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10 MUST HAVE APPS FOR WINDOWS
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This post provides information regarding 10 must have apps for windows to our visitors.
Today smartphones without Facebook app is almost impossible to spot. One of the specialities offered by Windows phones are the built in facebook integration.Yelp
Skype
Weather Channel
Pandora
Pandora helps you to download and hear your favorite songs in your windows phone.
Vine
Vine is an app that enables its user to create small and beautiful looping videos and it also helps to watch it with your family and friends. The maximum time of a looping video that can be created using vine is 6 seconds. These videos can be shared through Vine's social network and also through twitter and facebook.Netflix
Netflix is an app for windows phones which helps in watching films and TV programmes of your choice any time anywhere, and also provides the best video quality.6 Tag
6 Tag is a full featured instagram application for windows phones. This app is used for sharing photos by uploading them and you can also use it for tagging. Mint
Mint is yet another windows application which helps you to get information regarding your account balance, financial deals, expenditures, budgets, etc.
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Tips you can use while purchasing Mobile Phones
We know that in the near past years, in our world eCommerce has made a big leap forward and has created an impeccable effect. If any one of us has doubts regarding this you just have to ask your friends of the method through which they purchase majority of their needed products. The Internet world currently serve as not only as a purchasing platform but it also serves as a selling platform all around the world. The enhanced effectivity of these platforms not only attracts the expert users of the web world but is even attracting the basic users or beginners of the web world.
Even though these platforms have attracted many and thereby gained a lot of popularity in the world. At present a lot of users are going through a big dilemma. This dilemma mostly arises when users want to purchase electronics for their personal use. The dilemma regarding this is whether they should use online platforms or local stores (Offline Platforms) for purchasing the product. So we will be glad if we are able to end this dilemma through this post, and thereby help all users of the web world. We would like to do this by comparing and contrasting the different parts of buying things online. We shall also be discussing both the advantages as well as the disadvantages of purchasing mobile phones online through online shopping websites as well as from local stores (Offline Platform). And we hope to create an effective solution to this dilemma by the end of this post.
So we can find the solution to this dilemma after taking them or facing them one-by-one. First we can discuss about buying Mobile phones online and then secondly we'll be discussing about buying Mobile Phones offline.
BUYING MOBILE PHONES ONLINE
In this part of the post we will discussing of the different advantages and disadvantages of buying mobile phones online through eCommerce sites. And first we will be discussing of the exclusive advantages offered through buying mobile phones online. Some the advantages are as follows :- QUICK AVAILABILITY : This is one of the main advantages that online shopping offer. Certain gadgets, even after their official launching takes a lot of time to arrive at our regional markets. But in the case of online shopping websites the availability of these new coming products are made pretty quick. The only time taken is for shipping to take place, which is specified in the shipping details.
- CHEAP PRICE : When we say about Online Shopping ,we suddenly come across the cheap price it offers, in our mind. And the discounts offered by these sites even go beyond 50 %. And during festival seasons or any other special seasons these sites may offer additional discounts and this makes these websites quite cost effective.
BUYING MOBILE PHONES OFFLINE
It is understood that buying mobile phones offline also have advantages. Let us look at some of the notable ones :
- When you buy mobile phones offline through local stores situated near you, you will be having a main advantage as a consumer of examining the products. This not only helps you to make sure that the product does not posses any defects but also helps you to understand the different parts of the phone and also have an understanding as to how the phone is run. And thus you can buy the phone as to your desire and find the apt one for you.
- The next advantage is that these stores offer is that if you ever have a problem or issue reported you can always come back to the store and ask for a replacement or a solution to the issue confronted, unless you bought it from somewhere far away out of your reach.
