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iOS

Top Games and Apps For Your iPad

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Top Games For Your iPad


1. PLANTS VS ZOMBIES – $9.99

Plant vs zombies, winner of over 20 ‘game of the year’ awards. Defeat the zombies in 50 fun dead levels of adventure in day ,night and fog modes. Earn 25 iPad exclusive achievements while playing the game with stunning graphics and show zombies that how awesome you are.

2. INFINITY BLADE – $5.99
Winner of 2011 apple design award and tops the list of  apps awards. It  is the best action based RPG game for your iPad, very amazing graphics and comes with a game center.

3. ANGRY BIRDS – $0.99
Developed by Rovio Mobile, featuring 288 amazing levels, a very  addictive game. Birds are aimed using a slingshot at the pigs stationed in various structures.  This game is available for free in various countries.

4. SCRABBLE – $4.99
The best word game of America. It supports multi-player and can be played via Bluetooth, Facebook etc. A new way to connect with your friends.

5. GTA: CHINATOWN WARS – $9.99
The GTA fever is still on with GTA: ChinaTown Wars, now available in HD, developed by Rockstar Games, has some best of the graphics. In this game you can play your own music library or play 100+ radio stations.

6. PINBALL HD – $0.99
Pinball HD, a game that was just made for the iPad. It has impressive controls and delivers the best of an experience which will take you right back to the golden age of the video arcade games.

7. NBA JAM HD – $9.99
NBA JAM HD, packed with more than 30 NBA teams and unlockable legendary players such as Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone, Dr. J etc. Rejuvenate your golden era of the 90s arcade machines. Can be played with multiplayer option over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

8. DEAD SPACE HD – $9.99
Electronic Arts’ sci-fi title now comes to the iPad. The alien blasting horrors are served up in abundance. Play the game, and enjoy the frights.

Top Apps For Your iPad

1. MARVEL COMICS – Free
Read comics in their colourfully drawn glory. Marvel’s free iPad app offering a page-by-page view with zoom and pan controls, as well as a panel-by-panel, animated guided view come with a fully integrated store for buying your favorite comics.


2. NETFLIX – Free
Watch movies directly on your iPAD with your Netflix subscription, with negligible buffering. In the latest version, Netflix has made many modifications, like adding star recommendations and removing the status bar while titles are playing.

3. DRAGON DICTATION – Free
Featuring very accurate voice transcription and the ability to share messages via e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter, Dragon Dictation app proves to be really helpful if you’re having internet access on your iPad.

4. FILEMAKER GO – $39.99
With the ability to create new files and charts, FileMaker Go is a useful tool for businesspeople who want to access FileMaker databases on the go. It is a substitute of carrying bulky laptops and desktops every time with you.


5. SAVE2PDF – $9.99
A very useful app for the professionals who want to create and edit PDF files while on the go.

6. SKETCHBOOK PRO – $7.99

SketchBook Pro is a professional-level paint and drawing app with numerous tools, featuring, 75 preset brushes, pencils, and pens and support for up to six layers. The app also syncs with Photo Library and can even produce layered PSD files, for further work in Photoshop or other processing.

7. GOOGLE EARTH – Free
Traveling with free Google Earth is certainly not expensive. You can zip from one location to other in mere seconds. Geo-located Wikipedia articles just add insight to your journey.

8. INSTAPAPER – $4.99
Want to read online when you can’t connect to the Web? Then you must just install Instapaper, an iPad app that lets users save any webpage for anytime offline reading. The pages saved to your account can be accessed from the Desktop, iPhone and Kindle.

Android Apps

Android Photo Sharing Made Easy with Vscreens By Sony Ericsson

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Vscreens is amazing application by Sony Ericsson allowing users to share photos across any device enabled with a web browser. The application can be downloaded from the Android Market and supports devices running Android 2.1 or higher. To enable photo sharing we need to open www.vscreens.com on the device enabled with a web browser and scan the QR Code displayed on it using the Vscreens mobile application. Once the QR Code is scanned it establishes a unique connection between the two devices using your local WI-Fi connection.  Just highlight the photo you want to share and display it on the Big Screen. An easy and quick way to share your stuff when in need. I just implemented the same on my Sony Ericsson neo v and it works great.

A quick video on how-to pair and connect your devices can be found below.

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LG Optimus devices to get an upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich

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Earlier during the day LG’s Official Facebook Page posted its initial models that will be eligible to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 Upgrade. The Optimus 2X, Optimus Black, Optimus 3D and Optimus LTE were among the upper end phones to be a part of upgrade program. The manufacturer also promises to evaluate the compatibility, features and performance of the ICS OS across multiple LG smartphones and plan to upgrade as many of them.

A complete list of models eligible for the upgrade would be available by December this year, although there is no specific time frame revealed by LG as to when the update would be released.

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5 Positives and 10 Negatives of the Nokia E5

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Pros:

1. Very Feature Rich compared to other E series phones like the older E63 and even the newer Nokia upper-end model E6 (except there’s No Touch in E5).

2. The Best Symbian OS version in its class till date.

3. Excellent Camera with Flash. However, Not with Auto Focus.

4. Nice Grip and overall Dimensions of the Phone. Convenient for Shirt Top Pocket.

5. The Nokia Suite aka OVI Suite aka PC Suite Software has appreciably improved.

Cons :

1. Flimsy Plastic Panel around the Navigation Key above the QWERTY Keypad. However, there is nothing wrong with the Navigation Key.

2. Home & Messaging Keys get Stuck in the 6 Key Panel and Tilt upon pressing.

3. The entire 6 Key Panel above the QWERTY Keypad makes Squeaking Sounds upon pressing towards the Display.

4. The Display is Vivid but with 256K Colors unlike 16 Million Colors Display on other Popular Nokia Phones. Cost Cutting by Nokia.

5. The QWERTY Keypad is slightly different from E63. Takes a while for an E series user to migrate. The transition is worse for someone using an E63 or an E6.

6. The SIM Card is placed under the Battery and can be inserted/ removed only after removing the Battery. Inconvenient for Users who do have to change SIMs often.

7. The SD Card is also placed under the Battery and can be inserted/removed only after Battery Removal. This is Very Inconvenient.

8. The SD Card has to be inserted/ removed in or from an Obsolete Mechanical Push/Pull Tray. The Mechanical Tray can get Permanently Damaged, if the SD Card  is removed and inserted frequently.

9. A very small ~4″ long USB Cable has been provided, it is Very Impractical specially for those Users who connect the Phone to Front USB Ports on their Desktop PCs. Laptop Owners have to place the phone right next to the Laptop. It is Not Convenient to Answer/Make Calls with such a small USB cable connected to the Laptop. Nokia, Do Cost Cutting Elsewhere.

10. Don’t Recommend buying the very attractive looking Original Nokia Silicon Cover for this Phone. When placed on a Table, the E5 rocks on the left and right in it, due to a protruding Rectangular Silicon block with Nokia printed on it.

For Nokia Loyalists, in this price range the only Phone which does not have the above mentioned Negatives is the older Nokia Model E63. It is Most Stable and  Most Reliable albeit has lower Specs.

Till a better Symbian QWERTY Phone is launched by Nokia in this Price Range…Like the E5 or Sulk or Move-On to Android based Smartphones 🙁