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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Technology iOS or Android Which One Should You Pick
Technology iOS or Android Which One Should You Pick
Let us talk something about we all must be fond of iOS or Android
BlackBerry and Windows Phone are practically non-existent now, so for most of us, the choice of which phone platform to buy into comes down to choosing between Android. Since their launch in 2007 and 2008, iOS and Android respectively have had their share of fan following.
It is obvious that Android dominates the smartphone market share worldwide by virtue of its presence across wider price brackets, and being offered by a variety of phone makers. Apple has consistently maintained a healthy share of the global market despite having only about a relative minuscule number of devices on sale each year.
For the past few years, September has been the month when Apple unveils its new iPhones. While a new Android phone is launched almost daily these days, Google also usually introduces one Nexus phone a year, typically in October. Along with new hardware, this is also the time when both companies release the latest versions of their mobile operating systems.
Both companies have, over the years, made strong cases for why a user should choose them. This means that a typical iOS versus Android debate could run on for hours. Over the years, both operating systems have been filling the gaps, and Android has become more polished over time, while iOS became more flexible.
So how does one choose? Here is a list of pros for both platforms that should help you decide the camp you belong to.
Things you gain with Android
1) More functional apps
, but its generally true. 1) More functional apps
This is evident with useful apps like the TrueCaller family; a bunch of no-input expense logging apps like Smart Spends and Walnut; automation apps like SpeakerPhone Ex and Tasker. Due to limitations of iOS platform, the ones mentioned above either dont work as well or dont work at all on an iPhone. On Android, apps like these that can truly make the most advantage of the phones capabilities.
2) Lower cost of ownership
The Apple Tax is a term used to describe the premium one has to pay to own Apple products. Android phone makers have been consistently trying to price their flagship phones as high as iPhones for years, but most of them end up quickly discounting the price, to sell better. Then there are the new-age upstarts like Xiaomi and OnePlus that thrive on selling phones with near-high-end features at a cost thats less than half of what Apple charges for its flagship device.
It is not only the iPhones that sell at a premium. A simple charging cable from Apple for your iPhone will cost you an excess of a thousand rupees. Even upping the storage capacity from the base 16GB on an iPhone to the next step (64GB) costs Rs. 10,000 - the same amount of money required to buy a usable Android phone these days.
3) Innovative hardware features
Due to stiff competition amongst Android smartphones, phone manufacturers go the extra mile to innovate on the hardware front, as Google covers most of the software side of the story. As a result, you get phones with nifty useful features like an IR blaster, which lets you control TVs, set top boxes and other appliances in your home, via your phone. Front-facing stereo speakers are great while consuming audio-visual content without hacky solutions like holding your hand behind the speakers on an iPhone to bounce the sound back.
And in markets like India, many people also prefer using two SIM cards at the same time. Dual SIMs were largely restricted to entry-level phones at first, but today, youll see dual SIM options in phones like the LG G4 and the OnePlus 2.
There are a lot of other features you can get if you go with Android thanks to the large number of phones out there. Youll find phones with double-sided displays, screens that curve at the edge, and wireless charging, to name just a few new features.
Its not to say the iPhone doesnt have any hardware features to boast about - things like a capacitive multi-touch display with the original iPhone, the Retina Display with the iPhone 4, the fingerprint-scanning Touch ID with the iPhone 5s, and the 3D Touch-toting iPhone 6s are some of the innovations that the rest of the industry has followed suit on.
4) Tight Google Integration
Apple makes its money selling hardware, Google makes its by selling ads. Since iOS is the second biggest OS in terms of market share after Android, Google makes all its services available to iPhone users.
But although Google has made several apps for iPhone, they are just not as well integrated as they are on Android, and this can matter a lot if youre highly reliant on Googles services.
Take the example of voice commands - say you want to translate ¿Cómo estás? to English. On an Android phone, just saying "Okay, Google" and then repeating that phrase will get you the answer. Or say you want to send a WhatsApp message to a friend using voice - its doable with "Okay, Google". This kind of stuff is not possible with Siri, Apples virtual assistant today, as it does not integrate with third-party apps. There is a Google app for iOS, its just an app and not a part of the OS like on Android.
Take another example - every time somebody shares a location with you on WhatsApp, Apple Maps will open up by default, not Google Maps. And we all know how helpful Apple Maps are in India.
5) Deeper customisation
No need to elaborate on this one too much - almost everybodys aware of the fact that you can customise Android to the way you like. Dont like the homescreen or lockscreen? Change it. Dont like how the default fonts look? Change them too. Want to open your favourite app when you swipe up anywhere on the home screen? No problem.
