Wednesday, June 19, 2013


 

Google service's always been the best friend to education and let's look deep into what Google has offered that each and every student should make use of . Google's  Apps for education is the best example.
Whether you are at home or college Google's service is  always with you.

Google has offered may service's that is useful to each and every student, let's look into the top service's:






 

      GMAIL   

  The e-mail has replace all other old communicating systems. You may use e-mail to send files and messages securely , most of the schools and college's provide their own e-mail service but most of these email service's  are temporary and can only be used as long as you are part of the institution. But Google's email service is something that you  can  relay through out your life .

With the introduction of Gmail google has  opened a new way of life to communication which is much faster  reliable and most secure. Gmail provide you with about 30 GB of storage space that can be used to store your precious  messages. They also provide spam filtering which make your communication most secure.

All you need to do is sign up at : mail.google.com

      
      
      
         
        CALENDER
 
 
 Scheduling is the best way to manage time and with the help of the google Calender this task become much easier . You can schedule your studies ,assignment, party's and even the time to play.This Calender can be used to send invitation , to check whether the  peoples are available. And also google  Calender is integrated with Gmail and many other services


 
 


      
        
          DRIVE

Goolgle  has provided students with 5 GB of space for each and every students . Now you can store any important data using the google drive . This service will help you to access every computer and mobile device's .You can even share anything  with anyone , that means you can even share individual files or whole folder.





     

      
        
        DOCS

Google Docs is a service from google  that will help you to use online word processor. It provides you every thing you need to write any documents. It serves a perfect option for any student who spend most of the time at  computer . You can create rich documents with images , tables, equations, drawings, links and use these to gather social interest. You  can even import or export in Microsoft Word format and save as Adobe PDF for emailing to your friends or teachers.



   

  
     SHEETS

Google sheet is like an online spreadsheet app that lets you create  and format spreadsheets . You canuse google sheets to import and convert Excel, CSV, .txt and .ods formatted data to good spreadsheet.You can even filter and pivot tables to get new perspectives on your data.



     
   SLIDES

 You can use google slides to create beautiful presentation for your school and college which support things like embedded videos, animations and dynamic slide transitions. Publish your presentation on the web so that you can share it with any friend on another college or school.This service will help you to show off your work in a visual way.




       SITES

With the aid of google  students can build project sites without writing a single line of code. The work is done as easy as writing a document and you can even have hundreds of pre-built templates. you can control site sharing permissions across the school and author's can share and revoke file at any time.


     


      VALUT


If you want to retain archive, search, and export your emails for your eDiscovery and compliance needs then Google Valut is the best option. This App is entirely web based so there's no need to install or maintain anything.


other service's that are interesting




  There are many service that google provide  the most interesting one you can use as a student is to share your idea to world and others. The best method is by blogging. Yes google has option for that to by introducing Blogger



                                               Blogger   



Want to share your idea's or project with your friends who are away or other people in the world there is an option setup a public blog using Blogger. It is an easy way to share your idea's . You can have plenty of templates for your blog share idea's images , videos etc.You can keep track of the visitors to  your site and manage each part of it. You can even podcast your idea to the world..And if your idea's seems to be interesting you may be eligible for the Adsense Ads which may help you in build up your pocket money.




Google is rather a school itself that can provide you with lots of knowledge. you can use all of its service for your education.for example Google+, Google Maps,Google Earth,   etc. The way Google support education is rather interesting if you're smart enough to use the opportunities, better try to use what they provide you .
The tools that google provide is rather interesting.


 





Friday, June 14, 2013

Android 4.2.2 vs iOS 7


When iOS 7 launched at the WWDC 2013  , many people say that Apple has to borrow more from  Android . Indeed there are some elements of iOS 7 looks very similar to Google's operating system,but there are also many things despite the same functionality but the interface of two different platform to compete.



Ui Browser Application (App Drawer ) to left of iOS 7 and Android 4.2 on the right. There are not too many similarities between the two operating systems. Android has fast dock to frequently used applications , however it is located and iOS Homescreen without this component.




The interface of the App store iOS App store and Google's Android Play. Look similar but have so far, is not new to iOS 7




Apple Keyboard now has bright colors, while Android is keeping traditional black cardboard




Interface default calendar application. It can be seen that the iOS 7 to clear and more beautiful, now orange highlight additional full app. Meanwhile , the Android calander app looks slightly bored , the buttons do not stand by .




