New Nokia Asha 501 Price, Features and Specifications

Nokia Asha 501 smartphone was recently launched by Nokia after releasing their latest Nokia Lumia 1020 in the market few months ago. Asha 501 is a low price smartphone that looks much like the Lumia phones and Nokia N9 in designs but has a low cost data consumption. The Nokia S40 comfortably curved dual SIM has amazing features and specifications which are provided below. The battery level of this Nokia product is also fantastic and last longer than expected. nokia In Nigeria here, the price of Nokia Asha 501 is between N15,000 to N16,000 but a friend of mine told me he bought his own for just N14,950. So before deciding to purchase one, why not check out the New Nokia Asha 501 dual SIM Specs and Features below. Nokia Asha 501 dual SIM Specs and Features The detailed specifications for Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM includes: Primary camera sensor size: 3.2 MP Display size: 3'' Maximum talk time (2G): 17.0h Maximum music playback time: 56h Dual SIM: Dual Standby SIM Design1 Dimensions Height: 99.2 mm Width: 58.0 mm Thickness: 12.1 mm Weight: 98.2 g Display and User Interface Display size: 3 '' Display resolution: QVGA (320 x240) Display features: Brightness control, RGB Stripe, Nokia Glance screen, Screen double tap Display colors: High Color (18-bit/262k) Aspect ratio: 4:3 Pixel density: 133.0 ppi Display technology: LCD Transmissive Display height: 61.0 mm Display width: 46.0 mm Touch screen technology: Capacitive two-point touch Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity sensor Keys and Input Methods User Input: Touch Operating keys: Volume keys, Power/Lock key, Back key Form factor Form factor: Monoblock touch Hardware Connectivity SIM card type: Micro SIM Dual SIM: Dual Standby SIM Charging connectors: 2.0 mm Charging Connector, Micro-USB AV connectors: 3.5 mm audio connector System connectors: Micro-USB-B USB: USB 2.0 Bluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0 Bluetooth profiles: Object Push profile (OPP) 1.1, Hands-free profile (HFP) 1.5, Headset profile (HSP) 1.1, Serial Port profile (SPP), Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) 1.0, Service Discovery Application Profile (SDAP) Wi-Fi: WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WLAN Security: WPA2 (AES/TKIP), WPA, WEP, WPA2-Personal NFC: No NFC Data Network GSM network: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz GSM max data speed DL: EGPRS 236.8 kbps GSM max data speed UL: GPRS 85.6kbps Power Management2 Battery: BL-4U Battery capacity: 1200 mAh Battery voltage: 3.7 V Removable battery: Yes Maximum standby time (2G): 624 h Maximum talk time (2G): 17.0 h Maximum standby time with dual SIM: 26.0 days Maximum music playback time: 56h Maximum Video playback time: 14.00h Wireless charging: No Memory User data storage: In device, Memory card Expandable memory card type: MicroSD Maximum memory card size: 32 GB Software and applications Productivity features Features (Personal information Management): Recorder, Calculator, Calendar, Phonebook, Fixed Dialling Number, Notes, Alarm clock, Phonebook with integrated social networks Other Applications Game features: Java games Graphics format: JPEG, BMP, GIF89a, EXIF, PNG, GIF87a Other apps: Nokia Gift, Camera 5-in-1, The Weather Channel, Assassin's Creed III, Real Football 2013, Little Big City Software platform & User Interface Software release: Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Communications Email and Messaging3 Email clients: Native Email Client Email protocols: SMTP, IMAP4, POP3 Email features: Multiple simultaneous email accounts, Email attachments, Viewing of email attachments Instant messaging: Nokia Chat Messaging features: Concatenated SMS for long messages, Text messaging, Unified MMS/SMS editor, Automatic resizing of images for MMS, Multimedia messaging, Conversational chat style SMS, Unified inbox for SMS and MMS Call management Features (Call Management): Call waiting, Integrated hands-free speaker, Call barring, Call forwarding, Call logs: dialled, received and missed, Call history, Conference call Supported amount of phonebooks: One integrated Phonebook Contacts: 4000 Ringtones: 32-polyphonic ringtones, Downloadable ringtones, MP3 ringtones Speech codecs: GSM FR, AMR-NB, GSM HR, GSM EFR Device security Security General Security features: Firmware update, Device lock, PIN code Sharing and Internet Browsing and Internet Internet browser capabilities: Nokia Xpress Browser Social apps: Facebook, Twitter Photo sharing: Share over Bluetooth, Facebook, Send as email attachment, Photo sharing with Slam, Twitter Video sharing: Video sharing with Slam etc. For more information on Nokia Asha 501, visit http://www.nokia.com/ I hope this info helps? feel free to share this post with your friends using the like/share buttons. you can also subscribe to my blog below for more tips delivered to your inbox. Thank you. Read more: http://www.cyracksinternetbiz.com/2013/09/new-nokia-asha-501-price-features-and.html#ixzz2h3bewZTd

