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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

iphone applications



Today, the iPhone is a powerful and entertaining tool and is being used in various domains like - healthcare, travel, finance, news, entertainment, music etc. When the iPhone was launched in 2007, it was the most advanced touch screen Smartphone. The iPhone is an ultimate PC and one can do all the activities directly on their devices, which they do on a PC. This is the reason why the iPhone has become a large part of our life and many of us cannot think of life without it. The iPhone applications can be used in our daily life to stay organized with our routine activities. Most of the iPhone applications we use support or work in co-operation with web-based tools on our desktop. There are many applications of iPhone that have received lot of media attention. The iPhone can be used from health to entertainment to travel for just about anything.



The benefits and uses of iPhone applications in various domains are as below -
Health:
These apps are very useful for the users to live a healthy life. Using these health applications, one can lead a healthy lifestyle. If we have a look at the health applications of iPhone, the best apps that come to the mind are -
1. Atkins Carb Counter
2. Fitness Class
3. Distance Meter
4. Body Fat Calculator
Travel:
There are a number of travel apps which can be used by the user to view maps, get details about various places, take a tour of various countries and continents, book flight tickets, make car and hotel reservations and do many things directly from their mobile devices. Some of the top popular travel applications are -
1. Translator.
2. Hertz car rental.
3. Tour Wrist.
Books:
One can find plenty of books, comics, novels, poetries and magazines in the app store in the category of books. The users are allowed to read and save the books on to their devices. The users are allowed to subscribe or purchase a magazine directly from their iPhones. If they want the previous issues of the magazine they can select it from the archive. Some of the popular apps available in the store in the category of books are -



1. Audiobooks- 2,947 classics for free.
2. Apps Magazine App.
3. FREE True Ghost Stories from Around the World.
4. Tickle Finger in the Jungle.
5. Free Books - 23,469 classics for less than a cup of coffee.
6. Best Self-Help Quotes.
Finance:
The app has many handy tools which can be used to handle the finances. There are some best applications featured by Apple in the Finance category. With the help of these apps, one can track their finances, expenses, investments, track their portfolios, get real-time stock quotes and updated financial news daily. Some of the best apps available in the store are -
1. Spot me payments.
2. Daily Finance - Stock Quotes and Business News.
3. Spend Free - Personal Budgeting.
4. Pocket-money LITE - Checkbook.
5. EZ Loan Calc - Loan Calculator.
Music:
There are some apps for music lovers. There are hundreds of apps for music lovers and using these apps, one can listen to their favorite music anytime and anywhere. They can even tune to their favorite radio stations from anywhere. The iPhone apps brings the best digital experience which combines the best of the world to deliver everything. Some of my favorite music apps are -
1. Pandora Radio.
2. Shazam.
3. Iheartradio.
4. Magic Guitar.
5. Magic Piano.
News:
The app store has some apps in the category of news which acts as a social news reader. These app are particularly for those who has a news personality. These app keeps the user updated with all the latest and breaking news. The users can watch the news from anywhere and anytime and stay connected with the world.
1. CNN App for iPhone (U.S.)
2. FOX News.
3. USA TODAY.
4. CNN App for i-Pad.
5. NY-Times for i-Pad.
Entertainment:
There and thousands of apps in entertainment category, which can be used to entertain others. These apps are for fun and pleasure and can act as real entertainers. The user will never get bored with these apps. Some of the popular entertaining apps are -
1. Talking Tom Cat 2.
2. Emoji.
3. Remote.
4. Hulu Plus.
5. TRUTH or DARE!!! - FREE.
6. Glow Draw!
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Friday, April 13, 2012

verizon iphone



Apple and Verizon recently announced the launch of the much awaited iPhone for the Verizon network. This new iPhone, whilst looking exactly the same as the iPhone 4 has had a couple of minor changes made to it. What do these changes mean for those people wanting to purchase accessories for their new Verizon iPhone, and in particular for those people wishing to move from the AT&T network to Verizon?



