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Apple iOS 7 Review

Sukhraj Singh

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Jun 14, 2013

Apple’s iOS 7 is the most important version of apple’s mobile operating system and it is dramatically different from its previous versions. In this Apple make changes drastically because the competition is improving Android 4.2 which rolls out many features which are becoming popular. To counter these features Apple made this version of iOS with some special features which are not present in the previous versions of Apple’s mobile operating system. Now lets Review the main features of iOS 7.

Control Center and Notifications

Control center is very important feature of iOS 7 . It gives the users the most used settings available from any window like switch to Airplane mode, turn Wi-Fi on or off, or adjust the brightness of your display which makes it easy for the users. The notification center which is the pull down menu from top with three tabs which tells you about the new mail, missed calls, to-dos that need doing, and more.

Airdrop

Airdrop is the nice little feature of the iOS 7 which helps you to share the videos, documents, photos, etc via WiFi and Bluetooth of your phone. It is accessible from the control center. If you want to share a file you have to hit the share button and automatically you see others around you who are also using iOS 7.You just tap a friend’s picture to send any file than through the use of Wi-fi and Bluetooth you can send photo or any file (and the recipient can accept or decline). This is very beautiful feature iOS 7 but its only available to the users of iPhone 5, fifth-generation iPod Touch, iPad 4 and iPad Mini only.

Multitasking

It’s time to provide multitasking feature to the users of iOS. As its Rivals gives multitasking to its users and that service is becoming popular that’s why Apple gives this feature in this version of iOS. In this the interface has also been improved by the graphical way to switch between apps with a thumbnail preview of all running apps. After double tap on the home screen you will get the mini screenshots of the running apps. You can take a look at various tasks at a time.

Safari

In iOS 7 the safari gets the lots of improvements in it by adding new features like unified smart search field, now the browser runs in full screen mode with which user gets the space to read more content on the screen. The biggest change is the tab browser with which you can flick through your open tabs in a graphical carousel. Now you can start the private browsing session from the tools avalable at the bottom rather than having to go through the app Settings.

Siri in iOS 7

In iOS 7 Siri gets look , new sound and new capabilities. The addition of capabilities are like while you are speaking the new audio animation is appears at the bottom of the screen which shows that siri is listening you and processing your commands. Although it still takes sometime to process each query Apple announces that it will be adding “high-quality” for non-English languages over time, including French and German.

Availability

If you want to try iOS 7 right now than there is a bad news for you because iOS 7 is currently available for the registered app developer. The public release comes to your iPhone and iPad in some time as their is no precise date for the Public release Yet.

Best 5 Android Apps of May 2013

Sukhraj Singh

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Jun 12, 2013

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Thousands and thousands of apps are coming every month in the Play Store. We make a list of 5 Best android apps for you to have a look at it because they are really popular and useful apps. Now again we came with best apps of he month of may 2013.

Hangouts

Hangouts is the main app of this list as it is launched by Google in last month on Google I/O 2013. Which replaces Google talk . This app provides you with the facility to chat with your gmail and Google Plus friendsone on one or with group. Although it has some problems or we can say absence of some features like status messages but still it is the most popular app about which people talked a lot. You can Download from Play Store

Where’s my water

It is based upon challenging physics which is used by the user to help Swampy by guiding water to his broken shower. In this game there are many hurdles like dirty water, toxic water, steam challenging scenarios which have to be successfully passed to succseed in the game. There are seven chapters in the game each chapter comprised of 20 levels. But progression in the game isn’t simply a case of completing those levels. You need get those ducks along the way otherwise the next chapter won’t be unlocked. Download from Play Store

Beautiful Widgets Pro

Beautiful Widgets for android Home screen is very beautiful app which have the tons of widgets in it for your Home Screen of android phone. This app can show latest updates about weather, battery charge level, clock, calendar, and many more. It also has various themes. This app is reaching 1 million of downloads which is fastest and first paid app to reach at this point. Try this app go download from Play Store

Fast & Furious 6

It is the free game mad eon the latest summer blockbuster movie Fast & Furious 6. This Game takes the mobile racing to greater heights. Drag race in this game is very good player can race their way through a city to become the top racer. Their are various tournaments available. Graphics of this game is stunning. If your are a racing game lover you should have this game in your android phone or tablet. Go Download from Play Store

