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Android Phones,best android phones and reviews

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:14:00 -0800

The Best Android Phones Today - we all want to feel like we're getting the best of the best. But here's the truth: We've reached a point where there really isn't a universal "best" Android phone.

We have devices that excel in different ways and offer different benefits for different needs. The real question is no longer "Which is the best Android phone." It's "Which is the best Android phone -- for you."

With that in mind, I've decided to ditch the typical binary ranking-style approach and instead offer some more nuanced recommendations. This is all subjective, of course, and is based on the time I've spent using and reviewing various phones over the course of the year.

Best Overall User Experience: Moto X

While other Android phones offer compelling individual elements, the Moto X offers a compelling overall package -- and consequently, it takes the honors of being my general device recommendation for folks looking for a great all-around Android experience right now.

The experience starts with a well-designed ergonomical form that just feels good to hold. It continues with the phone's software, which sticks close to the clean and intuitive user interface of Google's stock Android OS but adds in meaningful and practical functionality -- things like Touchless Control, which lets you control your phone anytime by speaking (even when the device is asleep); Active Display, which flashes relevant notifications on your screen when you need them; and Assist, which automatically detects when you're driving (among other things) and adjusts your phone's behavior accordingly. Motorola's also off to an impressive start with OS upgrades, having launched the Moto X's Android 4.4 KitKat rollout within three weeks of the OS's release and before many Nexus owners even saw the software.

Factor in excellent performance, a great-looking display, and the wealth of options for customizing the phone's appearance (including the choice of a real wood back within the next few weeks), and the Moto X is a total package like no other.

Best price: Nexus 5

No surprise: Google's new flagship Android KitKat phone is one seriously sweet device. The Nexus 5 packs a pleasingly minimalist design, an outstanding 1080p display, top-of-the-line performance, and a camera that captures some great-looking shots.

The LG-made N5 runs pure Google Android software direct from the Android team -- including new visual elements no other device is getting yet -- and will receive future upgrades directly from Google, ensuring it'll remain ahead of the curve for quite a while.

The most noteworthy feature of the Nexus 5 is really its cost: The phone gives you a high-end pure Android experience for $349 to $399, unlocked and off-contract. That kind of pricing is simply unheard of for a device of this caliber -- and particularly for folks who prefer the more economical prepaid carrier configuration, it puts the Nexus 5 in a league of its own when it comes to value.

An excellent Android experience for less than $400 off-contract? Not too shabby.

Most Premium Hardware: HTC One

HTC really stepped things up in the hardware department with its HTC One phone -- and for anyone who values premium materials and high-end design, the One remains the one to beat.

The moment you pick up the HTC One, you know you're holding a premium product. The phone's silver aluminum unibody casing is visually striking and a pleasure to touch; it gives the device a high-quality feel and serves as a sharp contrast to the plasticky builds seen on some Android devices.

The phone has a gently curved back that makes it even thinner at its edges without creating an unsightly camera "hump" or any other midsurface protrusion. At 5 oz., the One feels light yet substantial and not at all flimsy or fragile.

Build aside, the One has what's arguably the best-looking display you'll find on a smartphone today. Its performance is top-notch, too, and its camera is capable of capturing admirable shots even in low-light environments.

All in all, it's a phone that easily earns its spot on my list of top options.

Best Budget Phone: Moto G

If you're looking for a solid Android device at the lowest possible price, Motorola's Moto G is the phone for you. The Moto G, available unlocked and off-contract for $179 or $199, is by no means a top-of-the-line smartphone experience -- nor is it meant to be. What it is, however, is a very good budget-level setup.

Basically, it's a low-cost phone that doesn't suck. The Moto G has a 4.5-in. LCD display and a quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor. It follows the Moto X's general design language but uses cheaper materials, as you'd expect; it also doesn't have many of the Moto X's marquee features, like the aforementioned Touchless Control and Active Display, nor does it have support for LTE (only HSPA+ 21Mbps).

If you can justify the cost -- or prefer to buy your phone on-contract from a carrier, anyway -- the Moto X is undoubtedly the preferable device. But if you're looking for a good budget-level experience, you can't beat what the Moto G provides. That level of user experience for less than two hundred bucks off-contract changes the low-end smartphone game in a long overdue way.

Best Plus-Sized Phone: Galaxy Note 3

Plus-sized smartphones aren't going to be for everyone, but if you're jonesing for something with a little extra surface, Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 is the most noteworthy contender to consider.

The Note 3 boasts a sharp-looking 5.7-in. 1080p display that gives you ample space for any need. While Samsung's user interface leaves something to be desired, the company's software does provide some useful function-oriented additions that really shine on the Note, like the ability to have two apps running side-by-side on your screen at the same time and the option to convert handwriting into text on the fly.

The latter ties into the Note 3's other standout asset: the S Pen stylus that accompanies the device. The stylus opens the door to some interesting possibilities in terms of both creativity and productivity and goes a long way in setting the Note apart from other large-screened devices.

