AboutGaming.info http://www.aboutgaming.info News and Video for Gamers Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Check Your iPhone 4’s Antenna Reception With Field Test Mode In iOS 4.1 http://www.aboutgaming.info/check-your-iphone-4s-antenna-reception-with-field-test-mode-in-ios-41/ http://www.aboutgaming.info/check-your-iphone-4s-antenna-reception-with-field-test-mode-in-ios-41/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:48:44 +0000 admin http://www.aboutgaming.info/check-your-iphone-4s-antenna-reception-with-field-test-mode-in-ios-41/ ...into your phone. Done. The signal bars will be replaced with a number (like -85). The more negative the number, the worse the signal is. Example: -110 is worse than -85. Once activated, you can switch between signal bars and number by touching on the number. Try the test mode now. Then use a finger to connect the two metal bands on the lower left corner, over the black plastic strip. That will short-circuit the magical gap and bring the phone's signal down quite significantly. To get out of the field test mode, just hit the home button.... Related posts:
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]]> Now you can put your iPhone into field test mode, which will allow to easily and precisely test your cell signal reception quality.
…into your phone.
Done. The signal bars will be replaced with a number (like -85). The more negative the number, the worse the signal is. Example: -110 is worse than -85. Once activated, you can switch between signal bars and number by touching on the number.
Try the test mode now. Then use a finger to connect the two metal bands on the lower left corner, over the black plastic strip. That will short-circuit the magical gap and bring the phone’s signal down quite significantly.
To get out of the field test mode, just hit the home button….

