AniBoot: Provides Custom Boot Animations To Your Rooted Android Device

AniBoot features dozens of downloadable boot animations which can be applied to any rooted Android device in no more than a couple of taps. The app supports boot animation in three different screen resolutions – 800×480, 1024×768 & 1280×720 – each comprising at least a dozen various boot animations. Each boot animation can be previewed individually, and if it catches your eye, you can download and apply it to your device in a matter of just a few seconds. Details to follow.

Once the app is granted root access, it automatically creates a backup of your current boot animation, and prompts you to select the desired screen resolution for your custom boot animation. Both these options can be availed from within the app’s main preferences screen anytime you wish to make changes accordingly.

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6GB Of Free Cloud Storage To PC, Android & iOS Brought by Maxthon Skyfile

Skyfile brings an initial offer of 6GB of free cloud storage space to anyone who registers for a new account. The desktop client lets you keep selective Skyfile folders in sync with your PC at all times while the Android & iOS clients allow remote access to all your Skyfile cloud content. However, more than any other aspect, it’s the advanced and secure file sharing features of Skyfile that deserve to be commended. More after the break.

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Define A Unique Unlock Pattern/Tap Sequence Over An Image Of Your Choice With Photo Lock Screen App[Android]

Photo Lock Screen is a lockscreen replacement Android app that brings an added layer of security to your beloved device, as it lets you set a custom unlock pattern traced over an image of your choice. You have the choice of defining as simple or complex an unlock pattern as you like, as there are no hard and fast rules in this regard.

The best part about Photo Lock Screen is that it can perfectly work in combination with your favorite home screen replacement app, and can be used as a standalone security mechanism on your Android. A rather vital aspect to consider while using Photo Lock Screen as your default lockscreen is that you must set the app as your device’s default action upon pressing the home button, or else, the lockscreen won’t be effective.

Once the app is installed, you’ll notice a couple of app icons added to your device’s app drawer. ThePhoto Lock icon lets you instantly lock the device whereas the Photo Lock Settings icon is to launch the app’s main settings screen from where you can permanently enable the app’s lockscreen, set your preferred home screen replacement app, Select Lock Photo (custom lockscreen background), andConfigure Lock Screen.

While selecting a custom background, make sure to pick an image with a maximum size of 320 x 480 pixels, since images with larger screen resolutions are inaccurately scaled down, thereby making the entire customization process a tad undesirable. While configuring the unlock pattern, the app prompts you to repeat the exact pattern at least twice in order to confirm it. Once succeeded, the app displays the confirmation message of your custom pattern being set as your device’s default unlock mechanism.

Please note that when it comes to unlocking your device via Photo Lock Screen, precision is the key. Try to use a background that can present you with some clear indication/hint regarding the pattern, just in case you somehow forget it. The best practice in this regard can be to use an image that itself contains several patterns embedded within the design, or else, you might be having tough time remembering/tracing the exact patterns on a rather plain image. Also, remember very carefully whatever custom pattern you’ve defined, and draw it absolutely accurately when required on the lockscreen.

Even the slightest of the deviations from the original pattern will result in failure of the unlock process. In case you fail to provide the accurate pattern in five consecutive attempts, the lockscreen becomes ineffective for the next 20 seconds, after which, you’re automatically logged out of your Google account, and prompted to sign back in to get things going.

Photo Lock Screen is available in the Google Play Store for free, and can be downloaded via the link or QR code provided below.

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The Google Drive App For Android [Hands-On]

Overview

First and foremost, Google Drive for Android is not a new app. It’s the good old Google Docs app, rebranded. In fact if you have Docs installed and search for Drive in Play Store, you will see it installed and available as an update. In the app itself, not much has changed. It’s the same interface that we are all familiar with, with a few Drive-specific features added.

