Monthly Archives: December 2015

I recently came across a Google (LG made) Nexus 4 phone with a very, very strange problem. The symptoms were a couple of un-commanded shutoffs, when playing Candy Crush, where the phone just turned off but didn’t show the “shutting … Continue reading →

This evening while trying to investigate a website that was referring traffic to my blog I came across another fake virus warning page asking people to call… “0800 058 8296” aka +448000588296 or 08000588296. The page was hosted at https://storage.googleapis.com/highriskalertforsecurityandsafteyofsystembreach/windows/error-windows-porn-virus-uk-error.html System Alert. … Continue reading →

Back in September 2015 BT (the major UK telecoms provider) announced a new NTE (Network Termination Equipment) that replaces the NTE5 (Possibly known as the NTE5a or NTE5b?). This new socket is called the NTE5C.   A quick summary of … Continue reading →

I had the “pleasure” of setting up the internet on one of these TVs today. Model No. KD-43X8309C “4K Android TV with 4K X-Reality PRO, and a host of connectivity features” If something is not enjoyable to work on – … Continue reading →