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Share internet in Uniworld Wifi

2015-08-29T15:23:00.000+05:30

AIM: To use Uniworld internet on multiple devices.

Ist method: Share internet from Laptop to other laptops and Cell phones (Android, Windows, IOS)

1. Login onto Uniworld Wifi from your laptop using the web browser.
2. Open command prompt with administrative rights and use the following 2 commands to create your own hotspot (no need of connectify software) on your laptop.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyInternet key=qazxsw123
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

where, MyInternet is the desired network name you want to set and
qazxsw123 is the desired Wifi password you want to set.

3. Now open Network and Sharing centre in Windows 7 and note down the newly created wireless / local area connection name followed by a number 1 or 2 or 3. for example, mine is MyInternet: Wireless local area connection 2

4. Now right click on "Uniworld" network properties and select "Sharing" tab above.
5. Tick on "Allow other users to connect through this computer's internet."
6. Just below it "Select a private connection" select the one which you noted down in Step-3.

7. Now on your cellphones, or other laptops search for your Wifi name (MyInternet) you created and enter the password you had set in Step-2.
8. You should now be able to browse internet on both laptop and cellphones.

2nd method: Share Uniworld internet from Mobile to one Laptop.

Here you connect and login to Uniworld wifi on your cellphone and use USB cable from phone to PC / Laptop.

Once you log-on to Uniworld wifi through web page on your Android phone, just connect your phone to Laptop via USB cable and select USB tethering in Settings >> More >> USB Tethering.

Your laptop and Cell phone would both have the same internet.

How to remote control Raspberry Pi desktop screen from Windows

2014-04-08T13:09:00.002+05:30

Aim of tutorial: To remote control / share Raspberry pi desktop screen to your Windows computer or Iphone / Ipad / Android / Windows Phone.

Pre-requisites:
> Raspberry pi running Wheezy raspbian OS and connected to a home network router wired /wirelessly.
> Internet enabled on rapsberry Pi
> Ip address of raspberry Pi (ifconfig command)

Step 1: Login to raspberry Pi via putty or connect the raspberry pi to a TV and start the terminal.

Step 2: You can either login as Pi user or root user. remember to add sudo before using any command if logging in as pi user.Find out your IP address using:
ifconfig eth0 or ifconfig wlan0

Step 3: Use the following command and hit enter:

sudo apt-get install xrdp

after the installation completes your XRDP service should now be able to survive reboot also.

chkconfig --level 2345 xrdp on
(you may need to install chkconfig first)

Step 4: Windows PC users can use the in-built program to access their raspberry Pi screen as follows:

Press the start button and search for "Remote Desktop Connection"

> Start the program by clicking it.
> Enter the Ip-address of raspberry Pi into the computer field and connect.

> You will be welcomed to enter your raspberry Pi login and password.

> The default login for raspberry Pi is , Login Id: pi and password: raspberry
> After a few seconds your raspberry pi's desktop screen will be in front of your eyes.

It is also possible to access your raspberry pi from remote location by port forwarding your router / gateway with Port number: 3389.

Android Users:
You can download "Microsoft Remote Desktop" app from Google Playstore and configure it the same way to access your raspberry pi screen on your android Phone or Tablet.

Windows Phone users:
You can download "ConnectMe" app from windows market place and configure it by entering your raspberry Pi ip address.

How to turn an old Wireless Router to a Wireless repeater OR extend an existing wireless network using DD-WRT firmware.

2014-03-02T00:58:00.000+05:30

AIM of Tutorial: To turn a Wi-Fi Router into a WiFi - Card or WiFi - Extender / Repeater to an existing Wireless Network. OR To extend a Wireless Network, wirelessly using another Wifi Router.

Have a spare or outdated router ? If YES ! then here is how to make smart use of it.
All you need to do first is to check the DD-WRT support and custom firmware which needs to be installed before going ahead.

My Network configuration:

1st Router Model: Netgear JWNR2000 (Factory Firmware)
1st Router Access: 192.168.1.1 (DHCP ENABLED)
1st Router Wireless Network: SSID: SoftwareKing
Security type: WPA2 Personal
Encryption Method: AES only
Security Key: mykey12233221

2nd Router Model: D-Link DIR-615 E4 (might work with other H/W versions also)
Flashed DDWRT ROM: (Non- Factory) v24 Pre SP2 [Beta] Build: 21061 (Default settings)
2nd Router access: Default IP: 192.168.1.1
Username: admin
Password: admin

Assuming you have already flashed this custom DD-wrt firmware on your router, we will go ahead..

1. > Make a note of your 1st Router's Security type, Encryption Method, Security Key like I have done above. (No changes have been done on 1st router for this tutorial)

On the 2nd Router :

1.> On the main screen, Go to the "Status" Tab and then "Wireless" tab below.
1.1 Scroll down on this page to find the button "Site Survey"

1.2 Click on "Site Survey" to find the wireless networks available nearby.

1.3 Click on "Join" on the specific network to which you want your 2nd router connect to. Say for example: wireless network SoftwareKing being broadcast-ed from my 1st router.

2.> Joining the Network will take me automatically to the Wireless configuration page having the details automatically filled.

2.2 On the same page: Set "Wireless Mode" to "Client" and SAVE.

2.3 Now go to "Wireless Security" and enter the Security Type as WPA2 Personal, AES and the Key: mykey123321 (that matches your 1st router) and SAVE Only.