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A Social Network For Parents & Scrapbook For Baby Photos : Kidfolio [iPhone]

KidFolio is a newly released iOS app that acts both as a scrapbook for baby photos, and a social network where you can share said scrapbook with anyone you want. The app also provides its users with useful parenting tips, and a place where you can meet other parents to discuss your problems. An impressive Aviary-powered photo editor within the app provides all the essential editing and styling features that one may require.

Although it is possible to browse through some areas of Kidfolio without creating an app account, but that takes away the whole purpose of the app. So, it is better if you sign up for an account before doing anything. To do so, users can link their Facebook account with Kidfolio, or create an account from scratch using their email ID. Once the sign up procedure is complete, you will be taken to the main feed of Kidfolio, which can be sorted based on recent or popular posts. You can also choose to view photos of babies belonging to a certain age group. Only public photos are displayed in this feed, so you need not worry about privacy issues. Your friends can comment on your photos even if they are not on Kidfolio, as long as you have linked your Facebook account with the app.

The big camera button on the bar at the bottom can be used to snap or edit photos in impressive detail. Kidfolio comes with an Aviary-powered photo editor, which provides a respectable number of photo effects, and options to alter the brightness, hue, saturation, colors and dimensions of photos. The option to add text to your photos is provided by Kidfolio itself within the bar at the bottom of the main interface.

The Parenting section lists articles that can help new parents through every stage their child goes through. If you find an article really useful, you can share it over Facebook or Twitter as well. For help regarding specific topics, you can head over to the Kidfolio forums located in the Groups section of the app.

Much like the new timeline feature in Facebook, Kidfolio has a good system of highlighting the important moments in a newborn’s life. This is done through badges that can be attached to photos of said moments. In short, if you own an iOS device, and are a parent, Kidfolio is a must-have.

The app is available for free in the App Store, and can be downloaded from the link provided below.

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A Unique Dual-Pane Home Screen Replacement App For Android With Mobo Launcher

Mobo Launcher focuses mainly on presenting users with quick navigation to their favorite apps and widgets through a unique split-screen interface that is as simple to use as it is to customize.

By default, the launcher’s interface is divided into a scrollable section for widgets, an side-scrolling app drawer that itself is presented under various app groups/categories and a scrollable dock for shortcuts to the most frequently used actions or apps. Swiping upward on the app drawer reveals it in its entirety, while swiping downwards returns it to its original half of the screen. The personalization options presented by Mobo Launcher range from specifying the number of dock screens to downloading and applying gorgeous themes, Mobo Widgets, Wallpapers, Skins and more from the launchers online repository. More to follow.

While using the default/split-screen mode of the launcher, you can view all your installed apps under various groups (Favorite, Apps, Games, System and Newest). Not only can you move an app from one category to other via simple drag-and-drop, but also define and customize your very own app categories. Long pressing an app category lets you add various apps to it, and/or reorder the group itself on the bar. Another handy feature of Mobo Launcher is that it makes it extremely easy to locate a newly installed app by displaying a tiny indicator on top of its group’s icon.

Various Mobo Launcher Widgets that can be availed include a one-tap memory optimizer, voice search, Mobo Weather, Creative Clock and native Mobo File Manager. Each widget itself is further supplemented by a variety of themes and designs to provide you a multitude of different flavors and options. The launcher has its very own file manager, app manager, and plenty of other nifty tools that can be downloaded from its online repository. The default layout of the launcher’s dock provides you with shortcuts to various system toggles and contacts, messaging app, calling app, web browser, and Mobo Launcher’s native personalization app.

Using the app’s main preferences screen (Menu > Preferences), not only can you opt to show/hide the status bar, but the entire content on the homescreen itself too, so that you can enjoy your favorite Mobo Launcher Wallpaper in full screen. Further customization options presented within the app’s main settings screen comprise specifying the number of dock screens, each complete with the content/shortcut of your choice. Moreover, the settings screen lets you modify various display settings, homescreen navigation effects, default group settings, widget settings, and the option to backup/restore launcher settings.