Differences Between the iPhone 4 and the New iPhone for the Verizon Network
First, let us look at the changes that Apple have made to the Verizon iPhone. According to a number of blogs and websites the new iPhone is exactly the same as the iPhone 4 except for a minor repositioning of the external antenna and the slight relocation of the Mute and On/Off buttons. The antenna changes have resulted in the repositioning of the gaps between the external antennas (a new gap has appeared just above the Mute button) and the volume buttons, whilst still on the left hand side, have been moved ever so slightly down the phone (presumably to accommodate the antenna change).
Can You Use iPhone 4 Cases on the Verizon iPhone?
Most likely not is the simple answer. Whilst the repositioning of the external antenna will probably have minimal impact the relocation of the Mute and On/Off buttons will. Most of the cases being designed and manufactured at the moment are precision made and therefore have been designed to exactly fit the external features of the iPhone 4.
The slight change in the positioning of the external buttons will mean that cases designed for the iPhone 4 will not fit the new iPhone designed for the Verizon network. In particular iPhone 4 cases that have separate holes for the Mute and On/Off buttons will certainly not fit the Verizon iPhone.
iPhone 4 cases that have a full opening to accommodate the Mute and On/Off buttons may fit the new iPhone however, do not be surprised if the case does not fit perfectly. Owners of leather pouches and flip-cases looking to purchase the Verizon iPhone should be unaffected.
When Will the New Cases be Available?
A number of iPhone case suppliers have announced that they will be modifying their iPhone 4 case designs to take into account the subtle changes. These cases will be available from 11 February 2011 to coincide with the release of the much anticipated Verizon iPhone.
If you are about to purchase the Verizon iPhone, or are moving from the AT&T network to Verizon, then check out GET iPhone Case for a wide range of Verizon iPhone cases and other accessories.
                                                         
                                                         

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

PTCL 3G Evo Tab Unboxing Video


PTCL 3G Evo Tab Unboxing Video

 August 27, 2011
in Android Tablets

PTCL Evo Tab - 3G Android Tablet
PTCL launched their first Android tablet in Pakistan – PTCL 3G Evo Tab – and well, we got our hands on the tablet yesterday morning. So we decided to do a quick unboxing video of PTCL Evo Tab and show you guys what comes inside the box.
We would be doing a full PTCL Evo Tab review soon, so watch out for that! You can watch our PTCL 3G Evo Tab unboxing video after the jump (below).

PTCL Evo Tab Unboxing Video

PTCL Introduce Pakistan's First 3G Android Tablet


Thursday, March 15, 2012

cool new android apps


The Team Android phenomenon is spreading like wildfire. Lots of people are turning to the openness and diversity of Android smartphones when choosing a mobile device. The iPhone boasts the most robust selection of apps, but many developers are now also creating software for the Android Market.



With so many cool Android apps available, it can be challenging for consumers to choose the best options. There are even apps designed to help you find other useful mobile applications. For those mobile technology fans with limited time to sort through the deluge of new downloads, let's take a look at some great applications for Android phones.
DrumKit
What is cooler than playing the drums? This mobile app lets you simulate the fun of being a drummer. The user interface is thrilling; you control each drum by touching it on your touch screen, and the view is somewhat similar to what an actual drummer sees while playing.
For the hobbyist musician, this app doubles as a drum machine. You could easily sample the sounds that come from your Android phone while using DrumKit. If you need to record a drum beat for a song in a pinch, this application could serve as just the right solution.



The Onion News Network Mobile App
Comedy fans may already be familiar with the Onion News Network. This satirical program provides parodies of current events in a television and print news format. The Onion News Network Android app allows you to check out their latest videos and articles on the go. If you are looking for a mobile application for an Android phone that will make you laugh while you wait between activities during the day, this is a great selection.
SoundHound
Do you ever find yourself humming a tune but can't remember what it is? Have you ever heard a song over the loudspeaker in a store and wondered the name of it so you could buy it later? SoundHound provides a solution to these problems.
This incredible Android app uses a powerful algorithm to associate sounds picked up by your smartphone's microphone with an exhaustive database of songs. This means that you can identify most songs playing from any stereo system using SoundHound. Also, you can even hum the tune to a song, and the Android app will often be able to identify it just by analyzing your voice! Big music fans will love this mobile application which is available now on the Android Market.
With so many cool apps available for Android Market smartphones, consumers have a lot of choices. This competitive environment means that awesome new applications are coming out every day! Take a look at these selections if you want to keep yourself entertained during downtime throughout the week.
Mike Barry from Gazzmic writes articles about new media technology, Android apps, and the music industry. For individuals interested in investigating the latest in online technology for bands and musicians, please visit: http://www.gazzmic.com
Gazzmic is a revolutionary new content management system for bands that seeks to reinvent the music industry entirely. Gazzmic is currently seeking artists to participate in an invitation-only closed beta program. Participants will be given the opportunity to promote their music over a free Android app platform that will also be available on the iPhone. Musicians can apply for the closed beta by contacting Gazzmic on the company's website.








