Predator – A Software to Lock Your PC with a USB Flash Drive

We can use Pendrive, Memory Card, or any other USB device to lock our Computer. This is possible by using free software called Predator. Predator, a tiny Windows application which makes our USB Flash Drive more effective and interesting. Using Predator and our USB flash drive we can lock our PC/Laptop. The PC will automatically be Locked down when we remove the flash drive. But the Windows session will still be running.

How does it Work:-

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  Predator locks the PC when we remove the USB Flash Drive. It will darken the screen and the Keyboard and the mouse will become inactive.

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When we return back, then we just insert our USB Flash Drive and the Computer will be automatically Unlocked.

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  If anyone tries to access the computer in the absence, then we can see their activity in the log file. We can set alarm so that it will sound the noise if anyone tries to access the computer when it is locked.

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Predator uses the USB Flash Drive as an Access Control Device. It does not perform any type of modification in the existing data in the Flash Drive.

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Predator changes the Security codes record in your Flash Drive frequently. If any intruder copies the USB stick it will not work because in the same time the code of our own stick will change itself automatically.

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The Task Manager is disabled by Predator when we remove our USB Flash Drive. So that anyone cannot terminate any process in our Windows by Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

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If we have lost our USB Flash Drive then we can unlock the PC by the Password we have set in the time of starting the software first time.

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If we want to replicate the logs with our Twitter account, then you have to allow on the PC to remotely monitor all access-control activity.

Downloads:-

Click here for 32 bit

Click here for 64 bit

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Install Cortana In Asha Phones (Bing bookmark app)

Microsoft has started providing updates for its windows phone users worldwide with the update to 8.1. the most awaited feature was Cortana, a personal digital assistant just like Apple’s Siri and Google Now in Android. Cortana uses bing as its search engine and it replaces the bing app in Windows phone 8.1. Read more about Cortana here.

 

Nokia Asha smartphones (or feature phones) runs on a new Nokia Asha OS, an updated version of Nokia’s S40 platform. As it is a feature phone,and has just 64MB ram, it is impossible to use voice assistants like Cortana or Siri as they wont perform like they do in iOS and Windows Phone 8.1.

 

I have created an app that runs on almost all Nokia S40 phones, especially Asha 501. This is a simple app that opens the bing search page in the phone’s default browser(Nokia Browser) as Cortana is powered by Bing. This app can be used to search in Bing.com, nothing much. But, yeah, its really nice to see a Cortana logo in your home screen. Whoever takes your phone will surely be amazed to see A Cortana logo in the phone.

 

   

 

NB: THE MENTIONED APP IS SUCCESFULLY INSTALLED AND WORKED ON MY NOKIA ASHA 501 DUAL-SIM AND NOKIA 112. I WONT BE RESPONSIBLE IF ANY MISHAPPENINGS OCCUR TO YOUR PHONE. DOWNLOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK.

[INSTALL FACEBOOK IN LANDSCAPE MODE IN YOUR ASHA PHONE]

 

Steps To Install

1. 1. Open the below icon with UC BROWSER(recommended) or OPERA 8
2. 2. Press DOWNLOAD
3. 3. Press SAVE (not OPEN)
4. 4.Select a folder in your memory card or phone memory
5. 5. Press OK
6. 6. Make sure the download is full and close the browser
7. 7. Navigate to the downloaded file (cortana_by_vivek_jar)
8. 8. Long press on the file and RENAME it to (cortana_by_vivek.jar)
9. 9.Now open the file, it will get installed.
10. 10. Now open and enjoy.
11. CREDITS: shinewap.mobi

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Xaiomi to Launch in India this year

 
China’s third biggest smartphone maker Xaiomi announced its launch in India this year via its official twitter handle. Famous for its smart user interface and aggressive pricing, is coming to 10 countries including India. The tweet said "Xiaomi is coming to 10 countries in 2014! Malaysia, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Turkey, Brazil and Mexico...". The announcement came after the company renamed it official website from Xiaomi.com to Mi.com. Founded by Lei Jun, the Mi1 smart phone was first announced in august 2011, shipped with Xaiomi’s MIUI firmware which is based on android and resembles samsung’s TouchWiz and Apple’s iOS. Xiaomi Mi3, which is the last one launched, comes with a modified Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and is tested as the worlds fastest Android smartphone. It runs on MIUI, which is a stock and after market android firmware for smartphones and tablets. More details regarding the launch are not yet revealed by the company, but is sure to be launched in 2014 itself. It will be launched in India only after Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.

