How to avoid viruses on Android

Android is open for everyone and this makes it possible for anyone to do bad things. Mostly, viruses and malware attack of Android OS happen due to the applications.  But the positive side of Android is that it has check list to keep its system safe from the viruses and malware that some apps bring.

This post gives some tips and ways to keep one’s Android device safe from the viruses and malware that the apps can bring.

1. Install the apps only after knowing completely:

This is the first step to prevent viruses and malwares into the Android device. Sometimes,

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Automatically change Windows Phone lock screen

Wishing for a good Lockscreen pic isn’t a bad thing considering the lock screen is the first thing seen when Windows phone is turned on. So here is a cool new app called “Lock pic” (by developer “rouge code” from the Windows phone store) that automatically changes the pictures of the lock screen at regular intervals which results in giving a fresh look to the windows phone when it is turned on.

By installing this app in Windows phone, the picture of the phone’s lock screen gets updated for a preset period of time. The source for this app to collect the photos and display on the lock screen can be set by the user. So with the ‘Lock pic’ installed on the Windows phone, user can select:

• The source from the photos for Lockscreen have to be taken:

This app give the flexibility of selecting from: Bing image search, Flickr image search, Bing image of the day, NASA Astronomy picture of the day, Phone photos.

• The time period for which the Lockscreen photo has to change:

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How to block Facebook game requests on iPhone and iPad

It would be pretty annoying to receive game requests or app requests from friends on Facebook, especially for somebody who does not play a particular game,or no game at all on Facebook. This post will show how to block such requests for all the apps/game or a single app/game on Facebook.

To block all the game/app requests from Facebook on iPhone and iPad:

1. Launch/Open the Facebook app on the iPhone or iPad

2. To the bottom right of the screen, tap on the ‘More’ option (the bars icon).

3. Scroll down the options till “Settings” is seen and tap on it.

4. Tap on “Notifications”.

5. Scroll down to “How you get notifications” section and tap on “Mobile Push”.

6. In the options that open, uncheck the “Application requests” and “Application Invites”.Make sure that the box beside these options do not have a tick mark.

With this, the iPhone or iPad user will not receive any  app/game requests in the future. But by doing so, you will not receive any of the app requests or suggestions. To block a particular app request.....

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Google Play Store gets a mobile friendly interface

Google finally launched the user friendly web page layout of  Google Play store for mobile devices. Previously, anybody accessing the Google play store had met the desktop version of the website. It was a bit difficult to use that desktop version on a mobile device. However, for Android users, this did not seem as a big issue as there was Google Play app available for the Android devices.

But now, Google has launched the full-featured mobile version of the site. This means, even other users like Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Phone etc., can have an easy access to the Google Play store website on their device.

The interesting feature of this new mobile friendly version of the Google Play store is that it now has a slide-out navigation menu from which user can access to all the sections of the store. Tap on the bars that can be seen at the top left corner of the screen and the slide navigation bar will appear. Newly added is the “Devices” section from which users can buy any Android device from the Store while this option is not provided by the Google Play app on Android.

With this this new comfortable web page layout for the mobile devices, every smartphone user has access to buy apps, devices, music, books and all kinds of things offered by the Google Play Store.

Screen shots depicting the new Google play site on the mobile browser are given here. Ready to checkout what the new mobile-friendly Google Play Store looks like on your phone? Just open the web browser on your phone and go to Google Play!

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Update for Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 tablet

Sony is currently releasing the first update to its latest Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 tablet. This update changes the firmware version to 17.1.1.A.0.402. This is the first firmware update ever since Sony launched Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 tablet. So guesses are that, the changes this update brings will be big.

Reviews are that this update increased the touch sensitivity of both the devices. the performance of the device is also said to be improved There also is a noticeable change in the way themes are applied on the devices.

The update is now being available in selected regions and is live on Xperia Z2 for D6502 HSPA+ (Evolved High Speed Packet Access) and D 6503 LTE(Long Term Evolution) variants. For Xperia tablet Z2, it is available on the LTE  (SGP521) and Wi-Fi (SGP511 or SGP 512) editions .

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Nokia Lumia Tips

Get the lyrics of a song you’re listening to, navigate quickly between apps, take a screen shot.. you name it, Nokia Lumia has a tip for it!

This post will present some cool tips for Nokia Lumia smartphone users, and these tips are officially given by Nokia. We will keep updating this post with new Lumia tips further.

Tip #1: Block a number

Annoyed by the calls coming from a particular number? Here’s a way to stop receiving their calls.

Go to call history and  scroll to the number that is to be blocked. Now, tap on that number and hold for few seconds. In the options that drop down, select Block number. Then tap OK and it’s done!

Tip #2: Take a screenshot

Do not hesitate to capture ans save the contents on the screen! With Nokia Lumia in hands, screen capture is just two buttons away. Press and hold home button (Windows icon) and the power button together to get a screenshot.

Tip #3: Quickly access the notification bar

Swipe down from the top of the screen to quickly check the battery life, wi-fi and blue tooth connection and service  signal strength.

