WhatsApp fixes error status bug and warns of hoax !!

BY-Harkirat Singh (Twitter)(Google+)

Few days back WhatsApp showed a bug as “error:uknown” as contact status,and it seems that they have fixed the glitch.They realized this glitch and acknowledged it via their twitter account.Here's the tweet of 27th of Nov,where they said "WhatsApp status functionality is currently not available. We are working on resolving it soon-ish".

“Message from Jim Balsamic (CEO of Whatsapp): we have had an over usage of user names on whatsapp Messenger. We are requesting all users to forward this message to their entire contact list. If you do not forward this message, we will take it as your account is invalid and it will be deleted within the next 48 hours. Please DO NOT ignore this message or whatsapp will no longer recognise your activation. If you wish to re-activate your account after it has been deleted, a charge of 25.00 will be added to your monthly bill.”

WhatsApp has assures its users on circulated messages calling them hoax. The site quotes a Whatsapp blog as saying “We have been getting a lot of emails and questions from you about a chain letter message circulating in our network. Please understand that this is a hoax and there is no truth to it.


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Microsoft Surface Pro Announced, $899 for 64GB And $999 for 128GB

By - Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)
Microsoft announced it's newer version of tablet PC "Surface Pro" on Thursday, successor of Surface purposely built for business users. It will be available January onwards carrying a price tag of $899 for 64GB variant and $999 for  128GB variant.

The Surface Pro is powered with an Intel Processor and runs on Windows 8 Pro OS. Panos Panay from Microsoft posted on blog saying "It's a full PC AND a tablet". "And all this in a PC that will weigh less than two pounds and be less than 14 millimeters thick. We are excited about both Surface with Windows RT and Surface with Windows 8 Pro." he added.

The Surface Pro is way expensive than Surface and is aimed for those who are looking for laptop replacement. 

With Apple iPad dominating the tablet market, Is there a stand for Surface and Surface Pro?

Let us know your views via comments.  

(via hindustantimes)

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Faster Facebook Experience on Android devices using oStream App

By-Rustam Ali

Facebook is the most popular social networking site now and has millions of users, among which most of the users access their accounts through a mobile phone. Many people face problems with the official Facebook application like network errors, slow loading speeds etc. But now with the advent of a new third party Facebook application "oStream" all the above errors will be faded away.

 oStream is a new application for Android devices that will allow you to speed up your Facebook experience. It does this by synchronizing your profile data at very short interval of time, so things appear instantly. It includes features such as :-

-Instantly available because when you open oStream, your news feed appears Instantly. No loading times. No delays.

-Always available. You are in a place with no internet connection. You want to check your notification  oStream will show you the ones that existed the last time you were connected to the internet.

-No connection drop problems You are checking your news feed and the connection suddenly drops: you will be able to continue to read and interact with your news feed. You won’t even notice connection problems

-Forget about data errors You are uploading a photo and your internet connection drops: oStream will simply detect the error and re-upload the photo for you as soon as you’re back online.

Instructions to install the application:-

1.Open you device Settings and click Applications.

2.If unchecked click "Unknown sources" . If unknown sources is already checked skip to step 4.

3.Click OK on the attention dialog. "Unknown sources" will now have a green check.

4.From your smartphone, download the application.
5.Install the application and when asked for an invitation code type the code you received by             mail.
6.Enjoy using this application.

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iTunes 11 For Windows And Mac Available For Download Now!

By Harsh Vardhan (Facebook) (Twitter)

Apple today however pushed a newer version of iTunes called the version 11. However we much thought that it would appear with the launch of iPhone 5 or the iPad Mini but never less this updated version appeared now. I m pretty sure you might be knowing what iTunes is :) Officially any transfer of media between your i Devices you need an iTunes.

Although the rise and rise of the iPod, then iPhone, then iPad has seen iTunes downloaded hundreds of millions of times, it has struggled to shake off its label as a slow, resource-hog of an app, and with a big update now upon us, it looks as though Apple has gone some way into fixing up its 10+ year old jukebox.