HOW TO UPDATE YOUR IPHONE, IPAD, IPOD TOUCH

Apple's software updates for iOS introduce new features and improvements that let you do even more with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Updating the software on your device is easy. This article explains how to do it in five simple steps. Update your device wirelessly (available in iOS 5 and later) 1.Ensure your device is connected to a power source. To avoid potential data costs connect your device to a Wi-Fi network. 2.Go toSettings > General > Software Update. iOS will automatically check for available updates. Available updates download automatically if your device is connected to Wi-Fi and a power source. 3.If an update is available*you can tap Download to download the update. 4.After the download has completed tap Install to update your iOS. 5.If you leave the update to download in the background, once the download has finished you will receive a notification saying an update is available for your device. Tapping Details will take you toSettings > General > Software Update. Tap Install Now to install the iOS update. If you decide to leave the installation for later Settings will display notification badge until the update has been installed. * Some iOS updates may not available as over-the-air updates. VPN or proxy connections may prevent your device from contacting the iOS update Update your device using iTunes Additional Information Tips for updating your iOS device *.Ensure that your device is backed up to iCloud or back up with iTunes before updating. Find more information about backing up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. *.If you experience an alert when updating your device with iTunes, see this article about resolving update and restore alert messages. *.When updating from iOS 4.3.x or earlier, see iOS 4: Updating your device to iOS 5 or later. Unable to update, not enough available storage When updating wirelessly, your iOS device needs enough available space to download and install the update. If "Download and Install" is grayed out or you see the message "This update requires at least x.x GB of available storage", use one of the following options to update: *.Use iTunes to download and install the update instead or *.Remove content you no longer need from your device, including: *.Movies or TV shows from the Videos app. On iPhone and iPod touch, use the "swipe to delete" gesture. On iPad, either tap Edit or tap and hold on a video, and then tap "x" to delete. *.Apps you no longer use. Tap and hold until they jiggle, and then tap the "x" to delete. *.Photos or videos you've taken with the camera. To save your content, you can transfer photos and videos from your device to a computer.

Skype attempts to whitewash wiretap concerns with improved battery life and cloud services

In 2008, Skype said it didn't have the ability to help the government wiretap calls. The reason: the company's technology relied on peer-to-peer networks rather than servers under its control. Over the past few years, though, that has started to change, with Skype moving to a new cloud infrastructure which relies more and more on the company's own servers to do the heavy lifting. There's no question that opens up new possibilities for Skype, and that's what the company is highlighting today. In an official blog post, Skype VP Mark Gillett explains how the move away from P2P allows everything from more battery life for smartphones (since they don't have to do as much computing locally) to persistent video and chat messages that you can receive even when you aren't logged in. Skype will also soon synchronize chat message status across devices, so you won't get bombarded anew each time you log in from a different machine. However, it's hard to read Skype's blog post without thinking about what the company was accused of earlier this year: helping US government agencies listen to private audio and video calls via the controversial PRISM surveillance program. If it was true in 2008 that peer-to-peer technologies made such wiretaps impossible, was it worth trading that for a little additional stability and functionality? That's an legitimate question. Privacy and utility are often at odds: the more a company knows about you, the better service it can provide. Gillett claims that the company protects privacy despite the new infrastructure. "We take our responsibilities with regard to this data seriously, and to help secure and protect it, we apply strong physical, technical and administrative security protections, only storing partial IP addresses and cryptographically hashing the Skype IDs we store to help protect our users' privacy," he writes. When pressed more directly about government access earlier this summer, Skype owner Microsoft could only say that it doesn't provide "blanket" or "direct" access to calls, leaving open the possibility of complying with valid legal requests for wiretap. "There are aspects of this debate that we wish we were able to discuss more freely," the company wrote at the time.

