Wednesday 3 December 2014

How to Install Apps from SD Card in Windows Phone 8.x

So Hi everyone, it's been over a month since this website was last updated, I guess it was OCT 28-29. Well the sole reason behind this is "EDUCATION". This being one of the important years of my school, I've to study hard as this grades will decide my future career. Sincere apologies for this. This is a short tutorial on How to Install Apps from SD Card in Windows Phone or you can say How to Sideload apps from SD Card in Windows Phone.


For this tutorial I'm going to use the Nokia Lumia 630 Dual Sim. This feature made its debu with Windows Phone 8 OS which was released last year. This tutorial is solely for Windows Phone having SD Card support, WP devices without SD Card support( like Lumia 930, Lumia 920 etc) cannot be used to side-load apps.




Steps:


1. First of all head over to WindowsPhone.com and search for the app which you want to       sideload. We'll use UC Browser as an example for this tutorial.

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2. Then scroll down on the app specific page and search for "Download and Install             Manually". Click on that and it should immediately start downloading the app on your       computer.


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3. Move the downloaded .xap file to your Windows Phone's SD Card. You can transfer the       app to any folder in your SD Card you want.


4. Head-over to Store and click on ... and select Install Local Apps.


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5. Select the app you want to Install in the list and Click On Install. And it should                 immediately start the installation of the app on your phone



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Tuesday 28 October 2014

One Plus One to launch in India with Invite system

One Plus One was announced back in April 2014 and since then, it has been in tremendous demand in USA and other markets where they formerly where shipping with invite system. From OCTOBER 27, that's yesterday you can pre-order One Plus One from their website with limit of two devices per order. As posted by Carl- "one of the staff member of the company"-  via One Plus forums on August 20 , The company was hiring a General Manager for India.




Friends,

 

 

We understand that the excitement about OnePlus is real, but don't think we're slacking off just because we haven't made any major announcements. In the past few months we've seen some amazing traction. We know that Indian customers have very high demands and expectations, which is why we've been working hard behind the scenes to take OnePlus to India.

 

A key figure to our success in India will be our General Manager who will help us set up the India team and operations. Today, we're announcing that we're hiring for this position. Like any other company, we're looking for experience, brains, and perseverance - but none of this matters if we don't share the same dreams or connect on culture.


We need your help to source the crazy talent that will help build OnePlus into an Indian success story. Please have a look at our job description, and share it with whomever you think might be a good fit.


Together, we'll change the trajectory of the Indian tech scene.

On OCT 25 Saturday, Mr.Carl  posted a thread with the title "Invites For India" where-in he described the methodology of How One Plus will sell phones in India via Invite system.  Mr.Carl also mentioned that they'd be working with local partners which will be a efficient and comparatively an easy  way for people to get hands with the device.


Friends,
Let me first start by wishing you a (belated) very happy Diwali! From everyone at OnePlus, we hope it was filled with joy, light and family.


Another week is now gone meaning we’re one week closer to bringing the One to India.


We’ve made tremendous progress in just the last week and are grateful to all of our partners who took time during their holiday to help us move this forward.


 

We’ll be ready to share some very exciting updates with you in the coming weeks. But for now, we wanted to talk a little about how you’ll be able to get the One in India.


As with our current launch countries, Indian users will be able to purchase the One with an India specific invite. Invites have been immensely helpful for us thus far in our current launch countries. They allow us to control our inventory, scale our team and support services to grow along with demand and create an overall better experience for those users with the One. As this is our first experience with the Indian market, we didn’t want to be too ambitious. We are more concerned with offering outstanding service and experiences for users than getting the One in as many hands as possible. It will take us some time to learn and the invites are a great way for us to do that.


Don’t worry.


 

Invites will be neither scarce nor impossible to come by. We’ll also be working with a local partner for an even easier way to get your hands on the One. In addition, invites will also be available through our forums and social media channels… but more information on that a bit later.


The invite system may not stay in place forever. We’re brand new to the region and need to control our risks. However, we will quickly learn and adapt to make sure we’re always doing our best for our Indian fans. For now, though, we hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend. We’re excited to see you soon!




Saturday 18 October 2014

HTC/Google Nexus 9 listed on Indian Play Store for 28900 INR

Nexus9Google announced the new Nexus devices- a phone and a tablet via a blog post on Google's official blog on OCTOBER 15. This time Google partnered MOTORLA MOBILITY for Nexus 6, and HTC For Nexus 9 which is a mid-sized replacement of Nexus 10 and Nexus 7. And now after just five days of announcement, HTC Nexus 9 Tablet is listed on Indian Play Store for 28900 INR. However there is no listing of Nexus 6, but as per iGyaan, Nexus 6 will be launched in India at the end of 2014 for 42k INR. We'll cover the news, so stay tuned.


Currently there's only Indigo Blue colour listed and there are two There's a 32 GB LTE version priced at 44900 INR. Ironically, there's no 32GB WIFI Only version which might be a sad part for some, so let's wait till the device actually is available for shipping.


Key Specs:




  • Android 5.0 Lollipop

  • 8.9" IPS Screen with resolution of 2048*1536

  • Gorilla Glass

  • 8MP Rear Camera and 1.6MP Front facing camera

  • NVIDIA Tegra K1 Chipset

Monday 22 September 2014

Reasons Why a flagship Android user won't feel like switching to iPhone 6

It's Apple time of the year and whole world saw how Apple neglecting Steve Jobs' comments on big-screen smartphones launched the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with 4.7" and 5.5" display. While the war of Android vs iOS will never end owning to fanboys, here are my top reasons "Reasons Why a flagship Android user won't feel like switching to iPhone 6 ( well there can be exceptions )". 



1. Display and the resolution stuff


Considering a iOS user since years, this maybe a new thing. However the thing is that Android Flagships typically are confined to at least 5" display, take s5, g3, and M8 as example. iPhones finally made their way to displays more than 720p with 750p for 6 and full HD 1080p for iPhone 6 plus. Think Android way now, 1080p displays were playing in market since 2 years and eventually now making their way to 2k displays. Remember the first gen iPad mini which was launched with non-retina displays and Apple boys had the answer " We didn't notice any difference though" for all questions asked. While some may totally argue with quality principles, look at HTC and Sony displays !



2. Traditional File Transfer method


iTunes is the traditional file transfer method for iDevices excluding Mac at certain levels. Though Bluetooth Sharing method is becoming obsolete now-a-days, but take a case where you want a PDF document from your friend instantly, so all you're confined to in that case is Bluetooth Sharing method which Apple Users seriously can't. And with iPhones you simply can't use your phone as FLASH DRIVE. Though some may argue about security ethics, but come on!



