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How to enable/disable haptic feedback on Android phone

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How to enable/disable haptic feedback on Android phone

Since the invention of touchscreens there have been many things invented on the sidelines just to make the touchscreen experience even better. Haptic feedback, a small little vibration based feedback that the smartphone gives to the user when he/she touches the touchscreen, is one of those a inventions that have been done to make the touchscreen usage more realistic.

While it was done to make things more realistic as far as the touch and feedback goes but ultimately there are people who did not like the feature as much it was expected. Hence, manufacturers have now coming out with devices in which users can shut the haptic feedback system off.

Step 1

From the home screen, press the applications menu key on the display that will bring up the applications menu.

Step 2

Locate and select the settings tab. This is the regular way to reach to the main device settings. If you want you can access it through the device’s short menu as well by choosing settings under the ‘options’ key on the device..

Step 3

The settings menu will open up the device’s settings page. From here select the ‘Sounds and Display’ tab and select that to open the related menu. This settings menu takes care of the performance related settings of the device so be careful while changing other settings as well.

Step 4

The ‘Sounds and Display’ tab will open up the associated menu. Scroll and locate ‘Haptic feedback’ form the menu.

Step 5

Some devices by default come with haptic feedback enabled while some come with this functionality disabled. The Motorola Milestone smartphone, which we used for this, comes with this service enabled by default.

Step 6

Select the desired effect for the haptic feedback. So if you want to enable the feedback then check the checkbox or uncheck it if you do not want it. This provides settings for both those who want this feedback and for those who do not want this as well.

Once done exit the menu and now you will notice your device working according to your preference.

Top 5 F1 apps for iOS devices

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Top 5 F1 apps for iOS devices

With the first ever Formula 1 race set to be held in India on October 30, there has been a tremendous rise in interest in the event in the country.
Seeing the F1 mania, several developers have created number of commendable applications that will keep you updated and abreast with the happenings as well as details about the Formula One racing.

Here is quick list of free and paid apps that will keep you abreast with all you wish to know about the Formula 1:

F1 News – Free

This free Formula 1 pulls in the news updates from several places and presents it in form of a feed on the iPhone. It is like an RSS feed reader for F1 enthusiasts who just wish to stay updated on what’s happening in the Formula 1 racing world.
Pretty straight forward application that will fetch you latest news and updates related to the Formula 1 racing world that includes the formula one drivers as well.

F1 2011 Timing App CP – Paid

Last year the same app won award for the Best Sports App 2010 and now the same application comes with new bunch of features. This app offers the official Formula One Live Timing and Track Positioning features for the fans to get better insight with better visual presentation. Developers have added fully interactive 3D map that let the users see position of the every F1 driver on the track with interactive gestures like pinch, zoom and spin.

Besides, this paid offers loads of live data in various forms such as leaderboards, timing data, text commentary and one can also download race packs. Also you can get detailed information about a team, driver and history of all.

The free version of the app won’t work unless you have bought the in-app purchase which is the Championship Pass.

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FerrariArchive – Paid:

It is simply for the Ferrari lovers who wish to see all the machines till date (sorted by decades). Detailed information along with images is offered on every Ferrari model. There are about 200 Ferrari models mentioned in this app and over 600 photographs of the same have been offered.

It is a must have app for those who love Ferrari and wish to know everything possible for the each model introduced ever since 1940. For that $1.99 is a very small price to pay.

F1 Calendar 2011 – Paid:

Need to stay updated with the practice, qualifiers and race schedules? Better have the F1 2011 Calendar app that keeps you updated with race calender along with practice and qualifying results. Besides, the app also brings you latest F1 news that gets downloaded and available for offline viewing.

This app also offers detailed profiles of the drivers and the teams along with the individual driver standings and team standings statistics. For those who are new to the world of F1 racing this app explains what each flag stands for in the F1 race.

Formula1.com 2011 – Free:

This is a simple and easy to use app that gives all information one needs to know about Formula 1 racing. This app like other mentioned above streams live timing data that includes driver’s details (number, name and position), lap timings, sector timings, straight line speeds, track status indicator, lap chart, circuit data, etc.

The developers have also added new alerts about results, news and sessions via push notifications. User gets notified when the session starts and pushes notifications about the standings. Loads of statistical data and timing sheets are offered. This app requires one to register with the Formula1.com which is easy-peasy.

