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Disabling USB Port

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:12:00 +0000

If you are in a need of disabling the USB Ports of your laptop for security purpose,here is a simple trick you can use.

Registry Method to disable USB drive access

Following registry changes will prevent users from successful connection of USB drive to USB ports on Windows PC. Be careful, do not try this if you don’t know about registry settings.

- Click Start > Run. Type regedit, and click OK.
- Locate & then click the following registry key:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor
- In the details pane, double-click Start.

- In the Value data box, type 4, click Hexadecimal (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.
- Exit Registry Editor.

To enable the access again, follow same steps as above and change value to 3 from 4.

Creating a Bootable Pen Drive

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:28:00 +0000

Required:

    * USB Flash Drive (4GB+)
    * Microsoft OS Disk (Vista / Windows 7)
    * A computer Running Vista / Windows 7

Step 1: Format the Drive
The steps here are to use the command line to format the disk properly using the diskpart utility.
[Be warned: this will erase everything on your drive. Be careful.]

   1. Plug in your USB Flash Drive and format it by right click>format (use files system>NTFS) ok
   2. Open a command prompt as administrator (Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator”)
   3. Find the drive number of your USB Drive by typing the following into the Command Prompt window:
      diskpart
      list disk
      The number of your USB drive will listed. You’ll need this for the next step. I’ll assume that the USB flash drive is disk 1.
   4. Format the drive by typing the next instructions into the same window. Replace the number “1” with the number of your disk below.
      select disk 1
      select partition 1
      active
      exit
      When that is done you’ll have a formatted USB flash drive ready to be made bootable.

Step 2: Make the Drive Bootable
Next we’ll use the bootsect utility that comes on the Vista or Windows 7 disk to make the flash drive bootable. In the same command window that you were using in Step 1:

   1. Insert your Windows Vista / 7 DVD into your drive.
   2. Change directory to the DVD’s boot directory where bootsect lives:
      d:
      cd d:\boot
   3. Use bootsect to set the USB as a bootable NTFS drive prepared for a Vista/7 image. I’m assuming that your USB flash drive has been labeled disk G:\ by the computer:
      bootsect /nt60 g:
   4. You can now close the command prompt window, we’re done here.

Step 3: Copy the installation DVD to the USB drive
The easiest way is to use Windows explorer to copy all of the files on your DVD on to the formatted flash drive. After you’ve copied all of the files the disk you are ready to go.

Step 4: Set your BIOS to boot from USB
This is where you’re on your own since every computer is different. Most BIOS’s allow you to hit a key at boot and select a boot option.

I used these instructions to get my Acer Aspire 5738G laptop loaded with Windows 7 and it worked fine.

Fix for Digsby’s Facebook authentication error

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:10:00 +0000

To all Digsby users (ignore this post if you don’t use Digsby):
If you use Digsby with Facebook, you might have noticed that things behave strangely — the program pops up a window looking like this when it tries to connect to Facebook:

Then after you give it your credentials, Digsby still thinks you’re not logged in, and so on.
If you found this page via a google search, there’s a simple hack / workaround you can use to patch up this problem. Basically, instead of using the Facebook protocol to connect, we let Digsby use the Jabber protocol as a ‘proxy’ to connect to Facebook:

Go to Digsby -> My Accounts and in the Add Accounts section at the top, select the Jabber icon.
You should get a window that looks like this:
In the Jabber ID box, put your.id@chat.facebook.com, and in the password field, put your facebook password. For example, if your facebook username is at facebook.com/yourname, your Jabber id is yourname@chat.facebook.com.
Remove the facebook account from Digsby

At this point, you’re done: Digsby should give you no more problems about Facebook.

Sony Xperia Tipo shows up on Flipkart for Pre-order

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:59:00 +0000

After its announcement in July ,Sony Xperia Tipo now seems to be on its way to the Indian market.As of now,Xperia Tipo is available online for pre-order on Flipkart.
There are two versions- Tipo and Tipo Dual priced at Rs 9499 and Rs 10,299 respectively.Both the devices will be available by the second week of September.

The specifications of the device seems good.The Sony Xperia Tipo runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is powered by an 800MHz processor. The Xperia Tipo has 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320 X 480 pixels resolution, 3.2MP camera, 512MB of RAM, 2.9GB built-in storage (up to 2.5GB user-accessible memory) and microSD card slot that supports storage up to 32GB. The device comes with a 1,500 mAh battery, which is rated to deliver 5 hours of talktime on 2G mode and 4 hours on 3G.

For connectivity, the device supports Wi-Fi, USB and Bluetooth. The Xperia Tipo comes preloaded with various apps such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, Google Voice Search, Google Talk, WhatsApp, Google Play, Instant Messaging. Full specifications of the Sony Xperia Tipo are available here

Check out the price on Flipkart :

Understand Website Terminology

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:48:00 +0000

You all have heard about websites and their ranking statistics reported by Alexa,Google and various other similar sites.But what is the criteria of ranking these websites ? Some would say its the Hits on the website,the other would stuck on the point of Page views. But what is it which is considered in calculations of web traffic? Today this post will make you familiar with the terms and their importance.

Hits

Hits is also known as request and it’s the total number of files loaded when a single page is requested from the web server. So how hits are calculated? For example – a single web page with 15 images (transparent.gif, header-background.gif, etc)is loaded, that’s 15 hits for starters. The web page has 10 photos (jammie.jpg, group-photo.jpg, etc), that’s another 10 hits. If you add up the CSS files, Javascript files and all the external files, each time a web page is loaded, it can easily build up more than 50 hits. If you clear cache, reload the page, another 50+ hits again.
Hits are rarely used to to judge a website’s traffic nowadays as they are not really accurate. The numbers are big and certainly cool, but generally useless.Measuring traffics in hits usually returns you a proudly large number.

