Roaming is the ability for a GSM mobile subscriber to automatically make and receive voice calls, send and receive data, and access other services, when travelling outside the geographical coverage area of the home network, on a visited network. In other words, you get to use your line outside your country when travelling. It used to be that subscribers had to go through hoops and loops to activate roaming on their lines when travelling....

But this is 2022, and you would be making a mistake to ignore the Korean brand when shopping for a premium budget phone, especially with a model like Samsung A52s 5G in the picture. But just to be sure, I should define what I mean by premium budget smartphone. It is a phone that has premium features but costs much less premium flagships or the top dogs. They are not exactly flagship killers, but they pack so much value for the price that they are the cream of the crop in the budget smartphone segment....

Let’s look at the possible causes of this problem, and their possible solutions. Why Your Android Phone Keeps Rebooting Itself Battery Connectors: This is the first place to check when you start having constant reboots. Open the back cover of the phone and examine it properly. Does the battery fit rightly? Check if their are slight gaps between the battery and its compartment, Shake it gently to know if its wobbly....

Xiaomi 12 problem: Battery Drainage Several Xiaomi 12 users have complained about the phone’s battery life not being up to par. According to tests done on the Xiaomi 12, it has an 82-hour battery endurance rating. On a flagship phone with 4500 mAh and a 6.28″ OLED display, 82 hours is not enough. Lots of tests from users place the battery life between 7-8 hours, 7 for most. Xiaomi will probably fix this issue in future updates but for now here are some things you can do to reduce/limit how much battery power you are draining....

The new 16GB RAM chips will deliver “the highest mobile memory performance and largest capacity to enable more consumers to enjoy the full benefits of 5G and AI features in next-generation smartphones”, says the Korean company. These 16GB chips are said to be “about 16 percent faster than the 12GB” chips found in 2020 Android flagship devices. The new generation chips are being manufactured at Samsung Electronics’ second production line in Pyeongtaek, Korea....

Members of the EU will take a vote to decide if it will enforce a universal charging connector for all smartphones and similar smaller electronics. Certain arguments in favour of this move cite the reduction of e-waste as one of the major advantages to this legislation, while also ensuring easy charging for smartphone users. A similar initiative was introduced in 2014 but was not enforced. USB Type-C connecting cord The USB Type-C port, popular with many android devices is seen as the likely standard option due to its reversibility of connection, charging speeds and data transfer rates....

If you are new to mobile operating systems, here is a brief explainer. Android OS is the mobile operating system developed by Google and used in smartphones made by Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Nokia, OPPO, TECNO, Infinix, itel, Huawei, Sony, Alcatel, BLU, TCL, Vivo, Nothing, and Google. iOS is the mobile operating system developed by Apple and used in iPhones, iPods, and iPads. In this article, we look at which platform is dominant in each of the six inhabited continents of the world – Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania....

You read that right: the iPhone 13 Pro Max is not the camera phone that Vivo X70 Pro+ has to beat. As at the last time we checked, Huawei P50 Pro is. That is the very baddest camera phone of 2021 up till the time of this writing. And close behind that is Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Those are the phones that both the iPhone 13 Pro Max and Vivo X70 Pro+ – and even the Pixel 6 Pro – have to beat....

“Hi Mum” or “family impersonation” scams have been around for a few years now, but they are just building serious momentum to attract the attention of regulatory and security bodies globally. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says that from January to July 2022 alone, over 1,000 Australians fell victim and lost up to $2.6 million to this sort of scam. The first message usually begins with the phrase, “Hi Mum” (which is where the scam got its name from), “Hi Pete”, or other greeting that infers familiarity with the target victim....

BlackView was founded in 2013 and has grown to service mobile phone users in over 80 countries of the world. Some of its largest markets include: Russia, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Ukraine, France, Italy, Turkey, Algeria, Colombia, and South Africa. BlackView Phones Blackview phones are designed to target people with the outdoor lifestyle – individuals who go running, hiking, work in construction, or out in the field in some way....