RaceSetup – Paid:

Just when you get bored while reading about the Formula 1 cars, teams, drivers and other circuits, take your mind off with the RaceSetup game. Any Formula one fan will appreciate the detailing offered in the game to tweak and tinker around cars to win the races.
This gaming app includes the interesting Car Performance Measure system that shows the possible results while altering any component of the car. One can go for entire setup for selection or choose each component for fine tuning. Special Engineering Solutions for the enthusiasts are there as well to take care and solve the machine’s handling problems.

These apps will certainly put any Formula One’s device to good use by pulling all necessary information under one window.

Handset Review : Fly MV 248

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As far as the low end phones go, dual based handsets are and will be the next big thing and soon will outnumber the single SIM based devices. Today, many big and small device manufacturers have devices in this segment. Fly – owned by Meridian Mobiles India, is one such brand and has been in the Indian market for a really long time now.

Fly has sometime back came out with a dual SIM handset – the MV 248, which aims to offer more value for money while not sacrificing on the features.

First looks

The MV 248 surely impresses by its bold looks and bright colour combinations – it comes in a carbon graphite coloured body with a choice of highlight in orange and red. Both the colour combinations look great and give it a very youth centric appeal.
While the body has a matte finish, the orange/red highlighted portion comes with a glossy finish, which gives it a stylish look.

Design

The phone’s face has been divided in a 60 – 40 ratio with 60 per cent area being allocated for the display while the rest of the area goes for the keypad. All the keys are placed on the face only making it easier to handle as side keys tend to get accidentally pressed while keeping and taking out the phone from pocket.
Although the phone is slightly bigger than the normal size and a lot thicker but this has been done to accommodate the keypad and the battery which are really big in comparison to most handsets. The edges are curved that add to the overall comfort factor. Also, the corners of the screen have been tapered off to make it easy for the ears for longer communication times without pains.

Display and keypad

The display is a big 2.4 inch TFT- display (non touch) with a of 320 x 240 pixels. The display reproduces bright and quite colourful images. It has a protective scratch resistant plastic protector as well which is integrated in the outer body of the MV 248 and aims to protect the display from scratches and damages during accidental falls.

The keypad of the MV 248 is great which offers maximum comfort to the users with its spaced out keys and perfect key pitch combination. One thing disliked about the keypad is that the call connect and disconnect keys are kept too close to the numeric keys and may cause problems for speedy typers.
The keypad has a big ‘d pad’ in the center for navigation which is more like a silver/ ring with a coloured ring in the center of the key which is very easy to use.

Build Quality

Although it’s complete plastic, the device has a good build quality and is sturdy enough to handle quite a few drops and falls. We dropped it on a variety of surfaces from waist’s height and it hardy received any damage.
Also the device seems to be dust resistant as there are not many open cavities or loose spaces between plastic parts on this device but the port has no dust cap so it might actually make up for the whole body’s dust accumulation through the cavity.

Call Performance

Being a dual SIM phone, Fly MV 248 can be connected to two cellular networks or two different numbers at any given time. However, it does not feature two-SIM standby feature that allows the other SIM to be active while the first SIM receives a call.
The signal quality of this phone is normal and it works flawlessly in most places. The call sound quality both for the speaker and the receiver are good without any distortion or voice quality loss. The microphone positioning of the phone is towards the bottom of the phone that allows the MV 248 to catch minimal ambience noise as well therby providing a basic level of noise isolation.

Multimedia

The Fly MV 248 has an inbuilt audio video player that supports most popular audio and video formats like MP3, WMA, MP4 and 3GP as well. Plus, the MV 248 comes with a standard mini USB port for transferring files or charging this device from the computer as well.

The MV 248 does not come with a standard 3.5 mm audio connector which is a really big let down from multimedia perspective. It uses the same USB connector for audio connectivity. In terms of music playback, the headset is a big disappointment and even at lower levels the quality goes for a toss. You can try another set of ear plugs but the device has some issues at high volume levels as well.

Just opposite to headsets, the MV 248 has got a big speaker with great sound quality, better than most dual SIM handsets out there in the market.

The MV 248 also features a nice 2 camera with flash. The quality of the camera is good in bright light to medium light conditions. In low light, the camera automatically adjusts the shutter speed to compensate the brightness loss. Ultimately it works as a great camera and when connected to the PC this can also be used as a webcam with inbuilt drivers to work with most Windows based operating systems..

