panacea

More than 100,000 people signed a petition to support it. The FCC and White House are behind it. And now there’s a push to introduce legislation to reverse the ban on mobile phone unlocking that went into effect in January via the Librarian of Congress. So it’s a foregone conclusion then that the carriers will capitulate, right? Not so fast, says one prominent wireless analyst who has been following this controversy closely. And even then, most consumers don’t stand to benefit much. At least not yet.
Assuming consumers do get what they want, they likely won’t be thrilled with the end result. “Even if you agree with the White House on this issue and even if phone unlocking was implemented in as fully transparent a manner as you could hope for, it sill won’t do what consumers will think it will do,” says Avi Greengart, research director for mobile devices at Current Analysis.

The issue, Greengart argues, is that different carriers use different bands and technologies for their networks, which makes taking your unlocked phone from one provider to another a lot less seamless than you might think. In some cases it’s just impossible. “You won’t be able to take your Samsung Galaxy S III that you bought on Sprint to AT&T,” warns Greengart. “It won’t work.”

Incompatibility Mess

The analyst is referring to the fact that AT&T uses a GSM network, while Sprint relies on a CDMA backbone. In other cases, however, you can easily use an unlocked phone on more than one carrier. For instance, you could take an unlocked T-Mobile phone to AT&T using a SIM card. Unfortunately, you wouldn’t be able to enjoy AT&T’s 4G LTE speeds.

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It gets worse. Even though AT&T and Verizon use the same 700 MHz spectrum, they use different portions of it, making their networks incompatible. You could argue that the carriers don’t want interoperability because it would make it easier for consumers to switch carriers while keeping the same phone.
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Meanwhile, Sprint is using the 1900 MHz and 800 MHz spectrums. T-Mobile is trying to free up room in the 1700 MHz band for its LTE network while it “re-farms” its 1900 MHz spectrum for HSPA+. Add up all these caveats and it’s easy to see why phone unlocking may not be the holy grail some are making it out to be.
“Many consumers would need to consult an eye chart to figure out which phone they have, which carrier they’re on, which technologies are supported on their phone or their carrier and which technologies will work on the carrier they’re thinking of going to,” says Greengart.
According to Phil Goldstein, editor of FierceWireless, AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers have the most to benefit from making phone unlocking easier. “When you think of the unlocked phone market, it’s basically GSM phones,” he says. Both AT&T and T-Mobile are using 1900 MHz for HSPA+ going forward, but a T-Mobile customer won’t be able to tap into AT&T 4G LTE network.

Why The Resistance?

Given all of these caveats, why is the CTIA-The Wireless Association opposing the reversal of the phone unlocking ban? The industry group, which represents the major carriers, argues that they need to be able to recoup the cost of the subsidy that reduces the initial purchase price of the handset.
In a statement, CTIA Vice President Michael Altschul said that “The Librarian of Congress concluded that an exemption [on phone unlocking] was not necessary because the largest nationwide carriers have liberal, publicly available unlocking policies, and because unlocked phones are freely available in the marketplace — many at low prices.” Altschul added that carriers will unlock a phone at the customer’s request once a the contract terms are satisfied.
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What such Senators as Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) want is legislation that will get rid of the ban on unlocking cell phones altogether. That could be a scary proposition for the major carriers, who need to hold on to many subscribers as they can as the number of new subscribers dries up and the market becomes more over-saturated.
“The carriers don’t want to publicize the idea that consumers can have more control over switching between networks,” argues Goldstein. “A blanket exception to phone unlocking rubs carriers the wrong way because they see it as one less touch point that they get to control.”

Part of that control includes the ability to charge exorbitant rates of overseas usage. For instance, AT&T charges $120 for 800MB of data in Spain, versus the $21 Vodafone charges for 1GB of data when you buy a local SIM. Getting your phone unlocked can be a real pain, too. One colleague who wanted to plug another SIM in his AT&T iPhone while abroad had to threaten to leave the carrier before he got the green light.

Mid-2014 Could Be Turning Point

In the short term, carriers have plenty of reasons to be nervous about phone unlocking, but perhaps it’s not as big a threat they’re making it out to be. “Verizon is leaving a lot of its phones unlocked to start with, and last time I checked they haven’t seen a rise in subscriber defections,” says Greengart. The analyst says that making phone unlocking easier for consumers will likely have as little impact as number portability did, which allowed subscribers to take their existing numbers to other carriers.
The impact on consumers will also be minor for the foreseeable future, unless you’re someone who travels overseas. Ultimately, in order for unlocked phones in the 4G era to really matter, carriers will need to strike LTE roaming agreements. And that won’t happen until the networks are significantly built out, which Goldstein says won’t occur until 2014 at the earliest.  ”Until that happens I don’t anticipate the carriers having a fondness for software defined radios or anything that’s going to let you switch seamlessly between the networks.”

