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How best to protect your new phone

A new smartphone has a beautiful body, it is so attempting to leave it uncovered and unprotected. But a couple weeks later your new phone can easily be scratched, broken screen and even unresponsive touch screen . So how best do we have to protect our new mobile phones. Looking at smartphone prices these days and spare parts prices, i think its essential to attend carefully to a new phone. I have seen cases where a samsung phone is bought at MK100, 000 and its replace spare part, say it has a broken LCD a few days later and you find the spare part at MK80, 000 because it comes as a complete set with other peripherals and ofcoarse its original. Do any of you fancy this? I guess not! I have a few tips that can help protect your new phone. 1. Buy a glass screen protector 2. Place your device it an enclosed casing,  plastic pouch, or a leather encloser that opens like a book. 3. During the first days leave it to charge fully and play with it later on, this way you can learn how lo...

Getting started with Microsoft mobile phone

Today I will be talking about a Microsoft mobile phone (formerly Nokia Lumia devices) running Windows 8.1 OS going up. It has come to my attention; well based on a number of customers coming to our IT Shop in Area 18, on the problems most of the users of these Microsoft phones are having. Here are a few things you have to know when you are getting a brand new or second hand Microsoft mobile. "A brand-new Microsoft " before you use it make sure you have an Internet connection available and first things first Setup your Microsoft Account. This is any email account you have under microsoft (outlook, live or hotmail). It's a very important aspect on your device as it will help you have access to any microsoft product. Without this you can't install any apps on the phone. Well some might say otherwise but skipping the Microsoft account can only lead to more pressing matters in the near future when you are failing to update the phone, and yes things get tougher on this de...

Taking a Screenshot (Windows Phone)

1 Determine which version of Windows Phone 8 you have.  The process is different depending on if you have Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 8.1.You can determine your version by tapping "Settings" → "About" → "More info". Look for the "Software" entry. 2 Take a screenshot with Windows Phone 8.1.  Press and hold the Power and Volume Up buttons. The screen will dim for a moment, indicating that the screenshot was taken. 3 Take a screenshot with Windows Phone 8.  Press and hold the Windows and Power buttons. The screen will dim for a moment, indicating that the screenshot was taken. 4 Open your screenshot.  Your new screenshot will be saved to your phone and can be found in the "Screenshots" album in the Photos Hub.