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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Best Mobile Phones 2013 10 best smartphones you can buy

Best smartphones, mobile phones, phones. Whatever you call them they all share the same thing. They’re the hottest kind of tech. They sell millions, and make billions.

They’re also the gadgets many of us are willing to spend the most cash on. Did you know that a high-end phone on contract can end up costing you over a thousand pounds?


It’s best to make sure you’re making the right choice before committing to a phone. We’re here to help you.

The first thing is to decide the platform you want to side with. There’s the iPhone and its iOS software, there’s the Android phones by Google, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 and – new kid on the block – BlackBerry 10.

iOS offers the best apps and games, Android the most fiddling potential. Windows Phone 8 is the slickest and BlackBerry 10 is on hand for those who want something a bit different.

2013 has already been a big year for smartphones with the two iPhones, the Nokia Lumia 1020, new Android phones from Sony and Samsung, and with the Nexus 5 showing its possible to sell a top-end phone at a reasonable price.

Which would you pick from the current bunch? Rifling through the phone reviews that get the TrustedReviews seal of approval, check out our best mobile phones of 2013 so far.

10. Nokia Lumia 1020


It might not be the best all round smartphone, but if you are looking for a great cameraphone the Nokia Lumia 1020 definitely fits the bill. The 4.5-inch, Windows 8-running 1020 piles in some impressive photo-grabbing specs including a 41-megapixel PureView camera and a Xenon flash with LED focus light. Image results can compete with compact system cameras in the right conditions and can be viewed back on a punchy, colourful 1,280x768 resolution screen. Its only dual-core and does still suffer from a poor selection of Windows apps. But if you really want camera quality photos, then the Lumia 1020 is the handset to snap up.

Review price: £599

9. Sony Xperia M


If you want an Android smartphone, but dont want to spend a huge amount, the Xperia M is an excellent option. Its only £170 SIM-only or free on a £16 a month contract, so it wont break the bank. For your money you get a 4-inch phone with a dual-core, 1GHz processor. Naturally theres a microSD slot for expanding the storage, which is just as well as only 2GB is built-in. Overall, the Xperia M doesnt do any single thing amazingly, but the screen, design and performance are all just right for the price you pay.

Review price: £170

8. LG G2


The smartphone with the buttons on the back, the LG G2 sees the South Korean company make an impressive return to smartphone prominence. The 5.2-inch G2 features a full HD IPS edge-to-edge display, a 13-megapixel OIS (optical image stabilization) camera and a speedy Snapdragon 800 quad-core CPU. Moving the buttons to the rear and reducing the screen bezel frees up the extra screen estate to make the most of HD movie and video watching. The camera is good, but doesnt deliver Z1 or Lumia 1020-like images. The G2 delivers a strong overall package making it a great alternative to the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4.

Price: £400

7. Sony Xperia Z1


Addressing the key issues with the Xperia Z, the Sony Xperia Z1 is one of the most powerful smartphones to currently get your hands on. The 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor delivers one of the slickest overall performances weve seen and the 3,000mAh battery gives the Z1 real staying power. A slightly curvier design makes the 5-inch smartphone more comfortable to hold and the added camera button makes it easier to take photos and video underwater. The improved 20.7-megapixel camera didn’t blow us away but is still one of the best smartphone snappers around. Look out Samsung and HTC, Sony is starting to get a hang of this smartphone-making business...

Review price: £550

6. Samsung Galaxy Note 3


King of the big phones, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is once again equipped with the excellent S-Pen stylus. Featuring a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED screen, the Note 3 is powered by a Snapdragon 800 2.3GHz CPU and has 32GB and 3GB of RAM to take care of multitasking. The key design change from the Note 2 is the leather-effect battery cover which is more cosmetic than adding anything in terms of comfort. There’s a 13-megapixel main camera to shoot photos on par with the S4, but the S Pen stylus is once again the star of the show and has more apps to utilize its stylus powers. If you are after a big screen phone to get creative with, this is the best to go for.

Review price: £619.99

5. Nokia Lumia 620


The Nokia Lumia 620 is the cheapest phone in our best mobile phone round-up, but it totally deserves to be in here. It costs only a shade over £150 SIM-free (as low as £14 a month on contract), but its many times better than the majority of Android phones at a similar price. Its 4-inch screen isnt high resolution, but the colours and contrast are very good. But what really marks the Lumia 620 out as a star is the excellent design and the very responsive performance for the price. If you want a basic smartphone without the typical smartphone price tag we cant think of a better phone to choose.

Review price: £150

4. Samsung Galaxy S4


The Galaxy S series has come to be seen as the pinnacle of Android, and with good reason. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a superb phone. It has a 13-megapixel camera, giant 1080p 5-inch display and quad-core processor (the 8-core version is not available in the UK.) In Samsung style, it has masses of extra software features including a fitness tracker, translator and eye tracking software that lets you scroll books and articles with just a gesture. Quite simply the Samsung Galaxy S4 is still one of the best Android phones to buy.