The Note isn't without its share of drawbacks, but when it comes to plus-sized phones, it's the undisputed leader of the pack.

Best Battery Life: Droid Maxx

All of the phones mentioned here have reasonably good battery life -- enough to get most people through the day most of the time -- but if you need a phone that just won't quit, the Motorola Droid Maxx (available only on Verizon) is the device for you.

Verizon's 2013 Droid lineup, which also includes the flagship Droid Ultra, is part of the same family as the aforementioned Moto X. The phones are less elegant, simple, and understated than their Moto-branded cousin -- as I put it previously, they're kind of like mutant Moto X devices that were vomited on by a Verizon monster -- but with the Maxx in particular, what you lose in design, you gain in stamina.

The phone features a 3500mAh battery that's listed for 48 hours of mixed use. Forty-eight hours. That, my friends, is insane.

And despite the Verizon-added bloat and branding, you still get a user interface that's pretty close to Motorola's X-experience vision -- and, equally important, you still get all the smart add-on features mentioned in the Moto X description above.

All in all, it's an enticing setup for anyone who needs above-average endurance in a heavy-duty phone.

Best Option For Expandable Storage or Removable Battery: Galaxy S4

Samsung's Galaxy S4 is a jack of all trades in the Android world: It does a lot of things -- and does some of them quite well -- but with its widespread focus, it doesn't really stand out for being the best in any one particular area.

Where it does stand out is in the fact that it includes a micro-SD card slot -- an increasing rarity in standard-sized smartphones these days. If you need a lot of local storage and want to be able to pop a card into your phone to expand its space, that's a valuable option to have.

The GS4 also has a removable battery, which is something fewer and fewer manufacturers are including in their high-end phones. While it may no longer be a mainstream need, there's definitely a fair amount of users who like to carry an extra battery for on-the-spot swap-outs -- and the GS4 makes that possible.

If either of those capabilities is important to you, the GS4 is the phone to see within the standard-sized realm. Add in its great display, capable camera, and thin and light design, and it should have more than enough to keep you content for the coming year.

Decisions, decisions...

You might notice that I didn't include a category for best camera. The reason is that while many Android devices (including all the phones listed on this page) are capable of taking perfectly good-looking photos, no single Android device stands out as being particularly exceptional in that domain. We've yet to have an Android manufacturer successfully stake its claim as having the phone for high-end photography. Maybe in 2014.

Regardless, though, we've got an absurdly impressive array of choices in front of us right now -- a more diverse and drool-worthy set of devices than we've ever seen before. Whether you're just looking for a great all-around user experience or have something specific in mind, there's an appealing option out there ready to meet your needs.

BlueID – The Bluetooth Car Key

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:08:00 -0800

Bluetooth SMART is a low energy technology that allows further usage of the classic Bluetooth. Also known as Bluetooth 4.0, it offers manufacturers the possibility to incorporate new functionality in their gadgets.
Wait a sec … we’re not thinking James Bond here … yet. The BlueID app is designed to lock and unlock the doors of your car as well as start or kill the engine remotely.

One of such new gadgets based on Bluetooth Smart is the BlueID that proposes car operation via Bluetooth.

We see a nice future to this kind of technology – think keyless driving, thing easy car sharing, car renting, seamless car unlocking in case you loose your smartphone (enter the pin into another phone that has the app, turn on the Bluetooth and you’re ready to go)… etc. Of course … there’s also the dark side of it, so the technology needs to assure extended security to make sure your car stays safe in the parking ans no-one drives it away!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments – would you entrust the access to your car to such smartphone app?

Sailfish OS will be able to run on Android-based devices

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:46:00 -0800

Users will be able to install Sailfish OS on Android-running phones

The Sailfish OS is officially part of the mobile world thanks to the first Jolla phone that is powered by the operating system. The platform is developed by ex-Nokia employees who have previously worked on the MeeGo project. After Nokia canceled the project for the MeeGo platform, the team begun working on a new operating system based on it. The Sailfish OS boasts user-friendly interface and a lot of features. It is compatible with some Android apps.

The company Jolla released the first device running on the platform. It comes with a 4.5-inches screen, 540x960p resolution. It is powered by a dual-core Snapdragon 400 CPU ticking at 1.4GHz. It is assured with 1GB RAM on board and 16GB storage. The main camera of the new handset is 8MP shooter enriched with LED flash. Jolla phone boasts a 2MP camera of the face panel. The phone works with a battery with a capacity of 2100mAh. Among the key advantages of the Jolla smartphone is its LTE connectivity. It is available for sales in Finland for €399. The model will soon be introduced to more markets.

