How To Install Official ClockworkMod Touch Recovery On HTC One X And One S

The HTC One X (GSM) and One S get ClockworkMod Touch recovery! This touch based recovery from Koush has been released for quite a while, for a handful of Android devices, but has just made it’s way onto the newly released HTC One X and the One S just after the device was released over a week back. The touch recovery is a serious improvement over the older ClockworkMod recovery and gives the user a very intuitive way of using the recovery. You can always install it via ROM Manager by paying a meager $1.99, but if for some reason you don’t want to do that, there’s always the manual, and cheaper method. We take a look at how you can manually install the recovery on your HTC One X and One S, after the break.

Let’s get down to flashing the recovery on the One X and One S.

Before we proceed with this, you should know, that for now, you will be unable to mount the device in USB Mass Storage mode while in recovery, the device won’t charge (skeptic) and you can’t flash the downloaded recovery via ROM Manager.


Disclaimer: Please attempt this guide at your own risk. Iwantdata won’t be responsible in case your device bricks or any other damage occurs due to this method.

Requirements:

*. A rooted HTC One X or One S.

*. ClockworkMod Touch recovery for HTC One X | HTC One S.
*. Interim ClockworkMod Touch recovery by paulobrien and flashable ClockworkMod Touch recovery by Koush for the HTC One S. (This should be used incase flashing via fastboot fails.)
*. ADB installed.

Instructions:

1. To begin, download the recovery image for your device from the link above and copy it to the platform tools folder in the Android SDK you have.
2. Rename the file to, recovery-touch for your convenience.
3. Boot into the bootloader mode by holding down the Volume Down key and pressing the Power key. Once in bootloader mode, select fastboot using the volume keys to navigate and the power button to select.
4. Connect your phone to the computer, and open up command prompt or terminal and enter the following command to check if the device is connected and recognized:

fastboot devices

If a device is listed, you’re good to go.

5. Using terminal or the command prompt, Navigate to the location where fastboot.exeis and enter the following command:

fastboot flash recovery recovery-touch.img


fastboot reboot

That’s it! your phone should reboot now and the ClockworkMod Touch recovery has been installed on your device. Try booting into the recovery by entering the bootlaoder and selecting Recovery from the menu.

Incase the recovery does not flash via fastboot for the HTC One S, you should install the Interim recovery by paulobrien using steps 2 to 5. That done, boot into recovery as mentioned above and flash the flashable ClockworkMod Touch recovery by Koush.

For updates and queries, head over to the One X or One S forum thread at XDA-Developers.

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Change The iOS Lock Screen Slider Size & Text With SliderWidth [Cydia]

SliderWidth Cydia tweak will let you change the width and text of the slider, and you can also tinker with the camera button on the lockscreen. Read on to find out what more can be done if you have SliderWidth on your iPhone.

One of the good things about SliderWidth is the fact that, unlike most Cydia tweaks these days, it is designed to deal with both the iPhone and iPad separately. The first option in the menu of SliderWidth is to let users adjust the width of the slider. A similar option exists for iPad just below the first one. To change the size of the slider, hit the enable button, and then resize using the slider below it. The higher the number on the slider, the smaller it gets in length. You can see the effect the changes have on the lockscreen without having to respring your iPhone. It is not advisable to touch the iPad option on iPhone or iPod touch, and vice versa.

In addition to width adjustment options, the tweak also has buttons to let you alter the lock slider text, Doing so requires you to hit the enable toggle for it and enter the text in the box below it. Make sure that the text matches the dimensions of the slider, otherwise it will be cutoff, or appear outside the slider area. Alternatively, it is possible to abandon the slider text altogether, and replace it with a shining Apple logo. Please note that the logo and text cannot be used simultaneously. The camera button options in SliderWidth allow users to remove the camera button from the lockscreen altogether, or use the iOS 5.1 button on an older version of iOS. This feature won’t work properly if you have Camera Grabber (review here) installed on your device, so it is better to disable it before you use SliderWidth.

SliderWidth is available in the ModMyi repo as a free download.

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Kinect-style Gesture Control boosted in Sony VAIO E Series 14P

Sony has planned to start selling one of its new stylish Notebook of 14” named as the Sony Vaio E Series 14P. In fact, this is an ultrabook but carries a pretty slim thickness of 22.4mm thick. This Sony VAIO Series notebook brings a Kinect-style gesture control, which facilitates the users giving some of the commands with the use of gestures which is in-front of a 1.3-megapixel webcam. All of the gesture controls provided just works for the Internet Explorer 9, Windows Media Player, PowerDVD, and PowerPoint. This Notebook comes in black, white and pink color shades and this Notebook has been accorded with many of the developed specifications such as 2.3GHz Intel Core i3-2350M dual-core processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and lots more. Stay on with the read to have an entire look up of the device.

The Sony VAIO E Series 14P Notebook is enabled with a 14 inch LCD Backlight Technology along with LED backlight display that carries a max display resolution of 1366 x 768 HD pixels. This widescreen display runs on Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition Operating System and is powered by Intel Pentium B940 / 2 GHz Processor. The device has been embedded with a Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core processor that carries a cache of 2 MB. In terms of storage options it is enabled with RAM 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) and has the maximum RAM Support of 8 GB. The device has a Speed of 1333 MHz and is equipped with a 500 GB HDD / 5400 rpm.

