Download the official Iron Man 3 game

The official Iron Man 3 game is now now available on iPhone, iPad, & Android. You can become billionaire Tony Stark as Iron Man in this free, fast-paced, endless runner, the official game of the movie.

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Best Android Apps For Live IPL Score Updates

we have decided to shortlist some of the best applications which can be helpful for cricket lovers to get latest live cricket score.So lets take a look of some of the best and free live cricket score apps

Cricbuzz Cricket Scores & News

Well this one is well known name. When it comes to cricket people used to go Crickbuzz.com as it provides latest information on cricket. This Application is free so you don’t have to spend a single buck to have it on your phone. The app provides ball by ball commentary by text, match alerts notifications, latest cricket happenings news, results of recent matches, player profiles, tournament points tables, schedules and more.

With push notifications feature you can have instant alerts for wickets, batsman milestones and score updates. The app also allows you to share live scores to the social networking sites and you can also share it via email or SMS.

ESPN Crickinfo

ESPN Crickinfo is also one of the best Free app to get latest score updates. The app provides Geo targeted editions, ball by ball commentary with graphics, full screen mode, photos, tournament tables and player profile access from every international game.

The app has some good features like a live game switcher which can be helpful to switch to another live match, you don’t have to go to a menu to see the status of another match going on, just tap and choose the match you would like to see and you will have it on your screen.

Yahoo! Cricket

Yahoo Cricket is one more good Free app to enjoy latest cricket scores and news. Like above app Yahoo Cricket also provides live score updates, scorecard, score real time updates, latest news and pictures.

Compare to above two apps Yahoo Cricket has something unique to offer, To get latest score updates every time you have to go to the app but with Yahoo Cricket app you don’t have to do that as it has the home screen widget yes you just have to activate the widget and you are on, you can enjoy live cricket score on your android Smartphone home screen.

So now don’t ever miss out anything spectacular happening to Cricket.

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Some Interesting Google Android Secret codes

Today Techno2know is Going to tell some Secret codes of Android mobiles, which will be Interesting to use. 
As Android is an Open Source, So Many Mobile manufacturers are using it like Htc, Samsung etc, it keeps to think that we can use all the codes in all the mobiles
You were wrong, yeah we cannot gurantee that codes will work in every mobile, anyway trying does not cost much.Just Enter the code and Dial the Phone we get the Specific result of the code

Note- This Codes will make an Substantial Changes of the Phone Configuration, So keep in mind what you are Doing Exactly.We are Not liable for any damage that Occurs through this code for Fun.

Important Secret Codes for Android Mobiles

1 ) For Getting the IMEI number please dial *#06#

2) For the Battery Usage Statistics, Phone information and Battery Please dial *#*#4636#*#*

3) For Getting the System Dump mode please dial *#9900#

4) For the Backlight/Vibration test please dial *#*#0842#*#* 

5) For Getting the USB logging control Please dial *#872564# 

6) For The Information about the Hardware/Software please dial *#12580*369# 

7) For the Wireless LAN tests Dial this code *#*#232339#*#*

8) To Delete Everything on the Phone Dial this code *2767*3855#

9) To test the Touchscreen of the Mobile please dial *#*#2664#*#*

10) For the Immediate backup of media files, dial *#*#34971539#*#*

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Download Google Play Movies & TV App To Watch Google Movies on Android

Happy news for movie buffs in India. Google Play Movies are now available in India. You can rent or buy movies, pricing starts from Rs. 50.

 If you want to watch Google Play  movies on Android, you must download and install Google Play Movies & TV app. You can watch Google Play movies on web from here [https://play.google.com/store/movies] .

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Download Google Keep For Android

Now you can easily create notes on the go in Google way. Google Keep is alive!

Google Keep syncs your notes to Google, you can access them virtually anywhere. At present it is availble for your Android device and on the web. To use Google Keep, you need to sign in with your Google Account. You can use  text, voice, or photos to create notes quickly and easily, and add multi-purpose checklists. Organizing your stuff is also made easy on Keep app . Just  drag & drop your notes and lists to rearrange them, and archive them when you no longer need them. Later you can  browse and search notes easily. You can also use widgets for quick note-taking and viewing.

