Tuesday 24 June 2014

Microsoft unveiled Nokia X2: The next-generation of Nokia X

It’s the Nokia X2 that was being teased by Nokia since the last week. Microsoft just unveiled the new Nokia X2, the next generation of the Nokia X line. Featuring a 4.3 inch display and dual sim option, the Nokia X2 brings quality hardware, enhanced performance, the unique Fastlane experience and the popular Microsoft services to a wider audience,they say.nokia X2 green

The new Nokia X2′s exterior is much same as the bold design of the original Nokia X, but it comes with a brand new translucent layer making it shine at whatever time of the day. Just like the other Nokia X models, the X2 also comes with the Fastlane Android experience . The new feature of this X2 is that along with a back button, it comes with a home button, making it easier to do multitasking.
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How to get Android apps from Amazon Appstore on BlackBerry 10

Last week, we have seen that BlackBerry and Amazon made a deal in making all the Android apps from the Amazon app store available on BlackBerry 10 devices.  You can read about it here, if you did not know. But that will be set to motion only after the release of BlackBerry 10.3 OS update. Meanwhile, you can install Android apps from the Amazon Appstore on your BlackBerry, even without the BlackBerry 10.3 update. Ready to know how?

Download and Install Amazon Appstore:

All you need to do is download the Amazon Appstore on your BlackBerry Q5, Z30,  Z10 or Q10. In your BlackBerry browser, head to www.amazon.com/getappstore. Tap on the Download  the Amazon Appstore button. The download should start automatically. If it does not, then tap on the three dots button to the bottom right of the phone’s screen and select Downloads.
amazon appstore on blackberry step 1
The App store will start installing after ‘processing’ is done. Tap on the Install button,
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Microsoft updates Nokia Camera app to version 4.7.2.5

Nokia camera on Nokia Lumia Windows Phone
You can now make the most of your Lumia Camera with the updated Nokia Camera app. Microsoft has updated the Nokia Camera app for the Lumia Windows Phones today, pushing it to version 4.7.2.5 and brought many new features along. According to the Windows Phone Store, the features of the updated Nokia Camera app are:
  • Living images support.
  • Continuous Autofocus for faster focussing.
  • Surround sound capture in Video.
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OneDrive increases free storage to 15GB for everyone and 1TB for Office 365 Subscribers

Microsoft has announced some major increase in storage space of OneDrive to its users! The OneDrive free storage which is is 7GB till now, will be boosted upto 15 GB.
One Drive
Not only that, Office 365 subscribers are going to enjoy an additional storage as well. Users of Office 365 Home, Personal and University will all be getting 1 TB of Storage space with an extra pay. By paying $9.99 per month for Office 365 Home, $6.99 per month for Office 365 Personal and $79.99 for four years on Office 365 University, all users will be getting 1 TB of storage space.
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The Championships, Wimbledon 2014 official app on Android and iPhone

Its Wimbledon time again! The 2014 World CUp is all set to take off and all tennis fans might be getting ready to cheer for their favorite player. Today is the day 1 for The Championships, Wimbledon 2014 at London, UK and while the heat is still up, let us take a quick look at what the updated official Wimbledon app on Android and iOS has to offer.
The Championships, Wimbledon 2014
The app on iPhone and Android says it brings live action to its users. The features of this app on both the platforms are:
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Samsung Galaxy Tab4 7.0 available for purchase in India

Customers of India can now buy the smallest of the Samsung Galaxy Tab4 series. This tablet sporting a 7.0 inch display is now available in Indian markets after the company has launches the much hyped tablet, the Galaxy tab S (8.4 inch and 10.5 inch models).
samsung galaxy tab4 7.0
The company has made Galaxy Tab4 7.0 available in 3G enabled variant keeping in mind the lack of easily accessible Wi-Fi hotspots in India. The tablet is priced at Rs.17,825 and can be chosen from the Black and White colors. The tab can be bought online from the online retailer Flipkart as the official Samsung website has still not listed the Tab4 7.0 for direct purchase.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab4 has a 7 inch LCD (1280×800) display, 1.3 MP front camera, 3 MP rear camera, 8 GB of built-in storage expandable with a microSD slot. It is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and 1.5 GB RAM and a 4,000 mAh battery and it runs on ANdroid 4.4 Kitkat.
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How to find IMEI number on Android phone

IMEI or the ‘International Mobile Equipment Identity’ is a unique number to identify mobile phones. The IMEI number is used by a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) network to identify valid devices and can be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing that network. Suppose if a mobile phone is stolen, the mobile phone owner can call his network provider and ask them to block or ‘blacklist’ the phone using its IMEI number. This makes the phone useless when tried to use on that network or any other networks too. So this tells us that knowing your mobile phone’s IMEI number can be helpful any time. This post will show..