In addition to the above discussed specifications this laptop is embedded with the Interface as Serial ATA-300 and carries an Optical Drive DVD-Writer. Some of the other specs resembling the device are such as Intel HD Graphics with the Memory Allocation Technology as Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0. The device been equipped with a web camera of 1.3 mp and the camera features are such as Face-tracking technology, provided with a Sound Microphone and is featured with Compliant Standards High Definition Audio. This laptop is built with the implementation of a QWERTY Keyboard along with a Touchpad.

Apart from these, the device also is offered with the connectivity options as Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS and the various interfaces provided are such as LAN, two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, Microphone input, Headphone output, HDMI and VGA. It has been provided with a Memory Card Reader Card reader that supports Memory Stick Duo and SD Memory Card. It is embedded with the Software as VAIO Care, VAIO Media Gallery, Microsoft Office 2010 Starter, Norton Internet Security 2011 (30 days trial), Picture Motion Browser VAIO Edition.

Besides, this Sony VAIO Series laptop is preloaded with Microsoft Office that includes a pre-loaded image of select Microsoft Office 2010 suites and you have to purchase an Office 2010 Product Key Card or disc so that you can activate the preloaded software on this PC. This Notebook comes provided with a Limited one year of warranty period along with international warranty too. The Sony VAIO E Series 14P Notebook measures for a dimension of width 13.6 in x Depth 9.4 in x Height 1.4 in and has a weight of about 5.1 lbs. It is empowered with a battery that ensures a battery life of up to 7 hours of continuous use.

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Easier Desktop Spaces Navigation & Window Management by ReSpaceApp [MAC]

ReSpaceApp is a free Mac app that makes it easier to switch between desktop spaces and move windows from one to the other. The app is free while in beta, and is ideal if you work with a lot of windows spread throughout multiple desktop spaces. It supports a wide range of keyboard shortcuts that you can customize to make navigation easier.

Once installed, run the app and go to its preferences from the menu bar. The app’s icon shows which desktop number you are on, and is updated when you switch to a different desktop space. Go to the Layout tab and select the number of desktop spaces you need on the grid. If you have too few spaces, you can create them by clicking the Add Desktops button. The button appears only if the number of desktops you need is greater than the number of desktops you currently have.

From the Hotkeys tab, select the keys for switching between desktops. The Hotcorners tab lets you define any one or all four of the screen’s corners as hot corners, where you can move your cursos to bring up an onscreen gird that you lets you switch to another desktop space.

To drag a window from the current desktop space to another one, hold down the Control button and you will see an on-screen grid appear with all windows visible in their respective desktop space. You can select a window from one space and drag it to the other.

Using the Control+Shift+Arrow shortcuts lets you switch to another space and gives you an on-screen notification that lets you see which space your are shifting to.

As far as managing desktop spaces goes, the app adds a lot of convenience. As opposed to having to move through each space individually or opening Mission Control to move windows, you can move them from the same desktop you are working on. What’s left to be seen is the price tag that the app will carry once it is out of Beta.

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Save iPhone SMS & iMessage Threads To PC With Decipher TextMessage

 Decipher TextMessage is one such cross-platform paid application that will allow you to view and export all your iPhone’s messaging threads (SMS, MMS and iMessage) as text or HTML files and save locally, along with a few other, highly useful options, such as recovering deleted messages.

Note: Decipher TextMessage is a paid app that will make your wallet lighter by $14.99. AddictiveTips is giving away 5 licenses for the Windows version of this app, details for which can be found at the end of this article.

The application is available for both Mac OS X and Windows, and works by extracting the messages from your iPhone’s iTunes backup. In essence, it employs the same sqlite manipulation that can be achieved through manual means, but not only is the process simplified thanks to the application’s GUI, but also much more refined. As Decipher works with the iTunes backup of your iPhone, it’s imperative that you have backed up the device at least once with your PC/Mac for the tool to work correctly.

When you launch the application, it will first look into the default iTunes device backup folder for all available backups, and extract the messaging information.

The main interface is a three-paned window with the left one listing all available device backups, the middle one populating the message threads by contact for the selected backup, while the right one displays any selected thread in its entirety. A row of buttons is available on the top, containing Export, Sort, Search, Recover, Hide, Print, Copy, Help and Check for Updates.

Usage is extremely simple. Viewing a message thread can be done within the app’s own interface, which includes a timestamp with each message, along with an indicator for whether it was incoming or outgoing. Sent and Received messages are also color-coded for visual differentiation. The end of each thread displays the total number of messages contained within.

Decipher TextMessage neither contains any menus for settings, and is controlled entirely through the buttons at the top of the interface. Export allows you either capture the selected conversation, all conversations on the device, or all checked threads. Messages can be exported as either text or HTML, where the latter will not only preserve the visual differentiation of the app’s own message viewer, but also include any multimedia content in messages (pictures, videos etc).

The next button, Sort, will change the order in which messages will be shown. Choices affect both the whole contact-based conversation list, as well as the threads themselves, and can be configured to show oldest first, newest first, or, for conversation list, in alphabetic order (which is the default selection). Further on, Search will allow you to look up any word within a thread.

