Top and Best Smart Phones under 10000

Top and Best Smart Phones under 10000

Well the list for the Android phones is huge, you can get the android mobile from 5k to 50k, once it was ranging in sky due to less exposure, now it came to our hands thanks to the mobile manufacturers.Now i am here to show some top mobiles in the price range of 5k to 10k which so many people will choose to buy, because it is an good budget price




Well i will say, the price less means some features should be sacrificed, But do not worry the goods in the phone will forget those things easily. The list is fully based on my own search and analysis, i hope you will like it

1) Karbonn Titanium S1

The Karbonn had released so many smart phones, in fact karbonn is the first to release an low priced android phone some years ago. Now the phone was Titanium which was equipped with the Quadcore Processor. It is astonishing because even some high end phones are also not giving this much processing speed for mobiles

Good bits in Titanium S1

• The Display in the Phone is good, it was about 4.5 Inches and the touchscreen also do not disappoint us, it was purely capacitive touch
• The Dimensions of the Phone Display is about 960X540, which meets our expectations
• It is powered by an 1.2 GhZ Qualcomm Snap Dragon Quad core processor, it is very good because it makes you to run your multi tasking experience smoother, and also it should be there to meet the needs of Android 4.1 Jelly bean 
• The Camera is good with 5MP includes auto focus and Flash
• The Battery is about 1600mAh which gives you decent enough battery backup
• Finally the price of the mobile was exactly Rs 9900/- 

Fingers to point on

• The Display was ordinary and not meets your rich needs
• The camera was good enough, not best regarding the other phones in this price range

2) Nokia Lumia 520

The Nokia Lumia 520 was not the android phone, well it is difficult to compare the android with other brands, but Nokia worked hard to meet their expectations and to give tough compete to their rival Android

Good bits in the Nokia Lumia 520 

• The Interface was similar to the Windows 8
• The Snapdragon S4 Chipset of 1Ghz will free us from the Lagging free user experience
• The phone offers decent display of 4 Inches and dimensions are 480X800 Pixels
• The internal storage is about 8 GB we can expand upto 64 GB
• The camera is similar to the Titanium, 5MP and autofocus
• Finally the Price of Nokia Lumia 520 comes under Rs 9500/-

Fingers to point on

• The display was poor in sunlight
• The appstore was not big enough as Android Play store

3) Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

The Samsung is an good name to trust when you want to buy an long lasting and trusted mobile phone, here we are discussing about the Samsung galaxy ace S5830

Good bits in Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

• The android runs on the Version 2.3 and the Capacitive screen of 3.5 Inches
• It is powered by the 800 MhZ Processor, so it lacks clean multi-tasking function
• The camera was similar to both the above phones i mentioned, it is 5MP with Flash
• It is running with 1350 mAh battery which is decent enough for us
• The price range of the mobile was Rs 9500/-

Fingers to point on

• The Display was really poor
• Very old version when compared to the recent changes
• Battery was not good, it should be updated

4) XOLO A800

The Xolo A800 is the Lava brand but it supports the customers with their innovative and useful technology, i personally believe they have some fantastic chances to develop into an good manufacturing company

Good bits in XOLO A800

• The Xolo A800 was having same display configurations like Titanium, it offers 4.5 Inches Capacitive Screen
• It Runs with a Dual Core Processor and 512 MB RAM
• The Rear Camera was excellent it offers 8 MP and VGA Camera infront
• The phone runs on Android 4.0 out of box and it offers Dual Sim functionality
• The Battery is 1600 mAh which is pretty good to have 

Fingers to point on

• Lack of good Design
• RAM was little when compared to other mobiles

5) Micromax 110 Canvas 2

The Micromax was an good phone in the display point, it is an big phone so it gives you an huge mobile experience and tempting you to play so many games in it

Good bits in Micromax 110 Canvas 2

• The phone display is huge it was 5 inches capacitive screen which is better when compare with the above list
• The Phone runs on Android icecream Sandwich (4.0) and the Dual core 1GHz Processor with Dual Sim Functionality
• The Camera was simply awesome, it was about 8MP which gives you to shot some beautiful photos in your life
• The Battery was around 2000 mAh, it is very good because the smart phones are nothing without Battery Backup.

Fingers to Point on

• The Phone Display is nice, but it does not slide in your pocket due to its big size

Finally the verdict is pick your phone according to your needs and Budget, if i miss anyone in those list please feel free to comment

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Find Your Missing Android Phone

Find Your Missing Android Phone 

We just love our Smartphones specially when it is Android !! Nobody ever want their phones to be lost or misplaced. But it is necessary to choose a safe side in advance. As Android does not have a find my smartphone feature so we can say that there is no official way of how to find a lost android phone if we lose it , it cannot be tracked. We have to prepare for the lost phone by setting up some tracking app.

There are several apps in Google PlayStore which can do Tracking of your smartphone for you in case you lose it. Of course many of those apps comes with very complex functionality which is almost impossible for normal users to be friendly with. Still there are several good apps available in Play Store which can track your device once they are installed and configured on your phone properly. So here I am providing you with a few very popular apps to Find / Locate / Trace Your Android Phone.