Tip #4: Easy way to Unlock the screen

Double tap and swipe on the screen to easily unlock the Lumia.

Tip #5: Silence an incoming call

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Gmail app update for Android

Use Gmail on Android phone often? If so, then look out for some pretty good updates that Google have released for the Android Gmail app. This update to the existing Android Gmail app includes the addition of new features like the option of saving the attachments to Google Drive directly from the mail and improved support for RTL (right-to-left) languages and few more. These features are explained in the list below:

• Save to Drive:

  If any of the mail received in the Gmail has an attachment, then instead of downloading the attachment to view it, it can be saved to Google Drive directly from the mail. This can help in reducing the space consumptions that the downloaded attachments make.
  To save an attachment in a mail to Google drive, tap on  more options (the dots) beside the attachment and select “Save to Drive”

• Explanations to Spam mails:

  If any email ends up in the spam folder of our Gmail, wondering why it was considered spam was the only option left to us. But now, Gmail cares to explain why a mail entered the spam folder of the Gmail’s inbox.
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How to delete duplicate songs from iTunes

If the songs stored in iTunes library are more and if the music is often made to sync from the computer or mac to the iTunes and then into iPad, iPod or the iPhone, then there are chances of duplicate entries of songs into the iTunes music library. It can be a tough task to sort out the duplicate songs if searched through the entire iTunes library one-by-one.

Instead, a more easy way to find out and delete these duplicate songs from the music of iTunes library is available in the iTunes options itself. Actually, two such options are available for user’s comfort. These two ways are explained in this post.

1) To find and delete all duplicate songs from the iTunes library

2) To find and delete exact duplicate songs from the iTunes library

To find and delete all duplicate songs from the iTunes library:

1. Launch/Run iTunes application in the Windows or Mac

2. In the top menu bar that appears in the iTunes window, click “View”.

3. A drop down list of options appear on the screen and in those options, select “Show Duplicate Items”.

4. Then, all the duplicate song tracks will be displayed in the iTunes window.

5. To delete the required duplicate songs,

• For Windows users, press and hold Control key (Ctrl) and with the help of mouse select the songs to be deleted.
  After the duplicate songs to be deleted are selected, leave the Ctrl key and drag all the songs to trash.
• For Mac users, press and hold Command, and with the help of mouse select the songs to be deleted.
  After the duplicate songs to be deleted are selected, leave the Ctrl key and drag all the songs to trash.

The disadvantage of this option is that, iTunes will display some songs as duplicates even if they are the remix or some other version of the original song. So, there is a risk of removing a song that is displayed by iTunes as duplicate, but in reality it is an entirely different version from the original song.

This is where the second method of removing exact duplicates come to the rescue of the users.

To find and delete exact duplicate songs from the iTunes library:

1. Launch/Run iTunes application in the Windows or Mac

2.  Then do one of the following:

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How to take slow motion videos on HTC One m8

Slow motion videos are always a favorite! Everybody wants to have a slow motion video of themselves or their dear ones. But the problem is, not many phones have this feature. Luckily, HTC one m8 provides its users to record slow motion videos, and also edit them. This is a very easy tool and gets activated by the tap of just one option.

Take slow motion videos from HTC one m8:

1. Go to the camera mode on the phone
2. On the bottom right of the camera screen, click on the icon with four circles on it and select video mode.
3. When the phone enters the video mode, click on the dots to the bottom left to open up the options.
4.  In that options, click on the video icon that appears on the extreme left on the bottom of the screen.
5.  In that select the icon that looks like a person walking. This is the second icon in the HTC One m8. Then, “Slow motion video” message displays on the screen and this makes the phone enter into the slow motion video record mode.
Now all that is to be done is record a video in the usual way by tapping on the record button (the button with video camera icon to the right side of the screen). Then, when the recorded video is played, it will be played in slow motion.
To have a more clear explanation of how the slow motion feature of HTC One m8 can work, watch this video given by android central :

Once the slow-motion video is done recording, the users have the flexibility of editing the slow-motion video too! Go to gallery in the HTC one m8, and select the video that has been recorded with the slow-motion feature.  While it is playing, click on the “More options” button (3 dots) and select “edit” in the options. In edit, the................
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Temple Run 2 for 512 MB Ram windows phones

When windows phone launched temple run 2 game in the Xbox live, it was only for the low memory support devices which have 512 MB ram like Nokia Lumia 520, Nokia Lumia 620 , HTC 8S etc.

But now, users with these above mentioned Windows phone of 512 MB Ram also can rush into the Windows phone store and install the new Temple Run 2 game for free on their  Windows phones!

The new updated version of Windows phone is the 1.9.1.0 and this works on Windows phone 8 or Windows phone 8.1.

