How to format or wipe Samsung Galaxy S II

First one is “Performing a factory data reset via settings” this is the normal method, this method we apply phone run normal.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Privacy.
3. Click on Factory data reset.
4. Check Format USB storage if needed only.
5. Click on Reset phone.
6. Finally, select Erase everything.

Second is “Performing a factory data reset using phone buttons” this method is we apply only phone is hang, or not responding, personally am use this method, its easy but little careful.
1. Turn off SGS2.
2. Press and hold down Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time.
3. Release all buttons when you see SGS2 Logo.
4. Android system recovery will be loaded then.
5. Select wipe data/factory reset. (Volume buttons to go up or down, select with Home button)
6. Select Yes — delete all user data.
7. Finally, select reboot system now.
This method also a normal “Performing a factory data reset using dial pad”
1. Warning~ no turning back after key in.
2. Bring up dial pad.
3. Key in *2767*3855#
4. Finally, SGS2 will be rebooted and factory data reset.

 

 

Apple iPhone 5 launch: what to expect

The iPhone 5 is coming. This is no rumour, no guesswork, no fuzzy photo taken by someone allegedly holding an iPhone 5 prototype. Apple has set the date and the place for a real product launch.

Okay, I am getting ahead of myself a bit. The invite does not explicitly mention an iPhone 5. It just promises we’ll talk about the iPhone. Yes, a nice little chat with me, Apple CEO Tim Cook and a few hundred of our closest friends at Apple’s Cupertino campus. There’ll be coffee and Danish. It’ll be cozy.

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What else can we expect on October 4? Here’s the shortlist:

A major redesign

Shortly after Apple unveiled iOS 5, the cloud-friendly operating system that will soon reside inside current and future iPhones, there was speculation that the iPhone 5 would look almost exactly like the iPhone 4. The innards would be different, but most people could simply swath iPhone 5s in the same cases as their previously adored iPhone 4s.

But soon enough, some eagle-eyed folks spotted new iPhone cases that would in no way house current iPhones or the doppelganger iPhone 5. Answer? The iPhone 5 will be radical design departure. Some believe it will be thinner, or perhaps tapered. Others insist it will be wider.

Personally, I love the current design. I know, antenna attenuation nearly ruined the initial iPhone 4 launch, but my model moved the antenna bar breaks around and I rarely, if ever, lose signal. Plus, I don’t want a wider phone (read “bigger”) phone.

A faster phone

Duh! Even if we didn’t know about the A5 chip, Apple’s custom dual-core CPU, why would Apple do a major product launch without raising the performance bar? We rely on our smartphones to do more every day; they simply have to get more powerful — as any good computer should, under Moore’s Law. Apple will also likely increase the amount and quality of RAM—which always has a big impact on performance. These changes will be necessary if Apple does some of the other things we’ve been speculating about.

Better screen and cameras

Apple’s Android competitors outshine the iPhone in the camera resolution and screen size department. On the latter, Apple’s retina display is smaller than many slab Android phones but often approaches or beats them in resolution. If Apple goes with a larger screen, 8-megapixel camera and full 1080p video recording, it’ll need more horsepower to support all of them. The bigger screen, in particular, will also demand more battery power. Apple’s been very careful about battery life (it’s why it fought so long and hard against multi-tasking) and it may have to increase battery size and capacity to support a larger retina screen.

Voice recognition

I’ve used Google’s voice-enabled search app on the iPhone and it is quite good. Some pundits believe the iPhone 5 will come with native voice recognition, which means other iPhone apps can tap into this capability for a variety of nifty interactions. Apple did acquire voice-based personal assistant service Siri last year and hasn’t done much with it yet, at least not publicly. Talking into your phone is natural, so what’s not to like about native voice recognition?

4G or Not 4G?

I guess I’m alone in this, but I don’t give a rat’s behind about 4G on my phone. My iPhone does just fine with its 3G data connection. However, I don’t think Apple can ignore the consumer clarion call forever. These people want 4G. I can’t say their battery life is worth much, but at least they have a good time surfing YouTube videos while the charge lasts. Apple could do LTE 4G, the premier option, but only if it’s convinced there’senough quality 4G out there. I’d say there is and the phone will ably dumb down to 3G anyway.

If Apple does go 4G, however, it’s a good bet the iPhone 5 will be larger than the eminently pocketable iPhone 4. 4G needs an ample battery for a full day’s use. Big batteries make for bigger phones.

No shopping

Back when Google introduced Google Wallet, a technology for turning one NFC-enabled phone (the Nexus S 4G) into a wallet/credit card, there was a speculation that companies that weren’t included in the deal — such as Visa — might hook up with Apple. All Apple had to do was put an NFC (Near Field Communication) chip inside the iPhone 5 and the rest would be easy. Now, however, Google has managed to sign up Visa for Google Wallet as well. I’m not certain Apple will see any value in the added cost of an NFC chip when there are no clear partners, and even less certainty that consumers are ready to start paying with their phones.

These are merely my predictions. The only thing I can guarantee is that Apple will have an event next week on October 4 at 10am. There will be coffee. There will be Danish. There will be an iPhone 5.

mashable.com

 

Take 360-degree pics with your iPhone

iPhoneography just keeps getting better and better. Now an attachment allows you  to take 360 degree video with your iPhone 4.

The crowd-funding website Kickstarter has given rise to a number of interesting projects since its founding in 2009. One effort in particular caught my eye: the Kogeto Dot.

So what exactly is a Dot? It’s a plastic lens attachment for Apple’s iPhone 4 that allows users to capture video in a 360-degree panoramic shot.
Once captured, the video is processed by an app from Kogeto, the New York-based maker of the Dot, called Looker and then is fully navigable upon playback (i.e., you can move your finger around on the iPhone’s touchscreen, and as the video is playing, the video moves up, down, side-to-side in response.
If you’re watching a Dot-shot video uploaded to Kogeto’s website, you can move your mouse or trackpad to move the video in the same way.
From the Looker app, Dot users can upload their videos to the aforementioned Kogeto website as well as to Facebook and Twitter. Kogeto likes to call videos uploaded to its site Dotspots, and although the Dot is still a prototype and not yet in stores, some interesting videos have already been shot.

On Kickstarter, Kogeto had a target of raising $US20,000 to help fund a fully realised Dot, which could sell for $US79 in stores and online. Instead, Kogeto raised $US120,514.
Contributors to Kogeto’s fundraising through Kickstarter should be getting their Dots in the mail soon, and in the next few weeks, the devices will arrive in online stores and at a few brick and mortar locations, said Kogeto Chief Executive Jeff Glasse.