The latest news about the Jolla phone is not related to its launching but gives a glimpse of the plans of the company for the presenting of the platform to more devices. The source of the information is a publication in the Finnish media, Talouselämä. The CEO Tomi Pienimäki revealed that the future plans for the development of the platform include the possibility for users to run Sailfish OS on Android-based devices. According to the words of Pienimäki the installing of the platform on existing Android handsets is “fairly easy.” The compatibility of Sailfish OS with different models devices will increase the popularity of the platform amongst users. The company has not shared additional details about its future plans for the operating system and how it will make money from the platform. The idea of installing Sailfish OS on Android-powered hardware is tempting, don’t you think?

Source: Talouselämä

How to sync your iCloud calendar with an Android device

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:43:00 -0800

Android makes it very easy to add nearly any Google service to the platform, but when it comes to adding various other third-party services, such as an iCloud calendar, there really isn't an easy way of doing it.

If you're already entrenched in iCloud and sharing calendars with family members and colleagues who are using iOS and/or OS X, switching to Google Calendar may not be the easiest thing to do, for all involved. I'm not saying it isn't possible, but it won't be seamless for those who aren't switching devices. Thankfully, there's an app that can help make the transition a bit smoother.

SmoothSync for Cloud Calendar is an Android app that can, and will, save iOS users making the switch to Android from the agony of switching where their calendar is stored.

With SmoothSync for Cloud Calendar, you simply log in to your iCloud account, select the calendars you want to sync with your device, and let it do the rest. It's really that simple. You'll even get to keep the calendar colors you assigned your various iCloud calendars on your Mac or iOS device.

I did run into some issues with my initial sync, but the developer was easily reached via e-mail and everything was resolved. (Turns out the issue had nothing to do with the app.)

You can download SmoothSync for Cloud Calendar from Google Play for $2.67.

Hell Baby (2013)

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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013)

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Ram-Leela (2013)

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Anti-Porn 20.2.11.2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:11:00 -0800

Anti-Porn parental controls can filter out adult websites (block porn), which contain objects unsuitable for children, and even filters out chat when offensive language is used. Anti-Porn software can automatically filter out tens of thousands of porn websites and you can also easily add in the websites which you don't want children to see. With Anti-Porn you can also filter out internet material by blocking particular key words.
Anti-Porn parental control software can supply the globe standard time, you can set the program to let your kids use internet at certain times on specific days. Anti-Porn keeps a complete log of all websites visited, filtered out or not, and keeps track of all material viewed on the computer, including files, images, music, and so on. You can have the inventory of your kid's computer history.

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Digital Drafting Tables

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:49:00 -0800

The iSpace Workstation Replaces Physical Drawing Tools with Virtual Ones

Creative professionals have gone from using a pencil and paper to a stylus and a drawing tablet, and here we have the next logical innovation for illustrative rendering. The iSpace Workstation is essentially an enormous flat screen computer monitor that stands on its sturdy tower and immediately digitizes everything that you draw.

The cutting-edge drafting table offers a touchscreen in place of a piece of paper and a stylus in place of a pen. Jameel Kamil's concept would allow you to effortlessly sketch lines and shapes with the assistance of virtual implements like rulers, and erase and replace your strokes should you make a mistake. The Voltra iSpace Workstation can keep up with the pace of your imagination, quickly refreshing with new canvases and offering a generously broad illustration area.

Multitouch Tempered Glass Keyboard And Mouse On Kickstarter, Could Become Real

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:41:00 -0800

Sometimes… well, heck, no… most of the time we end up wanting gadgets just because they look cool, and today is no exception. A concept from Jason Giddings, an aerospace engineer and CEO of Giddings Product Development, this awesome looking multitouch sensitive keyboard and mouse combo is made from a special curved piece of tempered glass, and a couple of cameras in the base. Here’s how they work:

The design is based on a touch screen technology known as FTIR or Frustrated Total Internal Reflection. There are basically infrared LEDs placed at the edge of the glass. In this case, they are hidden inside holes where the glass is mounted to the metal base. Because of the low angle at which the light impacts the internal glass surface, it is bounced around inside the glass, much like looking through a tube to see the reflections on the inside walls. When the glass is touched it frustrates the reflection and the IR light is diffused downward, out of the glass, allowing the camera to see it. Software then determines the location and sends the appropriate information to your computer.

Jason is trying to raise $50,000 through Kickstarter and he’s off to a good start since he’s already at $24,415 right now. There appears to be no working prototype at the moment, although Jason’s experience in the field of product design (having successfully brought several products to market) should smooth over fears that this is vaporware.

Samsung Unveils Printers With Phone Docks

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:18:00 -0800

Ahead of next week's IFA trade show in Berlin, Samsung is showing off several printer concepts, including two models with smartphone docks that can print directly from Android-based phones.

The Samsung Wave has a minimalist, ovoid design, while the Samsung Indie combines a printer with a sound system. The Samsung One & One is a monochrome printer that lets you add a second color.

Printers with phone docks are rather uncommon, perhaps because it's easy enough to print from mobile devices to newer Wi-Fi-compatible printers. The VuPoint Solutions Photo Cube IP-P20-VP is a standalone device that lets you print out photos from an iPhone. Both the Samsung Indie and Wave can dock with Samsung Android-based phones, as the photos here show.