Recover is a rather interesting feature of Decipher TextMessage. Suppose you delete a message thread from your iPhone. As with all operating systems, the space used by that particular thread is marked available, and not immediately overwritten. When iTunes backs up your device’s contents to your PC, it stores the complete sqlite database. The tool will, in this case, look for all messages within the backup that have been deleted but not yet overwritten, and will make it possible to recover those to your PC should you wish to do so. Highly useful for all those cases where you accidentally delete something and later find yourself needing it desperately.

Just launch the recovery console, select from the available options those that you wish to keep, and hit the Save button.

Decipher TextMessage is a wonderful tool for completely or selectively backing up/exporting your iPhone’s message threads to your PC or Mac, including all the multimedia content that might be there. It’s lightweight and fast, and has a pretty decent set of options, especially when compared to other offerings on the internet. Add to the mix the fact that it’s available for both Mac and PC, and you get a pretty good deal. The only thing I found missing was the support for exporting messages as PDFs, which would have doubly enhanced the app’s usefulness. Regardless, if you are an avid text message user on iPhone and want to keep your messages safe and viewable at any time, these would be 15 bucks you won’t regret spending.

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How To Root Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G & Install ClockworkMod Recovery

The Blaze 4G from T-Mobile gets rooted! Released in January 2012.Both rooting, and installation of ClockworkMod recovery will be relying on flashing files via ODIN. So no more talk, let’s get our hands dirty.

Disclaimer: Please attempt this guide at your own risk. Tronicular won’t be responsible in case your device gets bricked or damaged in any way due to this method.

Requirements:

* ODIN installed on your PC. Download ODIN.
* Rooted kernel. (Mirror)
* ClockworkMod recovery. (Mirror)
* PIT file.
* Samsung USB drivers for Windows 32bit | 64bit.

Instructions:

1.To begin, download the rooted kernel, ClockworkMod recovery, and the PIT file on your PC.

2.Put your phone in Download mode. (Power of the device, and now hold down the Volume up, Volume down and power button.

3.Start ODIN and make sure all other options except for Auto Reboot are unchecked.

4.Click PDA and select the rooted kernel (TAR).

5.Click PIT and select the PIT file you downloaded.

6.Connect the phone to the PC via the USB cable and once the device shows up connected in ODIN, hit the Start button.

7.Once the phone reboots, it should be rooted. Power it off and unplug it from the PC.

8.Put the device in Download mode again, and re-run ODIN.

9.Click PDA and select the ClockworkMod recovery (TAR).

10.Click PIT and select the PIT file.

11.Connect the phone to the PC via the USB cable and once the device shows up connected in ODIN, hit the Start button.

12.Once the phone reboots, close ODIN and unplug the phone from your PC.

That is it! Your device should now be rooted, and have ClockworkMod recovery installed as well. For updates and queries, head over to the rooting thread | ClockworkMod recovery thread at XDA-Developers.

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Excite 13 – Largest Android Tablet So far by Toshiba

This is an unusual tablet which claims to be the largest Android tablet so far. It is in fact one of the biggest screen resolution tablet in the market. The manufacturers in the other markets are offering the tablets having there screen resolution of in between 7-inch to 10.1-inch. But this 13.3-inch tablet is an awesome one having a touchscreen display along with a Gorilla Glass protection. This high resolution display which will let the users to enjoy reading in a stunning clarity as well as will make you to watch videos on a bigger screen. This tablet is accorded with the various enhanced configurations which have been discussed below along with the price range. Stay on with the read and have an entire look up of the device.

The Toshiba Excite 13 runs on Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System alike to Toshiba’s another new tablet named as Toshiba Excite 10. The Excite 13 is powered with an Nvidia Tegra 3 Chipset and is embedded with a Quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU processor along with GPU ULP GeForce 2 graphics. It is equipped with the various sensors such as Accelerometer, gyro and compass. This Android ICS based tablet is built with a 13.3 inches LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen display that carries 16M colors and resembles a screen resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels along with ~120 ppi pixel density. Its display carries Multitouch feature up to 10 fingers and is implemented with a Corning Gorilla Glass protection.


Apart from these, the device operates on 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 & 3G Network HSDPA. It is offered with a loudspeaker and brings four speakers too along with a 3.5mm jack. This tablet is provided with a Memory Card slot which supports SD/microSD and the storage capacity can be expanded up to 32 GB. The internal memory provided is 32/64 GB storage and carries 1 GB RAM. The connectivity options which are provided are such as GPRS, EDGE along with a Speed of HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth and a microUSB v2.0 connector.

This tablet is enabled with a 5 Megapixel rear-facing primary camera having 2592 х 1944 pixels of camera resolution and is featured with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, facilitated for video recording at 720p and is equipped with a 2 megapixel rear-facing secondary camera. The Excite 13 has been enhanced with SRS sound enhancement for a better sound clarity and is accorded with the various features such as Messaging as Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS, HTML Browser, Adobe Flash, supports for the various formats as MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player & MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player, etc.