BLU Vivo X6 Full Specs and Features Mobile Wireless Network and Software 2G mobile network bands: GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz. 3G mobile network bands: UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz 4G mobile network bands: LTE 1(2100) / 2() / 3(1800) / 4() / 5(850) / 7(2600) / 12() / 17() / 28(700). 5G mobile network bands: No....

Each mobile network or wireless carrier has a network of cell sites (also called cells, base stations or network towers). Each cell site has a limited area of coverage, usually between 20 miles (32.19 kilometres) and 40 miles (64.37 kilometres). When using your mobile phone or smartphone, once you approach the fringes of your current cell site, the network begins to negotiate handing your device over to the next site....

The malware in question was a Trojan horse that allowed the company to make money through unsolicited ads and other malicious activities, all without the knowledge of phone users. “The court ruled that the defendant Shenzhen Zhipu Technology Co., Ltd. committed the crime of illegally controlling the computer information system; the defendant Xu Li, Zhu Ying, Jia Zhengqiang, and Pan Qi were found guilty of illegally controlling the computer information system and were sentenced to three to three years and six months of jail term and each of them was slapped with a fine of 200,000 yuan....

Just on the first day of JUMIA Mobile Week, according to JUMIA statistics, 1000 LEAGOO phones are sold out within 1 hour and the brand reached a record-breaking sales amount – USD 1,000,000 (one million US dollars) within a single day. So far, LEAGOO has ranked top 3 best-selling smartphone brands on JUMIA! With its ever-fast increasing influence spreading in Nigeria, the company has introduced “LEAGOO CARE” to its African users and recently established official service support center in Nigeria....

A little while after this Instagram hack was revealed, a searchable database was discovered, called Doxgram, which allowed users to search for victims’ contact information for just $10 per search. This database provided a list of 1,000 accounts which were available on Doxgram to the Daily Beast, and this list included some 50 most-followed accounts on Instagram. Instagram declined to reveal just how many accounts were affected by this attack, but the company did admit that it is a low percentage of Instagram accounts that were affected....

TECNO has not had a great record with updating their devices to new Android versions. It is something that fans of the brand have been clamouring for, and something that critics of the brand wave against it. In July 2020, when Android 11 developer preview was released, TECNO Mobile announced that they were a partner and part of the programme. The designated device for the programme was the Pouvoir 4....

Sleeptracker We have all wondered how well – or how badly – we’ve slept when we wake up in the morning. The Sleeptracker app takes away the guessing game by telling you how much sleep you had, and importantly, how much deep sleep you had, measuring how well you have slept out of 100. If you are concerned that your sleep pattern isn’t giving you the chance to perform as well as you want to at work, then this is the life hack you need to get you back on track....

giffgaff Network Phone Service Reviews On Trustpilot Trustpilot was the first site I visited and the site had an overall star review rating of 4.2 stars out of 5 stars. There were a decent amount of good reviews and more than 70% of the reviews were good. A lot of the reviews were about giffgaff’s affordability and how they offer good value for money. Customers spoke about their love for the company’s goody bag offer and their good deals for new and refurbished phones....

2G mobile network bands: GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz.3G mobile network bands: UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHz. CDMA2000 1xEV-DO4G mobile network bands: LTE.5G mobile network bands: Yes – SA/NSA.SIM Type: Nano-SIM, Single SIM + eSIMSoftware / OS: Android 12 Design, Form Factor, Appearance Dimensions: 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.7 mmWeight: gDisplay: 6.1 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 60Hz refresh rate, OLED screen, Gorilla Glass 3, Always-on....

The OPPO A93 will likely be offered in two colours i.e. Matte Black and Magic Blue. It Is also said to be 7.48mm thin and 164grams light weight and will definitely be running on the latest Android 10-based ColorOS 7.2. Powered by a strong MediaTek Helio P95 chipset, the OPPO A93 will be paired with 8GB RAM/128GB storage and will come with 6 cameras; a quad-camera setup on the back and a dual camera setup in front, recording up to 4K UHD at 30FPS....