Blogging Frenzy

It’s the time of the year again when we get ourselves new phones.  But while others are probably deciding whether to get an Android phone, an iPhone 4, or a BlackBerry, I wanted an inexpensive dual-sim phone.

I have nothing against pricey state-of-the-art mobile phones.  It’s just that my need for a mobile phone is  limited to calling and sending text messages that a mid-end or a high-end phone automatically becomes an extravagance.

I know what I want from a dual-sim phone.  My dream dual-sim phone must have a price tag of not more than P4,000, lightweight, easy to navigate, works with  Globe and SunCellular networks, and definitely not a Torque phone.

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A couple of months ago, I agonized over a stuck iPod Touch home button.  It was  a nightmare, I tell you.  I love my 1st gen iPod Touch to pieces and a stuck home button means a ruined iPod Touch experience.

A stuck iPod Touch home button is a real pain.  You can’t switch apps easily so if you open an application, you’re stuck there forever unless you restart  it to open another application.  You can’t take screenshots.  You can’t do a hard reset. The list of cant’s is endless if your home button is jammed.

I researched on how to fix it myself but the possible solutions involved applying solvents like alcohol to the area surrounding the home button, dropping the iPod Touch a couple of times, and even taking it apart.  There’s no way I’d do any of the three recommended fixes.

The soundest advice I read in one of the forums inhabited by iPod Touch enthusiasts is to bring to an authorized service center.

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I’m joining another contest, this time it’s Yugatech’s  Show Me Your PC, Win 1 TB! And here’s my entry:

That’s it.  No further explanation needed.