How to find the IMEI number on an Android phone:

1. Through the dial pad:
On the dial pad of your Android phone, enter the numbers *#06#. The IMEI number of that Android phone will automatically show up on the screen.
how to find imei number on android step 1
2. From the Settings of the phone:

How to reinstall paid apps on Windows Phone

App list on Windows Phone
Sometimes, a situation may come where you need to reinstall some of the apps you already had before on your Windows phone. This happens when you accidentally uninstalled an app or switched to a new Windows Phone. If the apps you want to reinstalled are paid apps, you need not pay for them again to get them back on your Windows Phone, provided they are still available on the Windows Phone Store. This post will show you how to reinstall apps or games on Windows phone:
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How to hard reset Samsung Galaxy Grand duos GT-I9082

Hard resetting a phone is generally done by typing a certain code or pressing a specific combination of keys on the phone. Knowing how to perform hard rest of a phone comes handy when the phone suffers a virus attack or if the device freezes and becomes unresponsive. Hard reset can also be done if user wants to sell the phone and he needs to erase all the personal data. But before performing a hard reset on any phone, ensure the following:
  • See that the battery of the phone is at least 70% charged.
  • Backup all necessary data if possible from the phone because hard reset wipes away all the data from the phone.
    For any phone, backup should be done on an external storage device like a hard disk.
Samsung Galaxy Grand duos gt-i9082

How to hard reset Samsung Galaxy Grand duos GT-I9082:

1. Power off your phone.
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How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone

Got bored with Android and switching to iOS? If that is the case, you need no worry about that huge number of contacts in your Android device because iOS provides you a smooth way to transfer contacts from your Android phone to the new iPhone.
how to transfer contacts from android to iphone

How to transfer contacts from Android Phone to iPhone: 

First, in your Android phone, you need to sync all your contacts to your Gmail account. Read this post on how to sync Android phone contacts to Gmail
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Path Talk, a new messaging app on Android

The social network Path has rolled out its own messaging service as an app. From the time it was introduced last year, Path says, messaging emerged to be their best feature.
path talkPath says, as conversations in real life are not recorded, so will be the messages sent through Talk. The messages sent through this app will be deleted from their server’s 24 hours after they are sent.
Path talk includes a feature called ‘Ambient status’. When this Ambient status is turned on,

Subway Surfers for Windows Phone, Android and iOS updated, takes players to Brazil

Subway Surfers
The very popular Subway Surfer game on Windows Phone, Android and iOS devices got updated and it now is ready to take the Players to São Paulo, Brazil to celebrate the World Cup as the character Edison.
It’s not only just Brazil, the developer had also added many new  outfits to Edison. You can be able to play against other players of Subway Surfers and score high to earn a best rank in the Top Run Race and also win some new prizes!
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How to hard reset Samsung Galaxy Star S5282

Hard resetting a phone is generally done by typing a certain code or pressing a specific combination of keys on the phone. Knowing how to perform hard rest of a phone comes handy when the phone suffers a virus attack or if the device freezes and becomes unresponsive. Hard reset can also be done if user wants to sell the phone and he needs to erase all the personal data. But before performing a hard reset on any phone, ensure the following:
  • See that the battery of the phone is at least 70% charged.
  • Backup all necessary data if possible from the phone because hard reset wipes away all the data from the phone.
    For any phone, backup should be done on an external storage device like a hard disk.
How to hard reset Samsung Galaxy Star s5282

How to hard reset Samsung Galaxy Star S5282:

1. Power off your phone.
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Monday 23 June 2014

Family Sharing for iOS devices on iOS 8

Family Sharing on iOS 8
Recently, at the World Wide Developers conference (WWDC) 2014, Apple announce its iOS 8 officially. There were many new features included in the iOS 8 that will take the iOS users by surprise. One of those is the ‘Family Sharing’ feature.
Family sharing is a feature that enables multiple iOS devices like iPhone or iPad to share stuff like calenders, reminders, apps, music, iBooks and more without sharing accounts with one another. 
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 gets Kitkat update