1. Wheres My Droid

Wheres My Droid is a very simple and dependable app to be used with your Android Smartphone. You can  get the location of your phone as it is coordinated with Google Maps , it can also turn the ringer volume up and make your phone ring. Also if you are not near to your phone to hear the ring , it has ability to show the location because it uses Google Maps.You can activate this app remotely by simply sending a secret attention word/code or phrase to the phone by a text message that enables the app’s Find-Me mode, which automatically switches the phone from vibrate to ringer, increases the volume of phone and makes it ring for 30 seconds.

Some of the Key Features of Wheres My Droid are :

•  Find phone by making it ring/vibrate
•  Find phone using GPS location
•  Text your attention word
•  Passcode protection to prevent unauthorized app changes
•  Notification of changed SIM card or phone number
•  Stealth Mode hides incoming text with attention word
•  White/Black list to control who can use the app via text 
•  No battery drain

Developers also offers you pro version of Wheres My Droid which comes with various unique features like :

•  Creating a new web interface Commander 2.0
•  Display owner info on lock screen
•  Lock phone on removal of SIM card
•  Location alert on low battery
•  Take picture on failed unlock attempts

You can Download Wheres My Droid App From Google PlayStore Here : DOWNLOAD

2. Missing Phone Locator

Missing Phone Locator is another best app available in Google Play Store for free of cost and very efficient to use. By using this app you can easily locate your Android Phone if you have left it in your office, lost it, stolen by someone  or otherwise misplaced. It also provides great features for you to protect your information as well as stay connected to your device. It works in the same way as Wheres My Droid app i.e. You can activate Missing Phone Locator simply by sending a text message from any other phone or if you have this app installed in some other phone as well then it makes your task more easy , now you can locate your phone with click of a button.

Some of the Key Features Of Missing Phone Locator are :

• Lock your phone with password
• Factory data reset to protect your data
• Reset or change your password remotely
• Make phone ring even if on silent
• Accurately get location,physical address, and actual coordinates and battery info
• Remotely enable call forwarding on almost any carrier.
• Hide the application from your app list
• Allow List – Allow specific numbers or all numbers (Upto 3 Numbers )
• Block List
• Lock Missing Droid's settings so only you can change them
• Very customizable and easy to use

The app is available in two versions Basic and Pro.

With use of Pro version of this app you get a few more outstanding features other than above mentioned features like :

• Disable the 'Clear Data' button in system settings.
• Auto-enable Wifi for better location accuracy.
• Auto-enable GPS
• Unlimited numbers on Allow and Block Lists 

You can Download Missing Phone Locator App From Google PlayStore Here : DOWNLOAD

I really hope you never lose your phone , but unfortunately if you do then these apps will surely help you to protect your data and also to Track your phonoe

by all moblie tricks

 

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Recover Lost Contacts In iPhone

Recover Lost Contacts In iPhone 

Nobody want to lose their data saved in phone. Whether it is some multimedia file like audio , video , pictures or important documents like their Contacts , Notes , Official documents , Bookmarks. Everything is just equally important to the user. But as technology is very unpredictable and prone to errors , sometimes there is a situation when your phone stop functioning properly and you might lose all data stored in it. For such situations it is always necessary to keep backup of your important data on some other secondary storage device or in your computer.

There are a few methods to save your data from being lost and also to recover it , in case you lose it.
Here I am sharing with you best ways for doing so.

Recovery Using iTunes

By using iTunes , you can recover your lost contacts in few simple steps but only if you have created a backup of your phone earlier. So to get back your contacts just follow these steps :

•  Run iTunes on your computer
•  Connect your iPhone to computer and sync it normally as you always do
•  At the left pane in iTunes application window , locate your iphone under Devices column
•  Now right click on the iPhone icon if you are a windows OS user or press crtl and click if you are MAC user and then select Restore From Backup.
•  Select one of the Backup version from the Drop down menu & Click on Restore button. It will restore all contacts in your phone since the last sync.
• Now you may disconnect your phone and check if contacts are restored.

Recovery Using Backup Or Archive

This is the method of recovering your contacts from Archive file of address book. For doing this :

• Open the Address book application from the File menu & select Import and then Address book archive.This will import most previous archive of your contacts.
• Now simply Import contacts from backups by navigating to the Application support / Address book folder of your most recent backup.
• To verify that if it contains your contacts , Open this folder and copy your address book folder and paste it to same path in your computer then it will ask to replace some folders and files , do it . This will restore the data in your computer.

 Recovery Using Specialized Softwares

If you are not much familiar with using above mentioned manual procedures for recovery , you need not to worry because there are several specialized automated softwares available over internet for performing recovery for you. Dr Fone from Wondershare is one of the best recovery software available today and you can try it to solve your purpose. The best part is your phone dont need to be rooted to use this software and it comes with a user friendly and attractive interface which makes your work much easier.It is available for both WIndows and Mac users.