Download and install Temple Run 2 game from the Windows phone store here: Temple Run 2

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Windows phone backup and restore

Whenever windows phone is upgraded to 8.1 or if the phone has been reset due to some reasons, or if a new Windows phone is bought, user can restore his old Settings, apps, text messages, email, passwords, photos, videos and other data into the  upgraded or the new Windows phone. But for doing so, first creating a backup is mandatory.

To know how to create a backup of the data in the Windows phone 8 or Windows phone 8.1, read this post:  Backup Windows phone

In this post, the way to restore the data that was taken backup into the Windows phone 8 or Windows phone 8.1 will be explained. If the back up of data is done into the cloud (as explained in the previous article) that is, into OneDrive of the Microsoft account that was added to the Windows phone primarily, then the restoration of data back into the phone from OneDrive will require an internet connection to the phone. If the data to be restored is large, then it can consume time. So it is wise to connect the phone to the internet using Wi-Fi rather using mobile internet data plan.

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Backup Windows phone

Windows phone has an inbuilt option to backup the data from it in a very simple manner. When the Windows phone is in sync with the Microsoft account provided by the user, there is an option to enable the automatic backup option. This backup data will be stored to the Microsoft account linked to the phone and also to OneDrive of the Microsoft account. Get to know more about OneDrive.

By enabling backup option in the Windows phone, the backup copy of the following data from the phone will be created:

• Apps that are installed on the Windows phone, including the progress and scores of any game apps.
• Saved passwords of the accounts that are used through Windows phone
• Call history
• Text messages
• Photos and videos
• The accounts that have been setup (added to ) on the phone.
• Any words that have been added to the dictionary.
• Start screen, its layout and its theme, lock screen.
• Other settings from the phone.

Manually, backup of the data in the Windows phone can be done at any time by going to“Settings” -> “Backup” -> “Apps+Settings”.

Slide the “Settings Backup” bar to the right and turn it ON. Then tap on “Backup Now”.

To backup apps+Settings from Windows phone automatically:

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How to add email account in Windows phone

In the previous post, “How to setup Microsoft account on Windows Phone“ detailed procedure on adding the primary Microsoft account to the windows phone is given. In this post let us see how users can add email accounts from other email service providers to their windows phone.

To add an Outlook.com, Hotmail, or live.com account:

Remember that this email account is not the same as the Microsoft account that is allowed to sync with the Windows phone. That Microsoft account cannot be changed. This email from Outlook.com, Hotmail or live.com is a secondary email account which the user wishes to use. Photos, messages, music etc from the Windows phone will be not be in sync with this secondary email account.

1.Swipe the Start screen to the left and go to the App list.
Tap on “Settings” -> Email+accounts

2. If the phone is a Windows Phone 8, then tap on
Add account -> Outlook

3. If the phone is a Windows phone 8.1, then tap on
Add account -> Outlook -> Connect

[ If there is no Outlook.com option, then it implies that the user has not added the primary Microsoft account on his Windows Phone. To do that, read this: How to add Microsoft account on Windows phone ]

(The option “Microsoft account” shown in the above picture will appear only if the user has added the primary Microsoft account on his Windows phone. Otherwise, he needs to add this by following thee steps given in the link mentioned above.)

To add a Google account:

1. Swipe to the left on the Start screen and App list menu will appear.
Go to “Settings” -> “Email+accounts”

2. If the phone is a Windows Phone 8, then tap on
Add account -> Google

3. If the phone is a Windows Phone 8.1, then tap on
Add account -> Google -> Connect

4. Enter the email address and password of the Google account and then tap on “Sign in”

5. Tap on “Accept”

The email, contacts and calender of the Google account that the user provided will be in sync with the phone immediately.

To add a Yahoo! mail account:

1. Swipe to the left of Start screen and the App list will appear.
Go to “Settings” -> “Email+accounts”.

2.  Tap on “Add account” -> “Yahoo! mail”

3. Enter the email address and password and then tap on “Sign in”

The user’s Yahoo mail will be added to the Windows phone and it will be in sync with the phone immediately.

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How to backup and restore Blackberry

It is always advisable to have a backup copy of the data in a mobile phone. This comes to our rescue if the phone suddenly starts behaving in a irregular manner or if there arises a need to reset/format the phone.

In this post, let us see how to back up the data of a blackberry phone into a computer and restore it when necessary.

Blackberry Link:

To backup the data of a blackberry phone, users first need to have the “Blackberry link” software installed in their computer.Blackberry Link is a desktop application software that acts as a medium to sync the Blackberry phone and the computer. To get Blackberry Link for Windows, click here: Blackberry Link

Start Up:

After installing, run the Blackberry Link program on the computer.If it is the first time of using the Blackberry link, then the user needs to sign in using his Blackberry ID and then have to go through some setup process.
After blackberry link is completely installed on the computer, connect the blackberry device using a micro USB cable (that came along with the phone when it is bought) to the computer. The device should then be recognized by in Blackberry Link. Once it is recognized, then click on settings (the gear shaped icon) on the right of the computer screen.

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NOTE: The Blackberry Link software works only for the latest “Blackberry 10″ devices.
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