In addition to the above discussed features, there are also certain other worthy features which have been stuffed in the device that includes GPS with A-GPS support, Java via Java MIDP emulator, HDMI port, Organizer, Document viewer, Photo editor, Voice memo and Predictive text input. It is empowered with a Standard Li-Ion battery that ensures a Stand-by time of up to 168 h and a Talk time of up to 13 h. The Toshiba Excite 13 has a weight of 2.2 pounds, which makes the Excite 13 one of the heaviest tablets ever. But this tablet slim enough with a 0.4 inches of thickness. As per the information, Toshiba will start offering the Excite 13 in the month of June that too with a price tag of $649.99 (32GB model) and $749.99 (64GB version).

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Toshiba Excite 7.7 With Amazing AMOLED Screen

Toshiba has brought up another 7-inch tablet which is named as the Toshiba Excite 7.7. This tablet is the company’s first device to feature an AMOLED touchscreen. This Tablet comes in a 16GB and 32GB variations of built-in storage and comes accorded with many of the elevated configurations that includes a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM, runs on 4.0 Android OS and lots more others. This new Android tablet has been implemented with a Gorilla Glass AMOLED display which has been implemented for a scratch free surface. You can have the furthermore details related to the specifications and price range which are discussed below.

The Toshiba Excite 7.7 AMOLED tablet is built with a 7.7 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display that carries 16M colors and resembles a display resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels along with ~196 ppi pixel density. Some of the other features resembling its display are such as Multitouch up to 10 fingers and an implementation of a Corning Gorilla Glass for the screen’s protection. It has been provided with a Card slot that supports microSD and through which the storage capacity can be expanded up to 32 GB. It carries internal memory storage of 16/32 GB along with 1 GB RAM.


In addition to the above discussed specifications the device is offered with the connectivity options such as GPRS, EDGE along with a Speed of HSDPA, HSUPA and offers Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth and microUSB v2.0 connector. This tablet is equipped with a 5 Megapixel rear-facing primary camera that carries 2592 х 1944 pixels of resolution and the other belonging camera features are such as autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, Video recording at 720p and is equipped with a 2 megapixel front-facing secondary camera which has been provided for video conferencing.

This Toshiba tablet runs on Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System and is powered with a Nvidia Tegra 3 Chipset. It is embedded with a Quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU Processor and ULP GeForce 2 GPU. The sensors which are equipped into it are such as Accelerometer, gyro and compass. Certain more features enabled are such as Loudspeaker with stereo speakers, a 3.5mm jack and featured with SRS sound enhancement.

The rest of the other resembling features are such as Messaging Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS, HTML Browser, Adobe Flash, GPS with A-GPS support, Java via Java MIDP emulator, supports MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player & MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player. It also is accorded with Organizer, Document viewer, Photo editor, Voice memo and Predictive text input. The Toshiba Excite 7.7 tablet is empowered with a Standard Li-Ion battery and has a weight of 0.84 pounds along with a thickness of 0.3 inches. Toshiba has planned to ship the Excite 7.7 tablet starting from June with a price tag of $499.99 on 16GB, while 32GB model is $579.99.

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Qosmio X875 / X875 3D Powerful Gaming Laptop announced By Toshiba

Toshiba has introduced a couple of new powerful gaming laptops named as the Toshiba Qosmio X875 and X875 3D. Two of the devices are built-on Intel Ivy Bridge platform and the third generation of Core processors. Both of the devices are accorded with many of the developed specifications such as a Blu-ray drive, Harman Kardon audio system with four speakers, Wi-Fi, four USB 3.0 ports, HDMI and D-Sub and lots more. You can have the furthermore details discussed ahead. Stay on with the read and have an entire look up of the device.

The new Toshiba Qosmio X875 Notebook is enabled with a 17.3-inch TruBrite display that resembles a screen resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels or Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels on its 3D capable screen of the Toshiba’s Qosmio X875 3D model. The Qosmio X875 or X875 3D shares similar specifications and re equipped with audio feature like the device brings four Harman Kardon quality speakers which are backed by SRS Premium Sound 3D capability and Toshiba’s Slipstream technology. This Qosmio gaming notebook runs on Free DOS Operating System and is powered with the third Generation Intel Core Processors.


In addition to the above discussed specifications this laptop is embedded with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card and is provided with up to 16GB DDR3 RAM. The device comes embedded with a 2TB Dual Hard Drive and is equipped with an integrated web cam which has been provided with a Multi Card Reader and brings an Optical Drive of Blu-Ray Disc player. It is featured with Quad Speakers with Slipstream as audio features and is developed with SRS Premium Sound Technology.

Apart from these, both of the devices are provided with a Standard Keyboard along with a TouchPad as a Pointing Device. The various interfaces are such as USB 2.0, USB 3.0, VGA, HDMI, RJ-45, Microphone In and Headphone Out. These two Toshiba Qosmio Notebooks offers the connectivity options as Wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth connectivity. The Toshiba Qosmio X875 / X875 3D powerful gaming laptop is empowered with a Li-Ion Battery that ensures a good battery backup and has been provided with one Year of standard limited warranty period. The price range of Toshiba Qosmio X875 will be as $1,299 to $2,499 that depends on the configurations. As per the source, it will be available in the Q3 of this year.