                                




Tuesday, March 13, 2012

New User Features



UI refinements for simplicity and speed

The user interface is refined in many ways across the system, making it easier to learn, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified visual theme of colors against black brings vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other parts of the UI. Changes in menus and settings make it easier for the user to navigate and control the features of the system and device.

Faster, more intuitive text input

The Android soft keyboard is redesigned and optimized for faster text input and editing. The keys themselves are reshaped and repositioned for improved targeting, making them easier to see and press accurately, even at high speeds. The keyboard also displays the current character and dictionary suggestions in a larger, more vivid style that is easier to read.
The keyboard adds the capability to correct entered words from suggestions in the dictionary. As the user selects a word already entered, the keyboard displays suggestions that the user can choose from, to replace the selection. The user can also switch to voice input mode to replace the selection. Smart suggestions let the user accept a suggestion and then return to correct it later, if needed, from the original set of suggestions.
New multitouch key-chording lets the user quickly enter numbers and symbols by pressing Shift+<letter> and ?123+<symbol>, without needing to manually switch input modes. From certain keys, users can also access a popup menu of accented characters, numbers, and symbols by holding the key and sliding to select a character.

One-touch word selection and copy/paste

When entering text or viewing a web page, the user can quickly select a word by press-hold, then copy to the clipboard and paste. Pressing on a word enters a free-selection mode — the user can adjust the selection area as needed by dragging a set of bounding arrows to new positions, then copy the bounded area by pressing anywhere in the selection area. For text entry, the user can slide-press to enter a cursor mode, then reposition the cursor easily and accurately by dragging the cursor arrow. With both the selection and cursor modes, no use of a trackball is needed.

Improved power management

The Android system takes a more active role in managing apps that are keeping the device awake for too long or that are consuming CPU while running in the background. By managing such apps — closing them if appropriate — the system helps ensure best possible performance and maximum battery life.
The system also gives the user more visibility over the power being consumed by system components and running apps. The Application settings provides an accurate overview of how the battery is being used, with details of the usage and relative power consumed by each component or application.

Control over applications

A shortcut to the Manage Applications control now appears in the Options Menu in the Home screen and Launcher, making it much easier to check and manage application activity. Once the user enters Manage Applications, a new Running tab displays a list of active applications and the storage and memory being used by each. The user can read further details about each application and if necessary stop an application or report feedback to its developer.

New ways of communicating, organizing

An updated set of standard applications lets the user take new approaches to managing information and relationships.

Internet calling
The user can make voice calls over the internet to other users who have SIP accounts. The user can add an internet calling number (a SIP address) to any Contact and can initiate a call from Quick Contact or Dialer. To use internet calling, the user must create an account at the SIP provider of their choice — SIP accounts are not provided as part of the internet calling feature. Additionally, support for the platform's SIP and internet calling features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers and associated carriers.
Near-field communications
An NFC Reader application lets the user read and interact with near-field communication (NFC) tags. For example, the user can “touch” or “swipe” an NFC tag that might be embedded in a poster, sticker, or advertisement, then act on the data read from the tag. A typical use would be to read a tag at a restaurant, store, or event and then rate or register by jumping to a web site whose URL is included in the tag data. NFC communication relies on wireless technology in the device hardware, so support for the platform's NFC features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers.
Downloads management
The Downloads application gives the user easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email, or another application. Downloads is built on an completely new download manager facility in the system that any other applications can use, to more easily manage and store their downloads.
Camera
The application now lets the user access multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available.

New Developer Features

Android 2.3 delivers a variety of features and APIs that let developers bring new types of applications to the Android platform.

