HTC BUTTERFLY REVIEWED

HTC is more than a brand name in itself. HTC butterfly, also known as HTC deluxe gained lots of attention and occupied lots of buzzes when it was announced last years for the Japanese market. One reason of huge popularity is the big brand name associated and the other was its incomparable specifications. A 5 inch lavish display equipped with 1.5GHz quad core processor, LTE support and water resistant capabilities make it stand out of the queue undoubtedly.  Now that it is been launched in the market, let’s have a look upon it.

Design
The back part of the smartphone is highly glossy by nature giving the phone a bold appearance, it does catches attention in crowd but the downside of the glossy finish is its proneness to oily smudges which will force you to wipe out the phone quite often.

TOP ANDROID APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS

There are lots of Top Android Applications available for students.Technology has undoubtedly facilitated the students’ life. Gone are the days when students had to spend hours in library turning pages of book in search of a particular topic. Now whole information can be gathered within a single click on World Wide Web. Mobiles are also not the exception where advancements have not taken place. Apart from communicating with people, mobiles are serving various aspects of our life quite comfortably. With the introduction of smartphones life has become smart too! Now we have various students based applications which can efficiently run over our mobiles sets and can make our work easier.

Google Play Store has lots of student targeted applications which can help a lot in day to day life of a student. They are perfectly student friendly and can serve very helpful. Here is a list of some of these applications which have changed the entire learning scenario for a student. They run easily on android and can be easily downloaded from the play store.

GOOGLE TO LAUNCH ITS SUPERPHONE: PROJECT X

We are witnessing tough competition in the smartphone market with the mad race of companies trying to prove better than others. But the competition is expected to get a little more serious with the entrance of iPhone 5 into the markets. Samsung is busy in its galaxy S4. But the buzz is quite prevalent that Google is also these days toiling hard to introduce its mobile in the markets. Actually, Google is also working hard to launch its smartphone, not smartphone but superphone. Manufacturing of the mobile is done without leaving any stone unturned under the project named X.

GOOGLE REMOVED A CONTROVERSIAL APPLICATION FROM PLAY STORE

A controversy stood up against one of the app of google, Make Me Asian following which google had to remove the app. Make Me Asian was an app with the help of which one can replace the face from any photo with an Asian one. Google removed the app from its android app store, play store when about thousands of people signed their petition against the application.

Peter chin, a pastor in Washington organized a formal petition in response to this which was signed by 10,000 people. A statement was then released by goggle to CNN stating that they pull out all the apps from their store which tend to violate their policies. 

GOOGLE NEXUS 7 VS iPAD MINI

With lots of smartphone choices available in the market, consumer these days are a litter bit confused between them. Consumers are not able to choose between the magic of Google nexus 7 and the glamour of iPad mini. In some ways both facilitate similar features while in many other ways they are different. Let’s have a look on both.

Google Nexus 7

Google Nexus 7 provides users with a handsome mount of 16 GB memory. Manufacturers have tried their level best to include very thing in phone which is the need of consumers today. Nexus 7 is built in quite stylish and lavish manner. Back part especially looks stunning. Screen is equipped with bright and sharp features. Resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels is appreciably a good amount of resolution provided which can efficiently provide users with full clear high definition view of a full dimension video. Its fast quad dual core processor makes it capable of handling heavy software.

COOL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPACT CAMERA GADGETS

No doubt, with the advancements in the mobile technology, smartphone basic point and shoot cameras are slowly replacing the basic digital cameras. Camera industry is bringing out new options and opening new avenues to maintain its supremacy in the field. Following this, introduction of new advanced compact camera is taking place almost daily. Such cameras are being daily introduced in market which can record your life within a click, can tweet and upload your photos on social networking sites and can also take out the print of the photos instantly. Let’s have a look over some of the good cameras and compact photography gadgets which are capable of capturing good photos and have the ability to change photography scenario.

