Apple has just invited members of the press to attend a San Francisco-based product launch event on September 12th, where the next generation iPhone is expected to be officially unveiled. As rumored, it seems as if the company’s prior iPod-focused fall events may be split off into two. It’s been reported that an October event may follow this one, with a miniaturized 7-inch iPad on the docket for that. This event, however, seems a lock for the iPhone 5 — or “new iPhone,” or whatever it ends up being coined — and while CEO Tim Cook confessed at D10 that it would [...]

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With Microsoft unveiling its developer preview of Windows 8 Tablet this week, it was only a matter of time before the inevitable comparisons began to appear. Courtesy of WinRumors’ Tom Warren, we’ve a first look at Microsoft’s new mobile operating system pitched with the current daddy of the tablet market – the iPad 2 running iOS 5. The comparison begins with a basic overview of the lock screens, which are quintessentially identical, barring the fact that the Windows version is visually similar to the sort of interface present for years in the desktop version of Windows. The Windows lock [...]

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You probably thought Motorola had a lock on this whole docks for your phone thing, but Korean company KT quietly launched an assault on the Atrix manufacturer at IFA. Rather than a single (and underwhelming) “Webtop,” KT’s Spider Concept has three different accessories that expand the capabilities of the 4.5-inch gingerbread device. The laptop dock adds a QWERTY keyboard, an extended battery and a revamped UI while relying on the phone itself as the touchpad. If keyboards aren’t your thing, there’s the Spider PAD tablet shell which blows the interface up to 10.1-inches [...]

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Back in the DVD golden age, I can remember having a difficult decision to make, regarding DVDs of course and their dreaded players. DVDs were brand new tech (I’m showing my age again, aren’t I?) and wanting to be at the front of the technological curve, I wanted to get my hands on a DVD player. Problem was, I knew those little plastic platters had a new-fangled region lock on them, and I didn’t like it. So, did I buy a UK, region 2 machine or import a US, region 1 player? In the end I bought a UK one and got it modified so it would play anything I threw at it, but that’s a whole other [...]

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MOST CODES SHOULD ALSO WORK ON 2.3.3 *#*#4636#*#* for battery and other general setttings like GSM/CDMA *#*#8255#*#* for Gtalk service monitor *#*#7780#*#* for factory data reset *#*#34971539#*#* for information about phone camera (be very careful hitting options here) *#*#7594#*#* change the “Power” button action in your phone. *#*#197328640#*#* service mode *#197238640# service mode *#0*# testing mode *#1234# display phones current firmware *#*#1472365#*#* gps test *#0011# network mode/cell info/power info *#*#0*#*#* screen test menu *#7465625# engineering mode *#3214789650# gps [...]

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*#06#Display the IMEI. *#0000#Display the firmware version and date. *#bta0#Display the Bluetooth MAC address. *#opr0logo#Clear the operator logo . *#pca0#Activate the GPRS PCCCH support. *#pcd0#Deactivate the GPRS PCCCH support . *#res0wallet#Reset the mobile wallet. *#sim0clock#Display the SIM clock status. *#ssn0#Display the manufacturing serial number. *#war0anty#Display the manufacturing and repair. *efr0#Enable EFR encoding. #efr0#Disable EFR encoding. *hra0#Enable HR encoding. #hra0#Disable HR encoding. #pw+1234567890+n#Display the SIM lock status: n = 1: provider lock. n = 2: network lock. n [...]

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To check the IMEI(International Mobile Equipment identity)*#06# To check the firmware version and date use*#0000# To check the Bluetooth MAC use*#bta0# To check the WLAN MAC address*#mac0wlan# To clear the operator logo*#opr0logo# To activate*#pca0# to deactivate*#pcd0# the GPRS PCCCH support To check the SIM clock status*#sim0clock#. To check the software version*#170602112302#. To check the Warranty codes*#war0anty#. #pw+1234567890+n#Display the SIM lock status: n = 1: provider lock.n = 2: network lock.n = 3: country lock.n = 4: SIM lock.

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To check IMEI press*#06#. To check the Software Version press*#170602112302#. If Imagine the cell battery is very low, and an important call is expected what to do there is a a reserve battery in the absence of the charger then to activate the key and recharge the cell again is to press “*3370#”. #3370#To deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec( EFR). *#4720#To activate Half Rate Codec. *#0000#It displays the software version of the phone. *#9999#To check the phones software version if *#0000# does not work. #pw+1234567890+1#To check the Provider Lock Status. ( “*” sigh to [...]

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To check IMEI press*#06#. To check the Software Version press*#170602112302#. If Imagine the cell battery is very low, and an important call is expected what to do there is a a reserve battery in the absence of the charger then to activate the key and recharge the cell again is to press “*3370#”. #3370#To deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec( EFR). *#4720#To activate Half Rate Codec. *#0000#It displays the software version of the phone. *#9999#To check the phones software version if *#0000# does not work. #pw+1234567890+1#To check the Provider Lock Status. ( “*” sigh to [...]

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To check the IMEI press*#06#. To check the Software Version press*#170602112302#.Default Security Code: 12345 . *# 7780 #To restore original settings. *# 2820 #To indicate bluetooth devices. *# 7370 #phones soft format. * # 92702689#knowledge of about everything of the phone. # pw+ 1234567890 +1 #Provider LOCK status. # pw+ 1234567890 +2 #network LOCK status. # pw+ 1234567890 +3 #Country LOCK status. # pw+ 1234567890 +4 #Sim Card LOCK status.

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