The new look comprises of improved support for iCloud, the all-new unobtrusive mini-player with quick access to music controls and a much more simpler and revamped UI.

If you wish to grab the very latest iTunes update, you can do so right now by heading over to Apple’s official site for iTunes. Alternatively, you can go down the Software Update within iTunes, which is the preferred option for the vast majority.

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Facebook Changes The Way We Watchc Videos

By Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)
Facebook is constantly making changes to it's interface in order  make it convenient for the users, some of which proved to be really helpful while some were disasters. And again they are up with one more minor update. Similar to the Facebook PhotoTheater, videos now open in a separate pop-up window which would be named "Facebook VideoTheater" .

So let me tell you about something great,you have a Facebook fan page and no like,here's the solution Boostlikes which offers you free 100 likes and other services like twitter followers.So if you want Likes for your page or twitter followers.Have a look at their Website for Other prices and listings.

Let us know if you are experiencing it too.

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Google offers 10GB attachment in Gmail !!

BY-Harkirat Singh (Twitter)(Google+)

               Yes i know even i felt the same,25 MB space was very less for an attachment so finally google heard the voice of their customers and now they allow 10 GB attachments with Google drive.Google Drive launched in April, millions of people have started using Drive to keep, create and share files. Starting today, it’s even easier to share with others: you can insert files from Drive directly into an email without leaving your Gmail. Google Drive is the company's cloud storage service, similar to Microsoft SkyDrive and DropBox.

Now with Drive, you can insert files up to 10GB -- 400 times larger than what you can send as a traditional attachment. Also, because you’re sending a file stored in the cloud, all your recipients will have access to the same, most-up-to-date version.The announcement was made in the official blog of gmail by Phil Sharp, Gmail product manager 

As of now, Google has only integrated Google Drive-based attachment feature in the new compose box. Therefore, users who had opted out of the new look of compose box need to opt for it once again in order to mail Google Drive-based files.

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Will.i.am's i.am+ Is Out To Enhance Your iPhone's Camera

By Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)

Much awaited will.i.am's iPhone accessories to enhance your camera experience is out. Will.i.am says i.am+ foto.sosho iPhone accessories range will ‘turbo charge iPhones to become a camera with interchangeable lenses’, and provides user with a keyboard too.

Range starts from  £199(around Rs.14,000)  and will initially be available from London's Selfridges.All the models under this brand carry  interchangeable lenses and its own flash, with built-in photo editing and sharing. Four models will be available which will include standard, fish-eye, wide and zoom lenses, with contemporary and vintage models for iPhone 4 and 5 respectively called C.4 and V.4 and C.5 and V.5.

The i.am+ C.4 model “Modern Look” will sell for £199, while the white V.4 model “Vintage Look” will sell for £299(Rs. 21,300) which also includes built-in keyboard.

All these accessories for Apple iPhone 4 will be available from 6 December onwards, but iPhone 5 model will not ship until next year. 

  

image-credit : The Telegraph

Will.i.am has invested in 'digital real estate' online and owns a domain www.i.am. Owners of i.am+ accesories will be provided with individual profile, like www.i.am/yourname. An iTunes app turns the hardware in to “a socil photo experience” which offers convinient access for users to store photos in their personal i.am account.

All these Will.i.am's accessories look really impressive but is also very expensive at the same time.

Will you pay so much for enhancing your iPhone's camera?

Let us know your views via comments.

(source The Telegraph)

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Windows Phone 7.8 Coming Early Next Year

By - Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)
All Windows Phone users are eagerly waiting for Windows Phone 7.8 to release. Well, today Microsoft finally shed some light on it by announcing that they will start shipping it during the first quarter of 2013. They haven't come up with an exact date as of now.

Microsoft confirmed that existing Windows Phone 7.5 users will experience the new windows OS, as well some of the new devices shipping around that period.

 image credit : windowsblog

With iOS and Android already ruling the market completely, Do you think Windows Phone can make a stand? Let's wait and watch.

Please do comment and let us know what you feel.

(via WindowsPhoneBlog)

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Play your Youtube videos on VLC player directly !!

