HTC First with ‘Facebook Home’ launches as an AT&T flagship

For spring 2013, carrier AT&T is all set to promote the new HTC First as its flagship smartphone. Having announced the availability of the model on April 12, the carrier is offering the new HTC device preloaded with Facebook Home along with a two-year agreement for a reasonable contract price of just $99. The reason why AT&T chose the First to represent its brand and act as the flagship model for the upcoming months is the fact that the First will only be available with the carrier for the time being. HTC First with ‘Facebook Home’ launches as an AT&T flagship.

HTC First to be offered exclusively with AT&T only
The HTC First has been receiving a lot of press lately thanks to its collaboration with Facebook which officially launched it as the phone that will have Facebook Home loaded into it right out of the box and we can expect more of the same in the coming months as AT&T is sure to milk the phone and the social network’s popularity for all it’s worth.

First gets the fastest 4G LTE network
Customers that buy the HTC First with an AT&T contract would be able to experience the 4G LTE that has been dubbed the speediest 4G LTE internet network provider in the States by RootMetrics, the independent mobile research firm.

The Facebook Home experience
The main eyeball grabber that HTC is counting on to boost the sales of the First is the Facebook Home feature. The smartphone will get the new feature preloaded into it which makes it the best gift for people that are addicted to the social network. With Facebook Home, users would be able to access the News Feed from their account right on the home screen of their First without having to access the site through an app or through the browser. The screen will also bring real time updates right the fore and users would also be able to use Facebook chat right from their phone’s home screen. People that need to use Facebook all the time like social media managers etc. would find this feature of the phone particular attractive while features like Notifications, Chat Heads, App Launcher and Instagram would make the HTC First the first phone of its kind to bring the maximum functionality of the full site to a handset.

The specs
The HTC First will be offered with a long lasting 2200mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, a front-facing 1.6MP camera and a rear-facing 5MP camera, 16GB of internal storage, 1GB RAM, a Snapdragon 400 processor from Qualcomm with a dual-core CPU and a 4.3-inch 341PPI display. Running on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the First will be offered in pale blue, red, white and black colorways. The HTC First can be purchased now through an AT&T store or outlet for $99 for a two year contract.

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How iPad replacing your office computer? Let’s talk

Technology has transformed itself. The iPad today has all the features that a standard office computer has. The question though is that if an iPad can completely replace the office computer. iPad offers almost all the features that a standard computer has. Some of the key features available in an iPad are in the form that it helps one in web surfing, catching up with friend’s online, video conferencing and printing and scanning of documents.

Thus it can be said with precision that iPad has slowly transformed itself into a multi benefit device that can help one do normal office work, even in absence of an office computer.

Virtual Keypad
An iPad has a virtual keyboard. This is of much benefit when one is travelling and needs to attend to normal office work. Once can type documents effortlessly with the help of virtual keyboard, all the iPad models have. This benefits one immensely as normal office document can be typed and shared with other colleagues in the office.

Web Surfing
All iPad models come with internet enabled browsers. This makes web browsing a child’s play indeed. One might need to surf the web in office for verifying data and adding qualitative inputs to any document being prepared in the office.

Even in the absence of normal office computer, you will be able to surf the web effortlessly with an iPad and use the information downloaded for adding quality to the office document being prepared or updated. Availability of high net surfing plan makes the task, all the more interesting and enchanting experience.

Video conference and online chatting
With rapid and random new career options on the rise, work ethics have also changed. Many people work from home and need to remain connected with office and clients simultaneously. iPad plays its part effectively here too and helps one remain connected with colleagues through the online chatting facility that any standard office computer must be offering. Additionally, video conferencing facility is also available through iPad thus reducing the wide gap between a standard office computer and an iPad. Video conferencing helps one connect with business clients who may be located in any corner of the world. Similar to the standard office computer, the iPad helps communicate with others through video conferencing. This feature in iPad comes with the additional facility that the same can be conducted, even if the person is travelling for work. Such an innovation cannot be thought about with a standard office computer.

Printing and scanning documents
All information accessed and prepared with the help of an iPad will be of minimal use, in case the same cannot be shared with others. However, an iPad overcomes this shortcoming with flying colors and besides having the standard email facility, the iPad offers the user to print and scan the document. The same can then be shared with other beneficiaries.

iPad is a new innovation in the information technology sector. It offers all the features, a standard office computer has. Though the relevance of an office computer can never be sidelined, given the new and developing ways of work culture, especially in the private sector jobs, iPad has gained immense popularity among users.