Users of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 in the United States have begun to recieve Android Kitkat software upgrade update on their tablets earlier this week.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8

the update is of the size 712 MB so it will take some time to get downloaded and installed on the device. So using Wi-Fi is the best choice to do this update on the Galaxy Note 8 tablet.
The update is expected to start rolling out soon to devices in other locations too and we
Are you a owner of the Samsung galaxy Note 8? If so, what do you think this update will change in your device? Let us know in the comments.
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iOS 8 to support third party keyboards

Swiftkey
One of the surprising features of the iOS 8 is its compatibility for third party keyboards. That means, developers can create and users can install some third party keyboard apps on their iPhone or iPad running on iOS. More surprising is that ‘SwiftKey’ and ‘Fleksy’ are going to be one of those apps already!
SwiftKey is one of the most popular keyboard apps on Android platform. Swiftkey has already released its SwiftKey Note app in the App store for all the iOS users to have them a taste of its product.
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Windows Phone 8.1 preview gets an update

windows phone 8.1
Microsoft is ready with a new update to Windows Phone 8.1 (preview for developers version). This update has begun reaching devices across all countries since yesterday and will change the OS of the Windows Phone to version 8.10.12393.890.
This is the second update to Windows Phone 8.1 and the changes that this update brings to the Windows Phone are still to be looked into while the first update improved the battery life and fixed minor bugs.
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Android 4.4.3 Kitkat update OTA [Updated]

Android kitkat
The Android 4.4.3 Kitkat update has begun rolling out to multiple devices. First was the  2013 Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi only). Then the update started hitting to Nexus 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play editions.
Then the Google Play editions of  HTC One M7 and the HTC one M8 started recieving the OTA (Over-the-air) update to Android 4.4.3. This update will change the build number of HTC One M8  and the HTC One M7 from KOT49H to KTU84L.
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BBM for iOS gets an update

The BBM for iOS has received an update changing the version number of the BBM on the iOS devices to v2.2.0.19. So it’s time for folks who use BBM on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to update it on their devices.

BBM for iPhone
Features of BBM are:
  • It will always be connected. No necessity for an app to be opened to launch it.
  • Users can know when the messages sent are delivered (D) and read (R) – This is one of the best features that lacks in other messenger platforms.
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Moto G, Moto E and Moto X receive Android 4.4.3 update

With Nexus devices and the Samsung smartphones in line to receive the latest Android 4.4.3  Kitkat update, Motorola is nowhere behind them. It has announced that the Android 4.4.3 update will begin rolling out to its Moto E, Moto G and Moto X smartphones this week.
motorola moto g moto e moto x
This week, the Android 4.4.3, Kitkat update will be rolling to:
  • Moto X T-Mobile users.
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Android 4.4.3 update for Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

It was just yesterday that we have seen that the Android 4.4.3 update is being rolled out to the Nexus devices over-the-air (OTA). Now, it’s time for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition(GPE) users also to check for updates on their phone and update it to Android 4.4.3 via OTA update.
samsung galaxy s4
It is still not clearly known which Google Play Editions (GPE) are going to receive the update as there are many manufacturers like HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Sony who released the GPE editions.
Meanwhile, there has been an announcement from Motorola that the Android 4.4.3 update will be released OTA to the Moto X, Moto E and Moto G smartphones.
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Nexus devices get Android Kitkat 4.4.3 update

The Over-The -Air (OTA) updates for the Nexus devices are being given out, starting today.First to receive the OTA update is the the 2013 Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi only model) to Android Kitkat 4.4.3 (build number KTU84L).
Next Nexus that recieved the OTA update was the Nexus 5 to upgrade from build number KOT49H to KTU84M. The OTA update file for the devices are of the size below 100 MB. New features of this update are not yet available but the improvements by this update could be security enhancements and various bug fixes.
Google Nexus 7

Until now, the Nexus devices receiving the OTA updates to Android 4.4.3 Kitkat are the NExus 7 and Nexus 5. More Nexus devices will be getting the OTA to Android 4.4.3 update very soon.
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Sony Xperia T3 – World’s First Ultra Slim Phone

Sony Xperia T3
Sony Mobile announced it’s new smartphone, the Sony Xperia T3 today morning. The Xperia T3 with the stylish stainless steel frame and a 5.3 inch display, claims to be the world’s slimmest phone of this screen size yet.The stainless steel frame of the Sony Xperia T3 not only adds style to the smartphone but also works as an antenna. The back cover is designed with matte material so as to give the phone a slim and light look.
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