The Samsung One & One is a mono laser printer that lets users add an extra color of their choice (cyan, yellow, or magenta) to complement the standard black, making it in effect a two-color printer.

Samsung, which announced these printers in a blog post today, is for now keeping most of the details of these products under wraps. We have no word yet on whether the Wave, the Indie, and the One & One will remain strictly as concepts, or are expected to eventually advance to become production models. We will update you with more complete information on these printers when it becomes available.

Also expected at IFA are the CLP-415 series, which won an iF design gold medal in March, as well as several printers belonging to Samsung's Xpress C460 series, which the company introduced earlier this year. The Xpress C460 models are the first color laser printers with NFC (near field communication) functionality, which enables Android mobile devices to communicate with them simply by touching the phone to the printer.

Mozilla Unveils Firefox OS Smartphones At Mobile World Congress

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:55:00 -0800

It started with a gecko, of sorts. It then became a fennec, a type of winter fox. Now, it is a smartphone, and soon it will be available all over the world.

We are, of course, talking about Firefox OS, the open source, Web-based smartphone operating system created by Mozilla. The company announced Sunday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, that it has partnered with device manufacturers and mobile operators across the world to launch Firefox smartphones in 2013.

Mozilla also officially launched theFirefox Marketplace, an app store featuring mobile Web applications and websites that will be able to operate on the new smartphones. Both the Firefox OS and Marketplace are optimized towards HTML5 development and open Web standards using Mozilla’s Firefox browser as its backbone.

Mozilla claimed three initial manufacturers ready to build and deploy Firefox OS smartphones: LG, Alcatel and ZTE. These devices will be distributed to 17 global carriers in nine countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Serbia, Montenegro, Poland, Spain, Hungary and Venezuela. (Note that these are largely developing markets, and the list does not include the United States.) Since the announcement yesterday, Sony has also said that it would build and release Firefox OS smartphones in 2014. On the other hand, market leader Samsung has said that it is not interested in building smartphones for Mozilla (likely due to its investment in the similar Tizen platform).

Mozilla’s Evolution

The seed of Firefox OS came from Mozilla’s first ventures into the mobile browser wars against Android. Mozilla started with its rendering layout engine, Gecko, and applied it to Android as a third-party browser. Initially, the Gecko-boot of Firefox for Android was named Fennec.

Mozilla then started thinking bigger.

As HTML5 has evolved into the newest open Web standard, Mozilla became a leading developer and evangelist for HTML5 websites and apps. The problem that Mozilla had with smartphones, though, was that it was not possible to tie smartphone hardware capabilities to mobile browsers. If you ever hear of the “Web vs. Native” argument when it comes to apps, the issue of tying Web browsers to smartphone and tablet hardware (like a camera, accelerometer etc.) is central to the issue. Mozilla wanted to fix that and created what it calls Web APIs(application programming interfaces) to access hardware through a browser.

(See more ReadWrite coverage of HTML5.)

That goal was what ultimately led Mozilla to announce its own smartphones this year at Mobile World Congress. It has dedicated itself to open Web standards and mobile evolution, all in the name of consumer choice. Firefox OS smartphones will be extremely affordable and targeted at emerging smartphone markets where there is still a lot of potential to make a dent in the industry.

Building The Marketplace

As shown in the rise of Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, the name of the game in smartphones is apps. Mozilla plans on leveraging the power of the Web to build out its app store by enabling websites and app developers to create apps for the mobile Web that can easily be integrated into Firefox OS.

To start, Firefox announced that a variety of content and app partnerships with the likes of AirBnB, Box, Disney Mobile Games, EA Games, Facebook, Pulse News, Sound Cloud, Twitter and others. Mozilla stated that it will have a variety of games, news and media, productivity and business apps.

When it comes to apps built for the likes of iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry, many already have a core of HTML5 and Web-based technology powering them. Apps are often built as mobile websites and then “wrapped” with native properties to help them connect to device hardware before being deployed to the various native app stores. Mozilla’s plan is to eliminate that need to “wrap” apps and let developers build straight for the Web. The potential is that almost any app that will work in browser can easily be deployed to the Firefox Marketplace, reducing the cost for developing and distributing apps.

We will see the first Firefox OS smartphones in developing markets later this year. Does Firefox OS excite you? Let us know what you think of the project in the comments.

The Android and iPhone Photo Printer.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:30:00 -0800

This is the printer that produces photo quality prints from any Android-powered smartphone, iphone or tablet. Any device running a free app docks into the printer and it yields photographs in as little as 55 seconds at a crisp 300 dpi resolution with up to 256 gradations and 16.7 million colors. The unit produces 4" x 6" photos on borderless paper embedded with yellow, magenta, and cyan dye crystals, eliminating the hassle of replacing ink cartridges. It can print one, two, or four images on one sheet of the smudge- and tear-proof, fade- and water-resistant paper. It prints panoramic shots from a connected smartphone and a USB port enables connection to an iPhone, iPad, and iPod or a PictBridge capable camera. At merely 6" sq., the printer's small footprint requires little more space than a smartphone. Includes paper for up to 10 4" x 6" prints (more available below). 5" H x 7" W x 6" D. (3 lbs.)