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Official Subway Sandwich app for Greater London released

Official Subway Sandwich app for Greater London released

March 6, 2013 | By Surur

An official Subway app has been released for UK Windows Phone users.

The app only supports stores in Greater London, but allows one to replace one’s Subway card with the app, and also to place orders directly from the app and pick it up at your local store.

Unfortunately it will only work in London, but if that describes you find it in the windows phone store here.

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Review: Indoor Maps support in HERE Maps

Review: Indoor Maps support in HERE Maps

March 5, 2013 | By Lucas

HERE Maps is finally available for all Windows Phone 8 devices and it not only offers completely offline support and turn-by-turn directions, but also cool features like Indoor Maps.

I was in Cologne yesterday and tested indoor mapping at Köln Arcaden in Cologne Kalk and everything worked very well (except the train, but that’s not Nokia’s problem ). The whole complex was shown with all its floors and shops. I pretended I was visiting the shopping mall for the first time and took a look at all shops there. I picked out one and tapped on get directions. Unfortunately that does not work, but I don’t really think that is a big deal as everyone who is able to use a smartphone should also be able to take a look at a map. However, my GPS position was found (and it was quite accurate too) so I knew where I was and where I had to go.

As the maps were downloaded to my phone all this worked offline. What I also found very nice was that HERE Maps not only showed me the shops but also where restrooms, stairs, the information or ATMs are.

Because Nokia has a really big data base of shops and it also uses QYPE there is a lot of information available about many stores. You can see their phone number and normally also a rating and pictures. In the shopping mall I did not find any ratings or pictures, but I can’t say these are not available in other malls.

For me yesterday the indoor support of HERE Maps worked very well. OK, I wasn’t visiting Köln Arcaden for the first time, but I did try and pretend I was a stranger from a foreign country and I think I would have been happy with Nokia’s solution. Unfortunately there is no option for turn-by-turn directions indoors, which may be a little disadvantage in some really complex shopping malls, but most people should be able to read maps and because the GPS does work very well even indoors it shouldn’t be a too big problem.

Have our readers had their own experiences with Indoor Mapping? Let us know below.

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GDR2 ROM on Navifirm confirmed to bring “other” Storage fix

GDR2 ROM on Navifirm confirmed to bring “other” Storage fix

March 5, 2013 | By Surur

Windows-Smartphones.de made the ultimate sacrifice by flashing the Swedish GDR2 ROM onto their Nokia Lumia 920.

Initially they thought the update did not deliver any new features, but with the addition of Nokia’s new Extras and Info update the new tools as seen in the Chinese screen shots do indeed show up.

The text says:

Temporary files which are no longer needed will be deleted automatically, but you can select some manually to get some free space.

The update is also said to bring camera improvements, including improved sharpness and more natural colours, which makes the best camera phone just better.

Now it is just a question of when Nokia delivers the update. Lets hope sooner rather than later.

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Vimeo app updated to version 2.0, WP8 version now back in Windows Phone Store

Vimeo app updated to version 2.0, WP8 version now back in Windows Phone Store

March 3, 2013 | By Surur

The Vimeo team have uploaded version 2.0 of their video service app to the Windows Phone Store.

The app features:

• Watch and manage all your existing Vimeo videos
• Watch videos from your Vimeo inbox, Watch Later queue, or videos you have liked
• Use NFC Tap-to-Share to share Vimeo videos between phones
• Create live tiles from your videos or featured channels
• Easily like, comment on, and add videos to your Watch Later queue
• Discover new and fascinating featured videos
• Quickly search for videos on Vimeo
• Easily upload your footage in HD
• Pause and resume uploads
• Replace existing videos
• Share via Facebook, Twitter, email, or SMS
• Add videos to your Groups, Channels, and Albums

For a short period Windows Phone 8 users were having their app replaced with the Windows Phone 7 version, but this issue has now also been fixed.

The app is free, but for a limited time new Nokia Lumia users will get a 3 month free trial of Vimeo Plus worth $30.

Find the Vimeo app in the Windows Phone Store here.

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Beautiful Tylt wireless charging stand delayed

Beautiful Tylt wireless charging stand delayed

March 2, 2013 | By Surur

The Tylt wireless charger was announced at CES, and appeared to be a pretty good match for Nokia’s Windows Phone range.

At $70 a pop it seemed a good deal, and I am sure they had many pre-orders.

