Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Magical Cable That Charges Android And iOS Devices



For years, iPhones and Android phones have needed different cables to charge — Apple requires the Lightning cable and you'll need a micro USB cable for an Android device. But now there’s a single cable that connects to both.



The LMcable, which is picking up significant traction on Kickstarter, works in Lightning and micro USB ports by having a reversible male end with two differently designed sides.

One side connects with the Lightning port’s pins, while the opposite side connects with the micro USB port’s pins. At the other end of the cable is a standard USB male connector.


While the LMcable can physically connect to other devices with those ports, the cable cannot transfer data. The cable only has the ability to charge different devices, so you won't want to throw away all your USB to micro USB cables.

LMcable doesn’t look like a standard cable; it is wrapped in leather and has a brass buckle to keep it neat for when you want to coil it. It comes in four colors — white, brown, black and blue.



The Kickstarter campaign surpassed its goal of $3,582 more than tenfold in 10 days with over 1,500 backers. It's available for pre-order for $21, with an expected ship date of April.

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Friday, February 5, 2016

Firefox browser for smartphones discontinued



Mozilla has decided to drop Firefox OS for smartphones. According to xda-developers, this notification was sent out to developers via email. Also, a copy of this email is shared on Mozilla Discourse page for Firefox users to be aware of the new development.


We will end development on Firefox OS for smartphones after the version 2.6 release. This means that Firefox OS for smartphones will no longer have staff involvement beyond May, - Mozilla

The decision to shutdown the OS is because of the fact that it could not compete with other matured operating systems which are already deep-rooted and Mozilla does not foresee any success on commercial smartphones.

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Easily access sdcard and root directory on pc without usb cable

Two months ago, I published an article on how to Manage files on android device via web browser on PC or mobile. This is entirely different from that. The only similarity is the use of wireless connectivity.

This method of accessing files over wiifi on pc, mounts your device storage as if it's connected via usb cable. It has three (3) different mount types: 

  • Hard Disk
  • Portable Disk
  • Network Disk
Most importantly, if you mount your device storage using this guide, you will still able to access your sdcard from your device normally. Any file changes are reflected in real time
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Let's get started with the 'How-To' already...



Required Downloads
  • Windows executable file and Android app [ Download ]
How to Setup and Mount Storage drives

Step One: Install downloaded files: Install .apk on your android device, and Setup.exe on pc

Step Two: Enable hotspot on your pc by typing this in command prompt
netsh wlan start hostednetwork


If wireless hotspot has not been created on your pc already, please read how to set it up here How to setup wifi hotspot on windows pc without software
Step Three: On your Android device, enable WiFi and connect to the wireless network created on pc


 Step Four: Now, run the setup installed on pc. It should automatically detect your pc IP address. If it doesn't, click on IP Input. 
Then input password which will be used on your Android device to connect to the PC.



Step Five: Now, click Mount. (Optionally, you can select whether to mount as hard disk, portable disk, or network disk. 







Step Six: Launch Smart Disk Pro on your Android device, input the IP address displayed on your PC screen and the password you just created



Note: If you have both an internal and external sdcard, click on SD Card option (located down right of your phone screen) and select Storage. This will help you mount both internal and external sdcards.

Step Seven: Slide your finger from the USB drive icon to the pc icon as indicated on your screen to mount your storage drive.

























Step Eight: Now we're done setting up everything and mounting the drives. To access your files on PC, just launch windows explorer (Win + E).



Note: your sdcard (both internal and external) is mounted as My Smart Disk (S:).

Done! It's that easy...



If you want to mount the root directory of your Android device, select root as explained in Step six.

If you use an iOS device, get your downloads from here, then use this guide to setup.


If you have any questions or complaints, please use the comment section below. I value your comments...

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Monday, December 14, 2015

Apple, Google publishes best of 2015 apps


Apple has recently unveiled the 2015 edition of their annual Best of App Store lists – a collection of the best apps and games released on the App Store over the past 12 months. This year, in addition to iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps, Apple has added editorial picks for the newly launched watchOS and tvOS platforms, highlighting the best apps and games released by third-party developers on Apple Watch and Apple TV.

In the same vein, Google published its Playstore 2015 best apps.

Below is the list...


iPhone

App of the Year
Periscope

Runner-Ups

Most Innovative
Workflow

Best App on iPhone 6s
Instagram

Game of the Year
Lara Croft GO

Runner-Ups

Most Innovative
Dark Echo

Best Game on iPhone 6s
Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade


iPad

App of the Year
The Robot Factory

Runner-Ups

Most Innovative
LiquidText

Best App on iPad Pro
uMake

Game of the Year
Prune

Runner-Ups

Most Innovative
Her Story

Best Game on iPad Pro
Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey

Apple TV

App of the Year
HBO Now

Game of the Year
  • Rayman Adventures

Apple Watch


App of the Year
Dark Sky

Game of the Year
Rules!

