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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Google's Chromecast was already on back order from the Google Play store, and out of stock on Amazon when it was first released. The tiny plastic electronic devicethat plugs into your television's HDMI port to beam media like Netflix from a phone, tablet, or laptopin real time generated huge enthusiasm, with some line the device, at simply $35, a game changer within the aborning field of net TV. Since then a clearer image has emerged of how precisely Chromecast works.

It's not cordless

There's a small discussion over whether or not the Chromecast qualifies as a "dongle," since it wants an external power supply. Tho' still very portable and versatile, the device needs a wire that has to either be plugged into a wall outlet or into your television's USB dock. Here's what it's like all together.
Google did mention that the device would need and external power supply, however, did not specifically emphasize the purpose. Unless the customer has a sure, newer variety of TV — and honestly, who is aware of what HDMI description their TV has? — They will find you with a wire hanging out from the tip of the electronic device.

Five things about Google Chromecast


You require an excellent Wi-Fi signal for it figure

If the wireless local area network signal in your home is not quick, the Chromecast is not for you. Since the device depends on streaming media from either a browser or apps engineered to use the Google cast API (more in a very during a bit), you are going to wish solid net.

However, it's unbelievably simple to line up

If you have got a solid connection (or thing like 4G hotspot), streaming media to your TV could be a breeze.

The android apps

So far, the chrome cast apps count includes Netflix, YouTube, and films or TV shows from the Google Play store. you'll be able to Chromecast from the net using the Chrome browser, though, reveal parades services like Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, HBO Go, Rdio, Spotify, and more. However video quality from a browser is not the greatest. However, QuickTime and Microsoft's Silver light are not compatible, that means web-based Netflix is off the table.

There is no storage

Google's Chromecast is not engineered to be a media storage. If you want to store some shows, you cannot, because there is no storage.
Priced at Rs. 3,999, Micromax unveiled its new Canvas Spark 2 smartphone in India. It will be made available exclusively on Snapdeal.

Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus

Micromax already promised about the launch of this smartphone at the event arranged to launch Canvas 6 and Canvas 6 Pro.

The Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus is designed for those who will use smartphone first time in their life. The best thing about this phone is that it comes with latest Android 6.0 Marshmellow. Micromax is first time giving its users the flavor of Marshmellow through their devices.

The colors to choose are Metallic Grey, Copper Gold, and Champagne Gold. The design is best at this price range.

Coming to the specifications, the smartphone has a 5-inch FWVGA display. It is about 480 x 854 pixels touchscreen. It is fueled by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. It comes with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of inbuilt storage. it has 5 MP camera at the rear side and 2 MP selfie camera at the front. It is powered by a 2000 mAh battery.

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

CCleaner is the best award winning PC cleaning utility software. The Developer Periform is known for Softwares like Defraggler and Recuva. It is just fantastic. An essential, safe, light and powerful tool that really enhances Windows. By using it you get cleaner, safer and faster PC. You will get more professional and premium options free with this software.

Requirements

The installation of CCleaner requires 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 / Windows 8 64 as the OS.


Courtesy: flickr.com

How to download CCleaner

The first method is to download and install. To download Click here. A download starts automatically, if not click on 'Start Download' button. After download, install it by double-clicking it. Click Run when asked 'do you want to run or save this file?’ If above link is not working download CCleaner from Filehippo. Filehippo always provides the latest version. You can see download button at the top right corner of the webpage.

The second method is to download and start using it directly without any installation. Download Portable CCleaner. If this link is not working, try http://ccleaner-portable.en.softonic.com.

For Android users, it is available on Google Play. With just a few clicks with a simple and intuitive UI, your Android becomes really faster.
Changelogs

  • Improved Google Chrome 36 cleaning and start-up management.
  • Improved Firefox browsing cache cleaning.
  • Added Repair option to uninstall tool.
  • Improved 64-bit build architecture on Windows 7 and 8.
  • Improved Startup Item tool compatibility.
  • Added Teamviewer, Microsoft One Drive, Real VNC 5, Tag & Rename and Tango cleaning.
  • Minor GUI Improvements.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Variants

There is three variants viz. free, professional and professional plus. Professional variant cost you $24.9 and Professional plus will cost you $39.95 as of today. They accept Visa, PaPal and Master cards.

Pros and cons

It is free to use but if used over the limits it can cause trouble with your PC. Its interface is very simple and easy to use.