Google Keep Features 

• Keep track of your thoughts via notes, lists and photos
• Have voice notes transcribed automatically
• Use homescreen widgets to capture thoughts quickly
• Color-code your notes to help find them later
• Swipe to archive things you no longer need
• Turn a note into a checklist by adding checkboxes
• Use your notes from anywhere - they are safely stored in the cloud and available on the web

Google Keep Download link for Android
Google Play

Watch Google Keep Promo Video

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Samsung GALAXY S4 Introducing Video

Now Samsung mobile has released a video introduction for its new  Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. I am also linking the Samsung Galaxy S4 official product page here. The price of this phone is not officially announced yet. I request you to subscribe my blog updates via email. So that I can send you the official  Samsung Galaxy S4 price in India when the phone officially launch in Indian market.

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Government of India Calling Android app Developers [Contest]

Attention, dear Android app developers. 
The Nation wants you! Make innovative Android app that can be used by citizen to avail public services.

 You can win the contest prize of Rs. 1 lakh .Hurry! Contest closes on 31-March!! Official Contest announcement Government of India,under the m-Governance initiative, is aiming to utilize the unparalleled reach of mobile phones and mobile applications for delivering public services. Mobile Service Delivery Gateway,also known as Mobile Seva is an infrastructure created by C-DAC for this purpose.

 In this direction,we are inviting individual developer to develop innovative mobile application on Android platform that can be used by citizen to avail public services. Applications submitted will be evaluated by a jury process and the top 3 applications awarded during a National Workshop/Conference during April 2013. 

All qualified application will also be hosted on our Mobile Seva Application Store. Mobile applications can be created under the following categories: Categories: Government ServicesEducation/ReferenceSocial NetworkingLifestyle/Travele-HealthProductivity/Tools Timeline 

 Contest Starting on1 March, 2013 Submission Deadlines 31 March,2013. Winners Announced 10 April,2013 tentative. 

 Awards
1st Prize : 1 Lakh
2nd Prize : 50 Thousand
3rd Prize : 25 Thousand 

 Terms and Conditions
 1.Only Indian Nationals are eligible for participation in the contest.
 2.You will not provide any false information in the registration process. 
 3.Application must be relevant to citizen of india and must be based on accessing Indian govt. or public services.
 4.You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
 5.Only single account is permitted for an individual. If more than one account exists for same candidate then it will automatically result in disqualification of the candidate. 
 6.You will upload only one application per account. 
 7.The contestant has to sign a declaration about the originality and ownership of the application uploaded.
 8.The application uploaded should not be submitted to any other contest or usage or any other app store. 
 9.If you are acting within the scope of your employment, as an employee, contractor, or agent of another party, you warrant that such party has full knowledge of your actions and has consented thereto, including your potential receipt of a prize. You further warrant that your actions do not violate your employers or company`s policies and procedures. 
 10.You will not transfer your account (including any Page or application you administer) to anyone. 
 11.You will not upload viruses or other malicious code. 
 12.You will not use Contest to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious,  or discriminatory. 
 13.C-DAC has Proprietary rights for all the submitted applications (including the source code and supporting documentation) in the Contest. 
 14.C-DAC employees are not eligible to participate in this Contest. 
 15.C-DAC has a right to disqualify the account without prior permission. 

 How to Participate 
 1.Register yourself on our portal(http://appscontest.mgov.gov.in/registrationPage.jsp). 2.Upload your Mobile Application. 
 3.Submit 'Declaration Form' through post/courier to below mentioned address latest by April 10,2013 . (Declaration form will be made availiable on March 20,2013) Address: Mobile Seva Contest CDAC, Gulmohar Cross Road-9, Juhu, Mumbai-400049. About Mobile Seva Mobile Seva provides an integrated platform for delivery of government services to citizen over mobile devices using SMS, USSD, IVRS, CBS, LBS, or mobile applications installed on the mobile phones. Mobile Governance (m-Governance): A strategy and its implementation to leverage available wireless and new media technology platforms, mobile phone devices and applications for delivery of public information and services to citizens and businesses. Providing public services to all the residents in the country, especially in the rural areas by utilizing the reach of mobile phones and the innovative potential of mobile applications and making India a world leader in harnessing the potential of mobile governance for inclusive development. P.S : Content is re-shared from C-DAC, Mumbai website for public awareness only.

