Wednesday, 20 February 2013

iWatch may be the next Big Thing by Apple

Speaking of the future, it looks like there’s a good chance there will be an Apple-made watch in it. That means two things are on their way: Tons of speculation and an equal amount of “iWatch” puns and wordplay. 



 According to reports, Apple is definitely working on some sort of wrist wear that could be out in the very near future. If you choose to believe the latest reports, the supposed iWatch is definitely in production, whether we want it to be real or not. With other options already beating Apple to the market with the smart watch idea, Apple will have to step up its game. 
 We know the company has been down this path before with the iPod Nano as an accessory, but we’re hoping this idea is a little better than a wearable afterthought. Let’s all fast forward two years when smart watches are a whole market and reports about the latest one with a 6-inch screen.

Yet another Rumor of iWatch is Below :

Apple TV launched in India for Rs 7,999.

Apple TV service has officially been launched in India and is priced at Rs 8,295 at iTunes store. However the media streaming device of Apple is not yet available at retail stores. We could only locate it on Rediff Shopping where it is selling for Rs 7,999.
 Apple India spokesperson told The Mobile Indian,"The device has been launched officially in India and will be available in stores in next 7 to 10 days."
 Apple TV is a media streaming device that lets users play content from services like YouTube, Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Vimeo. However it has no storage of its own. It offers access to Apple's iTunes Store, through which users can purchase or rent movies, or buy music they can also stream content from any other Apple device like iPhone, iPad, Mac or iTunes (both Mac and Windows) wirelessly using WiFi with the help of a feature called Airplay. Apple TV can also be used to wirelessly mirror the display of iOS devices as well as Macs.
 The iTunes store is now officially available for Indian with local content so it seems to be the right time to launch Apple TV.
 Apple TV supports up to 1080 pixel resolution, and features an HDMI port, a micro-USB port, Ethernet port, a built-in IR receiver (for the remote) and supports WiFi connectivity. The device is powered by an Apple A5 processor, and comes with 512 MB RAM and 8 GB NAND flash memory for caching content.
 Apple TV will appeal to Apple fans here in India as it will allow them to seamlessly use the large screen TV for the content on any other Apple device. Pricing also is not very high for the device itself, but since most of the content on the iTunes and other movie rental services is paid, it might not have a big appeal with non-Apple users.

Monday, 18 February 2013

Comparison between 2 Android Phablet, Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos VS Micromax A116 Canvas HD

Android Phablet launches in the country. First one was Micromax’s A116 Canvas HD , a successor to A110 Canvas 2, while the other was Samsung’s Galaxy Grand Duos , first mid-range Android Phablet from the Korean Manufacturer.
 Micromax A116 Canvas HD available at price of  Rs.13,990, and Samsung’s Galaxy Grand Duos at Rs. 21,500 which makes a major difference in both of them.
 We thought it was a nice opportunity to compare both the smartphones and see where they stand. There are obvious branding advantages with Samsung, but then Micromax is giving a better feature set.Here is a look at specs comparison.
Specs                         Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos   VS   Micromax A116 Canvas HD
Price/Availability          Rs. 21,500                                        Rs. 13,990
Display                         5-inch 800x480p LCD                         5-inch 1280x720p IPS display
Processor                     Dual-core 1.2GHz                              Quad-core 1.2 GHz
RAM                            1GB                                                  1GB
Android Version           Android 4.1 Jelly Bean                        Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Internal storage            8GB                                                  4GB
External storage           Yes (Up to 64GB)                               Yes (Up to 32GB)
Connectvity/Ports        Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MicroUSB,               Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MicroUSB,
     dual-  SIM                                           dual-SIM
Cameras                      8MP rear/ 2MP front                            8MP rear/ VGA front
Battery                        2100 mAh                                          2100 mAh
As you can see, Micromax is clearly a winner in the specs department and it is providing all these specifications at a much lower price. Even if you value Samsung brand very much, there are obvious issues with Galaxy Grand Duos, like a sub-par display resolution (if not HD, even qHD would have been better than WVGA). However, on the software customization front, Samsung is a winner. Company has included a lot nice software tweaks from Galaxy SIII and Note II in its Galaxy Grand Duos, like Multi-Window, Direct Call and Smart Stay. Even the new content offerings bouquet “My Services” is also a positive, but you can always get alternatives from Google Play.
 So, you will have to decide, what the most important variables are for you at the time of your next Phablet Purchase .