Unfortunately it seems the April 1st ship date was too optimistic, with the company refunding pre-orders, saying:

To our Valued TYLT Customer:

We appreciate your support for TYLT and for Pre-Ordering the VU Wireless Charger. Due to longer than expected production times we will not be shipping the VU until the month of June. Because of this delay we have cancelled all pre-orders for the VU. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused to you. We will begin accepting pre-orders again in May. We will email you again in May to inform you that Pre-orders are open. Also, in that email, as a way of saying sorry for our delay we will offer you a Promo Code that will give you a discount on your pre-order of the VU.

Sincerely,

TYLT Customer Service

customerservice@TYLT.com

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WordPress for Windows Phone 2.0 update brings galleries, other updates

WordPress for Windows Phone 2.0 update brings galleries, other updates

February 28, 2013 | By Surur

The WordPress for Windows Phone team has been on a tear, and have just released another update for their app, which brings it to Version 2.0.

As documented on the WordPress for Windows Phone Blog, besides the usual bug fixes, the latest version brings support for WordPress Galleries, and also direct access to the Dashboard and public website.

Users can create a gallery straight from your device by attaching two or more pictures to a post or a page and can even customize the appearance of a gallery by tapping the “gallery settings” button and choosing the best options for your site.

The update also includes improvements for WordPress.com and Jetpack Stats, as well as fixes for crashes and other bugs.

The updated app can be found in the Windows Phone Store here.

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iLOL’d – now with even more lulz

iLOL’d – now with even more lulz

March 1, 2013 | By crazy-hot apps

It’s been around for a while, and it’s allowed thousands of users to laugh a little during the day, or pass those dreary hours at work. Of course, I’m talking about iLOL’d, the app that will have you ROFL at the crazy things people, their pets, and their devices do on a daily basis. The newest release adds even more LOLs, with the addition of LOLCats to the mix of blogs.

There’ve been a ton of updates over the last year – nearly one a month. Today, the random mode is better (especially for blogs with many items), the tile now flips when pinned to your start screen (cool!), you can backup your favorite LOLs to the cloud, and there are of course even more blogs to laugh at. The fact that you can also jump between blogs and have the app remember where you left off is also a nice plus!

So, what are you waiting for – download the app while you still have a job, and check out the blogs below. You may be sorry, but only because you’ll have to wait a few more minutes to go home!

• LOLCats
• NOT your best day
• Damn Funny Texts
• Damn You Autocorrect
• Parent Fails
• The Worst Stuff Ever
• Wrong Number Texts
• Why, Siri, Why?
• Awkward Names
• Epic WTFs
• Invisible Cats
• Work LOLs
• Get Out of the Mirror
• LOLDogs
• FAIL Blog
• Demotivational

Have suggestions? The creators – crazy-hot solutions – are known for updating
their apps frequently and based on user feedback so sending feedback through the app is sure to get a quick response.

iLOL’d is available now for download on the marketplace, and is of course FREE.

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Dead or Alive By kenga

Dead or Alive

February 26, 2013 | By kenga

Dead or Alive v1.0 Fun App For All AgesOk you are sitting around with some friends and the discussion turn to is ‘famous person’ dead or alive – well wonder no more. Pull out this app and do a lookup.Maybe you are wondering who was born on this day or who died on this day – look no further this app may have the info you need.What to know who is having a birthday on this day – you guessed it try this app

Features:

• Look up by surname
• List by birthday on today’s date
• Died on this date
• Born on this date

Fun app and Free – now that is a dealThe Kenga Team… (www.facebook.com/KGapps)

Install DeadorAlive here

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Angry Birds Seasons Now Available For Windows Phone 8 Devices

Angry Birds Seasons Now Available For Windows Phone 8 Devices

February 20, 2013 | By Pradeep

Rovio has released an yet another Angry Birds game for Windows Phone 8 devices. Angry Birds Seasons which was released back in 2010 just got ported to Windows Phone platform.

Game Description:

Angry Birds Seasons takes the captivating gameplay of the original to a whole new level! From Halloween to Chinese New Year, the birds are celebrating different festive seasons around the world! With more than 300 levels and regular free updates, these special episodes offer more challenging levels of pig-popping action and golden eggs to discover.

Download it from Windows Phone Store here for $0.99 with free trial available.

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Chicken Zooma – a fresh remake of the popular classic Zuma game.

Chicken Zooma – a fresh remake of the popular classic Zuma game.

February 20, 2013 | By mihail.nikolov

Chicken Zooma is not the typical Zuma game that one would expect to see.

Starting from the graphics it is clear that the creators have tried to achieve a funny and modern look.The game offers colorful scenes, funny characters, cartoon styled animations and sounds which grab the players’ attention right from the start.

Gameplay is another area where Chicken Zooma has distinctive improvements from its classic predecessors. The goal remains the same – do not allow the chain of eggs to reach their final destination by cleaning common items, but the execution is a bit different. The most notable difference is the ability to change the direction of the flying item multiple times by taping on the screen(see the video). This feature adds more options and control to the gameplay for the player, but can also lead to unexpected results when used wrongly.