Mac

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New iOS update improves Apple Music app


Apple is offering a new update for its iOS 9 mobile operating system aimed at all devices launched since the iPhone 4s, the iPad 2 and the fifth generation iPod touch. It includes numerous security fixes and some improvements to Apple Music.

This iOS 9.2 update provides some additions that will be appreciated by Apple Music subscribers, such as playlist management and making it easier to sync your iCloud Music Library. It also offers brand new features for Siri (support for Arabic), Mail(sending large attachments), iBooks (it now supports 3D Touch technology) and News(available only in the US, Britain and Australia). It promises improved stability for Safari and Podcasts and numerous security fixes.

The update can be downloaded either via iTunes (if your device is connected to your computer), or directly on your mobile phone via Settings > General > Software update.

Further, Apple is rolling out a new update for watchOS (2.1) which is focused on security fixes and support for more languages.

Finally, Apple also released a new update to Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), delivering fixes for WiFi and Bluetooth, Handoff (which makes it easy to switch work between devices), AirDrop (used for transferring files between devices) and iCloud Photos.

-thestaronline

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Apple releases iOS 8.4.1 for all supported devices

Today Apple has started rolling out the latest version of its mobile operating system. iOS 8.4.1 is already on its way to all supported iPhones and iPads.
It follows the bigger release that was iOS 8.4, which came out at the end of June with built-in support for Apple Music, the new streaming service from the Cupertino company.
Since it's an x.x.1 version, understandably iOS 8.4.1 has one sole focus, and that is fixing bugs. The official changelog makes this extremely clear.


Interestingly though, all of its improvements have to do with Apple Music. There's a fix for an issue that could prevent iCloud Music Library from working, another for one that used to hide added music if the service was set to show offline tracks only, and there's now a way to add songs to a new playlist if there aren't any existing playlists to choose from (which sounds like something that should have been possible already).
A bug used to show different artwork for an album on different devices, and this has been squashed too, as have been several issues for artists trying to use Connect. Finally, tapping Love will now work as expected when you're listening to the Beats 1 radio station.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Apple IPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

IPhone 6

IPHONE 6 FEATURES

BODY:
Dimensions: 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight: 129 g (4.55 oz)
SIM: Nano-SIM
     - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)
     - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DISPLAY:
Type: LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 4.7 inches (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: Yes
Protection: Ion-strengthened glass,
oleophobic coating
- Display Zoom

PLATFORM:
OS: iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.3
Chipset: Apple A8
CPU: Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU: PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)

MEMORY:
Card slot: No
Internal: 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM

CAMERA:
Primary: 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels,
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, check quality

Secondary: 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular


Galaxy S6

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 FEATURES

Body:
Dimensions: 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight: 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build: Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
SIM Nano-SIM
     - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
     - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

DISPLAY:
Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.1 inches (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: Yes
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- TouchWiz UI

PLATFORM
OS: Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset: Exynos 7420
CPU: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU: Mali-T760MP8

MEMORY
Card slot: No
Internal: 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary: 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flashing, check quality
- Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Secondary: 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR


S6

Galaxy S6 is super crazy fast and it's the 3rd best selling phone in the U.S. Besides that, the camera is just wow!

What's your take on these two???


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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Which ios File to download based on your Iphone Model



Generation

Model

Variant

Identifier

iPhone 2G
A1203
GSM
iPhone1,1
iPhone 3G
A1241
GSM
iPhone1,2
A1324
GSM
iPhone1,2
iPhone 3GS
A1303
GSM
iPhone2,1
A1325
GSM
iPhone2,1
iPhone 4
A1332
GSM
iPhone3,1
?
GSM Rev A
iPhone3,2
A1349
CDMA
iPhone3,3
iPhone 4S
A1387
GSM+CDMA
iPhone4,1
A1431
GSM+CDMA
iPhone4,1
iPhone 5
A1428
GSM
iPhone5,1
A1429
GSM+CDMA
iPhone5,2
A1442
GSM+CDMA
iPhone5,2
iPhone 5s
A1433
GSM
iPhone6,1
A1533
GSM
iPhone6,1
A1457
GSM+CDMA
iPhone6,2
A1518
GSM+CDMA
iPhone6,2
A1528
GSM+CDMA
iPhone6,2
A1530
GSM+CDMA
iPhone6,2
iPhone 5c
A1456
GSM
iPhone5,3
A1532
GSM
iPhone5,3
A1507
GSM+CDMA
iPhone5,4
A1516
GSM+CDMA
iPhone5,4
A1526
GSM+CDMA
iPhone5,4
A1529
GSM+CDMA
iPhone5,4
iPhone 6 Plus
A1522
GSM/North America
iPhone7,1
A1522
CDMA/Verizon
iPhone7,1
A1524
Global/Sprint/A1586
iPhone7,1
A1593
China Mobile
iPhone7,1
iPhone 6
A1549
GSM/North America
iPhone7,2
A1549
CDMA/Verizon
iPhone7,2
A1586
Global/Sprint/A1586
iPhone7,2
A1589
China Mobile
iPhone7,2


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