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Eight Reasons Why Users Hate Your App

While apps certainly do make our lives easier and more convenient in many ways, there are definitely things that apps do that tend to irritate, confuse, or downright enrage users. From breaches of privacy to unnecessary push notifications, the best of apps can start out with good intentions but along the road lose their way. In this article, we’re going to look at eight different common irritants in apps; these tend to make users especially peeved, but on the other hand, all of these can be easily avoided by savvy developers.

Don’t ask me to follow you

Most apps these days offer a social presence of some type, whether that is on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc. Many users enjoy connecting with their favorite apps on these services; could be that they want to be first in line for special offers, receive announcements, or maybe there’s a personal connection with the app that they want to pursue. It’s perfectly reasonable to ask users if they are interested in following the app on these services; however, it turns from reasonable to cheeky pretty fast if a request for followers is accompanied by blackmail: “If you want to get up to the next level follow me on Social Network Flavor of the Week”. Most likely, users will want to level up and will follow the request, but it leaves a bad taste in the mouth. If your app is worthy of a follow on these services, don’t worry – it will get followed. That’s how social networking works these days. But smarmy, used car salesman tactics rarely end up being sustainable long-term.

Watch the intrusive ads

Full-screen and video ads on a smartphone or tablet have a special place reserved for them in the seventh circle of Hell. One app I use on almost a daily basis shows up with a full-screen ad every time I open it. The ad is barely responsive to touch, so after I inevitably click through to the full-page ad, I then have to wait for my phone to stop going crazy over the too intensive graphics and get back (finally!) to the app that I still use in spite of this daily annoyance. These ads are a fact of life, it’s totally understandable that they are used since there are mouths to feed, however, they shouldn’t take over the entire app experience and be the main thing I remember from using it.

Non-wrapping text

This is 2013, the year of responsive design, and users shouldn’t have to use their tablets/mobile devices somewhat dicey zoom feature in order to read your content. Make it so the content can be read on a small screen with minimum control tweaking.

Facebook

Unless there’s something tangible to be gained by connecting the user to Facebook, don’t make it an option, and definitely don’t make it the default. This is seen as intrusive by most users, and is an unnecessary infringement of personal data:

“Millions of people on Facebook who use third party applications on the site, including the popular quizzes, do not realize the extent to which developers of quizzes and other applications have access to personal information. Facebook's default privacy settings allow nearly unfettered access to a user's profile information, including religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation, photos, events, notes, wall posts, and groups.” - ACLU

Too many emails and push notifications

Too many notifications of what other people are doing can be incredibly annoying. But making the controls for filtering these impossible to find is even more annoying. Make it easy to adjust app settings so people can choose to receive these or not – even better, make it possible to filter which groups these notifications come from.

In addition, irrelevant push notifications are one of the worst irritants an app can possibly inflict on the user. Just because Uncle Fester uploads a picture to Facebook, doesn’t mean we need to know. User settings in apps should be easy to find and easy to use; unfortunately, judging from the amount of apps that get installed and instantly uninstalled on a daily basis, this isn’t happening as much as it could be.

“You like me! You really like me!”

Frequent requests to rate the app can become bothersome quickly. Are you doing a big update? Might be a good time to ask the user to rate the app. Is the user currently uninstalling? Might be a good time to ask for the reason, but don’t rate it. However, many apps seem to ask for approval more than is considered prudent, placing the user in a difficult position. Consider carefully when and how these requests for approval are made.