THE METHOD YOU, AS A CUSTOMER, SHOULD CHOOSE
When we consider all the things that we mentioned earlier we can finally come to a conclusion. Clearly, the better option that can be drawn out, is that buying Mobile Phones from online platforms is better than purchasing it from other offline platforms. It is true that we should be considering the disadvantages that online platforms offer. But these can be overcome by purchasing them from established online shopping websites. Thus clearly online platforms offer much better promises, such as availability of device, less price, etc, than offline platforms.Technology
How to be smart in Smartphone Photography
The simplest and basic principle about smartphone photography is the light factor. So walk towards light is the basic principle behind smartphone photography. This is because of the fact that a photo taken using a smartphone especially in dim light is always found to get the same result : a very bad image.
And because of the less power of accommodation or shortened zooming facility that a smartphone offers, generally pictures taken very far away are generally obtained in a poor condition. So to obtain good images, here are certain tips you may follow :
STEP 1 : CLEANING THE LENS OF YOUR CAMERA AT REGULAR INTERVALS
It is common that ,in the lens of your camera dust, finger prints etc can stick on. So it is important that you clean your lens at regular intervals. Cloth, tissue etc can be used for this purpose.
STEP 2 : AMOUNT OF LIGHT
The second important step is, as we mentioned in the introduction, the amount of light present during the time of taking the photo. If their is a good amount of light then their comes clarity along with it automatically. Sunlight will be more suited than any other source of light. The thing to be noted here is that light is not only to be present, but it should fall on the subject. Sunlight obtained during morning and evening time will be most suited for this purpose. If the photo is taken inside a building or any where else where less light is present then the windows can be open in order to allow more sunlight light to enter. Use flash if there is no another source of light, means using flash should be the least prioritised method that should be considered by you.
STEP 3 : AVOID THE USE OF DIGITAL ZOOM AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
Prevent the use of digital zoom as far as possible. Try to take the photo by going near the subject to the most possible extend.
STEP 4 : FOCUS LOCK
Touch the part of the image in the screen to obtain focus to that part. When you touch the screen a square shaped screen will appear. You can adjust the settings of this screen according to your will and situation.
STEP 5 : BURST MODE
If you adjust your camera to burst mode then it helps you to take different snaps of the same image. From these you can pick the desired image.
STEP 6 : HIGH RESOLUTION
According to the aspect ratio different resolutions can be obtained from the camera settings. Adjust it to the highest possible resolution. This will help you to highlight the desired part and crop the the image.
STEP 7 : FRAMING
Approach a subject from different angles. Compose each and every shot. Try understand the importance of foreground objects and their position. And also try to see the subject through different objects.
STEP 8 : HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE
High Dynamic Range or HDR mode will be present either in the camera settings or in apps. Many snaps of the same image is taken and they are joined together, and the best image is formed as a result.
STEP 9 : IMAGE STABILISATION
Image stabilisation helps to prevent shaking of an image and thereby avoiding the image to be blurred. So it is to be kept on always.
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And because of the less power of accommodation or shortened zooming facility that a smartphone offers, generally pictures taken very far away are generally obtained in a poor condition. So to obtain good images, here are certain tips you may follow :
It is common that ,in the lens of your camera dust, finger prints etc can stick on. So it is important that you clean your lens at regular intervals. Cloth, tissue etc can be used for this purpose.
STEP 2 : AMOUNT OF LIGHT
The second important step is, as we mentioned in the introduction, the amount of light present during the time of taking the photo. If their is a good amount of light then their comes clarity along with it automatically. Sunlight will be more suited than any other source of light. The thing to be noted here is that light is not only to be present, but it should fall on the subject. Sunlight obtained during morning and evening time will be most suited for this purpose. If the photo is taken inside a building or any where else where less light is present then the windows can be open in order to allow more sunlight light to enter. Use flash if there is no another source of light, means using flash should be the least prioritised method that should be considered by you.
STEP 3 : AVOID THE USE OF DIGITAL ZOOM AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
Prevent the use of digital zoom as far as possible. Try to take the photo by going near the subject to the most possible extend.