NASA TO MAKE BALLOON LIKE ROOMS IN SPACE STATION

NASA entered into partnership with a commercial space company according to which ‘Metal Cans’ (place where astronauts used to live in space) will be replaced by well aired bounce house. According to the experts, such types of residents will be cheaper and safer.  Keeping this in mind, NASA has made up its mind to replace aluminium houses with balloon like homes.

Project costs 17.8 million dollar

A conference was conducted at Bigelow Aerospace centre of North Laos Vegas. It was announced that this 17.8 million dollar project would soon be send to international space station. This project consists of an air filled room which will be converted to 2.1 meter tube at the time of journey.

MICROMAX LAUNCHES CANVAS 2 A110 : A BIG SCREENED PHONE

Micromax is famous for its low cost phones. Company has added one more smartphone to its series. It is named as canvas 2A110. The most exiting feature of the phone is its ability to run any sort of app. To make users comfortable, company has pre loaded various apps onto the mobile such as M!Buddy, HookUp, CricketFever.

5 inches display

Micromax canvas 2A110 witnesses 5 inches wide IPS screen with a resolution of 480 x 854. The touch is flexible and fast. This will provide an amazing experience while typing.

FACEBOOK INTRODUCES GRAPH SEARCH TO FACILITATE USERS IN SEARCHING FRIENDS IN THEIR CITY

Finally the curtain is removed from the Facebook conference event. A lot of predictions and calculations were done from tech experts related to the launch of Facebook phone in the event while some expected the launch of Facebook search engine. However, Facebook full stopped all those forecasts and introduced an important tool for its users called Facebook graph search. Facebook now has three strong pillars according its founder, Mark Zuckerberg and they are news feed, timeline and newly launched graph search.

What is graph search?

Graph search is a tool with which users will be able to search a specific person, place or photo or the things of their interests much easily. In addition to this, graph search will also provide information related to the places you visited and the restaurants you hanged out in to your friends. However, Mark Zuckerberg made this point very clear in the beginning of the presentation itself that this graph search is not a search engine of nay type. This tool won’t be giving you the most logical result along with the link. This will only show you the places and things which are been shared by your friends.

WHAT’S NEW IN MICROSOFT OFFICE 13? MS OFFICE 13 REVIEW

Microsoft updated the Microsoft office (MS OFFICE) last time in 2010. Recently Microsoft launched the latest and newest version – Microsoft office 2013.

Flat design makes it look attractive

A little change is been introduced in the visuals of MS Office 2013. New office version appears more flat. To make a change in background, buttons which appeared in 3D shape in previous versions is been replaced with flat buttons thus giving the background neat and tidy look. Some of the instances from office 2007 are kept same in new version.

SAMSUNG TO LAUNCH GALAXY S2 PLUS SPORTS!

Carrying on the success of Samsung S2, Samsung launched S2 plus sports with much better design and looks. Phone is designed keeping in mind and interests of the youth. Samsung launched S2 two years back. S2 was not such a grand success due to the lack of certain features and looks. Company now hopes that Samsung S2 Plus Sports with smart features and much sleek and stylish looks will definitely carry the success forward and become the choice of youth this time. S2 Plus Sports is equipped with the latest version of Google android. Let’s explore the phone further!

Slim look

Talking about looks of Samsung S2 plus sports, it is expected to be much sleek, slim and designer than the previous one. However, the back panel of device somewhat resembles the looks of Samsung galaxy S2.

FACEBOOK TO CHARGE $100 FOR MESSAGING UNKNOWN!

Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking site, which is also now a major hub for advertisements, is one way ahead making money. If you want to contact your favorite actor or your ideal, you may be charged a heavy amount by Facebook for messaging them.

This is one of the steps of Facebook administration for making your networking experience spam free. In December, Facebook declared that a huge amount of fee may be charged to them if people contact unknown people with massive fan following. No exact amount was declared officially, rather than saying ‘a lot’.

WHAT ALL NEXUS 7 HAS TO OFFER?

Let me see the latest cricket score. But the game is so amazing, why don’t to catch the live action? O shit, battery is just about to get over. I can’t!