3. Battery Life


Battery life always have been the worst part of iPhone. But this year, many reviews claim to have a better life of iPhones. But seriously look at Android Flagships with their mAH number game which does matter in many aspects. Let's face a situation with equal battery life of iPhone and an Android Flagship, in that situations ultra power saving mode of Galaxy s5 can easily adjust your battery potential with limited amount of features to get access to.



4. Camera and the Specs number game


iPhone 6  still has 8MP camera. Though it may excel in camera on comparison with certain phones but still Nokia Lumia 1020 has 41MP camera and Sony Xperia Z1 has 20MP camera which are bound to excel in many terms with their innovative technology. While the cameras of Z1 and Lumia have better customisation options to adjust the picture as your wish with different modes for selfies and different situations. Now coming to specs number game which is famous in all mobile markets. Comparing specs of iPhone 6 with most of Android Flagships, you'll be disappointed leaving aside performance because iOS performs awesome on average hardware, but still most people get enchanted with specs number game and that's the thing basically to consider in the arena where competition is getting tougher and tougher.

 

[zilla_alert style="red"] Featured Image taken from Apple's website. All image credit goes to Apple [/zilla_alert]

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Locket-Bring news to your lock screen

Android being opensource allows one of the most flexible customizability options relative to the other operating systems.

The home screen, through various launchers can be beautified to one's own taste and liking just through a selection of multiple launchers available at the play store.

But there lies a canvas still not accessed by many but on the verge of complete exploration in terms of customisation and information exchange to the user, omitting the access to the home screen.It is the Lock screen.

The Lock screen of a smartphone has nowadays become more of a productivity tools than being a mere old mundane security tool.

To learn more about what changes would make lock screen more useful in next android, click here.

There are many apps being developed and have been developed which can provide the user with some information that they would like to know about but to stand out, there's one called "LOCKET".The app is in BETA phase right now but is worth trying.

Functions :

--->It brings the news from your selected categories right up to your lock screen and the images of the articles constitute the lock screen wallpaper.

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--->The article can be made favourite through a simple swipe up gesture and the whole article can be read through a left swipe.

 

--->The device can be unlock through a right swipe.

 

Also, each time you wake the device,there's a new article been displayed to bring your attention.The articles can be glanced  over through left swipe from the middle of the right hand side of the phone's display.

--->The in-app interface consists of continuously updating articles from your categories and behaves like any other news reader app with sharing options and like features.

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--->To use this app one must create an account on locket which can be through authenticating your Google / Facebook account.

 

--->The other elements include Home,Like and settings for the app management.

Overall, this app is fantastic for people who need information "ON THE GO".Though sometimes it does not fire up being in the BETA phase,yet it's worth a try.

[zilla_alert style="red"] Source: Google Play Store [/zilla_alert]

 

Monday 8 September 2014

Please Apple, don't miss this opportunity

apple-event-2014It's the Apple-time of the year where the company is organising a press-event on September 9. We may be able to have a look at the much rumoured Apple "iPhone6" and "iWatch" for the first time in it's official condition. Well last gen iPhone 5s proved to be money-market maker for Apple though it brought some disappointment because of 4" screen size which was introduced with iPhone 5. As per rumours, Apple is set to rock the stage with 4.7" and 5.5" iPhones along with a wearable called "iWatch" as of now.  While the world aims at the Sep 9 press event for iphones with bigger screen, it is the best chance for Apple to typically prove it's supremacy and perfection which it possessed during years of late Mr.Steve Jobs while losing it's momentum totally after invasion of Tim Cook as the as CEO of one of the most reputed and valuable brand of the world.


If we consider market of WEARABLE Tech, it is not yet perfect in terms of devices. Google launched Android wear but it's clients like GWatch, Gear Live, Moto 360 still suffers from some optimisation issues, battery life and malfunctioning accessories and sensors. iWatch in this case can typically prove itself to be successful if Apple pay attention to this small things. Apple is typically known for it's perfection in software and hardware, however the company is also the follower of slow change and typically confined to cultured stuff which requires some change as time progresses. Circumstances have changed and Apple is also progressing. The best example of this is iOS 7 which was the biggest visual change in iOS history since 2007. And now iOS 8 is also getting new features like third party keyboards integration which increases customisation of phone up to certain level. The changes are small but are great for a well polished operating system which has quality and reliability when it comes to mentality of customers.


Times are changing and phones are getting bigger and better specially in Android world and now Windows Phone too. Why some people don't buy an iPhone because they say "Screen is too small, I want a phone with bigger screen ( this was the answer 3/5 gave me )". If rumours go correct, iPhone 6 will be a big hit in the market as well as iWatch if it is paid attention to in certain places. The competition for Apple is really tough because of Samsung and other manufacturers. Samsung recently announced Note 4, and a wearable to expand it's portfolio, Sony announced Smartwatch 3 ditching its own platform and replacing it with Google Android Wear, and finally Asus also announced Zen-Watch at IFA 2014. Apple has a tough competition in terms of wearable and up-to a certain extend in mobiles.


So, let's see what Apple is up-to on September 9. It's 1day 10hours 19minutes and 11seconds left for the event as per Apple.com/live

Thursday 28 August 2014

Rumours about Apple iPhone 6 may die on September 9

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Ah Finally! As the title suggests, Rumours about iPhone 6 may die on September 9 as the company has confirmed that they will be holding a press event on Tuesday September 9 at 10:00am Pacific Time. As far as guessing is concerned, they most probably are going to announce iPhone 6 with two screen sizes- 4.5" and 5.5". This iPhone is kind of key concept for Apple as "Will They Go with any significant changes or They might want to continue old concepts and 4-inch  screen size." Apple iPhone 6 kind of decides future of Apple in current circumstances.


Two new operating systems "iOS 8 and OSX Yosemite" are expected to get roll-out date which currently are in Development stage. And finally, "iWatch" is expected to be announced at the event. This is the best chance for Apple to be innovative as far as smartwatches are concerned as we don't currently have a "perfect" smartwatch.