Review price: £579
  

3. HTC One


One of the most desirable phone of the year so far is the HTC One. And, yes, that includes the Samsung Galaxy S4. It has a sleek aluminium body that makes the top-end competition feel a little bit cheap. The HTC One also has a few other new HTC features. Top of the list are the UltraPixel camera and Blinkfeed, the star of the show of the new Sense UI. It’s sleeker and more stylish than the HTC Sense of old and – in our experience – it works better too.What’s not to like? The 4-megapixel camera doesn’t reap as detail-packed shots as its top rivals in bright sunlight, but it’ll win out in dim situations. If neither of the top two appeal to you, its the next best around.

Review price: £549

2. Google Nexus 5


If this was a round-up of the best value smartphones, the Nexus 5 would win hands down. At £300 for the 16GB version, the Nexus 5 is far better value than the iPhone 5S and Galaxy S4, or any other rival we can think of. Its Snapdragon 800 processor means its a match for the iPhones A7 processor, and its actually faster than the S4 and HTC One by dint of having the latest version of Qualcomms top-end processor. Elsewhere, we love the understated and practical design, the screen and the pure Android 4.4 experience with its improved interface. Where it falls down is in the battery life and camera departments. Neither are bad, but they dont quite match up to the iPhone 5S, which is why its only a narrow (but still excellent) second overall.

Review price: £300

1. iPhone 5S


The iPhone 5S continues Apples benchmark setting trend, though the gap between it and its rivals is as narrow as narrow can be. Keeping the same 4-inch Retina display found on the iPhone 5 and its replacement the iPhone 5C, the high grade aluminium phone is now available in gold and space grey colours. The most radical design change is the Touch ID fingerprint sensor situated in the home button to add an extra layer of security and convenience. The super-fast A7 processor is great, too, but its the camera that clinches things for the 5S. The new True-Tone LED flash leads to better shots with the flash enabled, while the infinite burst mode, slow-mo video, speedy app and outstanding HDR mode make using the iPhone 5S camera a joy.

Review price: £549
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Friday, April 3, 2015

Microsoft Expected to Launch Phone Laptop Hybrid Unveiling Windows 10

Weve been talking about Microsofts important Windows 10 event since late November, and finally, it goes down tomorrow. Because Rumorville never sleeps, we have a few last-minute hints at what might go down tomorrow.

The most interesting rumor involves a "phone-laptop hybrid", one that gave me the immediate thought of someone holding a 13-inch notebook to their ear. One would be to bundle an LTE chip inside of the notebook that would allow people to place calls through the device (either using speaker phone or a headset), while another would be a clone of Apples OS X feature that lets you pair your phone with your notebook to handle calls in much the same way.

Aside from that, Microsoft is expected to show off Windows 10s design that involves the same code base across its entire platform. Phone or PC, the OS will be similar at its core (excluding obvious issues if the device uses a non-x86 processor), allowing developers to target more than just one type of device when publishing an app.


Congruency across the product line is one of Microsofts biggest goals with Windows 10, so it might not come as much of a surprise to learn that the companys two separate app stores are set to become one - phone and desktop just wont have a reason to be separated anymore.

It does seem likely, though, that not every app will automatically run on every device just because it uses Windows 10, as different classes of hardware have different capabilities.

Phone-Laptop Hybrid Unveiled



 
Whatevers going to be announced tomorrow, something tells me that the event is going to do well in hyping the Windows 10 train up even more.

About Anna Harris:
Anna Harris working as web content writer and a strategist for a major IT firm specialized in various mobile application development services for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other operating systems.

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

How to Download OS X 10 10 2 Beta 6 14C106a Yosemite Combo Delta DMG Files through Direct Links

Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta 6 (Build: 14C106a) has been formally seeded by Apple to all OS X developers and non-developers (general clients) for updation/ upgradation / installation for experimenting and testing of different gimmicks, functions and applications. The Direct Download Links of OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta 6 Update .DMG File has been posted underneath. 


Features of OS X 10.10.2 Beta 6

Apple has brought a few new changes and additions in the most recent accessible beta released, According to authority changelog and release notes of OS X 10.10.2 Beta 6 (14C106a) it contains; Fixes of Bugs, Bluetooth, Voice Over, Mail and Wi-Fi change and solidness obsession. 

How to Install OS X 10.10.2 Beta 6 Manually?

You can automatically update to the latest available OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta 6 (14C106a) via Mac App Store >> Software Update option.



All Mac OS X developers can go to OS X Dev Center website for official OS X 10.10.2 Beta 6 Downloads.

All Mac OS X non-developers (overall population) can download, install and activate OS X 10.10.2 Beta 6 without Apple UDID and developer account FREE by means of iTunes, in the wake of downloading records from underneath third-party links.