Lack of control

Imagine inviting someone into your home who immediately flops on the couch, puts their dirty feet up on your coffee table, and then loudly barks at you to get them everything chocolate-related in your refrigerator. You probably wouldn’t ask this person to come back into your home; in fact, you would probably rustle them out as soon as possible. Apps that exhibit this kind of behavior, i.e., taking over and using stuff they don’t need to use, are in the same boat:

“If apps could announce their information use practices as you enter a relationship with them and when you enter a relationship with me, then at least you could be better informed. This awareness enables you to decide whether you really do want to use the app. Imagine:

• As you enter a contact into your smartphone, you would be informed as to how all the apps on your smartphone would use that information.
• When you add a new app to your Facebook profile, it showed you how the app was going to use your social graph data – an impact assessment.

What this gets back to is a desire for control. An app that tries to be as upstanding as you are would provide better visibility and choice with respect to the use of information about your relationships. Apps that are bad actors will not provide such choice and likely go to great lengths to hide their actual use of the information.”  - Gartner.com, “I Like You but I Hate Your Apps”

Lack of disclosure

This goes right along with lack of control. If you’re going to use my information, that’s fine – as long as you tell me how, what, when, or where:

“First and foremost, apps developers must declare how they use information gathered by their apps. There are too many issues related to notice to list here, but we can agree how information is used must be declared to all parties in the relationship. That declaration must be in a language that all parties can understand. Explaining to grandpa in rich legalese that pictures he shares will be associated with his contacts in his social graph and used for targeted marketing is not acceptable. Thankfully the movement for clearer, more approachable notice is well on its way.”

 Obviously, this shouldn’t get in the way of innovation, but information and how it’s going to be use must be disclosed to the user, in a way that is easy to understand.

 Don’t freeze me

 According to the 2012 Mobile App Review Survey, the number one reason why people uninstall an app immediately or give it a bad rating is freezing. You can’t get a much worse user experience than an app that refuses to work so badly that the phone or tablet has to be completely restarted in order to function. This also has the added effect of immediate (negative) feedback on various social networks, as well as word of mouth; not great for the developer, for sure. After freezing, the most common reasons for a quick uninstall are crashes or too-slow responsiveness:

“The study, carried out online by uSamp, found that freezing (76%), crashing (71%) and slow responsiveness (59%) were the primary bugbears when it came to app problems, with heavy battery usage (55%) and too many ads (53%) also mentioned. Users stressed that performance mattered the most on banking apps (74%) and maps (63%), with the latter no doubt much to the chagrin of Apple, which has had some difficulty with its own maps software on iOS 6. For almost every respondent (96%) said that they would write a bad review on an under-par app, while 44% said that they would delete the app immediately. Another 38% said that they would delete the app if it froze for more than 30 seconds with 32% and 21% respectively indicating that they would moan about the app to their friends or colleagues in person or over Facebook and Twitter. A considerable 18% would delete an app immediately if it froze for just five seconds, but 27% said that they would persist with the app if they paid for it. Those experiencing bad apps urged developers to fix the problem (89%) first and foremost, followed by offering easy refunds (65%) and a customer service number (49%).”  -  Business Insider, “Customers Hate Freezing Apps”

Are bad apps “malicious” apps?

Bad apps could possibly be reported as malicious to app stores, which could have dire consequences for the developer. Now, this might not be necessarily true, but someone who might not be as technologically savvy as the next person might be peeved enough to report an app as malicious when it’s not:

“As a developer, if your application is deemed malicious, not only does Google have the option to bar you from distributing apps in Google Market Place, but legally you are required to refund Google all amounts you received for application sales, plus any associated fees. How hard Google would push this point is anybody’s guess. I suspect the majority of infected apps were free downloads.