These are things you can do easily on Android, without any heavy modification to the software the phones comes preinstalled with; doing similar things on iOS is only possible by jailbreaking your device.
With Android, customisation has been allowed since day one, and that has also allowed hardware manufacturers to create their own flavours of Android. Phones like the OnePlus One were successful not only because of their bang-for-the-buck hardware, but also because of the highly-customisable variant of Android that came preinstalled on the device.
6) A universal charging port
Last but not the least, theres a good chance you wont miss carrying your phone charger everywhere if youre using Android. The Micro-USB port is ubiquitous amongst all phone makers except for Apple. A transition to USB Type-C is now underway, which will cause some hiccups, but its something that will quickly be resolved. On the other hand, even though Apple has adopted USB Type-C in the new MacBook, there is little indication that it will replace the proprietary Lightning port anytime soon on iOS devices.
Things you gain with iOS
1) Timely OS updates, and updates to older devices
The biggest advantage when the same company makes the hardware and software is timely updates. The newest iOS 9 update hit 50 percent of all devices in just 4 days. Android Lollipop reached 21 percent in 10 months, iOS 9 crossed that in 48 hours.
Android phone makers usually promise one major Android update for each handset. The iPhone 4s has received four major iOS updates since its launch 2011. I doubt there is any Android phone in the market that was made in 2011 that is running the latest version of the OS, which could bring in a host of new features and be a new lease of life to an old phone.
Sometimes important security fixes also are a part of newer updates, which will be hard for Android users to get.
2) Negligible fragmentation
Google generally releases a new version of Android every year, most manufacturers then take that OS and make their own variation of it (the manufacturers "skins", such as TouchWiz, HTC Sense, MIUI et al) and then sell it to customers. Then next year, Google releases the next Android software update. For Android phone makers to keep supporting older hardware with new versions of Android is tedious and cost-intensive (remember they stop selling that model after a year or two anyway) so you get lots of Android phones on the market, all of which are running different versions of the OS.
Then theres fragmentation within manufacturers own UI overlays. Look at TouchWiz on a Note 4 and a Galaxy S6, and youll notice theyre not exactly the same and they have separate timelines for updates. Or lets take the example of how Xiaomis MIUI 6 chose to keep some of its own feature implementations instead of Googles, while running Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Then theres hardware fragmentation that causes further software fragmentation, as there are a wide variety of screen sizes and display resolutions, processors, and different amounts of RAM available to developers.
With iOS, there is negligible software fragmentation as there are only a handful devices with fixed screen resolutions, processing power and hardware capabilities. With different screen sizes and multiple models, the iPhone is slightly more fragmented than it was a few years ago, but it is still a tiny variance, when compared to Android.
3) Unmatched cross-device syncing if you use other Apple products
This is a big plus if youre the owner of multiple Apple products. Thanks to software-hardware integration, no other software ecosystem lets you take phone calls that come to your phone on your computer without installing any additional software, then reply to SMSs from your tablet, and pick up an article you were reading on a tablet on your phone, right at the point where you left off.
4) Consistent hardware upgrade cycles
Many iPhone loyalists usually stick to a two to three year upgrade cycle. The reliable software updates are also an incentive to stick to your current iPhone, knowing that youll get the same software features as the new one (unless theyre hardware-dependent). Also, since 2011, a new iPhone consistently comes out by September each year. This is reassuring since youre buying something knowing when the next version is going to be out.
With Android, theres far too much distraction, with so many manufacturers vying for your attention with their devices. Unless youre loyal to one Android phone maker, the timelines are all messed up with tempting Android phones launching all along the year. You buy one thing, and some other phone maker will come up with their next best in a few months, making you yearn for a feature or two that it has, and yours doesnt.
5) A variety of high-quality, creative apps
Two years ago, apps on iOS were better designed than the ones on Android. In the past two years, weve seen more and more developers make Android apps look good. Today, a fair share of apps we use on Android are certainly not poorly-designed. But iOS still holds the pedestal for good looking apps. Not only are apps well-designed, but some really excel in terms of their creativity. For example, the famous Paper app is to date exclusively for iOS. Infinity Blade, a game with cult following, has remained iOS exclusive for all three versions. One wonders if it would have ever gotten paid downloads in the same numbers, had it released on Android.
You may say theres a certain superiority complex among iOS-exclusive developers, but it boils down to the fact that iOS users are more willing to pay for apps than Android users and that theyre simply pandering to that audience, by going the extra mile.