Best Android Apps & Games

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:17:00 -0800

A collection of the best and our favourite Android apps available. This page will be updated regularly, adding new and better apps, so make sure to come back regularly to keep up with the latest apps.

Apps and games are in no specific order whatsoever.

We’d greatly appreciate it if you could also share this page!

Social & Communication

Google+
Facebook
Facebook Messenger
Twitter
Tumblr
Foursquared
Path
BaconReader
WhatsApp
Skype
Snapchat
Vine
Pinterest

Entertainment, Music & Video

BBC iPlayer
ITV Player
4OD
Spotify
DoubleTwist Player
Airsync
Rdio
Soundhound
Shazam
Remote for iTunes
Bloom.fm
Vevo
Winamp
VLC
Google Play Music
Netflix

Productivity & Storage

Dropbox
Google Drive
Box.net
Any.DO
Wunderlist
Google Keep

Utilities & Tools

AirDroid
Chrome
Opera
Astro
Power Tools
DoubleTwist Alarm Clock
Weather Eye
uTorrent

Replacement Launchers

Nova Launcher
Apex Launcher
GO Launcher
ADW Launcher
Launcher7
Regina 3D Launcher

Customisation & Widgets

WidgetLocker
UCCW
Zedge
Swiftkey
Wallbase
Beautiful Widgets
Minimalistic Text

Photography

QuickPic
Lapse It
FXCamera
Instagram
Snaptastic
Paper Camera
Vignette
Adobe Photoshop Express
Flickr
PicLab
Pano

News & Reading

Flipboard
Google Currents
Pulse
Feedly
BBC News
Sky News
Pocket
Kindle
Press

Games

Kingdom Rush Frontiers
Kingdom Rush
The Room
Angry Birds Space
Angry Birds Star Wars
Where’s My Water?
Where’s My Perry?
Cut The Rope
Cut The Rope Experiments
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Fruit Ninja
Reckless Getaway
Spirit HD
Temple Run
ShadowGun
Rayman Jungle Run
Bad Piggies
Temple Run 2
Osmos
Minecraft

Google to sell second-gen Nexus 7 tablet in July

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 07:38:00 -0800

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market.

Google is aiming to ship as many as eight million of the Asustek-made tablets in the second half of the year, throwing down the gauntlet to other low-end tablets such as Amazon.com Inc's Kindle Fire and Apple Inc's iPad mini, the sources with knowledge of the new product said.

This is the first time details about the timing and sales targets for Google's new tablet have been unveiled, although the company has not publicly released any information.

Google, which gets almost all of its revenue from online advertising, wants the aggressively priced Nexus tablets to be a hit as more Nexus users would mean more exposure for Google's ads.

The latest version will have a higher screen resolution, a thinner bezel design and adopt Qualcomm's chip in place of Nvidia Corp's Tegra 3, which was used in the first Nexus 7s released last year, the sources said, declining to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media.

In a blow to Nvidia, Google weighed both U.S. chipmakers' processors but finally decided on Qualcomm's for power reasons, one of the sources added.

Qualcomm and Nvidia are competing aggressively in the tablet market as they seek to expand from their traditional strongholds of cellphones and PCs respectively.

A Google spokesman declined to comment on its new tablet. Qualcomm and Nvidia also declined to respond to questions.

Google and other traditionally non-hardware companies like Amazon and Microsoft Corp have begun making inroads into mobile devices as consumers increasingly access the Web on the go.

Google introduced its first tablet last June, hoping to replicate its smartphone success in a hotly contested market now dominated by Kindle Fire and iPad.

The Nexus 7 joined the ranks of smaller, 7-inch tablets popularized by Amazon and Samsung Electronics, among others.

Pricing is yet to be determined and Google's plans are fluid, the sources said. Market leader Apple is expected to launch new iPads this year as well, possibly forcing its competitors to change their assumptions.

Google may choose to sell the new gadget for $199, the same as the first generation rolled out last June, while the old model may be discounted, one of the sources said. Alternatively, the new tablet could be priced more competitively at $149 and the previous model discontinued, the source added.

The cheapest iPad mini goes for more than $300.

Core strengths
Though pricing has not been finalized, discounting could play to Google's and Amazon's strengths by getting cheaper hardware into more consumers' hands to drive revenue from their core Internet-based businesses.

"This is the 'zero margin strategy'," said Fubon Securities analyst Arthur Liao. "Ninety-seven percent of Google's revenue comes from advertisement, so it needs to sell more mobile devices in order to reach more consumers."