Now no more hassles like this. Nexus 7 now comes in a gorgeous 7 inches display with about one whole day battery life. It is the perfect travel companion. You won’t need to take your plug in charger with you every time you go outside. It is a perfect product that came with the combination of Google and Asus. you won't see the Google printed anywhere on the device! Just charge your battery full and you are ready to go!

You don’t need to worry about your mobile data too! It offers you with 32 GB storage. This would fulfill all your wishes to add data from Google play anywhere! Let’s explore it further!

WINDOWS 8 REVIEWED: GOOD AND BAD

Windows 8 is finally out. Windows 8 is the current version of windows operating system developed by Microsoft which can be conveniently used on desktops, laptops, home theater, PC and tablets. With the launch of the latest version windows 8, it is perfectly smooth in working and well polished.  Microsoft has well taken care of making things work smooth and comfort in apps like messaging and calendar. Apps in windows 8 are catchy and smooth to work upon rather than consuming time and behaving as frustrating.

What makes windows RT different from windows 8?

For a clear understanding, it is first of all essential to know what windows RT is. Windows RT is just a special customized form of windows 8 so that it can be easily run over mobile devices and tablets.  But there would be various things which would resemble windows 8 in windows RT. Like you will find the same gestures when touch and built in tools like task manager and file explorer.

NOKIA LUMIA 920 AND 820 LAUNCHED IN INDIA TODAY

Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 were launched in India on Friday. However, Nokia has already started taking the preorders for the phone. The phone has various special features which will make it stand separate from the crowd of phones. In past few days, various companies like Samsung and Apple have somewhat given a tight competition to the Nokia’s market thus diverting its customers. Nokia wishes to grab them back and is now ready with wonderful Lumia 920 and 820 handsets.

Phone is equipped with special features

Lumia is one of the most amazing creations by Nokia engineers. It is windows phone which makes it different from android phones. Nokia Lumia 920 will work on windows 8 which is the most advanced version of windows. The phone is in addition provided with incomparable memory and camera which will surely attract the users. It is also been compared to Apple iPhone 5 due to its resembling with the same in terms of features in addition to its price.

TOP 10 AMAZING GADGETS LAUNCHED AT INTERNATIONAL CES 2013

Las Vegas these days is witnessing international consumer electronics show (CES). This event plays an important role in various launches and announcements. Gadget freaks wait for this event whole
year. Gadgets which are launched in CES, generally come sooner in markets. Lots of gadgets are being presented by electronic companies like Samsung, sonny, LG, Lenovo and many others. New gadgets were introduced ranging from headphone to mobiles. They are not only attractive but are also one step ahead than the previous technology. Sony created a wonderful impact on the event. It came up with various new introductions like Sony Xperia Z, Handicam, Tablet and wireless walkman.

FLEXIBLE ‘PAPER TABLET’ WHICH CAN BE TWISTED AND DROPPED TO COME SOON!

Taking one step further in the advancements, researchers at Queen’s laboratory in Canada are now in a process of making a bendable and flexible Paper Tablet.  Revolutionary tablet screen is developed which is as thin as a sheet of paper. This could be easily dropped and twisted without any damage. Researchers see that this would replace the hefty tablets present nowadays within four five years.

                                                                                                              

This is possible with the joint efforts of Intel labs and Plastic Logic. This technology would yield some remarkable gadgets which would be unbreakable and thinner.

SONY INTRODUCED DUST AND WATER RESISTANT XPERIA Z

Sony has finally revealed the curtains from its much awaited phone, Sony Xperia Z which was expected to be dust and water resistant. A lot of gossips and expectations were in buzz before Sony launched the phone at CES (consumer electronics show) in Las Vegas. Let’s have a look over the much awaited phone specifications.

                                                                               

Screen:

Device witnesses 5 inches big screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080.

Operating system:

Users may be a little bit disappointed with the operating system as it will work on android 4.1 i.e. jelly bean. However, Sony says there will be updates available for the latest version of android too.