2.4 Now back to "Basic settings" under Wireless , you will see Virtual interfaces menu,
2.5 Add a virtual interface
2.6 Select Wireless mode: AP
2.7 Wireless Network Name: Anything you like, apart from the 1st router's ssid.
2.8 Wireless ssid broadcast: Enabled
2.9 Advance settings : Un-ticked
and then go to "Wireless Security" and enter the Security Type as, WPA2 Personal, AES and the Key: 2ndmykey123321 SAVE and APPLY.

3.> Now under "Setup" Tab select "Basic setup"
3.1 Set "Connection type" to "Static IP" and set an IP address of range 192.168.1.xxx ( I have set 192.168.1.8)

3.2 Now, Scroll below and set Router IP address to:
Ip Address :192.168.2.1
Subnet mask :255.255.255.0
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Local DNS: 0.0.0.0

3.3 Scroll down to DHCP settings and disable the DHCP Server and then SAVE and APPLY.

4.> Now your router will restart and will be accessible only from 192.168.2.1 in the address bar.

4.1 Assign Static IP addresses to all the devices connected to 2nd Router of range 192.168.2.xxx because we have disabled DHCP server on it.

Note that: The 2nd router will have its own subnet, but services available on 1st subnet would be accessible from 2nd.

And then you can simply connect your 2nd router to another wall socket, may be in other room and connect your to your extended wireless network, via a wired LAN cable or wirelessly.
You will now be able to access internet and other services on all those devices connected to your 2nd router too.

Scope for improvement: Setting up configuration without having another sub-net in 2nd router.

How to convert any old LCD / LED / Plasma TV into a featured SMART TV

2014-02-08T05:50:00.001+05:30

Aim of Tutorial: To convert any LCD/ LED / Plasma Television into a smart television with built in multimedia applications using Raspberry Pi.

Required:
1.> An Internet connection and a LAN Cable.
2.> Raspberry Pi Computer and case.
3.> A standard micro USB mobile charger (5V, 700-1000 ma).
4.> At-least a 4GB SD card or micro-SD card with adapter.
5.> USB Card Reader if no laptop.
6.> HDMI Cable

Download:
1.> Win32 Disk Imager application
2.> Raspbmc_latest.torrent or Direct download raspbmc_latest

[PART-1]: Installing Raspbmc onto Raspberry Pi.

1.> Connect the SD card to a computer using a card reader.

2.> Run Win32 Disk Imager as administrator and browse the raspbmc-2013-12-23.img file.

3.> Now select the appropriate removable disk drive letter from the drop down list (be careful) and press the "Write" button.

4.> After the process of writing completes, safely remove the USB card reader and the SD card and plug it in the raspberry Pi.

5.> Connect the LAN, HDMI, USB Keyboard and Mouse to your Raspberry Pi computer, and power up the system.

Note that, you can use TV's own USB port to power up your Raspberry Pi, in case you do not have any USB port, you can use a standard MicroUSB mobile charger to power up your Raspberry Pi.

6.> In the initial setup, you will be greeted with completing configuration menu from step 1 to 2. your raspberry pi will restart several times to finally show the welcome screen.

7.> Select appropriate language and locale, if you miss out you can change it later from settings menu.

8. > You can change any settings related to your Video / Audio output from "Settings" menu, also if you need to tweak your raspberry pi's performance, it can be done from additional settings under "Programs" menu. (though its not necessary until you are geek)

9.> The best thing about Raspberry Pi is that it comes with HDMI-CEC technology, which allows you to remote control the Raspbmc operating system and TV with help of your TV remote simultaneously.

[Part-2]: Navigation using the TV Remote / SmartPhone.

1.> The Directional keys can be used to navigate through menus in XBMC
2.> The Exit button can be used to return to the previous menu.
3.> The Play, Pause, Forward, Reverse and stop buttons can be used to control all your media playback.
4.> The Power button will turn off Raspberry Pi and the TV simultaneously.
5.> The volume button can be used to increase the volume of the playing media.

You can refer to my other post where, I have explained how you can use your smartphone as a Wifi Remote for your Raspberry Pi XMBC media center.

How to setup Raspberry Pi computer for Torrent downloading and Network Added Storage.

2014-02-07T16:13:00.000+05:30

Aim of tutorial : How to setup Raspberry Pi for downloading Torrents and NAS.

This setup will allow one to access their hard disk drive connected to raspberry pi as a network share in windows or an android phone and also enable raspberry pi to download torrents from the internet and automatically share it on the network. The tutorial is divided into 2 Parts as follows:

1.] Installing Samba server.

2.] Installing the Transmission Torrent Client.

Use "sudo" with every command.

Type the following commands:

[Part 1]: Installation of Samba and Mounting an external USB Hard Disk Drive.

1.> Install SAMBA on Raspberry Pi:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin
sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.copy

2.> Add support for NTFS drives:

sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
sudo fdisk -l

>> Note down the drive name ( my 1TB drive was listed as: /sda1)

3.> Mount the harddrive and setup mount points:

sudo mkdir /media/WD1TB

4.> Configuring SAMBA:

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Look for ############Authentication############## line
under which you need to remove the # symbol from the line:

security = user

and also copy paste the following lines at the end of the file:

[WD_1TB]

comment = WD_1TB

path = /media/WD_1TB

browseable = yes

writeable = yes

public = no

read only = no

valid users = pi

Use "ctrl+x" and then "y" and then "Enter" keys to Save and close the configuration file.