Pageviews

Pageviews is a calculation of how many times a page is viewed. Say a visitor lands on your main page, that’s 1 pageview. Same visitor clicks to About Us page, that’s another pageview. By dividing total pageviews with total unique visitors, you can get an idea how many pageviews each visitor generates.

Impressions

Impression is more or less a marketing term, normally calculated in bulk of 1000. It counts how many times a element (image, text, video) appears on a web page. If a advertisement network is paying $3/CPM (Cost Per Thousand Impressions), that means you are getting paid $3 when the banner appears 1000 times on your web page.

Visits / Unique Visitors

Visits is normally equivalent to unique visitors. Think of it as the number of different people (different IP) that visits your web page. Visits or unique visitors are the most essential numbers of all, when it comes to determine the traffic of a specific site.

Micromax Pixel A90 : Take a look at this new Superphone

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Budget phones are everywhere in the market nowadays and companies have started to know the value of this market space.Recently LG came up with its budget phone Optimus L3 and Sony is expected to come up with Xperia Tipo in the next month.
In this battle of capturing the budget smartphone markets, Micromax-the leading Indian brand launched a new device called Superphone 'Pixel' A90 for 12,990 only.

This is the first phone from Micromax in this price to have a Super AMOLED screen.Also,Micromax knows better what is the demand of the youth in India and how to come up with low price-high quality device.

Superphone Pixel wins everyone's heart in the first look as the sleek slim body is irresistible.
The super AMOLED screen is protected by a scratch resistant glass (not the Gorilla glass) which offers a pretty decent scratch proof build.

Pixel A90 is running on Mediatek MT6575 chipset which is currently in single core but will be upgraded to a dual core version by October.The processor is no doubt performing very good as its a 1 GHz.No lags appeared in using the applications.

Pixel A90 doesn't have any physical hardware keys on the screen just like A100 Canvas.
The phone is loaded with all essential features like Wifi,Bluetooth,3G that offers a high speed data.Lastly,the phone is a dual sim device that will make your both the sims active all the time.

Pixel A90 comes with a 8 MP camera with LED Flash that seriously performed much better than our expectations.The camera uses a CMOS Based sensor that gives you a balanced color shot.
See the camera sample below by A90 pixel :

Currently,Micromax A90 is available on Snapdeal.Click here to buy it.

Benchmark Scores on Quadrant of Micromax A90 Pixel:
Total - 2543
CPU - 2432
Memory - 3101
I/O - 4672
2D - 595
3D - 1917

Benchmark Scores on Antutu of Micromax A90 Pixel:
Total - 3950
CPU - 1346
GPU - 518
RAM - 1418
I/O - 650

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Add Floating Twitter button on your Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:55:00 +0000

Floating Twitter button provides your reader a direct link to get connected to your twitter profile.It is a attractive widget which attracts your readers attention which may also results in increasing your followers.
So,this is the tutorial to get the same button on get the floating twitter button on your blogger website.

Here I have used fixed position property which floats with your scrolling.

Steps:

Open this link https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons#follow and fill up your username and other settings as per your choice.
On the right hand side,there appears a code which you have to copy and paste.
Go to Blogger Dashboard > Design > Page Layout > Add A Gadget > HTML/Javascript.
Paste the code below in the box
<div style="position: fixed; bottom: 20%; right:0px;border-radius:4px">
Now just after the above code, paste the code from the twitter and write </div> after the code.
It should look like this as shown in the picture.
Incase you are having problem in implementing the above steps,comment below.

Micromax Ninja 3.5 & Micromax Ninja 4.0

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:53:00 +0000

Micromax Ninja 3.5 and Ninja 4.0

At the launching event by Micromax,they showcased their upcoming entry level devices -Ninja 3.5(A57) and Ninja 4.0. Actually the numbers after 'NINJA' is not a version in fact they are the screen sizes.
Yes,Ninja 3.5 will be having a 3.5 inch TFT capacitive screen whereas Ninja 4.0 will be having a 4 inch TFT capacitive screen.
Both the models are pretty identical to each other and also in most of the specifications they ranks the same except for the screen sizes.
On the top,there is a 3.5mm audio jack with the microUSB charging port at the bottom.Volume Rocker is present on the left side and the right side is occupied by Power/Wakeup button.

The Specifications known till yet to us of Micromax Ninja 3.5 and Ninja 4.0 are :
- Both the devices will be running on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) which is disappointing but performs well.
- Both the devices are powered by 1Ghz Processor and 256 MB RAM.
- Both the devices have a camera of 3MP which sounds good for their prices.

These devices are expected to give a competition to Samsung's entry Android phone 'Galaxy Y'

Launch Date: Second week of September 2012
Price: Micromax Ninja 3.5 is priced at Rs 5,000 and Micromax Ninja 4.0 is priced at Rs 6,000. Considering the price,the devices seems to be a value for money product.

Micromax A100 Detailed review

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:33:00 +0000

Introduction :
Micromax had launched recently launched Superphone A100 canvas in the market priced at Rs.9999 . Currently A100 is available in Single core version and its dual core version is expected to be out in the market by September end.
Micromax is one of the leading Indian brands in the market and is coming up with the products good in looks,features and priced reasonably.

Design Looks :

This phone is quite slim but not as slim what it is expected to be (just 11.9 mm thin to be precise).
It feels very light in hand as the body is complete plastic with a matte finish back cover.
Micromax had not placed any buttons on the front of the screen which is invisible when the screen light is off.
When screen light is on,there appears 3 buttons which also takes up some pretty pixels on the screen,thus reducing the space for the screen view.The screen resolution is (854*480) on a 4.95 inch FWVGA screen.
The volume rocker is on the left side and the power button on the right which looks a little raised .There is a 3.5mm audio jack present on the top and a micro USB port at the bottom.Really a impressive device in looks,good build quality.