  • Download OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta 6 Combo .DMG / .PKG File (Build: 14C106a) |

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    Link 2: http://goo.gl/nGZfQ0
  • Download OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta 6 Patch .DMG / .PKG File (Build: 14C106a)
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Monday, March 30, 2015

Review Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10 1 – Tablets Magazine

Affordable middle tablets have become very popular over the last few years. Initially it was mainly the smaller tablets that fell in the affordable range, but there are now more and more ‘big’ tablets with a price tag of around 250 euros. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) is one of them, and so it is time to make a review of this tablet

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1.) – Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4
Screen 10.1 inch 1280 x 800
Digitizer No
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz 400
RAM 1.5 GB
Storage Memory 16 GB
MicroSD Yes
HDMI No
USB Yes, microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes
3G / 4G No
Bluetooth Yes, 4.0
NFC No
Cameras 1.3MP webcam and 3MP camera
Battery 6800 mAh Lithium Polymer

The list of specifications is not very impressive, but at the same time it ticked all the boxes of the list of specifications that you would expect from a modern tablet. Add to that the price tag of just over 260 euros and you have a handsome tablet for a good price

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1.) – Hardware and design

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) is available in two different versions; black and white. This review is a black version uses only the white version is also recognizable as a Samsung product with a milk-white front and back. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) is made of plastic, and glass. Of course there’s glass on the front and thus the display protected. Surrounding the display are again almost symmetric edges (short edges are slightly less wide) and Samsung are the standard buttons also incorporated back to the front of the tablet. A physical home button with two touch-sensitive buttons for back and multitasking we see on the front again. Where normally those buttons light up after handling this the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) does not.

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The back of the tablet is made of plastic and has, again inherited typical Samsung finish to give. leather impression Fake stitching it back roads left though. At the back of the Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) this time is the camera without LED flash, processed and on the sides of the tablet you will find include stereo speakers, microSD card reader and buttons for on / off and volume., the place where the front and back of the tablet is coming together moreover, with a silver frame that the Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) a net that gives upscale appearance.

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Display

This is the fourth generation of Samsung Galaxy Tab and the screen since the first version never really changed. The 10.1-inch display is called a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, which results in a less than impressive pixel density of 149 pixels per inch. This is undoubtedly one of the components making Samsung the price of Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) has managed to keep within bounds but meanwhile we still expect something more, too cheap Samsung tablets.

The pixel density makes sure that you can distinguish the individual pixels on the screen and you do not optimally sharp lyrics will see, and that there is some level of detail is lost in the images and photos. Also, it is thus less than full HD so is there anything of the image is lost when playing movies. This does not mean that the screen is unusable, it is for most applications really sufficient. But only meet minimum course is not a qualification should be. Strived

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Incidentally, color, contrast and viewing angles well organized, but it pales screen course in a direct comparison with a screen like that of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 . tablet offers a reasonably natural view contrasting with nice black levels and excellent viewing angles for normal use. brightness is not particularly high, but the tablet is used in some brighter light environments well.

Connectivity

The offer of connection is again very standard and basic. has Wifi chip with support for 802.11 a / b / g / n signals, including signals in the 5GHz spectrum. That’s worth an extra plume. Naturally, this tablet also features Bluetooth 4 , 0, a microSD slot to expand cheap (up to 64GB supported) Memory and there is a MircoUSB connector for connecting to a computer or, more importantly, a charger.

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Speakers

The speakers are incorporated on the sides of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1). Due to the screen size of 10.1 inches is more than enough room to get. Genuine stereo effect audible The speakers are very nice for a tablet and as long as you do not cover the speakers accidentally with your hands (they are, after all, on the side where the tablet handling), the sound is perfectly adequate for playing games, watching a Youtube video or listening to music via Spotify. For serious use, so watching a movie or longer listen to music, of course there are better options in the form of the 3.5mm headphone jack or Bluetooth 4.0 connection.

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Cameras

The cameras are about the only part of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) that does not score enough. Where the rest of the hardware is always with the narrowest of margins as does the cameras are just not as good. Not even with the best will in the world and knowing that this tablet is nice affordable. I maintain that it would be better to save the camera on the back road costs to show up and give out. something more to a webcam for both a more than optimal lighting conditions is needed to make something usable plates get.

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Battery Life

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) has a fairly large battery of 6800 mAh, which is very positive, because you can without any problem a full day. Recharging is via a standard microUSB port and I have several chargers can be used as a charger, positive so without any problem Playing some games, browsing the Internet and social media I could easily an hour or 10 forward with the tablet. Looking at the competition that is certainly a positive point

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1.) – Software

Samsung products come with Samsung software. That should really not be a surprise anymore. Under the layer of Samsung simply turn the Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) course on Android, namely Android 4.4.2 KitKat. At the time of writing about the most recent version available. Of course carries the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) also Google’s approval so you have access to all the standard Google apps and services, including the Play Store and Google Now.