When viewed by month, nothing  is the same :




Interface call logs :




 Phonebook application interface , the iOS 7 is not representative of the image of the contact, the Android is available. However , the iOS is the series of characters should start more intuitive






The interface of the phone,rather than between iOS 7 and Android 4.2





Photo Viewer :


When editing mode is on , the iOS 7 with three circular icons like Android , have  it reversed :





Here's the Photo app ran cropping features , nothing much alike. :




Notification features in iOS 7 is capable of updating the necessary information to the user, similar to Google Now on Android 4.2 . You can see that although the same features as these two components are not the same thing,but the more obvious Android



Map 7 , Apple iOS and Google Maps on Android . here you are not from Google Maps with each other because the only purpose is to compare the pre-installed app, not the third-party application.


Video Interface :


Interface panorama shooting, which also need to take pictures of the scan width




7 Quick Setting of the iOS and Android here for you. Inside iOS more customization than , for example , the music player , but it is outside the Android notification bar normally and not go very Quick Setting. The iOS has more buttons enable fast as some application glsh lights , browser, computer, camera.




Custom systems are quite similar, and divided into sections with icons related to each other . In fact, since Apple has begun iOS divided like this before.





Interface stopwatch, differ . Personally i like the style more Android , more modern look and cool.




 Lets see a funny video :




Wednesday, June 12, 2013

 Samsung is up to another challenge in the market to their competitors , not with introduction of new smartphone or anything but it's quite interesting too. Their new strategy seems to attract new customers. The idea is simple if you wish to have new Samsung galaxy Note II  you just exchange it with your smartphone with Rs 10,000 cash back. Well it's sad that this offer is only for short period and limited phones.

The offer is valid from 9th to 30th June 2013 and here is the list of smartphones eligible  for exchange :


  • Nokia : 808 PureView , Lumia (720,610,800,510), Asha (311, 300, 302,303), C5-(05,00,03),E5-00,Nokia 500,Nokia 5233,N8-00,X3-02,C6-00,C3-00
  • Samsung : All Galaxy phone (expect S4, Note2, Star),Wave Sereis, Omnia Series
  • Blackberry : All Models
  • Sony : Xperia Series, Sony Eon
  • HTC : All Models
  • Apple : 3G,3GS,4,4S,5
  • Micromax : Canavs Series,A110,A75,A87, Ninja4, A73
  • Karbon : A9, A21


Samsung has introduced their new offer Samsung Galaxy Note II Upgrade Offer under which customers can get a Rs 10,000 cash back on the Galaxy Note II in exchange of select smartphones. With the exchange offer, the  rs 37,500 price tag on the phablet gets reduced to Rs 27,500


Samsung has laid a few conditions for the offer such as : First step is to complete the purchase of new Galaxy Note II inder Smart Upgrade Offer on the Samsung eStore by filling in your old smartphone details. You will get an instant cash back of Rs 5,000 upon purchase of Galaxy Note II from the eStore and remaining rs 5,000 after Samsung checks your handset's condition and eligibility for the offer . The amount will be reimbursed in the customer's account upon receipt of the old smart phone.

You will receive the Galaxy Note II with packing material and buyback form. You need to pack the device liable for exchange, the buyback form and an ID proof. You then schedule a courier pic up within the next 7 days and Samsung will collect it the device with the document.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Huawei Ascend P6


Chinese Smartphone maker Huawei has announced to launch their latest Flagship device Huawei Ascent P6. This smartphone is said to be slimmest Android phone on the market. The device will be launched officially on June 18 th  as per a video teaser unveiled by company.

The new Huawei Ascend P6 is about 6.2mm thin and the phone is said to pack high end hardware inside. The phone comes with 4.7-inch Capacitive  touchscreen with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution with Multitouch.
This device is powered by 1.5 Ghz Quad-core processor and has 2 GB RAM. the phone comes with 8 GB internal memory (not expandable).

The Hawaie Ascend P6 has 5 Megapixel rear camera with Autofocus and LED Flash and with other features such as Geo-tagging , HDR , face and smile detection. You can record  video of 1080p at 30fps. The phone also support Dual SIM features.