Windows users may download it from here : DOWNLOAD FOR WINDOWS

Mac users may download it from here : DOWNLOAD FOR MAC

How To Recover Using Wondershare Dr. Fone

1. Download and Install Dr. Fone from links mentioned above and run it in your computer.

2. It provides two modes for recover i.e. Recovery from iTunes file & Recovery From ios File

3. Choose the mode for recovery and connect your phone to computer.

4. To recover from ios device

• Hold your iphone in one hand and click on Start button of Dr fone software.
• Press and hold Power and Home button of your phone simultaneously for 10 seconds.
• After 10 seconds release the Power button but keep on holding the Home button until you see message of successfully detection of your phone.
• Now it will list all the data of your phone including contacts.
• You may preview and recover the contacts now.

I hope the above information will help you to recover your lost contacts back to your phone. It is always recommended to keep a backup of all your necessary data to some safe place.

 

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Secure WiFi & Data Connection In Your Phone With Password - Android

 Secure WiFi & Data Connection In Your Phone With Password - Android

We all are Internet addicted. Today we can not simply assume our lives without internet but when it comes to sharing , we never wish to share our internet pack with anyone. Either you are using internet on your computer or on your phone you don't want to share it with someone else but sometimes when you leave your phone alone there might be someone who take it and start using internet and you can not ask them to stop because it doesn't look nice. But there is a better way for preventing WiFi and Data Connection usage on your phone from unwanted users i.e. to secure it with password.

Internet usage on your mobile phone causes data charges and you pay for it so obviously you don't want that you pay and someone else use it. To get rid of this problem there is a great app available in Android Play Store Internet(Data/Wifi) Lock. This app will allow you to set a unique PIN on your phone's WiFi as well as Data Connection Connectivity. Each time when your phone will connect to the internet it will ask the PIN for authentication so that no unauthorized user can use your internet.

How to Enable Password Security 

Using Internet (Data/Wifi) Lock app is simple and very user-friendly. This app doesn't  confuse it's users by providing number of options unnecessarily.In fact , it gives users an effectively good interface for setting up PIN security. Internet Lock function is supported on all Android devices running on Android 1.6 and above.

Step 1

First of all , download and install Internet(Data/Wifi) Lock app from Google Play Store into your phone.The link is given below :

Step 2

After the successful installation , run the app and you will see a setup screen. On this screen you will need to select what types of connection you want to secure using Internet (Data/Wifi) Lock.

 On this screen you may choose either you want to secure Wifi Only / Data Only or Wifi + Data both. After setting up this basic setting , you may enter the secret PIN for securing your type of internet connection that you have just chosen. Click on OK button to move to next window.

Step 3

After setting up the basics you will be moved to next window where you can quickly Enable or Disable the security. Here you will also be able to remove or update the PIN and type of connection you want to secure.

Step 4

Now you are all done with settings. Each time when someone will try to connect to any Wifi network using your phone , it will ask for the PIN code for authentication process.

So only those will be able to connect to internet who knows the PIN code and it will avoid unwanted data charges occurring due to use of internet by annoying people.

Internet(Data/Wifi) Lock is available in two versions on PlayStore , one is Lite version and other is Paid. The paid version has more features which also includes Ads Free interface.

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First Android Laptop Launched By Lenovo - IdeaPad A10

First Android Laptop Launched By Lenovo - IdeaPad A10

 

Here is another milestone achieved by one of the most popular and most powerful Operating System of today , yes we are talking about Android. The largest manufacturer of electronic gadgets and laptops Lenovo has recently launched their first laptop powered by Android operating system. Looking at the huge success of Android , amazing availability of apps and demand of customers Lenovo has took a step ahead to replace Windows operating system with Android. This brand new Laptop is named  IdeaPad A10.

 

This laptop is launched in UAE and available for sale in their local markets only. People from other regions across the world still have to wait a few to have the all new Android laptop experience in their hands. This gadget has given birth to many new possibilities as the users who were happy by just using Android tabs , this will add more encouragement in their lives. Because of it's great supporting and utilities of many different kinds of apps this laptop can be considered as a complete entertainment and useful package for all kind of users. It is capable of fulfilling requirements of users from every age and workgroup because tons of apps already available in Google Play Store so thanks to developers.

Some Eye Catching Features Of Lenovo IdeaPad A10

Display

Lenovo - IdeaPad A10 comes along with 1366 x 768 display on 10.1 inch HD Screen which can be used as touchscreen and has support for multi touch. Apart from this , the screen of laptop can be flipped upto angle of 300 degrees.

Customized Keyboard

Keyboard of the laptop is also made a bit attractive by adding some more shortcut keys on it.

The keyboard has signed Android buttons for Home Screen , Apps Screen , Previous Screen etc. as similar to those Android phones and tablets which are currently available in the market and running on Google OS.

Processor & RAM

 Lenovo - IdeaPad A10 has a high performance 1.6 GHz RockChip RK 3188 Quad Core CPU for smooth and effective computing experience. The company has tried to deliver their best by enabling the gadget with superior quality of processing speed. It has 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB internal storage which will unleash the computing experience by taking best utilization of available resources. 

Operating System

As you already know , Lenovo - IdeaPad A10 laptop is powered by Android Operating System.

By default it will be provided with 4.2 Jelly Bean Operating System but the company has also promised that later on the firmware can be upgraded if there would be any higher and compatible version will be available.