Sunday, 17 February 2013

Yet another 5 incher - Lava's Xolo A1000: 5-inch, Jelly Bean, 8 MP,dual-core 1GHz, 1GB RAM, Rs 13,999

Xolo A1000 has a 5-inch HD IPS display (1280x720 pixels at 295 pixels per inch) with One Glass Solution (OGS) Technology that incorporates the display, the touch sensor and the glass in one layer, making the phone thinner and improving the image quality. The A1000 runs on a MediaTek MT6577 chipset with a dual-core 1GHz CPU and PowerVR SGX531 GPU.

Specifications :

Name - XOLO A1000 Brand - Lava 
Price - 13,999 INR [India] 

NETWORK

Network Service
2G Network : GSM 900 / 1800 
3G Network : HSDPA 2100 

BUILT


Form - Factor Bar 
Dimensions - 70.8x143.5x8.8 mm 
Colors - White 

DISPLAY

Size - 5 inches
Type - IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 

Features

Multitouch
720p HD display 

MEMORY

Internal - 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 
Card Slot - microSD, up to 32GB 

CONNECTIVITY

GPRS/EDGE - Yes
Wi-Fi (WLAN) - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 
Bluetooth - Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 
USB - Yes, microUSB v2.0 

SOUND

Alert Type - Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker - Yes 
3.5mm Audio Jack - Yes 

CAMERA

Primary Camera - 8MP
Features - Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-Tagging 
Video - Yes, 720p@30fps 
Secondary - Camera Yes, 1.2MP 

FEATURES

Operating System - Android OS v4.1 Jelly Bean
CPU - 1GHz dual-core 
Sensors - Accelerometer 
GPS - Yes, with A-GPS support 
Browser - Android Webkit browser 
Messaging - SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email 

Other Features

  • SNS integration 
  • MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player 
  • MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player 
  • Organizer 
  • Image/video editor 
  • Document editor 
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail, 
  • YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration 
  • Voice memo/dial/commands 
  • Predictive text input (Swype) 

Battery

Type - Standard battery, Li-Ion 
Capacity - 2100 mAh 
Stand-By - Up to 350 h (2G) 
Talktime - Up to 14 hrs (2G) | Up to 10 hrs (3G) 

The Lava XOLO A1000 is priced at ₹13,999 in India ($259) unlocked and will be sold in black and white colors.

Lava launches xolo - a1000 to compete with Micromax Canvas HD, which is available at same price point.

Saturday, 16 February 2013

#1 Free Photo Editing Software for Android and iOS

Snapseed :


Snapseed is an intuitive and fun photo editing app for iOS which offers a number of useful image adjustments, as well as high-quality photography effects. Snapseed was originally developed by Nik Software, which has long been in the business of creating photography plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture. In mid-2012, Snapseed was acquired by Google. Since the Google acquisition, Snapseed has been released as a free app for iOS and Android. Snapseed can also be purchased for Windows and Mac.



Snapseed Description:

*. Adjusting the Grunge effects in Snapseed for iPad.
*. Snapseed provides powerful photo editing toolsin an easy-to-use, gesture-based interface.

*. Adjustments: Auto correct, selective adjust, tuneimage, straighten and rotate, crop. 
*. Filters: Black & white, vintage films, drama, grunge, center focus, organic frames. 
*. Within each selection there are more controls for multiple variations and even presets.
*. Choose the enhancement by sliding your finger up and down. Control the amount of adjustmentby sliding left and right.
*. All edits are shown as you make them. 
*. Tap the compare button to quickly see the 'before' version of your edited photo. 
*. Many effects offer multiple presets or random variations.
*. In-app overlay diagrams provide at-a-glance tips, and video tutorials are also provided.
*. Share edited photos by email, Flickr, and Facebook. Print via AirPrint.