Multimedia and Interface:
The screen is very touch responsive.The credit goes to 1 Ghz processor and the large screen which performs very well.Micromax A100 comes with all the multimedia features and with some preloaded apps like mBuddy,mZone,mStore,Google Plus etc. but the disappointing fact is the non-availability of AISHA feature on it which is there in low budget phones of Micromax.
A100 Superphone canvas sports a camera of 5 MP and a front camera of 0.3MP for video calling.
The camera performs good in its price and an average recording of 480 p(demo) .

The browsing on this phone is very very good with zooming and pinching very smoothly.If you're buying yourself a device for web browsing,this is going to be a very good choice.
The sound on this device is also good.It comes with a different sort of headset which is non-in ear headsets unlike A90 and A52.
The device is capable of 5 multitouch which is useful in playing games demanding high amount of touch responses.

Performance:
The 1 Ghz Qualcomm Scorpion processor performs its job very well and there is no lag in moving from one screen to another.Also there is a good performance by the Wi-fi and bluetooth.
It comes with a Adreno 200 GPU which makes it possible to play some games likeTemple Run,FruitNinja,AvatarHD without any lag.It comes with an internal memory of 2GB(1.3GB left for the applications).ICS out of the box is a very good thing for this device.In this price bracket,the device proved to be a value for money product.
The notification panel is a sweet for the user getting their useful and frequently used option at one place.You'll not have to install other widgets for this.

Battery:
It comes with a battery of 2000mAh which performs well and ends up with some good amount even after the heavy use for 5-6 hours.

Benchmark:
On testing the device on Antutu benchmark,the results were
Total : 2845
CPU: 1027
GPU: 293
RAM:1021
I/O: 504
On Quadrant benchmark, it scored a total of 2189.

Final Verdict :
This device under Rs 10,000 is a very good buy if your budget is limited to this and you can't afford to go for more.
And if you're ready to spend some more bucks then I would suggest you to go for Micromax A90 which is priced at about 12,000 but will be available in markets in September.
However,you can wait till September for the dual cores version of Micromax A100 which will be a very good in terms of performance.

The device might take some time to come in the market,but you can buy a one from Flipkart as the device showed up itself yesterday only.

Comparison between Micromax A100 and Micromax A90 here :

Upgrade to Windows 8 announcement by Microsoft

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:31:00 +0000

If you are among those customers who bought a Windows 7 PC after June 2,2012 ,Microsoft had opened registration for Windows 8 upgrade.You can upgrade your Windows 7 machine to Windows 8 Pro for $14.99 or 699 INR.
Those who purchased a PC before June 2,2012 will be available for $39.99 upgrade, which is a good deal though.

Microsoft announced about the upgradation on Twitter.

All you need to do while upgrading is to enter the 25-digit Windows 7 OEM product key at the time of online registration process.
To register one has to log in to www.windowsupgradeoffer.com .
Registrations will remain open till 28 February 2013.
By October 26,2012 Microsoft will send promo codes via e-mail,so that user can use them at the checkout within the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant.

The $14.99 update is only meant for PCs running variants of Windows 7, however the $39.99 upgrade for older PCs even includes upgrade paths for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Microsoft has stopped offering its Release Preview, so before the official October 26 launch, this is the only way to legally access Windows 8.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos announced to hit the market

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:28:00 +0000

The most awaited dual sim Android phone was announced by the Samsung calling it 'Samsung Galaxy S Duos' just like the series of its other dual sim phones.
The Samsung Galaxy S Duos is expected to be in the market by the September,though European market will be the first one to get taste of it.
It is very similar to the high end Android smartphone Samsung Galaxy S3 in looks ,the only big difference being the dual sim capability.

Specifications :
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
1 Ghz Cortex A5 single core processor
4 inch WVGA TFT Screen
480 x 800 resolution
5MP camera
4GB inbuilt memory
expandable to 32 GB
1500mAh battery
Dual Sim (GSM+GSM)
Supports Wifi,Bluetooth,USB 2.0
Samsung's Chaton Communication service preloaded

The good thing about the smartphone is the 1500mAh battery which is expected to deliver more performance hour and also the Dual Sim feature which will be always on.
The price had not yet announced by the company but we believe that it is going to be a mid-range budget phone giving competition to Nokia Asha series,LG and HTC Desire C.

Till then keep visiting us to know more of the smartphone.

Micromax A90 Vs Micromax A100

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:32:00 +0000

Micromax has recently launched two new additions to its Android line up in the country.
Both these smartphones comes up with Android 4.0 ICS out of the box and are expected to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by the end of 2012. Micromax A100 has been already termed as phablet whereas Micromax A90 is packed with super cool features.

Lets take a look at both Micromax A100 vs Micromax A90 head to head.

Operating System :
Micromax A100 and A90 both runs on Android 4.0 ICS and can be upgraded to Jelly Bean as per the hardware specifications.Thus both of them are clear winners.

Processor :
Micromax A100 runs on Dual core Qualcomm Scorpion chipset ARM V7 processor with Adreno 200 GPU whereas Micromax A90 is also a dual core running on MediaTek chipset + PowerVR SGX 531.Thus clearly A90 wins but at this moment both the phones are coming in single cores only.Dual cores will be available in market shortly.
As both are powered by 1GHz processor single core for now,A100 is better on bucks for now.

Screen Size:
Micromax A100 has a screen size of 5'(4.92 to be precise) with Capacitive display with amazing 16.8 million colours whereas Micromax A90 is coming with AMOLED screen of size 4.3'.Definitely AMOLED screen is better than the Capacitive one.