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Samsung’s TouchWiz interface is quite famous so just about every user of a Samsung tablet considering buying is aware of this skin, and perhaps attaches even some extra value to the skin. because Samsung has quite a few skills Learn to handle in this skin. Personally, I recently become a fan of the multi-screen capability that has Touchwiz, it is quite possible to run. two apps side by side Just about every interface element is adapted and looks slightly unlike standard Android. Yet most matters still to be found in the same place or returned to a logical alternative. way I personally do fan of the place (below left) which is the default Google search bar installed.

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In addition to the adaptations of all small and large interface elements Samsung also distinguished itself often Delivery of a large number of apps. Fortunately they abandoned it lately, at least in the way in which these actions are accessible to users. Samsung offers users still cool actions 50GB Dropbox space or free trial periods for various services / newspapers / streaming media services, but those actions are now housed under a special Samsung Apps app where users can therefore choose which action or not self- used (and installed) is. Where the Galaxy Tab S a special widget is available to promote these actions we see these additional widgets not return the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) . The range of activities also varies by model, with the more expensive Galaxy Tab S tablets, there are some trial subscriptions extra available

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) – in use.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) is clearly based on casual use. terms of specifications and price A power-user who wants more in the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab NotePro line choice, but for example, a family with this Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) as a second or perhaps third Screen are service needs do satisfy the tablet fine. As Samsung puts it, it’s an awesome device to any TV to watch on the couch (with headphones), or to use for a recipe app in the kitchen.

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Despite the disappointing resolution to me was so concerned it well suited for watching TV and Youtube videos, reading, I would recommend less again. The screen is not necessarily very restless, but I notice that my eyes get tired more quickly when reading, for example, compared with a higher resolution retina display iPad mini.

Performance

The performance is the final component that is approached in this review, and again scored Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) again sufficient. tablet is fast and does not feel anywhere always go smoothly, but the tablet is very constant and stable. So although it takes a little longer to start a game always eventually start it. As his games once they are loaded anyway useful. A modern game like Modern Combat 5 is running fine, and that says a lot about the power.

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Casual games may therefore not a problem. The browser feels quickly sat down, even if you use that in (splitscreen) with another app. It is primarily the interface where you can sometimes see a few frames thinks too little. Samsung chooses all kinds of small animations that make the skin unnecessarily heavy, and so things just what langzamen feel

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) -. Conclusion

In principle, this is the perfect tablet for Dutch culture it is a real 6 Just slightly better than adequate, but we walk in school usually is not much harder than necessary. And a 6 in the Netherlands enough. It is unfortunate that Samsung was not just a little bit more ambitious and a prettier screen was installed in the tablet than it was just point been better. However, the Samsung also earned some bonus points because all those good marks do work together very well, and therefore more than the sum. Also in view of the price you have to say that Samsung has the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) is a great product on the market as a premium brand. Short, thick enough for this model from Samsung.

Cons

  • Screen is disappointing
  • Skin can not be disabled
  • Poor cameras

Pros

  • Stable and excellent performance
  • Good battery life
  • Excellent value for money

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Top 5 Best Free Antivirus Software for Windows 10 8 8 1 in 2015

With the expanded use of web for both in our social and expert lives the danger of our framework getting influenced from infection has likewise expanded. Virus is the most well known machine assailant, its a project which spy or contaminates records that damage your machine or releases touchy information. Most spywares sort infections are utilized to exchange information from our framework to an alternate by utilizing web. To spare you from getting to be casualty of these malwares, spywares or robbers; introducing a productive Antivirus is the best choice for you. A decent antivirus not just keeps and locates your framework from these infections additionally expels any destructive malevolent projects from your machine. A lot of people great antiviruses are accessible free of expense to spare your Laptop or PC from getting tainted. Here I might want to propose you some top antivirus programming for Windows 10, 8 and 8.1.


Best 5 Free Antivirus for Windows in 2015

AVAST Antivirus


AVAST is the best antivirus for windows that protects more than 220 million people and businesses Worldwide. it protects your wireless and routers from hijackers and saves you from malicious programs. Browser cleanup, software updater and remote assistance are its primary features. They help your system to remove infuriating toolbars from browsers, update you software automatically and helps you to search on internet in better way. Intelligence antivirus and silent firewall serve as a shield between user and malicious data software.

Download Avast from here.

ZoneAlarm Antivirus


ZoneAlarm antivirus is a layered security antivirus with a solitary interface. Its user interface is handy and you”ll not face any inconvenience while cleaning your system from malicious programs. Two ways firewall protection and anti-spyware engine detects, blocks and make your laptop inaccessible for hackers and never let them to grab your personal data from system. Unlike conventional antiviruses an advanced firewall is added to stop new attacks, that keeps updating itself with latest virus signatures automatically. It ensures your security and privacy and keeps check on your private browsing data. it also alerts you if any changes happen in your system’s core files.

Download ZoneAlarm from here.