6) Comparatively lesser malware Apples "walled garden" of apps comes with certain benefits when it comes to malware. Apple doesnt let you tinker with the OS in any meaningful way, and doesnt (for all practical purposes) let you install apps without using the App Store. It does not permit third-party app stores, and has stringent measures to prevent malicious apps from entering the app store. Okay, maybe this is a bad week to be writing this
Add to that the fact that Android has the lions share of the global market, which makes it an appealing target for malware makers, the same way Windows users tend to get targeted more on PCs.
So there you have it - both platforms compared in 2015. Personally, Ive kept swapping between Android and iOS every few years and although currently I swear by Android, iOS only has one shortcoming, in my view, the fact that I cant have system-wide default apps that dont belong to Apple. Come iOS 10, I hope Apple will finally let me pick Gmail as the default mail app.
Technology: iOS or Android, Which One Should You Pick ?
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Thursday, May 4, 2017
Ten smartphones with the best display quality
Ten smartphones with the best display quality
Smartphones with the best display quality
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1) Lenovo Vibe S1 >>>>
Price: Rs 12,999
This is one of the few smartphones in the budget segment which comes with a 1920x1080p (Full HD) resolution on a 5-inch LCD screen. It is perfect for users who still feel more at home with small screen phones. Customizations such as the option to adjust colour of the screen and the Gorilla Glass 3 take care of colour issues and scratch resistance. The phone runs on a MediaTek MT 6752 octa-core processor with 3GB RAM and can handle most basic tasks well. The compact size, curved back design and light form factor (131g) are just some of the key highlights of this phone.
2) Moto G4 Plus >>>>
Price: Rs 13,499 onwards
The Moto G4 Plus is a major upgrade over its predecessor, primarily because of 5.5-inch Full HD (1080p) LCD display. The display looks bright and handles colours brilliantly and is protected against scratches and smudges with Gorilla Glass 3 and oleophobic coating. It doesn’t have the typical yellowish tinge seen in many Moto phones. Instead, it has a colour mode where you can alter the colour of the screen. The phone scores well in other aspects as well. It is driven by Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor with 3GB RAM, has a very good 16-megapixel camera and runs Android Marshmallow.
3) Xiaomi Mi Max >>>>
Price: Rs 14,999
This phone has made it to this list purely on account of its massive 6.4-inch IPS LCD screen. The display has screen resolution of 1920x1080p, which isn’t much on paper, but the colour reproduction is brilliant. One of its unique features is the Sunlit display which adjusts colours in each pixels automatically so the sudden fluctuations in ambient light won’t affect your eyes. The reading mode turns the display completely yellow so one can read in the dark comfortably. The phone runs on a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 octa-core processor with 3GB RAM and handles games and multi-tasking without any jitter.
4) LeEco LeMax 2 >>>>
Price: Rs 22,999 onwards
What the LeEco offers is a slightly bigger 5.7-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 2560x1440p. Watching movies is going to be an enjoyable experience, especially if you have 2K content on the phone. Combined with the CDLA tech which prevents audio loss during transmission to deliver flawless audio experience, this phone is one of the best picks for movie buffs. You might need a power bank frequently as the battery is going to drain faster than other phones because of the high resolution. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor paired with 4GB RAM, and offers a 21-megapixel camera. It runs Android Marshmallow and bundles free Live TV subscription from Yupp TV.
5) OnePlus 3 >>>>
Price: Rs 27,999
This phone offers a 5.5-inch Optic AMOLED display with screen resolution of 1920x1080p. By a flagship killer’s standard, the resolution isn’t much but it doesn’t feel visually inferior either. Colours look rich and text appears crisp. The screen is protected against scratches by the latest Gorilla Glass 4. One Plus 3 is one of the few mid-range phones based on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 820 quad core processor. Paired with 6GB RAM, it handles multi-tasking easily. The phone has 64GB internal storage and runs the latest Android Marshmallow over OnePlus’ customisable Oxygen OS.
6) Huawei Nexus 6P >>>>
Price: Rs 39,999
The 6th edition of the Nexus range of smartphones not just looks grander but has the best display so far. With a screen size of 5.7-inches and resolution of 2560x1440 on top of it, this phone really changed many people’s opinion about the Nexus phones. Huawei has used an AMOLED screen; as a result, it looks bright and crisp throughout. The display has a layer of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 3 too. Driven by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 quad-core processor paired with 3GB RAM, the phone will the first device to receive the Android Nougat and all future Google updates.