[zilla_alert style="red"] Source: TheMookie


Featured Image Source: TheMookie [/zilla_alert]

Thursday 14 August 2014

Nokia Z launcher : Hands ON

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Well Nokia, surprisingly launched an launcher for Android, called Nokia Z. But it is worthy to be noted that it is still in beta stage and excruciatingly, it does not support rooted device. You have to follow some RootCloak methods for this. Click here to check out that tutorial. It is not really available on Play Store, instead anyone with an supported device can register, download and indulge it in their daily life.


Wealthy, weird and attractive the name is, there's nothing much to talk about the Z launcher. It is just a matter with a single home screen and an app drawer, even missing some features like widgets, rearrangement of icons and attractive look. But it is completely different in terms of functionality it offers. Still, it cannot be compared with Yahoo Aviate Launcher and some of third party launchers because it is just boring, even if navigation is pretty easy.


The entire launcher is based on "Write and Search" technique. When you a letter suppose A, it brings all contacts, files, songs, videos starting with letter A. Then You type the seconds letter, suppose Z (which makes AZ), it filters even more displaying basically all data on your phone starting with AZ. You can draw a line from right to left to delete a letter from left to right, which broadens the search. The Home screen displays your most used File ( which can be either file, contact, song, app etc) and circular icon for App drawer with main four icon short-cuts for camera, dialer and Browser. The drawer slides up to down, typically like HTC Sense, but there's nothing here to customise. Launcher just displays number of apps in app drawer with a settings icon.


Overall there's nothing extraordinary about Nokia Z. Just Write and Search methodology is fast enough for searching all stuff stored. It maybe amazing for little time, then it's just boring. But still it's in Beta Stage, let's see what happens further!

Thursday 7 August 2014

One Plus One Invite Giveaway!!! [Closed]

One Plus One is a device that we can call "Legendary" in the category of the price-point that it comes and the functionality/specs it offers.

One of the biggest problems in buying this phone even if you can afford is that you need an invite from One Plus to get the link through which you can buy the smartphone.

We are happy to announce that we recently got an invite which we are giving away!!!

To be a part of this Giveaway,

1.like us on facebook by clicking here.


2.follow us on twitter @mtsquadonline.


3.Comment on this post about our website.


4.Subscribe to us via E-mail.


Note : the giveaway closes today at 9:00 PM IST.


The invite is valid for less than 24 hours . We are not responsible if you fail to claim the invite withim the limited time.


This invite allows shipping devices to the following countries only:


Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States.

Thursday 31 July 2014

Saturday 26 July 2014

Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones : Review

Frankly speaking, in current circumstances - you can say this two words simultaneously personify each other, "Affordable"+"Good". It is not kind of limited to a particular product, rather among wide range of products, as people get more aware about Technology and totally dissolve it in their daily life.  Kinivo BTH240 is an Bluetooth Stereo Headphones that supports hands free calling. It is priced at $25 (1511 INR approx) on Kinivo's official website, while you can buy it from Amazon India for around 2k INR (Note: Price on Amazon may change). This product is affordable and good at some points. So how well this performs in our tests, we'll find out in this post.


Monday 14 July 2014

Moto E Review - Where Affordability meets Performance

The phrase "A phone for the masses" has caught up a lot of attention since Motorola showed off the "Moto E" . Google announcing the Android One programme to reach the masses at lower cost and no loss of premiumness , the smartphones are becoming much more affordable than they were 2-3 years ago.

Seeing this change, we decided to look up one of the first of its kind affordable phone the Moto E by Motorola.

First up we would like to thank Motorola for providing a review unit to make this post possible.We hope that this post of our review of the  Moto E reaches the deepest of masses who still are not able to enjoy the premiership of a smartphone.

Moto E can be bought online and is sold exclusively by flipkart.com at ₹6999/-

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Specifications:


A price this low, is bound to see a compromise on the features if not externals, on internals for sure.

  • Moto E sports a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 with a 1 GB RAM.

  • Storage onboard is 4GB with 2.21GB user accessible.

  • It supports a microSD card upto 32GB.

  • For network connectivity 3G is supported on both SIMs.

  • A 1980 mAh battery that just does amazing for an average day use.

  • The display is 540x960 qHD with 256 ppi pixel density.

  • A 5MP camera with fixed focus that just does well for outdoor shots.

  • Moto E comes with latest version of Android Kitkat with guaranteed timely updates.


Physical Overview:


 

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Motorola promises the phone to be a long lasting one sacrificing a bit on the elegant aspects.

Moto E is not the most elegant of the phones but it also is not some of the worst design structure. The "Pebble" structure provides the Moto E a well composed ,strong yet a comfortable feel in the hand.

The Gorilla Glass 3 on top of the screen adds to the durability.It is also persistent for some light water splashes.

On the front side, The asymmetric chrome strips increase the elegance of the phone covering the ear piece above screen and the  front facing loudspeaker lying at the bottom.

The volume rocker and the power button are collinearly adjusted on the right hand side.

There is a micro usb charging port at the bottom side and a 3.5mm jack with a secondary microphone at the top.

The Display:


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Moto E has a very good display in terms of the price it comes and the productivity it offers.The display is a qHD 540x960 resolution 256 ppi pixel density with  rather good viewing angles than many others in its price range.

The display might seem pixelated sometimes when looking closely but from a distance it is better overall.

 

Battery Life:


Moto E has a small battery of 1980 mAh capacity but with the software optimisations  , the battery can easily take you through a day of normal use with a single charge.

For a hardcore use, with heavy media consumption and gaming the battery feels too small and dies out about in just 8 hrs of time.

The standby time is also one of great features . You can go to sleep with 90% charging at night and wakeup with almost 89% left.

Camera:


 

Moto E's  5MP provides everything that you can expect from a fixed focus rear shooter.Great outdoor photos and with a little bit of work you can have a  quality image but the close up shots are the one where the phone struggles. They are just not that clear due to focusing issue.

No flashlight is available. Hence shooting at night is almost impossible.

Though the HDR mode helps in achieving a saturation of colours .

The camera is the only disappointing feature that highlights the low price of this device.

Some of the pics are given below:

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The camera can record only 480p videos but the noise cancellation is really great.

Software:


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The software out of the box is 4.4.2 with the OTA of 4.4.4 available now.Also the next big version of android has been promised as an update by Motorola.

The overall UI is a bit forked but it still resembles the stock android experience as on the Nexus devices.

The transitions of windows are smooth due to the 1GB RAM.There is a noticeable lag while switching for multitasking through the "Recent APPs" screen.

Sometimes it has been found that the transition from home to apps tray is faster then the high-end flagships.

There are some special apps which make some daily life tasks easier.