RAM:
Currently both the phones are coming with 512 MB of RAM.Thus both wins.

Internal Memory:
Micromax A100 has an internal memory of 2GB and expandable upto 32GB whereas Micromax A90 has an internal memory of 4Gb and expandable upto 32 GB.Thus A90 wins.

Sound:
A90 sounds a bit better than A100 as A90 comes with an in-ear style earphones with gold plated 3.5mm jack.

Camera:
Micromax A100 sports 5MP rear and 0.3MP front facing camera. 5MP primary camera is well supported by simple LED flash. Micromax A90 comes up with 8MP primary camera with flash and CMOS technology. It is accompanied by 0.3MP front facing camera for video calls. In terms of camera, Micromax A90 wins the game.

Battery:
Micromax A100 comes with 2000 mAh battery whereas Micromax A90 comes with 1600 mAh battery.Though both the handsets offer 5 hours of talktime and over a week of standby mode.

AISHA:
Micromax A100 is not coming with pre-loaded AISHA feature whereas A90 is coming with AISHA.

Benchmark Tests:

According to Antutu Benchmark, Micromax A100 scored a total of 2733 whereas A90 scored 3950.
As per Quadrant Benchmark, Micromax A100 scored 2075 whereas A90 scored 2543.

For detailed review of A100 visit this .
For a detailed review of A90 visit this .

Sony announced Xperia SL with 1.7Ghz and 12MP camera

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:56:00 +0000

When Sony had made up the mind to take up on the smartphone markets in every possible price bracket,it has just unveiled hottest device of its Xperia line up called Xperia SL which is powered by a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Scorpion S3 processor with Adreno 220 GPU and whopping 12Megapixel Camera. Sony has mainly focused on Camera and HD Display which might be promoted as its selling point.

Sony should think about considering new processors which can compete with other high-end smartphones of same price range,as Qualcomm S3 processor is not at the level of Galaxy S3 performance. With 720p display the device maintains awesome 342 ppi pixel density and beats the iPhone’s retina display with considerable margin. The price had not yet been disclosed but we can predict that it will cost you around 35,000/-

Features of Sony Xperia SL

1.7Ghz Qualcomm Scorpion S3 processor with Adreno 220 GPU

4.3 Inches Scratch resistant display with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution(342 ppi pixel density)

32GB storage (No SD card slot)

12 Megapixel Primary Camera

1.3 Megapixel Secondary Camera

Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

1GB Ram

When the phone gets into the market we'll definitely review it for you

ICS Update rolling for Sony Xperia P

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:11:00 +0000

Sony has started rolling out Android 4.0 update for Xperia P smartphones. Company told about this on its official blog that update will go live in certain markets had started, while the others will get in the coming weeks.

Sony Xperia P users will get a notification on their smartphones, when the update is available. Company notes that while most of the users will be able to update the device over-the-air, in some cases customers might have to use the PC Companion or Bridge for Mac software.

Update change-log

New media applications - "Walkman", "Album" and "Movies"

Extended standby mode, increasing standby time by up to four times

Improved lock-screen

Resizable widgets

Improved control of mobile data consumption

Recent Apps button

Company also revealed that Xperia U, Xperia sola and Xperia go are next in line to get the Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Sony Xperia P currently runs on Android 2.3 and features 4-inch display, 1GHz dual-core processor and 8MP camera.

Micromax launched Superphone Canvas A100 & Pixel A90

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:41:00 +0000

Micromax which is emerging as one of the top smartphones brands in India,in an event unveiled four of its upcoming phones - Micromax Superfone Pixel A90,Micromax Superfone Canvas A100,Ninja 3.5 and Ninja 4.0 .

Micromax Canvas A100 sports a huge 5-inch screen with 854x480 pixels resolution . It is a dual-SIM(GSM+GSM) device that runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich and has 1GHz dual-core processor on-board. A100 also comes with a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, 2000 mAh battery, 4GB internal memory and can be expanded up to 32 GB with the help of a microSD card slot. It will be available for Rs. 9,990.

On the other hand, Micromax Superfone Pixel A90 comes with a 4.3-inch Super-AMOLED screen with a resolution of 800X480pixels. This smartphone too has a 1GHz dual-core processor with 512 MB RAM and runs on Ice Cream Sandwich. It packs in 1600 mAh battery and 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 0.3 megapixel front camera. The market operating price of this smartphone is Rs. 12,990.

Both these smartphones come with Micromax's voice assistant AISHA pre-installed and will be available in the market from Friday (August 17, 2012).

The company is targeting to capture 10 percent of the smartphone market. To achieve this target the company plans to launch at least one smartphone every month for the rest of the year.

The Indian handset maker already has plans to launch two new smartphones - Ninja3.5 and Ninja 4 in the coming month which is aimed to knock off the Samsung's Galaxy Y phones as understood by their latest TV advertisement shouting 'Why Y'
.Talking about the Jelly Bean plans, commented that the company is targeting to roll out Jelly Bean update for its Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones by early next quarter.

You can watch the Unboxing and hands on review by iGyaan below :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgOAKm1AplY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUytCZEPYOU

Top Launchers For Your Android Device

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:06:00 +0000

Android is one of the top operating system for mobile devices. Today lets talk about some of the best Launchers for Android Smart Phones.

Launchers define the main thing how your phones looks in terms of home screen User interface(UI). Many Companies like Samsung , HTC and LG make their own launchers to give their users a different experience. Samsung is know for very easy to use TouchWiz UI. HTC is know for HTC Sense which can be highly customized.

There are many launchers available online for your Android devices also available on the Google Play Store.
Here is the list of top 5.