Another game specific feature is that the gaps created in the chain are always closed after items are cleared. Though this may not sound like a significant difference from other versions of Zuma, it has a big influence on the agility of the gameplay making it more dynamic with items moving backward and forward.

The distinctive gameplay puts Chicken Zooma closer to the action games, but preserves its typical puzzle character.

The game is divided into thematic episodes and each one offers a variety of levels. The player can select between three difficulty levels, where the main difference is the speed of the moving chain of eggs.

Current version comes with one episode which takes place in a farm and a hint for an upcoming second episode, which will bring the action into a forest. The first episode has a total of 18 levels and each one can be played in all three difficulties.

Chicken Zooma is available for all Windows Phone devices regardless of the OS version or hardware specifications. The game costs 1.99$ with a trial version which unlocks the first four levels for all difficulties.

Overall Chicken Zooma is a really cool remake of an old classic. It offers attractive graphics and addictive gameplay across all Windows Phone devices at reasonable price. The team behind the game promises regular updates with new content and distinctive features.

You can download it from here or scan the QR code directly from your phone:

See more screen shots after the break.

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PhoneArena asks who designs the best-looking smartphones–vote for Nokia!

PhoneArena asks who designs the best-looking smartphones–vote for Nokia!

February 19, 2013 | By Surur

PhoneArena is running a vote asking which mobile phone OEM designs the best-looking smartphones.

Simply looking at the line-up of smartphones they offer it is pretty clear which phone is not just another black slab and not just copying the other.

Vote for your favourite smartphone designer at PhoneArena here.

Thanks Ferrarifan for the tip.

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Update for “The Stock Game” available

Update for “The Stock Game” available

February 16, 2013 | By Lucas

The developer of the very popular Windows Phone game “The Stock Game” notified us that there is an update available for the game. Hanno, the developer, describes the update like the following:

The Stock Game, update to 3.1

Because of a lot of trouble in last weeks with extremely slowly and unstable downloads of the stock data from yahoo, the new version changed mainly internal a lot.

New features of version 3.1:

- Significantly faster

- Commodity trading works again

- In the trading history you can see the paid fees

- Positions after decimal point are more precise by currencies

- Private chat finds other users faster

- The Hungarian Forint is now part of the currency list

Still this app is unique in marketplace and even for iOS or Android are no similar apps are available. No other apps offers the posibility to watch all other players in the game. You can see their trades, the stocks they succeed or loose money. With the chat system you are part of a community and you can learn a lot about the markets in the world.

Get the update here:

The Stock Game (Free):

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The Stock Game:

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High Quality YouTube playback once again broken in Windows Phone apps

High Quality YouTube playback once again broken in Windows Phone apps

February 15, 2013 | By Surur

It seems as regular as clockwork changes in YouTube’s API has once again resulted in Windows Phone developers and users scrambling to get their apps working again.

At present both MetroTube and SuperTube are unable to play high quality or HD quality video, leaving users with the SD-quality stream.

We wont go so far to say Google is maliciously sabotaging 3rd party YouTube apps, but I think if Google did make an app for Windows Phone users will not be stuck waiting every few months for fixes to 3rd party apps to arrive.

Are other YouTube client apps also broken? Let us know below.

Thanks LastBattle for the tip.

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Toggle – Bringing settings to your start screen

Toggle – Bringing settings to your start screen

February 15, 2013 | By QBM5

  

Toggle – The newest app by QBM5 brings the ease of settings straight to your home screen.  Quickly and easily pin WiFi  Bluetooth, Data, Lock screen and other settings shortcuts to your start screen.  This could save literally hundreds of seconds a month in pointless searching.

• Airplane
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Data
• Location
• Email
• Lock screen

Toggle also support voice commands.  It is as simple as Saying “Toggle WiFi  and your WiFi settings are at your finger tips. Download Toggle Now

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More than 50% of WP8 users already have the Portico update and other interesting stats

More than 50% of WP8 users already have the Portico update and other interesting stats

February 11, 2013 | By Surur

Adduplex has released some stats from their ad network, collected on the 8th February.

The data reveals an interesting glimpse at the Windows Phone market.

Unsurprisingly Nokia dominates the market, and it appears increasingly so, 78% of the market, while Samsung has continued to shrink in market share and presumably importance.

A quarter of all Windows Phones are now Windows Phone 8 handsets and interestingly Portico has reached 54% of the se handsets already, while Windows Phone 7.8 has hit only 16% of WP 7.x devices.

The most prevalent Windows Phone handset is the Nokia Lumia 800, but the Nokia Lumia 920, HTC 8X and other Windows Phone 8 handsets are slowly making their way up the charts.

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