Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Emojli: the emoji-only social network

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Emojis or smileys are a great way to express feelings while a conversation happens between two. Whether happy, sad or moody you can convey it the right way with these emojis. This Japanese word simply means a pictograph(picture+character). Almost all instant messenger apps available out there has got these emoticons and there is  nothing new in it. But how about a messenger that allows only emojis to be sent and received and no words ?

I should say, its some thing that stands out of the box as there are numerous messengers available for all platforms. The users of Emojly app can communicate only with emoticons. Even the usernames are just emojis. So finding a friend is a bit hard but the app still uses some amount of words to make sure you can use the usual functions like changing password, logout, add friends etc.

@Emojly on twitter
Of the 250000 usernames available, more than 10000 were reserved in the month of june when the service was announced. In the first phase the users were asked to reserve for a unique emoji username and will be informed about the launch of their app via email. They have released their app in Apple App store recently which received a huge response. Android and Windows Phone users should wait a bit as your app is under development.
Download from app store button emojli

Monday, September 8, 2014

FreeKall- free calls anywhere


Ever dreamt of talking to someone over the phone free of cost ? Well now you can make that dream come true as freekall is here finally. As the name sounds, the service enables every mobile user to make calls to anyone without the use of Internet or any messenger apps. In other words, This smart feature can be used in any dump phones free of cost. The idea, which was sparked in the campus of M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore. After being in beta for months, they have received a huge response from different parts of India.

  "The response has been phenomenal. Our servers crashed about seven times and we had to bring it back up" said Yashas Shekar, who co-founded the company with his college-mates Vijayakumar Umaluti and Sandesh Eshwarappa. FreeKall makes money by making people listen to advertisements. So, when the call is connected, the user hears an advertisement instead of a ringing tone. And at intervals of two minutes, the caller and the called party will have to pause the conversation and hear an advertisement for soaps, shampoos and so on. So this service is for those who don’t mind the annoyance of Advertisements in the middle of a conversation. Freekall has tie-up’s with a media agency called Streetsmart Media Solutions for the advertisements.Still this service is a blessing for those who maintains a ‘miss-call’ balance and spends money in internet packs.

To avail this service, one needs to register at freekall.in with a phone number and email id. Your unique password will be mailed to your inbox and a confirmation sent to the corresponding number. Registering process is so easy that it just takes a minute or so ( I did it in Opera mobile browser in my feature phone. Trust me, its that easy ). And thats it. Now you are good to go.
Dial 1800 108 4444 from your phone. After a couple of rings the call will be disconnected And within no time you will receive a call from +918067915000. Don’t panic, You will be asked to dial the number by an IVR(male voice) followed by hash(#). Thats it, just after a small advertisement, you will hear your friend’s “HELLO”. Believe it or not, that call you just made is Freekall( free call actually).

freekall reg process

Website: www.freekall.in




How to root Micromax Bolt A47

What is Android Rooting?
Android rooting is the process of allowing users of smartphones, tablets and other devices running the Android mobile operating system to attain privileged control (known as “root access”) within Android’s sub-system.
Rooting Android is often performed with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and hardware manufacturers put on some devices, resulting in the ability to alter or replace system applications and setting, run specialized apps that require administer-level permissions, or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user. On Android, rooting can also facilitate the complete removal and replacement of the device’s operating system, usually with a more recent release of its current operating system.
The steps how you can root your device are:- 
  •  Download Framaroot
  • Install it on your Micromax Bolt A47
  • Open App Drawer and then Launch Framaroot
  • Touch Boromir or Barahir
  • It will say “Success ( … Superuser and su binary installed. You have to reboot your device”
  • Tap on “OK”
  • Reboot your Device.
Voila, Now your Micromax Bolt A47 is rooted
NOTE:-
If you download the APK file from the link I have given you need to have Unknown Sources checked in the Security Tab in the Settings
Rooting will make your warranty void.
If anything goes wrong if steps not followed as mentioned above I am NOT responsible. (Anyways you can contact me for help ;))

Sunday, August 10, 2014

How to run 2 WhatsApp numbers in one unrooted Android Mobile using OGWhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform instant messaging subscription service for smartphones and selected featured phones that uses the internet for communication. In addition to text messaging, users can send each other a Phonebook contact as an attachment and Multiple Media Messages like images, video, and audio clips as well as their location using integrated mapping features.