Available Free for Android and iOS 



Friday, 15 February 2013

Government plans to reduce price of the Aakash 2 tablet to Rs 1,500 ($28)


The world’s cheapest tablet, the Aakash 2 , just got cheaper! Kapil Sibal, India’s IT and Telecom Minister, announced at a media event in Delhi that the government has asked the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, the partner in the Aakash project, to reduce the price of the Aakash tablet to Rs 1,500 (~$28). Currently, the Indian government is buying the Aakash 2 from manufacturers DataWind at Rs 2,263 (~$43), while offering the same to the Indian student community at a highly-subsidized rate of Rs 1,131(~$22).
 What this low price point will get you is a 7-inch capacitive display with 800 x 480 resolution, single-core ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB internal storage expandable via microSD up to 32GB, a 0.3MP front-facing camera, and a 3,000mAh battery. Obviously not the best specs around, but at that price, and considering the target consumer base, the Aakash tablet is absolutely  amazing!
 With plans to reduce the Rs 2,263 price point evenfurther down to Rs 1,500, it’s logical that the device might get even cheaper for Indian students, expanding its reach even further to the millions of students currently a part of the Indian education system. Of course, while the idea is impressive, execution has been a huge problem so far. The first Aakash tablet announced two years back never made it. The Aakash 2 has been plagued with logistical difficulties as well, and is not even close to reaching the targets that had been set by the government.
 What are your thoughts? While the plans sound good, do you think it will ever come to fruition, at least the extent the government has planned? Are you waiting to pick up an Aakash 2 tablet?

iOS and Android app Bump makes easy data share with computers


Bump :
 The popular iOS and Android app Bump lets you share photos and other data between phones and between your phone and computer.


Mobile app Bump is bumping up its features.
 The popular iOS and Android app that lets you easily move photos and other data from phone to phone and from phone to computers will now work let you move files to and from computers to phones.
 "So now you can take any file you have on your computer and instantly move it to your phone just by the tap of the space bar," says Bump co-founder and CEO Dave Lieb. "One way to think about it is basically what we've done is turned your phone into an unlimited, always-with-you USB flash drive."



Available for Android and iOS

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Micromax Canvas HD get Priced at Rs.13,990

Canvas HD sports a 5 inch IPS screen with the resolution of 1280x720 pixels promising a good HD experience Priced at Rs.13,990. The device runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, under the hood it packs a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, coupled with 1GB RAM. The device comes with 4GB onboard storage and supports expansion up to 32GB through a microSD card.
  The device has an 8MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, and 2MP on front. Connectivity features of the device include 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and microUSB 2.0. It has 2,000 mAh battery.


Canvas HD with almost similar specs and much cheaper price tag is to take on with Samsung Galaxy Grand. It also competes with other rivals like Karbonn S1 Titanium which are available at similar prices.

Key Specifications :

DESIGN

Screen Size
:
12.7 cms
Screen Resolution
:
1280*720(HD)
Screen Type
:
IPS
Colour Depth
:
True color(16.7 M)

MULTIMEDIA

Video Resolution
:
1280*720
Audio Formats Supported
:
MP3,AAC,AAC+, e AAC+, AMR, WB-AMR, MIDI, Ogg, PCM
Video Formats Supported
:
"H.264 encoder: baseline HVGA @15fps MPEG-4 Simple / H.263 encoder: 720p@ 30fps/12.5Mbps."
Video Frame Rate
:
30 fps
FM
:
Yes

BATTERY

Standby Time
:
174hrs
Battery Capacity
:
2000 mAh
Talktime
:
5hrs

Chipset

Processor
:
1.2Ghz, Quad core
Type
:
MT6589

OS

OS Name
:
Jelly bean 4.1.2
OS Name
:
Android 4.1.2

Camera

Camera Resolution
:
8 MP
Front Camera
:
2 MP
Flash
:
Yes
Autofocus
:
Yes
Resolution, Recording & Playback
:
1280*720,.3gp(HD)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
:
Yes
Bluetooth
:
V4.0
Location : GPS
:
yes
Connectivity Options
:
3G , Bluetooth 4.0 , Wi-Fi , USB 2.0
Frequency Band
:
1.2 Ghz
Frequency Band
:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800 HSPA 2100 MHz
Network
:
3G
HSPA
:
HSPA+ (DL-21Mbps, UL-11Mbps) depends upon network