Other Configuration

Lenovo - IdeaPad A10 Laptop has two 2.0 USB ports , one MicroSD Card slot , One Micro USB port which doubles as a charging point , a built in microphone , two speakers , a 6 megapixels camera  and a touchpad. 

So , Lenovo - IdeaPad A10 is very useful for those who loves Android and are addicted to it. This laptop will be a great option for those who use Tabs for their works just because of Android Operating System. As Android is capable of work and entertainment so this can be considered as a complete package for those who always wanted a laptop which is much more than just a thing of work. I think that microsoft would be hoping that this Android Laptop don't become a market trend as happened with smartphones.

 

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Blackberry soon to rollout the second version of BBM

Blackberry soon to rollout the second version of BBM 

It has been few weeks that there was a fake BBM launched by some company on the Google Play market and Apple App store. Blackberry made it official that they will soon rollout the second and genuine version of BBM for android and iOS smartphones. There was a huge response after the fake BBM apps for android and iOS operating systems were rolled out a few weeks ago and Blackberry was quite impressed with this response.

If you don’t know what will be in the BBM for Android and iOS smartphones don’t worry as we will be summarizing some of the features in a short para.

BBM for Android and iOS smartphone

BBM for Android and iOS smartphone will come with BBM Chat which will help you to interact with your friends and family members using BBM free of cost. Share files and pictures using BBM. Chat with your entire group of friends at the same time. You can make a group of your friends and you can add 30 people in each group. Update your status from time to time so that your friends can know what you are feeling. Each BBM user will get a unique ID which will be required in connecting with your other friends and family members. Now coming back to the topic, we had a statement given by a Blackberry official to one of the members of Reuters which we shared below.

The CMO of Blackberry told one of the members of Reuters that oon the BBM will be launched for Android and iOS operating systems and this time the waiting is just for days and not for weeks. Previously there were some issues reported which led to the cancelling of the official launching of the app on September 22. Blackberry claims that all these issues have been resolved and they are ready to bring the BBM apps for smartphones in the market.




At first Blackberry promised that they would be launching BBM for the two best mobile operating systems which are iOS and Android but the launch which was scheduled on September 22 was cancelled because of some issues and the leaked BBM app for Android smartphones. But this time Blackberry is pretty confident with the launching of BBM and they think that people will definitely like the app and the response is going to be better than ever.

As per stats it has been said that there are over 5 million iPhone and Android users who have signed for Blackberry updates, so that they can get each and every update regarding the BBM.
Let’s hope that Blackberry soon launches the iOS and Android versions of the BBM app. Till then let us know if you are waiting for BBM for your smartphones and if you are ready to replace your other text messaging apps with BBM.

 

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How to Bypass Android Pattern Lock

       How to Bypass Android Pattern Lock

Android introduces a cool new feature to ensure protection of private data to it's users by Pattern Lock technique. It is a unique thinking , other than remembering or setting difficult combination of password characters whether in numeric or alphabetic form. Pattern lock provides a huge set of patterns to choose from. User may set any unique and different pattern according to their wish anytime.






With advantage of locking screen using this unique way , there is also a problem that sometimes many of android users have to face i.e. what if they forget the pattern they had used to lock their device or try to unlock it with wrong pattern number of times that turned device to get locked permanently ?
If you stuck in such problem so dont worry there are three methods to unlock your device.

Method 1. Unlock Lock Pattern Using Your Email

First method includes a simple way of logging in to your Google account and then getting RID of that lock pattern.This is easiest and most recommended way of unlocking your device.So if you have entered wrong pattern for 5 times and then if it is showing you the Forgot Lock Pattern option, then you can login through your Google account and bypass the lock pattern system on your device.

Method 2. Unlock Lock Pattern Using Command Prompt

If you have forgotten your email too and unable to log in to your google account then the second method could be handy that includes executing few lines of script in command prompt which will allow you to write any pattern and to get into your OS . As this method includes use of command lines , so it is not that user friendly but it is the most effective way for sure. It involves a few steps :

Step 1: Connect your Android Phone to Your Computer.

Step 2 : Open command prompt as administrator.

Step 3 : Now in command prompt window type the following code carefully exactly as it is and then press  enter.

adb shell
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
sqlite3 settings.db
update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock';
update system set value=0 where name='lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently';
.quit

 Step 4 : Now you will some screen as shown below and then you can reboot your phone and now when your will start again then try unlocking your phone using any random lock pattern and it will work pretty fine.

 

Step 5 : If you face any problem repeat same steps but instead of the above code try using adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key and then press enter and now try rebooting your device to see if it works.

 Method 3. Unlock Using Hard Reset Option

Hard Reset is an inbuilt feature of android phones and tablets and every device has it. This method will unlock your device but will remove all user's data and settings as well. You should use this method when none of the above methods work for you and you need to unlock your device urgently. This will remove only the data from phone memory and not from the SD card available in phone.

It involves a few steps to unlock device :

Step 1 : Switch off your phone.

Step 2 : Now while turning your phone on , you need to press some specific combination of keys. Generally it is volume up + power button in many of the android devices so try them first and if they dont work for you so here are list of some popular device combination keys or else better way is to google it.