OGWhatsApp is a modded (modified) version of the WhatsApp Messenger for Android that allows to use 2 numbers of WhatsApp in one device and that also without having root access to your device and they both work in one time and you will get other notifications too. It is available just for Android in APK (*.apk) format.

Features of OGWhatsApp are:-

·         Use 2 mobile phone numbers in one device that is available only for one platform, that is, Android.
·         Copy Contacts Status
·         Take Backup of Data and Restore it
·         Choose launcher icon and Notification Bar icon
·         Preview images without saving it locally, that is, on Phone memory (Internal/External)
How to install OGWhatsApp:-
·         Start WhatsApp Messenger
·         Go to Settings
·         Then Chat settings
·         Touch Backup conversations (It will start backing up your messages and save it on the External SD card)
·         Close WhatsApp Messenger
·         Go to System Settings > Apps > WhatsApp >
·         Touch Clear Data
·         Close System Settings
·         Open File Manager (You can also use ES File Explorer)
·         Go to External SD card >
·         Select WhatsApp and rename it as “OGWhatsApp”
·         Now go to Download (or the location you have saved the downloaded APK of OGWhatsApp)
·         Install it
·         Open App Drawer and Launch OGWhatsApp
·         Provide your number which you were using previously for the WhatsApp Messenger
·         It will say that “Message backup found! Would you like to restore you message history from Backup?” You now choose “Restore”
·         It will now ask you to provide your name and an optional profile photo. Assign your name and add profile photo according to your wish
·         Touch on Next
·         It will say “Welcome to OGWhatsApp!” Touch on Continue
·         Now your OGWhatsApp number is set
·         For the time being Close OGWhatsApp
·         Open App Drawer and Launch WhatsApp
·         Provide your number which you want for your WhatsApp Messenger
·         It will say that “Message backup found! Would you like to restore you message history from Backup?” You now choose “Restore” You can also choose “No Thanks” as this is your other number
·         It will now ask you to provide your name and an optional profile photo. Assign your name and add profile photo according to your wish
·         Touch on Next
·         It will say “Welcome to WhatsApp!” Now Touch on Continue
·         Now your WhatsApp number is set

·         Voila! Now you can now enjoy using two numbers in one device

Note:-
·         Do not install OGWhatsApp before renaming the original WhatsApp folder.
·         Do not provide any other number other than the number which you were previously using for WhatsApp
·         During the restoration of messages in WhatsApp Messenger (Not OGWhatsApp) it may show an error.

Download links:-


WhatsApp

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

How to open PDF files in your Nokia Asha


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Portable Document Format, popularly known as PDF documents, is a file format developed by Adobe Systems. It looks like a printed document and can be viewed in Adobe Reader, a free application from Adobe Systems itself. PDF files are especially useful for documents such as magazine articles, product brochures, or flyers in which you want to preserve the original graphic appearance.

Now PDF readers are available for smartphones as well. You can completely view and edit any PDF file if you are on the go. Adobe Reader is also officially available for all major mobile operating systems including Andriod, Windows Phone, iOS, Symbian etc. But if you are using a series 40 based phone(like a Nokia Asha phone), there are no efficient PDF readers available yet. Although there are apps like eZReader, mobilePDF, PDF Viewer, RJ PDF Reader etc available for download, these apps can’t load files greater than 1MB, also they dont even get opened in the new Nokia Asha Platform(they never worked for me). While surfing internet with our mobile, at some point of time, we might have encountered with a PDF file and wondered how to open it. Like the invoice we receive from Flipkart after a purchase or the phone’s user guide or a novel. So here are some tutorials on how to read PDF files in your phone apart from using a mobile PDF reader.

Using an E-Book reader

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Albite Reader is actually a mobile Ebook reader for java mobiles developed by Svetlin Ankov, that supports .txt, .epub files. To read PDF files in this Ebook reader, you need to convert it to .epub format. There won’t be any images in the converted file, but this is the best way for reading novels and stories in your mobile. Don’t worry about the conversion part as you don’t need any PC for that, you can convert it online instead. PDFPOCKET is a free online service that helps you convert PDF to EPUB online. After the download, you can open the file in Albite Reader and enjoy.
Try some PDF novels from here, convert it and read in Albite reader[ DOWNLOAD ]

Read PDF files online

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InvokeVirtual now allows to read PDF files online in your mobile browser. They also provide other services including removing ads, extract .zip files, .rar files read .doc(x) files etc. You can read your pdf file online with InvokeVirtual. Visit here.