Saturday, 16 April 2016

Have you ever wished an easy, complete, bootable backup of your disc drive? Have you ever wished to upgrade to a bigger HD drive with lowest trouble and without reinstalling your OS and all of your applications? Then Carbon Copy Cloner(CCC) is the tool for you!

CCC makes these tasks easy by harnessing the OS power engineered into Mackintosh OS X. additionally to the options that CCC has provided in the past, version two offers synchronization of the source and target further as scheduled backup tasks. Currently you'll be able to setup a daily backup regimen that happens in the background, although you're not logged in!

Version two additionally offers enhancements for lab administrators, as well as the choice to run pre and post flight shell scripts, the power to switch the list of things to be removed at the end of a clone, and therefore the ability to form a disk image on the fly.

Backup software

Even if you are backing up your Macintosh using time machine or another technique, you will eventually get to clone your HD as well. Cloning produces a precise duplicate of your HD, bootable from your Macintosh.

Features

  • A Better Bootable Backup.
  • Smarter & faster. 
  • Convenient.
  • Simple interface.
To try these features CCC is giving a 30-days free trial period before you actually purchase it. 

Support

You can get support by visiting their official website bombich.com. there you will find online documentation consisting everything from installation requirement to troubleshoot tips after installing. Also you are provided with a FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions) about Carbon Copy Cloner.

If you have purchased a license and forgot the code, then you can retrieve it from their website, under 'Contact' tab.

Saturday, 2 April 2016

For Smartphone user's battery drainage is one of the big problems. We keep on searching tips and tricks about how to improve our devices battery. If you are reading this, then surely you have a problem with your device's battery. Today you will learn what battery Calibration is and how to do it in a safe way.

Table of contents:

  1. What does it mean to calibrate a smartphone?
  2. How to calibrate battery?

Let's go directly to the topic.

What does it mean to calibrate a smartphone?

If you find your device charges very fast (like 100% in one to two hours) and also ends up rapidly, then you have a battery calibration problem. This problem goes on repeating unless you do something it required. The reasons for miscalibration of battery may be several. But after calibrating it, we can expect best battery life out of your device.

How to calibrate battery?

There are two ways. Let's first know how we can do it without root access.

For this you should download and install Current Widget: Battery Monitor app from Play Store. The app shows the mAh level of battery. Just charge your device until you reach the total milliampere amount indicated. After reaching the level unplug the charger and turn off your device and turn it on again. It will show full battery 100% charged. Your tablet is successfully calibrated.

Another method is time consuming, but if above method does not work, you should try this or just try with rooted device option. Turn your tab on and charge it for 8 to 10 hours. After charging it, turn it off by unplugging it. Again, charge it for some hours (1-2 hours). Now unplug charger and turn it on and wait for some time. Again turn it off and charge it for an hour. Now you can use your tab by turning it on. Now battery life should be a lot better.

Now let's discuss how we can do it with root access. This method is quite simple and fast. You have to root your device first. Now download Battery Calibration app by NeMa from play store. The app comes free. Now when the battery drains say up to 15% plug it and charge until it shows 100% battery. Open Battery Calibration app and press 'Battery Calibration button'. You can now unplug your tab and use it.

Friday, 1 April 2016

The SplashID password manager is back with an updated version of SplashID Safe 7.0 for Windows with new options. The recreate is as straightforward to figure as the other password manager. The SplashID Safe 7.0 helps you to recollect your toughest passwords, usernames and vital personal information so you'll be able to access quicker results for your skilled work.

You'll be able to generate new passwords, develop a lot of advanced ones, modify passwords from time to time, use the power of pattern primarily based passwords for safer use and store your formal knowledge and far a lot of. You'll be able to get all this at a really smallest worth convenient and designed for professionals such as you. The recreate permits you to simply set your knowledge between your windows phone and laptop, so your knowledge remains safe all the time beneath your eyes.

SplashID for andoid




Optimistic options and clear problem free operation and management of private information quite simply makes it one in the entire reliable best password manager app. If you're able to combat with SplashID Safe 7.0, you will scan a number of its options and reviews below for far better understanding of its operation.

What's new

Firstly, it is important to the users who are upgrading that they backup their information, before upgrading if required. Rectified a problem wherever adds button wasn't accessible on tablet devices in landscape mode.

For Android users

The app is available for Apple iOS (iPhone,iPad,iPod Touch). For Android users, you can get it from Google store.