Battery life

One of the biggest advantages of the Fly MV 248 is its big battery that has impressed us to the maximum. The MV 248 has the biggest mobile phone battery ever made in the from of a 2000 mAh, 7.4 Wh rating battery pack. The battery pack powers the device for good 12-14 hours of along with additional time being spent on music listening too. Overall the MV 248 gives a week long device usage time with moderate usage with between charges.

Finally

The Fly MV 248 is a great bundle of joy for those who want a decent set of features without spending a fortune. For the price it offer multimedia, great battery backup, good looks, and a great build quality.
Though it misses out on a 3.5 mm jack but overall it’s a great deal. Music lovers can easily pair this with a based headset to enjoy wireless music without worrying about its audio connectivity.

So in a line, the MV 248 offers great set of features and usability by being a good dual SIM based feature phone for a price tag of Rs 2,250 (MRP).

App Review: Drag Racing

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Out of all gaming genres, Indians love arcade style racing on their mobile phones. Whether it is sophisticated F1 race or a street race, every such game gets equal love.

The new Drag Racing Free is an amazing and addictive racing game that offers more than 50 real cars. However, it’s not just about different realistic looking cars but it is also about upgrades and several opponents that challenge your skills in every race. Every millisecond is crucial in the race and this game will make you realise that.

Drag Racing Free offers four self-explanatory menu options – Race, Garage , Settings and Stats. The Race starts off with Level 1 and offers three basic modes – Race offline, Race Online and Pro League. Out of these three basic game modes, if player chooses Race Offline then the opponent can be chosen to be a Beginner, Amateur, Pro or Boss (super expert). For every race won, there is a fixed amount of cash awarded. On beating the Boss in the offline race mode, one gets 10 Respect points as well.

The basic object of offline racing is to get familiar with the gameplay and also practice the timing to be as accurate as possible. Gameplay involves getting a good start and timing the gear shifts perfectly. During the race, even an indicator shows up in the middle of the screen to hint the gear shift required. Also the indicator offers colours to give appropriate boost like the Green gives massive speed boost while blue gives a mediocre bump and red just slows you down.

By default, the game offers over 50 different popular car models to choose from and it also includes the Hennessey Venom GT (1200 bhp). Player can also take a test drive (in game, of course) of the car before hitting the purchase button. The game has been designed in such a way that that the better upgrade you get for your car, tougher the competitor becomes. That keeps things competitive.

At this moment, the game suffers from Tuning bug. So if you are going through Garage, then set the filter to My Cars by tapping all the other boxes to appear silver. Then if you tap on upgrade and choose any other option to tune your car, the will keep showing you same error. So just skip that at this moment.

Unlocking achievements gets extra cash to purchase the in-game cards and also earning extra reputation points. So the game is simple – win races to earn cash and reputation points. Upgrade your car to win more races against competitive opponents.

Though the game looks like simple racing one, it does have gripping element of constant competition and rewarding the efforts applied.

Over an hour’s time, this game becomes really addictive and challenging at the same time.

Drag Racing Free is available for free for the 3.0 or higher running iOS devices from Apple App Store.

Game Review: Rock The Vegas

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In the recent past we have seen quite a few building based strategy games on platform. These games take advantage of the bigger screen sized devices and provide a detailed game play to the users where they have to control almost everything and that’s what makes these games interesting as well.

Rock the Vegas is yet another game that has been launched by its developer – Game Insight, in the building and strategy gaming genre. The game just like its previous version My Country that focuses on making a city right from the scratch and as you earn money and then in turn use the same money to make the city better.

Rock the Vegas game brings back the same game play but with an interesting twist – the control to build the Vegas City right the way you want it to be. Users are given the required and the bare minimum basic training for playing the game in the initial few stages of the game but if you have played the My country game in the past you will know what to do and how. For new players, the game has got a long list in terms of options and menus to toggle and control the game. Users get the power to control each and every element of the game play be it population, buildings, light which of course look great in the newly added night play mode where the neons over the casinos just look simply superb.

Since there is no minimum hardware requirement for devices to play this game, it can be easily installed and played on most basic Android devices. Obviously, the quality of graphics will differ from device to device and definitely on smaller devices this game will run relatively slower which might lead to a bad game experience.

There are no in game advertisements or funky stuff like application suggestions. The game gives the option to users to buy the special currency which can be used to get the tasks done faster and buy limited edition and much efficient buildings as well. This is a great way of making games and applications free where the players are not unnecessarily pressed or forced to see advertisements or complete tasks to play the game.