Next Browser

Next browser is very similar to the Google Chrome framework. But yeah Go Dev Team added some of their own things to it. This browser is very good option for those people who want to stay away from bulky Chrome, but still want great performance. It has all the basic necessities in it. We will say from experience that Next Browser works better with phones that doesn’t have high end hardware.If you wanna try Go download from Play Store

Interesting Facts About Internet

Simranpal Singh

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Jun 7, 2013

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Internet, an eight characters word consists tons of information which can’t be described without the help of these computer machines. Everyday hoards of information, files and other things are uploaded and downloaded from the internet but no one know the the exact stats of the data stored on the virtual memories.

We gathered or calculated some interesting facts based on the usage of internet and many other aspects. So guys are you ready to know the internet facts ? Here are:

Interesting facts about internet

According to Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, the volume of data generated every two days is equal to data generated from the dawn of the civilization to 2003. Well its pretty rough estimate how much data is generated by using day to day life.
Now lets see how much CDs will be used if we burn all internet data on them.
According to a research its estimated that CD-ROMs would stretch about 80000 km beyond the moon.
There are nearly as many bits of data on the world as there are stars in the Universe.
Each hour, the amount of information consumed online is enough to fill 7 million DVDs.
About nearly 250 billion emails are sent each day and out of which, 80% are spam.
There’s an estimated 637 million websites, of which there are over 250 million blogs.
There are approximately 4,200 new domain names registered every hour, or around 37 million per year.
The first ever website is still online here.
Over half of all the downloading and uploading online is file sharing that is often considered illegal.
Around 75 per cent of the music that is available for download has never been purchased and it is costing money just to be on the server.

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What is Grid Computing?

Sukhraj Singh

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Jun 3, 2013

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Grid Computing is the field of computing that involves amalgamating hardware and software resources at different locations using standard and open protocols so as to achieve high power of computing. Security and reliability. Grid based system don’t require centralized control and efficiently decrease response time. Grid Computing can be done in various forms so as to achieve corresponding results.

Problems that need more than one system to be solved such as climate modelling can count on the distributed nature of grid computing.
Problems that involves intensive calculations such as mapping can also be solved using grid computing.

Since solutions to cryptographic ciphers need high computational power, they’re another great application for grid. Grid based systems can also be used at places where they’re a short-term requirements of certain resources that a system is unable to meet locally. Usually grid computing systems are formed by grouped called grid communities. A Public grid enables general public to use computational resources, While a private grid general public to use computational resources , While a private grid enables general public to use computational resources, While a private grid public to use computational resources, While a private grid gives access to only group members.

Some of the applications include:

Virtual worlds
Weather simulations
Analyzing DNA and genomes
Rendering the latest animated Hollywood flick
Searching for intelligent life

Top 5 Smartphones Of First Half 2013

Sukhraj Singh

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Jun 2, 2013

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In the year 2013 many stunning smartphones are launched from various manufactures. In case you are confuse in selecting the best smartphone for you just see our list of Top 5 Smartphones which contains the best among the smartphones launched in 2013 till june 2013.

5. Nokia Lumia 820

We can say bigger isn’t always better. Nokia lumia 820 is slightly down on the specs list when compare to the Lumia 920, but there are plenty of reasons to get excited about the Nokia Lumia 820. It is powered with Dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB of internal storage which can be expanded upto 64 GB with microSD.

Nokia Lumia 820 is also packed with 4.3 inches AMOLED Display with 216 ppi. It also has 8 MP camera with 3264×2448 pixels resolution features Carl Zeiss optics. It also records video at 1080p@30fps which is quit good at its price range. At last we will say that if you are tempted by Windows Phone 8, this is the phone for you.

4. Blackberry Z10

The BlackBerry Z10 with new BlackBerry brand BlackBerry 10. Their are three new things that the company formerly known as RIM ushered into being in the first quarter of 2013. Expectation was high ahead of launch, networks committed early, and initial reviews – although not exactly glowing – were generally pretty good. Now the question is BlackBerry back?