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]]> http://www.aboutgaming.info/check-your-iphone-4s-antenna-reception-with-field-test-mode-in-ios-41/feed/ Launch date announced for Sakshat, the $35 Indian tablet http://www.aboutgaming.info/launch-date-announced-for-sakshat-the-35-indian-tablet/ http://www.aboutgaming.info/launch-date-announced-for-sakshat-the-35-indian-tablet/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:28:41 +0000 admin http://www.aboutgaming.info/launch-date-announced-for-sakshat-the-35-indian-tablet/ ...Join The Digital Trends CommunityDT RSS FeedEveryone wants to be an insider, and you can be one too! Choose your poison: sign-up for our Newsletter, join us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. Do all three and you'll be swimming in the the latest news, reviews, videos and more gadget goodness!DT Newsletter Sign-UpSign-up for the Digital Trends newsletter and find out about the latest contests, the hottest content, and the most popular videos. Let us keep you up-to-date! Sign-Up Weekly Newsletter Our FacebookBecome a DT soldier! Join us on Facebook and share the best news, guides, videos and other cool information directly with all your friends. Some might even thank you for it!Join the thousands and follow the best of us on Facebook.Twitter UsDo you like information in small snippets? Then our Twitter feed is just for you. Follow Digital Trends and you'll be able to catch up daily on our latest content, or even interact directly with our team. Tweet Tweet!Join the thousands and follow the best of us on... Related posts:
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]]> The Sakshat, the $35 Indian tablet everyone’s been buzzing about, has an official launch date of early next year and…
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]]> http://www.aboutgaming.info/launch-date-announced-for-sakshat-the-35-indian-tablet/feed/ Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. Apple iPad: Specs! http://www.aboutgaming.info/samsung-galaxy-tab-vs-apple-ipad-specs/ http://www.aboutgaming.info/samsung-galaxy-tab-vs-apple-ipad-specs/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:33:28 +0000 admin http://www.aboutgaming.info/samsung-galaxy-tab-vs-apple-ipad-specs/ ...Join The Digital Trends CommunityDT RSS FeedEveryone wants to be an insider, and you can be one too! Choose your poison: sign-up for our Newsletter, join us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. Do all three and you'll be swimming in the the latest news, reviews, videos and more gadget goodness!DT Newsletter Sign-UpSign-up for the Digital Trends newsletter and find out about the latest contests, the hottest content, and the most popular videos. Let us keep you up-to-date! Sign-Up Weekly Newsletter Our FacebookBecome a DT soldier! Join us on Facebook and share the best news, guides, videos and other cool information directly with all your friends. Some might even thank you for it!Join the thousands and follow the best of us on Facebook.Twitter UsDo you like information in small snippets? Then our Twitter feed is just for you. Follow Digital Trends and you'll be able to catch up daily on our latest content, or even interact directly with our team. Tweet Tweet!Join the thousands and follow the best of us on... Related posts:
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]]> See Samsung’s up-and-coming Android tablet measured up next to the reigning champ.
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]]> http://www.aboutgaming.info/samsung-galaxy-tab-vs-apple-ipad-specs/feed/ Americans Confused By Smart Grid, Want it Anyway http://www.aboutgaming.info/americans-confused-by-smart-grid-want-it-anyway/ http://www.aboutgaming.info/americans-confused-by-smart-grid-want-it-anyway/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:53:29 +0000 admin http://www.aboutgaming.info/americans-confused-by-smart-grid-want-it-anyway/ ...loss to due heat dissipation (this varies). It also means other things, like new power management systems for the power plant managers who are constantly gaging power usage throughout the country and making adjustments. A "smarter" grid would help that person behind the desk who flicks the switch make faster and more accurate decisions about when and how much power to move to X area of the country. Furthermore, it can be smaller things as well, like a better power meter that can be hooked into your house line enabling you to understand your usage in a more helpful way, allowing you to adjust your consumption accordingly (if you wish), instead of just looking at the black arm on your meter go in circles and have no idea what it means. Another example would be a device that you connect to your fridge to reduce the power given to it in times of low usage - like at night. The one example you mentioned about the dish washer is the same kind of thing, except, from what I've learned you would never be restricted... Related posts:
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]]> Despite not fully understanding what the smart grid is, a recent survey found the majority of Americans actually support it.
…loss to due heat dissipation (this varies).
It also means other things, like new power management systems for the power plant managers who are constantly gaging power usage throughout the country and making adjustments. A “smarter” grid would help that person behind the desk who flicks the switch make faster and more accurate decisions about when and how much power to move to X area of the country.
Furthermore, it can be smaller things as well, like a better power meter that can be hooked into your house line enabling you to understand your usage in a more helpful way, allowing you to adjust your consumption accordingly (if you wish), instead of just looking at the black arm on your meter go in circles and have no idea what it means. Another example would be a device that you connect to your fridge to reduce the power given to it in times of low usage - like at night. The one example you mentioned about the dish washer is the same kind of thing, except, from what I’ve learned you would never be restricted…

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    ]]>     http://www.aboutgaming.info/a-look-at-371-recent-high-profile-data-breaches/feed/     Video: Kevin Rose talks about the New Digg V4 on DiggNation TV | hewreck http://www.aboutgaming.info/video-kevin-rose-talks-about-the-new-digg-v4-on-diggnation-tv-hewreck/ http://www.aboutgaming.info/video-kevin-rose-talks-about-the-new-digg-v4-on-diggnation-tv-hewreck/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:33:14 +0000 admin http://www.aboutgaming.info/video-kevin-rose-talks-about-the-new-digg-v4-on-diggnation-tv-hewreck/ ...First, this Diggnation Response video was not the best move in my opinion. Kevin doesn't seem to realize that it's not all about the bugs and Fail Ox issues as he talks about in this video. The problem with new Digg is You can't ignore the core user base that put Digg in the great position it was in a few weeks ago. I think most Digg users like myself expected the new Digg to be an expansion upon what it already was and what made it good with room for the mainstream and for Digg to grow, not something new entirely. People like Leo Laporte weren't interested in Digg because they wanted to know what their friends like, not the developed community of Digg. The new Digg should've had room for the loyal Diggers AND the Leo Laportes. Instead he threw out Digg and made something entirely for the Leo's and the so called mainstream . Will this new target market, if they even find and care about Digg at all, make it as much of a success as the old community did? I guess we have to wait and see. It just comes down to... Related posts:
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    ]]>     First, this Diggnation Response was a Bad move in my opinion.
    …First, this Diggnation Response video was not the best move in my opinion. Kevin doesn’t seem to realize that it’s not all about the bugs and Fail Ox issues as he talks about in this video. The problem with new Digg is You can’t ignore the core user base that put Digg in the great position it was in a few weeks ago.
    I think most Digg users like myself expected the new Digg to be an expansion upon what it already was and what made it good with room for the mainstream and for Digg to grow, not something new entirely.
    People like Leo Laporte weren’t interested in Digg because they wanted to know what their friends like, not the developed community of Digg. The new Digg should’ve had room for the loyal Diggers AND the Leo Laportes. Instead he threw out Digg and made something entirely for the Leo’s and the so called mainstream . Will this new target market, if they even find and care about Digg at all, make it as much of a success as the old community did? I guess we have to wait and see. It just comes down to…

