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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

New Features of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Google has announced the roll out of the next iteration of its Android operating system, dubbed as version 4.3, with the launch of its new Nexus 7 tablet. The new version will be called 'Jelly Bean' and would actually be the third version to carry the same tag after Android 4.1 and Android 4.2. The latest update comes about nine months after Google introduced Android 4.2.However as suggested by previous leaks, the new Android version doesn't bring a big makeover and comes with a few major features. The new OS is being rolled out first to Google's Nexus range of devices including the original Nexus 7, Nexus 4, Nexus 10 tablet and will ship with the new Nexus 7. We take a look at its new features.

1. Restricted profiles

Google added multi-user profiles in the last iteration of Android and it seems the search engine giant wants to enhance that experience through restricted profiles. With the new feature, users can restrict app usage and content consumption on an Android device. So you'll be able to set profiles for each user of the device in case of multiple users. For instance, parents can control what apps or games their kids have access to on their tablets. However, it's worth pointing out that the new restricted feature is only available on Android tablets.

2. Bluetooth Smart Ready

Google seems to be making way for wearable technology by introducing the Bluetooth Smart Ready feature in Android 4.3. Devices running Android 4.3 will now support low-energy Bluetooth Smart accessories like heart rate monitors, pedometers, thermometers and many others. Users can now sync the low energy devices without these affecting the battery usage of the device, as per Google. This feature was missing on Google's mobile operating system, till now. This would also make way for Android friendly wearable tech.

3. Dial-pad Autocomplete

Android 4.3 now adds the autocomplete feature in the dial-pad suggesting contact names or phone numbers when users start keying-in something. This is not a new feature as OEMs like Samsung and HTC had already introduced this feature on to their UI skins running on top of Android, but devices running stock Android were missing it. Users can initiate the feature by going to the app settings and enabling 'Dial Pad autocomplete'

4.Notification Access

The Notification bar has been a popular feature on Android and with Android 4.3, you can control and interact with the status bar notifications. This would allow users to control how notifications are pushed to the primary and connected devices(smart watches, fitness bands). Users will also be able to see all the notifications at one place.

5. OpenGL ES 3.0

If you are a gaming junkie, the new update will definitely excite you. This feature would let Android devices render high quality graphics in games and other apps. Google claims that Android 4.3 supports the new version of the industry standard for high performance graphics. Google also gave a demo of a game showing detailed textures, lens flare, and reflections. This was missing in Android 4.2.

6. Simplified Setup Wizard

Android Jelly Bean now supports corrections to user inputs while signing-in to the device, the first time. This is due to more streamlined user agreements. Now a user can change the information that was keyed-in during the first boot of the device. Google has also introduced faster user switching from the lock screen in case of multiple users.

7. Bluetooth AVRCP

Google devices running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean can sync with Bluetooth enabled car stereos and offer additional functionality. The Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 version allows stereos to display metadata such as song names when music is being streamed from an Android 4.3 device.

8. Location accuracy features via Wi-Fi scan only mode

Google has now increased the location accuracy of Android devices by allowing location scanning via Wi-Fi.
It now allows apps to get location data through Wi-Fi even when Wi-Fi is set to off and not being used for data access.

9. Keyboard & input

Android 4.3 comes with an upgraded algorithm for tap-typing recognition that makes text input easier while chatting via messages or even while composing emails. It also brings a new emoji keyboard, which we've previously seen in iOS. The update also adds lower latency input for gamepad buttons and joysticks.

10.Hindi support lands on Android 4.3

Google has introduced native local language support to its operating system for Africaans, Amharic, Hindi, Swahili and Zulu. Hindi has finally reached the stock Android operating platform.
With the update, Google has also added support for Hebrew and Arabic (right-to-left) in the home screen, Settings, Phone, People, and Keep apps.

Bonus - New Camera UI

Android 4.3 also offers a new updated Camera app that features a new arch based menu which makes it easier to control and switch camera settings.

How to Get Android 4.3 On Your Nexus Device

Google unveiled the second generation Nexus 7 tablet with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. The update is an incremental one when it comes to user facing changes, but brings a number of new features under the hood.

While the updated OS will ship with the new Nexus 7 tablet, Google has announced that it has started rolling out the Android 4.3 update to Nexus devices including the original Nexus 7 tablet, the Nexus 10 tablet, and Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus smartphones.