• Nexus 7 - Volume Up + Volume Down + Power
• Samsung Galaxy S3 - Volume Up + Home + Power
• Motorola Droid X - Home + Power 

Step 3 : Now when your phone starts up and you see the logo of your phone , leave the power but but continue holding the volume up button until you see android recovery screen.

 

you will see some screen like shown above. Just navigate to wipe data/factory reset using volume keys and then press Power button to select it.

Step 4 : You will see a screen as shown below :

Step 5 : After you reach to Yes option , select it by using power switch and then it will erase all data on your phone and will unlock it and so ready to be used once again .

So these were possibly all methods for unlocking Android device and to Bypass the pattern lock of android device but if you know any other methods so please do comment below and I will add your method too .

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The Xbox One: Hardware Analysis & Comparison to PlayStation 4

The Xbox One: Hardware Analysis & Comparison to PlayStation 4

 

It’s that time of decade again. Time for a new Xbox. It took four years for Microsoft to go from the original Xbox to the Xbox 360. The transition from Xbox 360 to the newly announced Xbox One will take right around 8 years, and the 360 won’t be going away anytime soon either. The console business demands long upgrade cycles in order to make early investments in hardware (often sold at a loss) worthwhile. This last round was much longer that it ever should have been, so the Xbox One arrives to a very welcoming crowd.

Yesterday Microsoft finally took the covers off the new Xbox, what it hopes will last for many years to come. At a high level here’s what we’re dealing with:
- 8-core AMD Jaguar CPU
- 12 CU/768 SP AMD GCN GPU
- 8GB DDR3 system memory
- 500GB HDD
- Blu-ray drive
- 2.4/5.0GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n, multiple radios with WiFi Direct support
- 4K HDMI in/out (for cable TV passthrough)
- USB 3.0
- Available later this year
While Microsoft was light on technical details, I believe we have enough to put together some decent analysis. Let’s get to it.

Chassis

The Xbox 360 was crafted during a time that seems so long ago. Consumer electronics styled in white were all the rage, we would be a few years away from the aluminum revolution that engulfs us today. Looking at the Xbox One tells us a lot about how things have changed.
Microsoft isn’t so obsessed with size here, at least initially. Wired reports that the Xbox One is larger than the outgoing 360, although it’s not clear whether we’re talking about the new slim or the original design. Either way, given what’s under the hood - skimping on cooling and ventilation isn’t a good thing.
The squared off design and glossy black chassis scream entertainment center. Microsoft isn’t playing for a position in your games cabinet, the Xbox One is just as much about consuming media as it is about playing games.

In its presentation Microsoft kept referencing how the world has changed. Smartphones, tablets, even internet connectivity are very different today than they were when the Xbox 360 launched in 2005. It’s what Microsoft didn’t mention that really seems to have played a role in its decision making behind the One: many critics didn’t see hope for another generation of high-end game consoles.
With so much of today focused on mobile, free to play and casual gaming on smartphones and tablets - would anyone even buy a next-generation console? For much of the past couple of years I’ve been going around meetings saying that before consolidation comes great expansion. I’ve been saying this about a number of markets, but I believe the phrase is very applicable to gaming. Casual gaming, the advent of free to play and even the current mobile revolution won’t do anything to the demand for high-end consoles today or in the near term - they simply expand the market for gamers. Eventually those types of games and gaming platforms will grow to the point where they start competing with one another and then the big console players might have an issue to worry about, but I suspect that’s still some time away. The depth offered by big gaming titles remains unmatched elsewhere. You can argue that many games are priced too high, but the Halo, BioShock, Mass Effect, CoD experience still drives a considerable portion of the market.
The fact that this debate is happening however has to have impacted Microsoft. Simply building a better Xbox 360 wasn’t going to guarantee success, and I suspect there were not insignificant numbers within the company who felt that even making the Xbox One as much of a gaming machine as it is would be a mistake. What resulted was a subtle pivot in strategy.

The Battle for the TV

Last year you couldn’t throw a stone without hitting a rumor of Apple getting into the TV business. As of yet those rumors haven’t gone anywhere other than to point to continued investment in the Apple TV. Go back even further and Google had its own TV aspirations, although met with far less success. More recently, Intel threw its hat into the ring. I don’t know for sure how things have changed with the new CEO, but as far as I can tell he’s a rational man and things should proceed with Intel Media’s plans for an IPTV service. All of this is a round about way of saying that TV is clearly important and viewed by many as one of the next ecosystem battles in tech.




Combine the fact that TV is important, with the fact that the Xbox 360 has evolved into a Netflix box for many, add a dash of uncertainty for the future of high end gaming consoles and you end up with the formula behind the Xbox One. If the future doesn’t look bright for high-end gaming consoles, turning the Xbox into something much more than that will hopefully guarantee its presence in the living room. At least that’s what I suspect Microsoft’s thinking was going into the Xbox One. With that in mind, everything about the One makes a lot of sense

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Google Announces Nexus Q - Music and Video Streamer for Google Play and YouTube

Google Announces Nexus Q - Music and Video Streamer for Google Play and YouTube 

 Earlier today we saw the Nexus Q leak somewhat, and now we know exactly what the Nexus Q is. It's a Google Play and YouTube companion streaming device which includes both analog and digital audio output. For audio, you can use the onboard 25 watt amp, or digital HDMI or optical TOSlink outputs. Google showed off the Nexus Q playing back YouTube videos and media from onboard a Galaxy Nexus. I'm looking forward to learning more about the details of how this sharing and pairing work, hopefully all will be revealed shortly.