Overall, Rock the Vegas promises hours of fun game play but beware you might get addicted to it and please make sure that you carry your charger with you all the time.

The game Rock the Vegas is compatible with all devices running Android version 2.1 and above. It can be downloaded directly from the Android Market or users can alternatively follow the link to download the application.

Link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seventeenbullets.android.vegas&hl=en

Please note that the game has a big download size of about 26 MB, so it is advised that users connect to a high speed data network such as or WiFi to download this game.

Smartphones launched in October

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Smartphones launched in October

In the past 30 days, in the line-up to Diwali festivities, Mobile phone companies together launched more than 19 smartphones, and all these handsets had something special about them.

While some of them are upgrades to the popular handsets, some others introduced a whole new category, and few ushered a new operating system in the market with them. Here is the complete list of hottest new handsets.

Samsung Galaxy Y

This is the cheapest smartphone from Samsung priced at Rs 7,100 and it’s a feature packed handset with a small 3.0 inch capacitive touch screen. It is based on Android 2.3 operating system. It is powered by a fast 832 application which is by far the maximum that has been offered at this price.

Samsung Galaxy S Plus

This smartphone is the upgrade of the original Galaxy S, priced at Rs 22,000 its only slightly costlier that its predecessor (which continues to be available). The phone has a 4 inch full touch display and is based Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is powered by a 1.4 GHz processor and 512 of RAM.

It has a 5 camera which is capable of shooting high definition video, and a front camera for video calling which is same as what Galaxy S has. Galaxy S Plus is powered by a 1650 mAh battery. Other features remain the same as the original Galaxy S.

Samsung Galaxy R

Galaxy R Android smartphone is similar in design to the Galaxy S2. It has a slightly smaller display standing at 4.2 inches. The Galaxy R, however, misses out on the but gets a super clear like the one on the Samsung Galaxy I9003.

The Galaxy R runs Android Gingerbread v2.3 operating system with Samsung’s Touch Wiz user interface on top. The phone comes with a dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. The Galaxy R will come with 8 GB of internal storage along with a 32 GB expandable memory option as well.

A 5 megapixel camera with power LED flash has been included in the device and it is capable of recording 720p high definition video at 30 frames per second. For video calling, the phone has a 1.3 megapixel front camera. Samsung Galaxy R is priced at Rs 27,500 which is approximately Rs 2,500 cheaper than the big brother Galaxy SII.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Xperia Ray priced at Rs 19,000 is aimed style conscious consumers the phone comes with a sleek aluminum frame, reality display, mobile Bravia engine, and a 3.3 inch screen.

Xperia Ray, runs on the latest Android platform for smartphones Gingerbread 2.3 and is powered by a 1 GHz processor. The phone is quite sleek, with a thickness of 9.4 mm.

Besides, it has an 8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor R Sony camera technology and video functionality, which means that the camera will be one of the best, if not the best, in its class.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Active

Xperia Active is one of the first Android devices targeted at health freaks. It has a 3 inch reality display with Sony’s Mobile Bravia display technology, and a 5 megapixel camera with HD video functionality. It is a dust and water resistant phone and has wet finger tracking technology which means that the phone works perfectly even when the screen or the user’s fingers are wet.

If you are outdoor sports enthusiast Xperia Active has GPS, Barometer and compass to help you in your endeavours. It also comes with accessories like wrist strap, arm case and detachable ear hooks for the portable handsfree that ensure the earpieces and the phone remains in place while you are running. The phone will cost you Rs 20,000.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V

Xperia Neo V gets Android gingerbread 2.3 operating system with the regular features of the new generation Xperia smartphones that include Facebook inside Xperia, the Bravia engine and the upgraded audio player with the Xloud.

Neo V features a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a dedicated graphics engine as well. And the screen is a 3.7 inch multi-touch reality display with Sony’s Bravia engine for better visuals.

It has a 5 MP camera with LED Flash and auto focus feature which can shoot 720p HD videos at 30 FPS. Neo V has a 1500 mAH battery and its external memory is expandable up to 32 GB through a micro SD card. The phone is priced at Rs 17,500.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro

Xperia Pro is a slide out phone with features similar to Neo V, with same screen, operating system and processor. However it has a 8 megapixel camera capable of recording 720p high definition videos. The phone is priced at Rs 23,990.