STEP 4 : FOCUS LOCK
Touch the part of the image in the screen to obtain focus to that part. When you touch the screen a square shaped screen will appear. You can adjust the settings of this screen according to your will and situation.
STEP 5 : BURST MODE
If you adjust your camera to burst mode then it helps you to take different snaps of the same image. From these you can pick the desired image.
STEP 6 : HIGH RESOLUTION
According to the aspect ratio different resolutions can be obtained from the camera settings. Adjust it to the highest possible resolution. This will help you to highlight the desired part and crop the the image.
STEP 7 : FRAMING
Approach a subject from different angles. Compose each and every shot. Try understand the importance of foreground objects and their position. And also try to see the subject through different objects.
STEP 8 : HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE
High Dynamic Range or HDR mode will be present either in the camera settings or in apps. Many snaps of the same image is taken and they are joined together, and the best image is formed as a result.
STEP 9 : IMAGE STABILISATION
Image stabilisation helps to prevent shaking of an image and thereby avoiding the image to be blurred. So it is to be kept on always.
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BlackBerry's most loyal and famous customer - President Obama
Blackberry may be in a tough situation right now, but for now it still posses it's most loyal and famous customer, president Obama. We all know that blackberry is right now in a pretty messed up situation. Even the Blackberry company's CEO compares the company's present situation and survival to a coin toss. But blackberry will not lose their most famous and loyal customer - President Obama at least for now.The "Wall Street Journal" recently reported that the Samsung and LG android phones were tested so as to use them in the White House. This news gave the impression that blackberry would soon loose their star customer. Many android lovers began strongly believing that president Obama would soon start using their favorite Mobile OS.
The funniest part is that blackberry tried to take this opportunity to their benefit. Blackberry, once stated that they value the long term relationship that they had with the White House, in securing their mobile communications for more than a decade. Blackberry, also stated that the White House and the U.S. Government needed the highest levels of security, which according to blackberry is not yet achieved by the other companies. Blackberry also said that their unmatched cost effectiveness was also a reason why the U.S. government chose them for their internal use.Once president Obama itself had something to say of his blackberry that they will have to pry it out of his own hands. Well nevertheless, this is great news as far as blackberry is concerned. Still com score in 2014 reported that blackberry's sales were down to approximately 3 %, and even worse IDC reported that blackberry in 2013's fourth quarter had owned only 0.70 % of market sales. Anyhow it's going to take more than the president to save blackberry from its near future.
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Secure File Sharing in OS X
Just imagine a situation like this. You want to share some files and documents, which are very important, to a network. But you
are afraid of whether the things you share are secure enough. Also you would like to provide access to users but with proper authentication.
Generally the default file sharing settings in OS X are fairly secure; however, there may be some situations where your system can be open for others to access. To enable file sharing on your system, go to the System Preferences and then in the Sharing preferences pane check the box for File Sharing.
Enabling this will help you to have a relatively secure sharing environment. It will also provide you with the best possible resources, that you have access to, available on the network. This includes folder and attached external drives.
These resources will require a password to get access to the network and thereby are relatively secure. But there are some situations in which your system will provide anyone access to the network in order copy certain items to your system. If your system has enabled access to guest accounts then anyone will be able to get access to the network without any use of pass words and then will be able to view the various public folders within user accounts on your system. The public folder is a folder which is visible and can be read by any people who have access to your system. Within this folder there lies a folder which is not visible to everyone, but anyone can copy items to this folder, which is called “Dropbox” folder.
If you are using file sharing, and have connected to public networks, then you can ensure your system is as safe as possible by checking out on few things.
1. The first thing to check out is that you enable file sharing only when needed. So in order to do this you can ensure that you enable file sharing only when you intend to share or copy items between systems. You should make sure that this step is done
especially when you are using public networks. This step is less concerned when you use a home network which is protected by a router firewall. But this step can still be followed in order to ensure that your system is safe as possible.