Moto Migrate,Moto Assist and Moto Alert are three apps provided by motorola, functioning as the first one helps migrate the data from your previous phone through wifi , the second one allowing quiet hours during meeting , sleeping and other custom times. The last one helps during an emergency by allowing to contact a relative using a single tap by sharing location, sending SMS or dialing a call.

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Conclusion:


This is a perfect phone for those who want to use some social apps along with a normal gaming and media experience.

 

Pros:



  • Affordable to most of the people looking to buy a smartphone

  • timely updates keep the software in track of the latest versions

  • the front facing speaker provides a great sound effect.

  • good battery life for normal usage.

  • great call quality.Good noise cancellation for better calls.


Cons:



  • Not so great camera for indoor shooting.

  • No HD video recording.

  • Not great gaming performance.


On the Whole, If you are looking to buy a new phone this is worth checking out.It can be a great upgrade for people having older,slower smartphones.

 

 

 

Friday 11 July 2014

Motorola Sold 1 Million smartphones in India

Comp 2 (0-00-04-30)It's still half way for Motorola to complete 1 year in India since it re-entered Indian Market about 6 months back. According to the report from Times Of India, the company sold about 1 million phones within the time period of 5-6 months. Though Moto X didn't really performed good, but it's cheaper alternative Moto G and Moto E scored a Goal.


Since Moto Phones are exclusive to Indian online shopping giant Flipkart, all phones were sold through Flipkart. Overall Motorola made a great decision by re-entering India, and for it's decision of phones for the price that it offers. Moto G was a huge success and it still retains the title of " Most Sold Motorla Phone ", while it's younger brother Moto E is doing well in India due to it's low price.


[zilla_alert style="red"] Source : TechnoBuffalo.com [/zilla_alert]

Sunday 6 July 2014

Duolingo App review : Your Personal language tutor

Many of us want to learn other languages apart from our mother tongue. Knowing one of the foreign language helps specially when we're travelling to other country and when we need to ask something to a particular person who knows that language. Duolingo is an app available on App store and Play Store for free, which becomes your personal tutor and helps you in learning foreign languages( taking reference as my country India, I'm talking about foreign language).



How to get started


First of all just download the app on your Android, iOS device. As soon as you open the app it will ask whether you're an existing user or new user. Here I assume that you're a new user, so click on new user and it will ask you to choose the language. There's a long list of language available, so I'll be choosing French for this article ( actually I'm learning French since last month). And there you go, now click on option button and select create profile just because it will save all your progress, and you'll be able to continue on multiple devices once logged in.


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Overall UI :


Duolingo features traditional Card UI, the combination of simple swipes and gestures. Swiping from left to right brings a card in which you can switch between different courses. The rectangular box shows the stats of your current progress like 255 XP, 2 day streak etc. On the main body of the app, there are three tabs : one with brain symbol which is used for different lessons and select different topics and show your current progress on a particular topic and subtopics (lessons) inside. The second tab is the FRIEND's tab. It basically allows you to add friends and compete with them. The third tab with HOME like logo shows how much lingots do you have.  Outfits, Bonus, skills etc can be purchased by exchanging lingots. And there's option button on the top right for general purposes as well as dumbbell like button which is kind of test. Basically it creates a personalised lesson to improve ourselves, before everything vanishes from our mind. The course starts from basics to phrases, than from food to animals and finally from to grammar to sports, political, economics etc.


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Tutor's Teaching :


There is different level of understanding and enjoyment in learning if necessary algorithms are followed. There is always a different  effect on a student by different teachers. In the world were Internet covers most of the daily chapters, learning is easy, convenient  comparatively cheaper and less mobile. Duolingo teaches with an effective way - easy to understand and simple. It basically asks you translate a sentence from English to let's say French and vice versa. Since teaching is done on digital screen, there is probably no limit on how you can teach. The basic words are taught pictures like "le garcon, le sandwich" etc followed by some voice samples which we have to write in the text box down below. Only down side of this app is bad voice output. Seriously you can't guess what actually digital voice is coming out with voice interruptions sometimes. Sometimes it asks you touch the blocks of the words for translating French to English and sometimes Multiple Choice Questions. You get three to four chances in a particular lesson, if you go wrong, you loose chances one by one and then lesson is over and you have to try again. Those chances are represented by hearts.


4If you touch a word, it gives the meaning and different forms that can be used with different tenses. You can click on voice button to hear the pronunciation of the word or the whole sentence. Let's say if you go wrong, it gives you the correct answer and you loose a chance, but of course you can try again!


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Conclusion:


At last it's a good application to consider, specially if you're not interested in spending money for a paid online  course of learning a particular language. Though there are some paid alternatives available, this app will enough for you and will guide from basics to grammar.

 

Pros: Good UI, good teaching method

Cons: Voice feedback

Saturday 28 June 2014

Xolo launches its first Windows Phone 8.1 device - Xolo Win Q900s

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Xolo launches its first Windows Phone 8.1 Smartphone "Xolo Win  Q900s" with the price tag of 11999 INR. Microsoft had announced Micromax, Xolo as it's partners earlier this year and Q900s device is the result of partnership. This device is currently available for pre-order on Snapdeal for 9,999 INR. This phone will directly compete with Nokia Lumia 630 and the Micromax Windows phone 8.1 series of smartphones. This phone is dual Sim with dual standby and 7.2mm thick. Xolo on their product page calls it " the World's lightest Windows Phone",as it  weighs just 100 grams.



Key Specifications:



  • 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor

  • Dual Sim with Dual Standby

  • 4.7" 1280*720p HD  display

  • Windows Phone 8.1

  • 8 MP rear + 2 MP front camera

  • 1 GB Ram

  • 8GB internal storage + expandable memory via MicroSD Card

  • 1800 mAH battery


 

[zilla_alert style="red"] Source : http://www.fonearena.com/blog

Featured Image Source : Xolo [/zilla_alert]

Android L - Where elegance meets simplicity

Spectacular, mesmerizing and elegant.

These are the three words which can be used to describe the redefined or filtered graphical user interface of one of the most compelling operating systems in the world of smartphones , Android.

This week at the Google I/O 2014 ,event the new form of google's smartphone OS was displayed and it includes not limiting to smartphones, Wearables, TVs and Automobiles.

The developer preview can be installed on Nexus 5,Nexus 7 and Sdk for Pc.

To get started, click here.

 

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The new version of android named "android L" as of for now has been announced along with the developer preview sharing technique of the other two tech giants Microsoft and Apple.