 BY-Harkirat Singh (Twitter)(Google+)

 I  first thought of saying about what vlc is and how useful it is but then it occurred to me,you might be knowing about it.It is the world's most favorite video player and plays almost all formats.But today i am going to tell you about a new feature of this player.
                                How many if you knew you could play youtube videos via your VLC player ?? Not many right so here are the steps by which you can do it !!

Step 1: Open your VLC player and press  ctrl+n

Step  2:Enter the url of the media that you want to play and press the play button !!

Benefits:

• You can choose Video -> Always on Top inside VLC and the YouTube video window will stick to the foreground while you work on other tasks.
• Press the Loop button in the player controls and the YouTube video will play non-stop in a loop (also possible with Chrome add-ons).
• You can change the Playback speed of the YouTube video and make it run slower or faster than the normal speed.
• Use the Tools -> Take Snapshot option to capture a screenshot image of any frame or scene in the YouTube video.
• Watch the YouTube videos without the ads. I played a couple of movies and music videos inside VLC and none of them carried any pre-roll ads.

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Celluon Magic Cube Laser Projection Virtual Bluetooth Keyboard !!

By Harsh Vardhan (Facebook) (Twitter)

Ever imagined yourself using Keyboard without actually pressing or touching any screen. This product from Celluon called "Magic Cubes" free you from the bounds of keyboard. Basically all you can do is to pair with your Mobile, Laptop etc and produce this keyboard anywhere on the Flat Surface.

The Magic Cube is a compact and versatile product; it is a projection keyboard and multi-touch mouse, all in one easy-to-use product. It connects easily to any Bluetooth HID devices, including the latest iPhone, iPad and Android devices. You can also plug-n-play with Windows and Mac OS devices via USB connection.

With just a single flick of a switch, the Magic Cube is ready to pair wirelessly with your mobile device. It fits easily in your pocket and it is perfect for on the go. You'll be sure to turn heads the moment you start typing on the Magic Cube.

Compatible OS: iOS 4 and later, Mac OS 10 and later, Android 2.2 and later, Windows XP/Vista/7 and later, and any device with Bluetooth HID support.

Features:
A full-sized keyboard layout with multi-touch mouse capability
English QWERTY keyboard layout
Works on most flat, opaque surface
Compact, ultra-portable mobile input solution
Easy connection via Bluetooth or USB
No driver installation required for HID supported devices
Compact size for portability-perfect for on-the-go
Function icons and shortcut keys for ease of operation
Superior durability (no moving component inside)
Built-in lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery for mobility and convenience
Compatible with latest devices: windows XP/Vista/7, windows Phone7, iOS4 (iPhone3GS/4, iPad), and Android 2.0 and later, Mac OS X

Be Sure Before Buying this product it may not give you the experience on such as you feel on key board.

You can get it at price of 10k from E-bay or electronic shop near your home.

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USB Tethering on a Mac

By-Rustam Ali

USB and WiFi tethering has been common to Android running devices, tethering is a process of using a mobile internet data on another device by connecting it via USB or by creating a WiFi hot-spot. MAC users were devoid of USB tethering but now developers have created an application using which they can also access this feature on their MAC running devices.

  HoRNDIS (pronounce: “horrendous”) is a driver for Mac OS X that allows you to use your Android phone's native USB tethering mode to get Internet access. It is known to work with Mac OS X versions 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) through 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion), and has been tested mostly on Galaxy Nexuses running Jelly Bean. This application is easy to setup on your computer and use.

Installing procedure of HoRNDIS :


-Download the latest binary package, and double-click on it in your Downloads folder. Follow the instructions in the installer.
-Assuming that the installation proceeds without errors, after it completes, connect your phone to your Mac by USB.
-Enter the settings menu on your phone.
-In the connections section, below Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, select “More…”.
-Select “Tethering & portable hotspot”.
-Check the “USB tethering” box. It should flash once, and then become solidly checked.

This application is available for download here. 