Nokia 700

Nokia 700 has the latest Symbian Belle operating system and pairing functionality. It has a 3.2 inch Amoled “ClearBack” display with Gorilla Glass with 320×640 pixel resolution, this handset houses a 1Ghz ARM design based processor. It is available in five different colours. At the rear, Nokia 700 features a 5 megapixel full focus camera that is capable of recording 720p HD video at 30fps.

Nokia 700 features 3.0, and has 2 GB internal memory which expandable upto 32 GB. It comes with a rather small 1080 mAh battery. Nokia 700 comes with integrated GPS, Compass, and WiFi network support. The phone is priced at Rs 18,000.

Nokia 701

Nokia 701 also, runs on Symbian Belle and has got NFC capabilities. It comes with 3.5 inch IPS (in plane switching) LCD ClearBack display with Gorilla Glass. The display comes with 16:9 aspect ratio and 360×640 pixel resolutions. This display supports multi-touch and comes with proximity sensor as well as accelerometer.

Even this handset houses a 1 GHz processor. At the rear, the Nokia 701 has 8 megapixel camera with Dual LED Flash and 2X Digital Zoom. The camera is capable of recording 720p HD video at 30 frames per second and apparently comes with a front facing camera for video chat.

This handset features Stereo FM with RDS and Bluetooth 3.0. This handset supports as well as WiFi for speedy data connectivity. Its 1300 mAh battery offers up to 7 hours of talking time over 2G and about 6.5 hours of talktime over 3G Networks. Nokia will offer this handset in three colours.

LG Optimus Pro C660

Priced at just Rs 9,600 this device offers a good value for money; it comes with the latest Android 2.3 OS (operating system) sitting on top of 800 MHz processor and 256 RAM. The pro as the name suggests comes with a qwerty keypad, however unlike most other Android Pro devices this one is in a bar form factor. The screen is a 2.8 inch capacitive touch with a of 240 x 320 pixels, which is quite big for a device in this design type.

The handset has a 3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom. Video in this phone can be recorded at 24 (frames per second). Pro C660 also includes sensors like accelerometer for UI auto-rotate. However, the proximity sensor is missing, lack of which has been smart compensated by user interface design. The battery is a 1500 mAH unit which is on the bigger side, all the other features of a regular Android phone including 32 GB expandable memory, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi (with Hotspot function), 3G, Bluetooth, port and GPS are all present.

LG Optimus Net

It is being touted as the upgrade of very popular Optimus One. Optimus Net has a 3.2 inch capacitive touch display with HVGA (320×480) pixel resolution. And features a better (than Optimus One) 800 Mhz Qualcomm MSM7227T processor, 512 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM, the Optimus Net features Gingerbread with Optimus UI 2.0 layered on top of it. Other features of this touchscreen handset includes 3.0 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), 1500 mAh battery and support. The phone is priced very competitively at Rs 10,000 level.

HTC Radar

HTC Radar, which features the latest 7.5 Mango version of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system has been priced at Rs 23, 990. The smartphone sports a 3.8 inch touchscreen display with 480×800 resolution. It is powered by a 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor and 512 RAM. Besides, it has a 5-megapixel back camera which is capable of recording 720p HD videos and a VGA front facing camera for video chat.

Also, it has 8GB of on-board storage, 1520 mAh non-removable battery and comes with G-sensor, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor as well. As connectivity option, it has Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G and options.

HTC Explorer

HTC Explorer has been designed especially for the Indian market. The phone is priced attractively at Rs 11,600 and comes with a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 resolution, and is based on the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread, with HTC Sense user interface’s latest 3.5 version sitting on top of it. Besides, it features a 3 megapixel camera. Indian consumers will enjoy exclusive pre-loaded content and applications including Saavn, Bollywood Hungama, NDTV Cricket, NDTV news, eBuddy XMS, HTC Flashlight, Asphalt Adrenalin, Uno and Cricket Pro.

The phone has very modest specs with just 600 MHz processor, 384 MB RAM and 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera. However, given the price and HTC’s quality and user interface, it makes a good value for money smartphone.

Blackberry also launched two new devices, one each in Torch and Curve category.

Blackberry Torch 9860

BlackBerry Torch 9860, is priced at Rs 28,490, for this money you get a handset with latest BlackBerry 7 OS and the Near Field Communication chip which allows transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in close proximity to each other.

