App Review-Android-Nova Launcher

I downloaded an tried Nova Launcher from the Android App Store

• It is an awsome home screen replacement for people who want to try ICS' features on your phone.
• Also supports gestures
• A lot of awsome feature 
• MUST TRY FOR ANDROID USERS
• Basic Version-Free, Pro Version 4.5$

App Review- 4.5/5
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Android Dictionary-I

I

• i1: A mid-range Motorola smartphone with Android 1.6 and the push-to-talk system.
• Ice Cream Sandwich: Android 4.0. The follow up to the tablet-centric Android 3.0/3.1 that brought Honeycomb-like features back to Android smartphones. First appeared on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
• IMEI: Stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity. Basically a unique identification number assigned to every phone.
• Incredible: See Droid Incredible.
• Incredible S: A 4 inch HTC phone with a Super LDC display and a front facing camera.
• Infuse: A monster 4.5-inch phone with a Super AMOLED display and 1.2GHz processor on AT&T.
• Inspire: A 4.3-inch HTC device with Android 2.2 and 1GHz Snapdragon processor on AT&T.
• Intel: The longtime processor manufacturer. Entered the Android arena in 2012 with its "Medfield" Atom processor. At CES 2012, announced a deal with Motorola.
• IPS: Stands for "in-plane switching." Gives better viewing angles and better color reproduction. First gained popularity in Apple displays, then made its way to mobile devices.

Android Dictionary-J

J

• JIT: The Just-in-Time Compiler. Released with Android 2.2, it's a method of greatly speeding up apps in Android on the software side.

Android Dictionary-H

H

• Hack (Hacking): Modifying the Android system to add customization, features, or bypass carrier and manufacturer restrictions
• Hard reset: The act of resetting your phone to its "factory" state. Erases all user data, logins and passwords. May or may not erase what's on the internal storage or microSD card, too. (Also see soft reset.)
• Hero: An HTC phone released as the Droid Eris on Verizon. Also known as the G2 in Europe. Is different than the Sprint Hero.
• Honeycomb: Android 3.0. The first version of Android designed with tablets specifically in mind. Allows apps to "fragment" or split over a single screen. Is the first Android version to fully support dual-core processors. The first tablet with Honeycomb was the Motorola Xoom.
• HTC: A Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer. And a darn good one.
• HTC ChaCha: A full portrait QWERTY keyboard and 2.6 inch display on an Android phone from HTC.  It runs Gingerbread and has a dedicated Facebook button.
• HTC Flyer: A 7 inch Android tablet from HTC with a solid aluminum body and a completely revamped HTC Sense specifically designed for tablets.
• HTC Jetstream: HTC's first 10.1 inch tablet endeavor, the Jetstream runs Honeycomb with a Sense overlay. It's one of AT&T's first LTE devices, but at $800 on contract, its far from the most popular tablet on the market. 
• HTC One: A series of three phones form the Taiwanese manufacturer. Comprised of the One X, One S and One V, they're the first for HTC to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Sense 4 customizations.
• HTC Salsa: A 3.4 inch HTC phone that runs Gingerbread and has a dedicated Facebook button.

Android Dictionary-E

E

• Early Termination Fee: Also known as an ETF, it's what a carrier chargers you to break out of your contract. Usually are prorated.
• Eclair: Android 2.0-2.1
• Element: Pantech's waterproof 8-inch Android tablet. Is a 4G LTE device on AT&T.
• EOL: Stands for "End of Life." Means a carrier or manufacturer is phasing out a particular product. It does not necessarily mean that phone or tablet is bad, nor will anyone come and take your EOL'd device away from you.
• Epic 4G: Sprint's version of the Samsung Galaxy S. Has 4G data and a horizontal sliding keyboard.
• Epic 4G Touch: Sprint's version of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Is a 4.5-inch, 3G/Wimax smartphone.
• ETF: Stands for Early Termination Fee. What you have to pay to get out of your contract with a carrier.
• EVO 3D: Sprint's follow-up to the massively popular Evo 4G; this time around, Evo's got a 3D display, one of the first of its kind.
• EVO 4G: Sprint's 4.3-inch Android phone manufactured by HTC with the Sense interface and 4G capability.
• EVO 4G LTE: Essentially Sprint's version of the HTC One X. Has a bigger battery and removable microSD card, and was one of Sprint's first LTE devices.
• EVO Shift 4G: A unannounced horizontal slider on Sprint. Essentially the carrier's version of the G2, though with 4G data.
• Excite X10: Toshiba's dual-core Android tablet that's just 7.7mm thick.

HTC launching 2 Windows 8 Phone

HTC showed 2 awsome Windows 8 based phones, which will be launched early November before the launch of the Lumia's (targeting Nokia??)