5.> Save and restart SAMBA service:

sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

6.> Add Unix users: (no need to perform this step if Pi user is already exists)

sudo useradd pi -m -G users
sudo passwd pi

Enter the password twice to confirm.(Entered password will not be shown)

7.> Add pi user to SAMBA Users:

sudo smbpasswd -a pi

Enter the password twice to confirm.(Entered password will not be shown)

8.> Setup hard disk to mount automatically even if Raspberry Pi restarts:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Enter the following line in the last and Save:

/dev/sda1 /media/WD1TB auto noatime 0 0

9.> Restart Raspberry pi:

sudo shutdown -r

By entering the samba user id and password in windows network, you should now be able to access your hard drive connected to raspberry Pi.

[PART 2]: Installation of Transmission torrent client and configuration

10.> Installing Transmission Torrent downloader:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install transmission transmission-daemon transmission-cli

11.> Configuring Transmission:

sudo service transmission-daemon stop
sudo nano /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

Edit the following lines to your needs:

“rpc-enabled”: true,
“rpc-password”: “raspberry”,
“rpc-port”: “9091”,
“rpc-username”: “pi”,
"download-dir”: “/media/WD1TB/Torrent_Downloads”,
”incomplete-dir”: “/media/WD1TB/Torrent_Downloads”,
”incomplete-dir-enabled”: true,

"rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,
Use "ctrl+x" and then "y" and then "Enter" keys to Save and close the configuration file.

12.> Creating a Downloads directory for Transmission:

cd /media/WD1TB
sudo mkdir Torrent_Downloads

13. > Start the Transmission daemon service:

sudo service transmission-daemon start

Test if the port 9091 is open:
sudo netstat -antup | grep 9091

14.> Adding Transmission to start-up automatically when raspberry pi starts:

sudo apt-get install chkconfig
sudo chkconfig --add transmission-daemon
sudo /sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 transmission-daemon on

15.> Adding User to transmission-daemon group and set up permissions:

sudo service transmission-daemon stop

sudo adduser pi debian-transmission

sudo nano /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon

and edit the following:

USER=pi

sudo chown pi -R /var/lib/transmission-daemon/info/

sudo chown pi -R /media/WD_1TB/Torrent_Downloads

sudo chown pi -R /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

16.> Start Transmission Daemon:

sudo service transmission-daemon start

17.> Accessing Transmission Webpage:

From any device connected to your same network,
open a browser and type:

http://192.168.2.100:9091

This will open Transmission Web-page where you can add, control and monitor your torrents.
Click on the wrench Icon at the bottom to open settings, Network and edit the port to 9092, save.

18.> Configuring Wifi-Router to forward ports for Transmission torrent downloader.

Check how to forward ports in wifi router here: Port Fowarding

Port forward ports 9091, 9092 for RPC(webserver) and Torrent respectively.

Restart the router if necessary and Raspberry Pi

After the download completes, they will automatically show up in the Network share we created in Part-1 of the tutorial.

2013-11-28T13:24:00.004+05:30

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How to access Windows LAN Shared drives or folders on your Android device.

2013-07-03T12:57:00.000+05:30

Want to add more gigabytes or terabytes of storage or Stream Videos and music without saving to your Android device ?

Here is the following method to do so.

Requires:
1. WiFi Router (My Router's IP address: 192.168.0.1).
2. Desktop / Laptop Computer. (whose drives or folders will be shared)
3. Android Phone/ Tablet/ Camera, WiFi enabled and connected to router.

Steps:

1.> Install "ES File Explorer app" on your Android device.

2.> Setup a password protected User or Admin account on Windows PC. (mine is User Account name: Varun, Password:123456)

3.> Now suppose, I want to share whole E: drive of my PC with my android Phone.

Right Click on the E: drive.
Select "Share With >> Advance Sharing".

4.> Click on "Advance Sharing button"

Tick "Share this Folder"
Click "Permissions" button
Tick "Full Control"
Click "Apply" button
Click "OK" button

Window closes...

Again Click Apply and close buttons respectively for remaining window.

5.> Open ES file explorer app on android device.

Under "Network" select "LAN"
Press "Search" (magnifying glass icon)

6.> It should show up that PC with an IP address (Say 192.168.0.100) OR you can add it manually and put entries as follows:

7> All right, Now you can access, Read, Write, Stream Files directly from your PC without having to download to your Android device first.

Note: Ignore the drive letters shown as "$D" or "$E" these are shown to indicate these drives are present in your PC but not shared.

A review about Windows Phone 8 and 7.8 Mobile OS based smartphones.

2013-04-20T15:25:00.000+05:30

The following review is with respect to Nokia Lumia Phones running Windows Phone 8 and 7.8.

Display: Super smooth touch, colour reproduction, sharp and bright display.

User Interface: Unique Metro Styled-Tiled User interface but has less support for Landscape use. You will always have to hold the phone to Portrait mode for most tasks. Has no option for customizing screen or Phone book Font size or even locking to Portrait and landscape due to above reason.

Applications: Most use-less apps from unknown developers, you will ever find on this smart phone's Windows Phone Market place. You are likely to crave for good applications.