It’s interesting to note that Google’s content policy doesn’t just stop at malware. Google reserves the right to remotely uninstall apps that contain: sexually-explicit material, violence and bullying, hate speech, impersonation, confidential information, intellectual-property infringements, unpredictable-network usage, and gambling…. A malicious app is one that, unbeknownst to the user, steals sensitive data from the user’s device and uploads it to third-party servers. This data may range from emails, text messages, call logs, contacts, to sensitive information such as un-encrypted passwords stored in the file system from other applications.” –TechRepublic, “Avoid Bad Apps”, emphasis mine

A list of best practices meant for users looking for good apps has implications for developers as well. Let’s take a look at these through the eyes of both users and developers:

• Users: Only install apps from known marketplaces Developers: stick to known app stores that get enough traffic to instill a sense of trust in their user base
• Users: read the reviews Developers: get good reviews from your users by building great experiences
• Users: check out the developer website before installing Developers: build a personal website so users can check you out beforehand
• Users: read the fine print Developers: make the fine print as easy as possible to read and understand
• Users: is this app asking for unnecessary information? Developers: don’t ask for unnecessary information that is not intrinsic to the app experience

What does this mean for developers?

The app ecosystem is growing like gangbusters, and shows no sign of slowing down. Only the best apps that manage to create a good experience for the users and at the same time keep their trust and goodwill will survive. The information discussed here is (mostly) from a user perspective, and only emphasizes the need for developers to watch carefully any problems, feedback that could indicate a problem, and overall app performance.

Source: intel blog

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Warning: Beware of Superclean/Droidcleaner Mobile App

Beware of Superclean/Droidcleaner Android app. News  Agencies are reporting Computer and internet security agencies in the country have detected a notorious 'Android' application which illegally enters smartphones and compromises their security by sending SMSes to unknown contacts.

The malware application has been identified as "Superclean or DroidCleaner" by India's premier computer security agency - Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In).

"It has been observed that an Android malware capable of infecting the connected (from smartphone) personal computers is available in the Android markets. The malware turned out to be a good reputation app (application) disguised in the name of "Superclean/DroidCleaner" and is capable of infecting the USB connected personal computer," the agency said in its advisory to Android

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Samsung unveils Galaxy S III Mini

Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a smaller and cheaper version of the Galaxy S III smartphone with the same screen size as the iPhone 5. Samsung says the Galaxy S III mini features a screen measuring 4 inches diagonally, smaller than the Galaxy S III's 4.8 inch display but the same as Apple's iPhone 5, which was Apple's first upgrade of the iPhone screen size. Samsung said the mini will be launched in Europe later this month but kept mum on schedules for other countries. Samsung's German mobile shop lists the mini's price at $516 versus $711 for the cheapest S III. The mini is powered by the latest version of Android software but does not support faster fourth-generation wireless networks.

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new version of Galaxy S3 smartphone to better compete with Apple's newest smartphone iPhone5.

The Galaxy S3 mini, the compact version of the flagship Galaxy S3, came with a 4.0-inch Super AMOLED display, according to an e-mailed statement.

The screen size was smaller than the 4.8-inch Galaxy S3, but was the same as the one of Apple's iPhone5. Galaxy Note2, the new phablet model launched by Samsung, has a 5.5-inch screen, reported Xinhua. 

"The Galaxy S3 introduced a new concept of smartphone that has proven hugely popular around the world. We' re now delighted to bring its revolutionary design, intuitive usability and intelligence to the Galaxy S3 mini in a more compact form," said Shin Jong-kyun, head of Samsung's IT & mobile communications division.

A model displays a Samsung 'Galaxy S3 mini' phone during its world premiere in Frankfurt October 11, 2012. 

S Voice, the language recognition software, allows users to unlock the phone, play favourite songs or organise schedule with simple voice command.With Smart Stay feature, the phone's camera tracks users' eyes and keeps the screen lit as long as the users are looking at it.

Except for the screen size, the compact version held most features of the Galaxy S3. The mini model is powered by 4.1 Jelly, Bean, the latest version of Android operating system, featuring a 1GHz dual-core processor.

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Top 10 Android Browser Alternatives

Firefox (Android version)
Swiping the browsing window toward the left unveils a sidebar that shows thumbnails of your active pages. Though these are not necessarily "tabs," the way you interact with them is the same. At the bottom of this sidebar, you tap an icon marked with a "+" to open a new page.