The update will be available over the air through the Settings menu on the devices. It will roll out gradually and it could take weeks before it reaches all devices. Our Galaxy Nexus smartphone has not received the update, at the time of writing this post.

You can also force your device to check for updates by going to the Apps menu from the Settings, and finding the Google Services Framework app. You can then tap on 'Clear data' and 'Force stop' options and check for the update again from the About settings menu. This doesn't harm your device in any way and is a completely safe option. However, it's not guaranteed that you'll get the update after performing these steps.

For the more adventurous, the full factory images of Android 4.3 are also available through the Android Open Source Project online, on the Google Developers website. However, you'll need to flash these images manually using special tools and unless you're pretty sure of what you're doing, we'd recommend waiting for the official update to hit your device.

Hugo Barra, Vice President of Android product management at Google also announced that the stock Android Google editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One would receive the update as well, though he did not specify a timeline

Monday, July 29, 2013

How to Install Android Apps from the Google Play Website

Installing Android apps to your phone or tablet from any computer with a web browser

Google is one of the biggest web service companies around. Their cloud-based apps and services can do some pretty wild and wonderful things, and we're about to look at one of them -- installing apps to your Android device remotely through the Google Play website.

All the complicated issues, like making sure apps are compatible and available for you, or keeping track of which device(s) you're currently using are done by Google behind-the-scenes, leaving us with just a few clicks needed to make some serious magic happen. All you need is an Android device registered with Google Play, and a computer with a modern web browser.

There's a complete video walkthrough of the process after the break, but we'll spend a few minutes and talk about it as well. This is the way I install almost all my apps, because I only have to find them once and can install them to any device I may have in service. It goes a little something like this.

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Point your browser at the Google Play website, and and choose Android apps from the "Shop" drop down in the upper left corner. You're whisked to the Android app store, where you'll find a slew of apps ready and waiting for you to install to your Android device. Finding the right app (the hardest part of the process sometimes) is up to you, but you'll notice plenty of blocks of featured apps, as well as a category list. Once you find the app you need to install, you're almost done!

On the apps page, near the left margin, click the Install button. You're presented with some information about the app you chose to install including those important app permissions and a drop down to select which device to install it to. If you only have one Android device you're all set, but if you have more than one just choose the right one from the list. Once that's done, click the continue button. If it's a paid app you'll be presented with payment options, and it will walk you through the process.

Afterwards, all that's left is to grab your Android device and enjoy your newly installed app.

Monday, July 22, 2013

How to Change Wordpress Page URL

Attention WordPress users and future WordPress users! This post is the first of many in our new series “WordPress Tips”. Each month a new tip will be posted that will expand your arsenal of WordPress knowledge. We plan to start with the basics and build from there.

So without further ado, this month’s WordPress tip is…how to change the URL of a page or post.

When you create a new page or blog post, WordPress automatically uses the title to create that page’s URL. In some cases this might be exactly what you want, but not always. That’s where this useful tip comes in! It is important to optimize your URL for search engines, keep in mind what a person looking for the information on that page might search for. Create a simple, easy to remember URL if you are including it on printed marketing materials or verbal advertising like radio that encourage recipients to visit that page. Take these few steps to change your webpage URL:

    → Login to WordPress
    → Open the existing page or create a new page
    → Enter a Title if necessary
    → Save the page, this will automatically create a URL
    → Look directly under the title field, you will see Permalink: followed by the URL
    → Click the Edit button behind the link
    → ype in the new URL and click OK
    → Save the page or post

Keep in mind, if you go back to a published blog post or web page and change the URL, you will want to confirm there are no other pages linking to the old URL. If you have provided others the URL, used it in an email, etc. you will not want to change that URL.

Put your new WordPress knowledge to use, customize the URL of one of your new blog posts or pages. The possibilities are endless!

Do you use web pages in your traditional advertising? Is this tip useful for your marketing needs? Let us know in the comments below!

Friday, July 12, 2013

How To Turn On WiFi In Windows 8 With Command Prompt

Who says Microsoft didn’t include Wi-Fi feature in windows 8. They actually included this feature but it’s kind of hidden from users. Windows 7 users easily create Wi-Fi hotspot because they have this feature already visible in the network connection. But for windows 8 users it’s not visible their so they suffer to share internet with their Wi-Fi devices. You won’t suffer after read this post. There are many ways to create hotspot in windows 8 either you can use command prompt or a software to turn on Wi-Fi in windows 8.