Some of the best applications available are:
Nokia Drive (Offline GPS)
Nokia Maps
Nokia Music (Paid subscription)
Nokia Play to
Nokia Cinemagraph
Nokia Trailors
Microsoft Office with 360 support.
Microsoft Skydrive
Microsoft Maps
Mircosoft Zune Player
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Creative Studio
Lomogram
PhotoFunia
Discus
Hike
Viber
WhatsApp
Gaana
Facebook
Camera Extras
Metro Tube/ Tube Pro
In-Built support for major Email-client setups like, GMail, Yahoo, Facebook, Outlook and Custom Mail setup.

More about the Applications:

1. Zune Music & Video Player:
There are No Equaliser settings in Zune Music Player, There is one free to try application for setting equaliser settings. No 3rd party music or video player are available on market.

2. Internet Explorer 10:
Not up to the mark when compared to 3rd party browser. UC-browser is the only 3rd party Internet Browser available in Market place.

3. Nokia Music:
The quality of the songs is average since they are meant to be downloaded in shorter time. Also for continuing (after free subscription) you will have to pay for it later on. Note: you will have to buy the subscription from Oxigen partner and later use the key for activation.

4. Support for Google Applications:
No support for Google Products such as Maps, Drive, YouTube Voice, Gtalk etc. except for Google Mail setup. Microsoft services are not at par with Google ones. YouTube Application on the Market Place is just a URL shortcut which will re-direct you to the IExplorer and then to YouTube mobile site and similarly for maps and other services.

5. Phone Management:
Lacks basic features for logging 3G/2G Data Usage and last call duration though there is an app for the same called "Counters" its based on pre-inputs from user, which will require you to define your monthly limit for calls, SMS and Data Usage Manually.

6. Skype / Viber:
Skype works just fine.
You are likely to miss a few calls or messages on Viber, if you did not pay attention to your phone or Notification Bar.

7. CinemaGraph: The most amazing app on the Market place ( Thanks To Nokia ) allows one to record a short video and allows you to specify which part you want to keep animated (moving) and which parts to be kept still along with loop time settings.
The size of each snap is hefty more than 4mb each for obvious reason being a GIF animated image.
The app is now available for IOS platform too.

8.Nokia Drive:
The best GPS application you will ever come across! why ? because it works in offline mode too ! with distance covered, trip meter settings, Voice navigation and Speed gauge. All you have to do is pre-install maps of your region and Voice files of the languages you understand.

9. Microsoft Skydrive and Office360:
They work flawlessly and are well integrated with other applications. Though there is ZERO support for 3rd party cloud storage providers such as Google drives and DropBox.

Games:
Temple Run 1 and Mortal combat were released a few weeks before. Angry Birds Star Wars and Fruit Ninja are free to try with locked levels.
Temple Run 1 seriously ? aren't these obsolete games according to you ? Imagine Android/ IOS ppl playing "latest" & "Free" and discussing about them on playstore and Appstore and Windows phone ppl yelling and crying (including me) for apps and games.

>> Most of them cannot be played because of limited RAM of 512MB and even 1GB (For temple Run 1).
Games will come no doubt but a price or free to try if "NEW", and 100% free If OLD.
Do not expect any new games any sooner.

Camera: Best in class even comparable to all the Android smartphones and Iphone 5 out there. Though Panorama feature is not as smooth and simple as Iphone.

Tethering support:
No USB / Bluetooth Internet sharing supported. Only WiFi internet sharing supported with which, you are likely to drain all your battery juice in a couple of minutes of use.

OS Security:
Its a very secure mobile operating system, you will not have to install an Antivirus application on this phone.

Others:
>> No file explorer or support for exploring LAN shares on your PC. You will need to setup your own FTP or Web server and browse your files from browser only.

>> Support for SAMBA shares is also not present and is limited only from a free to try app.

>> Push SMS notifications after a call or SMS or Data Session are hardly shown. Notification Bar is faulty.

>> You cannot manage your songs, Pictures or Videos without having to install Zune Software for Windows and MAC users. Linux Users will have to rely only on Bluetooth for file sharing.

>> Lacks remote access tools like Teamviewer and Remote desktop Connection is another Paid application.

Price: Nokia have slashed prices of Lumia 820 from Rs. 27000 to Rs. 24000 in just 3 months of its release following with Lumia 920 also.Its just not for the price you will paid for it and the functionalities it will provide.

Windows phone 7.8 Available through Nokia Care

2013-01-01T01:38:00.000+05:30

Hello All, Windows phone 7.8 upgrade is finally there via 30 minute upgrade from Nokia Care. So I got my Lumia 510 from them.. and here are the new features added to it...

The tiles now occupy more space allowing more icons, as well as repositioning them to another place and size.

The Windows phone 7.8 now has full Bluetooth capabilities, which will now allow you to share and receive files such as Pictures and Music.

It also includes an Ringtone maker, which allows you to pick up a song from your music library and create a max length of 30 sec ringtone.

The Windows phone 7.8 also allows you to set more colored themes to your phone. The list is gone, now its a grid of color squares as option.

The performance of the phone is rather same as well as the battery life. The look and feel is inspired by windows phone 8.

The upgrade is available to all existing Nokia Lumia Phones.