What does this new android offer:

  1. A new refreshed UI with a seamless continuity along with chrome OS.

  2. Support for connectivity between phone-wearables,phone-tv,phone-automobiles and an interconnection of all these.

  3. A new "material design" UI.

  4. Better Performance.

  5. Support for 64-bit processors, which means more memory and speed..

  6. Dalvik removed. ART is the default compiler.read more about this here.


The Design:

Android L has a new revamped yet more simplistic and minimalistic UI changes to the control elements and is formed over the idea of interactive environment model allowing users to see where your things go when you slide over them and where do other things come from.

The base of the "material design" is simple geometric shapes with  the square representing the frame of app, the circle indicating interactions/icon press , and the triangle showing the backward operation in all apps.

There are some very inquisitive  yet not overwhelming animations when we press an icon or a button on-screen.This effect termed as "ripple effect" by google shows where you have interacted.

The Apps button of the Google Now launcher has been turned to a  white background icon.

The Back button replaced by a triangle,home by a circle and recents by a square.

The notification center has a bluish tinge like that of touchwiz,the notifications being white card like interface.

The Settings app has been retansformed with white color background and the toggle being animating with a suttle speed showing the ON/Off transition.

 

hence, overall a new required revamp for android since ICS has been provided by this update.

The Functionality:

All the  basic apps have a behavioral change, again thanks to the material design concept.

The apps now seem to have interactivity with the user as sliding gestures give up something new everytime they are used.

The notifications now, can be responded while using another app.they can also be accessed on the lockscreen.

The basic functionality of other apps has become faster as the compiler is now ART and not Dalvik. for more info read this post.

Hence we are looking forward to a great future of android in the environment homogeneity with our lives.

hope you all like this post.

thanks for reading.

 

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Thursday 26 June 2014

What Android One programme actually is ?

When it comes to Android, there are thousands of choices out there. Even if you're at a particular price range, I bet you'll be confused which phone to buy and most probably from which manufacturer. Theory of " What a perfect smart phone is at that particular price range" differs from one person to other. In the current circumstances, you have to pay 35k INR or plus if you want a flagship ( it's even more if it's Samsung, HTC, Sony etc for flagships). That's why "low-end" and "Mid-range" devices still exist in the market prior to the high demand because not all can afford a flagship due to some reason or the other.



Company's like Micromax, Karbonn produce phones with somewhat Mid-Range specs at extremely low price ( they now are targeting flagship level specs at Mid-Range price). That's the reason for it. Now coming back to Google I/O, Google announced Android One programme which helps companies to manufacture  and sell low-cost devices across various geographical intervals. So Google is basically tying up with the Brands which operate at regional level.



The first step starts from India, where Google is tying up with manufacturer's like Karbonn, Micromax and Spice. Sundar Pichai talked about Micromax Android One device with 4.5" display, FM Radio, dual Sim, and with SD Card support for the price of about $100 which is about 6000 INR as per current rate. This phones will run on Stock Android and will get the VIP ( or royal ) treatment like that of Nexus and GPEs.



So what do you think about this programme? Leave your comments down below.



LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live available on Indian Play Store

After just one day of announcement Google has launched LG G watch and Gear Live on Indian Play Store. Both devices were announced at Google I/O yesterday. They're among the first smart watches to run Android Wear. LG Watch is priced at 14999 INR and is available in black and silver color. It ships by 8th July( as mentioned), so basically its kind of a preorder. However for Gear Live, it still says coming soon. As far as pricing goes, it is priced slightly higher 15900 INR. Both this devices carry price less  than Samsung Gear series running Tizen. image [zilla_alert style="yellow"] Featured Image: Play Store Source: UnleashThePhones.com [/zilla_alert]

Friday 13 June 2014

iOS devices to use Lightning port for headphones ?

There are rumours about Apple ditching 3.5mm audio jack for lightning port to be used for headphones. Apple has introduced a new specification in MFI program that allow manufacturers to produce headphones that connects to iDevice using lightning port. The main advantage of this would be in designing the dimensions of the phone and would improve ergonomics of the phone. 3.5mm audio jack are always obstacle in making the phones slim enough.


This headphones will have that much efficiency of receiving  stereo 48khz digital audio output from iOS device and will be able to send 48khz mono digital audio input. Whatever it is this decision is controversial. And as reported by 9to5Mac, apple will push out a software update in future that will enable this support in devices running iOS 7.1 or later.


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Wednesday 11 June 2014

2 basic Things that I want in iOS

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 When first gen iPhone was released, iPhone OS (former name of iOS ) was considered pretty darn operating system and was also most advance in 2007. However time passed and circumstances changed. Due to introduction of other OS' from other manufacturers, competition got  tough overall, and Apple customers want, what Apple could never  provide due to on going tradition since 2007 ! A survey reports suggests about Majority of iPhone users admit to Blind loyalty to Apple. Well everything has a + side and a - side. iOS is cool but this are 2 Things that I want in iOS :


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1.Bluetooth Sharing


Though this point might not be the most logical out there and some of would say " Who uses Bluetooth! "( including some of my best friends). But I think it's not a hypothetical statement , it's a basic fact in the world out there. Bluetooth sharing is useful sometimes. Even if Apple limits this feature to Pictures and Audio, it'd be good since majority of people use this feature for the purpose of sharing pictures and audio . Due to invasion of some of the best messaging apps and sharing apps; it's value is little less now.


If you look at Windows Phone story from Windows Phone 7 to the newest 8.1, this feature was dominant since the release of Windows Phone 7.8 though functionality was still limited in Windows Phone 7.8 .



2.A basic file manager


Microsoft recently released a fully functional File Manager for Windows Phone 8.1 devices. With this release Windows Phone reached it's goal of all round perfect Operating System. It would be good for iOS if Apple would even consider giving a basic file Manager in which users could just look at the files, create folders and Cut,Copy,Paste. It would allow users to manage their data for efficiently.


 

Sunday 8 June 2014

Moto X 64GB variant launched for $449

In United States, Motorola has officially launched the 64GB variant of Moto X with the price tag of $449 ( 26535.90 INR ). The phone was available in 16GB and 32GB variant earlier ( in India only 16gb variant is available).


However there is no official word from Motorola regarding India launch. The phone is priced just 3000 INR more than 16GB variant, which in India  is priced at about 23 INR, while wood variant is priced little more at about 25 INR. It'll be good if this phone is launched in India too. But due to lack of any official word from Motorola, we're still not sure.


