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iPhone 4S Auto-Correct [migrated]
Is there any way that I can get auto-correct on my iPhone 4S to stop changing the word "Yo" to "To?" I have tried adding a keyboard shortcut for "Yo" as well as adding Spanish to my International ...
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Cannot connect to an ad hoc wireless connection setup on Windows 7
I have already gone through a bunch of questions here on superuser regarding ad hoc connectivity, but couldn't find one that covered my situation.
The Setup
I have a Windows 7 laptop that we want to ...
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Cut power to a phone without a removable battery? [migrated]
Well just as the title says, if you have a phone without a removable battery (HTC One X) and it freezes while modding it, how do you cut the power if you can't pop out the battery?
I could see non ...
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5.1 or 7.1 system with mobile phone? [closed]
Is it possible to use just a mobile phone as a music player with 5.1 or 7.1 sound speaker system?
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Mobile OS without any tracking of user activities? [closed]
I have seen people talking about Android,iOS & Wp7 tracking everything they do on their phone including the location information. I would like to know if there are any Mobile OS which do not track ...
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Does the battery of a smartphone/mobile drain if we read office documents on it [closed]
Under heavy usage conditions, if I use it for reading (and rarely editing) office documents (pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.) and stored web-pages, and switching between files and folders, how fast/slow is ...
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How can I make and receive phone calls from one number from multiple locations? [closed]
I wish to be able to use one landline number for all my business work, but to be able to both make and receive calls from this number via my mobile as well as the landline itself. I also want access ...
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Mobile/Tablet: Access email/shopping through browser [closed]
I have to buy a new smartphone.
In these, can we access Mail.com through apps or through browsers (unlike facebook, gmail apps)?
What's more, I want to make rail/flight bookings and make secure ...
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Laptop/Battery: Should I remove the pack with mains/AC on?
Does a fully-charged battery supply power to a laptop/notebook if the mains is connected?
Does it behave like a mobile-phone (which needs a battery)?
Will the battery-life be improved if it is used ...
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Android Swype Dictionary [closed]
How and where is this dictionary created/maintained? I just got a new phone a little over a week ago, and this is (I am 100% sure of this) the first time I have type a product I created and named for ...
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How to open .vnt file in a Windows Computer
.vnt is the file format used for memos/notes in various bada/android/windows phones. Having created the file in Mobile and transfered to computer via Bluetooth, I am not able to open it. It opens in ...
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Do phones hang when a memory card of a larger capacity is used [closed]
My friend bought a Nokia C5-05, I suggested that she get a 8GB micro sd card for music, watching videos and storing images.
Another mutual friend of ours suggests getting only a 2GB card because he ...
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Disable prompt to convert videos copied to media device
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II, which when connected to my Windows 7 computer acts as a "Portable Media Player"
Whenever I try to copy a video onto the device, it prompts if I want to convert it, ...
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Is it harmful to charge a mobile phone through laptop? [closed]
Is it harmful for my laptop to charge a mobile phone? If so, how bad is it? Or is that just a misconception?
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How to mount cell phone by USB as SCSI block device?
A Motorola RIZR Z3 is connected by USB to my desktop machine running XUbuntu (or Ubuntu with xfce tacked on later) with the goal of viewing the phone's file system, copy images back and forth, etc.
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Using Bluetooth connection instead of USB cable to connect to internet through a mobile phone
Well, I normally use my mobile phone as a modem to connect to Internet.
My phone is a LG GX500 (dual SIM). I have all of its drivers already installed on my Windows XP computer. When I connect the ...
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Should I overcharge mobile phone before first using? [closed]
When I first buy a mobile phone or phone battery I used to know i should charge it about 8-10 hrs switched off the phone.
But i don't know if its actually necessary to overcharge a battery for its ...
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Samsung “Kies via Wifi” doesn't work, stuck on “Loading…”
When I connect my Galaxy S2 to my laptop using "Kies via Wifi" it doesn't work.
On my phone it tells me it is connected, and on the laptop I can see the device "GT-I9100" under connected devices, but ...
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How do I connect my mobile phone to the internet via linux over bluetooth? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Connecting to internet via phone on Linux
I use Linux, and have a Samsung A767 Propel and would like to see if I can access the internet from my phone through the ...
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Access Point on PC not fully accessible from Mobile
I have set up WLAN Access Point on two different machines, one running Windows XP and another running Windows 7. The two were accessible from one another and I could browse Internet over Wifi, using ...
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Can I have a QR code that will create a contact on the device? [closed]
Is it possible to create a QR code, that when scanned, will create a contact on the device?
I tried NeoReader - it only scans the data (string value)
I can print my Blackberry data, and that will ...
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Better mobile mounting (Preventing automount of specific disk / partition)
I am trying to improve the way in which my phone is mounted on my desktop. I would like to find a way to prevent a specific partition on a specific disk from being mounted on my desktop running ...
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Receiving and processing SMS messages through a script?
I am attempting to setup a system to receive and process SMS messages automatically. The system is intended for use in a context (an unfunded migrant workers' union in India) where both finances and ...
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Can a wireless mouse dongle be used to connect to a cell phone?
My laptop (Compaq Presario V3000) does not have bluetooth. Few months back I bought a bluetooth dongle to connect to my cell phone. One fine day the bluetooth dongle got damaged.
Now I also have this ...
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How can I use my cell phone to establish a dial-up networking connection?