Boat Browser
Just like a desktop Web browser, with Boat Browser, tabs are set along the top. To open a new one, you tap the "+" button on the right end of the tab toolbar, and enter a site's address in the URL box below the tabs. Once a page is fully loaded, the browser automatically scrolls the tab toolbar and URL box up, off-screen, in order to show you more of the Web page. To switch to another tab, you can also tap an icon on the toolbar that runs along the bottom of the browser. This brings you to a GUI where you swipe side-to-side through thumbnails of the pages you have open.
Dolphin Browser HD
Tabs work exactly like the way they do in Boat Browser -- and when a Web page is completely loaded, the browser will scroll it slightly down the tab toolbar and URL box off-screen.
The Dolphin browsers feature gesture user interfaces -- for example, if you scribble a "<" on the touchscreen, the Web browser will return to the previous page you viewed.

Maxthon Browser
Tabs are set along the top. You open a new tab by tapping the "+" button on the right side of the tab toolbar, and enter a URL.
Like the Dolphin browsers, Maxthon features gesture interactivity. And like Firefox, Maxthon also uses add-ons, although there were only seven available to install onto this Web browser when we tested it.

Miren Browser
Pages are listed as tabs along the top of this browser. Tapping the "+" button on the right side of this tab toolbar opens a page with a URL box. Miren shows pages in full-screen mode by default. Tapping a button on the lower-right of the screen summons back the Android OS status indicator bar that runs along the top.

NetFront Life Browser
In lieu of traditional tabs, NetFront Life goes for an unconventional way to help you navigate through your open Web pages. This browser shows off your bookmarks and browsing history through a 3D graphics user interface that works like how you would flip through folders in a filing cabinet, or record LPs in a rack.

Ninesky Browser
Tabs are set along the top, and the browser scrolls down to hide them whenever it completes loading a Web page. You can also jump to another tab by tapping an icon on a toolbar along the bottom. A window will pop open showing thumbnails of your active pages that you can tap to access them.

Opera Mobile
A prominently displayed navigation bar appears along the bottom (but can be set to go away when you view a Web page). Tapping an icon on this bar summons a pane showing thumbnails of your open pages. From here, you can tap on one to jump to another page, or open a new one.

Skyfire Web Browser 4.0
To switch to another tab, you tap an icon on the toolbar that's above the browsing window. A smaller window then opens in the center of the app, showing thumbnails of your open Web pages that you can tap on to jump to a particular one.

xScope Browser
XScope's default skin makes it look like what could be an Android-ized version of Google's own Chrome, right down to its colors and the shape of its tabs. Tapping an icon on the toolbar that's along the bottom opens a window showing thumbnails of your open Web pages. From here, you tap a thumbnail to jump to its corresponding page.

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Jelly Bean gets ported to Nokia N9

One of the major reasons for Android’s popularity is the operating system’s ability to be hacked to an extreme degree. Developers have now proven how versatile the OS is, by porting it over to the Nokia N9. According to UnleashThePhone, the developers at the NITDroid project have successfully ported the latest version of Android, 4.1 Jelly Bean to the Nokia N9, which originally ran on MeeGo.

The developers have released a video showing that some of the features of the Jelly Bean port work. Though it is unclear exactly what bugs the device may have while running the latest version of Android, it might be stable enough in the near future to use as a daily driver. The developers for Android raise a puzzling question against OEMs like HTC and Samsung: Why does it take so long to update a phone to the latest version of Android?

Earlier this year, we had reported that the N9 was successfully running a build of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. From the videos at the time, it seemed that this “ROM” was a bit glitchy and, as expected, didn’t work in the alpha phase of the ROM's functions like the Camera and Wi-Fi. Things that worked were: the ability to dual boot and choose the OS after powering on the device, 3D drivers, Open GL, rotation, touchscreen, headset buttons, USB networking, LCD off in sleep mode, Alarm, Mounting of  "My Docs" as SD Card, software video decoding, network registration, i.e., phone calls, SMS, Data (GPRS/ EDGE/ 3G), Bluetooth and charging, but without any notifications of how much battery has already been charged.

The Nokia N9 has a 3.9-inches AMOLED screen running at a resolution of 480 x 854, giving the phone a pixel density of 251 ppi. The phone runs on a 1GHz Cortex A8 processor and has 1GB of RAM, powered by a PowerVR SGX530 GPU. The N9 sports an 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optics.

