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iOS 7 vs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

WWDC 2013, Apple confirmed rumors of a completely new, and visually overhauled version of their mobile OS with upcoming release of iOS 7. Apple calls it the “biggest change to iOS since the iPhone” and has finally done away with the realistic shiny buttons, leather, and felt. The new user interface is much simpler, colorful and places a greater focus on minimalism and typography. Sound familiar? It should. iOS 7′s new look is almost the same minimal user interface Android users have been enjoying since Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich debuted back in 2011. It was then Matias Duarte showed the world his beautiful “Holo UI” which placed emphasis on a simple, minimal design as well as the all new Roboto system font. This was seen as a rebirth for Android, (oddly enough, Apple calls iOS7 “a new chapter for iOS”) which typically relied on its utility rather than its good looks. Android users are used to Apple biting off the OS, waiting for Google to do all the heavy lifting, before t...

Top 10 Must Have Android Apps

1. All in One ToolBox All-In-One Toolbox provides comprehensive system optimizing techniques, including real-time memory info, one click memory quick boosting, task killer, cache cleaner, history cleaner, and SD file manager etc. It embraces all factors that matter to device performance, and helps to optimize your device to run at optimum speed. Link to Google Play Store   2. Lightning Browser One of the smallest Android web browsers around. It is a high-performance small-sized browser built for those who don't want the cumbersome slowness or size of Firefox or Chrome. It is based off the Android WebKit Engine. Please email me with any questions you may have, I always try to respond. Please leave comments as well, I will try to respond to those too. Link to Google Play Store 3. MX Player  MX Player is one of the best video player available on google play store. MX Player is available on ad version and pro version. It supports Hardware Acceleration (Hardware ac...

Top Ten Android Smartphones 2013

In this year 2013, we have seen many Android smartphones hitting the market, however, only a few of these get real recognition and of these few recognized Android based smartphones, only the best phones will go on to achieve staggering sales across the world. Now, we are going to take a look at these few Android smartphones with key features. 1. HTC One Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support; 3G with HSPA; LTE 4.7" 16M-color 1080p Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen with 469ppi pixel density Android OS v4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Sense UI 5.0 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 CPU, 2 GB RAM, Adreno 320 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset 4 MP autofocus "Ultrapixel" camera with 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size; LED flash 1080p video recording @ 30fps with HDR mode, continuous autofocus and stereo sound HTC Zoe 2.1 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA; Wireless TV out GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS 32/64GB of built-in storage M...

White LG Nexus 4 Available On Google Play Store

The freshly announced white LG Nexus 4 is available on the Google Play Store. LG Nexus 4 has officially made its way to the United States. The beautiful eye-grabbing handset can be purchased at the moment from the Google Play store. In the Google Play store, the white Nexus 4 is priced at the usual $299 for the 8GB version, and $349 for a 16GB device. Google is also giving away a free white bumper with every purchase.  Google Play Store

HTC One with stock Android announced, launching June 26th in US

A new version of the HTC One is just revealed that runs an untouched, stock version of Google's Android operating system. It will be available from the Google Play store starting June 26th for $599. The unlocked device will run on both AT&T and T-Mobile in the United States with support for high-speed LTE data on both networks. This "Nexus user experience" version will contain 32GB of built-in storage. Much like the special edition Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiled during I/O, Google will be directly handling future software updates. With the announcement, customers can now purchase the two leading Android handsets available today stripped entirely of the custom and often criticized manufacturer "skins" they originally shipped with. Suffice it to say, with both devices running identical software, it will be interesting to see which Google Edition smartphone proves more popular in the weeks and months to come. In addition to getting some hands-on time with the devic...

Samsung Gulf Reveals Water Proof & Dust Proof Galaxy S4

Mr. Young Soo Kim, the President of Samsung Gulf, unveiled during a Q&A session that a “ruggedized” Galaxy S4, which will be water proof and dust proof is in the making and will be announced in next few weeks. Something challenging to the Sony Xperia Z may be? Let’s see who will won the battle of technology. Whatever, we can do is; wait and watch.

How To Flash a Firmware Using Flashtool on Xperia

Required files: Flashtool  —  Download link Firmwares  — Download the “.ftf” firmware file for your phone. Below are the links: Android 2.3.4    [4.0.2.A.0.62] Download LT15i 4.0.2.A.0.62 Generic Global  [Updated] Instructions: Switch off your phone and put it aside. Extract the “FlashTool_x.x.x.x.exe” file on your PC (you can just double click on it to extract) Few files and folders will be extracted — the two which we’ll be using are the ‘ drivers ‘ folder and the ‘ firmwares ‘ folder. Inside the ‘ drivers ‘ folder there’s a file named “ ggsetup-2.2.0.10 .exe”, double click on this file to install the proper driver on your PC. Now copy the “ .ftf ” firmware file that you downloaded for your phone, and paste it inside the “ firmwares ” folder. Double click the “ X10FlashTool.exe ” file. Once the program opens — click on the “ Flash ” button. You’ll see the firmware that you copied in Step 5 loaded on the screen — clic...

Sony Erection Xperia X10 gets Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

After initial beta versions of Android 4.0 custom ROM ports got out for Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Nexus S, EVO 3D, Nexus One, HTC Desire and even the nearly unthinkable for this, the HTC Wildfire, the Xperia X10 has scored one, too. If you remember, it’s the same device for which Sony Ericsson — the phone’s manufacturer *ahem* — said that they would not be able to update it to (even)  Android 2.3  Gingerbread. But here we are, the first Android 4.0 ICS ROM has already booted on the Xperia X10, with much stuff working, although it’s not at all good for daily life usage. Yes, credits go to  zdzihu  over at XDA for this. Here’s more info about the ROM: [KERNEL] - ol’ good 2.6.29-SEMC - fixed touchscreen driver (now backward-compatibile with Gingerbread) [ROM] - partially based on  drewis release  (thanks!) – currently I don’t have access to PC that could handle compilation of the whole thing  If someone could compile cl...

What is ICS on Android ?

What is ICS on android? Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is the latest version of the Android platform for phones, tablets, and more. It builds on the things people love most about Android; easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable home screens, resizable widgets, and deep interactivity and adds powerful new ways of communicating and sharing. Features of ICS Android: Refined, evolved UI:  Focused on bringing the power of Android to the surface, Android 4.0 makes common actions more visible and lets you navigate with simple, intuitive gestures. Refined animations and feedback throughout the system make interactions engaging and interesting. An entirely new typeface optimized for high-resolution screens improves readability and brings a polished, modern feel to the user interface.  Virtual buttons in the System Bar let you navigate instantly to Back, Home, and Recent Apps. The System Bar and virtual buttons are present across all apps, but can be dimmed b...

Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 Update With ICS 4.0.4 (CM9) Beta 7

This is another update for Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 users. Galaxy Mini users will be delighted as this update has fixed most known bugs like FM & also this update is rolled after 1 month waiting. Since the last update release, there were many bugs like system instability, mass storage problems, flickering and many more, but developers put their efforts to overcome these problems and fixed known several bugs. Still they have not fixed all bugs like camera (which is more essential), but we can expect camera and many other bug fixes in upcoming releases. Sources told that the camera work will fixed as soon as possible in near release because camera is working but the screenshots captured by the camera are not displayed after the Screenshot is captured. As this can take some time, up till then we will enjoy this latest release. Please note that this Cyanogen Mod 9 release it is the unofficial release and still the Official Cyanogen MOD 9 ROM is not yet released (Or will not be...