INTELLIPAPER INTRODUCED WIRELESS, SMART AND DISPOSABLE USB DRIVE

USB drives have occupied an integral part of our lives. We now no more need to carry our important documents and files in hard copy along with us instead that hassle is been solved with the smart introduction of USB drives. But USB drives often have a problem associated with them. They often break or lost and thus the whole data within them is lost. But now technology has stepped one step further and now we can much efficiently carry our data without any problems and difficulties. This is made possible by Intellipaper. The major advantage of such a USB drive is that you can throw it after its use.

ACER INTRODUCED A BUDGET TABLET ICONIA PRICED AT $150

Acer is also not behind in launching new gadgets. Acer’s much talked android tablet, Acer Iconia B1 with 7 inch display is now officially out for the users.

With this launch, Acer also now got enlisted into the list of companies who are bringing budget gadgets for their customers so that every strata of society can have equal access to technology which at the same time is helping companies to grab new customer.

Earlier it was expected that Acer Iconia B1 would be priced somewhere around $99 but that would be too low keeping in account the Acer’s range. 

LOOKING FOR SMARTPHONES WITH LONG BATTERY BACKUP?

Mobile phones have become a necessity of today’s life. With the advancement in technology, that small device which was once used for just talking with people is no more the same. With the introduction of smartphones, mobile has become more than a necessity and occupied our lives so well that sometimes we even don’t realize that we are using them. Where is the nearest cafeteria? And you instantly use Google maps. Which are the smartest phones? And you instantly Google it. O, nice view! And here starts the camera. And so on…

But what if you are in the middle of your day with no battery plug in available and your smartphone suddenly starts showing message ‘battery low’. Yes, the world seems to come to an end and the situation becomes tensed. When smartphones occupy such a big position in our life, why don’t to use smartphones with long battery back up? Yes, this is the ultimate solutions.

APPLE IS EXPECTED TO LAUNCH IPHONE MINI NEXT YEAR

World’s two leading Smartphone producing companies are having a battle going on between who will attract how much customers. And so the analysts expect that there soon would be an ‘iPhone mini’ placed at a lesser amount so that all starts of society can enjoy it well.

Samsung alone is going to occupy about 33% of Smartphone sales this year, while this ratio is going to be 33% for apple. To establish its supremacy and to beat Samsung, it is expected that iPhone will soon be launching a smaller and a cheaper variant of phone, expected as iPhone mini by the tech experts.

SAMSUNG’S BUDGET PHONE GT B7810 IMAGES LEAKED

Samsung is busy launching new smartphones and tablets everyday in the market. Company also launched its camera few days before. There were gossips in the market that company is soon going to launch its budget phone which would fit the pockets and requirements of every strata of society. The only prediction was that the phone is going to be QWERTY pad. But the phone’s images are leaked much before the launching of the device.

• Metallic body

Handset is going to be of metallic body. Along with metal, a little bit of plastic is also used with it. Phone is modeled as Samsung GT B7810. 

BMW LAUNCHED MINI CAR M3 DTM CHAMPION

BMW announced its new limited edition car. It is in news that company has prepared only 54 models yet which are going to land in markets this year. Car is modeled as BMW M3 DTM Champion.  It is been 19 years lapse that BMW has finally returned to DTM and is all set to introduce it. It is considered as the BMW's best car among all its DTM car models. moreover, it is also based on the new technology 2013.The car is powered by a 414 bhp 4.0 litre V8 engine. Company will start delivering them in February this year in Germany. Soon company is going to ship it in UK too.

The original DTM is going to have black metallic paint and will feature grand BMW M stickers, matt black wheels along with dark chrome trim which is going to provide the car with a luxurious stunning touch. The interiors of the car are also well designed using black leather. Steering wheel is totally royal having a carbon and alcantara fibre trim. 

GOOGLE ANDROID JELLY BEAN TOP TABLETS

Android 4.1.2 Jelly bean is the latest version of operating system of android system. It is being widely getting used in all latest tablets and smartphones. Jelly bean android is more powerful, speedier, more flexible and more versatile than its previous version. Let’s have a look over some of the tablets which feature this latest version of android.