It comes with a 3.7 inch touchscreen which, according to RIM, is the largest on a BlackBerry smartphone yet. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 is powered with 1.2 Ghz Qualcomm MSM 8655 processor with 768 MB RAM and 4 GB ROM on board with additional storage space for up to 32 GB.

RIM has added a 5 megapixel camera with Flash and continuous autofocus. WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth, Near Field Communication chip, GPS, digital compass and accelerometer are all there. Torch 9860 comes with 1230 mAh lithium-ion battery, which provides 6.8 hours of on 3G networks.

Blackberry Torch 9360

BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone priced at Rs 20,000, comes with a 2.44 inch touchscreen but does not feature a touchscreen based display. It is powered by BlackBerry 7 OS and runs on an 800 Mhz single core processor. This phone comes with 512 MB of RAM, 512 MB ROM, 4 GB internal memory and an option to expand memory up to 32 GB via a card. It has a 5 megapixel camera with flash but can only record in VGA mode. The BlackBerry Curve 9360, which is a 3G ready device, is capable of five hours’ worth of calls after each recharge. The smartphone has a Qwerty keyboard along with an optical trackpad. It also has a Near Field Communication chip which allows transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in close proximity to each other.

MTS Mtag 3.1

MTS though a mobile operator also launched two new re-branded (from Huawei and ZTE) phones, though very basic these phones come with very lucrative plans.

MTS MTAG 3.1, which is made by Huawei, comes with a 2.8″ capacitive touch-screen offering 240×320 pixels display. It has 3.2 megapixel camera. The phone also has the MTS TV application allowing its users access to Live TV and On demand video playback. Its priced at just Rs 5,499, and comes with money back plans.

MTS Livewire

MTS Livewire is equipped with Android 2.2 Froyo and offers high speed CDMA EV-DO network access (3.1 speed). The phone is made by Chinese handset major ZTE. It also has a 2.8 inch screen but is a resistive one and therefore is priced cheaper at Rs 4,999 and also gets money back plans.

Acer Iconia S300

Acer Iconia Smart S300, which is an Android 2.3 based smart phone featuring a large 4.8 inch capacitive multi touch screen, 8 megapixel rear camera with auto focus and led flashlight, and 2 MP front facing camera. Other features include Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM radio, TV, micro – SD slot, HDMI port and motion sensing along with 8 GB internal memory. The phone comes with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The phone looks stylish in its metal casing engraved with subtle wavy patterns. The phone is priced at Rs 29,000.

Tip for using mobile phone’s camera in low light

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With the rise of smartphones and camera based mobile phones, photography has taken a new direction all together. Today mobile phones come armed with better and lenses. However, even after these improvements, most cellphone cameras suffer from bad low light photography.
But there are different precautions that users can take especially while shooting in low light so that they get a better picture and not just a haze of lights.

Be still while taking a photo

One of the key things you should remember while doing low light photography is that you have to be really still while taking a picture. The reason behind it is that to accommodate the reduction in the light, a camera reduces the shutter speed and therefore the image sensor is exposed to the light for a longer duration to capture an image and while the image is being captured if the users moves in between then the images get blurred and the detail gets lost.

Move closer to the object

Due to the low light, the camera compensates the detail of the picture being captured so you will never get a highly detailed picture form a distance. So if you want to get some detail in the picture, you have to move closer to the object being captured, closer till you are able to see the details in the preview image. Because a mobile camera captures what users see on the screen.

Shoot against a light source

Whenever you are clicking a picture in the light or in low light, make sure to keep a light source right behind your back. This way the light source will provide ample illumination to the image.

Avoid bright lights in your picture

Another common mistake that people make while capturing pictures in low light is that they tend to include brighter lights in the picture just to make them look good. But what actually happens is that the digital camera is programmed to adjust its settings according to the brightest light seen in the frame and thus details such as the subjects facial features or the whole subject sometimes gets lost in transition.

So whenever possible try to set your picture frame and especially during Diwali time avoid crackers if you plan to capture images during the night.

Do not use digital Zoom

One thing that almost all experienced photographers suggests a person to do is to completely give up the as it makes the images loose detail and does nothing good in the low light photography.

In digital zoom, the phone zooms in on the pixels of the image in order to make it look bigger. And in low light condition, where details are already hard to be clicked, choosing digital zoom would make things further complicated.

Use night mode

Most phone cameras can automatically choose between day and night shooting modes and make changes in settings accordingly, but if your phone does not gives a better picture try changing the picture capture mode to night mode. The for a camera is optimized for low light shooting so using it gives better results than any other mode.