The Internet search giant, which has never disclosed tablet sales, plans to ship six to eight million of the new Nexus 7s in the second half of this year, the sources said. That compares to an estimated 4.6 million Nexus 7s sold in the same period last year, according to Enders Analysis mobile industry analyst Benedict Evans.

The large volume could help to accelerate development of tablet-specific applications for its Android operating software.

Asustek, a netbook PC pioneer, will continue to co-brand with Google on the new Nexus 7. The Taiwanese company has said it aims to ship over 12 million tablets this year, almost double last year's shipments.

SHIELD(MOVIES, MUSIC, AND MORE)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 07:15:00 -0800

MOVIES, MUSIC, AND MORE

SHIELD puts amazing entertainment in the palm of your hands. Get lost in the hottest movies from Hulu Plus or Netflix. Listen to your favorite music with booming, bass-reflex audio. Explore Google Play for music, books, movies, TV shows, and apps anywhere you go*. Even control an AR Drone—right from your SHIELD.

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Samsung Galaxy Android Camera (EK-GC100)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:55:00 -0800

Pin It

Much like the Nikon CoolPix S800c, Samsung takes the Android Digital Camera path. The Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 features:

Always stay connected with the 3G and Wifi connectivity
Instant photo share with Share Shot function
21x Super Long Zoom
4.8in HD back screen (720×1280 resolution)
16.3 MP
Pop-Up Xenon flash
1080p video @ 30 fps
Android 4.1 (Jelly bean) – yeah baby!
1.4 Ghz CPu

What’s your take – would you choose the s800c from the digital camera market leader Nikon, or the Galaxy EK-GC100 from the smartphone leader Samsung? Let me know in the comments…

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Qualcomm's BatteryGuru App Improves Android Battery Life

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:14:00 -0800

Battery life is always a huge concern with any smartphone. If you’re not careful, especially with Android devices, you can wind up with quite a few applications running in the background, which drains battery.

Several smartphones now come with built-in software to optimize battery life. For those that don’t, Qualcomm released Snapdragon BatteryGuru, an Android application that monitors what’s going on behind the scenes on your phone, and adjusts your phone’s settings to maximize battery life.

The app has received over 100,000 downloads since its debut in beta February of this year, and is officially launching Tuesday.

The app learns your personal phone behaviors, and then devises ways to optimize battery performance based on those behaviors.

Description

Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru is a battery life saver app that extends battery performance and improves overall user experience by intelligently making changes that optimize device functionality in phones with Snapdragon mobile processors. This app:
• Delivers longer battery life with fewer charges, acting as a battery life extender
• Intelligently learns how you use your Snapdragon-powered smartphone and optimizes your device without disabling smartphone functionality
• Requires no user configuration - Snapdragon BatteryGuru automatically learns and adjusts the smartphone settings so you don’t have to

After a brief 2-4 day introduction period, Snapdragon BatteryGuru learns the user’s behaviors and then notifies the user that it is ready to extend the battery life and improve the experience. Snapdragon BatteryGuru continues to operate in the background, deepening its understanding of the user and further optimizing the experience over time.

Snapdragon BatteryGuru battery saver app supports a majority of Snapdragon powered devices and we will continue to work to support additional Snapdragon powered devices. If you experience problems using this battery saver app, we'd really appreciate if you send us an email at batteryguru@qti.qualcomm.com explaining your problem prior to leaving a review – we’ll try to respond as soon as possible.

Trending Questions
Q. Why does Snapdragon BatteryGuru need to know my location?
A. Snapdragon BatteryGuru uses your location to know the places where you have access to Wi-Fi. It does not use GPS but instead uses Android’s low power network location mechanism to find your approximate location.

Q. Why is my Wi-Fi ON sometimes, when I’m expecting it to be OFF?
A. Snapdragon BatteryGuru’s Wi-Fi management feature turns Wi-Fi on when you need it and turns it off when you don’t, thereby saving you power. However, even when you don’t have Wi-Fi access Snapdragon BatteryGuru will periodically turn Wi-Fi on for few minutes to check if your ability to access Wi-Fi has changed. Likewise when you move to a new location, BatteryGuru will turn Wi-Fi on for a few minutes to check if Wi-Fi access is available. Fear not, turning on the Wi-Fi radio for a few minutes like this has little or no impact on your battery life.

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Stick-N-Find Bluetooth Location Tracker

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:51:00 -0800

Never lose your keys again!

Stick Bluetooth® trackers to keys, luggage, electronics and more
Use the free Radar app to locate lost items with your smartphone
Track up to 20 items at once within 100 foot range
Virtual Leash function alerts you if an object moves out of selected range
Find It alerts give you notifications if an object comes within a selected range
Stick-N-Find stickers have a buzzer and light, so that you can find stuff in the dark.
Trackers are about the size of a quarter, so you can stick them just about anywhere
Works with iOS smartphones and tablets
Set of 2: Includes 2 Stick-N-Find Bluetooth® trackers (also includes 2 key fobs for keychain attachment)
Set of 4: Includes 4 Stick-N-Find Bluetooth® trackers (also includes 4 key fobs for keychain attachment)

Note: Stick-N-Find currently works with iOS devices only.