BlackBerry reportedly in talks with Google, Samsung, and others about potential sale

In September BlackBerry received a $4.7 billion buyout offer from Canadian holding company Fairfax Financial, but it's still pursuing possible deals with other companies — and Google may be among them. Reuters reports that BlackBerry has asked for "preliminary expressions of interest" from a number of tech companies, including the search giant, Intel, LG, Samsung, and Cisco. It's asking to hear from the companies by next week, though it's not clear which of the them, if any, will actually bid on BlackBerry, and if the bids will be for the company as a whole or for a particular portion of its business. Despite its failure in the commercial smartphone space — last month BlackBerry announced it was retreating from the market entirely — BlackBerry's patents and network products have been highlighted as areas of interest for potential buyers. The move to sell isn't a surprise either. It was reported last month that BlackBerry's board was hoping to sell the company as soon as November, and with the troubled firm recently announcing 4,500 layoffs the urgency to find a buyer is likely only increasing.

Microsoft asked HTC to put Windows Phone on its Android phones, says report

With Microsoft's Nokia acquisition raising questions over the future of third-party Windows Phone devices, Redmond has its work cut out convincing OEMs to continue to license its struggling software — and a report from Bloomberg News suggests that the software giant may have gone to extremes. According to the report, Microsoft last month asked HTC to install Windows Phone as a "separate option" on Android handsets, and offered to "cut or eliminate" the license fee as an incentive. "Redmond reportedly offered to "cut or eliminate" license fee" The talks are said to be in the preliminary stages, and the exact mechanics haven't been worked out. The report says it's unclear whether a hypothetical phone would run Windows Phone and Android concurrently, or allow users to select a default. Another possibility would be for Microsoft to propose simply converting an existing Android handset to run the Windows Phone OS, similar to the way Nokia released the Lumia 800 based on its N9 design. Microsoft appears to be sticking with its strategy of licensing software to other manufacturers, even though it will soon produce its own smartphones. Outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly visited China last week in an effort to court new third-party hardware partners; HTC, which just posted its first ever quarterly loss, is said to have no plans for future Windows Phone devices.

