When Apple announced their super huge bendable iPhone 6 Plus, I’d like to think, Google was smiling in the background saying… “Wait for it”. Today, Google announced the new Nexus in a size that dwarfs the new iPhone and the iPhone 6 plus! Nexus 6 The Nexus 6 boasts of a 6″ Quad HD display, a 13MP camera and a contoured aluminium frame. The Snapdragon 805 quad-core 2.7GHz processor provides lightning fast multi-tasking and the Adreno 420 GPU gives you brilliant graphics and a high-speed. One really good thing I like about the Nexus 6, is it’s super huge battery. Get up to 6 hours of use from only 15 minutes of…
Speed up your Android device with LagFix
I still have my trusted Nexus 7 2012 version. It’s not the fastest tablet in the world, but definitely a handy one that allows me to check my email when I require, play a few games or watch some videos. A few months back I installed CyanogenMod in order to replace the stock android. If you’re running the stock Android version, I strongly recommend installing CyanogenMod. Although I had installed CyanogenMod with the hope of speeding up my device, I noticed in the past few weeks that it’s once again started to slow down. Opening apps took a fair bit of time and switching between them was even more painful.…
MetisMe App Review: How it brings your Gmail attachments together
This is a guest post by the MetisMe team. Statistics reflect that over 6 billion email attachments are exchanged every day across the globe, and on an average working day, an individual spends almost 30% of his working hours dealing with emails. This includes sorting emails, finding email attachments, organizing and managing them, and sharing and saving them on various cloud drives for a handy access. These mundane tasks result in up to 20% decrease in productivity and a backlog of daily tasks. To solve such issues and many more, MetisMe Attachments App comes into the picture. What exactly is MetisMe? MetisMe Attachments App is basically a Gmail extension –…
Nokia XL Review: Is it the durable Android Phone?
Most of the Android phones look and feel fragile so the users have always wanted something that would be solid and latest in terms of technology. Nokia XL, one step further and larger than the previous model Nokia X, seems like the answer to the solution. The phone comes with Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) which you can customize as per your needs. Here’s our take on Nokia XL:- The Good: It’s a Dual SIM Android phone priced affordably at Rs. 10,500. The 5MP Camera comes with a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels which is pretty good for a phone. The Fastlane makes it convenient to access our recent apps. Just…
Email Self-Defense – Secure your email in 30 minutes!
In light of the bulk surveillance issues that have found their way across the web, the Free Software Foundation has launched a guide to help secure your email communication. The guide recommends free software tools like GnuPG and Enigmail to secure your email. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection, an email account and about half an hour. Read the guides: GNU/Linux Mac OS Windows
Game for the weekend: Angry Birds Epic
It’s highly possible that you would have played a version of Angry Birds either on your phone, tablet or computer. Breaking away from the usual series of flinging the birds at the cages, Angry Birds Epic put you through a role playing adventure where you command your flock of birds and send them to battle those vicious and evil pigs! Available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, The storyline begins with you, playing as Red, trying to recover the stolen eggs by the Pigs in the fantasy Piggy Island. The idea behind the game is very simple. The game is turn-based where you can select up to three birds to…
5 reasons to buy Lenovo K900
Lenovo K900 is a really powerful smartphone with great features. I bought it two months ago and I am really satisfied with all the specifications. Lenovo K900 is a perfect mix of design and performance. There are many things for which I am happy to have it, but among others I will list here the top main reasons. 1. Display Lenovo K900 has an amazing 5.5 inches IPS Display. I really like the clarity of the images and the 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution display. I can easily browse websites and see high resolution images and videos with the best quality. The K900 is one of the first smartphones…
Achieving Supreme Mobile Website Usability : 6 Amazing Tips
Finding your way around a wide range of mobile websites has become a difficult task for the website owners. When it comes to creating a mobile website, there has been a lack of proper usability in the design. As a result of this, the quality of designs especially for the mobile usability factor has decreased. There is instability in the mobile web design information that is present around the web. Below mentioned are 6 simple and prominent tips to design a more efficient mobile interface and thereby enhance the quality of mobile website usability: Know Your Audience Similar to any other usability article no matter whether it is related to…
Giveaway: Win 1 of 3 Membership Accounts from PixelKit
Update: The giveaway has now ended and the winners notified via email If you are looking for a UI kit that works perfectly for you, we have a fun and functional solution and it is called PixelKit . This is a full library that is stocked with high-quality UI kits and other things that you need to be a successful and efficient web designer. What is Included? If you are one of the three very lucky winners, you will be presented with a PixelKit membership account. This comes with a massive amount of benefits and here are a few just to give you a glimpse: Over 4700 premium graphics with…
5 Free WordPress plugins for handling Thumbnails
WordPress v2.9 introduced Post Thumbnails (now called Featured Images). Since then the WordPress plugin repository has seen a host of plugins that help you create thumbnails, import images, resize them and regenerate them. In this post, I’ll feature five plugins that I’ve come across and use that make your thumbnail experience a better one. Auto Post Thumbnail Auto post thumbnail is a plugin to generate post thumbnail from first image in post or any custom post type. If the first image doesn’t work it will automatically search for the next one and so on until the post thumbnail is inserted. The plugin also provides a Batch Processing capability to generate…