Go Launcher :
It is one of the most popular Launcher for Android. It comes with some inbuilt themes. Thousands of themes for Go Launchers are available on the Google Play Store. Many of them are free and has some premium themes are also available.
It comes with many widgets and screen locks too and that too with many animations when you scroll. It makes the experience awesome which feels pretty smooth and works perfectly on Low end devices also.
You can also create your own folders which is currently available only for Android 4.0+ Devices.

SPB Shell 3D :
This Launcher is a bit costly but still is a great app. It is a smooth as butter even on low end devices.
You can get a 3D look in your phone. SPB Shell Developers say that through this you can add a new dimension to your Android Device .
It is a next generation User Interface and you can also create folders in this which was an Android 4.0+ only feature.This is a must have for any Android device. It is very good app in terms of features and looks gorgeous too. You can flip between screens in the easy way and you can also customize it. It comes with many widgets and also comes with the support for Live Wallpapers. If you are ready to spend some bucks, then you should go for it otherwise leave it and go for GO Launcher EX.

Holo Launcher Plus :
Give any Android 2.2+ device the make over of Ice Cream Sandwich. It comes with many of the stock Ice Cream Sandwich features and widgets. It also has stock icons from Ice Cream Sandwich devices.
In no way anyone can tell that this is not ICS if he has not seen that this is just a launcher.
Many developers even remove stock Launcher and add this launcher to lower the total size of their Custom ROM.You can make up to 9 Home screen pages which is enough for everyone and is smooth too.
Many of you will love this launcher and will continue to use this on wards. It comes with very nice transition effects and it has also a support for overlapping widgets.

Launcher 7 Donate :
Don't worry if you're not getting a Windows Phone 7. Get this and get your Android device the makeover of Windows Phone 7.
Launcher 7 Donate is the Ad-free version for Launcher 7 with some great features. This launcher is difficult to ignore because it is a great launcher and is loved by many people. It has great rating on Google Play Store. This one of the fastest launchers available for Android phone. It looks really classy. You can also use widgets as a tile which is a great feature which real Windows Phone 7 also lacks. The Contacts widgets is animated and works great. It gives you real like tile animations and feel like a real Windows Phone 7 device. It also has features like folder tiles which is again great. This is a great launcher and everyone should give it at least one try and it gives better experience because of more better support.

Espier Launcher :
This Launcher is for those people who are coming from iOS to Android. This looks like an iPhone with a great support of Widgets which have a different page. It also has a search page like the iPhone and you can also Hide apps. Just hold app and when the app icon is shaking just like on it and then click on Hide App. You can also rename apps and the same way of hiding apps is used. This comes without any app drawer as in the iPhone.
It comes with some custom icons too. If you add the iPhone Lock screen then it gives you better than the iPhone feeling and you may enjoy using this launcher. There are many other launchers of iOS but there is no launcher which can beat this launcher. You can also create folders the same way you make it in iOS Devices and the animation is also the same.All the launchers I have listed among are the best Launchers for your android Devices.
Please comment if you liked my post.

Private Browsing Apps for Android Device

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:43:00 +0000

Many times you have to share your Android Phone with your Friends and Family. Some things like Credit Card Numbers, Stored Passwords and many more things which you do not want to share with your Friends or Family. For that purpose. you have to go towards Private Browsing Apps which never Save the History while you browse the Internet and The default Android browser does not support private browsing and you can not browse privately with it. Here we are sharing some great and free ways to browse privately in Android.

1. Dolphin HD Browser – One of the Fastest Browser

Dolphin HD Browser is one of the most Advanced Browser for Android. It gives you looks like Google Chrome, High Speed Internet Browsing, Plugins Support and the most important for our today’s topic that is Private Browsing . This Browser is free to use. You can enable private browsing by going Tool Box >> Private Browsing. After enabling private browsing Dolphin will erase everything after closing the browser.

2. Mozilla Firefox – One of the Most Popular Browser

This is a very popular browser in the PC World. It is one of the most popular browser in the PC World. It has its importance in Android for Private Browsing too. You can enable its private browsing feature by enabling option “Do not track”. By using this option websites are also unable to track your information available in browser such as location,emails etc.

3. Beaver Lite - Specialized for Private Browsing

It erases all the Browsing Data Once you close the Browser. It is a special browser which saves your bookmarks and images with password and no one can access this data without knowing password. Moreover your bookmarked data is also hidden from other apps and no other app can access your data.

4. Boat Browser

Boat Browser also supports private browsing as Incognito mode. Current version of Boat Browser supports add-ons. To Enable the Incognito Mode, go to settings >> at the bottom left click on “privacy” and “enable private browsing” or “Incognito mode”

Install a Browser on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Devices

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:17:00 +0000

Now you can enjoy Google Chrome Browser Feeling in your Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Devices. It will work on any device running Android 2.3.x. It is fast, cool, responsive and has chrome looks.

Steps for installing this Fast Browser on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Devices :-

1. Download AppInstaller in your Android Phone (Google Play link)
2. Download Google_Chrome.apk (Download link) and put it inside your Micro SD memory card .
3. Go to “Settings>Applications” and tick Unknown Sources
4. Now, through app installer install Google_Chrome. apk
5. Now remember by Most Important step “Enjoy”

[box type="note"]This is not Chrome this is modified version of a browser to give you good speed and chrome feel[/box]

Download Samsung Galaxy S III Like Live Wallpaper

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:56:00 +0000

Samsung Galaxy S III was announced in June 2012 end. It had many and many great features that every Android lover would love in his device. Due to these feature ,Samsung Galaxy S III had huge sales and the number of pre-orders before launch were 9 million which was huge.

I liked the wallpaper of the Samsung Galaxy S III a lot. It is a great live wallpaper. When you touch you finger on the screen then the wallpaper animates like we are touching water. It feels great to me and I love this wallpaper a lot.