[zilla_alert style="yellow"] Source : NDTV Gadgets


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Wednesday 4 June 2014

iOS 8 is just Apple trying to be up in race with Android

In WWDC this year, there was no significant hardware announcement, which was ironic for some. However, it was the software that ruled the whole conference. We saw OSX Yosemite inspired by iOS 7 like touch, and the new programming language Swift.


Sunday 1 June 2014

A Quick Look at the slight UI changes in Google+ App

Google recently updated their Google+ app, bringing some changes to UI and overall look. However it is worthy to be noted that it is still Card. I'm still sceptical whether Google made a right decision with this, since it is slight different from what we call Traditional Google Card UI which is seen with other Google specific apps like Google Play music, Play movies etc. Changes are amusing, but they may rather turn boring since some of the traditional placements and photos app integration is now reduced. But it still retains some awesome functionality like Swipe Down to refresh. This slightly tweaked isn't seen so far in other Google app.


So what're the changes over the previous one ?


Entire what we call header tab is now deep red, over the kind of less bright red seen in the previous versions. To post a Status, now you have a floating pencil symbol enraptured by a white circle, which actually disappears when swiping between different posts or Updates from people of our circles, and quickly comes back when swipe up or down just a little. Understanding and response of the gestures is improved now and it is better at Gestures stuff than the previous one.


The card which revealed when we swipe right on the screen is now no more. This is rather not good, since it directly connected with the core functions of the apps and PHOTOS app integration is now kind of reduced, however it is still there at some places. On the header tab ( if we talk in HTML language), you can switch between your google+ accounts, then you have the bell like icon which is for notifications and people icon for suggesting people. Like the previous version, you can still clear notifications with clear like icon the top of it. However you can't swipe left to reveal notifications like previous one, which is disturbing when we look the ethics of Google+ UI over the previous versions and user friendly the previous UI was.


You can reveal your profile by clicking on your profile picture on the header tab, and rest is same. To have a look at communities, Photos, Events, What's New click on Everything and a drop down will comes. Beside everything, you have a search option which is used for general purpose.


Overall it's an average update, since the UI of the previous version of app was more meaningful and more traditionally GOOGLE


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Tuesday 20 May 2014

Dominance of the word "MINI"

The mini version of the flagship is a fact, not a surprise. Samsung starting with s3 mini, got shear disappointment with the device and ultimately discontinued the device, leaving no signs behind than just its information on internet. When a flagship is shrinked down in size and specs, MINI version comes into existence. And the adjective Mini, dramatically drops the proud of having a smartphone in the public domain and also in the competitive market which is growing day by day. Do we actually need MINIs in the market? The answer is two sided - YES OR NO, as it varies from people to people. Samsung, HTC, Micromax, etc follow this fact, and upto certain level succeed, while it's hype isn't too high for people like actual Flagship which represents it's core values, while MINIs don't.


MINIs just represent how a think can be shrinked down, to make it little affordable for public. When a MINI is launched it retains some of the flagship trademark like Aluminium body of HTC ONE(M7) with HTC ONE Mini. However, I'd say behind every MINI follows hypocrisy, specially during it's advertisements to a certain level and more-less towards  the newspapers we read. And during starting weeks of the launch of MINIs, manufacturers spread the ethics of hypithesis. I'm not criticising MINIs, it's just a general reality.



Not equally treated like the actual Flagship 


 

It's true that FLAGSHIP is treated like Nexus, I mean  with royalty. Its simply because, to release a update requires a lot of human effort and optimisation as per different carriers, different countries and up to a certain level lot of sweat. And since Android updates are for free, Mid rangers are generally ignored. Just imagine if you were asked to pay for the update, what you'd do ? So the effort behind developing a update can be recovered with the price of FLAGSHIP, as the actual production is less than what we purchase in the market, even at the whole sale price.


MINIs as per current scenario, get updates, but up to certain level. All I meant to say is MINIs get updates more than MID RANGERS and Less than Flagships. Like HTC ONE M7 was launched with Android4.1 and currently it's running on Kitkat. Its younger brother HTC ONE MINI was launched with Android 4.2 and is also running on KitKat currently. However you can expect the future updates for HTC ONE, but not got ONE Mini.



MINIs are sometimes medium speced devices with higher price 


Let's take HTC ONE MINI in mind. It has 1.4dual core processor, 1 GB Ram, and 720p display. You say the specs are of medium ranger device. But the device was launched with the price of about 33k INR and is now available for about 29k INR. The price of high in terms of spec, but due to aluminium construction and 4 Ultra Pixel camera, the price went up though retaining the true signature of it's predecessor HTC ONE m7 . The same is the case with s4 mini.

 

However, Sony's is still not  in MINIs business..

Friday 16 May 2014

Moto E Goes Out of Stock within 48 hours !

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Motorola's latest budget smartphone " Moto E " received a massive welcome in India. Within 48 hours of launch the phone got out of stock on Flipkart, since Flipkart is the exclusive sales partner of Motorola in India. This proves the positive attitude of people towards Motorola specially in the country where still, the concept of "Smart Feature Phone" is dominant".



Priced at 7k INR, the phone brings some interesting specification like 1.2 dual core processor, 1GB Ram, 1980mAH battery, 5MP rear camera and Android 4.4.2 Out of the Box with guaranteed future updates. The phone is also water, and dust resistant. So overall it's a great success by Motorola, maybe this phone will be the best selling phone of Motorola surpassing Moto G, which currently holds the record.



[Source : NDTV Gadgets]

Wednesday 14 May 2014

WOW!! What a picture!!

In recent times  everyone has an awesome  camera in their smart phones but there are certain points to keep in mind while taking photographs with SmartPhone camera.  Actually quality to a certain extend do not depend on  how much great the mega pixel of a camera  is  ! , to a particular extend it depends how the picture is taken .

Here are some of the points to keep in mind while taking images with Smartphone camera so that as you show them to your colleagues , WOW!! What a picture!! word should come out of their mouth  :

1) Always stand at a right distance from the object.
2) Don't forget to focus on the subject of the image.
3) Always try to give variations to the picture depending on scene.
4) Most importantly is too keep the keep the Mega Pixel to highest by going to Camera Settings.
5) And lastly if you are more of a photographer kind then, do  use Camera Tripod  with Smartphone adapter .

That's all from my side THANK YOU and do like & comment on our posts and website and share with us your experience of photography.

