The amount of applications in the Windows Phone marketplace have increased astronomically but there are still some essential apps that are missing in the marketplace. Here is a the list of some of the apps that I miss on my Lumia 820 windows phone.

The amount of applications in the Windows Phone marketplace have increased astronomically but there are still some essential apps that are missing in the marketplace. Here is a the list of some of the apps that I miss on my Lumia 820 windows phone.

Qualcomm has churned out quite a lot of powerful processors lately, but recently Snapdragon S4 Pro got a lot of traction online as Asus chose to use it in its Nexus 7 2. The first version came with Nvidia Tegra 3 which is a quad core processor. While the Snapdragon S4 Pro processor is also quad core, it is much more powerful too. There are three versions of it – S4 Play, Plus and Prime. Here are their detailed, full specifications.

Indian Idol is a very popular singing show in India and folks behind it have released a Indian Idol Junior app for the windows phone platform. The application also offers exciting games and can even also questions and get answers from the judges directly. Users can also create an Indian Idol Avataar, just like your Xbox avatar. 
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BestBuy has already started taking pre orders for the Motorola X phone. However, its retailers are not saying when they will start shipping the orders. Right now, only the Best Buy has listed the 16GB Motorola X, which can be purchased for $199.99 for a two year contract from either AT&T, Verizon or Sprint.

There are no customization available right now and you can buy it in either black or white. The phone will be available soon, but the three network providers mentioned above have not started taking pre orders of it. US Cellular, in fact, was the first in US to start taking pre orders of it and was also giving a $75 discount for the new subscribers and free Motorola-branded Bluetooth headsets to those who pre order now.
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Since the introduction of ICS (ice cream sandwich), Samsung has removed the UMS (USB Mass Storage) mode from all its devices. Axiomatically, it is not present in Galaxy S4 Zoom. But folks at galaxy phone have found a way on how to enable it.
Basically, what you need to do is get a pre rooted ROM for it and flash it. Then install the UMS utility for the Samsung Galaxy S4 in it and you are good to go.
Continue reading “Flash Storage Pen Drive Mode in Galaxy S4 Zoom”We all have been waiting for this and here it is – CM10.2 for Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. Sbrissen, an xda user has released an unofficial version of it. Its pre-requirement is that you need unlocked bootloader and you are recommended to flash it via CWM.

The instructions are pretty simple. All you have to do is download and copy the ROM to the SD card. If you want Google Apps (I’m sure you do), copy gapps file to SD card as well. Then, reboot into recovery and flash the ROM and Gapps. Wipe the data and cache and reboot.
Huawei Ascend P6 recently went on sale and folks at XDA already have the procedure on how to achieve root on it. By rooting, you will be able to install applications that require root privileges. Here are the steps on how to do it.

Long time Nokia users will be very familiar with the Nokia Multimedia Transfer Application, a program that allows you to transfer media files between Nokia N series phones and Mac. That, however is not compatible with the Lumia Windows Phones. The Finnish company has released a new application called Nokia Photo Transfer for Mac, a new utility that allows users of Nokia Lumia smartphones with Windows Phone 8 OS to transfer images to and from the computer running Mac OS.

The main features of Nokia Photo Transfer for Mac are:
MSI Wind Box DC111 is a nettop computer that is powered by ultrabook guts – the Intel Celeron 1037U processor. The nettop measures just 35 mm and weighs mere 830 grams. It has clean, linear design with rounded corners and both sides of the computer has geometric patterns that do an excellent job in keeping the machine cool.
Two years back, nobody knew that the affordable tablets could be so good. That was exactly our reaction when Google released Nexus 7 last year for 200 dollars. At that time, the comparably speced tablets were going for atleast 100 dollars more. This year, the Nexus 7 2 was introduced with a slightly higher price tag of 229 dollars and to be honest, we all got a little concerned that its higher cost will dissuade budget shoppers from buying it.