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Install Facebook App in Landscape Mode in Full-Touch Asha Phones

Hello everybody, here I am posting on "How to make your Facebook app landscape?" Well, sadly, this method cannot be done to the official Facebook app that came pre-installed with the device as it is a signed version and the .jar file cannot be accessed from the phone memory. So here I have used a handler app of an old version which works perfectly in the phone. As this is an old version, the official app don’t mess with this one so you are able to use two facebook apps in your phone which is very helpful for those maintaining two facebook accounts at a time. The new Asha phones has got a really good keyboard but the 3" scren ruins the fun of typing. But you can type freely if you hold it horizontally.

The method  is so simple and can be done with the help of a computer. As i have provided the app below for you to download, I will explain briefly. Unpack the .jar file to a folder and open the MANIFEST.MF in notepad. Now include one more line, “Nokia-MIDlet-App-Orientation: landscape”. Now save the file and carefully repack all the files to a .zip file and rename it to jar format. This can make the app run in landscape mode.

But what I have done here is a little more intresting. If you hold your phone in portrait mode and open the app, the app opens normally in portrait mode and if you hold it horizontally and open the app, it will open in Landscape mode. Instead of using “Landscape” in the code, I have used “Manual” which is making the app so cool. The code is “Nokia-MIDlet-App-Orientation: manual”. The app makes use of the proximity sensor and open accordingly to the phones position. The boring Facebook icon is also changed and I have used the icon of Facebook-Home app for Android. I know, now you can’t wait to modify the app.

[Releated read: Learn how to remove Ads from games in Asha 5XX phones]

   
  
As I've said earlier, App has been uploaded for you to download. Follow the steps carefully to download.sorry for these low-quality screenshots.

NB: THE MENTIONED APP IS SUCCESFULLY INSTALLED AND WORKED ON MY NOKIA ASHA 501 DUAL-SIM. I WONT BE RESPONSIBLE IF ANY MISHAPPENINGS OCCUR TO YOUR PHONE. DOWNLOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK.

hahaha..chill brothers.. believe me I have been using this app for the last 3-4 months
And once again i am concluding with the steps  to follow in order to get the app.

1. Open the below icon with UC BROWSER(recommended) or OPERA MINI
2. Press DOWNLOAD
3. Press SAVE (not OPEN)
4.Select a folder in your memory card or phone memory
5. Press OK
6. Make sure the download is full and close the browser
7. Navigate to the downloaded file (fbmod_by_vivek_jar)
8. Long press on the file and RENAME it to (fbmod_by_vivek.jar)
9.Now open the file, it will get installed.
10. Now open Facebook app and enjoy.
(HOLD YOUR PHONE STRAIGHT TO OPEN IT IN PORTRAIT MODE, HOLD IT HORIZONTALLY TO OPEN IN LANDSCAPE MODE and remember to untick “Show On Start” which comes in the first screen after installing).

DOWNLOAD

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Basics to Android App Modification

Android is a complete operating environment based upon the Linux® V2.6 kernel. Initially, the deployment target for Android is  mobile-phones including smart phones and lower-cost flip-phone devices. Creating apps for android is not easy as it seems. You need to have deep knowledge on some programming languages.For a start, the most important thing is your desire to learn. There won’t be many opportunities for you to learn development from third party institutions and also,if you are serious on it, try getting a Certification directly from Oracle. Almost all of the successful developers out there had learned development with their own effort and with the help of internet.

Basically I am also a newbie to this field with a small base on java programming language. I have searched a lot about the basics but not satisfied with the google results. The results from XDA were also a little complicated. And at last I found this post from XDA's senior developer Dark Wraith. And In my view, it’s the best one I have seen for a good start. The document(.pdf) is loaded with basic introduction to the some programming languages and the development. Best of Luck.!
you can also visit the thread to his post(link included in the document), download from below.