Download Office 2013 Proffesional Plus from Microsoft

2012-10-25T13:41:00.000+05:30

Click here:
Download Office 2013 Professional Plus

How to install Vodafone K3770-Z USB 3G Modem on Windows 8

2012-10-20T15:48:00.002+05:30

AIM of Tutorial: - Installing Vodafone K3770-Z on Windows 8 32-bit/64-bit.

Installing, Vodafone K3770-Z USB 3G Mobile Broadband on Windows 8 is same as installing it in Windows 7.

The difference is that, the new Windows 8 OS doesn't come with intended software framework to Run/Install Vodafone broadband Lite software.

So basically you need to just plug-in the Vodafone K3770-Z dongle and let the windows update for framework update to come up.

Here is how it looks:-

After searching for required files, It will start downloading this framework.

and ultimately completes its installation, after which your Vodafone Mobile BroadBand Lite Software will start to install automatically.

Note that in case you do not get this update, you can install it manually from this link: .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1

Enjoy !!

Ebay India starts Pre-Orders for shipping Microsoft Surface Windows 8 RT Tablets.

2012-10-20T09:06:00.000+05:30

Ebay India starts Pre-Orders for shipping Microsoft Surface Windows 8 RT Tablets, starting from Rs. 38,490 for 32GB.

Resellers at eBay India has started taking Pre-Orders for the Microsoft's latest offering, The Microsoft Surface Windows 8 RT Tablet and confirms delivery by 15th Nov, if pre-ordered before 1st Nov.
The range starts from 32GB without keyboard cover @ Rs.38,490 and Rs.49,990 with Keyboard cover with 5 color options.
The Following are detailed specifications of the Surface Tablet:-

Dimensions: 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in Weight: Less than 1.5 lbs Casing: VaporMg Color: Dark Titanium Physical buttons: Volume, Power.
OS: Windows RT, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT Preview.
DISPLAY: Screen: 10.6" ClearType HD Display, Resolution: 1366 x768, Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (widescreen), Touch: 5-point multi-touch.
CPU : NVIDIA T30, System Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 32GB / 64GB
CONNECTIVITY : Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 technology.
BATTERY: Up to 8 hours mixed activity, 7-15 days idle life.
CAMERA: Two 720p HD cameras, front and rear-facing.
VIDEO/AUDIO: Two microphones, Stereo speakers.
PORTS: Full-size USB 2.0, microSDXC card reader, Headphone jack, HD video out port, Cover port.
SENSORS: Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer.
APPS (included): Mail Messaging, Word, Power Point, Excel, OneNote, SkyDrive,Internet Explorer 10, Bing, Music, Video, Games.
WARRANTY: 1-year limited hardware warranty.

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini Vs Galaxy S2

2012-10-13T11:59:00.002+05:30

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini Vs Galaxy S2

Which one do you think is better ?

	Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini	Samsung Galaxy S2
Display :-	480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)	480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
Memory/ RAM :-	microSD, up to 32 GB Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM	microSD, up to 32GB Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Bluetooth :-	Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR	Yes, v3.0+HS
NFC :-	YES	NO
Camera :-	5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Yes, Video:720p@30fps Secondary Yes, VGA	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Yes, Video:1080p@30fps, Secondary Yes, 2 MP
OS :-	Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)	Android OS, v4.0 (ICS)
Processor :-	Nova Thor U8420 Dual-core 1 GHz	Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Mali-400MP GPU
Battery :-	Li-ion 1500mAh	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh Stand-by Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G) Talk time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Body:-	Dimensions 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm Weight 111.5 g	Dimensions 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm Weight 116 g

How to play NFS Most Wanted like LAN via internet with your friends.

2012-10-04T11:09:00.001+05:30

Aim Of Tutorial : To Play NFS-MostWanted in LAN via Internet (online) with your Friends using Game Ranger.

NFS Most Wanted is one of the top LAN games played in the world, What if you could play on LAN via internet with your friends ?

So here is a simple tutorial to play NFS-MW online. Assuming you have already installed the game, Follow the steps carefully:-

1.> Download GameRanger Software and start its installation, while installing it will ask you to register with them using your E-mail ID and password set by you.

2.> The installation will continue after registration and bring up 2 separate windows with one having a long list of online gaming servers of Age of Empires and NFS-Most Wanted etc and another your online friends list.

3.> Your other friends should follow the same steps till here. By default GameRanger automatically detects the games installed in your PC ( if installed in Windows Drive) otherewise you will need to browse for the speed.exe file to tell GameRanger where is Mostwanted installed on your drive.

4.> After doing above steps, any one of your friends can HOST the game by pressing HOST button on Right TOP corner of the GameRanger Window.

5.> A separate ROOM (chat window) for the hosted game is created where you can invite your friends and other online people to JOIN your server, there you can ask your friends to be ready and START the game by pressing "Start" button in right below ( other users will not get this "Start" button since you are hosting it).

6.> As soon as you press START, every friend's screen will get locked and NFS most wanted game will start automatically on everyone's screen. They just need to press the "Continue" Button and gameranger will do the rest.