The device includes an OMAP4460 SoC with 1 GB of LPDDR2, and 16 GB of onboard NAND. More importantly this is Google's first direct consumer electronic device. Just like the Nexus 7, shipping is mid-July and up for preorder now on the Play Store.




Source: Nexus Q, Play Store

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Android 4.4 Factory Images Now Available for Nexus 4, 7 (2012 and 2013), and 10

Although Google started its official rollout of Android 4.4 KitKat over the air updates to Nexus devices a few days ago, it always takes days or weeks before the updates hit most phones. For those of us who are impatient and don't care about wiping a device to get the latest version, there's another source, the factory images for Nexus devices page, home to stock images built for respective devices. Just a short while ago, Google updated the factory images page with links to KitKat images for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013, WiFi and Cellular), and Nexus 10.

Those three devices run build KRT16O, just slightly newer than the KRT16M running on the newly-released Nexus 5. One thing to note is that as expected, the Google Experience Launcher remains exclusive to the Nexus 5, so don't be disappointed when you load up a fresh version of KitKat on your other devices.

 
Nexus 4 running KitKat

 
If you absolutely need KitKat right away and don't mind that you'll be wiping your device back to a clean slate, this is the easy way to get it. 

Source: Google

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Google Nexus 7(2013) launched in India

Google Nexus 7(2013) launched in India

 

 Google Nexus 7(2013) launched in India prices start at Rs 20,999

Google finally launched the Nexus 7(2013) in India today on the Play Store.

 The prices start from Rs 20,999 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only variant.

 The 32GB variant is available for Rs Es 23,999. Only the 32GB LTE variant is available for Rs 27.999. Key specs: * 7-inch full HD IPS (1920×1200 pixels display 

* Powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor * 1.5GHz, with Adreno 320 GPU * 2GB RAM * 5-megapixel rear camera, 1.2- megapixel secondary camera * 3,950mAh non-removable battery.*

 * HDMI output, NFC and 4G LTE support * Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

Google has released Android 4.4 KitKat for the new Nexus 7 as well.

 

 Google Nexus 7 Unboxed

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Top 10 Best Free Online Photo Editing Websites

Online Photo Editing is a great entertainment for the newbies.Most people use costly and innovative software applications for picture editing, which can be complex and hard to use for a common individual or Non-Technical person.

 

We already shared a list of Top 10 Best Photo Editing Softwares,in this article we have hand picked some of the best ones that we found to be worth sharing.

Top 10 Free Online Photo Editing Tools:

1.Photoshop Express:

Photoshop Express is a companion to Photoshop.com, the online photo sharing, editing, and hosting resource. Create a free Photoshop.com account to upload and store 2GB of photos and videos online.

With Photoshop Express, it's easy to improve your photos. Choose from a variety of one-touch effects, or simply drag your finger across the screen to crop, rotate, or adjust color. Add artistic filters like Soft Focus or Sketch. And never fear: You can undo and redo changes until you get just the look you want - a copy of your original file is always saved

2.Befunky:

BeFunky, the popular online photo editing application.Edit your photos, apply special effects, add frames, save back to your phone with more than 20 high quality photo effects, powerful editing tools and marvellous photo frames.Be Funky Photo Editor is 100% FREE, No Ads, No Registration, No limitations, No forcing to share.Its completely what you want exactly.

3.Pic Monkey:

PicMonkey is a free online photo editor that turns your images into whatever your creative heart desires.It has various features such as crop,rotate, luscious effects, overlays, fonts, textures, frames and touch up tools.It also provides you to collage your photos with beautiful effects for Facebook timeline cover.

4.Pixlr O Matic:

Pixlr-o-matic is really cool to look at. Photo editing is divided into three steps. Firstly choose a filter from the options in the red section, then a secondary effect from the blue area, and finally a frame in the yellow area. You can move back and forth through these stages as often as you want, using a photo stored on your computer or one taken directly from your webcam.

5.Foto Flexer:

Fotoflexer is called to be the most powerful online photo editor in existence.It has a wide range of tools and features available and you can save images directly from it to many popular photo sharing and social networking sites. This makes it a good option for users who are often on the go and use the internet to regularly keep in touch with their family and friends.

6.PhotoVisi:

Photovisi is a simple online service which lets you select one of a myriad of templates, throw your images, and compile them into a digital collage. The results are very similar to those of the collage-making feature built into Picasa but it's an online service.

You create your collage by adding images to an online canvas(you can add multiple images at once). What's cool is that this appears to be a local operation -- meaning, as soon as you add your images they show up on the canvas, without an upload. I guess the Flash app uploads the complete images to Photovisi once you're done shuffling pictures around and selecting a background color or image.

