UK mobile network provider Vodafone has officially announced that the Sony Xperia Z2 is up for pre-order on their website. To lure more customers to their network, Vodafone is giving the first 3000 customers a free 32 inch Sony Bravia TV.
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When we make everything wireless, we also make it more accessible and prone to security breaches and intrusions. Samsung is now seeking to solve this problem when you are making connection with your printer with its new Cloud Print app. Cloud Print, a Samsung initiative is set to launch on Android platform in month of June. The iOS version will be launched shortly thereafter.
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Prices of Prime, a service started by Photography community website 500px have been revised. Now for USD 250, you can get royalty free license to use the original pictures offered on the site.
On Monday, Apple released iOS 7.1 that bought a heap of documented changes and two very surprising additions – update includes bundles for iPad models that have not been publically released.
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Malaysian airlines is the main carrier of Malaysia and you can book flights to various places of world including Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, London, Los Angeles, Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and other destinations on Malaysia Airlines right from your Apple iPad or iPhone. There is a windows phone app too as well as an Android app that works for both smartphones and tablets.
* Book international and domestic Malaysia Airlines flights.
* Review deals and offers on route at nearest or preferred airport.
* Preferred traveller and cabin class selection for speedier future bookings.
* Create profiles for up to 9 companion travellers.
* Book in visual route map view.
* Scan credit card for simple data entry.
* Option to store credit card in wallet for future quick access.
* Optional calendar reminders and notifications of flights booked in app.
* Retrieve itineraries booked anywhere with book reference or eTicket number.
* Share itineraries with friends via email, SMS, Facebook or Twitter.
* Check your Enrich miles.
* Check-in and download mobile boarding pass.
* Check-in companion travelers and forward boarding passes to their mobile phone.
* Check-in with your Enrich or any participating oneworld airline loyalty program.
* View and pick seats by your assigned cabin class.
* Home screen boarding pass via respective device wallets for quick access.
* Check flight status.
* Though we work hard to avoid it, if your bag is delayed you can track its status
* Many other feature enhancements.
Get it from here.
The airlines started in October 1971 which means more than 41 years have passed. According to its wikipedia page its fleet size is 105 and it serves more than 61 destinations.
As usual both of these apps are hosted on Apple’s iTunes server. You can download them from here. While the app is not made for the iPad display it works just fine. The features of it are same as Android version.
Interesting there is a windows phone app too. With it you can store your profile data on your WP device to make booking and check in faster than others. The Malaysia Airlines windows phone also lets you store your travel plans and boarding passes which are accessible even when you are not connected to the Internet.
Goclever has launched a slew of new tablets in the market, Quantum 1010, 1010m, 785m and Insignia 800. First is the Insignia 800 with 8 inch display. Powered by 4 core Intel Atom processor, its specifications include 2 gigabytes of RAM, and 32 GB of flash storage. There is a micro SD card on board too that can be used to expand its small internal storage. The screen is IPS type.
Technical specs of Goclover Insignia 800 also include network card, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS (optional), offering modem data transmission standard 3G (optional), 5-megapixel main camera with a dedicated video connections 2 megapixel sensor, and a battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh , which according to the manufacturer will provide up to four hours. The best part about it is the fact it comes with dual operating systems onboard. You get both Android and Windows 8 OS pre-installed.
Second is Goclover Insignia 1010 with windows 8.1 operating system. Priced at USD 999, it has same specs as the Insignia 800 but comes with bigger 10.1 inch display and lacks Android OS.
The Insignia 785m is similar to Insignia 800 but lacks dual boot OS. It runs Android 4.2 jelly bean operating system and offers more than 7.5 hours of battery life.
The Quantum 1010 1010m Specifications Include
Display: 10-inch TN matrix 1024 x 600 pixels,
Processor: dual-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz (QUANTUM 1010), a dual-core 1.2 GHz clocked (QUANTUM 1010m)
RAM: 1 GB,
NAND Memory: 8 GB + micro SD card slot,
Camera: Front – 0.3 Megapixel, Home – 2 megapixel,
Communication: WiFi adapter, USB port, 3G modem (QUANTUM 1010m), GPS receiver (QUANTUM 1010m), Bluetooth,
Battery: 5000 mAh,
System: Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
As most of us know, Microsoft has made a limit on the size of downloadable files over 3G or 4G radio. This limit is 20 mega bytes. This tutorial will show you how to bypass that limit. First here are the pre requisites that you need to have on your Windows Phone.
1. A WP device with micro SD card slot.
2. Download and install Pocket File Manager from here.
3. Direct links of files you wan to download. If you want to download XAP files, you will need to suffix /xap?apptype=regular
4. Now fire up Pocket File Manager and select “downloads” from the menu. Tap on the plus sign and paste the download URL. Tap and hold finger on the file and from the context menu select copy or cut. Now, paste copied file to the sd card location.
5. Exit Pocket File Manager and restart device. After that, run market store and tap SD card. The XAP file you downloaded should be there. Select it.
You can find the screenshots of it on our flickr account here.
Samsung has re-released one of its older models with improved specifications. The first-generation Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini was launched in 2012 and was less powerful version of Galaxy S3. The Korean giant is now offering with an improved CPU and newer version of Android.
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Sony is pushing out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Xperia Z Ultra smartphone. Users in Hong Kong are reportedly getting the update first. THe update is only available as an Over-The-Air update so owners would not be flash it manually.
However, it is worth checking the settings for an update as it should be available there. It is a phased roll out and the update may not be available if you live in North America.
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This tutorial will teach you how to download and install latest Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 SDK on your computer. You will also get a working emulator that will allow you to play around with the latest Windows Phone 8.1 features.
1. First download the SDK ISO from here.
2. Then get the Visual Studio 2013 express and make sure to install the English version as others would not work.
3. Then extract VS 2013 ISO and install it. If you are using windows 8, you can simple mount it by right clicking. Make sure to install the setup by using administrator privileges.
4. Grab a coffee as installation will take about 30 minutes.
5. Start cmd as administrator and run
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft XDE\8.1
6. Then type the following
XDE.exe -vhd “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.1\Emulation\Images\Flash.vhd”
7. The first boot will take around 10 minutes. Also the emulator is working. To play around with the emulator, you can create a shortcut. The default location is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft XDE\8.1\XDE.exe” -vhd “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.1\Emulation\Images\Flash.vhd”
