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Exclusive 10% discount on Proporta merchandise to Sporkings readers

Exclusive 10% discount on Proporta merchandise to Sporkings readers

Proporta.com, which has been designing terrific gadgets and devices accessories, including cases, screen protectors and power solutions for mobile devices, Digital Cameras and Netbooks has unveiled new range of products which sporkings.com readers could get at a 10% discount.
Read on to find out more.
The new range includes Essential TomTom Kit (£27.95), Essential Festival Kit (£43.95), Essential Car Kit( £19.95) …

Touchscreen smudge may reveal your mobile’s password pattern

Touchscreen smudge may reveal your mobile’s password pattern

Trojans and viruses may be soon a security threat of pasts. The smudges, mostly due to the oily residue left behind by fingers on your touchscreen mobile device may help an attacker deduce your password according to a study  by the University of Pennsylvania.
The researchers studied two different Android smartphones, the HTC G1 and the HTC Nexus1, …

Samsung Galaxy S ad mocks iPhone 4′s reception issue

Samsung Galaxy S ad mocks iPhone 4′s reception issue

Not content with the  marketing gimmick of  announcing free Samsung Galaxy S devices to disgruntled iPhone users,  in the latest ad for its Galaxy S smartphone, Samsung simply says “Hello,”  but, it  features bars of network characters making up the Ls in the word Hello and but everyone who has seen  and heard (who  hasnt) about  the signal issues …

Samsung doles out free Galaxy S phones to iphone4 customers in U.K.

Samsung doles out free Galaxy S phones to iphone4 customers in U.K.

Antennagate has seen Apple sparring with its rivals which started when the new iPhone 4 reception problems began. Nokia took a dig by releasing a tongue-in-cheek ‘How do you hold your Nokia?’ feature , Steve Jobs retaliated during the iPhone 4 press conference and presented data that showed that its competitors phones, including Samsung Omnia II faced …

iPhone 4′s reception problem is not unique

iPhone 4′s  reception problem is not unique

Nokia might  have had a laugh at Apple expense for iPhone 4′s “death grip” woes, nevertheless, as it was pointed out in the same article Nokia phones are not immune to the issue and various videos and pictures have been circulating supporting the claim, a report from Consumer Report further strengthens the claim.
In a study carried out by Consumer …

Apple’s iPhone 4 reception issues due to software

Apple’s iPhone 4 reception issues due to software

Couple of days after the lawsuits started trickling in, Apple has given a press release stating that iPhone 4 reception problem is a software issue, until now Apple had indirectly blamed the user for holding the device in a particular fashion which interfered with the cellular signal.  Apple will be releasing the software fix in few days.
The issue according to …

Nokia takes a dig at Apple’s iPhone 4 reception issues

Nokia takes a dig at Apple’s iPhone 4 reception issues

Nokia has released a tongue-in-cheek ‘How do you hold your Nokia?’ feature clearly taking a dig at Apple for comments made by Steve Jobs about how users experiencing reception problems on their new iPhone 4 devices should avoid taking a grip that blocks the antenna.
“The key function on any Nokia device is its ability to make phone …

Spotify for Android gets an update

Spotify for Android gets an update

Spotify, the hugely popular peer-to-peer music streaming service which has recently opened the doors wider to the free service has updated its app for Android Mobile OS, the latest version 0.4.04 went functional yesterday afternoon. Spotify’s iPhone app also was updated recently.
Andres Sehr, Marketing and Communications Manager, Spotify, wrote on its website. “This update brings a number of the …

HTC Wildfire to be available on Vodafone UK

HTC Wildfire to be available on Vodafone UK

HTC Wildfire smart phone which  is a lower cost alternative to the Taiwan based company’s  HTC Desire and HTC Legend models will now be available on mobile carrier Vodafone as well along with Virgin Media, Three and T-Mobile.
Vodafone has announced that  it’s going to be selling the all-new HTC Wildfire.it has created a …

Android Froyo’s cool Desktop to Mobile feature

Android Froyo’s cool Desktop to Mobile feature

One of the significant and useful feature of mobile Operating system Android 2.2 Froyo showcased at the Google’s Developer Conference last week which go dwarfed by the announcement of  Google TV and Android Froyo  was  the ability of  Chrome-to-Device messaging service which allows you to automatically send links from your computer to your Google Android device.

Google Chrome to Phone …


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