Convert PDF to Images

If you still prefer to read your file without loosing the images, you can download each page as an image so that you can simply open it in your phone’s gallery and zoom in to read. The only drawback is that large pdf files will be hundreds of images to download. Visit here to convert your files.

Open in your Gmail account

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Gmail also provides an option to view PDF in your mobile browser. Upload the file to your account or send the PDF file from another account to your account. You can find a ‘View Html’ option at the bottom of the mail, beside the download option. This will do the trick. But as this is a basic html view, there won’t be any images shown.

Do you know/use any method other than these to open PDF files in your mobile? Do let us know. Feel free to drop a messege to our Facebook page.
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Monday, June 30, 2014

Blackberry Z3 Launched in India, A comparison with Motorola G

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Blackberry has launched its new mid-range smartphone in Indian market, Blackberry Z3, which was formerly launched in Indonesia. Recently Indian smartphone market is offered a choke-full of affordable handsets that packs high-end features from international brands like Motorola, Nokia and now Blackberry. Blackberry has been loosing its customers for some time now especially in the high-end market. After the introduction of Blackberry 10 OS, BB phones now supports Android apps as well but that didn’t help blackberry to come up with other manufacturers in the market. Blackberry had a decent customer base earlier but with the arrival of new Operating Systems like Android, Windows Phone etc Blackberry had become something meant only for business people. They also introduced touch devices to the trending market but followed their signature design like qwerty keypad, wide screen, touchpad etc. But the problem was that a lot of qwerty devices were made available by manufacturers like Nokia and Samsung whose price were far below than Blackberry phones and the world preferred to use full-touch devices instead.

One of the key feature that made Blackberry stand unique from others was its messaging service, Blackberry Messenger. but Blackberry made it available for some Android and iOS devices and soon will be launched for Windows Phone 8.1 devices.Apart from the phones,  BBM is a huge success. 60 percent of service’s active users are using it daily, which is a big deal considering Instagram, which have about 50 percent of their userbase using it everyday.  All these factors made Research in motion(RIM) on the cliff-edge of the smartphone market. Blackberry has also introduced two powerful full touch devices last year, Blackberry Z10 and Blackberry Z30, but couldn’t create any move in the market. lately it was also rumored that RIM is going to shut Blackberry down.

Blackberry has recently partnered with Foxconn, an electronic company that contracts gadget manufacturing. Some notable products they make include iPad, iPhone, XBox One etc. Blackberry will continue to design the software, Blackberry 10 OS, while Foxconn will design the hardware. In the case of Z3, at such a price tag from Blackberry, the phone is meant for developing countries. Blackberry is trying their chance with mid-range phones, like what Motorola  did recently with the launch of Moto G. Z3 runs on BB10 OS which offers a true touch-screen experience, as the OS is based completely on touch interface. Thus providing a seamless touch experience. Comparing Z3 with Moto G, you may feel Z3 a bit overpriced, but it is a worthy buy.

COMPARISON

blackberry z3 vs motorola g
Blackberry Z3 Motorola G
Display 5”  220ppi
540 x 960 pixel
4.5” 329ppi
720 x 1280 pixel
Processor 1.2 Ghz dual core krait
mm MSM 8230
Adreno 305
1.2 Ghz quad core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Adreno 305
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB
Camera 5MP with LED Flash
MP front cam
5MP with LED Flash
MP front cam
Operating System Blackberry 10 OS Android 4.4 Kitkat
Battery 2500mAh 2070mAh
Price 15990 12499
Other Features Wireless Fidelity
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
HDMI support
Wireless Fidelity
GPS
Bluetooth 4.0
Dual Sim

The Blackberry will appeal mainly to Blackberry fans who value the Blackberry 10 OS’s advanced security features. Other consumers might prefer the Moto G over it as it has a better display and superior performance.  Blackberry CEO John Chen said, “We’re no longer worrying whether we will be around. Now, we’re ready to fight back.”