Enhancements for gaming

Performance
Android 2.3 includes a variety of improvements across the system that make common operations faster and more efficient for all applications. Of particular interest to game developers are:
  • Concurrent garbage collector — The Dalivik VM introduces a new, concurrent garbage collector that minimizes application pauses, helping to ensure smoother animation and increased responsiveness in games and similar applications.
  • Faster event distribution — The plaform now handles touch and keyboard events faster and more efficiently, minimizing CPU utilization during event distribution. The changes improve responsiveness for all applications, but especially benefit games that use touch events in combination with 3D graphics or other CPU-intensive operations.
  • Updated video drivers — The platform uses updated third-party video drivers that improve the efficiency of OpenGL ES operations, for faster overall 3D graphics performance.
Native input and sensor events
Applications that use native code can now receive and process input and sensor events directly in their native code, which dramatically improves efficiency and responsiveness.
Native libraries exposed by the platform let applications handle the same types of input events as those available through the framework. Applications can receive events from all supported sensor types and can enable/disable specific sensors and manage event delivery rate and queueing.
Gyroscope and other new sensors, for improved 3D motion processing
Android 2.3 adds API support for several new sensor types, including gyroscope, rotation vector, linear acceleration, gravity, and barometer sensors. Applications can use the new sensors in combination with any other sensors available on the device, to track three-dimensional device motion and orientation change with high precision and accuracy. For example, a game application could use readings from a gyroscope and accelerometer on the device to recognize complex user gestures and motions, such as tilt, spin, thrust, and slice.
Open API for native audio
The platform provides a software implementation of Khronos OpenSL ES, a standard API that gives applications access to powerful audio controls and effects from native code. Applications can use the API to manage audio devices and control audio input, output, and processing directly from native code.
Native graphics management
The platform provides an interface to its Khronos EGL library, which lets applications manage graphics contexts and create and manage OpenGL ES textures and surfaces from native code.
Native access to Activity lifecycle, window management
Native applications can declare a new type of Activity class, NativeActivity whose lifecycle callbacks are implemented directly in native code. The NativeActivity and its underlying native code run in the system just as do other Activities — they run in the application's system process and execute on the application's main UI thread, and they receive the same lifecycle callbacks as do other Activities.
The platform also exposes native APIs for managing windows, including the ability to lock/unlock the pixel buffer to draw directly into it. Through the API, applications can obtain a native window object associated with a framework Surface object and interact with it directly in native code.
Native access to assets, storage
Applications can now access a native Asset Manager API to retrieve application assets directly from native code without needing to go through JNI. If the assets are compressed, the platform does streaming decompression as the application reads the asset data. There is no longer a limit on the size of compressed .apk assets that can be read.
Additionally, applications can access a native Storage Manager API to work directly with OBB files downloaded and managed by the system. Note that although platform support for OBB is available in Android 2.3, development tools for creating and managing OBB files will not be available until early 2011.
Robust native development environment
The Android NDK (r5 or higher) provides a complete set of tools, toolchains, and libraries for developing applications that use the rich native environment offered by the Android 2.3 platform. For more information or to download the NDK, please see the Android NDK page.

New forms of communication

Internet telephony
Developers can now add SIP-based internet telephony features to their applications. Android 2.3 includes a full SIP protocol stack and integrated call management services that let applications easily set up outgoing and incoming voice calls, without having to manage sessions, transport-level communication, or audio record or playback directly.
Support for the platform's SIP and internet calling features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers and associated carriers.
Near Field Communications (NFC)
The platform's support for Near Field Communications (NFC) lets developers get started creating a whole new class of applications for Android. Developers can create new applications that offer proximity-based information and services to users, organizations, merchants, and advertisers.
Using the NFC API, applications can read and respond to NFC tags “discovered” as the user “touches” an NFC-enabled device to elements embedded in stickers, smart posters, and even other devices. When a tag of interest is collected, applications can respond to the tag, read messages from it, and then store the messages, prompting the user as needed.
Starting from Android 2.3.3, applications can also write to tags and set up peer-to-peer connections with other NFC devices.
NFC communication relies on wireless technology in the device hardware, so support for the platform's NFC features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers.