7) Samsung Galaxy S7 >>>>
Price: Rs 48,900
Samsung Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display which packs in a screen resolution of 2560x1440p. This is bright-looking display and doesn’t tend to over-saturate colours as some AMOLED screens tend to do. Colours look rich without hurting your eyes. The phone comes with a layer of Gorilla Glass 4 to protect it against scratches. The smartphone is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 8890 octa-core processor paired with 4GB RAM and runs the latest Android Marshmallow with an improved and smooth TouchWiz UI.
8) Apple iPhone 6s Plus >>>>
Price: Rs 50,999
The iPhone 6s Plus has one of the best-looking displays, in spite of the fact that the 1920x1080p resolution it offers on its 5.5-inch IPS LCD screen is much less than some of its high-end Android rivals. Colours look vivid and text looks really sharp. The screen comes with an oleophobic coating which keeps smudges at bay. The display has some hidden marvels such as the 3D touch feature and the built-in flash for selfies. The phone’s design is a source of inspiration for many Android smartphones while only a few can match its consistency in performance. The 2,750mAh battery easily lasts about two days and the 12-megapixel camera is almost perfect.
9) Sony Xperia Z5 Premium >>>>
Price: Rs 51,990
The Xperia Z5 Premium is the first smartphone which offers ultra HD or 3840x2160p resolution on a smartphone. It comes with a 5.5-inch Triluminous display and renders colours brilliantly. However, there is a catch here. The 4K resolution kicks in when you are playing a 4K video or streaming a 4K movie over Netflix. It downscales the rest of the content such as web pages, apps, games to 1920x1080p resolution to save battery. While the exterior is water and dust resistant, the innards include the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 quad core processor, 3GB RAM and an impressive 23-megapixel camera.
10) LG G5 >>>>
Price: Rs 52,990
LG G5 offers a screen size that sits perfectly between a small screen and really big screen phone. The 5.3-inch IPS LCD display is perfect for users contemplating a switch to big screen phones. The display offers screen resolution of 2560x1440p, and handles colour contrast brilliantly. The Gorilla Glass 4 provides protection against scratches. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor with 3GB RAM and runs Android Marshmallow. The phone’s unique feature is the modular design which allows a user add a separate camera and battery module for better camera experience and battery backup.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
WhatsApp Plus v5 20 by Anish AB
WhatsApp Plus v5 20 by Anish AB
WhatsApp Plus v5.20 by Anish [AB]
1. How to Increase JIO Sim internet Speed 2017
[ New ] Base Updated to GB 2.16.392
[Exclusive] Attach Background Transaparent
[ Exclusive ] Custom Chats (No Need to
remember for whom you enabled Custom
Privacy & Notifications) (Open Options and
Select Custom Chats)
[ Exclusive ] Option to Theme Online Toast
(Mod 2.5.5 & 2.5.6)
[ Added ] GIF/Tenor Search (Now search and
send GIF) (Click on Emoji Icon)
[ Added ] Themed Gif/Emoji Bar when open
Emoji Section
[ Added ] Send High Resolution Image (Mod
5.2)
[ Enabled ] Most Awaited New UI (Server
Sided)
[ Added ] Old Status Option along with New
UI
[ Added ] Option to go back to Old UI (Mod
6.8)
*Ads Were Removed
*Safe and Stable
Other Fixes...
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Saturday, March 18, 2017
Which it is Whatsapp Pluss
Which it is Whatsapp Pluss
There is much talk of WhatsApp anymore. I tell you how it differs from the original so you can decide if its worth changing version or not.
Whatsapp Plus is a modified version and unofficial WhatsApp for Android created by programmer Rafalete in 2012. The application itself is free, but the license is the same as WhatsApp. It is also known as WhatsApp WhatsApp Plus + and Holo. Its iconis blue.
Install WhatsApp Plus is very simple, but requires removing the WhatsApp original.
Let us first see what functions are WhatsApp + adds.
Add Visual themes
The most striking feature of WhatsApp, and why it was created, is the ability to change the entire look of WhatsApp. A quick way to do this is through Visual styles or themes.
The themes are installed directly from WhatsApp Plus and are free. There are more than 700 topics and downloads can be sorted by name, version and date.
The original has nothing similar: more problems WhatsApp will not only change the background of the chat, but also the bottom of the contact list and toolbar colors and texts.
Add new emoticons
Another feature of WhatsApp Plus is that it adds new emoticons, including Google emoticons Hangouts. If you want to take a look, here everyone has:
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