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Tuesday 13 May 2014

Knockr-->Gesture defined lockscreen operation

Anciently persistent and recently hyped technique of software-user interaction in electronic devices , the gestures, have been around since the stone age for mutual interaction and communication.

Friday 9 May 2014

Google Camera : Review

Google without any prior announcement released an app in the play store " Google Camera "   . This was the same step followed by Motorola earlier to update it's Camera app directly from the Play Store and without any hassle of OTA software updates . Google Camera brings on some improvements over the stock Android ( KitKat) camera app  . It's not meant for only Nexus devices , it's meant for all the devices running Android 4.4 , so Galaxy s5 , HTC M8  , Moto G etc ..


 Sow how's the Google Camera , we'll find out in this article , so here we go !


Saturday 3 May 2014

Do We Have A Curved Future?

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Sunday 27 April 2014

Turn your android device into a wireless joystick!!!!!!!

Gaming On laptops and PCs isn't that much fun as it is on a gaming consoles.Well,one of the primary reasons is the controller.The controllers available, are usually wired and the wireless ones are too costly to buy.

A junior developer at XDA-DEVELOPERS.COM has found a great solution to this problem.

He has made an app called MOBILE GAMEPAD on android which adds to our utility dynamic, extremely productive and greatly useful android phones, a feature of using the sensors in it to use the phone as a gamepad for WINDOWS.

The app wirelessly connects a windows pc or laptop and you can add many games through the server client.

The App has a larger functionality over other controllers as it can also use the motion sensing accelerometer for gaming!!!

The whole credit for making this possible goes to the Developer

To Download app and SERVER client: Click here

 

Procedure:

  1. Two files are to be downloaded:Mobile app and the server.zip

  2. Once downloaded,install the apk on mobile device.

  3. Extract server.zip and install client software.

  4. configure client.

  5. To add games ,under "Games" tab, click the "+" symbol.

  6. Give the path of .exe file.

  7.  Now ,Open the mobile app in device.

  8. Connect to pc client through IP shown in General tab of Pc client.

  9. done,enjoy playing the game.


Source: xda-developers.com

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Wednesday 16 April 2014

FTPDroid App : Review

The hassle of USB cables for transferring files from your phone to your computer creates mental stress , sometimes . However there  are some wireless , easy and convenient ways too . FTPDroid is an app with which you can turn your phone into an FTP server and transfer files wirelessly between your phone and any FTP client , which removes the hassle of wires . That ethically makes sense , but all you need is a Wifi Connection for a transfer medium . It is one of the most IMPORTANT APP in my phone !


Overall UI :


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This app tomorrow updated to Google's Card UI . Overall its simple to operate . When you start the app  , it greets you with two tabs , SERVICE and Log , I'll get into that in detail . On the top of the screen it says START and STOP , access via FTP Client and on the right side of there's users tab , again I'll discuss in detail about this . Settings are easy to operate and there's nothing that's difficult to find , which is good for ethics of mind as we get frustrated at a light year's speed . 1


Swiping from the left of the screen , releases a card , in which there are three options , MANAGE USERS , OPTIONS , HELP . Over-all UI is same as traditional Google apps like Play Music and Google+ and others . As for now , more and more devs are optimising their apps to Card UI . And as you start the app , it automatically starts the access of phone via FTP Client .You can also manage your phone fia FileZilla which is the FTP Client , and also via Windows Explorer . The app is easy to use and there's no hassle in operating it .


Transfer files via Windows Explorer or anyother FTP Client :


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When you the start the FTP Access  , it gives a link in which in my case is " ftp://192.168.1.102:2121" which you have to type in Windows Explorer or FTP Client like File Zilla and your phone and computer should be connected to the same Wifi Network . And there you Go , now you can transfer files Wirelessly between your phone and computer . However it is advisable to use Users system built into the app when on public wifi network or open to all wifi network . Although it transfer never go up to the USB Mark , but this method is always convenient for users , who don't want hassle and melodrama of wires . Though ads below may trouble you , but that's the thing we've to live with .


Manage Users :


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What this feature actually does it it protects you , when you're on unsecured wifi network or open wifi network or you wan't to little more security over it . You can add users to this , create their name and password , so as you try to access your phone's storage via FTP Client it asks for username and password  , so that you are secured enough . Although by default , you can access only phone's storage for transfer , you can specify the particular path like SD Card or other when you add or edit users , in Manage Users , so you can multiple users for different paths , which over whelming sometimes , but it's Okay !


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You can un-check Enable anonymous login , so that there's no anonymous login  , and all you require is username and password for login  , which adds little bit more security .


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How it looks in Windows Explorer ?


As soon as you try type FTP address in Windows Explorer , it asks for username and password . It takes about 5 seconds to tranfer 5MB file , so ultimately it's 1MB per second which is good . However sometimes there are connection failures and transfer errors  , but they're not often , so no problem at all .


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Conclusion :


So overall it's a good to be used in daily life , though it feels sick sometimes  , but it becomes very useful  in daily life .


MTSquad rating : 8.5/10

Sunday 13 April 2014

Should Samsung Drop Android for Tizen ?

 

CaptureAs we all know , Samsung is working on it's tizen OS for a while . And frankly there are no Mobile devices running it , but Samsung slowly is releasing this OS with a camera and now with the Samsung Gear devices . With this Samsung is slowly releasing the fact that Tizen will be a major OS in the Samsung devices . Currently its in developing stage . No one can get rid of the fact that the royalty that Samsung has in terms of Mobile services is because success of Galaxy Series  which runs on Android yeah !

 

And without that nothing could have happened . But with this one question arises ? After the Tizen is fully developed Will Samsung drop Android ? There are two types of answers obviously : Yes or No , and it may differ from people to people . But in my case No , never . Samsung over it's development years has realised the importance of Android , and they can never afford to do that and risk their market share . Every new thing needs new time to mature and so will be Tizen . It will at-least be 3 years more for the apps development which will the major issue .

 

Tizen apps are coded via C++ and the extension .tpk , while Android apps are coded in Java with the .apk extension , which directly makes impossible to run apks on it . But through the app called APCL , it is possible to run .apk within .tpk . Well that proves that there will be no problem of apps for Tizen guys until the OS is fully developed . Read my article about IS ANDROID THE BASE OF APPS FOR EVERY NEW OR UPCOMING OPERATING SYSTEM'S? here . Samsung want's to be leader in every sector of technology , right ?