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Smart WiFi Toggler for All Android devices

By-Rustam Ali

Most of the mobile users nowadays face problem in switching between a combination of WiFi and mobile data regularly. And in this process if you leave your WiFi on after leaving a WiFi hot spot your battery will get drained sufficiently. Well developers have found a cure to it, they have devised an application that allows your phone to sense a hot spot and turn on WiFi and as soon as yo leave that hot spot it switches off your WiFi and automatically switch from WiFi to mobile data to conserve battery.

Smart WiFi Toggler is designed to control your phone's WiFi using cell tower triangulation, so you don’t need to worry about GPS-induced battery drain. Its main aim is to conserve battery and minimize data charges by switching between mobile and WiFi networks according to the preferred network present. It constantly learns where your hotspots are located to make its decisions.

Photo Credits-Google Play

Features:
- Automatically learns your WiFi hotspot locations.
- Turns WiFi off when disconnected from WiFi network.
- Automatically turns WiFi on when near a known hotspot.
- Uses your network location. No GPS battery drain.
- Provides the ability to control "auto-connect" behavior for each hotspot.
- Ability to lock WiFi to a disabled state.
- Warning notification and auto-locking WiFi when a hotspot is down.
- History and logging, in addition to a view of what is going on under the hood.

The application is a free application and can work on all devices running on Android 2.2 and higher versions.

You can download this application from here.

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GTA Radio : Listen to the world of Grand Theft Auto

By - Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)

A GTA freak surely would have spent quiet an amount of time driving around city and listen through various radio stations offered with different versions of the game. And if you are one of them, well, this app is just for you!!

GTA Radio is a free Android app available on Play Store which offers almost every radio station experience that has been there throughout the GTA series, which includes GTA III, GTA Vice City,  GTA Liberty Stories, GTA Vice City Stories, GTA San Andreas and GTA IV. User Interface of the app is very simple and buffering of tracks seems to be fast. You can download this application via link provided in the end of the article.  

Below are few screenshots of the taken from the Google Play Store.

Its good to see that someone came up with this great idea and we hope to see this growing in future too. What do you people say? Do comment and let us know your opinions too.

Google Play Store Link : GTA Radio

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Google voice updated for iOS6 and iPhone 5 !!

BY-Harkirat Singh (Twitter)(Google+)

For those  who all are not aware of what Google voice is,let me tell you what it actually does.It's an app for iOS gives you access to your Google Voice account from your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.This update was really late as more than two month has passed since the launch of iPhone 5 and ios 6.The US-only service allows you to make phone calls , send free text messages, make low-cost international calls and listen to voicemails with transcription, right from your mobile device.

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                      Our biggest gripe however remains with the lack of a Google Maps app for iOS.Unfortunately Google isn't exactly alone, because many apps have been slow to update for that four inches of a taller screen. Zipcar, Bing, and Nike+ Running are a couple of notable examples, although at this point, most major apps seem to be on board.
                                             

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Ericsson: The number of smartphone users to increase to 3 billion by 2017

By Harsh Vardhan (Facebook) (Twitter)

The Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson, has just released the results to a study it’s been conducting focusing on smartphone users. Currently, the number of smartphone users worldwide is somewhere in the region of 700 million. However, the projections are that in the next five years that figure could quadruple to more than 3 billion.

Although it’s worth being more than a little cautionary when dealing with long-term forecasts, especially within the mobile sector, these projected facts and figures are not to be ignored. According to this study, the amount of traffic caused by mobile devices data volume has doubled within one year. Ericsson believes that this volume of data will increase a further twelve fold in the next six years.

Smartphones already play a key role in the increase of data traffic and with 40 percent of all mobile sales in the third quarter of 2012 being smartphones, that’s a trend that doesn’t seem to have an end in sight. With those sorts of figures it’s not hard to see where the projections from Ericsson are coming from.

Ericsson has also suggested that by the end of this year, there will be approximately 6.6 billion active mobile phone contracts. In a world of 7 billion people that figure is disproportionately high as Ericsson has taken into their calculations a percentage of people that have more than one contract, perhaps 1 for a mobile and another for a tablet.