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Most interesting notes iPad apps 2013

Apple iPad is a tablet computer by Apple Inc. There are certain great features like Apple A6X, lightning connector. It runs with operating system iOS 6, which provides audio-visual media, eBooks, films, music, computer games, web content, periodicals, etc. Storage size may be 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. Apple iPad supports connectivity like Wi-Fi, LTE also. This tablet supports computer-reliant tasks. The best feature of this phone is that the accessibility to Apple app store. Apple iPad supports downloading Apple Apps. There are many preinstalled features like itunes, video, music, etc. This phone got many other features, best android phones with easy to use. 

Apple apps 

Apple iPad provides many in-built features in college budget. Apple iPad web browser is one of the best app. by this tablet. This tab provides access to many education web-sites like Wikipedia articles, news pages, etc. Then come dictionary.com which gives a facility to go through the meaning of different words that are present in the text books. This also helps in increasing vocabulary. There is another app. called ‘Rate My Professor’. This is very helpful as it allows a student to choose his professor accordingly. Apple iPad provides one more aap free of cost that is iBooks. This aap allows to access to a large number of EBooks. This aap consist of many books like contemporary fiction, literature and many more. 

Importance of iPad apps 

Apple iPad provides many other applications too. Under movies come applications like iMovie, 40D, Netflix, TED, Sky News, IMDb Movies & TV, BBC iPlayer, ABC Player, Air Video, Plex, Showyou, HBO GO, Movies by flixster. Apart from these applications there are also many audio applications such as Garage Band, Pandora Radio, SoundHound, Loopseque Lite, Paprika Recipe Manager, NPR for iPad. It gives facility for accessing financial information by providing two apps for it namely BudgetBook and Mint.com personal finance. Internet apps are also quite helpful in daily basis. Applications like StumbleUpon, eBay for iPad, AppShopper, Instapaper, TV for Reddit, Trillian, etc. 

Educational and News apps 

AppleiPad is tablet with many important educational and news apps. In the field of education it gives facility of iBooks which displays e-pub from iBook store and other books. There are few book publishers who are in link with the apple iPad. These publishers are Penguin books, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Amazon.com, and Barnes& Noble. Two more educational applications like Qwiki and iTunes U. Apple iPad iTunes U is a great feature which gives an opportunity to go through many courses in different subjects from the leading universities. These all provides some news aaps like BBC News, Reeder for iPad, Flipboard, stanza, comics, Magzter, etc. Magzter is a page to find the favorite magazines. 

Conclusion

Apple iPad is ideal for checking e-mail, short e-mails, photo gallery, audio-video, multitasking. It has a speaker and built-in microphone which is ideal for phone calls and serving internet. It has got a big screen which is ideal for watching films too. Thus is can be concluded that iPad is the best tablet computer with all its valuable features and easy accessibility. 

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Upcoming OS's for smartphones in 2013

Android and ios are no longer the only OS for smartphones. 2013 is going to be the year of Android alternative where people will come up with fresh new mobile OS’s. The new OS’s will be heavily competing in a market dominated by the advanced versions of the existing OS. These OS are designed to bring the power of web to the mobile platform. As there is a great deal of innovation in mobile technology, these new OS’s are sure to support apps from other operating systems as well. They also reduce the expenses of running a developer community as well as an app store. Since HTML5 apps can run on these systems they eliminate the need for a browser and therefore result in cheaper smartphones. Moreover, users all over the globe will have access to a greater web than ever before. Here are the most anticipated new smartphone OS’s in 2013.

Firefox
The Chinese popular smartphone manufacturer ZTE in collaboration with an European company have planned to release a smartphone working on Mozilla’s Firefox OS somewhere in 2013. Mozilla Firefox is expected to acquire 1% of the total market share by the end of the year 2013.
If you’re a web developer interested in new smartphone technologies, now is the time to choose Firefox OS. It makes you easy to create an app based on HTML that has access to all of the applications on your smartphone. You can perform the same phone things as you do with other OS such as creating alerts by vibrating the phone, playing games, creating an app and taking a picture with your mobile camera, etc.