Advantages

  • Manages passwords safe and private information. 
  • Local-only, Wi-Fi-sync, and cloud-sync choices. 
  • Non-obligatory swipe-style login. 
  • Will add a reminder to entries. 
  • Will attach file to entries. Can auto-fill net logins. 
  • Stores several forms of information.
  • SplashID provides varied mobile tools, as well as apps for the iPad, iPhone and android mobile phones that Will synchronise with the desktop versions.

Disadvantages

  • No automatic password capture. 
  • Restricted import ability. 
  • Supports net soul Internet. 
  • Far-out secret generator will produce unusable non-ASCII passwords. 
  • All item sorts use fourteen information fields whether or not required or not.
Although this password manager could be capable information that may save volumes of data in an organised manner, it lacks automation tools, and its internet login tools are restricted.

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

The smartphone manufacturing company Intex launched its next gem in 'Cloud' series- Intex Cloud Gem+. What it brings new? What will be the price? let's review.

4- inch display, dual SIM smart phone gadget.


The Gem+ flaunts four inch WVGA screen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The top surface is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass. There are 240 pixels per inch on its display.

Slot for each regular SIM and Micro SIM is included in this dual SIM smart phone. It supports Android 5.1 Lollipop. There will be 1GB storage space available out of 4GB internal storage to save your media files. This space can be increased up to 32Gb. The phone is fueled by the quad-core MediaTek MT6580M chipset with a 1.3GHz quad-core processor which is coupled with 512MB DDR2 RAM.

Full specifications of gadget.


The LED flash is provided with 2 MP rear camera. The front facing camera has same same megapixels as the rear one. It is powered by 1400mAh battery. The device lasts for up to 200 hours on standby.

The device is exclusively available on SnapDeal (Dil ki deal). The phone is priced at Rs. 3,299.



Monday, 21 March 2016


Here is the 5 best in market security apps for your iPhone and iPad to keep them safe. Advancing technology, making your iOS devices vulnerable to attacks by hackers. You should keep on an eye on your data and who is snooping on it. Security app for iOS devices functions in the background, without disturbing you, to keep your files safe and secure.

There are endless data which cannot be manually protected by you alone. From emails to important contacts or from images to videos, we store a lot. Not only this, but the information associated with the apps that we install and use is vulnerable to attack. Security is becoming an increasingly important issue now.

The below 5 apps are selected on the basis of the features and price. The apps will keep your files and information safe from prying eyes, giving you a peace of mind.

1Password

With 1Password all your important passwords kept under master password securely. It is coded to remember and keep safe your passwords. You can enable auto-lock feature to keep your data safe if your device is lost. It can sync with all of your devices.

Lookout mobile security

Lookout antivirus is all-in-one security app for your iPhone and iPad. It works quite similar to apples Find My iPhone. It can be used to locate your phone and backup your device. You can locate your lost iPad on their official website using GPS. You can ring or lock your phone remotely. Lookout mobile security has many additional great features that you can't find in 'Find My iPhone'.

Find My iPhone

The name itself tells what it does. Find My iPhone is the app by Apple which can be used to locate your iOS device. The iCloud service which you can use by an app itself or using any internet browser, gives you the current location of your iPhone. You can then lock your device.

It is absolutely free and easy to setup. To store and sync data it uses iCloud. It is available for most of the iOS devices.

Hotspot Shield VPN

Most of us are familiar with this app. It used to browse using proxies to hide our identity. It is widely used to unblock websites that are blocked either by an ISP or country. It is the number one security app in the market.

mSecure

mSecure is a password manager just like 1password. It stores passwords and lock them under one master key. Other features include auto-fill, backup and sync across different devices. msecure password manager beautifully protects and manages all of your data.

Sunday, 28 February 2016

An Indian mobile handset company, Lava International, has unveiled it's first 2-in-1 tablet in the market. The Twinpad can be both used as laptop and tablet. It is a Windows 10 based hybrid tablet.

It sports a 1.3GHz quad-core Intel processor. It is backed by 2GB RAM with Internal memory of 32GB with support for up to 64GB microSD cards. The Lava Twinpad comes with a 2 mega pixel selfie and back camera.


The tablet sports a display of 10.1-inch multi-touch WXGA IPS with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

It is powered by a 7,400mAh battery and offers two micro-USB ports, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and 3G for connectivity.


The twinpad tablet is priced at Rs. 15,999. Currently the device is available in silver colour only. Buyer will get one year manufacturer warranty for the device.

Sunday, 17 January 2016

The Asus ZenFone Max is ready to be added in your shopping cart. At the price tag of Rs. 9,999 it is available at most of the leading online stores. It is also available at leading offline stores in India.