2. The next important step is to disable all shared public folders. Shared folders can act as conveniences but they are also alternative methods for copying items between accounts. To remove the various public folders that is left unused, you should go to the Sharing System Preferences pane and select File Sharing. In here, you will see a listing of the various shared folders. Select the various "Account's Public Folder" listings, and then remove them from the shared folders list. This will help you to prevent them from being accessed via the network, but can still be accessed through your account.
3. The third step is to disable network access to guest account users. A guest account may serve as a convenient way for quick access to your system, but if you don’t use the guest account much often. Then be sure that you disable network access to guest account. For disabling network access to your guest account open the Users & Groups System Preferences pane and select the Guest User from the list of users. Then either uncheck the guest user to disable it at. Or atleast uncheck the option to allow guests to connect to shared folders.
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Generally the default file sharing settings in OS X are fairly secure; however, there may be some situations where your system can be open for others to access. To enable file sharing on your system, go to the System Preferences and then in the Sharing preferences pane check the box for File Sharing.
Enabling this will help you to have a relatively secure sharing environment. It will also provide you with the best possible resources, that you have access to, available on the network. This includes folder and attached external drives.
These resources will require a password to get access to the network and thereby are relatively secure. But there are some situations in which your system will provide anyone access to the network in order copy certain items to your system. If your system has enabled access to guest accounts then anyone will be able to get access to the network without any use of pass words and then will be able to view the various public folders within user accounts on your system. The public folder is a folder which is visible and can be read by any people who have access to your system. Within this folder there lies a folder which is not visible to everyone, but anyone can copy items to this folder, which is called “Dropbox” folder.
2. The next important step is to disable all shared public folders. Shared folders can act as conveniences but they are also alternative methods for copying items between accounts. To remove the various public folders that is left unused, you should go to the Sharing System Preferences pane and select File Sharing. In here, you will see a listing of the various shared folders. Select the various "Account's Public Folder" listings, and then remove them from the shared folders list. This will help you to prevent them from being accessed via the network, but can still be accessed through your account.
3. The third step is to disable network access to guest account users. A guest account may serve as a convenient way for quick access to your system, but if you don’t use the guest account much often. Then be sure that you disable network access to guest account. For disabling network access to your guest account open the Users & Groups System Preferences pane and select the Guest User from the list of users. Then either uncheck the guest user to disable it at. Or atleast uncheck the option to allow guests to connect to shared folders.
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How To Flash A New ROM To Your Android Phone
Android is a well known and great OS. It's simplicity and the wide range of possible things that we can do with it, itself makes it the most widely used MOBILE OS. But even though android is used and loved by so many of them it still offers very less updates. So here's a post on how to install a new version of Android (or ROM) on your device for an even better Android experience.
A SIMPLE INTRODUCTION TO ROM
One of the best things that android offers is that if you are unhappy about the current android version that your mobile manufacturer offers ,then you can install ROMs which contain modified versions of android. A new ROM helps you to bring the latest version of android to your smartphone and thereby improve your android experience.
A lot of ROMs are there and they can prove to be very useful even for people who owns Nexus phone with pure stock android, mainly because it helps you to add the latest ,useful features
STEP ONE : UNLOCK BOOT LOADER AND FLASH A CUSTOM RECOVERY
So before we go to this step we need to clear up some confusion. A popularly belief is that you need to root your phone before flashing a ROM .However rooting is not always necessary to flash all ROMs ,as many custom ROMs come with root access. So what you think of as "Rooting your phone"is what we will have to do first .
But unfortunately we can't go through this step in detail as this step is performed using different methods in different phones. But I recommend everyone especially beginners to perform this step after getting information,for knowing the consequences and things you should look out for from all possible sources. I would recommend sites like XDA Developers Forums for getting instructions on how to unlock the boot loader of your phone ,which recovery you should use (usually TWRP or ClockworkMod)and how to flash it.
Before going to step two I recommend that you should root your phone so as to make the second step much easier and less confusing. A lot of methods and one click apps can be used to perform this process. Again this will differ for different phones.