7.> Game Ranger will automatically enter your and their Game-Ranger nick and create the server and even connect to it and ask for the game type you want to start like Circuit or Sprint etc. After you setup the game preferences,

8.> Your friends will automatically reach the Start Line where they can choose Bonus and Stock cars and start playing.......Enjoy :)

Nokia Lumia 900 Launched in India @ Rs. 32999

2012-09-15T14:53:00.000+05:30

Yes!, Finally the awaited lumia 900 phone is now available in India via Nokia.co.in and Flipkart.com at a price tag of Rs.32,999.
Lumia 900 features a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED screen, on a 1.4Ghz Scorpion Single Core Processor with 512mb RAM, running Windows Phone 7.8. The Indian version of Lumia 900 also has support for LTE (4G) cat3 @50 Mbps.
The Phone boasts a 1830mAh battery which promises 7Hrs of Talktime and 300Hrs of Standby on both 2G and 3G.
Other features include, 16gb inbuilt storage which is not expandable, since it has no SD-card support. an 8mp Auto focus Camera with dual LED Flash. and a secondary front facing camera of 1mp for video chat.

The Nokia Lumia 900 will not get Windows phone 8 Update as recommended by Nokia. Since Other Nokia Lumia 610, 710, 800 are also running Windows 7.5 with similar specs, I think its too late for Nokia to sell this phone in India.

At the Price of 33,000 there are much better alternatives to this phone, featuring Full HD, 3D Playback support and Dual-Core Processing and with expandable memory of about 32GB.

Apple Iphone 5

2012-09-13T02:32:00.000+05:30

Here is the Debate Topic from a Tweet :

"Apple isn’t selling a tech product, it’s selling a lifestyle. Apple is the Rolls-Royce of computers – the clean, slick beautifully designed products command a premium price partly because they are a luxury brand."

How to create and configure CS 1.6 Server with WiFi Router

2012-08-12T15:27:00.013+05:30

Aim of Tutorial: To Create CS 1.6 Server for Wi-Fi Router users.

Wondering.. Why hlds.exe shows 192.168.XXX.XXX:27015 as CS Ip ? not letting your friends connect your own hosted CS 1.6 server ?

Here is, a well explained way to host CS server via Wi-Fi router which will allow your friends to connect your cs server remotely.

Step 1: Find a good copy of CS1.6 Setup and Install as usual.

Step 2: Browse the C:/Program Files/CounterStrike Folder, to find a file called HLDS.exe with a Red-Icon.

Step 3: Run this file as Administrator, and "Allow" (OR "Unblock" for Windows XP) this .exe file pass through Windows Firewall Notification for both Public and Private Access (asks you only first time, tick both Private and Public). Then set UDP port as 80 instead of 27015 (default).

Step 4: Now, Open your Router configuration Page on a Web-browser. for example, 192.168.0.1 (Dlink) to Port-Forward, the Port number 80 for your System 192.168.0.100 (My system had this IP given to me by Router via DHCP). Visit here to know how to port forward ports in your router.

Step 5: Save the Port-Forward settings in your router and open, http://google.com and search "My ip" to find your External IP address.

Step 6: Copy-Paste that External IP-Address to a notepad and put :80 in back of it. For example, 182.239.45.23:80 and save this for your own record.

Step 7: Now, Copy paste the whole IP with port number (182.239.45.23:80) to your friends to let them connect to your own CS1.6 server. Do not worry about the local ip 192.168.xxx.xxx:80 shown in hlds.exe server window.

Step 8: The important thing to remember is to Copy paste the Local Ip for yourself (192.168.0.100:80) if you, yourself also want to connect your own server.

Please Note:- Port-forwarding Port number 80 is very in-secure, so its recommended that you set a difficult password and username to Wi-fi Router. Not doing this will allow a hacker to view and edit your Router page and settings in it.

Enjoy !

3G Plans of VODAFONE for PrePaid

2012-08-11T15:16:00.000+05:30

1 - Rs 9, 25 MB buit-in data, charges after 30 mins 2p/10Kb, Validity: 1 Day

2 - Rs 25, 75 MB built-in data, charges after 150MB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 3 Days

3 - Rs 43, 150 MB built-in data, charges after 150MB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 7 Days

3 - Rs 102, 300 MB built-in data, charges after 300MB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

4 - Rs 199, 500MB built-in data, charges after 500MB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

5 - Rs 249, 1 GB built-in data, charges after 1GB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

6 - Rs 375, 1.5 GB built-in data, charges after 1.5GB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

7 - Rs 449, 2GB built-in data, charges after 2GB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

8 - Rs 850, 5 GB built-in data, charges after 5GB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 60 Days

9- Rs 951, 6GB built-in data, charges after 6GB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

10- Rs 1500, 10GB built-in data, charges after 10GB:2p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

3G Plans of Reliance for PrePaid

2012-08-11T14:49:00.004+05:30

1 - Rs 10, 30 MB built-in data, charges after 30 MB 3p/10Kb, Validity: 1 Day

2 - Rs 30, 75 MB built-in data, charges after 75MB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 3 Days

3 - Rs 45, 150 MB built-in data, charges after 150MB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 7 Days

4 - Rs 97, 300MB built-in data, charges after 300MB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

5 - Rs 198, 500MB built-in data, charges after 500MB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

6 - Rs 247, 1GB built-in data, charges after 1GB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

7 - Rs 448, 2 GB built-in data, charges after 2GB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

*All 30 days packs are on auto renewal.

3G Plans of Airtel for PrePaid

2012-08-11T14:28:00.010+05:30

To Activate: Send SMS, "3G" (w/o quotes) to 121 and follow instructions.