You can download this wallpaper from here :-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidwasabi.livewallpaper.dandelion

This wallpaper is so great that in never hangs. I’ve tested it on HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy Ace, HTC Inspire 4G and Samsung Galaxy Y and it had no problem in any of these phones and even works fluently on low end phones like Samsung Galaxy Y.

I recommend this wallpaper to everyone who has an Android Device and every one who installed it gave me good reviews. You should also install this on your Android Smart Phone. This Samsung Galaxy S III Like Dandelion Live Wallpaper is the best.

Top Android Games of 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:21:00 +0000

So you owns a Android device, then you have a very big advantage of using thousands of Apps and most of them being free.

Simple & Lovely Games :

1. Angry Birds

Angry Birds has 4 Editions – Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio and And Angry Birds Space.
All the Editions are Fun to Play. Once you start playing these games then you can't think of stopping. You have to just throw the bird at a correct angle and damage the opponents.It is one of the Top Rated Game on Android Platform.

2. Fruit Ninja

Fruit Ninja is a juicy action game with squishy, splatty and satisfying fruit carnage! You have to cut Fruits in this game and is a lovely game. This is an all rounder game and is liked by most of the people. Anyone can play this game.Phones supporting multi-touch capablity will give you an extra edge.

HD Shooting & Racing Games

1. N.O.V.A 2

This is a great game for hardcore games. NOVA 2 runs smoothly and the graphics are incredible for a mobile device. Some developers have made it to work properly on the one of the most cheapest Android Device which is Samsung Galaxy Y.

2. Asphalt 6

This is one of the best racing games out there for Android Phones and Tablets. Feel the thrill of arcade racing like never before in the newest adrenaline-pumping game of the Asphalt series. It has 3D looks, Full HD Graphics and the Game is a lot enjoyable.

3. Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

This is an Awesome Game which came out for PC and Gaming Devices but it is now Out for Android Phones and Tablets Also. Outrun the law as a Racer in supercars like the Pagani Zonda Cinque – or stop racers cold as a Cop in high-speed police interceptors like the Lamborghini Reventon. This Game is in My Favorite Racing Series.

The Story of 241543903

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:16:00 +0000

Well,don't get surprised or confused about the random numbers.If you're scratching your head to find out what really is it,then I am sure you haven't done the steps given below :

Go to Google Images

Type '241543903' and press Enter

Whoa ! Is that something weird out there ? You see thousands of images with the people putting their head in the freezer.
What sense does it make or what is the magic of this particular number ? Read the post and you'll get to know about everything.

What is 241543903 ?

An image meme that started on Tumblr in early 2009 and spread to social networks around the world has just made its way back to Tumblr, where many users are seeing it for the first time. The meme is called "241543903," and it involves taking a photo of yourself with your head in your freezer and tagging it 241543903. That way, anyone who searches for that magic number on Google Images will see a whole ton of head-in-a-freezer photos. 241543903 seems to have peaked earlier this year, but it's been revived recently by a Tumblr post that now has over 2,000 likes and reblogs.

241543903 is totally weird the first time you see it: some people have Photoshopped their "decapitated" heads into the freezer, while others have taken normal photos by putting the camera inside their iceboxes or setting it up behind them. There are also some 241543903 drawings, and there's even a bit of crossover with the popular "motivational poster" image format.

Below, I'll tell you the story of 241543903, and how it spread around the world and came right back to Tumblr.

The Story of 241543903

The head-in-a-freezer photo meme was started in April 2009 by David Horvitz, a New York artist known for (among other things) starting a subscription service for his daily photos of the sky. At the time, Horvitz was running a Tumblr where he would post instructions to his audience each day. These were generally off-the-wall things like "record a dramatic reading of a YouTube comment fight" or "ask to watch the sunset from the roof of the tallest building near your house." In November of this year, David had a book of these instructions, Everything That Can Happen in a Day, published by Random House.

Taking a photo with your head in the freezer and tagging it with the seemingly random number "241543903" was one of these instructions. Horvitz told us he got the idea after telling a sick friend, Mylinh Nguyen, to try sticking her head in a freezer. The number Horvitz picked was a combination of the serial number of his refrigerator and the barcodes on a bag of edamame and a package of frozen soba noodles he was keeping there.

The first 241543903 photo was posted to Horvitz' Flickr account on April 6, 2009, shortly before he posted the instructions on Tumblr. However, he uploaded a previous head-in-freezershot in April of 2008, well before the 241543903 meme started. This earlier shot was tagged 241543903, but that may have happened after the meme started.Shortly after the first picture was posted, the meme blew up on Google's social network, Orkut, which is one of the most popular websites in Brazil.

I asked David how Brazil caught on to his project before anyone else, and he told me he printed up 100 small fliers about 241543903 and sent them with a friend to Brazil. His friend told him she passed the fliers out to random young people. If the fliers are what caused this image to go viral, 241543903 is a rare case of an internet meme spreading through IRL means.

Once the head-in-a-fridge meme had taken over Orkut in 2009, spread to Japan, and then jumped to Facebook in early 2010, it disappeared until just this week. On Wednesday, a Tumblr post revived the meme and scored over 2,000 likes and reblogs. That's actually more than the 430 likes and reblogs David's original instructions have gathered so far. What's more, the Tumblr post has inspired Facebook status messages about 241543903, leading to a new leap in Google searches for the magic number.

So this picture tell you everything about the history :

Sony Announced a Perfect Budget Phone : Xperia Tipo

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:04:00 +0000

Well,this week I was scratching the internet for a good Value For Money Android smartphone.I visited hundreds of websites on reviews and I must say that it helped me a lot in knowing the in-depth knowledge of smartphones.

There were lot of options in my price bracket but no one seemed perfect.Sometimes the budget gets high,sometimes the Processor was low,sometimes issues with internal memory.But I should thank Sony for listening to my wish and announcing a phone which got everything I wanted to be.