After your done with the rooting process return here and you can continue the rest of the ROMming process.
STEP TWO : BACKUP OF YOUR SYSTEM, APPS, AND DATA
Now that you have finished step one you will have to backup your device before bringing in a drastic change to your phone. So we will make a backup process, which is basically an image of your current system. This way if something goes against our expected result we can easily get a recovery without any hassle.
To do this :
1. Enter recovery mode by rebooting phone. Methods followed for entering recovery mode vary for different phones. Usually this process involves some permutation of pressing the power and volume buttons all at once.
2. After following this step go to the "Backup" or "Android" section of your recovery mode. Confirm your backup and give it a suitable name. After this allow the backup to run.
3. The backup process may take a while. So wait patiently for the backup process to finish.
A second type of backup is also recommended. This type of backup involves backing up of all your settings and apps. You can save a lot of time involved in reinstalling all the apps once the flashing of ROM has finished. You can perform this process with Titanium Backup
To perform a Titanium Backup :
1. Open Titanium Backup and provide it root permissions.
2. Tap the "Batch" button in the upper right-hand corner. Scroll down to the "Backup" section and find "Backup All User Apps." Tap the "Run" button. This will back up any apps you've downloaded from the Play Store, and their data.
3. Wait for it to finish. If you like, you can also sync these to Dropbox.
This may seem as a lot of unnecessary backups and it may also seem to be as a time wasting process. But it will or may prove to be quite useful.
STEP THREE : DOWNLOAD AND FLASH ROM OF YOUR CHOICE
Now it is the time to perform the most important part, which is flashing your ROM. For that first of all you'll have to download your desired ROM for your specific phone. I would recommend you to search sites like XDA Developers Forums for finding ROMs for your specific phone.
Once you have found your desired ROM,download it. But remember ROMs usually come as large Zip files. So you'll have to remember that before downloading the large file.You can either download it directly to your phone or download it to any other devices of yours and transfer it to your phone via USB, Bluetooth or through any other methods. Now after you have got the desired ROM to your phone, you can flash your ROM.
For this :
1. Reboot phone into Recovery mode.
2. Go to "Install" or "Install ZIP from SD Card" section. 3. Head to the Zip file you had downloaded ,and just select it inorder to flash it. And wait for the process to be completed.
4. When you are done ,you will have to reboot your new ROM.
After rebooting you should be in your new ROM. But you will be observing that play store is absent in you new ROM. But don't panic. All you have to do is read and follow the next step.
STEP FOUR : DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE DESIRED GOOGLE APPS
Google 's apps are not open source and as a result, custom ROMs can't bundle google apps. Which means that you will have separately repeat the downloading and flashing process, just like how we did it for flashing the ROM. Fortunately this step can be performed quite easily without any hustle. For performing this step you will have to head to this page on RootzWiki to find you desired ZIP file, download it to your phone, and flash it, in the way you did for the ROM. Gaps manager is also an app that can help you to find a suitable package for your phone. You can download the APK from XDA Developers Forums.
So after you have installed your google apps ,you are all set for entertainment. And you can also restore all your apps and settings ,if you made a Titanium backup. So enjoy your new ROM ,and we hope this post helped you out. And don't forget to visit this site for more new and helpful posts.
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A SIMPLE INTRODUCTION TO ROM
One of the best things that android offers is that if you are unhappy about the current android version that your mobile manufacturer offers ,then you can install ROMs which contain modified versions of android. A new ROM helps you to bring the latest version of android to your smartphone and thereby improve your android experience.
A lot of ROMs are there and they can prove to be very useful even for people who owns Nexus phone with pure stock android, mainly because it helps you to add the latest ,useful features
STEP ONE : UNLOCK BOOT LOADER AND FLASH A CUSTOM RECOVERY
So before we go to this step we need to clear up some confusion. A popularly belief is that you need to root your phone before flashing a ROM .However rooting is not always necessary to flash all ROMs ,as many custom ROMs come with root access. So what you think of as "Rooting your phone"is what we will have to do first .