Windows Defender


Windows defender is a built-in antivirus software that help you to protect your machine from any type of malicious program, it’s powered by Microsoft itself. It’s excellent for protecting system from spywares and viruses, because it comes with a free firewall. Spyware is a special type of software which is designed to steal your passwords and any other important information. Install Windows Defender for a drastic reduction in spam and spyware attacks. it’s compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 8.

Download Windows Defender from here.

AVG Antivirus


When virus affects your laptop it drastically decreases its speed. It can be due to downloading corrupt files having viruses in them. AVG troubleshoots all such types of problems and blocks spyware, malware and other malicious software from being downloaded in your PC/laptop.

To prevent tracking, its security system automatically deletes suspicious files and provides you link protection, and scan all web searches from search engines and social media searches too.

Download AVG from here.

Panda Antivirus


It’s a 100% free antivirus to secure your system from virus and suspicious data. It doesn’t let you open emails and files received from unauthorized sources. Panda Antivirus scans your complete system and eliminate all suspicious threads from your system quickly.

Download Panda Antivirus from here.

Some of the Antivirus software may not work with Windows 10 because this Windows version will be available in April 2015. If you face any issues regarding download and install of these antiviruses, please let us know via commenting on this article.


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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Asus sells 10 000 Zenfone 5 smartphones in one day in Brazil


 
Zenfone Launch (credit ASUS Brasil)

(Via Telecompaper.com ) Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has announced that it sold 10,000 units of its first smartphone in Brazil, the Zenfone 5, online in less than a day, reports Folha de Sao Paulo. The device was launched on 15 October at the promotional price of BRL 499. A day later, the price was adjusted to BRL 599. The stock, according to a statement from the company, was sold out in just three hours. Meanwhile, local TV presenter Sabrina Sato has been hired as ambassador for the Zenfone brand in Brazil. She stars in a series of videos being aired on YouTube. According to the company, the launch of the Zenfone is the biggest investment in marketing by Asus in Brazil since the start of operations in the country in 2008.
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10 best iPhone camera and photo editing apps

The latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have the best cameras yet from Apple. Despite going with an 8MP sensor for three years now, the Cupertino company gave its latest set of handsets faster phase-detect autofocus and even optical image stabilization on the larger phablet. Similarly iOS 8 brings a host of improvements to the default camera app, with new timelapse tool and ability to shoot slow motion movies - plus all the OS level editing tools.

10 best iPhone camera and photo editing apps

While Apples prepacked imaging tools are great and all. The iPhoneography only truly sings when with a collection of apps to expand the capabilities of smartphone photography. With this in mind weve rounded up the 10 best camera apps letting you pull off all sorts of new tricks including toy box images, camera shake free videos and fixing lens distortion.

1. Manual


One of the biggest new camera features of iOS 8 was the ability to finally adjust your exposure settings. Although you can manually brighten and darken the frame with the basic built-in camera app, the Manual app adds some more granular control over settings such as ISO and shutter speed.

You could use this added flexibility to capture a long exposure by decreasing the ISO while lengthening the shutter speed. Alternatively when you want to shoot fast moving action in dark conditions, raise the ISO and shoot at a faster shutter speed. Whats more, the app also gives you access to more features such as exposure compensation, manual focus and white balance.

The only thing you wont be doing in Manual is editing your images afterwards. Manual is strictly a camera shooting app, focused purely on transmuting moments into pictures.

2. Photoshop Touch


While Manual might not have any editing options whatsoever, look to Photoshop Touch for all your post processing needs. This versatile post processing tool lets you tweak your images for everything from brightness, contrast, saturation to toning down the highlights (otherwise known as the bright parts of the frame).

Beyond some basic adjustments, the mobile Adobe workshop comes with layers and many of the same filtering effects from the full fledged desktop app. With these tools you could apply a blur to one layer and blend another image into the frame, all while adding a grainy texture to to create the effect of double exposed film.

It might sound like overkill for the everyday iPhone snapshot, but its crucial to have a fully featured image editor when more and more of the best DSLR cameras can wirelessly transfer images over to a smartphone. Like Lightroom Mobile for the iPad, Photoshop Touch also lets you remotely edit images you have stored on Adobes Creative Cloud.

3. Hyperlapse


iPhones dont just take good pictures, theyre also excellent video cameras in a pinch. The only problem is camera shake (vibrations caused by unsteady hands) can make just about any short film unwatchable and its unavoidable unless users have the steadiest of hands, brought a stabilizer rig of some sort or got an iPhone 6 Plus with OIS.

Luckily for you, Hyperlapse is a new video app from the minds behind Instagram. The app was initially introduced as a tool to create cinematic timelapses, but its best feature is actually to create extremely smooth video.

Even with this video of me jogging through the Union Square subway station, Hyperlapse manages to wrangle most of the camera shake as Im moving. This vibration smoothing feature becomes even better when you shooting a short clip while standing in place. Soon enough all your videos of your kids to amusements you find on the street will be completely shake free.