Storage

ROM
:
4GB Nand
Sensors
:
Proximity sensor , Motion sensor ,Gravity sensor, Light sensor
RAM
:
1 GB
Internal Memory
:
1.77GB
Expandable Memory
:
32 GB

Connectors

USB V
:
Micro USB (5 pin) , USB 2.0
Dual SIM Support
:
Yes
Ear Jack
:
3.5 mm jack

Applications

Applications
:
Hookup , M! Zone+ , M! Store , Mi Live

What's latest in fashion, Keep Up to Date with 'Fashion GPS' App

The App That's Changing Fashion Week
Fashion Week is about coordinating show invites, seating charts, photos, and editorial samples — a process that got a lot easier this year thanks to an iOS app called Fashion GPS.
While its couture may be on the cutting edge, Fashion Week's tech has been slipping for some time. Often progressive as far as the arts and design, administratively the industry tends to be a bit on the messy side.
Fashion GPS steps in and takes a lot of the headache out of organizing events, streamlining the process for sending out the invites and dishing editorial samples. It is already used by a number of top names such as Marc Jacobs and Donna Karen, and its growing fast.
The app is currently used by over 12 thousand of the top designers, editors and influencers in the industry, and has earned itself a spot fashion events around the world.

Madhuri Dixit launches iPad App


Madhuri Dixit Nene's App :
The High Definition app is embedded with Twitter & Facebook feeds
 Madhuri Dixit, the elegant and talented actress is quite tech-savvy. After launching her mobile apps on the iPhone & Android platforms, the actress has now launched her app - Madhuri Dixit HD on the iPad. The high definition app is sleek and very user friendly and allows its users to get the latest updates on the actress.
 Madhuri decided to launch her app on the iPad &the other iOS and Android devices as most people these days have a tablet as well as a smart phone. With this app her fans from across the globe can interact with her and can even access her latest pictures, videos and exclusive content on beauty, fashion and dance at their fingertips, all in hi-def. The actress is also quite active on the social media platforms. With Twitter & Facebook feeds embedded in the app, the charismatic actress hopes to connect with her fans more often.
 Talking about the iPad app, Madhuri Dixit says,"It is hard staying in touch with all the fans today. The newest in my app line-up adds high definition to the repertoire while maintaining the same great features of the previous apps including integrated Twitter and Facebook . It's a very small contribution from my side to acknowledge the love and adulation I receive from my fans and I can't thank them enough."

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Protect your children and your family from pornography sites with 'Anti- Porn' Software


Are you keen to protect yourself and your children and your family from sites pornography? 
Do you suffer from ads pornography that surprise you as you browse the Internet in safety? 
If you prefer this the perfect solution to get rid of this serious problem and that affects all of us, without exception, the program genius and very effective is -
Anti- Porn 18.8.2.5 Final
Anti-Porn parental controls can filter out adult websites (block porn), which contain objects unsuitable for children, and even filters out chat when offensive language is used. Anti-Porn software can automatically filter out tens of thousands of porn websites and you can also easily add in the websites which you don't want children to see. With Anti-Porn you can also filter out internet material by blocking particular key words. 
 Anti-Porn parental control software can supply the globe standard time, you can set the program to let your kids use internet at certain times on specific days. Anti- Porn keeps a complete log of all websites visited, filtered out or not, and keeps track of all material viewed on the computer, including files, images, music, and so on. You can have the inventory of your kid's computer history.


'Self-destructing' message app - messages that deleted after a set period of time

Snapchat, the app allowing people to send messages and video products that self-destruct after a set period of time, has become a technology amassing millions of users, a report has said.
The smartphone app has gained backing of some of the most respected names in Silicon Valley, even though it doesn't make any money.
Because images sent through the application self-destruct seconds after they are opened, Snapchat is being embraced as an antidote to a world where nearly every feeling, celebration and life moment is captured to be shared, logged,liked, commented on, stored, searched and sold.
According to an English daily, for people who don't want to worry about unflattering pictures or embarrassing status updates coming back to haunt them, the app's appeal seems obvious.
The Snapchat service, which started two years ago but has steadily gained users, has been painted as a popular way for people, especially teenagers, to send naughty pictures, the paper said.
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