1 - Rs 13, 1800 secs 3G data, charges after 30 mins 3p/10Kb, Validity: 1 Day

2 - Rs 41, 150 MB built-in data, charges after 150MB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 7 Days

3 - Rs 101, 300 MB built-in data, charges after 300MB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

4 - Rs 152, 500MB built-in data, charges after 500MB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

5 - Rs 252, 1 GB built-in data, charges after 1GB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

6 - Rs 450, 2GB built-in data, charges after 2GB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

7 - Rs 750, 4 GB built-in data, charges after 4GB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

8 - Rs 951, 6GB built-in data, charges after 6GB:3p/10Kb, Validity: 30 Days

9- Rs 1500, 10GB built-in data,      charges after 10GB:3p/10Kb,        Validity: 30 Days

10- Rs 598, 1.5GB built-in data,     charges after 1.5GB:3p/10Kb,        Validity: 60 Days

11- Rs 950, 3GB built-in data,       charges after 3GB:3p/10Kb,         Validity: 60 Days

12- Rs 1201, 3.5GB built-in data,    charges after 10GB:3p/10Kb,         Validity: 60 Days

13 - Zero Rental 3G plan with browsing charges of 3p/10KB

To Activate: Send SMS, "3G" (w/o quotes) to 121 and follow instructions.

PowerLine Networking

2012-07-25T00:52:00.007+05:30

PowerLine Networking a new concept of Network solution for Home and Small Offices.

Its an amazing upcoming technology, with which you will no longer need to lay down costly CAT5/5E cables and Switches to set your PCs and other networked devices such as Smart TV's, Mobile phones, Laptops in LAN to share resources such as Internet, Files, Printers etc.

With this technology, you only have to plug-in a Power Line Adapters (atleast 2 in number) to a Standard Wall Electrical Socket to 2 different rooms or area, tadaaa!!!!!! you are done! the adapters will find each other via Electrical Wires carrying 110V-230V Voltage !! which were already there for years!

What Is A Powerline Network?
Your home already has a network of wires in it that connect every room in the house. These are the wires that provide each room with electricity. Normally, these wires are used for only that task, but it is possible to turn them into a way of conveying data like any other wire.

>> This is exactly what a powerline network does. Power line Networking can be used in a home to interconnect home computers and peripherals, and home entertainment devices that have an Ethernet port.

>> The Powerline adapter sets plug into power outlets and establish an Ethernet connection using the existing electrical wiring in the home. (Power strips with filtering may absorb the power line signal).

>> This allows devices to share video and data without the inconvenience of running dedicated network cables.

>> Doing this has no effect on the normal function of the electrical wires, either – all your power outlets will continue to work normally

Advantages of a PowerLine networking:

>> It's inexpensive.
>> It uses existing electrical wiring.
>> Every room of a typical house has several electrical outlets.
>> It's easy to install.
>> A printer, or any other device that doesn't need to be directly connected to a computer.
>> Sniffing can be avoided to some extent in a dedicated link.

NFC(Near Field Communication)

2012-07-23T23:55:00.004+05:30

What is NFC(Near Field Communication) is all about ?

Near field communication (NFC) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters. Present and anticipated applications include contact-less transactions, data exchange, and simplified setup of more complex communications such as Wi-Fi. Communication is also possible between an NFC device and an un-powered NFC chip, called a "tag".

NFC standards cover communications protocols and data exchange formats, and are based on existing radio-frequency identification (RFID) standards including ISO/IEC 14443 and FeliCa. The standards include ISO/IEC 18092 and those defined by the NFC Forum, which was founded in 2004 by Nokia, Philips and Sony, and now has more than 160 members. The Forum also promotes NFC and certifies device compliance.
NFC builds upon Radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems by allowing two-way communication between endpoints, where earlier systems such as contact-less smart cards were one-way only. Since un-powered NFC "tags" can also be read by NFC devices, it is also capable of replacing earlier one-way applications.

Bluetooth and WiFi connections

NFC offers a low-speed connection with extremely simple setup, and could be used to bootstrap more capable wireless connections. It could, for example, replace the pairing step of establishing Bluetooth connections or the configuration of Wi-Fi networks.

Social Networking

NFC can be used in social networking situations, such as sharing contacts, photos, videos or files and entering multiplayer mobile games.

Gadgets which support NFC Technology

BlackBerry Bold 9790, 9900, 9930, 9350,9360, 9370, 9380
Google Nexus S, Q, 7
HTC Incredible
HTC One X
LG Optimus Elite
LG Optimus L5, L7
Motorola Droid Razr
Nokia 700, 701, 603, C7, N9
Samsung Galaxy Note, S2,S3

How to Create Picture Password in Windows 8

2012-07-07T13:09:00.018+05:30

Aim of Tutorial: To Create Picture-Password in Windows 8 Operating System.

A Picture-Password is a new feature in Windows8 with an aim to secure Windows Login. This feature is more suitable for Touch Screens than a desktop system.

You can Setup a Picture-Password by following the snapshots given below:

~Have Fun !~

Note: The path of gestures shown in fig. is only for understanding, it will be hidden from the user.

How to sniff Passwords in Wired/Wireless LAN Using Ettercap-Gtk. Man in the Middle Attack caused by ARP poisioning.

2012-07-07T11:27:00.016+05:30

Aim of Tutorial : To sniff passwords from all the users in LAN by ARP Poisioning in Linux Backtrack5.