4. SimplyB&W


Color photography is modern and all that, but black and white photography still has it place in the world. Going with a monochromatic image is great for accentuating the lighting or capturing emotion in a photo by removing any distracting hues.With this in mind were nominating SimplyB&W as the best camera app to make black and white images.

This app can take any image you take and convert it into a grayscale image. For the best looking black and white images, youll also want to mess around with the color levels by darkening reds or brightening the yellows. Luckily SimplyB&W includes a few templates, which darkens and lightens certain colors. You can also apply filters and add a vignette (dark circular border) to the image to make it a really classic looking image.

5. VSCO Cam


While were still on the topic of classical film looks, theres no other app that comes with as many excellent film simulations as VSCO Cam. With the app you can add little desaturating and color shifting filters just like Hipstamatic and other apps. VSCO Cam, however, also has a few more options for tweaking the exposure and adding film grain. If you want a simple image editor that also offers some great filter effects, VSCO Cam is it.

6. SKRWT


Distortion is big problem with mobile phones because they all tend to come equipped with a wide-angle lens. If youve ever taken an image of a brick wall or a buildings head on, you might have noticed the center of the frame bulges out causing lines to curve into a bowl shape. Its a small but unmistakable problem all smartphones cameras suffer - that is until SKRWT showed up in the app store.

This vowel-deficient app corrects (or adds more) distortion letting me square up this image above of the Brooklyn Bridge. SKRWT is also a great iPhone camera app if you want to change the perspective of an photo. For example you could take a photo of building looking upward to capture the whole thing. Then make a few adjustments to create a final picture that look like it was taken while looking at the building head on.

7. TiltshiftGen2


Enough talk about fixing images, now its time to do something fun with our photography again. Creating toy box (or miniature) pictures is something you can normally only do with a special and very expensive tilt-shift lens. Well, there are plenty of ways to replicate the same effect with some software trickery including the TiltshiftGen2 camera app.

Making a toy box image is a little tricky but TiltshiftGen 2 simplifies the process into position the center of the blur area and picking the shape of the blur. For the best results its a good idea to bump up the saturation to make the colors pop and look more cartoonish. Also keep in mind that not every image works well with the miniature effect. The best images that work with this type of photography are often birds-eye of a scene below.

8. Brushstroke


Theres more than one way to create a beautiful image and the Brushstroke app will turn your real life stills into gorgeous watercolor paintings. The process is as simple as picking an image to convert and hitting the go button. After a few seconds Brushstroke will pop out a freshly painted image that can be further customized with different brush styles, colored paints and differently textured canvases.

There are a handful of other painting conversion apps like Waterlogue and Popsicolor, but Brushstroke has always been the fastest app on the draw. Unlike the other apps, Brushstroke also lets you tweak the image with settings like saturation and brightness.

9. VividHDR


Smartphone cameras are notorious for capturing poor dynamic range, where the overall image looks flat and lifeless between the brightest and darkest parts of the frame. Its a problem that really extends to all cameras and its caused by the imaging sensor only capturing a single instance of light.

One way of correcting for this is taking a bracketed exposure (one underexposed, one normal exposure and one thats overexposed) and combining it into a single high-dynamic range image. The iOS camera comes with built-in HDR shooting mode, but its results can vary with strange color effects to adding no benefit at all.

iPhonegraphers seeking more control and better images should pick up VividHDR. It takes multiple images and splices them together just like the built-in camera app, but VividHDR also has more options letting you choose whether the final picture looks true to life or ventures into the world of surreal imagery.

Once again there are other apps that produce the same effect including Pro HDR and True HDR. In our experience, though, VividHDR produces the least amount of ghosting and processes images faster.

10. Slow Fast Slow


One of the neatest video tricks the iPhone 5S camera introduced was the ability to shoot slow motion videos. But watching balloons pop or skaters pull tricks in just slow motion by itself is gets old really fast. This is where the Slow Fast Slow video editing app comes to let you manipulate the tempo of your video.

Speed up slow motion back to regular speed or put motion into fast forwards. Alternatively, you could take a regular movie clip and alter the frame rate in multiple sections. Slow Fast Slow can even take a video and turn it on its head to play backwards.
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10 000 Xiaomi Red Rice HongMi sold out in less than 10 minutes in Taiwan


For its first flash sales outside of China, Xiaomi manages to repeat its success. Given, it is "only" 10 000 Xiaomi Red Rice (HongMi), but the whole stock sold out in 9 min 50 secs.Customers were able to pay via Paypal and also, if they chose so, to pick up their Red Rice at the local Family Mart convenience store.


Xiaomi invested the taiwanese market back in April and it has been very active there establishing strong partnerships with carriers.

Next stop, Singapore !