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Micromax to launch Windows Phones with 1GB RAM at a price less than that of Lumia 520

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At the last BUILD conference held at San Francisco, Microsoft has announced its partnership with 11 new companies from different countries including India's own Micromax. Microsoft has also made Windows Phone OS free for devices under 9” inch which helps manufacturers reduce the cost of their phones.
[READ MORE : Micromax partnered with Microsoft ]
Being the 10th largest cell phone manufacturing company in the world, Second largest in India and one among the Microsoft OEM partner, Micromax, as expected, has come up with two new entry level phones running on Windows Phone 8.1.  Micromax is very popular with its wide range of affordable Android phones (Bolt, Canvas etc) not only in India, but also in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and soon in Russia. Now its reaching out for Windows phone fans as well. With the launch, they have become the first Indian smartphone player to launch a Windows Phone in the market.

Micromax has added two new warriors to its popular Canvas range which will be the cheapest phones having Windows Phone 8.1. The Canvas Win W092 and Canvas Win W121 will be launched in early July this year and will be priced 6500(€80) and 9500(€115) respectively. About the launch, Sanjay Kapoor, Chairman, Micromax said, “ With our vision to democratize technology and belief in providing consumers with choice of platforms, we are pleased to introduce a new range of Windows-based phones. I am pleased that Micromax is the only Indian mobile phone brand to be present across the two most popular operating platforms in the world.”

With no doubt, both the phones will be competing tightly with Nokia’s Lumia 520 and Lumia 630 and obviously, Micromax scores more. Both the phones have 1GB of ram and 8GB of internal memory whereas both lumias have just 512 MB. They also lack a front cam and LED flash but Micromax has managed to equip their phones with all these features at a price even lower than the Lumia 520. The W121 has got a removable leather finish back panel just like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Micromax have managed to come up with the build quality on Nokia Lumia in the W121with the same material used in all Lumias as Nokia uses polycarbonate(free of PVC) instead of plastic. Lumia 525 is a good option if you prefer 1 GB of RAM and personally i feel  Lumia 630 is a bit overpriced. So, let’s go for a little comparison between these phones.
[Releated Read: Nokia Lumia 630 specifications and images ]

COMPARISON

Nokia Lumia 630 VS Micromax Win W121


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MMX W121 Nokia Lumia 630
Display 5” IPS (1280 x 720) 4.5” IPS LCD Display (480 x 854)
Processor Qualcom Snapdragon 200
1.2 GHz Quadcore( Cortex A7)
Qualcom Snapdragon 400
GHz Quadcore( Cortex A7)
Operating System Windows Phone 8.1 Windows Phone 8.1
RAM & Storage 1 GB RAM
8 GB Internal memory
32 GB expandable
512 MB RAM
8 GB Internal Memory
128 GB SD card support
Camera 8 MP rear,2 MP front
LED Flash
5 MP rear
Battery 2000 mAH 1830 mAH
(BL-5H)
Price 9500 ($159) 10500 ($158)
 


Nokia Lumia 520 VS Micromax Win W092

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MMX W092
Nokia Lumia 520
Display
4” IPS (800 x 480)
4” IPS (800 x 480)
Processor
Qualcom Snapdragon 200
1.2 GHz Quadcore( Cortex A7)
Qualcom Snapdragon S4
1.0 GHz Processor( Dual Core Krait)
Operating System
Windows Phone 8.1
Windows Phone 8 (upgradable)
RAM & Storage
1 GB RAM
8 GB Internal memory
32 GB expandable
512 MB RAM
8 GB Internal Memory
Camera
5 MP rear,0.3 MP front
LED Flash
5 MP rear
Battery
1500 mAH
1430 mAH
(BL-5J)
Price
6500 ($121)
8500 ($108)

Talking about the Canvas Win W121, the phone’s design is inspired from other canvas phones and the phone do looks nice. You can take off the battery whenever needed and the leather case is interchangeable. The quality of viewing is not impressive as its look but the screen graphics are smoother than other Canvases running on Android OS. MS Office comes pre-loaded with the device and it is powered with Windows phone 8.1 out of the box. Apps can be downloaded from the official windows phone store but the Nokia Here Maps, Nokia mix radio are not available. Microsoft’s Siri-rival Cortana can also be made available by changing your region to United States.