Rich multimedia

Mixable audio effects
A new audio effects API lets developers easily create rich audio environments by adding equalization, bass boost, headphone virtualization (widened soundstage), and reverb to audio tracks and sounds. Developers can mix multiple audio effects in a local track or apply effects globally, across multiple tracks.
Support for new media formats
The platform now offers built-in support for the VP8 open video compression format and the WebM open container format. The platform also adds support for AAC encoding and AMR wideband encoding (in software), so that applications can capture higher quality audio than narrowband.
Access to multiple cameras
The Camera API now lets developers access any cameras that are available on a device, including a front-facing camera. Applications can query the platform for the number of cameras on the device and their types and characteristics, then open the camera needed. For example, a video chat application might want to access a front-facing camera that offers lower-resolution, while a photo application might prefer a back-facing camera that offers higher-resolution.

New Platform Technologies

Media Framework

  • New media framework fully replaces OpenCore, maintaining all previous codec/container support for encoding and decoding.
  • Integrated support for the VP8 open video compression format and the WebM open container format
  • Adds AAC encoding and AMR wideband encoding

Linux Kernel

  • Upgraded to 2.6.35

Networking

  • SIP stack, configurable by device manufacturer
  • Support for Near Field Communications (NFC), configurable by device manufacturer
  • Updated BlueZ stack

Dalvik runtime

  • Dalvik VM:
    • Concurrent garbage collector (target sub-3ms pauses)
    • Adds further JIT (code-generation) optimizations
    • Improved code verification
    • StrictMode debugging, for identifying performance and memory issues
  • Core libraries:
    • Expanded I18N support (full worldwide encodings, more locales)
    • Faster Formatter and number formatting. For example, float formatting is 2.5x faster.
    • HTTP responses are gzipped by default. XML and JSON API response sizes may be reduced by 60% or more.
    • New collections and utilities APIs
    • Improved network APIs
    • Improved file read and write controls
    • Updated JDBC
  • Updates from upstream projects:
    • OpenSSL 1.0.0a
    • BouncyCastle 1.45
    • ICU 4.4
    • zlib 1.2.5
For more information about the new developer APIs, see the Android 2.3 version notes and the API Differences Report.

new android features



The Android 3.2 is a recent android mobile applications package that is stacked with new and advanced features that enables the Android developers to try out new substances. The Android developers can make use of the downloadable component of the Android SDK. The downloadable format of the Android 3.2 contains the following:
Android Library
System Images
Emulator Skins
The Android 3.1 contains enhanced features that include the following:



More range of Tablets
The main and advanced feature of this version is that it contains optimisation of the system that enables the users to get a richer and effective experience. Android Development is done in such a way that it is compatible over a range of tablet devices.
Better and extended API
It helps the users to manage the screen size and compatibility of the Android powered devices. With the help of resource qualifiers and other attributes the users will be able to get a better control on the display features of their apps. The generalized size categories are no longer required and thus give better flexibility for the users to make better use of the advanced features.
Fixed Size apps and their compatibility
The new version has better compatibility for zoom mode that helps the users to see the fixed size apps on any kind of larger devices. The new version supports pixel scaled rather than the traditional UI stretching format for apps. The traditional format does not support the larger screens and tablets and other advanced devices.
Direct download from SD card
The main advantageous feature of the Android 3.2 is the direct downloadable facility from the SD card onto the applications that is required to support them.
Zoom compatibility mode
For better display of the apps depending upon the various screen sizes the Android 3.2 platform also supports zoom compatibility mode. This works in such a way that the UI on a small screen area is then fully zoomed to fill the area available for display.
Better Screen Support
The new platform also supports better screen visibility for the octant of the user. For this the space utilization is done taking into consideration the smallest width and width and the height.
Screens smallest width refers to the minimum size of the screen that is measured in pixel units. In case of the smallest width refers to the width while in the landscape orientation it refers to the height. This is an important concept as the application considers this smallest width as the one that is required to draw the UI excluding all the other screen space that is kept for the system.
Screens Height and Width refers to the horizontal and vertical space that is available for layout design. This is measured in dip units.
New Resource Qualifiers:
Android development in the new version of 3.2 has enabled better resource qualifiers. It helps in creating resource configuration that can be utilized for a particular width or height or density that could be measured in pixels. It also supports the creation of overlapping resource configuration.
With so many advanced features Android 3.2 is truly ruling the industry and has taken it by storm.
For More Information:- Android Developers
Android Development