Try before you shoot

There are many camera phones that suggest to the people whether the picture will be good or bad but before you click a picture try out different angles and places to capture that image as a particular angle sometimes turn out to be the best.

Shoot in bulk

Always click as many shots for a particular shot as possible since there is a great chance that when you will click picture in low light something will go wrong so taking a couple of pictures extra will not really hurt, especially when nowadays we have no limitations and no film reels to buy.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich to get Gamepad support

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If you are quite enticed by the Sony Ericsson Xperia play and the exceptional gaming capabilities it offer because of its gamepad then wait for sometime as solution to your problems is on the way. Google Ice Cream Sandwich the latest version of the Android operating system that was unwrapped some days before will have native support for gamepads. What that means is that users will now be able to use based gaming controllers or gamepads right on their Android ICS powered device making it a boon for the avid and not so avid gamers as well.

The information was revealed by android Engineer Romian Guy through his Twitter account. According to his post on twitter which is “With Android 4.0 you can use USB gamepads and HDMI to turn your Galaxy Nexus into a video games console!” the Google ICS will get gamepad support while the Galaxy Nexus 3 users will get an additional benefit of enjoying gaming on the big screen as well with the use of the onboard HDMI connectivity of the Nexus 3.

The Google ICS that comes with a considerable performance is turning out to be a milestone event as the same operating system now will be supported both by the Tablets and the smartphones combined. And there are quite a few surprises that are lying in the bag and will only be revealed once the ICS becomes mainstream and the updated for the devices start rolling out.

Kindle Pages will now be powered by HTML5

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As the Kindle Fire tablet, powered by is about to arrive in the US market, Amazon has come out with the announcement of a new e-book format, called Kindle Format 8 (KF8) which takes advantage of the HTML 5 technology. The idea of HTML5 based ebooks is not new, as the current e-book formats such as EPUB, Mobipocket, and even the current Kindle format are a variation of HTML in one way or the other.

In the existing formats, the publishers don’t have control over fonts, text formatting or even layout. This makes it difficult for the children’s or even technical publishers to base their books on them. PDF formats are better for the purpose, but once these files are created, they cannot be made to reflow the e-book contents according to the users’ needs.

In the new Kindle Format 8, all the advanced HTML5 features such as CSS3 formatting, embedded fonts, borders are all supported and then there are richer layout options to make reproduction of children’s books easier than ever. The first device to support the new format will be Kindle Fire, but the support for the same will be extended across other latest Kindles and Kindle apps for smartphones and tablets as well.

Amazon talks about Kindle Format 8 in its site, “As showcased on Kindle Fire, KF8 enables publishers to create great-looking books in categories that require rich formatting and design such as children’s picture books, comics & graphic novels, technical & engineering books and cookbooks. Kindle Format 8 replaces the Mobi format and adds over 150 new formatting capabilities, including fixed layouts, nested tables, callouts, sidebars and Scalable Vector Graphics, opening up more opportunities to create Kindle books that readers will love.”

Box app for Android updated

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The Box for is a file organizer app which backs up all your files online, very much like Dropbox. Users can share, browse, and even add new files to their devices, from the comfort of their app itself. The good thing about the app is, the files are not saved on the device itself, they are saved online in the Box account of the users. So even if the users log into the Box app from another device using the same account, the files are very much there.

In the new update to the Android app, the creators have added a new code base, or in user terms, there is QuickOffice integration, so users will find the file editing work becomes easier. Users can also perform various actions such as rename, delete, share files from within the app, using any Android device.

The Box team says on its blog post, “we’ve added an integration with Quickoffice that lets you easily edit documents saved on Box directly from your phone or tablet. Using the integration, you can open a Box file using the Quickoffice app, edit on your device, and automatically save back to Box &#151 ensuring that your whole team has access to the latest version of a document even when you’re away from the office.”

The Box team has also added local file caching to ensure easier access to documents even when users are away from the desk, so no need to download the documents yet again. Those who aren’t having Box.net app on iPhone or iPad don’t know what they are missing out. The app provides a whopping 50 of space to store their music, videos and of course documents and presentations in the cloud. The Android users are however still stuck with their 5 GB data storage limit, which still suffices for most of the users. Those who want to get business account to get more storage space in the app can do so by paying just $15 per month per user (500 GB data storage limit) to get more features, such as collaboration tools and automated syncing.

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