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5 Useful Android Photography Apps

31 Oct, 2011 by
Android
Guest Post by Elijah Bitson. If you are like me, the minute the now famous Instagram, an iPhone Photo app was released to the market, you would have felt left out and down. The app was a success as it made photo editing and uploading to social networking websites very easy and convenient. The reason why this was done is to advertise the application, and boy was it advertised, causing more grief and stress to android fans. All is not lost however because android users can still add some artistic flare and touch up on their photos. The best thing about the android app market is the fact that it is home to some of the greatest free apps you could ever find anywhere else. Some of the notable photography apps for the android that you should take advantage of include-

1. Vignette Demo

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Many have compared the Vignette Demo to the Instagram app for iPhones. It is a very customizable application which you can try over 84 different camera and film effects with over 59 different photo frames. The end result is photos with a vintage or retro style. The...
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10 Best Free Apps for Video Calling on Android

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Android
Android is a mobile OS that is renown for the fact that it is open source, which means that, theoretically, everybody in the community can contribute to the improvement of the Android OS. If you are new to android, you might get overwhelmed with the number of apps available at your disposable. Are you afraid that you will end up paying too much or this something that is totally strange to you - making video-calls using your phone? I admit that even I don't use this feature a lot, for two big reasons. One is that when I need to make a video call, I am usually near my computer, at home. If I need to urgently make video call to somebody and am outside the house, I just don't feel comfortable smiling at the phone and attracting curious looks from everybody around me. So, if you want to make a video call using your Android smartphone, you shouldn't make the same mistakes I do. After all, why should you care what others think? In a matter of few years, the entire consumer technology will change and you will see more and more people hanging out with their tablets, for instance....
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Sorry State of Android Support [Infographic]

27 Oct, 2011 by
Android
Just about a week back, I posted that poor battery management has been my biggest gripe about Android as a mobile OS. But then the fragmentation is an equally big issue for many users. Michael Degusta has done all the hard work and has come out with an infographic which shows the sad state of support for majority of the Android smartphones released in US in the past couple of years.

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Support for iPhones

As you can see from the infographic above, Apple has been supporting 3 year old iPhone 3G & iPhone 3GS till now. Their latest OS - iOS 5 is available (though with certain limitations) on every model except the original iPhone (which is more than 4 year old now). Same is the case with iPod Touch & iPad.

Android Updates

Recently, Google announced that their flagship android phone - the Nexus One, won't be getting the latest Android 4.0 update. Nexus owners have traditionally been luckier than the rest when it comes to Android OS upgrades, hence this news sent shockwaves amongst android users. Michael says-
Other than the original G1 and MyTouch, virtually all of the millions...
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Get 370 GB Using These 24 Free Cloud Storage Options!

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Downloads, Featured
If you've been living under a rock or hidden inside a cave or just not giving a damn on where technology is heading, then cloud storage may sound to you like some noisy brouhaha. Who am I to talk? I am regarded by relatives, friends like the "computer guy", but I'll admit that I am not an avid user of the cloud, not that it isn't a great tool for the safety and comfort of your files, but because I was just too lazy to use such an user-friendly product.

Cloud Storage - An Useful Tool in this Digital Era

Everything changed in the past 6 months when I realized that I no longer can rely only on my laptop and various storage devices. My gmail account got hacked and I could have lost access to important documents that I used to keep on my free email account. And my troubles didn't stop there. After a nice trip in Italy, I discovered that I accidentally deleted very important pictures (they were more important to my girlfriend than me) and I panicked for a moment. Yes, I know that files don't get deleted right away on your hard drive, but, nonetheless, I freaked...
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Apple Moves Movies to iCloud

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iPhone, News

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Apple is exploring options to upload movies on to iTunes so that movies can be accessed from any Apple device through iCloud. The new service is going to be launched by late 2011 or by early 2012. The news comes at a time when major motion picture studios are exploring the possibility to stream movies through Ultraviolet. Ultraviolet is a cloud based platform that helps users watch movies at user’s comfort zone. Customers who own Blu-Ray or DVD version of certain movies will also be able to access those movies on smartphones, tablets, smart televisions and other handheld devices. So far, Apple has not joined hands with Ultraviolet in delivering movie streaming services. From the studios that are actively participating in Ultraviolet services include Warner Bros, Sony and Universal. Ultraviolet functions on cloud based technology and users can purchase their choice movies, download and watch at their convenient timings. The news didn’t surprise tech analysts and Apple followers as iOS 5 has the capability to deliver video streaming also...
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Lava S12 – Budget Android Phone with 3D UI

25 Oct, 2011 by
Android

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Lava Mobiles, who are usually known for their budget feature phones with good speakers in India, have jumped onto the Android bandwagon with their first android smartphone - Lava S12, which for its price, has a pretty good specs to boast about. Lava S12 provides users with 3D interface and comes in an off-beat curved back panel, aimed to stand out from the competition. If you are from outside India, chances are that you wouldn't have heard of Lava Mobiles. Lava is an out-and-out Indian company with its R&D centers in Bangalore & China. Lava has been working on their first Android device for over an year and seems to have put in a great effort to come out with a spec-heavy smartphone with a great user experience at an affordable price.

Lava S12 - Specs & Features

For an Android smartphone price below INR 10,000 (approx USD 200), Lava S12 carries an impressive spec sheet. It comes with a 3D user interface, a 5 MegaPixel camera (with zoom) and a 3.2" capacitive touch screen with a decent 480x320 resolution. It is powered by a 600 MHz Qualcomm processor, which has become...
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Snuggling up to the Computer: Many Saying Goodnight to their Personal Electronics

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Tech, Tiny Tip

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With its sleek looks, amazing intelligence and ability to go all night, a new class of digital snuggle buddies is giving the traditional bed partner a run for their money. Laptops, cell phones, iPads - personal electronics have an extra dose of around-the-clock functionality that makes them hard to resist. But does this really make for the perfect relationship? In the areas of physical and psychological awareness, health experts say not quite.

Too Many Junk Searches Equal Junk Sleep

Social media consumers’ long-running relationship with personal electronics is on the rocks. And as they continue to sacrifice sleep for extra hours online, their physical health is feeling the affects. According to research by the American Sleep Association, close to 95 percent of Internet users polled, surf the Web in the hour before trying to sleep. Many admit to using these devices in the middle of the night. Besides the focus of the sleep-technology connection, the poll also found that many Americans are not happy with their quality of sleep. Surf less, sleep more. Seems pretty straightforward, right? Well, while in the grand scheme of things a 3 am Facebook update or meaningless...
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30 Stunning Augmented Reality Apps for Android

24 Oct, 2011 by
Android, Featured
Hold on for a minute? What the heck is "augmented reality"? What do you mean by that, does the reality gets more ... real? It seems that the Android OS has gone a fair way since its first release. You only need your smartphone and a bunch of augmented reality applications for Android and you can become an amateur engineer, designer or astrologist. But hey, it's not something totally new. Just like with the 3D technology and the glasses-free 3D technology, this is actually an old concept that didn't develop further because there weren't gadgets or devices to propel a mass adoption. The history of augmented reality goes back into the '70, when Morton Heilig created the Sensorama device, a tool that render 3D image, stereo sound and even had aromas and wind during the display of movies. What does this all mean? That's right, the augmention of the reality. Forty years after the first pioneering step in this field, we now have people that are crafting augmented reality applications for daily use, not only for special moments, like seeing a movie or listening to a song. The augmented reality applications augment and modify the reality using the...
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