Initial conclusion of the handset was that it was good, but not great. BlackBerry 10 is very much a work in progress, and that’s evident when using the Z10. Teething issues aside, the Z10 has a lot going for it with its excellent keyboard, crisp display, easy-to-develop-for platform, and expansive multimedia support. It is powered with 1.5GHz dual-core with 2GB of RAM.

3. Sony Xperia Z

Sony xperia Z is the phone from sony makes sony to stand in the race of high end smartphones. The design is sleek and smart of course. Android Jelly Bean 4.1 is the operating system. Its features like the quad-core 1.5GHz Snaprdragon Krait processor, Bravia machine, dust and water resistant 1080p HD screen and expandable memory are enchanting too. The 5 inch display and great pixel density makes the video quality soothing for your eyes.

It will be very good choice for you to buy a smartphone which has the water resistant properties. We made a Review Read more about Sony Xperia Z. Review Sony Xperia Z

2. Samsung Galaxy S4

This latest device from Samsung brings with it some new additions to the TouchWiz UI, aiming to make the user experience that much more exciting. Housing Samsung’s new Exynos 5 Octa Processor (1.6GHz quad-core + 1.2GHz quad-core) to run Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and a slew of new features, Samsung’s well-priced S4 is already making big waves in the industry. It also has the quite good battery that gives the performance required. It is at present best phone according to processor. That’s why we gave it the second spot in our list.

1. HTC One

The HTC One represents a change of pace for HTC. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s very easy on the eyes. But it needed to be. You see with the One HTC is aiming at re-establishing itself as one of Android’s key players – the company slipped to third place in the UK behind Sony and Samsung in Q4 2012.

But with this phone HTC trying to re-establishing itself in the smartphone industries. The phone is powered with Sense 5.0, HTC Zoe, Sense TV, and the One’s UltraPixel camera that really set it apart from the crowd. That and its 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 CPU, which has been shown to be staggeringly powerful. In this phone HTC try something different from the traditional phone cameras in the smartphones. We also made a Review of HTC One Read it for more information HTC One Review (HTC M7)

5th generation iPod Touch Launched by Apple

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Sukhraj Singh

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May 30, 2013

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Apple has launched new 16GB iPod Touch, it is the another variant of the 5th generation iPod Touch that launched in 2012. When it was launched in 2012 it is only available in 32GB and 64GB variants. That older iPod now appears to have been discontinued in favor of the new 16 GB model.

The new 16GB model of ipod features ultraslim design, 4-inch Retina display, dual-core A5 chip, Apple EarPods and front-facing FaceTime HD camera in the same 6.1mm-thick case as the 5th generation variant. In this new model their is no rear facing camera. But apple adds many new features to this model

The 16GB iPod Touch is now available for $229 from Apple in a single black and silver color design, you can find out more details about the device over at Apple,

How To Protect Your Smartphone From Hackers

Sukhraj Singh

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May 29, 2013

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As the smartphone industry is growing day by day. There was a 200 percent jump in mobile security threats in 2012 versus 2011 and almost 95% threats are spotted on Android devices. According to some security software maker There are 33 million Android devices which were infected in 2012, android is the vulnerable platform because android is a open platform creates the richest environment for innovation.

Although Even in Apple’s iOS platform has recently come under fire for free apps that leak more personal data than other platforms, according to a study recently released by Appthority. But we can prevent our smartphone from getting hacked by following some tips written below:

Use Passwords: You should use passwords for the smartphone. it protects your data from the unknown persons who can access this if the password is not applied. Don’t share passwords with anyone else even if you make an exception for someone you trust deeply to help you out in a fix that person can also do damage your information and miss use your confidential information.
While creating the password select some thing which is hard to guess. Avoid using the birthday dates, anniversaries dates, etc as a password. To avoid some hacked into your account keep on changing your password time to time and Don’t use the same password for all of your accounts.
Beware of unknown apps and links: Do not download apps or click on links in emails or social media pages without first researching the source. These apps and links could contain viruses, malware or spyware that can compromise your personal data.
Turn off Wi-Fi hotspots: If your smartphone has the option of WiFi hotspot than it should be secured with a password so that unknown user cannot use your network. Unknown people who are using the network without any identity may do something wrong under your identity.
Install mobile security software: Install a good security software to protect your phone from viruses, malwares that try to steal information off of your phone. Use downloads only from a reputable seller or site and take special care of pop-ups don’t download apps from the unknown source.