Here are the specs

8X

• 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches Display
• Beats Audio sound enhancement
• 16 GB Internal 1GB RAM
• 8MP Camera-1080p
• 2MP front Camera
• Dual Core 1.5 Ghz Processor
• Expandable Upto 32 GB

8S

• 480x800 Pixel Resolution 4.0 Inches Display
• Beats Audio sound enhancement
•  Expandable Upto 32 GB 
• 4GB Internal 512 MB RAM
• 5MP Camera
• 720p Video Recording
• Dual Core 1 GHz Processor

iPhone 5 Parody

This is an awsome parody of iPhone 5 that I found on youtube

How to speed up your iOS Device

Feeling that your iOS is getting slow?

Try these tips that will make your device as fast as The Flash

• Clean up your memory
• Move apps into folders
• Uncheck everything from spotlight search

How to speed up your Android Device

Feeling that your Android is getting slow?

Try these tips that will make your phone as fast as The Flash

• Root it and un-install uncessary apps(Don't worry you can un-root it too)
• Try a new Launcher 
• Use less home screens
• Move apps to sd card
• Install a custom rom which you like

Make your phone feel new

Have a phone that you love but still feels old?
Want to revive it back so that it looks cool??

• Clean the exterior new& shiny
• Clean up the data inside-Un-install the apps you do not need anymore, backup ur sd-card
• Update your OS
• Install a new theme/tweak

What to do if you think u BRICKED your Android

Bricking your Android is a very common thing that happens to everyone, here's what you can do to revive it back to normal state

• Try to go into the recovery mode so that you can install the normal or the custom rom that worked the last time
• If you are into the recovery mode wipe cache/data that might work your device back to normal
• Connect your device to the computer and install your phone's manufacture's device manager, that might be able to help your phone back into the normal rom back into your phone
• Go to xda-developers.com search for your device and un-brick it
• If any of these things do not work- then act dumb and make your device manufacturer an ass!!!!

How to install downloaded .ipa files on your iDevice

Do you have a paid .ipa file for you iDevice that you want to install and stupid iTunes won't let you??
Well here's the trick

Pr-Requisites

• A jailbroken device(Search Google on how to)
• iFunbox from here

Installation

• Install the software
• Connect your Device
• Click on Install App

Use the app

6 New Things in iOS6

iOS6 is all set to launch in a few days here's a run down of 6 things that why you should update to iOS 6

1.Apple's Maps App- Apple this time ditched Google to create their own Maps App for their iOS6. This includes 3D maps and flyovers

2.Passbook- This app makes your iOS devices a portable ticket counter

3.Do not disturb Mode-You can set quiet hours when you don't want to get calls. If you want calls from certain people to go through during these hours, you can set them as emergency contacts and Do Not Disturb will allow them in.

4.SIRI- Siri will be available for iPad 3g only
5.Facebook Integration
6.Panorama

Android Dictionary-G

G

• G1: The very first Android smartphone. Manufactured by HTC for T-Mobile. Released elsewhere as the HTC Dream.
• Galaxy Nexus: The first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device. Made by Samsung, it was to be announced at CTIA in San Diego in October 2011. But that announcement was postponed by a week or so, reportedly due to the death of Steve Jobs. The GSM version was announced on Oct. 18 in Hong Kong. Verizon launched its LTE version on Dec. 15, 2011.
• Galaxy Note: A monster of a 5.3-inch device from Samsung. Has a stylus and is being marketed as an in-between for phones and tablets. Also being marketed toward artists.
• Galaxy S: A high-end series of smartphones from Samsung. Announced in March 2010 at CTIA, they include the T-Mobile Vibrant, Verizon Fascinate, AT&T Captivate and Sprint Epic 4G.
• Galaxy S II: The successor to the Galaxy S line of phones by Samsung.  It has a 4.3 inch display, a dual-core processor, front facing camera and is billed as the world's thinnest smartphone.
• Galaxy S III: Samsung's third flagship in the Galaxy S line, unveiled in May in London.
• Galaxy S Blaze 4G: A dual-core 1.5GHz smartphone from Samsung with a Super AMOLED display. On T-Mobile's 42Mbps network.
• Galaxy Tab: Samsung's 7-inch Android tablet. Launched in fall 2010 with Android 2.2.
• Galaxy Tab 8.9: Samsung's 8.9 inch Android tablet. Launched in September 2011, a few months after its bigger sibling, the 10.1. 
• Galaxy Tab 10.1: Samsung's 10.1 inch Android tablet.  The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will ship with Honeycomb and has both rear and front facing cameras.
• Geotagging: Wherein in your phone finds your location via GPS and attaches coordinates to pictures you're taking. Can be a privacy/security concern.
• Gingerbread: Android 2.3. Mostly a behind-the-scenes update, though there are some UI tweaks. First loaded on the Nexus S.
• Gmail: Google's web-based e-mail service.
• Google: Our benevolent overlord, and owner of Android.
• Google Play: Google's one-stop online shop for movies, music, apps, games and books. At the time of its launch on March 6, 2012, it basically was a rebranded Android Market.
• Google TV: Announced at the Google IO conference in May 2010, it's a combination of hardware and Android that features a full web browser, Android applications, and combines it with video that's available online -- Youtube, television, etc.
• Gorilla Glass: A scratch-resistant glass product from Corning used on a number of smartphones and tablets.
• GPS: Stands for Global Positioning System. Uses a constellation of satellites in space to find your location on the ground.
• GSM: One of two major standard for cell phone communications. Is used by AT&T and T-Mobile in the United States, and by the majority of carriers worldwide. (See also CDMA)

