Mobile Device Safety Tips (Apple & Blackberry)

In a country like Nigeria where you cant get simple insurance to cover your gadgets most especially your mobile device and the fact that they are prone to theft, certain simply safety measures should be in place.

Blackberry: installing blackberry protect https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/20844/ will ensure that your data is backed up at regular intervals and also when your device is lost or stolen you can remotely track the device location or simply just wipe the device remotely to protect your data.

Apple Device: by configuring icloud on your apple mobile decice (ipad/iphone) and enabling find my ipad/iphone http://www.apple.com/ipad/find-my-ipad.html http://www.apple.com/iphone/built-in-apps/find-my-iphone.html you can track your device or wipe it incase it gets missing or stolen. It is advicable to download and install this find my iphone app https://www.icloud.com/ipad_welcome/ on all apple mobile decice. All that needs to be done is simply to log in with your yourusername.me.com account and the location of your phone comes up on the screen automatically.