Keeping these things in mind you can protect your smartphone from hackers. Do implement these tips it will reduce the danger of getting hacked by some hacker.

Best 5 iOS Apps Of April 2013

Simranpal Singh

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May 12, 2013

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Hundreds of apps gets released every month So its not easy to find out which are the best apps. In order to help you out we are publishing best 5 iOS apps of April 2013. List will include all new and old apps based on its popularity. In other worlds for new apps we conclude best apps by dividing the number of downloads with the number of days since its laucnh in the App Store.

Let’s checkout which are the best apps of April 2013:

Yahoo! Weather

Yahoo weather, most used weather app for iOS or Android. Yahoo has added many new features to its latest version which depict your city’s images along with the weather. Other features of Yahoo Weather App is that its most accurate weather app and gives detailed weather forecasts.

Download Yahoo Weather

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Drippler

Drippler makes your iPhone even more awesome! It Discovers newest phone fixes, apps, and other goodies it thinks will be useful for you. Its always awesome to something new for your iPhone every day, and stay one step ahead with the latest updates, tips, apps, accessories and more.

Download Drippler

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Iron Man 3: The Official Game

As we all know that Iron Man 3 has already collected Millions at box office but its official game is also gaining good number of downloads. The highly anticipated official game of Iron Man 3 turns out to be another endless runner, or to be exact, flier. Are you ready as addictive, endless 3D runner?

Download Iron Man 3 iOS Game

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Frontline Commando: D-Day

A gripping depiction of the Allied invasion of Normandy, Frontline Commando: D-Day captures the horrors of war in vivid, painstakingly accurate detail. In the game you have to Defeat the occupation forces and take back France; storm the beaches, clear the trenches and liberate towns as you battle through the countryside of Normandy.

Download: Frontline Commando: D-Day

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Twitter Music

A fresh approach to finding new music by using Tweets and follows to power discovery. The most popular new music and emerging talent on Twitter right now. It’s a social networking service that lets you broadcast messages, called tweets, about what you’re doing or thinking, in 140 characters or less.

Download Twitter music

That’s it of best iOS apps of April 2013. But you guys don’t worry as there’s also best Android apps of April 2013 listed here. Also take a look at last month’s best iOS apps here.

Most of the above mentioned apps are compatible with all iOS Devices.

HTC One VS Sony Xperia Z

Sukhraj Singh

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May 10, 2013

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It is a flagship Smartphone Smackdown as we do a comparison between HTC One and Sony Xperia Z. Sony’s previous high end smartphones haven’t hit the mark in the past but with Xperia Z the company finally has a true contender. Sony Xperia Z has a very fast CPU with 2GB of RAM , it has the full HD screen, water resistant properties, etc. But HTC One outclassed Sony xperia on few important fronts.Both the Phones runs on Android 4.1.2. For more information on the phones read our reviews of HTC One and Sony Xperia Z . Now lets review the comparison between HTC One and Sony Xperia Z in detail on various fronts.

Design

Sony Mobile and HTC are known to pour their creativity in the products they offer to consumers. Sony takes their smartphone designs to the next level with the new Xperia Z smartphone that also promises resistance against water spills and dust and it weights only 146g. On the other hand HTC also offers its uniquely designed smartphone with the aluminium chassis which is 9.3 mm thick and weights only 143g.

Which looks better? That’s a matter of personal preference, but I think that most people will gravitate toward the unibody aluminum HTC One. Sony Xperia Z is look like yet another rectangular slab coated with glass in a sea of like-minded smartphones. The HTC One has a unique and eye catching design that screams quality. We also feel safer with metal than glass.

Display

Both HTC One and Xperia Z has the large 1920 x 1080 displays. Sony Xperia Z has large 5 inch full HD Reality Display and has very high pixel density – 443 pixels per inch. When we go to HTC One it has 4.7 inch Full HD display with slightly higher PPI of 469. There are small point difference like ppi.

Sony Xperia Z’s TFT panel with Mobile Bravia 2 looks quite great until you see it next to the superior Super LCD3 display of the HTC One. It is more brighter than Xperia Z, and has greater contrast. Both are easily viewable outdoors. Although in size the display panel of Sony Xperia Z is slightly bigger than HTC One but after reviewing the other features of HTC’s display we must say HTC is a winner in this section.