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Make Photos Look Like As If Taken With A DSLR Camera With AfterFocus [Android, iOS]

 AfterFocus is one such app that has recently been running hot among iOS users for its DSLR-like lens and motion blur effects that can be applied to user defined areas of a photo, the ease with which this is achieved and the amazing results that it produces coupled with a unique set of filters. Well, the app is now available in the Google Play Store as well, and it doesn’t come as a surprise that it is, unlike its iOS counterpart, available for free (AfterFocus for iOS has a price tag of $0.99).

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Get Windows 8 Win+X Menu In Windows 7 & Vista with WinPlusX

WinPlusX is a free portable application that brings the System Utility Settings menu of Windows 8 to Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Read on to find out more about WinPlusX.

As stated earlier, the Win + X menu is not included in the any of the previous versions of Windows. In Windows 7, the Win + X hotkey is assigned to Windows Mobility Center, which allows you to adjust Display Brightness, Sound Level, Power Settings, Toggle Wireless, Connected Display, Sync Settings and Presentation (Projector) Settings. However, after running WinPlusX, pressing Win + X in Windows 7 opens the the Win + X menu of Windows 8 along with the Windows Mobility Center.

Just like Windows 8, it provides you with quick access shortcuts for different tools, including Task Manager, Control Panel, Windows Explorer, Search, Registry Editor, Notepad and Run dialog box. Other than the shortcuts included in the Win + X menu of Windows 8, this tools lets you add custom shortcuts of frequently used programs. The application works on both 32-bit an 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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Transfer Photos To Your Computer By Bumping Your Phone on The Space Bar With Bump

The infamous iOS and Android app, Bump, brought with its rather-peculiarly-silent update an awesome transfer method for all your photos from your phone to any computer, particularly for iOS devices (doesn’t mean it isn’t supported on Android). Details past the break.

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Faster, More Efficient Facebook Client For Android With Fast Facebook App

Fast Facebook is an unofficial Facebook app for Android that attracts with its catchy looks and, quite obviously, its title. As its name suggests, Fast Facebook is an attempt to provide Android users with a faster, more fluid alternative to the rather slow and slightly annoying official client of the world’s premiere social network.

The app, currently in beta, has an interface that is slightly reminiscent of the Ice Cream Sandwich Holo theme. However, more than any other aspect, it’s the app’s easy-to-use controls, super-fast navigation and customizable backgrounds that makes it attractive. Fast Facebook covers almost all important bases; everything that an avid Facebook user goes through on a frequent basis.

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How To Change Pronunciations In Mac OS X Lion’s VoiceOver Utility

VoiceOver Utility makes allowance for that by allowing you to modify the pronunciation for a word. Read on for details.

Go to Applications\Utilities and launch the VoiceOver Utility. Open it’s preferences and go to Speech, where you will find a Pronunciation tab.

Use the plus sign at the bottom to add a new word. The Text is the word for which you want to enter pronunciation, while the Substitution is the pronunciation of the word. Application is where you will specify if the word should be pronounced the way it has been entered in all or a single app. Check or uncheck Ignore Case if the word you’ve entered may be written in capital or small lettering.

It might take you a few tries to get the pronunciation just right, but you don’t need to be a linguist to teach an old (or new) Mac new tricks. You can train the utility to pronounce names of gadgets, foreign foods and even your cat’s name.

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Snapster :Creates Your Own Photo Filters & Effects [iPhone]

The photo sharing network made photo editing so easy and mainstream that now anyone with an iOS device can make his or her photo look like a work of art. However, when you look closely, the number of camera filters available in Instagram aren’t a lot. There are other iPhone apps which have a lot more editing options, but even those can’t compete against Snapster, the app which not only has a pretty nice collection of filters, but also lets you define effects of your own. In addition to that, the app has an assortment of picture frames and textures which can be applied to any photo with a single touch.

Like all good camera apps, Snapster lets you edit images which are already in the camera roll, or there is the option to shoot photos right from within the app and apply filters. If you chose to use the camera in Snapster, you will find that it comes with all the features which are to be found in the stock Camera app, plus a few more. You can use both front and rear cameras, and flash can be turned on or off from the button on the preview screen. A single tap brings up the focus indicator, while using two fingers will let you choose the point of exposure. After the pic has been snapped, tap the red button and you will be taken to the filters menu. There are about 40 filters available in the list (most are free, but some will require an upgrade via a $2.99 in-app purchase).

If you want to do more with your photos than merely applying filters, go to the photo editor in the app. Here, users can tinker with the RGB values of photos, and create filters of their own. Snapster comes up with a pretty unique idea for editing filters, and instead of presenting the boring sliders, the RGB values are shown as lines along the picture, and you can customize it by dragging any point of the line. Other than that, the app will let you apply frames to photos, and if you get bored with simple RGB filters, there is always the awesome texture menu which will let you perform some completely new range of customizations. If you like what you do to your photos, there is the option to save any filter for future use.

The best thing about Snapster is its integration with other photography apps. This means that after creating a masterpiece in Snapster, you can open it in Instagram and publish it right there. Do give this free app a try by heading to the link below.