Apple iPhone 5s Review

Apple iPhone 5s Review – Revolution or Let Down? There’s nothing quite like the anticipation that comes before an Apple product launch, and this year was no different, with the long-awaited arrival of the iPhone 5s, alongside the cut-price 5s. Last week, we finally got our hands on the new iPhone 5s – but was it the handset we were hoping for? Our review team gives you their thoughts… Design Build quality is as good as you’d expect from Apple, and the luxury look and premium feel of the handset still put it head and shoulders above the rest of the fieldAs we’ve come to expect from the Apple ‘S’ updates, very little has changed from the iPhone 5. The 5s features the same slim, lightweight design as its predecessor, with smooth metal edges and back plate, and a shiny, polished finish. Build quality is as good as you’d expect from Apple, and the luxury look and premium feel of the handset still put it head and shoulders above the rest of the field, with only the HTC One providing any real competition. Those expecting a bigger screen will be disappointed, as the 5s comes with the same 4 inch, 326ppi display as the 5. Whilst this still looks fantastic, it’s a lot smaller than the 5 inch displays found on comparable high-end Android models. New features and upgrades On the surface, things look very similar, but with the 5s, the difference really is in the details. The home button has now been augmented to include a fingerprint scanner, which you can use to unlock the handset, and more impressively, to verify your identity for iTunes and App Store purchases. The scanning is pretty accurate, and it’s a neat feature that you’ll find yourself using more than you think. Camera wise, the 5s also boasts some small, but significant improvements. Whilst the camera itself is the same 8MP unit found on the 5, it has a brighter aperture and a bigger sensor, which help it to perform much better at night and in low light environments. Although on paper, this 8MP doesn’t stand up to other smartphones (like the 41MP camera in the latest Nokia Lumia), don’t be put off by the stats – it still takes fantastic photographs for a smart phone. Battery life feels a little bit better than the 5, but we reckon that most users will still need to charge it daily. Tech specs The iPhone 5s really starts to shine when you take a look under the bonnet. Inside, it boasts Apple’s new A7 processor, which is a dual-core 64 bit behemoth backed up by 1GB of RAM. To put things in perspective, this makes the 5S nearly twice as powerful as the 5. In practical terms, there aren’t any current apps or games that will challenge the 5s, and even graphics hungry titles run smoothly on the platform. It also makes the handset great at multitasking, and enables incredibly fast browsing for a mobile device. Whilst there are more powerful quad core Android handsets available, the iPhone 5s has more than enough to compete. This additional power will open up new possibilities for app and games developers, and we expect them to start taking advantage of it in the coming months. IOS 7 The 5s comes with Apple’s latest operating system, IOS 7, ready installed, and whilst it isn’t exclusive to the 5S (you can install it on your iPhone 4 if you want, but performance will be shaky!), it’s definitely worthy of a mention. The biggest departure from previous versions of the OS is in its overall look and feel. Whilst the layout is broadly the same, the icons have lost their 3D-effects, and been replaced with a flatter, more colourful interface. Whilst the changes are bound to split opinion, we like the new look, which provides a welcome update from previous versions, and takes some of the best bit from the Android OS. When it comes to functionality, there have been some improvements, including the ability to swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access the control centre, meaning you won’t need to navigate to the phone settings as much. Folders have also been improved, so you can organise your desktop by storing many more apps in each of them. Overall, IOS 7 is simple, elegant, logical and easy to use, and well worth upgrading to if you’ve got an iPhone 4S or later. So should you buy it? Honestly, that depends on the phone you’ve got at the moment. If you’ve already got an iPhone 5, then we reckon you should probably stick with it for now. The design is the same, and whilst the 5s boasts a big power increase and a slightly better camera, it isn’t enough to justify the cost of upgrading in our book. The iPhone 5 is powerful enough to run iOS 7 just as smoothly as a 5s, and will be perfectly capable of running any applications or software launched over the next year – we reckon you should hold out for the iPhone 6. However, if you’re still running a 4S or 4, then it’s definitely worth a look. The iPhone 4 seriously struggles when running IOS 7, and whilst the 4S can handle it, there are enough new features on the 5s for it be a serious upgrade. You’ll certainly notice the speed difference, slimmer design and better camera. If you’re an Android fanboy, there’s little here that’s going to persuade you to switch sides. Whist the new IOS 7 takes more than a few elements from the Android operating system, screen size and even camera quality are still some way behind the top-end Android handsets. Conclusion Whilst you couldn’t really call the iPhone 5s a revolution, it isn’t a let down either. New feature and spec wise, it’s about what we’ve come to expect from an ‘S’ upgrade. There’s a lot to like about the 5s, and whilst there isn’t quite enough to recommend buying one if you’ve already got a 5, it’s still a fantastic smart phone, and enough to keep Apple at the top of the smartphone pecking order – for now at least… The iPhone 5s is available now, worldwide – if you’d like to get your hands on a Free iPhone 5s head over to Xpango and trade in your credits today.

STEPS TO REMOVE THE FOLDER ICON 1. Locate the Folder you wish to Hide or Change Icon of. -------------------- 2. Press Option > Rename , then Write the Name you wish to name it and add .otb at the ending e.g My Browsers.otb [This will Remove the Folder Icon] With this your Friends wont know its a Folder, U can name it something confusing. STEPS TO CHANGE THE FOLDER ICON 1. This Will show you How to Change your Folder Icon to a Themes Icon, So that when your Friends sees it, They will thinks its a Themes and they wont want to Apply it.. 2. Locate the Folder you wish to Hide or Change Icon of. 3. Press Option > Rename , then Write the Name you wish to name it and add .nth at the ending e.g Dont Apply.nth [This will Change the Folder Icon to a Themes Icon] 4. After Renaming it, Move all your Applications into it. TO RESTORE IT Just Locate the Folder & Press Rename & Remove the .otb or .nth and then Save! ** Members Comment!