The Huawei Ascend P6 runs on Android 4.1.2  Jelly Bean and comes in Black , White and Pink colors.


Huawei Ascend P6


The device is indeed super thin and sleek looks, so Huawei has just given as much attention to appearance . The device was unveiled through the following video add which is pretty interesting to watch:



SPECIFICATIONS


  • Display : 4.7-inch Multitouch Capacitive Touchscreen (1280 x 720p)
  • Camera : 5 Megapixel rear camer with autofocus  LED and  flash , secondary camera
  • Processor : Quad-Core 1.5 GHz processor
  • Operating System : Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
  • Memory : 2GB RAM , 8 GB internal (not expandable)
  • Battery : Non removable

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Fourth Generation Intel Core Processors



Intel has released new fourth generation Intel Core Processors (Haswell) at computex in Taipei, through which it's targeting PC/ tablet and Ultrabooks.

The processor designed primarily for Ultrabooks , are on the company's flagship 22nm Haswell micro-architecture. According to Intel, the fourth generation Intel Core processors deliver a 50 percent increase in battery life in active workloads over previous generation. This is he largest generation-over generation gain, equating to over  9 hours of battery life in active workloads for some Ultrabooks based on the new processor, as per the company.

Intel's newest core processor are the first SoCs(system on chip) for PC's and power a variety of new devices, including Ultrabooks , two in one and portable all in one designs.

Systems based on the quad-core version of the new Core processors are available now  with additional version available in the coming months.





The fourth generation Intel Core Processors also have built-in Intel Iris Graphics which according to Intel delivers up to 2 time the performance of Intel's prior generation. This GPU will be offered on select versions of the new Intel Core Processors.

On Monday, Asus and Acer had unveiled new Ultrabooks powered by the fourth generation Intel Core processors. Asus  had also announced the Transfomer Book Trio with a docking station powered by 4th generation core i7 processor. The Dell XPS 11  is also powered by the Intel's fourth generation Core processors. Apple is also expected to launch a Retina MacBook Pro line up feturing Haswell processors.


Friday, May 31, 2013

Windows 8.1  Start Screen



After several rumors hinting at the new features that Microsoft's Windows 8.1 would bring , the Redmond giant has officially announced some of them through a new blog post taking a "first look".

According to Microsoft, Windows 8.1 will not just respond to customer feedback,  will add new features and functionality to improve the touch experience and the operating system's mobile computing potential.

"The Windows 8.1 update will deliver improvements and enhancements in key areas like personlization, search, the bilit-in apps,Windows store experience, and cloud connectivity, " the company said.


1.   New Start tip

The  biggest change that the update brings is the Windows Logo at the hand corner in place of the Start screen "tip" that comes up when one hovers the mouse pointer in Windows 8. The Windows Logo is more recognizable according to Microsoft. It also gives the ability to Users to choose between booting to the desktop directly. At the moment, only the Stat screen shows up when one boots the PC.

2.   Desktop Wallpapers for Start Screen

Microsoft will now allow users to turn their PCs or tablets into a photo frame when it's locked. users can choose to show a slideshow of pictures stored locally in their devices or in the cloud via SkyDrive. It will also add the ablity to take pictures from the lock screen via the device's camera directly from the lock screen.


Wallpaper in Start Screen in Windows 8.1


In addition to this , the update will bring more colors and backgrounds including animated ones for the Windows Start Screen and will even allow users to set their desktop background as their Start Screen background . As reported previously, the windows 8.1 Start Screen would features new tile sizes including a new large and small size.

3.   Updated Search

According to Microsoft, Windows 8.1's Search charm will offer global search results powered by Bing in  a rich, simple-to-read, aggregated view of many content source to provide the best "answer" for the User's query.search will also offer "Quick actions " that include actions users would like to take, for example ,play song or videos. results from local files , apps and setting would be accessible inn the same way as they are on Windows 8.


Windows 8.1 Updated Search



4.   App Updates

Microsoft will be updating native apps to offer new functionality. The company mentioned that the Pictures app will offer the ability to edit pictures and the Music app has been completely redesigned to offer a better experience and adds that it will also be introducing new apps shortly.