Stick trackers to any item and find it with your smartphone.
Car keys, pet collars, luggage, electronics–and more! The Stick N’ Find Bluetooth® tracker works with an app to locate lost or missing objects. Just stick the trackers to whatever you don’t want to lose and download the free app. From there, you can use Stick-N-Find trackers to monitor the locations of up to 20 objects. You can use the app to get alerts if an object moves away more than the selected distance from your phone, or get notifications when your desired item comes in range again—perfect for when you’re waiting for luggage at the baggage claim.

Radar app lets you find anything within 100 feet—even in the dark.
The Stick-N-Find Radar screen displays all your devices within your desired range (up to 100 feet). You can tap the Sticker on the radar screen and decide if you would like it to buzz, flash the lights, or do both. Once you have located a sticker that you’d like to find on the Radar Screen, simply start walking in a specific direction, and see if it gets closer or farther to locate it. It’s like a high-tech version of the “hot or cold” game.

Virtual leash function is great for pets.
This feature allows you to create a virtual Leash for a particular tracker. If that tracker moves away more than the approximate selected distance from your phone, your phone will alarm you. You can even select different types of alarms for different trackers.

Specs and System Requirements

Connectivity: Bluetooth® 4.0 (Bluetooth® Low Energy)

Range: Approximately 100 feet

Battery: Lasts up-to 1 year (based on 30 min. a day use)

Battery Type: CR2016 replaceable watch battery

Diameter: 0.98 Inches x Thickness 0.16 Inches

Weight: 0.15 ounces

Compatibility: iOS devices with Bluetooth® SMART (iPhone® 4S, iPhone® 5, iPad® 4th Generation, iPod Touch 7th generation, iPad® mini).

Know How Hot Your Bathwater Is Without Even Touching It

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:29:00 -0800

When you’re filling that tub up for a nice hot bath, you’ll often find yourself fiddling with the spout to get the temperature just right. It’s always a sequence of stick your hand in boiling water, turn the faucet down to something colder, ok now it’s too cold, let’s make it hot again, is it hot enough, damn it I burned myself. It’s not the apocalypse in terms of problems people can have, but this inconvenience can be solved with the above tub spout cover that displays the water’s temperature digitally. Adjust it without ever so much as touching the water, at least until it’s ready.

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The iPad Pocket Projector.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:23:00 -0800

This is the pocket-sized projector that connects directly to an iPad to instantly display enlarged views of photos, movies, and presentations. Smaller than a smartphone and weighing less than 5 oz., the device plugs into an iPad's 30-pin charging port, turning any space into a movie theater without complicated setup or cables. Its 35-lumen LED produces 6" to 60" diagonal images from 8" to 78" away with a 4:3 aspect ratio. The projector's 640 x 480 pixel resolution ensures a sharp view, a manual focus wheel fine-tunes image clarity, and the iPad's speakers control the sound. With a free app, users can magnify or rotate images and project everything from YouTube videos to live Internet surfing sessions. The internal lithium-polymer battery provides two hours of projection and recharges via USB with the included cable. Also functions as a backup battery for an iPhone. LED is rated for 20,000 hours. Compatible with devices that use 30-pin connector, including third generation iPad, iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS, and third and fourth generation iPod touch. 3" L x 2 3/4" W x 1" D. (4 1/2 oz.)

How to walk safely while using your Android device

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:32:00 -0800

If you haven't stumbled or walked into someone while checking your e-mail or texting, you're either conscientious or lucky. Transparent Screen is a neat, free Android app that shows what's in front of you in the background of your Android screen so you can avoid calamity.

Smartphones have a way of insinuating themselves into every aspect of our lives. Most of the time, this just leads to accusations of rudeness or hypergeekiness, but walking down the street while browsing, texting, or whatever can pose more serious hazards. Transparent Screen is a great, free Android app that uses your device's camera to give you a heads-up of what lies ahead. Here's how to use it:

Install Transparent Screen here.
Launch the app to start it, stop it, or change the settings.
Before you begin, you may want to tinker with the settings. I set it to the lowest resolution, as I only care about whether signs are in my path, not what they say. Certain settings can only be adjusted if you buy the premium app, but you get the good stuff for free.

Step 3: Start, stop and choose settings for Transparent Screen.
Tap the big Start & Stop bar at the top to fire up the transparency.
It doesn't take long for the background image to show up, and you may want to fiddle with the transparency level slider to get the right balance for your phone and eyeballs.
Walk and text, browse, or navigate to your heart's content, knowing that you're somewhat safer than the other smartphone users around you.

Step 6: Avoid walking into telephone poles.
Tap that big Start & Stop bar on the Transparent Screen app once more to turn it off (and save your battery) when you've reached your destination.

