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How to read or view non-English text or font on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and Symbian [Guide]

Mukhi May 21, 2013 0
How to read or view non-English text or font on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and Symbian [Guide]

Reading non-English text or fonts or scripts is relatively easy on traditional computers, thanks to Unicode and other protocols. However, doing the same on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a tablet can be a pain since, more often than not, bizarre rendering of complex non-English fonts [...]

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What are the best alternatives to Google Reader? [Ask dotTechies]

Ashraf March 14, 2013 7

rss_iconGoogle Reader is on its last breathe. RSS fiends need to find a substitute. I’m sure among the multiple thousands heads we have here on dotTech we can figure out viable — maybe even better — alternatives to Google Reader. So let ‘em rip. In the comments below, share with [...]

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Apple and Samsung accounted for 103% of mobile phone profits in 2012

Enrique February 8, 2013 0

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Before looking at any statistics, most people are aware that the current dominators of the handset market are Apple and Samsung. Just how dominant were the two rivals during 2012? According to Canaccord Genuity, Apple and Samsung accounted for 103% of handset profits for the entire year.

Apple had 69 [...]

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As mobile wars heat up, Android dominates with 75% marketshare followed by 14.9% of iOS

Ashraf November 2, 2012 2

Despite being handed numerous setbacks courtesy Apple, Android continues to build on its world wide dominance in the mobile area with the latest stats from the International Data Corporation (IDC) showing that, in Q3 2012, Android has extended its lead over rivals.

When we last check with IDC, Android was [...]

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Official Microsoft Office apps may come to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone in March 2013

Ashraf October 14, 2012 1

Despite dominating office suites on desktops, Microsoft has yet to move into the realm of office on mobile devices. This may be changing, and this may be changing as soon as this upcoming March.

According to Petr Bobek, product manager at Microsoft’s Czech Republic subsidiary, let it slip at a [...]

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Apple tops J.D. Power customer satisfaction study, Android is a distant second

Ashraf September 8, 2012 0

Who is the most satisfied with their smartphone? iSheep? Fandroids? According to the 2012 Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study by J.D. Power and Associates, people who purchase Apple are.

In its study J.D. Power asked consumers to rate their smartphone on four criteria (performance, physical design, features, and ease of operation) [...]

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‘FinFisher’ malware can remotely hijack iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry devices

Ashraf September 1, 2012 4

Malware only hits Android and is only created by scumbags, right? Wrong. Malware can hit any operating system (regardless of how secure people claim XXX OS is) and can be used for “good” or evil. In this case the spotlight is on ‘FinFisher’, malware created by British company Gamma Group [...]

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Tip: Condition your new cell phone’s battery to make it last longer (but be sure to condition it properly)

Ashraf December 24, 2011 40

We all like getting new phones, right? In all the excitement of a new cell phone, many consumers forget about the battery. After all, the battery is just the thing you throw into the cell phone to make it work – why must we worry about it instead of playing [...]

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[Android, Symbian] Free Handy Safe Pro!

Ashraf December 7, 2011 11

App Description

The following is a description of Handy Safe Pro, as per the developer:

Handy Safe Pro – a new level of usability comes to data management applications with unbeatable security functionality. Customized graphical cards represent all your confidential information in an easy-to-use interface, and 448-bit Blowfish encryption

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