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  • Does number of apps in mobile ecosystem matters? Yes it does

    Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8

    Few days back Microsoft launched on Windows Phone 8 and its gorgeous devices like Nokia 920 & 820, HTC Windows Phone 8X & 8S (my personal favorite) and Samung Ativ S. The reviews of each of them have been very favorable except for one sore point — number of apps available for Windows Phone. Microsoft’s current tally is 100,000+ apps. This is far below in comparison to 700,000+ apps available on Android and iOS. But you may argue that are we going to use all 700,000+ apps? No, of course not. But there would be something for everyone.

    Let me explain. I own HTC One X which runs Android. The phone’s industrial uni-body design and its gorgeous screen were two things that made me buy this phone over Samsung Galaxy S3. But one really troubling aspect with the phone is its battery life which pales in comparison to its competition. By default Android doesn’t show remaining percentage of battery life in notifications. So I was looking for an app to do just that. Just that! I did not want it to show (or rather try to estimate) how much more time can my phone run on battery and blah, blah, blah… And I found Battery Indicator which did exactly what I required. So as I said, with more number of apps there would be something for everyone.

    Image credits: Android-iOS-Windows Phone 8 image taken from this article on Android Authority

  • Some “really” old technology and products

    Technology is changing at a frenetic pace today. Yesterday it was MySapce/Orkut today its Facebook, yesterday it was Internet Explorer today its Google Chrome, yesterday it was flash drive today its cloud, yesterday it was Sunday today its Monday (okay forgive me for the last one). So if you have used these really old technology and products then please don’t feel old.

    Old computers

    1. Windows XP

    Windows XP

    I upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows XP (skipped Windows Me PHEW!) and immediately fell in love with its interface. The rounded corners at the window were a new thing back then. So were three themes of blue, olive green and silver. And the default wallpaper called Bliss was probably the most watched photograph in the world! The OS is still so popular that many software support it except for Microsoft’s own Internet Explorer 9.

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  • When do you go to www.google.com?

    With advent of Google search box right inside browser, I rarely type http://www.google.com in my browser now. But there are some moments when I need to go to Google homepage —

    Google

    1. To check if my internet connection is working or not. Its the best way. Trust me!

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  • My favorite (free) photo editing apps for android

    If your phone is blessed with a great camera like the ones found in Samsung Galaxy S2/3 or HTC One S/X then you need to have a photo editing app installed to make the most of those photos. But before I start with my list I will clear it out that Instagram does not make it. Why? Because it is more of a photo-sharing app than a photo editing app. So here it goes –

    Pixlr-o-matic

    This app comes from Autodesk (creators of AutoCAD) and probably has most number of filters available than any other photo editing app available in Google Play. When you first download the app it would have only a small subset of filters (effects, overlay and border), but then afterwards you add more depending on your preferences – and there are tons of them.

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