Let me introduce it to you all :
Sony Xperia Tipo (Also known as Sony Tapioca, Sony ST21i, Sony ST21a)

Specifications

This is a listing of Xperia tipo´s main features and functions. For a complete technical specification, download the Xperia™ tipo White paper (in English only) (259 kB)

Camera and video

3.2-megapixel camera

4x digital zoom

Video recording

Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP

Image capture, supported format: JPEG

Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

Touch capture

Connectivity and communication

USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support

WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality

Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync

aGPS

WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom

Bluetooth technology

Native USB tethering

Handwriting recognition

Networks

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)

UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Entertainment

TrackID music recognition

xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony

FM Radio with RDS

3.5 mm audio jack for headphones

Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis

Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR

3D and Motion gaming

Facebook™ application

Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)

Display and design

3.2”, 480 x 320 pixels 262 000 colour TFT

Capacitive touchscreen on-screen QWERTY keyboard

Pre-loaded applications

Google Voice Search

Google Talk

Google Mail

Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Memory

Internal phone storage: 2.9 GB MB (up to 2.5 GB user-accessible memory)

RAM: 512 MB

Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

However Sony Xperia Tipo is not launched in Indian Market and is expected to launch in the third quarter of this year.The price is also expected to be around 9000 INR.
Sony Xperia Tipo is also coming in other version of dual sim also named Xperia Tipo Dual.

Check out the available picture and video of the smartphone and decide for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvDgha12txU

NXG Xtab A10 Plus :Review

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:02:00 +0000

Buying Guide : Android Based Tablet

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:36:00 +0000

If you are planning to buy a Tablet and is pretty much confused in choosing a one among so many available options,have a look at this whole article which is going to make your choice come to a shot point.
Tablet - a word that was synonymous with stationery and medicines until the late Steve Jobs launched a device called the iPad, and the rest as they say is history.However, the Apple iPad is one expensive device and even though it is the dream gadget for almost every tech lover, it isn’t affordable by all!

That's where the plethora of budget tablets take the limelight. At the beginning, these budget tablets were, for the lack of a better word, horrible. Why? Well for starters they ran smartphone OSes and the utility you derived from them was zilch.

Fast forward two years and we have a different scenario. The phase of bad first generation tablets has passed; we have tablets that are not only affordable but boast of decent power under the hood. The best part is that these devices run on Google’s Android OS, which gets the job done really well, especially if the device runs Android 4.0 ICS.

If you are one who is testing the tablet waters and doesn't want to drop Rs. 35K on an iPad, I have just the thing for you – a buying guide for the beginner tablet enthusiast.

Yes, since this may be your first tablet purchase, I estimate that Rs. 15,000 will be the higher spectrum of your budget.

So, I am here to help you make an informed decision on what factors to look out for while picking up a budget tablet, and what bang will you get for your buck.

I’ve read and had a look at all the budget tablets in the stores available, to ensure my findings is based on real-world experience, and not just specifications on paper – so don’t take our findings with a pinch of salt.

1. Build Quality and Form Factor

Straight out of the box, don't expect the build quality of the device to be stellar. On the other hand don't expect it to be bad either. The build of most of these tablets revolves around 7-inches except for the Intex iTab which not only has an 8-inch form factor but also breaks away from the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio for a more square look. This may be better in terms of typing but isn’t the best for videos.

The material used for these devices is plastic. Most of them have a matte finish which makes the device easier to grip but we have devices like the Zync Z990, HCL MeTab U1, Intex i-Tab and the Mercury mTab Neo 2 that have opted for a glossy back. The disadvantage of the glossy back is that it gets really dirty and smudgy really fast.

Overall, the build quality of these tablets is acceptable if not very good. Remember, the lower the price tag, the build quality is bound to decline. Even at the price of Rs. 6,500, the Micromax Funbook is decently built but feels a tad cheap when compared to the Mercury mTab Neo 2.

The only device that is in the sub 15K price point and built extremely well is the BlackBerry PlayBook. It has the most premium feel amongst all the budget devices.

2. Screen Size and Quality

As we mentioned earlier, most of the budget tablets have opted for the 7-inch screen size form factor except the Intex iTab, which has an 8-inch display. The resolution of the 7-inch displays is 480x800 (except the Intex i-Tab that has a resolution of 600x800). The resolution isn’t the best there is but it gets the job done for all the tasks.

All the displays suffer from the same problem – they are easily susceptible to glare. All the tablets play videos very well and perform everyday activities such as email, and browsing images or web pages, adequately.

Almost all the touchscreen displays of the current-generation of tablets available in the market are capacitive in nature. The quality of the touchscreen however differs from device to device. Put simply, the cheaper the device, the lower the quality of the touchscreen. For example, the screen on the Micromax Funbook is not the best in its responsiveness, especially if you compare them to the likes of the iberry AUXUS AX02 and the Zync Z999 Plus. The BlackBerry PlayBook on the other hand has one of the best touchscreens I have ever seen.

All in all, the quality of the displays is at par, more or less. Place one device next to the other (in the price bracket of Rs. 7,000 to 12,000) and there is hardly any difference that you will notice. The display brightness varies slightly and the colour gamut may vary a bit but the difference isn’t dramatic.

3. Processors

The processor under the hood does not really vary very much in the budget category – they are usually single-core processors, clocked between 1GHz and 1.5GHz.

The only two budget tablets with dual-core processors that I came across are the BlackBerry Playbook (with a 1GHz dual-core processor) and the Mercury mTab Neo2 (with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor).

If you go in for one of the mid-range or top-end tablets in the market instead, you will definitely get a lot more processing power than what is mentioned above, but the real question is do you really need that much power under the hood? It depends on what you intend to do with the tablet!

