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Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 vs. HTC Desire V

Posted by admin on July 26, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos vs. HTC Desire V

Released last month, are two phones from two different leading companies both of which have dual SIM feature. The phones are the Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 and the HTC Desire V. With dual SIM being increasingly popular, leading companies are releasing such phones with an array of amazing features. So, in today’s article, we are pitting the phones against each other and finding which has better chance of succeeding. Ergonomics & Design: The Ace Duos measures 112.7 mm lengthwise, 61.5 mm breadthwise and 11.5 mm in thickness. It weighs 122 g. The Desire V measures 118.5 mm in length, 62.3 mm in breadth and 9.3 mm in thickness and weighs 114 g. The Ace Duos has a 3.5 inch TFT capacitive screen with a resolution of 320 * 480 pixels and a pixel density of 165 ppi. The Desire V has a capacitive touchscreen of 4 inch and a …

How To Easily Root HTC Desire C From Windows, Mac & Linux

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Posted by admin on July 25, 2012

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Rooting your Android phone is something which you’ll come across while learning how to optimize your device. By rooting your phone you get administrative access to your phone. And by gaining root access, you do what you please with your phone. The main reason why people root their Android devices is freedom and control and by this, you can tweak it to their liking. You can speed up your device by relocating the phone’s cache. This will save phone’s memory and hence, result in a faster working device. You can alter system files – add new themes, edit core apps (maps, calendar, clock, etc.), change recovery and boot images, etc. People often complain that apps can be installed only in the phone’s internal memory and not in the SD card. This undue advantage can be removed if your root your device. But you must know that rooting your phone voids …

5 Best Free Antivirus And Anti-Theft Apps For Android

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Posted by admin on July 23, 2012

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Best Antivirus & Anti-Theft Android Apps

Privacy is always a major issue be it on any platform. With the evolution of Android as a very popular platform for phones, come various kinds of malware, scams, thefts, hacks, etc. Smartphones being a center of your personal data are the best targets for these malicious programs. However, Google Play Store has some effective apps that can detect malware and help protect your phone. These apps also safeguard privacy and secure our phone. However, note that nothing in this world is entirely secure. These apps are no exception. They will provide you the best security possible of course but there is no guarantee that your phone won’t at all get a virus attack. Here is a list of some of the best Android apps that aim at anti-theft and security: AVG Antivirus This is a simply designed app that is deadly as an antivirus and anti-malware app. It can …

Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs. HTC Desire V

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Posted by admin on July 20, 2012

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs. HTC Desire V

Samsung and HTC are well known companies that have been filling the market with hordes of smartphones. This time the competition is between the Samsung Galaxy S Advance (following the footsteps of the Samsung Galaxy S) and the HTC Desire V, a dual SIM phone. Here, is a comparison between the two. Ergonomics & Design: The Samsung Galaxy S Advance measures 123.2 mm lengthwise, 63 mm breadthwise and 9.7 mm in thickness. It weighs around 120 g. The Desire V on the other hand measures 118.5 mm lengthwise, 62.3 mm breadthwise and 9.3 mm in thickness. It weighs 114 g. Like the original Samsung Galaxy S handset, the Galaxy S Advance is a well-constructed (largely plastic) smartphone with the compact rounded edged finish. The Galaxy S Advance sports a Super AMOLED touchscreen of 4 inches and resolution of 480 * 800 pixels. The Desire V on the other hand has …

Google Now vs. Apple’s Siri: Finding Best Voice Assistant?