I am using Windows 7 and have a BlackBerry with T-Mobile (U.S.). I have paired the phone with my computer over Bluetooth, which automatically creates a serial port for it. I am able to open the port ...
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Mobile Phone damaged by remote car key [closed]
Is it possible that when I have both my mobile phone & car key in my handbag that my phone can be damaged by the car key being used to remotely start the car? My phone started to drop signal so I ...
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Cannot see CDMA phone folders on Windows 7, but can on Windows XP
Windows 7 does not show me the contents of standard folders on my regular old phone (Motorola WX345), but when I plug it into Windows XP, I am able to access the folders with no problem.
What ...
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What's the best software for sending SMS?
Is there a software that could send SMS using my attached phone (via usb)?
I am looking preferably on linux OS, but if you have suggestion for windows, then that would still be fine.
I was looking ...
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Nokia E5 supported video encoding [closed]
I'm trying to encode mp4(h264 + aac) file but when I play it on my nokia E5 built-in real player, I get "General System Error" message. According to the guide it has a support for H.264 and ACC ...
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what does it mean to say that a phone is waterproof? [closed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_mobile_phone_culture:
Some mobile phones are waterproof, even in the high-specifications
segment.
When they say a phone is waterproof? what exactly does ...
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Browse Nokia 2700 Classic SMS messages on Mac
The SMS Inbox on my Nokia 2700 Classic is overflowing! (>3000). I would like to be able to browse them and quickly select which messages to delete. Is there a way to do this on a Mac?
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SIM Card emulator devices and applications to do everything a cell phone can
I'm just a bit curious to know ( and would love to try ) if it's possible to use computer as a cell phone.
To achieve this, one would probably need a way to interact with a SIM card. And perhaps a ...
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Older Sony Ericcson phones: backup and Internet access
Please help me get this straight.
For I'm very confused with the Sony Ericcson web site and support service.
Would like a definite yes or no from a knowing person.
It has been possible to use Sony ...
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Program to synchronize folders between my PC and mobile by bluetooth
Does anyone know any program to synchronize the files of a certain folder of my laptop with a certain folder in my android movile by bluetooth? I would like my bluetooth mobile phone automatically ...
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Google calendar sync & time zones
I use google sync to sync outlook 2003 and my google calendar and google's mail for exchange service to sync google calendar with my mobile phone.
If I travel to another time zone, my phone will ...
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Use PC internet on mobile phone via bluetooth
I want to use my Windows 7 PC's dial up internet with my cell phone (Nokia N73) via Blutooth connection.
Can I do that with some program?
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Using a cell phone as a PC remote control [closed]
I have a sony ericsson phone that can control any PC using bluetooth, as long as it has permission to do so, of course.
It doesn't require any server software of any kind, it just works out of the ...
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Why it is hard to read QR code displayed on CRT screen?
I created some QR code just for fun, then tried to read them with my phone. When I display them on laptops, my phone read them just fine. But when I tried to read the exact same codes displayed on CRT ...
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Is it possible to charge your cell-phone using a computer?
My cell phone remains plugged (almost all day).
Is it possible to charge my cell phone by plugging it into my USB port via a data cable ?
My Model: Nokia 2690
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Running Mobile Phone Tools on Ubuntu
I'm trying to run mobile phone tools on Ubuntu 10.04. I'm doing this so that I can transfer files between my desktop and phone via data cable. The software installs OK, but when I try to run it using ...
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What are the requirements to listen to Pandora on a mobile device? [closed]
I work at an office where Pandora is blocked. Until Pandora, I never really had any application that I wanted to run on a mobile device, so I just carry around a cheap cell phone.
I would like to ...
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How can I use my mobile phone as a password provider?
As most people here, I have a couple of accounts out there (over 300 last time I looked). I consolidated a few with OpenID but not every site supports them. I also use password managers and safes but ...
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A way to call someone from PC via a cellphone
Is there a way to use a cell phone as a modem and then use a phone software like Classic PhoneTools to call another (cell) phone?
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List of flash enabled mobiles [closed]
Is there a comprehensive list of flash enabled mobile phones? The list should include as many brands as possible. Can anyone point me to such a resource?
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Best way/format to convert a PDF to be able to read on android?
I have a pdf ebook, a Technical book that conatins a lot of code.
Reading it as pdf is slow plus reflowing text in the pdf reader removes all the formatting.
I tried converting it to epub using ...
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Sending AT or like commands to modern day cellphones
I remember a friend showing me how to connect his Nokia 3110 to the serial port of his computer and making calls and sending SMS from the computer through the phone.
Do the modern day phones ( not ...
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Notify my computer when mobile phone rings
I'm looking for a software that can be installed on my computer and notifies me when my cell phone rings. I often listen to loud music with headphones and cannot hear when someone calls me.
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Is it possible to sync Android or Windows 7 Phone directly with local Exchange?
As I understand anything I've read about Windows 7 phone it is possible to sync with an Exchange server, but it will sync to your Windows Live Account. That is something I definitely don't want since ...
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PC sync software for android 2.2 phone (samsung I5801) using bluetooth
Is there any free or opensource software for synchronizing (sending/creating sms, creating/editing calender events, add/edit contacts etc.etc.) your android phone with windows xp (sp 2 or later) using ...
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Connect cell phone to Linux
when connecting a (an older) cell phone to a Linux computer, do I need software for each phone, or do they use a standard protocol?
I have an LG KP100, which is a cheap, old LG cell phone, and it ...