But unfortunately we can't go through this step in detail as this step is performed using different methods in different phones. But I recommend everyone especially beginners to perform this step after getting information,for knowing the consequences and things you should look out for from all possible sources. I would recommend sites like XDA Developers Forums for getting instructions on how to unlock the boot loader of your phone ,which recovery you should use (usually TWRP or ClockworkMod)and how to flash it.
Before going to step two I recommend that you should root your phone so as to make the second step much easier and less confusing. A lot of methods and one click apps can be used to perform this process. Again this will differ for different phones.
After your done with the rooting process return here and you can continue the rest of the ROMming process.
STEP TWO : BACKUP OF YOUR SYSTEM, APPS, AND DATA
Now that you have finished step one you will have to backup your device before bringing in a drastic change to your phone. So we will make a backup process, which is basically an image of your current system. This way if something goes against our expected result we can easily get a recovery without any hassle.
To do this :
1. Enter recovery mode by rebooting phone. Methods followed for entering recovery mode vary for different phones. Usually this process involves some permutation of pressing the power and volume buttons all at once.
2. After following this step go to the "Backup" or "Android" section of your recovery mode. Confirm your backup and give it a suitable name. After this allow the backup to run.
3. The backup process may take a while. So wait patiently for the backup process to finish.
A second type of backup is also recommended. This type of backup involves backing up of all your settings and apps. You can save a lot of time involved in reinstalling all the apps once the flashing of ROM has finished. You can perform this process with Titanium Backup
To perform a Titanium Backup :
1. Open Titanium Backup and provide it root permissions.
2. Tap the "Batch" button in the upper right-hand corner. Scroll down to the "Backup" section and find "Backup All User Apps." Tap the "Run" button. This will back up any apps you've downloaded from the Play Store, and their data.
3. Wait for it to finish. If you like, you can also sync these to Dropbox.
This may seem as a lot of unnecessary backups and it may also seem to be as a time wasting process. But it will or may prove to be quite useful.
STEP THREE : DOWNLOAD AND FLASH ROM OF YOUR CHOICE
Now it is the time to perform the most important part, which is flashing your ROM. For that first of all you'll have to download your desired ROM for your specific phone. I would recommend you to search sites like XDA Developers Forums for finding ROMs for your specific phone.
Once you have found your desired ROM,download it. But remember ROMs usually come as large Zip files. So you'll have to remember that before downloading the large file.You can either download it directly to your phone or download it to any other devices of yours and transfer it to your phone via USB, Bluetooth or through any other methods. Now after you have got the desired ROM to your phone, you can flash your ROM.
For this :
1. Reboot phone into Recovery mode.
2. Go to "Install" or "Install ZIP from SD Card" section. 3. Head to the Zip file you had downloaded ,and just select it inorder to flash it. And wait for the process to be completed.
4. When you are done ,you will have to reboot your new ROM.
After rebooting you should be in your new ROM. But you will be observing that play store is absent in you new ROM. But don't panic. All you have to do is read and follow the next step.
STEP FOUR : DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE DESIRED GOOGLE APPS
Google 's apps are not open source and as a result, custom ROMs can't bundle google apps. Which means that you will have separately repeat the downloading and flashing process, just like how we did it for flashing the ROM. Fortunately this step can be performed quite easily without any hustle. For performing this step you will have to head to this page on RootzWiki to find you desired ZIP file, download it to your phone, and flash it, in the way you did for the ROM. Gaps manager is also an app that can help you to find a suitable package for your phone. You can download the APK from XDA Developers Forums.
So after you have installed your google apps ,you are all set for entertainment. And you can also restore all your apps and settings ,if you made a Titanium backup. So enjoy your new ROM ,and we hope this post helped you out. And don't forget to visit this site for more new and helpful posts.
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