Smartphones: Page 24

Cheap Chinese knockoffs have been around for ages, but recently, skyrocketing demand has led to a massive influx of counterfeit smartphones. Sellers on Craigslist seem to have no trouble getting ahold of these fake devices, then passing them off as the real deal and turning a solid profit before vanishing into thin air. This type of scam tends to happen even more frequently after Apple launches a new iPhone or Samsung debuts a new Galaxy.

If your smartphone is ever lost or stolen, it's a terrible experience. If you file a police report, chances are the responding officer will need your device's IMEI or MEID number if you want to stand a chance of getting it back. Same goes for making an insurance claim on a lost or broken phone, so it's definitely important to have this unique identifier handy.

We can see lot of developments in android smartphones this year. Numerous models with excellent features enter stores every day. Whenever we choose a smartphone, the first thing we considered is the brand. But, this year the trend has been changed. Customers began to pick the phones which has fascinating and exceptional features regardless of brand. Here I listed top three android smartphones of the year 2015 and the reasons for the selection. They turned all people's heads towards those...

First off let me start by saying this is a powerful phone. I haven't got the nerve to get one yet though. I got the lg g4 as soon as it came out, upgrading from my lg g3 thinking it would be better. To be completely honest I liked my g3 much more. I actually ended up selling the g4 and switch back to my g3. Anyways the point of that is because I don't want to spend money and not like the phone. I understand everyone has their own opinion, but I'm just seeing what things are good and what are...

How to activate iPhone without SIM and iTunes?

How many of you have or know people who have a smartphone? There's a lot of you, right? Well, depending on how most of you use those smartphones, there could be all kind of sensitive information stored on it, and that doesn't just mean sensitive personal information, but it could also contain all sorts of sensitive corporate data for work.

In the wake of Apple Music making its debut on Android devices, Google has finally released its highly anticipated YouTube Music app. With these two tech heavyweights throwing their hats into the ring, the streaming music world is about to get rocked.

I record close-cropped videos and take macro still shots with my smartphones on a daily basis, so as you would expect, I spend a lot of time cleaning these devices. Over the course of a couple years, I've fine-tuned my cleaning regimen, and at this point, it's down to a near-science.

If you drop your smartphone in water, take it apart as much as you can and place it in rice. It's been themostrecommendedmethodofcellphonerescue since the days of clamshells. In fact, it's usually the only thing recommended when searching for "how to save your wet phone." Turns out, we've been wrong all along.

Holographic technology has made a push towards becoming a reality for everyday consumers, most recently with the introduction of the Microsoft's HoloLens, which combines real-world and virtual elements in one awesome device.

If you're always taking blurry and underexposed pics with your mobile device, try using some of the tips below to turn your phone into a valuable photography asset. It doesn't matter if you have an iPhone, Android smartphone, or even a first-gen camera phone... you can still take some beautiful, winning photographs.

I want to remove this website because I no longer need or want to use it.

Sometimes, when you take a screenshot on our Android phone, you want to do more, such as cropping or annotating it. A lot of screenshot apps enable you to do edit the screenshot directly after you take it. But most of them need you to root your phone, which you may have misgivings to do. So, here I'm going to give you a way that doesn't need you to root the phone, but also get instant editing options.

Curious where your phone has been, or if your children or partner were where they said they were? This is an easy way to keep informed of your loved one's previous locations, and keep your family safe. It's like FREE, built-in GPS tracking for iPhone/iPad/iPod!

Dr. Kiki, from popSiren, solves the age old cellphone reception question. The Rad Scientist has moved into a cell reception twilight zone. Lucky for her, she's well-versed in antenna-making!

Hey there. I've just switched from Apple to a Samsung android phone. I've tried app's from Play and Amazon that say they can download clips from You Tube but they all give a message that they aren't allowed to do so.

Some people don't even recognize the difference between cellphones, well, I do.

Zte droid getting very hot? It's my phone.

I have a iPhone 5c when it turn on it say this phone was lost how can I unlock that ......then I have a iPhone 5 which the person forget the passward how can I unlock that

We've all been there. Channel surfing lazily whilst reclining on the sofa—then all of a sudden, the remote stops working. Out of frustration, you hold the remote up higher, press the buttons harder, or maybe a even give it a good smack hoping that will fix it. Right around this time, you start to wonder if your trusty old remote has finally called it quits or if it's just a dead battery.

One of the highest rated posts on Spotify's own community forum is titled "Add support for Google Chromecast," a clear indicator of not only how much this feature is desired, but also of Spotify's lack of care for it. Remaining consistent with statements made in the past, Spotify is firm in their decision to not pursue Chromecast support at this time—or maybe ever—thanks to a deal with Sonos and Spotify Connect.

When browsing the web, I enjoy my privacy. It's reassuring that I can peruse the internet without the worry of having my activity tracked back to me, allowing me to leave fun, anonymous comments when I get the urge to troll.

There are tons of situations that require you to give out your phone number, and I think just about everyone has regretted doing so at some point. It can be incredibly convenient to have a secondary or temporary number on hand, so if you don't want to provide your real digits, you can still get the call without revealing your true numbers. And that's where Burner comes in.

Hello fiends, this video will guide you to set face unlock feature in Sony Xperia Zultra phone. This feature helps you to secure your phone from any unauthorized use. The phone will only wake up from standby mode if you bring the phone in front of your face. Xoom Telecom will bring more useful tutorial very soon. Thank you.

Hello friends, this video will show you how to stop auto update of apps in your Apple iPhone 6 plus. Auto update features enable apps to update automatically and consumes internet data. So you could stop this undesired usage of valuable data.

Do you ever wonder how all these celebrities continue to have their private photos spread all over the internet? While celebrities' phones and computers are forever vulnerable to attacks, the common folk must also be wary. No matter how careful you think you were went you sent those "candid" photos to your ex, with a little effort and access to public information, your pictures can be snagged, too. Here's how.

Resources for finding new music are at our disposal in all corners of the internet; the only problem is deciding which one is the best for you. Spotify, Pandora, and Rdio all have options to discover new music on your smartphone, but they tend to expose mostly established artists, making the process of finding lesser-known but good music a game of trial and error.

If you're one of the many that likes to upload collages to Instagram, the Facebook company has a new tool for you. Instagram released a brand new app in March called Layout to help facilitate the process of creating photo layouts to post onto social media or just share with friends.

SoundHound, the Shazam-like song-matching service, recently announced a new mobile app called Hound, which wants to be your one and only intelligent personal assistant.

The smartphone has become one of the basic reasons for sore eyes. If you are addicted to your beloved smartphone, there is a fair possibility that your eyes will be paying off its expensive price. If you use your smartphone, tablet, laptop or any other similar gadget consistently, you may experience tired, dried, itchy eyes and also severe headache. Your vision can also become blurred by the time, which it means it is affecting your eyesight.

Rumors have had Google making a foray into the mobile carrier world for quite some time, but today, the Mountain View tech giant finally made things official. The new service, dubbed Project Fi, will be a Mobile Virtual Network Operator, or MVNO, that uses existing Sprint and T-Mobile cell towers.

Aside from the fact that it was the only game available on my cell phone at the time, I was really good at Snake. I still occasionally play it on my smartphone, but I've never been able to duplicate the same level of achievement as I once did.

A crazed little girl completely DESTROYS an expensive Windows phone with a baseball bat! For those of you wondering why she was so crazy: She had just gotten a new Windows Nokia Lumia 920 and couldn't figure out how to adjust the brightness. Instead of just looking up how to do it, she decided that it would be a better idea to first completely destroy the phone with a baseball bat, and then throw it into the water.