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Friday, March 27, 2015

Blackberry 10 Is Here Detailed Images And Video

he long wait is over finally! The flood gates are open and Blackberry 10 is unleashed into the wild. As usual two colours of the device are available and there is the full touch screen and one with a physical keyboard.
Take a look at the images of the beautiful smart device after the jump.















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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Test Panel Samsung Galaxy tab 4 10 1 tested by three consumers – Tablets Magazine

Earlier this month we are launched with the Tablet Magazine test panel. For this we were looking for three enthusiastic readers who extended with a Samsung Galaxy TAB4 (10.1) wanted to go to work. Eventually Three participants were chosen and they have gone the past few weeks to work with Samsung’s latest mid tablet. In this article, they share their experiences.



Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1)

The Samsung Galaxy tab 4 (10.1) is one of three Galaxy TAB4 tablets that the Korean manufacturer earlier this year brought to market.

This 10.1 “tablet you watch your favorite movies and series on the bench while the rest of the family to a football game on TV watching. Also read relax the most exciting books in bed and prepare the tastiest dishes in the kitchen to read. The recipes from your tablet More information on the Samsung GALAXY TAB4 (10.1) can be found on the Samsung website

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Jack Smit

When first starting, all major accounts, preferences and default apps set up in minutes. Setting is quite fast., I can imagine that a user no computer experience at a number of questions slipping and that a rapid manual gain can be. If you’re used to Android on a smartphone, is set wifi simple and this is what happened. tablet runs nice and smooth through the menus and screen looks beautiful.

The tablet feels handy and light.’s why I like a protective cover purchased. These are available in many species., colors and budgets, it has become one with which the tablet in portrait mode rotated (for example, AD and 24Kitchen) can be. After a day using drop me many finger smudges on the screen when it is turned off. A brille cloth or microfiber cloth is handy. Therefore I have a stylus for tablets purchased. The pin went quickly and certainly helps against oily smudges.

The start up procedure takes about 8 seconds when the tablet is turned off completely. If it is in sleep mode, then boot done in a second. Since the laptop can not beat that. The sound is good despite the small recesses. When playing a music video on YouTube, the sound is good and it can be put. Quite hard Watching example YouTube videos in HD on full screen is sharp and beautifully displayed despite maximum 1280 pixels. What would have liked for me as I am in full HD from the HD laptop screen.

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The rear camera takes good photos, the tablet quickly processes. Outside Pictures are sharp and look good. Interior photos are also fine. I miss the photo app a button to focus. Using the screen If you want to zoom in on a detail is not possible to manually adjust the picture. Sharp That’s a shame. I would not all my photos with capture yourself I’m too attached to the compact camera and I find that a standard camera better hold.

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I’m a fan become fast zoom, press the screen to slide with the fingers. There you are used to it. I also found out that there are a few sites where you can not be zoomed. Keep trying. Also with TV to watch the Ziggo app guide and another live TV does very well and is widely used. The convenience that the tablet so fit in your bag to the office and is much lighter than a laptop is a big plus. At the office, the tablet also tested a number of times.

I have the tablet taken twice to the office to test. Added value The WiFi present this was to do good and open agenda and PDF files from the Dropbox cloud works well. I suspected by the use of a tablet in the office that the amount of paper going to be printed. I have this tablet at the same time to open an app alongside iPad Air and could see that the iPad was a few seconds faster by opening the app. For me, however, the tablet quickly enough and works well to view drawings in PDF or as a diary of a call not to carry.

A short message typing is fine on the tablet, but if longer will hook you on the tablet quickly. The word prediction is turned off quickly. A tablet is perfect for your calendar and tasks in addition to the large display to post or at a concert to have.’s Agenda or questionnaire with you This paper can certainly be saved. Short notes with keywords to make is with Wunderlist and / or Evernote very convenient. To minimize the use of paper I myself look for a pen notes of key words directly to the tablet transfer and capture.

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The size of 10.1-inch tablet meets the fine to take on holiday to check (weer.nl & amp gauge again; windfinder ), read (NU, NOS) and Beaches to read. excursion information news Reading a (cooking) book with Aldiko ebooks also works in fine. I do not have nice weather to test outside because the weather does not permit this, but could imagine that this does not work in the sun by the mirroring of the screen and the color of an epub book optimal.

So far I like the tablet very well. Galaxy TAB4 (10.1) is used a lot and still does the battery two days with it, which I find remarkably long, especially given the intensive use of new websites, email, YouTube and games. The tablet is so popular in our family, that I often have to share him. After several weeks of use, I’ve noticed that for the mail, news and uitzendinggemist tablet many uses. For more type of work is then caught the laptop.

The general impression is that the Galaxy TAB4 (10.1) is a good tablet that I would buy. Himself I would not mind extra memory with an SD card to add, which today is very affordable. Something that can be improved for me is the length of the charging cord. This is approximately 60 cm very short. It also strikes me that the compact plug becomes very hot. A protective case and a stylus are also highly recommended.



