My mother finally got a smartphone today. Unfortunately we couldn't find the data cable for her old Nokia (Nokia 2330c-2) and as it's quite an old model it doesn't use micro-USB. So how could we get the contact numbers off her Nokia and onto her new Samsung Galaxy mini? There seem to be plenty of ways of doing it if you have the data cable, but if you don't your options are … [Read more...] about Upgrading From An Ancient Nokia To Android Without A Data Cable
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Would You Give Someone A Smartphone For The Sake Of It?
Over the weekend I was down in East Cork with my mother. As usual there were a few "IT related" things that she wanted me to do .. nothing new there. What was new, however, was that she was asking me about phones, data and smart phones in particular. She currently has a very basic, yet functional, mobile phone. It *might* be able to check email and run a few basic apps, … [Read more...] about Would You Give Someone A Smartphone For The Sake Of It?
Tethering iPhone on Vodafone Ireland (Part deux)
Image via CrunchBaseSince I first posted about iPhone tethering with Vodafone Ireland.. Vodafone launche the iPhone in IrelandThere's now a thread over on boards.ie about tetheringThere's also a couple of oldish posts about setting up tethering on unlocked phones .. And I still haven't had a proper reply from Vodafone on the subject.If Vodafone's reply is that there is … [Read more...] about Tethering iPhone on Vodafone Ireland (Part deux)
Solving the iPhone’s Biggest Problem
Image via CrunchBaseI've had an iPhone for the last few months.Since Vodafone don't currently offer it I had to get it at a premium, but it was definitely worth it.I'm able to manage email, calendaring, phone calls, twitter and a few other things all from a single handheld device.It has two flaws:The camera is terrible.The battery life is patheticWhile the camera's weaknesses … [Read more...] about Solving the iPhone’s Biggest Problem
SIP Clients For Iphone?
At the moment I'm using an iPhone primarily, though I also have a couple of other handsets floating around the house and office (thanks for nothing Three!)We recently upgraded the connection into the office, so we're switching over to an Asterisk powered PBX on Monday. I don't know much about Asterisk, VOIP, SIP or any of that stuff, but what I do know is that I can login to … [Read more...] about SIP Clients For Iphone?