5.   New Multitasking Experience

Following the Windows 8.1 update , users will be able to snap apps in variable sizes , as reported earlier. It will allow users to run three apps simultaneously on the screen and run different Modern UI/Metro apps on different displays if connected, while keeping the Start Screen on one display. Users will also be able to snap multiple windows of  the same application.



Windows 8.1 Multitasking Experiance



6.   Updated Store

Microsoft is also revamping  the Windows Store to show more information list of top free apps, new releases and picks on the homepage.

7.   SkyDrive Improvements

Windows 8.1 will allow users to save files directly to SkyDrive and will offer an updated SkyDrive app that allows offline access to files.

8.   Better PC Settings Menu

Another issue that a lot of users faced with Windows 8 was that a lot of System setting were not available in the PC settings and they had to still go to Control Panel on the desktop to access them.

Users  will now be able to change their display resolution , set power options , see the make and model of their PC, change the product key, run Windows update, and even join a domain directly from PC Settings.


9.    New Internet Explore

 The Windows 8.1 update will bring a new version of the Internet Explore browser. Internet Explorer 11 would be build to touch and would offer faster page load times in addition to several other new personalisation features.


10.   Better Handling of Tiles

Users will be able to group and rearrange tiles more conveniently. They'll now be able to select multiple apps all at once , re-size  them, uninstall them, or rearrange them on the Start Screen. Windows 8.1 will require users to press and hold or right click to move tiles around to prevent accidental movements of tiles. The update also brings the ability to filter apps by name , date of installation , most used, or by category.



Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Galaxy Mega 6.3 & Galaxy mega 5.8

Samsung has launched its Galaxy Mega large screen smartphones in Indian market. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 will be available across the country within a week from today  for Price  of Rs . 25,100 while the Galaxy Mega 6.3 will be available in mid- June  for MRP of Rs . 31,490.

Samsung galaxy Mega 5.8 is a dual-SIM device that has a 5.8-inch screen with qHD (540 x 960 pixel) resolution. It is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor alongside 1.5GB RAM and features an 8-megapixel rear camera, as well as a 2-megapixel front facing camera. The phone comes with a 8 GB expandable storage and has a 2,600 mAh battery. It runs on Android 4.2 Jelly bean out of the box.

The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 sports a 6.3 -inch 720 x 1280 display and features the same camera as that of Galaxy 5.8 . It is powered by a dual-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz . The galaxy Mega has 1.5GB of RAM , Bluetooth 4.0, Wi -Fi  802.11 a/b/g/n and A-GPS. The phone comes with a 3,200 mAh battery and runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean . The phone comes with 16 GB internal storage capacity and a microSD card for expanding the storage up to 64 GB.

The Galaxy Mega smartphone will offer split screen capability for a variety of application including email, messages,Myfiles, S Memo, S planner, amongst others. The device will also feature much touched Air View feature, that lets user preview information in emails, photos in galaxy and speed dial contact without opening them.

The phones are being launched with special offers from RCOM and Vodafone . RCOM customers buying the phone will get 2GB data per free for 3 Months and unlimited access to Big Movies library, Whatsapp, facebook and twitter. Vodafone customers will get 2GB data download (2G + 3G) per month for two months.




SPECIFICATION FOR GALAXY MEGA 6.3 

Display :  6.3-ich HD display of 720 x 1280 resolution
Processor : 1.7GHz dual-core processor
Memory : 16GB internal (expandable wit microSD), 1.5GB RAM
Camera : 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front camera
Operating System : Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Battery : 3200 mAh battery



SPECIFICATION FOR GALAXY MEGA 5.8


Display : 5.8 display with resolution of 540 x 960 pixel
Processor : 1.4 GHz dual-core processor 
Memory :  8 GB internal (expandable), 1.5 GB RAM
Camera : 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front camera
Operating System : Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Battery : 2600 mAh battery






Google Nexus 4


It won't be a surprise if we see the next version of Android being made available by Google in the next few days.

A Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 , the next iteration of Google's mobile operating system was recently spotted at the Thailand Mobile Expo. The phone's about screen was pictured depicting Android 4.3 as the Os version . it also 'confirms' that the version will indeed be referred as Jelly Bean going by the Jelly Bean image with Easter egg that can invoked from the phones setting menu.