Enable WiFi with command prompt

First make sure you got the correct driver installed in your computer you can check your driver compatibility. Open command prompt and write the command line: netsh wlan show drivers
If it’s says Hosted network support: yes then you can continue or in case it says Hosted network support: No then you must update your WiFi driver or change Wi-Fi adapter.

    → Open command prompt as administrator
    → Type the command line given below:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=name key=password

→ Now turn on your Wi-Fi if it’s off and enable your Wi-Fi adapter
→ Type the command given below to start your hosted network

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

    → It will display the hosted network started. Now close command prompt
    → Open Control panel and set it to view by large icon
    → Now select Network and Sharing Center you will see your newly created wifi network
    → Click Change adapter settings and select properties of your default network
    → Click sharing tab and check on check the option “Allow other network users to connect through this internet’s connection" and select your recently created network name under Home networking connection.

Note: replace name with any name you would like to have as a Wi-Fi hotspot name and use any password. Make sure your ssid name and password contain more than 8 digit or character.
That’s it now enjoy your wireless network with your Wi-Fi devices like android, iPhone and laptop etc.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

HostGator Review2013-Web Hosting

Choosing the best website hosting company can be a difficult decision for anyone about to launch a new website. When it’s your first attempt at building or hosting a website, it can be even more difficult to determine who is the best and if you’re getting a good deal. When it comes to website hosting, this HostGator review will show you that HostGator is one of the best choices available.

HostGator Website Hosting Review 2013

HostGator is based in Houston, TX and was founded in 2002 by Brent Oxley in his dorm room. While that may not sound appealing, the company has grown exponentially and currently has more than 10,000 servers. The company provides word class website hosting solutions including shared hosting, VPS, reseller hosting and dedicated servers.

HostGator Website Hosting – Pricing

HostGator offers a wide variety of website hosting packages starting from $3.96/mo. For their normal website hosting packages, the pricing is as follows:

   ► Hatchling Plan - Starting at $3.96/mo

        →Single domain
        →Unlimited disk space
        →Unlimited bandwidth
        →Shared SSL certificate

   ► Baby Plan – Starting at $6.36/mo
        →Unlimited domains
        →Unlimited disk space
        →Unlimited bandwidth
        →Shared SSL certificate

   ► Business Plan - Starting at $10.36/mo
        →Unlimited domains
        →Unlimited disk space
        →Unlimited bandwidth
        →FREE private SSL & IP
        →FREE Toll Free Number

HostGator Website Hosting Features

One of the biggest benefits that HostGator has to offer is their enormous selections of freebies and features that come with any of their hosting packages. Their cPanel does take a bit of getting used to if you’re not familiar with it, but with that said their customer support team is extremely helpful and their knowledge base will help you do just about anything you need to.

    →Unlimited disk space and bandwidth
    →Easy to use control panel (for most people)
    →Unlimited subdomains, FTP accounts and email accounts
    →99.9% uptime guarantee (every other hosting company will claim this as well)
    →45 money back guarantee (not many people offer this)

Free Website Building Tools

HostGator separates itself from the crowd by offering tons of free tools and the tools offered to help you build your website are second to none.

    →Instant installs of 75+ scripts and CMSs (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magneto, etc)
    →BaseKit website builder
    →4500+ free website templates
    →Free website transfers including domains, databases, etc
    →Free Adwords coupons (everyone is offering this)

HostGator Reliability and Uptime

As I mentioned before, HostGator, just like all other website hosting companies are offering 99.9% uptime. Most companies can actually stand by this unless their reselling someone else’s servers or hosting from their own basement.

HostGator uses SoftLayer’s data centers which have a tremendous industry reputation. Their servers are located in Dallas, TX which puts them in a great location no matter where you are in the United States.

Top Notch Customer Support

One thing that I have come to love about working with HostGator (yes, I do have a reseller hosting account with them, as well as a few with Godaddy and a few others) is their customer support staff. They have never let me down and have always made sure that I walk away satisfied for the most part. I did have one bad experience with a chat tech that I can’t believe actually happened, that being said, I never actually pursued and action with them over it.