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Game PromoBox :Gives The Latest Deals For PC, Mac & Linux Games

Game PromoBox – a free Android app that lets you view and share exclusive offers and giveaway announcements from various popular online game distributors, including GamersGate, Green Man Gaming, Impulse, Desura and Beamdog. Sporting a slick interface, Game PromoBox comes with a reputation of fetching the latest gaming content from all aforementioned distributors for common platforms, like Windows, Mac and Linux. Apart from being your one-stop shop for listing all the latest deals regarding your favorite games, the app also helps you instantly navigate to the website of the store from where you can place your orders. Details to follow.

The app lets you specify your country code so that it can keep you apprised of the hottest gaming deals from within your own location. The app updates its content automatically, so you don’t have to do that yourself every time you launch it. If you’re on a limited data plan, there is an option for you to set the automatic update feature to be used over Wi-Fi only.

The app’s homescreen interface is split into two halves. The left side lists all the latest game deals whereas the right one can be used to take a look at all the ongoing giveaways. While exploring the deals, you can check the latest price drops/discount rate (in percentage), current and sale price, relevant store and supported OS platforms regarding your favorite games.

Head to the giveaways section, and you can see for how long each giveaway is valid, who’s offering it, and how many entries it has received thus far. Long pressing on an item displays a context menu with a couple of options; you can either share that particular offer with your mates, or jump to the concerned store’s website.

While on the app’s homescreen, tapping Menu > Settings lets you launch the settings screen from where you can specify your country/area code, enable the Automatic Updater option, and/or the aforementioned Update Only With Wi-Fi option.

Game PromoBox is available for free in the Google Play Store. The link or QR code provided below will take you to its Play Store page.

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Win8USB : Easy Create Bootable Windows 8 Installer USB

Win8USB is an application for Windows that allows you to create a bootable USB of Windows 8 installer using an ISO image. You need to have Windows Vista or above installed on your system to create a Windows 8 bootable USB. It may require administrative privileges to write boot code to selected USB drive.

The utility allows you to format your USB flash drive, extract files on to the drive and write the USB Boot MBR. To create a bootable USB flash drive, select the drive, specify the source location of Windows 8 installation ISO file. Now, check Format drive  option and click Create to begin the process.

A couple of things to keep in mind is that you’ll need to have the Windows 8 ISO at hand for Win8USB to work. Also, a pen drive of at least 4GB storage capacity is required. The application works on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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Four SRS Speakers brought by New Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 9.7” Tablet

This tablet has a quite impressive display that carries an aspect ratio of 4:3. The device somehow resembles the iPad 2 but the IdeaTab S2109 has a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels on IPS panel along with 178 degree viewing angles. You must have come into contact with another IdeaPad Series tablet introduced at CES 2012 but this unique tablet has something different that it as it comes in a unibody shell along with a gunmetal finish and this tab is accorded with full four speakers having SRS Trumedia sound technology. You can have a glance at its furthermore details discussed ahead.

The Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 is enabled with a 9.70 inches IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen display having a display resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and a pixel density of 132 ppi. The device runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System and is powered by dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Sandpragon S4 Processor. This tablet lets you an easy access to Lenovo cloud share technology along with the sync, storage and facilitates for the sharing of your multimedia files with family, friends and others that too in a single click. This tablet is featured with Lenovo SocialTouch which turns out to be your one stop social connection that means you can have your views across many of the social sites and networks at once.

In addition to the above discussed specifications this Lenovo tablet is embedded with a NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset and is provided with a microSD, microSDHC card slot so that the storage capacity can be expanded. It is equipped with a 1.3 megapixels front-facing Immobile web camera which facilitates both as a camcorder and ensures to have video calling. The device is featured with Album art cover, Background playback, the supported formats are such as MP3, AAC, as well as facilitates for video playback having the supported formats as MPEG4, H.263, H.264. It also is provided with Stereo speakers, video streaming, YouTube player enabled. The Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 tablet has been posted on its YouTube channel in order to let you watch this gadget closely.

Apart from these the device HTML, HTML5 Browsers, facilitates for Facebook, YouTube (upload), Twitter, GPS navigation enabled, etc. In terms of its connectivity options this tablet is offered with Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 Connector (microUSB), Bluetooth connectivity, 3.5mm Headphones connector, Micro HDMI (Type D), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync. Certain other features enabled are such as Organizer (Calendar, Alarm, Calculator), facilitates for E-mail in the form of IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Push e-mail, Google Talk enabled, loaded with Games and lots more. Unfortunately, the price range and the availability details on market is yet unknown.

You can have a glance at the below featured video of the Lenovo IdeaTab S2109:

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Electro-Static Touchpad On Sony VAIO VPCSB41 Notebook

Sony has come up with a new VAIO series Notebook named as Sony VAIO VPCSB41. This Notebook is based on a fast Intel Core i5-2450M processor that carries Intel’s Turbo Boost technology with it. The device lets you to experience an outstanding clarity along with the graphics applications and HD video as desired. It also is provided with the USB 3.0 technology that facilitates for data transferring with a speed of up to 10X faster than that of the USB 2.0. It comes bestowed with many of the other enhanced configurations and you can have the details related to the specifications and price range of the device discussed below.

