Delicious irony: iPhone 5S and iOS 7 plagued by Blue Screen of Death

In the most incalculably ironic twist of fate ever devised by the computer gods, the iPhone 5S with iOS 7 is afflicted by a bug that results in a random Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and then a complete reboot. While the iPhone BSOD lacks the mumbo-jumbo of mostly useless information that’s present on the Windows BSOD, the similarities between the iPhone 5S/iOS 7 and Windows BSODs are shocking — even the shade of blue is virtually the same.




The iPhone BSOD appears to be exclusive to the new iPhone 5S, which comes with iOS 7 and the iWork suite of productivity apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote). While there are a lot of BSOD reports on the official Apple Support forum, they mostly seem to revolve around the iWork apps. It’s hard to nail down the exact issue causing the BSOD, but it looks like it pertains to exiting iWork apps, or switching from an iWork app to another app.

iPhone 5S BSOD [Image credit: The Verge]

It appears that the bug in iWorks/iOS 7 isn’t merely restricted to throwing BSODs, too. “If I open a document in Numbers, then press the power button, the phone seems to power itself off almost instantly instead of just going to sleep,” wrote one Apple Support user. “Now is stuck on the loading screen!!! wont boot up!! Sad for me since I got my 5S just today and its already completely unusable!” wrote another.

Some users report that the BSOD can be mitigated by disabling iCloud sync for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, though there are also reports that the BSODs and buggy behavior still persist. It’s also worth noting that the iPhone 5S BSOD bug has existed since the phone’s release last month, and yet Apple did not (or could not) fix it with the latest iOS 7.0.2 patch.The iPhone 5/iOS 7 BSOD is ludicrous for two reasons. First, of all the colors that Apple could’ve chosen, why did it pick almost exactly the same shade of blue as Microsoft? A software engineer at Apple either has a fantastic sense of humor, or completely lacks any kind of foresight at all. Second, it’s insane that a normal user-space (non-root) app has the power to crash and reset an iOS device. This either hints at a vulnerability in iOS’s (usually strong) sandboxing, or Apple is being naughty and using elevated, non-user-space functions. (It’s telling that it’s in-house Apple apps causing the BSOD, not third-party apps that wouldn’t have access to any special, but dangerous, features.)
Apple is yet to respond to any requests for comment, and we wouldn’t be surprised if it remains that way. Apple will likely fix the bug in an upcoming release of iOS, and that’ll be that. Delicious iron aside, in the mean time, we should probably pay more attention to iOS 7′s battery life and nausea-inducing issues.

All images and post from heare

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Mobile GPRS settings in Sri Lanka

Mobitel

GPRS Settings:

Access Point: ISP
WAP Settings
- Data bearer: Packet data
- Access point name: isp
- Authentication: Normal
- Homepage: http://wap.mobitel.lk
- Network type : IPv4
- Phone ip address : Atomatic
- Proxy serv. address :192.168.050.163
- Proxy port number : 8080


MMS Settings

-Connection name :MobitelMMS
-Data bearer: Packet data
- Access point name: wapmms
- Authentication: Normal
- Homepage: http://192.168.50.165
- Network type: IPv4
- Phone ip address: Atomatic
- Name server: Atomatic
- Proxy serv. address: 192.168.050.163
- Proxy port number : 8080

 Hutch

Connection Name : hutchlanka
Data bearer : Packet Data
Access Point Name : htwap
Username : optional
Password : optional
Prompt Password : No
Authentication : Normal
Homepage : http://wap.hutch.lk/
Proxy Serv. Address : 10.220.135.249
Proxy Port : 8080

Dialog 

Manual settings
You can activate it by entering the settings yourself.

1. Enter the Access Point Name (APN)
   Prepaid Customer: ppwap
   Postpaid Customer: www.dialogsl.com
2. Enter Session mode as Permanent with no user name and password
3. Enter website as www.dialogwap.com (separation should be full stop not comma)

GPRS settings vary from phone to phone. On a case by case basis you can add the following settings:
Case 1: Enter the Gateway IP as 192.168.122.2
Case 2: Enter the Proxy IP as 192.168.122.2 and port 8080
Case 3: Enter the Gateway IP as 192.168.122.2 and port 9201
Configuring MMS Using the Data Accounts Created

1. Open Messages.
2. Open MMS.
3. Open Message Settings.
4. Open Server Profile.
5. Create/Edit a Profile and enter the following values:
For Dialog MMS Profile:
Rename Profile: Dialog MMS
Homepage: http://mms.dialog.lk:3130/mmsc (http://mms.dialog.lk:3130/mmsc)
Data Account: Dialog MMS (this data account is the one you have created)
Connection Type: HTTP
Proxy Address: 192.168.122.2
Proxy Port: 8080
Username: leave it blank
Password: leave it blank
6. Save the Profile.
7. Activate the Profile.
8. MMS services now ready to use. In case you encounter errors, double check the Data Account and Profile created. In some cases you need to restart the phone.

Etisalat 

Manual GPRS settings:
Home page URL : wap.etisalat.lk
IP Address : 192.168.104.4
Port No : 9401
APN : wap / web : Applicable for Pre paid
wap / internet : Applicable for Post paid
Data barer : GPRS / Packet data
Manual MMS settings:
MMS server URL : http://mms.etisalat.lk:8085
IP Address : 192.168.104.4
Port No : 9401
APN : mms - Applicable for both Post paid and Pre paid
Data barer : GPRS / Packet data  


Airtel 

Airtel Live (GPRS)
Connection Name : Airtel Live
Data bearer : Packet Data
Access Point Name : Airtel Live
Prompt Password : No
Authentication : Normal
Proxy Serv. Address : 010.200.184.086
Proxy Port : 8080

 
Airtel MMS

Connection Name : Airtel MMS
Data bearer : Packet Data
Access Point Name : Airtel MMS
Prompt Password : No
Authentication : Normal
Proxy Serv. Address : 010.200.184.086
Proxy Port : 8080 

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How To Remove Unwanted Built-in Apps On Samsung Galaxy S4

So you just got your new S4 and you’re very excited to use it. Everything’s great, from the camera to the cool new features such as Air View and Air Gesture. But if there’s one thing that I’m sure you’ll hate, it’s the bloatware that come with the Samsung S4.


I always thought that only the laptops have huge number of bloatwares, but the Samsung S4 is no different. Some of the pre installed apps are okay like the Flipboard and Dropbox, but the rest, especially the games, are just useless and it’s an eyesore every time I see them on my app menu. Not to mention that they also take a large amount of RAM and memory.

 

 



To make it worse, most of these games are just Demo and once your time is up, you don’t have the option to uninstall them (unless if your phone is rooted).

 

 

So if you’re here to know how to get rid of these unwanted apps, here’s a very simple solution:
1. Just go to Settings – More – Application Manager
2. Choose the apps that you don’t like and click them.
3. Click the “Disable” button, ignore the warning and click “OK“.

Though this trick will not remove the app on your phone, it will hide them on your menu to make it look cleaner. If you change your mind and you want to use these apps again, just click Enable.

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