Top 8 Free Photo Apps for Android

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:01:00 -0800

Photo Grid

Photo Grid is my favorite collage-making app. Sometimes just one feed. Photo Grid lets you make a collection of pictures, choose your layout, your background you want.

Phonto

The best text-on-photo app I’ve found for Android. I think the iPhone version lets you make a solid background behind the text which would be an awesome feature, but I still love it nonetheless. You can choose a variety of fonts, change the size, color, shadow, etc. Again, you can share it right from the app.

Pixlr Express

My favorite feature of this photo editing app is the crop function. If you’re going to be using a photo for Instagram, it needs to be a square. It’s helpful to already have the picture cropped before you add any effects, borders, or text. Pixlr Express easily lets you do this. I also love the photo correction features, like brightening, contrast, color correction, etc. The overlays, effects, and borders are fun too.

Snapseed

This is my go-to for fine tuning photo correction- you can choose an adjustment and select how much or little effect you want by sliding your finger. This one crops too, and has a great center-focus feature.

Pixlr-o-Matic

The big brother to Pixlr Express. This app has lots of fun effects, but finding the one you want to use takes a little longer than the express version.

Little Photo

More fun effects & overlays, because you can never have too many.I would use this one more if it had a built in crop feature, but it is fun to layer different effects and see what you come with.

Familiar

This isn’t so much a photo app as a social media-esque app: it’s a super simple photo sharing app. I use it to share pictures with my mom and the husband when he’s out of town. I can just click share from the picture on my phone and it uploads to a gallery they can see. Much easier than emailing attachments or sending a billion texts.

Dropbox

Zavvi threatens shoppers after accidental PS Vita deliveries

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:40:00 -0800

Zavvi says that shoppers are legally obliged to return the handheld consoles

Online retailer Zavvi has warned customers to whom it accidentally sent a video games console that they could face legal action if they have not arranged the machines' return.

The UK firm mistakenly delivered PlayStation Vitas to shoppers who had ordered a £20 game released last month.

It subsequently warned those who did not voluntarily return them that it might take "legal remedies".

One expert warned the move could damage its brand.

News of the issue was first covered by the games blog Dark Zero.

It published a "final notice" letter sent to one Zavvi customer who had originally ordered a copy of the platform game Tearaway.

"As you are aware, as a result of a technical error, you were not sent Tearaway (priced at approximately £19.99) and instead were sent a PS Vita (priced at approximately £169.99). This was an error on our part and we apologise for any inconvenience this has caused you," it said.

Affected customers had only expected to receive the game TearawayLegal argumentMachiavellian customersVideo games are among the bestselling items on Zavvi's website

"We have tried to contact you on numerous occasions to give you the opportunity to return this item to us (at our cost and no inconvenience to yourself), but to date you have refused to do so.

"This is our final notice to politely remind you that you did not order, or pay for, a PS Vita and if you fail to contact us by 5pm (UK time) on 10 December 2013 to arrange a convenient time for the PS Vita to be collected we reserve the right to enforce any and/or all legal remedies to us."

A spokeswoman for The Hut Group - which owns Zavvi - confirmed that the letter was genuine, but declined to say how many had been sent out or to comment further.

The BBC understands that the majority of customers contacted by the firm have complied with its request.

The Hut Group based its threat of legal action on its understanding of the UK's distance selling regulations.

Although they state that "unsolicited goods" can be treated as unconditional gifts that do not need to be returned, and that it is illegal for the sender to threaten legal action - the legislation they are basedadds the qualification that this only applies if there was no "prior request made by or on behalf of the recipient".

In the case of orders that were made but mixed up, the Citizens Advice Bureau suggests consumers should indeed return the items.

"If goods are sent to you by mistake, you need to contact whoever sent them to let them know and ask them to collect the goods," it says on its website.

"You might get goods sent by mistake if they are meant for someone else or you've been sent duplicate or extra items on top of what you ordered."

Comments left by gamers on Eurogamer's discussion forum indicated that many sympathised with Zavvi's request that the consoles be returned.

"Not sending them back is just pure thievery and nothing else," wrote one nicknamed megatronx.

However, several objected to the way the firm had handled the affair.

"I don't deny that they are within reason to get back those Vitas, as they were clearly sent out in error. However, I've described them as scumbags on the basis of the using the 'law' as a justification for the threatening tone of the letter," wrote karaokequeen3.

One consumer goods expert said that the firm risked damaging its brand during the crucial Christmas shopping season.

"Whether or not a customer has the legal right to keep goods, or indeed must return them, they will feel that the responsibility for the inconvenience caused sits squarely with the business who wrongly delivered them," Aidan Bocci, chief executive of the Commercial Advantage consultancy, told the BBC.

"That business must tread very carefully.

"A heavy handed approach to ensure mistakenly delivered goods are returned will at best bring out a Machiavellian streak in a small group of people and at worst damage the reputation of the business to loyal honest customers - its core source of profit - who are now being told by the business that 'we don't trust you'".

Singh Saab The Great 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:26:00 -0800

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