The Tech Team Blog - 03-08-12

Tech Team Show Sunday 5^th August 2012

On this weeks Tech Team show we have an interview with the founder of SambaMobile which is a mobile provider that offers free mobile broadband via a dongle, yes free, you just buy the dongle, listen to the show to hear how this amazing service works. Also as ever we have a round up of the weeks top technology news story’s. Join us 6-7pm this Sunday on 6 Towns Radio

Freesat Update

Last week we reported on the Freesat issues with Humax set top box’s well this week we have some good news, Freesat are delighted to say that Humax have found a fix for the recording bug. A software update has been sent to boxes via an OAD (over-air-download).  All Humax freesat+ boxes left in standby will automatically update overnight (around 3am), so don’t power off tonight. Once the update has finished, you should be able to record the 24 BBC Olympic channels (151 – 174) from the EPG as usual. If you want to update the box earlier, you can manually upgrade using the box Menu, Setup, Software Update and selecting Automatic Update.

Facebook Stats

Facebook has reported that 8.7 percent, or 83 million, of its 955 million accounts are either duplicates or "false."  Facebook breaks out "false" accounts into two categories. One is misclassified accounts. That's where a personal account is created for something other than a person such as a business, or an organization or pet.  The other false account category is "undesirable" accounts. Typically the creators of those accounts are engaged in activity, like spamming, that violate Facebook's terms of service.

The Samsung S3 Open’s Doors

Samsung, has teamed up with the Holiday Inn hotel in Stratford to allow the keycards to be replaced with the Olympics’ official smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S3. Adding to the wealth of technology that is already seen in the S3 those that stay in the 40 or so assigned rooms in the Holiday Inn can use their SmartTouch phone as a phone extension, control the lights and unlock the doors to their rooms. Samsung Galaxy S3 special edition smartphones for Olympians and VIPs, they have the unique access to the hotel’s new technology app and configuration from the stunningly-advanced Galaxy SIII. All the VIPs need to do is download the app from the Holiday Inn website and can access their rooms and dim the lights of their bedroom just by using their new phone! The communications giants are proud to announce this SmartTouch technology as it is already being trailed out for paypoints using their Visa cards, so we are fast-becoming a cashless nation. With the technology at the user’s fingertips and speeding up transactions and everyday things, such as opening a door with a key, the new Samsung Galaxy S3 further advances the Near Field Technology that has been seen in smartphones for some time now, but has yet to be fully utilised until the paypoints and other combinations of technology catch up.

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