Ettercap:
Ettercap is a tool for network protocol analysis and security auditing. It has the ability to intercept traffic on a network, capture passwords, and conduct active eavesdropping against common protocols.

For this exercise I will be using ARP Poisoning to sniff the LAN for passwords that use SSL (Hotmail, Gmail, Etc.)

ARP:
“Address Resolution Protocol”: As defined by Wikipedia: ARP is a computer networking protocol for determining a network host's link layer or hardware address when only its Internet Layer (IP) or Network Layer address is known. This function is critical in local area networking as well as for routing internetworking traffic across gateways (routers) based on IP addresses when the next-hop router must be determined.
So in normal terms ARP is the way that we get a MAC address of a Host or Node from the IP address.

ARP Spoofing:
This is the technique we will use to attack a wired or a wireless network. ARP Spoofing allows the attacker to sniff data frames from the LAN, then gives you the ability to modify the traffic (good for redirecting to your own computer to download an exploit to victim), or stop the traffic from entering the network, or a specific computer (good for local DOS Attacks on a Local Area Network).

The idea behind the attack is to send a fake (AKA “Spoofed”) ARP message to the LAN. Any traffic on the network meant for that IP address that you attacked (whole network if you want) will be sent to the attacker. The attacker (you) can choose to forward the traffic to the actual gateway (Passive Sniffing) or modify the data before forwarding it (Man in the Middle).

How we will do it for this exercise:

1.> Edit a file:

We first have to edit one file (Don’t worry, we just have to delete two # signs to “uncomment” them).

The file we will be editing is called etter.conf and it can be found under the etc folder. (Full Path = /etc/etter.conf) with this command in terminal :-

gedit /etc/etter.conf

We need to change the part under the “redir_command_on/off” section.

MAKE SURE YOU ONLY UNCOMMENT THE TWO LINES UNDER “if you use iptables”

The Linux subsection will look like this when done:

Code:

#---------------

# Linux

#---------------

# if you use ipchains:

#redir_command_on = "ipchains -A input -i %iface -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 %port -j REDIRECT %rport"

#redir_command_off = "ipchains -D input -i %iface -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 %port -j REDIRECT %rport"

# if you use iptables:

redir_command_on = "iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i %iface -p tcp --dport %port -j REDIRECT --to-port %rport"

redir_command_off = "iptables -t nat -D PREROUTING -i %iface -p tcp --dport %port -j REDIRECT --to-port %rport"

Notice how there are no Hash (#) signs in front of the last two lines.

2.> Run Ettercap:

Now we can start Ettercap-GTK (This is a pretty version of the shell program, it gives us a nice GUI to play with). Ettercap-GTK can be found under: Menu -> Backtrack -> Privilege Escalation -> Spoofing -> Ettercap-GTK

3.> Setting up Sniffing:

Sniff -> Unified Sniffing

Eth0 -> OK ………………………..(This runs Sniffing on your first Ethernet card)

Hosts -> Scan for hosts ………… (Scans the network for targets)

Hosts -> Hosts List ………………….(Opens your hosts list

4.> Targeting the Hosts on the gateway:-

Now, you have all the computers on the network on the host list. If you want to only scan one computer (its better and quicker for us to just do the one) then click on the default gateway first, and click the target 1 button.

After you do the default gateway, then click your computer you are attacking and make it “Target 2” by selecting it and clicking the “target 2” button.

5.> After setting up the sniffing:

Mitm -> ARP poisoning -> Select “Sniff remote connections” Hit OK

Start -> Start Sniffing

Your done! Now you are sniffing the computer for passwords onto certain websites that use SSL for their security. When you are done go to: Start -> Stop Sniffing, and then go to Mitm -> Stop mitm attack(s)

Note: If in case you wish to check whether the ARP poisoning was successful or not you can select Plugins from the menu bar and select, Check Poisson plugin, It takes a little while to show the message " Poisoning was successful :)"

Hack Windows Admin / User passwords using Linux Bactrack4

2012-07-05T13:02:00.000+05:30

Want to hack your sister's or Brother's account or your boss's secret files at office ?? here's its one of the methods to do so.
Not only the username and pass words but also you can disable the "syskey" they have applied even before the windows users ask you for the password.

>> Boot backtrack 4 OS dvd or using pendrive.

>> Press >> Start button >> Backtrack >> Privelege Escalation >> Password attacks >> "chntpw".

This will open a "shell" or a command prompt in windows language.
>> At the last line, You should see "root@bt:~#" as command line.

>> At this line you should type the whole path of the SAM file located on Windows as follows:

chntpw -i /mnt/hda1/Windows/System32/config/SAM

>> If this doesnt work, then you should first locate the drive in which your windows is installed, for example, My windows is installed in "hda1" so i have written "hda1" in the above line. Also you should note the exact capital letters for "Windows" and "Sytem32" used.

>>Hit "enter" after the line, to see this window which is interactive to user showing several options like this:

1.>> Edit user data and password.
2.>> Syskey status and change it. etc.

>> At the last line you see "What to do? [1]->"
then just type the menu number in front of the desired hack, for example "1" and hit "enter". You should see this menu now:

>>> Type in the username which you wish to edit.
and select the menu options for it.

For example, type "josh" and select the menu no. from the list below:

1.>> Clear user password.
2.>> Edit user password.
3.>> Promote user.
and many more.

>> After doing the task select "quit" and boot back to windows with administrator rights or to see user's data inside windows.