Samsung Galaxy SIII

A lot of people love smartphones. Why or why not use Samsung Galaxy SIII?

Looking up some information on the phone before buying it is a good choice.

News on Samsung Galaxy SIII: The Explosion

A Samsung Galaxy SIII owner alleged that his newly bought device suddenly exploded while charging in his car. Samsung has taken this issue very seriously, and launched an investigation. Samsung commissioned Fire Investigations UK (FIUK) to examine the device in order to find the main cause. It was later found that the heat came from outside the smartphone. The main highlight is that the only possible way to reproduce such damage if it was placed within a domestic microwave. After these information were made known, the owner of this smartphone has posted in a forum where he first posted that he tracted all statements against Samsung over the exploding issue. He added on that the damage was caused by someone else as an attempt to dry of his Galaxy sIII because it gotten wet. The FIUK report had found that the moisture detection patch was missing.

Exploded Samsung Galaxy SIII

Some information on Samsung SIII 

Body
Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 133g

Display
Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (306 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: yes
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 2
-Touch wiz UI

Camera
Primary: 8MP, 3264x244 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features: Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video: 1080@30fps
Secondary: 1.9 MP, 720@30fps

Features
OS:           Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset:     Exynos 4412 Quad
CPU:          Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU:          Mali-400MP
Sensors:    Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser:    HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio:        Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS:          A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java:         via Java MIDP emulator
Colors:      Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black,                                                      

                Titanium Grey 
                 - MicroSIM card support only
Bluetooth: 4.0 with A2DP, EDR
USB:         microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go

Features

- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Smart Stay eye tracking
- Dropbox (50 GB storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)

Best deal I've seen so far is the Digi smart plan.

DG Smart Plan 48 1GB cost: RM43

DG Smart Plan 68 3GB cost: RM63

DG Smart Plan 88 5GB cost: RM83

DG Smart Family 300MB cost: RM28

Scoliosis pt 1: types of scoliosis, how to get it, prevention, and cure

Scoliosis

I've had scoliosis and I was cured. I thought I should share tips for people who are going through it.

Lot's of people are having scoliosis - especially girls aged from 8 to 18.

Normally girls get it, it would feel normal.

Boys hardly get it, but when they do it becomes very very serious.

Noticing it

You might have it when you see that your body is not exactly straight. if your hip and your upper body are not aligned properly, it is recommended to go take a surgery and look for a doctor. As a Malaysian, a doctor and surgeon at University Malaya cured me. The Orthopedic Specialist: Dr. Saw Lim Beng.

Types of scoliosis

There are two types. Having a spine curved into a 'C' shape is one, and the other is having a spine curved into an 'S' shape.

I experienced the most common one, the 'S' shaped. The S shape can occur separately, like it curves at the top or bottom. When it curves at the top, try to avoid letting it get too serious because it might affect heart and lungs. Curves at the bottom that get too serious will cause disability due to injuring of the nerves in the legs.

How does a person get it

Some people get it through accidents, or through inheritance. Getting it through inheritance has not been proven yet though. You could get it through falling on your back or bottom, carrying too much loads like heavy bags to school etc., not enough exercise, and not enough calcium.

How to prevent

If you had scoliosis and want your child to avoid it, this might help.

1. Do not carry heavy loads too much - especially for a child. Children nowadays have to carry bags 2-4 kgs to school, that is very bad and unhealthy for their spine. Try to use bags that have wheels.
2. Don't carry bags that use only one shoulder. It is not balanced.
3. Exercise regularly. Strengthening the muscles and joints in the body will support your spine.
4. Make sure your body has much calcium.
5. Do not hunch the back too much, or sitting in a incorrect/unbalanced posture too long.
6. Do not sit too long - especially for children. It will cause spine to weaken.

Cure, treatment, and solution

Scoliosis seriousness is defined in degrees. Having a degree above 45 is a dangerous zone. If it is below 45 in Malaysia, surgery is not allowed in the government hospital. You are required to do specific exercises to try to prevent worsening (doesn't work for a lot of people unless you work exceptionally hard to cure it.)

Drinking more milk, exercising very often, and going to a chiropractor can help.

The most usual solution is undergoing scoliosis surgery. The process is they will straighten the spine and then putting a metal plate - screwing it down on your spine. If your scoliosis is only half your body, you can do half only.

In Hong Kong, there is a treatment where they put a magnet in your spine and start straightening it. This is very recommended for children who are still growing. Because if you are still growing and you put metal plates in your body, the metal would be stretched and may injure your nervous system - causing disability.

read more in part 2!