All the budget tablets have the ability to run the apps available in the app store. Sure, some of them may take longer to load, and in some cases with multitasking there is visible lag, but unless you are looking do some heavy duty work, these budget tablets offer a good overall tablet experience if you consider the power under the hood.

The place where you will feel the difference however is with the memory. The devices come with either 512MB or 1GB of RAM. The amount of RAM directly affects the smoothness and multitasking abilities of the device.

The devices in the budget category that boast of 1GB of RAM are the BlackBerry PlayBook, the Zync Z990, iberry AUXUS AX02. These tablets are much smoother when compared to the rest, with just 512MB of RAM.

4. Features and Connectivity

The connectivity options available on most of these tablets are almost standard. Apart from the BlackBerry PlayBook, which can be charged via the microUSB port, the other devices have a DC IN jack for charging the battery. This is a bit of a letdown, as microUSB has become an unspoken standard for charging smartphones and tablet devices.

Many of the tablets that have been recently launched have the ability to house a SIM card. This not only lets you use your mobile data on the go, but lets the device double up as a phone as well. The Zync Z999 Plus, iberry AUXUS AX03G and the Mercury mTab Neo2 have the ability to house a SIM card. Other devices such as the iBall Slide, iberry AUXUS AX02, Micromax Funbook do not house a SIM card slot.

For such devices, it is necessary for you to have a USB 2G/3G dongle to connect to the Internet, apart from of course, using Wi-Fi. Not all the devices have a full-sized USB port – the ones that do not, usually come with a converter (microUSB to full USB), so you can connect an Internet dongle to the device. It is a bit of an inconvenience to have a USB dongle sticking out of the device but that is the price to pay with a smaller budget.

Most of the devices in the budget range have a nice array of connectivity options including HDMI-out (this includes the Zync Z999 Plus, iBall Slide, Intex iTab, Mercury mTab Neo 2, Micromax Funbook, Zync Z990, and iBerry Auxus AX02). Yes, you can connect these devices to your HDTV and enjoy watching movies and photos. It goes without saying that the devices support 1080p HD vide playback, and will play virtually any format you throw at them.

None of the budget tablets I came across featured GPS connectivity, though all offer A-GPS support (geolocation via celltowers), once you insert a SIM, or a USB 2G/3G dongle.

If you are one who carries a lot of data, such as music, photos, movies, apps, etc. on the go, be warned. The inbuilt storage capacity of these tablets, though substantial, is not very high. The Zync Z999 Plus, Mercury mTab Neo 2, Milagrow Women Tab, Beetel Magiq Glide, Intex iTab, and the iBall Slide boast of 8GB internal storage where as the other devices like the Zync Z990, iBerry AUXUS AX02, HCL MeTab U1, Micromax Funbook, Zync Z909 Plus boast of 4GB internal storage.

The BlackBerry Playbook offers 16GB internal storage, which is the highest in this list. The disadvantage is that there is no expandable option in the PlayBook where as the other device can house expandable storage up to 32GB via the microSD card.

Portability is not very useful, if your tablet runs out of juice with no charging point in sight. Battery life is thus an essential factor to look at before buying a tablet, especially if you are on the move often. Most of the budget tablets offer anywhere between 3 hours to 5 hours of continuous video playback, translating to roughly 5 to 7 hours of real-world usage – checking emails, browsing and social networking, and a bit of gaming and entertainment.

5. OS and Upgrade Options

Another good feature of the budget tablets on offer is that most of them run on Google Android 4.0 ICS (except for the PlayBook that runs on the PlayBook OS 2.0). The only budget tablets to run an older version of Android are the Mercury mTab Neo 2 and the iBall Slide that run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb, and the Intex iTab that runs on Android 2.3.1 Gingerbread. There is no information available on whether the tablets running the older-gen OS will be updated to ICS and it is not clear whether the tablets running ICS will see Jelly Bean.

Most of the tablets (except for the BlackBerry PlayBook and HCL MeTab U1) have access to the Google Play store, feature sufficient power under the hood to run all the apps you can find. Some devices such as the Micromax Funbook also offer access to a custom app store, which is nice as it offers more options to the users. HCL on the other hand has shot itself in the foot by removing access to the Google Play store from its devices.

Conclusion

The number of budget devices available in the market is growing. From all the information mentioned above, it is clear that most of these devices are almost homogenous in nature with the aesthetic and brand difference thrown into the mix. For a budget of around Rs. 10,000, these devices offer good value for money – especially if this is your first tablet purchase.

At the end of the day, this buying guide aims to make you realise the various factors that you should look at before you make your purchase. For example, is processing power and overall performance really that important to you? Then don’t settle for a single-core tablet, and definitely steer clear of the 512MB RAM offerings.

Is a lot of storage space important to you? Then get an 8GB offering, and make sure it has a microSD card slot. Do you intend to watch a lot of movies on the device? If so, make sure your budget is above the Rs. 7,000 mark, as tablets below that range tend to have sub-standard displays.

Do you intend to playback videos from your tablet on HDTVs? Then ensure your tablet has an HDMI-out port – and if you’d like to save cash, then a bundled HDMI cable as well. If the idea of attaching a 2G/3G dongle to your tablet’s USB port strikes you as unwieldy, and yet, you would like your connectivity on the go, make sure to buy a tablet with built-in 3G features.

Best Value: Micromax Funbook
Best Performer: Mercury mTab Neo 2
Editor’s Pick: iberry AUXUS AX02

My advice: Definitely get some hands on with the tablet at your nearest electronic megastore before making your buying decision. The hands-on will allow you to individually assess the difference in look, feel and comfort of the device, which cannot be judged by looking at a product online.

Facebook Easter Eggs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:25:00 +0000