HostGator offers 24/7 phone support via their 800 number, live chat (which is my favorite feature as I don’t have to talk to anyone) and of course email/ticket support.

Extensive Website Hosting Knowledgebase

The most impressive part of HostGator’s support service is that they set you up to never need to call them. They have a HUGE knowledge base online that answers just about any question you could ever ask them, and it goes into extreme detail with step by step instructions for everything. Many of these tutorials also contain video, so you don’t even have to bother to read.

Conclusion

Overall, HostGator is a great company to work with and I can honestly say I haven’t had much to complain about when working with them. The only downside that I can really mention is that their pricing is a few bucks higher than many other hosting companies, but with the support and features they have to offer, along with great server speed, it’s worth the few extra dollars if your looking for a good shared hosting company.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

How to Add a Follow Button to Your Facebook Profile

Facebook has a lovely feature which let people to follow you. This feature works like Twitter where you can follow everyone so that you can read some spicy news from them. But here you can only supplement this follow button if you are over 18. That’s why after 1 year of my blogging carrier, I have added this button to my profile.

By the way, the trick looks very easy and also can be concluded within a moments. And don’t worry; you will have the full access over your followers and also them who can follow you. Actually, this feature works fine with every famous people as naturally they do not accept friend request from outside of their circle. Isn’t? At such like this situation, you can simply follow him/her or someone will follow you for getting further updates.

How to Add a Follow Button to Your Facebook Profile?

Sign in to your Facebook account and go to here. Here you can find a button that will ask you whether you want to turn it on or not. Obviously, you must have to click on this button.

After that you will get a screen that will help you to manage your followers.

That’s all! If you want to check whether you have done successfully or not, you can check your profile in Public view. You will get a screen something like the following picture.

That’s it!

Friday, July 5, 2013

How to Run, Download Android Apps for PC (Windows/Mac)

Have you ever thought to download android apps for pc or run android apps on pc If not then today I will tell you how to download android apps for pc and after downloading, how to run android apps on pc?

There are three things which must be done to play or run android apps on pc and they are written below:

→ First you have to download android apps for pc which you want to run on your PC or computer.
→ Then you need to download an emulator which will run android apps on PC.
→ Then you need to install android apps on pc and run it using the emulator.

How to download android apps for pc?

There are no special android apps for pc; you can run any android app on PC by using an emulator like Bluestacks or IntelAppUp. Remember, some apps might not be compatible with the software. So downloading android apps for pc is not so tough. Just go to Google and search for the apk file of android app you want to install on PC and then download it. You can skip this step and try alternate method also, which is explained below

How to Download Emulator to run android apps for pc?

You can download any android emulator for PC either Bluestacks or IntelAppUp from the following links.

Download Bluestacks OR Download IntelAppUp

After downloading install those on your PC and open them now search the android apps you want to play, from search box. By doing this you need not to download android apps for PC as explained in step 1.

How to install android apps on PC?

To install android apps on pc type in search box of emulator and download those. Otherwise if you have downloaded android apps on pc as explained in step 1, you can open those apps with any of these emulators and they will be installed on your PC.

How to Play or Run android apps on PC?

To run android apps for pc, search the installed file and open it by clicking twice. Your android app will be opened on your PC Now you can play android apps on pc Share your views about android apps for pc.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

How to Make a Photo Slideshow for Blogger/WordPress Post

Blogger gives you the ability to publish photos on your blog using a slideshow, which automatically rotates pictures on your page. These animated images are an entertaining feature for your visitors, and they give you the opportunity to create eye-catching displays out of your media. As long as you have your photos hosted on a photo management service, such as Flickr or Photobucket, you can build a slideshow using Blogger's slideshow gadget.

First, we capture them in pictures. Then we use social media, blogs and websites to make them visible for friends or a larger audience. If you use Blogger, make the most of it and post a nice photo slideshow on it .

You can make a photo slideshow with PhotoSnack:

1. Go to PhotoSnack and log in
2. Upload photos
3. Choose a template and customize the settings
4. Publish – Copy the embed code

Post photo slideshow to Blogger

1. Log in
2. Create new post

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

How To Run Whatsapp In Your PC

Today We Are Sharing How To Run Whatsapp In PC their are may ways to run Whatsapp In PC and their are may appication to run Whatsapp In PC but we came simple methotd to run whats App in your PC.Whatsapp is one of the famous messengers in android for SmartPhone and you can also see Safe Your Android Gadgets With Best Antivirus.