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    ]]>     http://www.aboutgaming.info/video-kevin-rose-talks-about-the-new-digg-v4-on-diggnation-tv-hewreck/feed/     Giz Explains: Why Everything Wireless is 2.4GHz http://www.aboutgaming.info/giz-explains-why-everything-wireless-is-24ghz/ http://www.aboutgaming.info/giz-explains-why-everything-wireless-is-24ghz/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:47:21 +0000 admin http://www.aboutgaming.info/giz-explains-why-everything-wireless-is-24ghz/ ...2,399,999,999 whole number frequencies below it, or any number above it. It seems almost controlled, or guided. It seems, maybe, a bit arbitrary. It seems, well, regulated. A glance at FCC regulations confirms any suspicions. A band of frequencies clustered around 2.4GHz has been designated, along with a handful of others, as the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical radio bands. "A lot of the unlicensed stuff for example Wi-Fi is on the 2.4GHz or the 900Mhz frequencies the ISM bands. You don't need a license to operate on them." That's Ira Kelpz, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology at the Federal Communications Commission, explaining precisely why these ISM bands are attractive to gadget makers: They're free to use. If routers and cordless phones and whatever else are relegated to a small band 2.4GHz, then their radio waves won't interfere with, say, cellphones operating at 1.9GHz, or AM radio, which broadcasts between 535 kHz and 1.7 MHz. The ISM is, in effect, a ghetto for unlicensed wireless... Related posts:
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    ]]>     You live your life at 2.4GHz. Your router, your cordless phone, your Bluetooth earpiece, your baby monitor and your garage opener all love and live on this radio frequency, and no others. Why?
    …2,399,999,999 whole number frequencies below it, or any number above it. It seems almost controlled, or guided. It seems, maybe, a bit arbitrary. It seems, well, regulated.
    A glance at FCC regulations confirms any suspicions. A band of frequencies clustered around 2.4GHz has been designated, along with a handful of others, as the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical radio bands. “A lot of the unlicensed stuff for example Wi-Fi is on the 2.4GHz or the 900Mhz frequencies the ISM bands. You don’t need a license to operate on them.” That’s Ira Kelpz, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology at the Federal Communications Commission, explaining precisely why these ISM bands are attractive to gadget makers: They’re free to use. If routers and cordless phones and whatever else are relegated to a small band 2.4GHz, then their radio waves won’t interfere with, say, cellphones operating at 1.9GHz, or AM radio, which broadcasts between 535 kHz and 1.7 MHz. The ISM is, in effect, a ghetto for unlicensed wireless…

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    So the question is are video game journalists jokes or are they completely disconnected from the general gaming community?

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    ]]>     http://www.aboutgaming.info/video-game-journalists-are-they-a-joke/feed/     Video Game Collection Part 1 http://www.aboutgaming.info/video-game-collection-part-1/ http://www.aboutgaming.info/video-game-collection-part-1/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:42:24 +0000 admin
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    This is part one of my two part video of my video game collection. This is the second try, first time it had a song in it that would have only made my video available in Japan. :)

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