On the connectivity side, the Nokia N9 has support for Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n. The phone also supports HSDPA speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps. The phone has Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and NFC capabilities. The phone is the last Nokia device to run MeeGo.

Now running Jelly Bean

Last month, we had reported that MeeGo will be getting a market for apps, similar to the Google Play store and the iOS App Store. In an interview with a magazine, Managing Director of Jolla mobile Jussi Hurmola announced that MeeGo would be getting a software store where users can get apps for their Meego devices.

Hurmola said that it is clear that Jolla’s next phone needs an ecosystem for third party apps. “We have now published our Qt/QML story but this is not enough. We are all the time building our ecosystem and we will also create a software store where consumers can buy applications for their phone.”

“When the smart phone hits the market, it must absolutely have large number of applications available.” Hurmola also said, “When we will publish the phone, we will also tell more about the availability of applications.”

Sorce:Tech2

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Google Android Mobile Phone Launch in India

HTC[High Tech Computer] the taiwan based mobile phone handset maker has announced that its going to launch the Android based mobile phones in India by this December, also at almost same pricing which would be around Rs8200 while these google phones are sold at 179$.

Currently the HTC india is looking for tie-ups with Indian mobile operators who can launch and we can expect Airtel and Vodafone, because these 2 operators are quick in implementing new services and launching them like the Apple iPhone in India was launched.
Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices that was announced in November last year and developed by the Open Handset Alliance — a group comprising players like Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola and Samsung.

This new Google Phone – Andriod HTC Device is going to be a 3G phone with slider keyboard, GPS, Wifi-web browsing feature & Touch-screen. Currently HTC India already has partnership with Airtel and hence we can expect google phones with airtel in India very soon with a sales target of around a million handsets sold in India by 2009 end.
Read this article on Google Andriod Vs Apple iPhone and why these google phones are far more better than Apple iPhones.

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Avast Mobile Security For Android Mobiles

Hey Guys,

Avast Mobile Security-The Best Anti-Virus For Android Mobiles.Avast Had An Awesome Option That Rejects The Calls From Blacklisted Mobile Numbers.It Automatically Reject Sms And Calls From Blacklisted Mobile Numbers.

Features Of Avast Mobile Security Android 2012:

1. SD Card Scanning And Application Scanning

2. Scheduled Scanning.

3. Automatic Deletion For Unknown Or Potentially Dangerous Objects And Files

4. Privacy Report.

5. SMS/CALL Filtering (Automatically Reject Calls From Blacklisted Mobile Numbers)

6. Application Manager For Android.

7. Web Protection With Web Shield.

8. Special Firewall For Android Mobiles.

Download Avast Mobile Security For Android Mobiles From Below Link

                            Download Avast Android Anti-Virus

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VLC hits Android

There is a good news for the Android users who were waiting for the release of do-it-all player for their devices. VLC Beta got released a week ago and is now available for free download from Google Play. Looks as if the VideoLAN team is busy with several things. Recently it updated the OS X desktop client to support the Retina display on the MacBook Pro, and now a beta version of VLC has landed in the Play Store.

The basic interface is surprisingly good, borrowing here and there from the stock Music app with the handy addition of a visible index bar. Search functions make it easy to find any song among thousands. You can view songs by album, artist, or genreand when a song is being played, you can view the album art, artist, and use play/pause and skip buttons at the bottom of the screen.

Just like its counterparts on Mac and Windows, VLC is a free, open source, supports just about any media file that you have stored on your Android based phone or tablet, and offers an audio and video media library with full search capabilities. It also provides subtitles and streaming options, including HLS (HTTP live streaming).

There are a lot of features which VideoLan team has planned to incorporate in the final player. Some of them such as auto-rotate, aspect ratio adjustment, controlling volume through gestures, support of home screen widget, support for headset controls, have already been included in the device.