7.Pizap:

Pizap is a fun web based photo editor that lets you create funny, goofy images and montages of your or your friends Photos on Facebook or your computer. It allows your to add stickers, texts, backgrounds and differerent effects to any of the photos and share them with your friends in few minutes.

8.Photofunia:

PhotoFunia is a photo editing tool that gives you a fun filled experience,

Put your face on a billboard, a stamp, or in a Warhol-like work of pop-art. Become the Mona Lisa or a bodybuilder. You get over 150 scenes to play with. You're not cutting and pasting; instead, the app "finds" the face in your photo and integrates it with the scene of your choice.

9.Fun Photo Box:

FunPhotoBox.com is a funny photo effects website which can help you edit photos online and make it look awesome and wacky. This is one of the most popular sites like Photofunia.com.

10.Blingee:

A creative community for animated pictures and graphics. Use this free online photo editor to design animated art from celebrities to anime, fantasy, emo, and many more.
If we missed out any which are worth including in the listen let us know in your comments.

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How to Get Google Adsense Approval Fast?

Google Adsense is the first Ad Network that comes to mind of every Blogger to monetize their blog and earn a decent money from it.But most of them fail to get approved for adsense. Even though they get approval their dreams shatter eventually once Google Adsense Team sends them a mail stating that "Your Adsense Account has been disabled..." for some or the other reason.I hope you are very familiar with Google Adsense program and moving on to guide you some Killer Tips to Get Approved for Adsense Fast.

Is it that difficult to get into Adsense Program?

Yes,it is difficult to partner with Google Adsense network but its not impossible.To get into Adsense program all you need is a blog/website with high quality content with a good aged domain.

Commonly Asked Questions about Adsense:

How Long Should a new Blog/Website wait to get approved for Adsense?

Google didn't mention about this anywhere in their policies about the domain age and age of the blog.However your blog/website should be minimum 3 months old to get full approval for Adsense.Asian countries like India,China,Pakistan etc should wait for 6 months before applying with their new blog/website.

Is Adsense no longer accepting Applications from India,China,Pakistan and some other Asian Countries?

The answer is no.

Google Adsense is still accepting applications from Asian countries but these blogs are monitored and examined well before full approval.If your website lacks in any of those criteria,you will not be eligible to partner with Google Adsense Program.

A member of Google Adsense Team said that "A blog with 6 months old domain whether it may be from India,China or US,Canada with fresh high quality content and which follows all the Google Adsense Guidelines can partner with Adsense Publisher Program".

Is this 6 Months limit Reasonable?

Well honestly speaking yes.

It takes time for any blog/website to grow and establish.This criteria not only reduces spam applications but also encourages high quality websites.So I recommend you to be patient and wait for 6 months,try to get at least 1000 page views per month(According to Google Analytics Stats) then apply for Adsense.

Does Adsense Reject your Application without a Reason?

No,there should be some reason for your adsense application getting rejected.

Common Reasons why your AdSense Application was Rejected:-

• Content Issues:If your website contains copyrighted,Hacking/Cracking,Pirated Softwares etc content then your adsense application wont get approved for sure.Though got approved will get banned in the second review of your Adsense Account.
• Design Issues:Generally this is not considered to be one of the issues but its recommended to have a clean,simple site design/Theme.
• Navigation Problems:Sometimes adsense applications get rejected stating that the site is not easily navigable.So make sure that your site is easily navigable.To make your site easily navigable Label each post,Include a menu bar,Use at least one Search bar.
• Under Construction Sites:Sites which are not complete and with less number of posts will be considered as under construction sites.Don't apply for adsense using such sites.
• Languages:AdSense only supports few languages which are widely spoken which are mentioned at AdSense Supported Languages. If your website is rejected for non-supported language then you can’t do anything.

How To Get Approved For Adsense Fast?

1.Fresh,High Quality Content:

The basic and primary criteria for getting your blog/website approved for Adsense is content of your blog.As I always say Content is the King.If your website has high quality content then it may get approved for adsense in the first attempt itself.

What is Fresh and High Quality Content?

Fresh and high quality content is always a big question to all web masters,So what does Fresh and High  Quality content means?

Content which is unique,easily understandable and written by you is called as Fresh content.Spinning others articles and reproducing it doesn't mean as unique content.Articles with good images and video tutorials add great value to the articles.Overall content which is useful,in depth and easily understandable by the readers is High Quality Content.

2.Domain Age:

This factor was not considered as one of the criteria to get approved for adsense previously.But because of too many spam adsense applications Adsense Team decided to consider domain age as one of the major factor to get full adsense approval.

If you have a well established website/blog with high quality content then you may get approved for adsense with a 3 months old domain.If your website is still growing then the age of domain should be at least 6 months.

3.Site Design/Theme:

It's good to have a simple,clean and easily navigable site design.As mentioned earlier navigation issues is one the main reasons for your adsense application getting rejected.So have a good simple site Design.