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Posted by admin on July 19, 2012

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Android Jelly Bean has been out for a while now and people are debating between its new ingenious Google Search and Apple’s Siri, the personal assistant. The Google Search app has been completely redesigned to offer users quicker results and improved user interface. People are of the opinion that Google‘s depth as a search provider proves its wherewithal against Apple’s Siri. So, in today’s article, we are pitting the iOS king Apple against the Web Giant Google and discussing which software is better. One of the new features that were introduced in the Google Search App was the voice search that possesses a passing resemblance with Siri. Apple was the first one to bring about a voice assistant and hence deserves all credit for bringing up a unique concept. Samsung had also tried its hand in this zone by developing the S Voice which took on Siri with limited success. …

7 Best Free Battery Widgets For Android

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Posted by admin on July 16, 2012

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Often there are apps on your Android device that eat away your battery crazily. There are widgets available on Google Play Store that’ll control your battery consumption via alerts and information about battery life. Here are some of the best ones: Battery Widget (Elvison) This is an elegant yet simple battery information widget that keeps an eye on your phone’s battery consumption. It shows the battery level on your home screen. On tapping it, more information regarding your battery will be displayed. It can be configured to show three different colors to reflect your battery level – high, medium and low. This widget will not drain your battery. It consumes only a little computation power and battery. It is available in a plethora of languages and anyone in the world can make use of this app. Battery Solo Widget This is simply a battery level indicator that was made for …

How To Root & Unroot Samsung Galaxy S III

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Posted by admin on July 13, 2012

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Rooting an Android phone is always advantageous. By rooting you gain access to the core files and have full control over your device. Stock ROM on the mid-range Android has its limitations such as not allowing you to remove the useless apps, improve the performance, overclock the processor, etc. All this needs root access. So by rooting your phone you can customize the phone, install custom ROMs to improve the performance, etc. However, gaining root access to the phone voids your warranty. This problem can be solved by revoking the root access as and when required Rooting the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 is different from others such as that of AT&T. We will be discussing both ways. Procedure to root the Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I535: Download Odin and Rooted system.img tarball image. Boot into download mode on your phone. This can be done by powering off and then holing volume down, home …

How To Root & Unroot HTC Sensation XL

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Posted by admin on July 11, 2012

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The HTC Sensation XL was released last year and is one of the best smartphones engineered and created by the Taiwanese manufacturer. If you are one of those owners of the Sensation XL who would like to personalize your settings, get themes of your own choice, overclock the processor, etc. the first thing to do is to root the phone. Here is a very simple procedure to root your HTC Sensation XL using an easy-to-use tool. Steps to Root HTC Sensation XL Without Unlocking Bootloader: Install USB Drivers in your computer. Enable USB Debugging in your Sensation XL by going to Settings > Applications > Development. Connect your phone to the computer via the USB cable. Download DoomLord Root Tool v4 to your computer and extract it. Open runme.bat file from the extracted folder. The rooting process will begin. Just follow the on screen instructions that might appear on the computer screen. …

Google Project Glass Features, Price, Pros & Cons

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Posted by admin on July 9, 2012

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Google recently unveiled one of its most hyped about and anticipated projects – the Project Glass, the wearable computer of the future. The Project Glass is Google’s attempt to make wearable computing mainstream. It consists of a smart pair of glasses with an integrated heads-up display and a hidden battery. Google Project glasses will probably use a transparent LCD or AMOLED display to put information in front of your eyeballs. The device is location aware thanks to the features of camera and GPS and one can scroll and click on information by simply tilting one’s head. Google claims that this is easy to master. These glasses will also use voice input and output. The glasses are supposed to run on Android and include a small screen, motor sensors, GPS and either 3G or 4G data connections. The device is designed to be a standalone device and can connect to any …

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Features You May Want To Know

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Posted by admin on July 3, 2012

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Google’s next iteration of Android wasn’t what one would call a big jump from the Ice Cream Sandwich. Rather than releasing Android v5.0, Google has formally introduced v4.1 which is just 0.1 ahead of the Ice Cream Sandwich. Yet, the new Jelly bean is not just a name change. Google has in fact, ushered a few changes that the Android users will enjoy. Among the truck load of features that the Jelly bean has to offer they include Project Butter that brings smoother and faster UI, improved notification center, improved camera and gallery apps, enhanced Android beam that allows transfer of photos and video, intelligent Google voice search, etc. Jelly Bean actually reaches out to solidify the ICS’s lead by polishing the user interface. Jelly Bean is based on the foundation laid by Ice Cream Sandwich. The user interface has some visual changes and also some added cool functionality. Project …