 

Imagine if he a Tizen phone is launched , but it's sales won't be as high as Galaxy series , which is famous specially in India , capturing many areas of market . Android soon will be the leading OS in the world , due it's increasing popularity . There are two situations that Samsung not may , it will face : 1.Whether to drop Android 2. Use it along with Tizen . 2nd situation feels much more logical . Samsung from it's existence is known to take advantage of every thing possible  and it really makes everything Consumer Appealing . Hopes are high from Samsung and there's no melodrama expected from them.

 

The bright side maybe not to drop Android completely , but use it to it's core until the full maturation of Tizen and to launch the both version of it's flagships running Android and Tizen ,and to allow to run .apks within .tpks

 

[Note : Featured image from Tizen's official website]

Saturday 12 April 2014

Galaxy Golden now available on Flipkart for 29,999 INR ( $498.53 )!

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Samsung maybe in October or November launched this phone at a loyalty price of 51,900 INR . It was the first Android Phone , that was ever seen . It was kinda weird and the flip concept of the phones  died few years ago  . It wasn't the powerhouse though , average specs between high end and low end device   . And the world wasn't sure for what this phone was meant for . This phone had dual touch screen , with a kind of gold finish at the back

 

But , now , this phone is available on Flipkart as well as Snapdeal for around 29,999 INR , strange ! right? And there's no official word from Samsung about his price cut  . However , it is worthy to be noted that Galaxy Note 3 Neo also received the  price cut from about 38 INR to 33 INR .

 

Key Sepcs :

  • 1.7 dual core processor

  • 1.5 gb ram

  • dual touch screen display

  • 1820mAH battery

  • Android 4.2 JB ( out of the box)

  • 8MP rear camera


 

Source : NDTV Gadgets

Monday 7 April 2014

iOS 7.1 Review : Should Update because of worthy performance

Apple , was really in hurry to release this update . The complaints of users , some bugs , bad performance of iOS 7 on iPhone 4  , some security bugs etc were enough reasons for Apple to be in hurry to release this update . And frankly speaking , it's an worthy update , as boosts the performance of the Apple device  . The Photos that i have here are all from iPad Mini 1st gen , because i only have that as Apple device , since I'm an Android user  . Some stuff may very from Apple device to device .

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Is Google really thinking Android as open source ?

This is the thought , for what most of the customers and people out there have sympathy for . For every upcoming OS , apps're a necessary thing , otherwise though OS is good , but it becomes boring as we spend time with it . While we know , Android is the most portable OS in the world , which can adjust itself to any environment , its advantages are uncountable . Like What Nokia did with X line  . That  undoubtedly proves that Android is Open - Source . Though this term is questioned sometimes by people  ,  like now Google is asking manufacturers to have Powered By Android branding during phone boot up  and Google removing Cyanogen Mod app from the Google Play Store . Well the answer given by Google wasn't practical at all - " THE APP WAS HELPING PEOPLE VIOLATE THE PLAY STORE POLICIES AND EVEN VIOLATE THEIR WARRANTY "

 

Also previously there were reports that Samsung may kill Magazine UX  , to promote Google Services as some kind of deal with between two . Also there are reports saying Samsung to completely be with Tizen , killing Android . But that strategy is confusing , because that's huge risk that  Samsung is taking on , as Samsung became famous due to Android , right ? The Cyanogen Mod app removal from Play Store was the first step of doubt , that whether Google is really thinking Android as open source . While third party devs , make the use of it's friendly environment to it's core .

 

While the Open Source word is truly confirmed by the JOLLA , Blackberry people . Their OS like Sailfish and BB10.2 .1  can run apks and you can side-load them to the device   , which is the same case with Nokia X line-up which is running on Android Open Source Project  .  While there were rumours about Windows Phone 8.1 may have apk support , but that may not be true at all or maybe , let's see .

 

All the above said facts , conclude that Google is considering Android to be Open Source , but at some points don't !

 

 

Monday 31 March 2014

Pocket Tripod Quick Review

Not Only me , but everyone agrees that iDevices , specially iPhones have wide variety and choices and types of accessories in the world rather than Android devices with a limited choice of accessories . But this accessory for iPhone ( 5,5s,4,4s) is kinda interesting , about its form factor , portability and usability in day to day use .. Before we get started , i Really wanna thank GEOMETRICAL INC  for providing this unit for review .. You can buy Pocket Tripod for iPhone 5/5s and 4/4s each of these is prices at $26.95 .. Click Here to buy Pocket Tripod ..

Saturday 29 March 2014

Wearables : The Google Way (all new Android Wear)

There is kinda buzz in the tech community that this year 2014 is gonna be the year of "WEARABLES".

We have seen many wearable products being launched uptill now as we move on to the Q2 of 2014 and after all what we seen in the Q1 of 2014 it seems that the Q2 of this year is going to see more innovation and creativity in the field of wearable technology.

The fact that we haven't seen too much innovation uptill now in this field is that "There wasn't available, a dedicated wearable OS ".The OEMs had to fork with the OS available to fit into their tiny wearable displays and which is indeed a hard thing to do.That is why Only high class OEMs could think of Making a Wearable device which could be compatible exclusively with their mobile devices.

Google,the search giant , and the so called Android father,considered this thing seriously and released the all new wearable interface of the World Famous OS android named as "ANDROID WEAR" .Currently there are Two OEMs working with google on this namely LG and MOTOROLA. LG would be releasing a smartwatch named LG G,and Motorola with its beautiful MOTO 360,is ready to take over the smartwatch market.

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This UI allows users to use only those features on thier wearable which is need to be accessed.

Design :

The wearable running the all new android Wear will have jst a google Now screen integrated into their smart devices which would allow to have a quick glance to the Weather,Allow hangout messaging on the go, get various informations about sports, calories burnt if you are in a workout ,and would also get informations about the songs you are listening to... automatically!!!!

this is what makes google the best out of rest when it comes to knowing the user and due to the user friendliness of this design which can be accessed via touch or just saying "Ok Google" keyword would allow great flexibility in info management.

 

For Developers:

Android wear has a developer preview released along with its launch which allows the developers to make and build a better UI ,probably New apps  which would make this thing one of the best for the OEMs of Asia and other regions to get more involved in this wearable community.

The developer preview can be downloaded after signing up at the following link:

http://developer.android.com/wear/preview/start.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-started-with-the-developer-preview-android-developers

Conclusion:

As Per my thinking i think that the android wear is going to help the OEMs build more elegant minimalistic and cost effective devices with a huge world of apps to explore..

Thanks to all the readers..

 

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