In addition to this , another photograph reveals an updated camera app that features a new user interface with the option shortcut more accessible than they are at the moment .There may be other cahnges as well in addition to the ones pictured but well only know when we see them.

Google did not announce any new nexus devices or updated Android version during the Google I/O conference but it looks like it will soon release Android 4.3 Jelly Bean . As we reported earlier , there are rumors that Google would start selling a white Nexus 4 on the Google play Store from June 10th and it would run on Android 4.3 , the next iteration of the Google's mobile operating system.

While Google was expected to announce android 4.3 during the Google I/O keynote. It choose  to skip the announcement and instead made a slew of service and developer related announcements including new features for Google+ , the hangouts  unified messaging app, updated Maps , Google Play for education , a music streaming service and updates search among others.

A few days back , Bluetooth to announce special Interest Group in a press statement confirmed that Google has committed to bring support for Bluetooth smart to future versions of the operating system. Bluetooth smart allows compatible phones to take advantage of low power consumption with Bluetooth smart allows compatible phones to take  advantage of low power consumption with Bluetooth Smart ready device like Fit bit flex or Pebble mart watch.



Opera chromium



Preceding the general release, Opera next 15 for Windows and Mac is now available for trial. As the name suggest , Opera Next is a sneak peek into the next release of Opera's desktop browser. the Norway based developer has moved  its earlier Presto based browser onto the chromium platform .


 With ahost of things and include a few removed , this version of Opera Next looks both attractive and interactive . Majority of the addition seems to be in sync with the browser's Android version.

The home page welcomes you with three tabs - Speed Dial, Stash and Discover .

Speed Dial -  The long lived speed dial feature of the opera that went to be inspire other browsers such as Firefox , continues to  have similar interface in the latest redesigned version. A search box has been added to top and web pages can now be categorized in folders. This feature helps in staying organised has been already there on Opera's Android Browser.

Stash - This is anew feature that  has been added and helps you save links you might want to come back to later . The feature can come in handy to save stuff for future reading.

Discover -  The most significant addition to the browser is the discover tab that lets you 'discover' content and was seen in the opera Browser for  Android . With this feature , start your browser and get news according to your location and interest . Categories such as Top news , Business , entertainment and Technology are present for browsing . In every category , the stories are presented in a neat title like interface.

Besides these , the address bar now feature search showing results from multiple search engines . opera has labeled this as 'Smartbox'.

the Off- road mode , which according to opera is meant for rough times enables pages to load faster.

Another important change taht came with release was Opera moving its internal email client M2 into a seperate product called opera Mail. the first of Opera is also available for downloads.


Sunday, April 21, 2013



 Portronics Handmate  Windows 8 Pen is one of those nifty little device that seems too good to be true when you first read about them. It promises to turn any Windos 8 Laptop into a touchscreen device, letting you experience the joys of owning one of those 'hybrid' devices at fraction of the cost. 


Setting up the Handmate Windows 8 Pen is simple - just connect it to any USB port on your Windows 8 Laptop and fix the reciving unit on one of the edges of the screen , about halfway from the top. Go to Control panel to calibrate the screen and a barely a minute later, you are good to go . We hooked up with the device to Dell Windows 8 laptop, but any standard Windows 8 Machine should do.

Put in the batteries into the pen-shaped stylus and start opening your Windows 8 device by touching your laptop screen - Swipe around the Windows 8 home screen , touch to start application , swipe from edge to bring up the system menu and more, just like your device always had touch. The device really comes into its own when playing games like Cut The Rope or When you want to put finishing touches to your masterpiece in Paint .

However there's more to touch than just fun and games -combine the Handmate  Windows 8 Pen with Microsoft Office's Inking capabilities and you have perhaps the fastest way to give feedback on office documents while on the move.

The Handmate Windows 8 Pen comes bundled with Spare Stylus And batteries that power the Stylus . Portronics claims 500 hours of battery life given working / standby ratio 1:9. The sensor on the Handmate use combination of infrared and ultrasound technologies and work on screens sized 16-nches and below, which means it is good to use with laptops and even desktops. A newer version that works with upto 25-inch is expected soon.

All on all, Handmate Windows 8 Pen offers a decent option for those lokking to add a dash of touch to their Windows 8 experience . At Rs 4,999 it's  anot -so expensive  as it works as a bigshot.

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