• Easily Navigable Design.
• Distraction Free Colours.
• Easily accessible Search Box.
• Links to important pages like Privacy Policy,Disclaimer,About Us and Achieve Pages.
• Easy social Sharing Buttons.
• Internal linking to relevant posts.
• A Menu Bar at the top.
• Link to Google Plus Profile.

4.Traffic and Rank of website:

Google Adsense Team doesn't look at your Google Page Rank and Alexa Rank but if you have good ranks then chances of your application getting approved will be higher.Its recommended to apply for adsense after receiving at least 1000 page views per day.

• Minimum Traffic of 500 Unique Visitors per day.
• At least 60% traffic from Search engines especially Google.
• If you have more traffic from US and Canada then its a plus point.

5.Number of Posts:

Only apply if your site has good number of posts.It is advised to have minimum of 30-50 posts.Ideally I would recommend you to have 100 posts to increase the chances of approval.

6.Read and Follow Google Adsense T&S Carefully:

If you have not read Google Adsense Terms and Conditions then I suggest you to read them thoroughly now.

7.Privacy Policy page, Disclaimer page,Blog Achieve and Terms of use Pages:

• Privacy Policy Page:It should cover all the information that you collect and store from the visitors of your website.You should also mention about tracking cookies.A special note about Google Advertising Program will be very helpful.You can check our Privacy Policy Page as an example.
• Disclaimer Page:In this page mention clearly about the copyright status of your content.If it is written by you then mention that the "content is strictly copyrighted by you and cannot be reproduced anywhere on web".
• Blog Achieve:In this page you list all the articles of your blog.Though not mandatory its good to have a achieve page to go through all the blog articles.
• Terms of Use:This is optional . Doesn't make much difference though you include it or not.

8.Own Email ID:

Having your own email id is also not mandatory but it will increase the chances of getting approval fast.Example of own email id is admin@google.com.

Reapply After Making Necessary Corrections:

If your application once got rejected then its not the end.You can reapply any number of times.

• Correct the mistake which is mentioned in the Email you have received for getting rejected.
• Don't apply more than one application at once.
• Apply a fresh application at least after one month.
• Don't be in a hurry to get adsense account.You may not earn much if you don't have good traffic.You don't earn good amount of money unless and until your traffic reaches 1000 visits per day.

Conclusion:

Though there are many other ways you can earn a decent amount of money from your blog like Affiliate Marketing,Adsense is given first priority because you can daily have few dollars in your account.Its the most affordable ppc program in the market.Its not that easy to get into Google Adsense program and at the same time its not impossible as well.

Don't fall for the people who say that they will provide you Adsense account for free.These are just scams.Though your application gets approved they will be banned soon once they are reviewed by Google Adsense Team.

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Best Websites to Learn English for Free Online

Are you looking forward to improve your English Grammar and Vocabulary skills?

There are many ways to lear and improve your English , such as to hire a teacher, to go to school, to take an online course, and so on.For those people who dont have much time and cant afford money for courses can learn English online for free.

You just need a computer with internet access, then visit some English learning websites and teach yourself without paying any money. Among those websites, below five are certainly worthy of your attention.While most of them are for students who already have a basic understanding of English, a few do include videos, podcasts and audio that are helpful for beginners.

Top 5 Websites To Learn English for Free Online:

1.Live mocha:

• LiveMocha is one of the most full-featured language learning sites on the web.
• The main advantage of Livemocha is its wide selection of languages.
• LiveMocha uses a reputation system to encourage its users to submit flashcards and other teaching content, contact one another in order to practice speaking, and correct one another’s assignments.
• In Livemocha, to get the best out of the system without paying, you have to contribute by providing corrections of text/audio in your native language given by others.
•  You might need to do this for quite a bit before earning enough points to open up a new aspect of your courses etc.

2.Babbel:

• Babbel’s  is much similar to that of LiveMocha.
• The Babbel vocabulary covers more than 3000 words with example sentences for practical application plus a further 1000 useful sentences for specific everyday situations.
• Like LiveMocha, Babbel also offers a chat but rather than being one-on-one, Babbel offers five different chat rooms in the languages it teaches.
•  In addition, Babbel hosts its own forum for users to interact and help each other learn.

3.Bussu:

• At busuu.com, you can learn English, practise English by talking to native English speakers around the world.
• Busuu has integrated an excellent keyboard control system, so you can go through the course and replay the sounds without using your mouse.
• The materials are arranged into learning units. Each one is based on a certain topic and contains all of the most important vocabulary and phrases

4.Elllo:

• ELLLO stands for English Language Listening Lab Online,Elllo focuses on your English listening skill. You can listen to speakers from all over the world for different topics, such as sports, travels, games, and so on. There is related text script under the audio player. 
• You can also listen to some nice English songs or watch some videos. 
• It is a collection of over 1,000 listening activites that students can view free via the internet.Most listening activites come with a downloadable MP3 audio file, transcipt and interactive quiz. ELLLO offers a variety of listening activities that each target a specific listening skill, need or interest.

5.Lang-8:

• Lang-8 is a language-exchange social networking website.
• Lang-8 focuses on writing in a foreign language.
• You write in the language that you are learning, then native speakers will correct your writing, and you can also help others learn your native language by correcting their writing.

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