Danny Verhoeven

It is very interesting to indicate that I primarily use Apple products every day, and this is my first real experience as background with an Android tablet. Where I have some ‘cheap’ because of the plastic look like the Galaxy smartphones (S3 / 4) of this Samsung Galaxy TAB4 greatly surprised me. This tablet radiates quality of its construction and nice finished edges. The material at the back is used (sort of carbon / leather-like material) is very nice in the hand, and ensures that you can keep the tablet down properly. Firm The tablet I have both on the road and used several places in the house. Thus, this Galaxy TAB4 located with these special back on various surfaces, and is fully proven unscratched. A big plus so the hardware of this tablet.

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The screen is very nice. Samsung has made good use of the size of this tablet, because you get a lot of screen for money. The bezels are thin, that makes watching a movie on this tablet is very pleasant on the entire screen. The colors are good, and through Netflix, you can watch your favorite movies in perfect crystal clear quality. However, you must keep in mind that when you go through this many multimedia tablet view the battery will hold. Approximately 5 to 6 hours full With average use, you can use the Galaxy TAB4 with ease using a full day. I also had in my apartment now and then some disturbances in the WiFi signal, and that interrupted the film sometimes.

A useful feature of this Galaxy Multi Window TAB4 would be. It works with standard (supplied) apps, but when I for example while watching TV on this tablet was going to post something on Twitter at MultiWindow this did not work. This is something that is very unfortunate. Additionally, this tablet seems rather with having to recharge., A second app in the MultiWindow some effort It’s just too slow for a good experience, so I’m also not used much

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Finally, I also tested the camera of this tablet, and I can be brief about this: bad. A lot of noise on the camera, and even when there is sufficient light, he can not focus. Colors are not correct, for example the text of my review is not readable. On the camera, and after some small dots, I am very pleased with the Galaxy tab 4, and it is highly recommended at this price. A real quality tablet that you could put in that category. “Premium tablets

Tanja Kuijer

First, it must be said that the Galaxy TAB4 (10.1) a great device is a whole new experience in the series Galaxy Tabs. The tablet has a very nice bright screen, which is very pleasant to use. The pixels are not visible which is very pleasant for the eyes. The WiFi signal from the Samsung Galaxy TAB4 is excellent! Everywhere he’s on the wifi available channels, and the connection is immediately established, which is very pleasant in use both for business and private life.

The device is a smart guide function built received, which I find very useful. So you get a whole introduction by the device, how it works etc, and when necessary, the Galaxy TAB4 tips. What I personally find it a little minus is that the Samsung Galaxy tab 4 to charge for it is completely full (100%) for very long. This took me 4 hours from empty to full. If the Galaxy TAB4 once full you can still use quite long. It depends on your usage On calm days the battery saved the easy three days, on the days that I used it intensively I did one day with a full battery.

What an absolute plus is this Samsung galxy TAB4 is that he has two speakers, one on each side. This ensures optimum sound in movies, games, music and more! By taking very clear picture you just sit. Feeling in the movie or game The touch screen responds instantly and good. This I have missed so far on a tablet. Often miss especially in games just because the screen responds incorrectly. Galaxy Tab 4 this is totally not the case, the touch screen works great. Also very nice is that you can use with this tablet two apps simultaneously on your screen a great invention for multitasking on your TAB4.

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The menu items I find very similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy tab3 and I personally feel pity. In a new series of tablets you expect some extra surprises that keep it exciting, but I could not discover. Well is starting at a very fast pace, which is working very pleasant. The tablet responds the way around very quickly. The Galaxy TAB4 has a great picture, which also makes the pictures and movies sharp. Also nice is that there is a second camera on it, also called a selfie camera, which mainly produces very nice beautiful images with beautiful large 10.1-inch screen.

The appearance of the tablet is very neat. He has a sleek design and is clearly thinner than the Galaxy tab3 tablets. Small downside I find the plastic finish on the back, which I personally prefer seen in aluminum, just like the edges of the tablet. I also miss an HDMI output, but that is the only thing I have to say about the appearance of this tablet. Also very nice is that the speakers are positioned so that you do not cover it with your hands when you use the tablet. In addition, the tablet has 16GB of storage which can be extended easily with a microSD card.

Pluses for me are the beautiful and clear picture, the fast start of the tablet, it is very well-functioning touch screen and the ability to use. two applications at the same time Downsides are the lack of HDMI connection, the long time for charging the tablet and the few innovative menu-tems.



Galaxy TAB4 review

Of course, we have the Samsung Galaxy TAB4 (10.1) in recent weeks expanded subject to our tests. Last week we have our comprehensive review published in which we share our positive and negative experiences with this model.

Samsung and Tablets Magazine to thank everyone who has registered for the test panel and three participants who have shared with us their review. Of course we wish them luck with their new tablet. Do you want to even get involved with our test panel? Keep the eye on our website and follow us on Twitter or Facebook .

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