Along with such features come various drawbacks, which the development team has mentioned as “It might kill your kitten, destroy your house and start the mayan apocalypse. Use it at your own risk. Have Fun!  ”. According to the team, VLC in android is unstable and slow, along with that performance improvements and a UI face-lift are also required. Still in its early build stage with a lot of unfinished elements, this particular version may not work on all hardware and is recommended for power users and hackers.

Although it won’t cause any damage to your Android device, don’t expect blistering performance or uninterrupted playback. Users may face some problems such as stuttery video and decoding artifacts, audio issues, glitchy running of videos and rough transitions.

One more major problem is that your hardware may not support this player.Although as of now it is designed for ARM v7 CPU and NEON hardware, and requires Android 2.1 or high it will support almost all devices in future.

Lot of work still needs to be done to make it compatible with all the hardware devices. This beta version is just to provide an intriguing taste of what a user can expect from the future releases. This is obviously a very early demo of what is going to come, but it’s definitely an app to keep an eye on. It’s nice to see VLC finally making the jump to Android, but there are a lot of video players already on the market with a wide range of hardware support such as BS Player, MX Player, and Dice Player.

Let us see if VLC will grab the go-to app status and will maintain its reputation of Swiss Army Knife media player, as everyone wants to ensure that he or she is able to playback almost any file format imaginable, and the mobile version will feature the same luxuries.

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Create Your Own Smartphone App With Infinite Monkeys – No Coding Knowledge Required

It would be great if we all had the time, skills, and patience to learn computer coding, especially since technology pervades so many areas of our life. But thankfully, there are applications and web developers out there who provide ways for the rest of us to produce apps with little or no coding skills.

Back in June, I reviewed one such web application called Buzztouch, which is designed to allow anyone to create their own smartphone application. Now a similar program has just been released called Infinite Monkeys, a web-based tool geared toward niche communities who want to share content on the iPhone and Android platforms. Infinite Monkeys is not as polished theme wise as Buzztouch, but unlike the latter, Infinite Monkeys, says the developers, “Is completely web-based, and works on any computer or tablet device. You never touch the source code and don’t have to know what it is or how it works.” There are several other differences that also might make Infinite Monkey more accessible to non-programmers than Buzztouch. But you’re free to explore both and see which fits your needs.

Web-based GUI

Infinite Monkeys’ web-based graphic user interface allows users to incorporate existing web content from social networking sites like Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and blogging sites.

These web-based apps of course don’t compare to more advanced apps like Angry Birds, but they are great for small niche communities and businesses, such as school associations, sports teams, churches, musicians and restaurants, who want to share content privately or publicly.

Infinite Monkeys provides three different app platform models, ranging from free to the pro level version of $499. But for many users, the free HTML 5 web-based, and ad-supported model should suffice.

Building An App

Infinite Monkey provides a seriously easy step-by-step process for creating a smartphone app in less than an hour; that is if you have an ample amount of content already posted on the web.

The great thing about using a web-based platform is that you can constantly add content and updates to your app via your blog site, YouTube channel, photo sharing site, etc.

The Infinite Monkey web application uses a familiar drag-and-drop process. You start off by giving your app a title, followed by choosing a privacy setting. You can make the app public, or private for closed community access which will prompt users to enter a password to view content.

You can of course customize the background image and splash screen, as well as the font colors for the title and other text.

Core Content

The core content of your app consists of primarily news and third-party feeds such as your blog site(s) and specific URLs.

Infinite Monkeys includes additional content models for music and books, food and beverages, events, sports, reference materials, and location services such as a map and directions.

With the click of a button you can easily preview your app at any point in the development process. The online app also includes an embedded short video tutorial for each of the three part steps and multifunction tools.

You have poor control over the content of your app, including links to streaming videos, live chatrooms, shared calendars for upcoming events, shopping links to recommended products, and tap–t0–call phone contact information.

Publishing App

The free version of Infinite Monkeys allows you to instantly post your HTML 5 version immediately to the web so that anyone with a web-enabled smartphone can access it through the assigned URL.

Since your app is ad-supported, Infinite Monkeys will host it for free on their server. While it is not nearly as polished as professional apps that you will find in say the iTunes App Store, it does provide a way for anyone to get their content into this space.

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