Whatsapp Messenger is currently available for almost all leading SmartPhone Operating Systems like Android, iOS, Windows, Blackberry.when you installing Whatsapp In Your PC You Can Get complete access and send messages to our friends from Yor PC.

Do You Want To Install Whatsapp In Your PC You Can follow Some step:

Install Whatsapp on PC Step By Step:

1.First you Bluestacks Download and

2.Install Bluestacks application on your PC

3.When Bluestacks Intall your Pc You can search For Whatsapp

4.Now click Whatsapp to download it.

5.Now Click on Whatsapp and fill your details

And Enjoy

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Google Maps Gets Updated 3D Imagery For 50 U.S. Cities

Google today announced one of its largest updates to Google Maps’ 3D imagery since it launched last year. The service now covers a number of additional cities that weren’t included in the previous releases. Most of these are smaller towns like Las Cruces, NM and Bend, OR. The company also released updated imagery for a number of cities, including, for example, San Francisco, CA.

Here is a full list of towns with new or updated 3D imagery:

Anniston, AL; Auburn, AL; Barstow, CA; Bastrop, TX; Bend, OR; Birmingham, AL; Boulder City, NV; Buffalo Core, NY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Casper, WY; Cheyenne, WY; Chicago, IL; Chico, CA; College Station, OH; Delano, CA; Desert Hot Springs, CA; Dubuque, IA; Edmonton, NY; Enid, OK; Farmington, NM; Grand Forks, ND; Grand Junction, CO; Great Falls, MT; Hanford, CA; Healdsburg, CA; Helendale, CA; Hot Springs, AR; Idaho Falls, ID; Kelso, WA; Killeen, TX; Las Cruces, NM; Lawton, OK; Leeds, OK; Madera, CA; Malibu, CA; Merced, CA; Modesto, CA; Ocala, FL; Odessa, TX; Ojai, CA; Picture Rocks, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Prescott, AZ; Rapid City, SD; Redding, CA; Riverside, CA; San Angelo, TX; San Francisco, CA; St George, UT; Texarkana, TX; Twentynine Palms, CA; Victoria, TX; Winnipeg, TX; Yuba City, CA.

With this update, Google is clearly on a path to bring 3D imagery to the majority of larger U.S. cities, something it promised to do when it first launched this service last year.

Microsoft, which previously featured 3D imagery in its mapping service but then dropped it in Bing Maps, also recently announced that it will add 3D building to its mapping product again. These images, Microsoft says will be newly captured just for this new 3D feature. Microsoft, we hear, plans to launch its 3D imagery for about 100 cities, but it’s not clear if those will all be in the U.S. or if this will be an international launch. The first demo I saw of Microsoft’s service easily rivals Google’s imagery.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Control Your Computer with Your Voice Dragon Naturally Speaking 12

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12, the world’s most accurate and best-selling voice recognition software. Dragon ignites new levels of productivity and convenience by enabling you to interact and control your PC by voice, create and edit documents, cruise through email, surf the Web and more by simply speaking.

Dragon 12 has more than 100 new features and enhancements so you can stop typing and start talking to get more done in less time. Dragon 12 boasts a 20 percent improvement to out-of-the-box accuracy, faster speeds and even more ways to customize your experience by allowing you to specify preferences and
commands. In addition, Dragon 12 now features enhanced support for Gmail and Hotmail, and extends support for the free Dragon Remote Microphone App experience to Android devices so you can use Dragon no matter where life takes you.

Dragon is already used by millions of consumers worldwide, and is the core technology powering an
innovative portfolio of voice technologies, including Dragon Dictation, Dragon Go!, Dragon TV, Dragon
Drive! and Dragon ID.

What’s New in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12?

Even More Accurate
Enhanced Web Mail
Faster Than Ever
Interactive Tutorial
Wideband Bluetooth Support
Smart Format RulesMore Natural Text-to-SpeechFaster CorrectionDragon Remote Mic – Now for Android

Control Your Digital World by Voice Using the World's Best-Selling Speech Recognition Software for the PC

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