Battery

It can be used 38 days in standby mode and approximately 37 hours of talk time, as it is powered by 5000 mAh battery. The smart phone can also be used to charge other devices via USB cable. The battery can not be removed from main body.

Asus introduced android smart phone with Lollipop 5.0.

There is additional inbuilt battery saver mode that, if enabled, can further improve battery life. It automatically adjusts the brightness and CPU usage and performance to enhance battery life.

Specification

The device will run on ASUS ZenUI masked on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It is featured by 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor bundled with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The smart phone offers 16Gb of on-board storage that could be expandable up to 64GB.

The smart phone is available at rupees 9,999 in India.

Camera

The Asus Zenfone Max sports a 5.5-inch High Definition IPS display. It consists of a 13MP Pixel Master Camera with Laser Auto Focus and Dual LED Real Tone Flash coupled with a 5MP Pixel front facing Camera.

Price

The android smart phone is available at a price of Rs.9,999 with white and black colour variant.

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Saturday, 2 January 2016

The launch

Lava Ivory M4 has been launched by Lava Mobiles in India at Rs. 9299. It is another addition to it's tablet portfolio. 

According to Lava it is specifically designed for students and young working professionals in India. It is perfectly engineered to meet their needs.


Specs and Features

It sports 8-inch high definition IPS display. It is a multi-touch capacitive screen with 1280 x 800 pixels resolutions. It has latest processor with 2GB RAM support.

The internal storage is 16GB and can be raised to 32GB by using microSD card. 

The tablet is driven by a 4000mAh battery.

The 8 megapixel rear camera is capable of video recording and for selfie there is 3.2 MP camera at front side of tablet.

With 7.9 mm thick body it weighs 320 gm.



Lava Ivory M4 Tablet Launched At Rs. 9299 - Specs And Features

Specs and features at a glance

Features can be summarized as follows,

Model
Lava Ivory M4 tablet
Display
8 inch HD IPS display
Resolutions
1280 x 800 pixels
Processor
1.3 GHz Quad Core MediaTek 8321
OS
Android Lollipop 5.1
Price
Rs 9,299

Price

The lava tablet is priced at Rs. 9299 only.

Thursday, 31 December 2015

A new app has been revealed by Microsoft for iOS. It can do many intelligent processes to edit and tweak your pictures.


Microsoft is vigorously trying to target other platform. 

Microsoft selfie is an app for tweaking selfies. It can also be used to edit other regular photos.

According to Microsoft it has intelligent features in it. It can auto-detect subjects face, skin colour or tone, gender etc.

The name is quite simple- Microsoft Selfie. As the name, the features are also kept easy and simple for regular use.

The app is currently available only for iOS devices. It can be used in iPad, iPhone and IPod touch which requires iOS 8 or higher. There is yet no news from Microsoft to launch it on Windows or android platform. iOS users can download the app free from app store/iTunes.

Thursday, 24 December 2015

In the first week of January 2016 you will see the launch of Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in India.

The tablet options a 12.3-inch, 2736x1824 pixel, PixelTouch screen with a 3:2 ratio, however the dimensions of the tablet isn't larger than the 12-inch Surface pro 3 because Microsoft has decreased the bezel dimension.

Tablet will be launched by Microsoft in 2016.


The screen is covered and protected by Corning gorilla Glass 4 - that because the company noted at the event is just 0.4mm thick. 

There's a replacement stylus too. Comes with an eraser, the company referred to as its new stylus, the Surface Pen. The new Surface Pen will find pressure of 1,024 points. You click the tip of the pen and therefore laptop opens Microsoft OneNote. The Pen conjointly comes with Cortana integration.

India launch in January 2016.

The Surface pro 4 comes with a choice of Intel's 6th-generation Core processors, from Core M3 for the base model, to Core i5 and Core i7 choices with 4GB of RAM. 

These configurations are supercharged by Intel HD Graphics 515, Intel HD Graphics 520, and Intel Iris Graphics respectively.

You can connect the keyboard to the tablet which will convert it to look similar to a laptop.


Microsoft Surface Pro 4 will Launch in India... by thetimesofindia

The summary of specifications can be given as follows,

Display
12.30-inch
Processor
Intel Core M3
Front Camera
5-megapixel
Resolution
2736 x 1824 pixels
RAM
4GB
OS
Windows 10
Storage
128GB
Rear Camera
8-megapixel