Blackberry 10
Research in motion has planned to release its most awaited BlackBerry 10 OS on January 30, 2013. BlackBerry includes advanced features such as BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Keybaord and BlackBerryBalance. Blackberry hub is the place where you can view all your messages, notifications, news feeds and also all your calendar events. It is also very easy to access the Hub. Just a simple gesture is all that is required. With BlackBerry Flow, you can see all the currently running apps through the minimized windows of your screen. The new BlackBerry keyboard grabs your writing style and adapts to your typing habits. Blackberry 10 is likely to add video chat option to its already existing BlackBerry Messenger service.

Ubuntu
Canonical, the makers of Ubuntu OS will be showcasing it at the Consumer Electronics Show in January this year. Ubuntu is elegantly designed to make all your smartphone apps easier to access. You can quickly switch over between apps, setting and content. Ubuntu also offers multitasking where you can simultaneously open many apps. You can hide or reveal the apps instantly thus having a fast, uncluttered experience on your smartphone. Just tell your smartphone what you want and Ubuntu does the job. For instance, you are searching for music, Ubuntu browses the web including Ubuntu One Music Store and brings the music at your finger tips. It quickly informs you about your emails, texts, calls and social media. The gallery lets you to easily organize, find and share your photos. Overall everything is elegant, crisp and neatly organized.

Tizen
Electronics leading manufacturer Samsung will be launching “Tizen OS based smartphone this year. Samsung in collaboration with Docomo has planned to develop a system that would hit the smartphone market. Samsung decided to launch Tizen due to the fact that the company held the largest share with 31.3 % in the global smartphone market and continues to hit leaving its competitors behind. With HTML5’s robust and flexible environment, Tizen is rapidly becoming the preferred platform for mobile apps and services.

Sailfish
As promised earlier, Finnish company Jolla has showcased a new mobile OS Sailfish on the company’s website. Sailfish’s slick new user interface has incorporated some of the best features of Windows Phone, Android and BlackBerry 10 to bring out good results. With its open source Sailfish mobile OS, Jolla is sure to replace Android everywhere.

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Tutorial how to install creed Rom v4 on galaxy y gt-s5360

Hi we have previously provided an instructional guide on how to install Creed Rom v3.5 on Samsung galaxy y and now creed Rom v4 Build-1 has been ported and shared for Samsung galaxy y by the Senior Member of XDA Xicor Yagami this Port is actually based on the work of XDA Senior Member pratyush.creed Rom CЯEED v4 DXKT7 for Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670 and now ported to Samsung galaxy y gt s5360 and based on firmware version DXKT7 so all credit to developers. As this is the first build so it has some bugs, but it works well. So here we are providing installation instruction of Creed v4 custom Rom on galaxy y model gt-s5360 but before that lets have look on features and screenshots of this Rom running on galaxy y.

Screenshot:

 

Features:

• Most Advanced Touchwiz Launcher (Creeds Home)
• 13 Seconds to Bootup
• Performance Hacks
• Display+Sound Hacks
• 15 Status Bar Toggles
• Swipe to Remove Notification
• Extended Power Menu
• 7 Lockscreen Mod
• Various New Settings

Known bugs:

Settings' Force Closes
Signal Bar Error

Warning:
Use it at your own Risk! i will not be held responsible for any damage to your device. This Rom is meant only for galaxy y and not for any other device.

Download Details:
Download Link (not mirrored) : Creed v4 for galaxy y (Test.zip)
Size : 109.88 MB

Installation Instructions:

• Backup of your Device and charge battery up to 80%. 
• Download creed's ROM v4 file " test.zip " from Download Details section of this post and copy it to the root directory of your's phone sdCard and turn off your phone. 
• Reboot the phone to recovery mode by pressing volume up+Home + Power button together. 
• when phone enters Recovery mode Touch screen will not work so you have to use the keys volume up and down to move up down and home key for making selection. 
• Now from menu Select "Apply Update from SDCard". 
• Now navigate to the root directory of your sd card and select " test.zip ", and let the process be completed and reboot it. 

Congratulation! you have installed the latest version of Creed's ROM v4 build 1 on your Samsung Galaxy y gt-s5360. In case you notice any bug post on the thread page so that developer can fix it when he releases a new update.

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