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Micromax partnered with Microsoft

Well, both the ‘Micro’s are gonna make ‘Macro’ changes in the Indian gadget market. At the Microsoft's BUILD conference in San Francisco, Terry Myerson(Microsoft Executive VP), has officially announced their new partnerships with 11 new partners including India's homegrown handset maker Micromax to offer Windows 8.1-powered devices. The deal  is expected to intensify competition in the smartphone and tablets market especially in India.

Micromax is considered one of the leaders in Indian market for smart devices, standing second to the giant, Samsung. Micromax's revenues were Rs 3,168 crore for the financial year 2012-13 and it expects to clock revenues of $1 billion for the last fiscal ended March 2014,helding about 16 per cent market share in 2013. Some its top selling models were the entry level smartphones like A35 Bolt and A67, IDC data showed.

Besides, Microsoft has also announced that they will offer Windows OS free to smartphone and tablet makers which will help them to compete firmly with Google's Android and Apple's iOS in the fiercely competitive market. This offering also enables hardware partners to provide their customers a one-year subscription to Office 365.

Indian Customers can expect entry level Windows 8.1 powered smartphones from Micromax at a cost less than that of Lumia520.Well it will be a tough competition for the  Finnish phone maker Nokia, As the companys Windows phone range starts from 8000-8500 INR. Micromax is expected to launch their devices later this year. The phones will be having dual-sim functionality for sure, where as Nokia has launched their first windows 8.1 powered dual-sim phone Lumia 630 at Rs.10000 INR along with Lumia 630(single sim),635 and 930,all powered by WP8.1. Microsoft is also planning for Universal apps which will work with all four platform variants from Microsoft including Xbox One and 'WINDOWS IN THE CAR' similar to Apple Car Play. Some other announcements at BUILD conference are featured here.

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A lot of reasons to get excited on Windows Phone 8.1

Its already confirmed by Microsoft that the update of windows phone 8 to Windows Phone 8.1 at its Build developers conference in San Francisco, The first major update in 18 months. The update will be giving a completely new experience to WP8 users as the phone will undergo major changes. Available for all phones running on WP8(including 520), the update will be first rolling out in US and other countries getting it within this year. And finally the phone will be having a notification drawer called Action Center, which collects text messages, emails, calls and updates from social networks and other apps. It also has quick toggles for things like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

One of the much awaited feature in the update is Cortana, a personal digital assistant similar to Apple’s Siri, who can help make your life easier.Instead of searching for things, you ask Cortana - so if you want to know what the weatherforecast is, how many pounds are in a kilo, who's winning the match or when Obama's birthday is, you'll ask and Cortana will give you the answer. She has some sort of answers for everything. you'll be able to set a reminder to ask somebody about something, and the reminder will pop up if you text, call or otherwise interact with that person. Microsoft stated that Cortana will be socially intelligent. She has the ability to search the Internet, set up alarms, shift calendar appointments, find restaurants, send messages, place calls and much much more.

Cortana wasn't the only new aspect of Windows Phone 8.1 d appears as a Live Tile on your device. Her intelligence comes via Bing, which has access to Tellme's natural language processing.She replaces the search function in Windows Phone and the Bing tile is no more in your homescreen, Cortana also has the ability to figure out what your habits are (when you wake up, when you're at work, what you frequently search for), and use that information to predict your next move. Similar as it maybe to Siri and Google Now, Cortana isn't a straight clone either. Unlike the other two services,Microsoft will not only allow third-party apps to utilize Cortana's service, either by controlling apps via voice or fetching data for predictive search. . Microsoft demonstrated Cortana working in Skype, Hulu Plus and Facebook.

Microsoft promises that Cortana will be the best thing ever: she'll take the best of Google Now's analysis and Siri's user-friendliness, bring them together and then take everything one step further. Cortana won't just listen to you, she'll understand you, and she'll be aware of everything from your location to your personal preferences.Cortana will be available to third party developers: unlike Siri, which is limited to Apple's own apps and a few Apple services, Cortana could potentially work with any of your apps. Ask Cortana who’s her daddy, and she’ll say;

“Technically speaking, he’s Bill Gates. No big deal.”
watch the video here.
For Indian users, the full version of Cortana is expected to come in 2015 which is obviously very sad. but theres a good news also(read it here).

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