Processing Power

Now we come to the processor power of both the phones. Both feels very fast as Sony Xperia Z is powered with the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad core Processor clocked at 1.5GHz. Where as HTC One comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad core 1.7GHz. Both the phones comes with 2 GB of RAM.

According to the Quadrant Benchmarks HTC One clearly wins in this section also. Benchmarks are shown below:

HTC One: 11224
Sony Xperia Z: 8570

Storage

The HTC One will be available with either 32GB or 64GB storage options that can’t be expanded further where as Sony Xperia Z is available with 16GB on board which can be upgraded to 32 GB. Both phones have USB host OTG and work with USB flash drives (micro USB OTG cable required to make use of USB host).

Camera

Sony Xperia Z is powered with a 13.1-megapixel unit on the back with autofocus and LED flash, which is capable of Full HD video capture at 30fps and on the front is a 2.2-megapixel camera that also supports 1080p video capture for video calling. Where as HTC brings the new technology and innovation in their Phone with an UltraPixel unit with a 4-megapixel sensor that is capable if 1080p video recording.

Although Xperia Z has higher resolution but HTC One does much better with color rendering, painting a pretty accurate picture, while the Xperia Z oversaturates the colors. Here are some of the samples of Both cameras:

Thanks TiP for camera shootout samples for more Go to TiP.

Battery

Both the phones are evenly matched in this section as they both had approximately same capacity of power in their batteries. HTC One has 2300 mAh Li-Polymer battery while the Sony Xperia Z uses a 2330 mAh Li-Ion battery. Comparing both the phones on talk time HTC One has impressive 13 hours and 38 minutes talk time on the other hand Xperia z has incredible 16 hours and 3 minutes, On Web browsing HTC One has the amazing 9h and 58 minutes of browsing endurance on a single charge while Xperia Z has only an average 6h 37m score here and came far behind its competitor, On video playback HTC one got the great score i.e. the phone just exceeding the 10 hour mark where as Xperia Z died at about half-wait point – 5h 39min.

Now as we review all the aspects of the batteries of both phones. we must say that HTC One wins in this section also.

Vertict

Both the phones have great qualities in them. Although Sony Xperia Z has the water resistant properties in it which are not present in HTC One but the phone from HTC has defeated Xperia Z in almost every section other than this. So if you want your Smartphone to be water resistant than go for Sony Xperia Z and if you want the Smartphone which is more powerful and have innovations in the technology than go for HTC One.

How To Block Calls On A Smartphone ?

Simranpal Singh

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May 6, 2013

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Are you affected by telemarketers calls? or want to block your ex-? Than by following the guide below you can block them with various ways. You can complete this task with the help of your carrier, smartphone apps or external device which will help to attain 100% block on unwanted calls.

Whether its US, India or any other country you will receive these spam calls anywhere. You will receive these calls from Insurance companies, Banks and even phone carriers continuously calls you regarding some offers. Actually, they all promote their products but they don’t know that we get autistic.

Looking for battery Saving Tips Then read our How To Extend Battery Life Of Smartphones Guide.

In order to block calls on your smartphone or phones you can avail call block services from your carrier. Now we are figuring out some way in order to Block Calls On A Smartphone:

Call Blocking From Phone Carriers

This is the most trusted way to block unwanted calls on your smartphone or cellphone. Many companies have programs like anonymous call blocking, call blocking, anonymous call rejection and priority ringing. Particularly in India Users can block unwanted calls and SMS using DND – Do Not Disturb on any network there.

Handset Specific Option

There many different types of phones available in the market. based on those phones many them have some inbuilt options or downloadable apps to block calls. These varies according to Operating System and we are listing some apps to block calls on popular OSes:

Android Call Blocking Apps:

iOS Call Blocking Apps:

Windows Phone Blocking Apps:

Call Guard
Call Block

In case of iPhone or iOS you need to jailbreak your device to install above mentioned apps as unlike with Android phones – Apple doesn’t allow third-parties to access the call-making capabilities of your phone.

Well above mentioned are only the ways to restrict any call on your smartphone. Well if these things are not working then you need to change your cell phone number.