To cope with the influx in global data Ericsson expects a large increase in LTE networks that can handle the increased volume in traffic and offer download speeds in the 100Mbps range.  There is also a more advanced LTE system (LTE-Advanced) that can offer even superior download speeds on supported devices.

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Google Planning Their Own Notebook with a Touchscreen & Chrome OS

By Harsh Vardhan (Facebook) (Twitter)

We all know Google is giant in search engines and they have shown huge rise in their other products. Talking anything about such as the Gmail or the Chrome OS, Google is everywhere and also has the top engineers and technicians working for them. The possibility to step further can't be avoided any how by them as it's seen that they are making advancement to launch their own Touch Screen Notebook having the Chrome OS.

Google is getting tired of other manufacturers making products for them. First on the scene was the Nexus smartphone line, then the Nexus 7 & 10 tablets appeared and now a touchscreen notebook with Chrome OS is in the works.

According to the Chinese-language newspaper Commercial Times, Google is planning a touchscreen notebook that they will sell under their own brand name. The notebook will be a somewhat unusual size with a 12.85-inch display. Displays of 12.5, 13.1 and 13.3-inches are much more common. This is purely speculative, but perhaps the device will have a screen in 4:3 format, which could explain the strange diagonal.

The notebook will reportedly run Chrome OS and have a touchscreen, so it will be like another type of Chromebook. Google will work in collaboration with the Taiwanese contract manufacturer Compal, who is also the responsible production. The touch panel is said to come from Taiwanese supplier Wintek. The supply chain has already begun to manufacture the parts for the new touch-notebook from Google, they say. The delivery of the first finished devices is expected in late 2012. It is still undecided when the Google Notebook will make its debut in the market.

It will be interesting to see how Chrome OS works with a touchscreen format. What do you think about Google’s latest plans? Do let us know in our comment section.

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Nokia's new Asha 205 and Asha 206

By - Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)
Nokia just added two more budget phones to its ASHA series - Nokia Asha 205 and Nokia Asha 206.

Both the Asha phones are loaded with Series 40 OS like the previous ones.

Asha 205 comes with a qwerty  keyboard, a dedicated Facebook button,  and new "Nokia Slam" feature which allow users to share pictures and stuff with just tapping two Asha phones to each other. It will be available in both single SIM as well as dual SIM(Easy swap port for switching between sims) versions. 
Internal memory is just 10 MB with a micro SD card slot available. It comes in with a VGA camera.
Nokia Asha 205 will be available in White, Black, Orange, Pink and Cyan.









Asha 206 on the other hand comes with an alphanumeric keypad  powered up with the all new "Nokia Slam" feature. It also comes in both single SIM as well as Dual SIM((Easy swap port for switching between sims). Asha 206 packs in a decent 1.3 MP camera. Nokia Asha 206 will be available in White,Black, Black,Yellow,Pink and Cyan.

Both the phones will come with pre-loaded apps such as Facebook, twitter, whatsapp and e-buddy messenger.

image-credit - ibnlive

Nokia Asha 205 and Nokia Asha 206 will be available by the end of this year carrying a price tag of around $62(Rs.3500 Appx).

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Hack for Gesture Media control via Lockscreen for WM users

By-Rustam Ali

Older Windows mobile software platform had a lot many less features than android .Still developers tried to provide some features to windows mobiles via certain hacks. Today we will introduce a hack which will allow you to enable Media Control via gesture in any device running on WM 6.5 and above. The following hack is a patch developed by XDA Developers, this patch will configure your lockscreen to control your windows media player via gestures.

You can apply this patch on your phone by following steps:-


1) Download latest version of LockScreenPatcher (currently: test)
2) Download lockscreen.dll from your phone (Resco Explorer, RAPI tools, this will be automated maybe in later versions)
3) Run the LockScreenPatcher against the lockscreen.dll you just copied over
4) If everything goes fine, there should be message "File patched blabla"
5) Now take newly generated file (lockscreen.dll_), rename to lockscreen.dll and put back to your phone
6) Insert into registry that value, as the application tells you
7) Reboot your phone.

You can also refer this video for installation technique. And you can download the patch from this link.

Source-XDA-Developers


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