Android Dictionary-F

F

• Factory restore/reset: See hard reset.
• Fascinate: Verizon's version of the Samsung Galaxy S.
• Fastboot: Another mode akin to the bootloader, from which you can manually flash low-level components onto a phone.
• FC: Short for "force close," meaning an app that has crashed.
• Flipout: A forgettable Motorola device on AT&T with a rotating screen that uncovers a full QWERTY keyboard.
• Froyo: Android 2.2. Announced at Google IO in May 2010, first released onto the Nexus One.

20 Best Dreamboard Themes- Part 2

Dreamboard is an awsome themeing platform for the iOS Device, but to use that you need to be jailbroken for that search Google.com

11.Apple Desk

12.Bookshelf

13+14.Asymmetric+ Asymmetric White

15.Honeypad Pro

16.Snow leopard 4 ultimatum

17.Utopia HD

18.Elite Pro

19.Cityscape HD

20.Aero Dreamboard

20 Best Dreamboard Themes- Part 1

Dreamboard is an awsome themeing platform for the iOS Device, but to use that you need to be jailbroken for that search Google.com

1. Endroid

2. Boxor

3.OS7(Windows Phone 7)

 4.iNav HD

5.Seven OS

6.Apple Web HD

7.Ergo HD

8.Gyro HD

9.Live OS

10.BlackBerry OS 6.1

IFA 2012 Highlights-Part 5-Lenovo+ Toshiba

The IFA started this year on the 6th September and ended on the 11th so here are the best tech news from Berlin.

Lenovo

• IdeaTab S2110

1.  Detachable Keyboard
2. 10 Inches
3. 1GB RAM
4. 5 MP Back/1 MP Front
5. 4.0 ICS
6. 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor

• IdeaTab A2109/2107

  
  
  
  1. 7 Inches/9 Inches
  2. 1GB RAM/
  3. 4.0 ICS
  4. 1 GHz Processor/1.2 GHz Quad Core
  
  

IFA 2012 Highlights-Part 4- Acer

The IFA started this year on the 6th September and ended on the 11th so here are the best tech news from Berlin.

ACER

• Liquid Galant

 

1. 540x960 Pixel, 4.3 Inches
2. 1GB RAM
3. 5 MP Back
4. 4.0 ICS
5. 1 GHz Processor

• Liquid Galant Pro

1. 540x960 Pixel, 4.3 Inches
2. 1GB RAM
3. 5 MP Back
4. 4.0 ICS
5. 1 GHz Processor

• Cloud Mobile 

 

1. 800x1280 Pixel, 4.3 Inches
2. 1GB RAM
3. 5 MP Back
4. 4.0 ICS
5. Dual Core 1.5 GHz Processor

• Iconia Tab A700 

1. 1920x1200 Pixel, 10.1 Inches
2. 1GB RAM
3. 16/32/64 GB Memory
4. 5 MP Back
5. 4.0 ICS
6. Quad Core 1.3 GHz Processor

IFA 2012 Highlights-Part 3- LG+HTC

The IFA started this year on the 6th September and ended on the 11th so here are the best tech news from Berlin.

LG

• Optimus L9

 

1. 540x960 Pixel, 4.7 Inches
2. 1GB RAM
3. 5 MP Back/VGA Front
4. 4.0 ICS
5. Dual Core 1 GHz

 HTC

• Desire X 

 

1. Super LCD 480x800 Pixel 4.0 Inches
2.  768 RAM
3. 5 MP Camera
4. 4.0 ICS
5. Dual Core 1GHz Processor
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50 Best MIUI Themes-Part 3

Before starting this post I would like to explain what is MIUI.

MIUI, pronounced Mee You I. Is a custom ROM for an Android Device, which has immense themeing capabilities. It was developed by Xiaomi Tech.

INSTALLATION(rom)
If you want to install MIUI on your phone check your phone model on Xda Developers website or ask at http://en.miui.com/

INSTALLATION(Themes)
Create a Themes folder on your SD Card and put all themes(.mtz) files into it and open the Themes app in the phone and search to SD card and it will be installed into the phone. To change the theme tap on it and install.

Now lets continue to the Themes 

21. Metal Core-

22. Radiance-

23. Metal Build-

24.Modern World-

25.Leather-

26.Samsung Galaxy S2-

27. Katrina-

28.Borderlands

29.Clay

           


30.Jeans