The Sony VAIO VPCSB41 Notebook is enabled with a 13.3″ widescreen LED backlit display that resembles a display resolution of 1366 x 768 and it also is enabled with the power-efficient LCD technology that ensures dazzling colors along with a stunning picture clarity. This Notebook comes embedded with AMD Radeon HD 6470M graphics with 512MB dedicated VRAM graphics memory and is powered with Intel Core i5-2450M Processor that carries 3 MB L3 cache along with Intel Turbo Boost Technology and is embedded with 6GB system memory that facilitates for an outstanding performance so that you can have a good experience starting from multitasking to multimedia.


In addition to the above discussed specifications this laptop is equipped with a 500GB hard drive. This laptop brings USB 3.0 technology which offers a data transfer speed of up to 10X which is faster than that of the USB 2.0. It also comes stuffed with built-in Intel Wireless Display technology (WiDi) for which you can wirelessly connect it to the projectors and HDTVs with the gain of a simple streaming of content from your PC (display attachment sold separately). Some of the interfaces are such as an HDMI output which has been provided so that you can get connected you laptop to your HDTV and after that you can enjoy the full pleasure of work, play, and surf on the big screen.

Apart from these the device brings a superMulti Dual Layer DVD+/-R/RW Optical Drive with DVD and CD read/write functionalities and is enabled with a “WEB” button which lets you a one touch access to the web that too without full boot up into the Windows. It also offers real-time video conferencing for which you can stay connected with your friends and family while even on the go and this is possible when you’ll be using the built-in MOTION EYE webcam and microphone. It also offers the Next-generation 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN technology and offers Bluetooth wireless connectivity.

Besides, the device comes accorded with a backlit keyboard frames the keys with a soft glow and eradicates the lettering for a convenient typing and is enabled with an electro-static Touchpad. The device runs on Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System and is empowered with a 6 cell 4000 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery that provides a battery life of up to 7.5 hours. The Sony VAIO VPCSB41 retails for $899.99. It measures for a dimension of Laptop Thickness 2.4 cm x Laptop Depth 22.4 cm x Laptop Width 33.1 cm and has a weight of 1.6 kg (including battery). This Vaio Series Notebook also is provided with one year of standard limited parts and labor warranty period.

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Use Mouse Scroll To Resize Windows & Adjust Their Transparency with Feewhee [Windows Tweak]

Feewhee is a small, portable application for windows that lets you resize windows and control their transparency just by using the mouse wheel. The application has no interface and does not even own a system tray icon, resultantly being a very lightweight application. To start the program, just double-click its executable file, Feewhee.exe, available in the source folder.

When Feewhee is running, move your mouse over to the title bar of a window and roll the mouse scroll up and down to resize the window. The window will keep its original height/ width ratio while resizing.

Feewhee not only resizes the windows, if you hold down Shift button on your keyboard while scrolling up and down, you can change transparency of the window.

Feewhee works on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

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Sync Unlimited Devices Of Any Platform To Your Mac with SyncMate

SyncMate is a Mac app that is perhaps the mothership of all sync utilities out there. It doesn’t just sync between any two devices, but rather, just about any device that you can imagine; Windows PC, Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Sony PSP. Additionally, the app also lets you sync with Dropbox, your Google Account, Nokia phone, and Blackberry. The free version of the app lets you take it for a test spin without any time constraint. The pro version, which costs $39.95, offers lots of additional syncing options including a Mount Storage option that mounts the user accessible storage as a separate disk to your Mac and lets you browse and copy files.

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Amazing 6” Plastic Display in LG Flexible e-Paper

LG has recently disclosed that it has already begun the mass production of its electronic paper display (EPD) product and has considered to get it launched in Europe that too in the coming month. This new LG EPD has a 6-inch display that carries 1024 × 768 resolution of its e-ink plastic screen. The device has a mere thickness of 0.7mm thick and has a weight of 14g. As per the information, LG claims that its e-Paper is scratch resistant and is also safe while dropped from a 1.5 meter of height. This is the first plastic EPD and it is highly flexible. You can have the furthermore details discussed ahead. Stay on and have an entire look up of the device.

LG flexible e-Paper which is the latest development of LG Display in the form of a flexible electronic paper display is just very impressive. This new innovation has been derived from plastic and materialized as a screen and this latest creation can be bent up to 40 degrees pointing from the center of the screen that too without any panic of its damage or breakout. You must have seen this type of ones in any of the futuristic concept devices stuffs but in fact the LG flexible e-Paper display has such a kind of build-up that it is more durable and flexible. It can resist to several drops from a height of five feet onto a hard surface.

LG flexible e-Paper which is the latest development of LG Display in the form of a flexible electronic paper display is just very impressive. This new innovation has been derived from plastic and materialized as a screen and this latest creation can be bent up to 40 degrees pointing from the center of the screen that too without any panic of its damage or breakout. You must have seen this type of ones in any of the futuristic concept devices stuffs but in fact the LG flexible e-Paper display has such a kind of build-up that it is more durable and flexible. It can resist to several drops from a height of five feet onto a hard surface.


LG stated that if you get the e-Paper compared to the other conventional glass e-ink displays or the glass electronic paper display or EPD, then you’ll find that plastic EPD panel is about three times thinner and twice lighter as well. This flexible e-Paper display carries a 6-inch monochrome e-ink flexible display that resembles a screen resolution of XGA 1024 x 768 pixels. It is heard that this unique and awesome technology will be used up on the eBook reader devices of the next generation.