Another notable aspect of the launcher is the Gravity Sensor feature that, if turned on, utilizes your device’s accelerometer to sway the app icons on the homescreen as per the device movement. To enable this feature, simple enable the Gravity Sensor option within the Display settings on the app’s main settings screen.

That’s not all; Mobo Launcher allows you to fully tweak app icons. Not only can you change the app’s icons (load custom icons from the gallery), you can use a specific icon mask to define the boundaries of each app’s icon.

All in all; Mobo Launcher is worth giving a try for its buttery smooth animations and transitions, easy navigation, additional goodies, flexibility, and most importantly, for the sake of change that is considered to be an obligation in the Android ecosystem.

Mobo Launcher is available for free in the Google Play Store, and can be downloaded via the link or QR code provided below.

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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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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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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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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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Fake Mailer Allows to Send E-Mails Secretly

With 'Fake Mailer' you can send anonymous mails to your friends, it's really fun. As April 1st is Coming very fast so now its time to give your friends,Your Loved onesor Strangers an April fool Treat.Don’t you get the idea yet? What you regular do is prepare yourself to fool out people through emails. You are not a moron of course relatively you just make a fake account in any e-mail site with different id. Through that email address you mail your friend to make him/her fool on April fool’s day. But, creating new accounts is time taking, even though they take less than 5 minutes, it’s not happening.  You only need is a Fake Mailer through which you can send unspecified mails and it’s really fun. Check out the screenshots below.

How it works?
This Fake mailer app permits you to send-up your email address exclusive of creating any new account through email provider site. This will definitely confuse the recipient. Through this app you can send at least 3 e-mails simultaneously, but it is bound to grow over time. Anyways with this Android prank generator spin the heads of your friends on the special day.

There are certain terms and conditions before sending a mail and those are:

I accept that I will not use this application for illegal activities.

I accept that the data I have entered will not be used for other purposes than sending an ‘anonymous’ mail.

I will not use this application to spam people.

I accept that that the developer is not responsible for anything I do with this application.

This app can be downloaded and installed in any Android device and takes about minimum space which is hardly 398 KB and get it for free. Few updation were made and where Eula & Dutch language has been added. Few minor defects are fixed. Get the link to download from Google Play or scan the QR code.

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Angry Birds Space:Our Favorite Pig Smashing Birds Go Galactic

Angry Birds Space, the latest installment in Rovio’s physics-based puzzle game series, has been downloaded a total of 10 million times since launching on iOS, Android, PC and Mac last Thursday,Set in a space-themed environment, this release brings an entirely new level of gameplay to the series not seen in any of the earlier three versions. Read on for more information.

While the first three games in the series were set on flat ground, Angry Birds Space is featured in an environment with planets, their moons, asteroids and other celestial bodies, each having its own field of gravity. The physics engine has been rebuilt from scratch to cater to the new environment. Rovio has even designed a website to showcase the new gameplay in Angry Birds Space. And as with all Angry Birds games, there is also a really cool intro video:

You launch birds like in the previous versions but what’s different is what happens after the launch. As shown in the trajectory path, the launched birds follow an orbital path around the planets that the pigs have made their strongholds on. Depending on the gravity and the launch angle, the bird can even circle the planet multiple times before crashing into its target. Another change is the ability to launch birds even in reverse direction and still hit the target, adding tons of more fun to the gameplay. It’s just got to be experienced to fully cherish.

The game features 60 regular levels, hidden bonus levels, some brand new birds with new powers and nifty trick shots. With Rovio promising regular free updates to add newer levels, the fun isn’t set to stop anytime soon.

Angry Birds Space is available for Android at Google Play Store as ad-supported free version as well as ad-free paid version for $0.99. For iOS devices, the regular version for iPhone and iPod Touch can be found at the iTunes App Store for $0.99 and the HD version for iPad for $2.99. Finally for the desktop users amongst us, the PC version is available at Angry Birds Store for €5.95 ($7.83) while the Mac version can be purchased at the Mac App Store for $4.99.

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