Toshiba Excite 13

Toshiba excite 13 is the tablet introduced by Toshiba. It has 13 inch wide multi touch screen. Tablet is equipped with powerful quadcore Tegra 3 processor which works on the frequency of 1.5GHz. It has a 1 GB RAM and up to 32GB expandable SD memory. Tablet is provided with a full push mail support. Its 5 MP camera with LED flash makes it interesting.

LG ACCEPTING PREORDERS FOR ITS NEW OLED TV PRICED AT US$10,000 IN KOREA

LG is all set to accept the orders for its upcoming LG OLED TV in Korea. The company has kept the price at around US$10,000. However, it is expected that company will be delivering the sets in February 2013.

With this announcement, LG is considering himself in strong position by beating Samsung in the race of production and smashing its competitors Toshiba and Sony.  The OLED TV is expected to have a 55 inches screen and is modeled as 55EM9700. Talking about its thickness, TV is expected to be 4mm thick and will weigh about 22 lbs. The OLED television will make use of WRGB technology along with LG’s four color pixel system and color refiner technology.

It is prominent that Both Samsung and LG announced their OLED TVs last year but LG is the one to succeed and make it available for the customers.

SAMSUNG TO LAUNCH A SLIM TOUCH SCREEN LAPTOP

Samsung always make the unexpected turn into reality. When whole world is behind ultrabooks and super slim ultra books, Samsung has decided to launch a full power CPU installed with touch screen and graphic cards. Samsung’s new ultrabooks and super slim ultra books, Samsung has decided to launch a full power CPU installed with touch screen and graphic cards. Samsung’s new series 7 Chronos is soon to enter into markets. A while before, Samsung also announced the series 7 ultrabook version.

The Samsung new series 7 Chronos laptop will feature a full voltage CPU which will obviously make it little hefty. The slim touch screened laptop will feature quad core Intel core i series CPU. It is expected to have a RAM of 16 GB and storage capacity of 1 TB. In addition to this, laptop will also feature discrete AMD Radeon HD 8870 Graphics. The midsize screen is expected to be of 15.6 inches equipped with an appreciable resolution of 1920 x 1080 which is quite expected!

NOKIA TO LAUNCH A NEW CONCEPT SMARTPHONE NOKIA 990

Nokia is trying its best to conquer the mobile market again but its competitors are each day introducing new mobiles with great applications and operating systems at much lower price which is stopping Nokia to re-occupy the markets. The presence of companies like Samsung and apple are further making the task difficult for Nokia.

Nokia is now trying a new change in its series, Lumia series. According to Nokia’s phone designer, Edgar Mkrtchyan, a new concept of Nokia 990 is been tried which wont be available in any other phone. The device is made further ore trendy by giving some funky colors to it.  Nokia 990 will witness following features:

SAMSUNG ANNOUNCED GALAXY GRAND WITH 1.2 GHz DUAL CORE PROCESSOR, 5 INCHES SCREEN AND 4.1.2 JELLY BEAN ANDROID

Samsung finally stepped one step further in the race of launching smartphones. Recently, a new Smartphone, Samsung galaxy grand, a news addition to the galaxy series is announced. Company foresees that Galaxy Grand will also do the same business as is done by Samsung Note 2.

Samsung received an overwhelming response from the Smartphone lovers till now. 

Processor:

The phone is installed with 1.2 GHz dual core processor which is appreciably fast.

Operating system:

Samsung has used the latest version of android 4.1.2 jellybean android in Samsung Galaxy Grand.

REVIEW OF ANDROID JELLY BEAN

Finally the fifth grand update of android has hit the market. The newer version of android, known as Android 4.1.2 jelly bean is been introduced. This update is in news since a long time now. Well, jelly bean do has its own advantages on one hand and restraints on other which were pretty handled by the previous version of android, ice cream sandwich.

The moment you will pick up the jelly bean android version installed phone in your hand, you won’t discover much difference between two. But as you begin to get inside it, there are few restraints which will force you to think about its update. First of all, the new version doesn't support Google too much which was well supported by ice cream sandwich.