The throng making of LG flexible e-Paper screen will be starting from April 2012 onwards and as per the source, the first one to have a plastic display seems to have its first appearance sometime in the summer. It turns out to be the world’s first plastic electronic paper display which has been implemented in the E-Books. LG Display with the show up of world’s first plastic EPD has again attested that it is still in the peak of leadership along with the4 great quality of innovation.

”Sang Duck Yeo”, the Head of Operations for LG Display’s (Mobile/OLED division) has said that this new one will be much helpful as well as will get the E-Book market trendy. There is no information yet for the US release of the device, but LG has stated that the first ones to get the EPD are the ODM companies in China and the entirely developed products will be hitting the European stores starting from April 2012.

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Micromax Funbook Tablet with a Competetive Price of Rs.6, 499/- With Other Tablets

Micromax, the well known Mobile maker has ventured into the rapidly increasing tablet PC market with its new boom as a face of ‘FunBook’ and this fun captivating tablet book costs Rs. 6,499. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich season has hit the fever pitch as today we are with a new device as Funbook from Micromax that runs Android 4.0 out of the box. This tab is developed specifically targeted at the education sector and this one will be manufactured in India at Haridwar by the company’s manufacturing unit. The company has united with the folks and all to have the educational content available on the tablet PC.

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In a bid to serve the folks with some unique assortments Micromax has joined the companies like HCL Infosystems and WishTel, who all got there Tablet PCs launched aiming at the education sector. Subsequent to the government’s low-cost Aakash tablet, the other companies are also in a mood to have a good bonding with the educational organizations so that they can deliver a best of multimedia content to the students. Let’s find out the secrecy behind the curtain as we have already seen the scene performed by the other ones like ‘HCL ME‘ and all.

What makes it different and what is the most attractive content which is to gear the students towards it. The device gifts a lot of preloaded contents for the students belonging from 1st standard to graduation level like the company have added up an E-Reading app which lets the contents from the publishers like Pearson and Universal Tutors by offering a set of contents for over 500 courses together with the preparatory material for medical, Engineering as well as MBA tests.

The Micromax Funbook has a slim and sleek form factor which is easy to carry and the shades available for this are grey and midnight black. It has a display of 17.8 CMs Multi Touch Capacitive screen and this compact device has an aspect ratio of 16:9 having the display resolution of 800 x 480 Pixels. It is powered with lightning fast CORTEX A8 Processor that carries a speed of 1.2Ghz nd is embedded with Dual mali 400 2D/2D Graphics Processor that lets you to have a flawless Multimedia Processing.

The device runs on the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System that lets you to have a super fast performance with Intuitive user interface. It brings 512MB and is spotted with Gravity sensor along with Accelerator Sensor. The device is provided with a 4GB NAND and the storage capacity can be expanded to 32GB. In terms of connectivity options the device is offered with Wi-Fi Internet connectivity for an uninterrupted web browsing, 802.11 b/g, USB 2.0 connector, HDMI Port to connect your Hi-definition, provided with a 3G Dongle bundled from TATA photon+ and the other features being HD Video at 2160P with amazing clarity, Fantastic Hi definition and a 0.3 VGA Front facing camera provided with a 3.5mm Jack.

Certain other astounding features being the preloaded apps including Read & Edit documents, Zip Files, Text Editor, Adobe PDF, Adobe Flash, Youtube, enabled with interactive video classes in HD, Social networking, Music, and lots more. This latest technology gadget is facilitated for Music player which can play all supported formats, Video player which supporting the latest codecs, Picture viewer and Web browser. The Micromax Funbook is empowered with a 2800mAh battery that ensures a browsing time of 5 hours. The users need to pay a mere amount of just Rs 799 to get the educational content of a particular class and after that they can also have an access to the other multimedia contents.

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SMART Wi-Fi Technology in Samsung WB850F Camera

Samsung, one of the leading South Korean manufacturers of the electronic devices has revealed its WB850F camera for its pre-order. This camera has been improved with Samsung’s brand new SMART long zoom digital technology and the Samsung WB850F camera can be pre-ordered from the US via B&H Photo. This compact camera is travel-friendly and brings BSI CMOS sensor along with a 23mm Schneider wide-angle lens. This camera has been stuffed with Samsung’s innovative SMART Wi-Fi technology that aims to bring a new way of taking pictures by the shooters and later on can share and store them up. The rest of the other details related to the specifications and price range of the device have been discussed ahead.

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Create & Manage Automated Invoice Databases with Cretica Invoice

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In any Organization or a small scale business its always a difficult task to maintain the invoices of the products. A huge panic can be created from the clutters of the customers if the the invoices of the product are not arranged properly specially when you have a large number of customers. There are several different programs available that take the burden off your shoulders, and provide an easy way of handling invoice databases for managing them easily. Cretica Invoice is a user-friendly and highly efficient invoice and bills handling application that would definitely support you to cope up with your clients. The program contains extensive set of databases to manage and generate mass invoicing, thus saving you time for creating each invoice one by one. Read on for an in-depth review of the software.

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