Dont Fight, Switch to the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone. Funny Advertising

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The Nokia Lumia 920 at a glance:

Specifications

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• Quad-band 3G with 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA support
• 4.5" 16M-color PureMotionHD+ IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels
• 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
• Optical Image stabilization with floating lens technology
• 1.3MP front-facing camera
• Windows Phone 8 OS
• 1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset, 1GB of RAM
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
• GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support
• Free lifetime voice-guided navigation
• 32GB of inbuilt storage
• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
• Wireless charging with optional accessories
• Built-in accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• microUSB port
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and EDR, file transfers
• SNS integration
• Xbox Live integration and Xbox management
• NFC support
• Digital compass
• Nokia Music

Main disadvantages

• App catalog falls short of Android and iOS
• No microSD card
• No FM radio
• No system-wide file manager
• No lockscreen shortcuts
• Size and weight something to definitely consider before you buy
• Audio output not worthy of a flagship
• Non user-replaceable battery

source: GSM Arena

Price in the U.S. 

$449,99 USD regular price.

$99,99 USD with a 2-yr contract with qualifying voice and data plans. Activation fee applies.

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Payoneer Prepaid Mastercard: Like a Credit Card but... Prepaid

What is Payoneer?

Payoneer is a global payment system similar to PayPal, Payza, Neteller and Moneybookers. It's a safe, secure, and affordable online payment solution for international freelancers and affiliate marketers who make their money online, or pay online services anywhere in the world.

The Payoneer prepaid MasterCard non credit is like any other re-loadable MasterCard prepaid debit or credit card that you can get at your local bank office.

What you get from Payoneer: 

• A real plastic debit Mastercard non credit with a real number.
• Access to the US Payment Service, which gives you a virtual checking account, with a real number, where you can receive direct bank transfers in the US.

Now let´s explain the process to get the Prepaid MasterCard.

First you must  register to Payoneer website Click Here

Choose your preferred language and click on the 'Sign Up' or 'Register' big green button.

In the following screen you find the process for applying to Payoneer to obtain the Prepaid debit (non credit) Mastercard. The Green buttons guide you through the process 'Start Here', 'Step II' and 'Step III'.

Click on 'Start Here' and enter your information accurately. Be precise with your real name and id.

Once you complete the application your card enters to an approval process that may last 10-15 days.

One approved your Payoneer Debit non credit Mastercard it will be sent to the address you put in the application form. That's why you must enter your data correctly specially your address and zip code.

When you receive your new prepaid Payoneer debit non credit Mastercard you must activate it in the Payoneer website.

Sign in to your Payoneer account and click on Activate Card. Follow onscreen instructions.

Now you can load your Debit non credit MasterCard with a Credit Card you have or send a Load Invitation to anyone in the world.

Now you can apply for the US payment service. And get an account number in the US.

Once you're approved you can receive direct bank transfers.

The Payoneer Debit non credit MasterCard works for:

• Get credit or debit Card payment from anyone anywhere with MasterCard or Visa. A Small Processing fee will apply.
• You can receive (ACH) Direct Deposit Payments from many sources such as: Amazon, Clickbank and PayPal Through payoneer US Payment Service. 1% service charge may Apply.
• You can receive free payments from Payoneer Approved Partners (Elance, oDesk, MediaWhiz, Media Shakers, Conduit and many more….)
• You can pay your Payments, bills or online purchases using Payoneer Prepaid non Credit MasterCard totally free.
• You can withdraw your money in your local currency from any ATM Booth With the MasterCard Logo.
• Verify Your PayPal account and any other service that need a valid credit card.

If you don’t already have a Payoneer non Credit prepaid MasterCard Visit Here and Create a free account for your Payoneer prepaid non credit MasterCard. You'll get $25 Free for signing up. Payoneer Prepaid non credit MasterCard has a little Yearly fee $29.95 dedicated from your Payoneer prepaid non credit MasterCard balance. No Monthly charges will apply.

The Payoneer international prepaid non credit MasterCard card at a glance:

• Accepted in 210 countries, worldwide

• No bank account required

• Use it in stores, online, or at the ATM

• Strict security rules and regulations imposed by Payoneer and MasterCard® mean money stays safe and secure

• Account held in US Dollars

• Payments can be delivered within 2 hours

• Easy for cardholders to activate and manage via the online My Account page

• Live chat, telephone and e-mail support offered free of charge in multiple languages

<<GET YOUR PAYONEER NOW

Images and info source: payoneer.com

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LG launches a 55-inch curved OLED HDTV. Pre-orders start today

LG has just published a press release which confirms pre-orders of the 55EA9800 start today at more than 1,400 retail locations in Korea with a price of 15 million Korean won ($13,500), with shipments starting in June.
According to LG  its only 4.3mm depth and it results in a weight of just 17kg, thanks to a carbon-fiber reinforced frame.  The edges are curved towards the viewer, like an IMAX theater screen, to provide a more immersive feeling in 3D.

Features from LG:

"LG’s OLED TVs produce astoundingly vivid and realistic pictures, thanks to superior WRGB technology. This unique Four-Colour Pixel system features a white sub-pixel, which works in conjunction with the conventional RGB setup to create preferred colour output. The built-in Colour Refiner delivers even greater tonal enhancement, resulting in images that are more vibrant and natural than anything seen before in our range. The 55-inch OLED TV also offers an infinite contrast ratio, which maintains contrast levels even at wide viewing angles.  To complement the infinite contrast ratio and enable the richest colour and deepest black expression, a High Dynamic Range (HDR) algorithm has been incorporated. This technology ensures contrast ratio consistency for rich colours."

Image: LG. Release dates and pricing for non-Korean markets are coming soon according to LG.

Source: LG Korea

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Google Glasses: The most expected gadget of this year

One of the most expected gadgets in all times are the Google Glasses. Specifications have been just revealed by Google in their FAQ page.

Watch how the Google Glasses feel:

This gadget is made with flexible materials, even the nosepads are totally adjustable, the idea is the glasses to fit any size of face and be as comfortable as possible.

When you wear the Google Glasses it's like having a 25 inches screen at 8 feet (2.5m) of distance. This was measured by engineers to be an ideal distance for watching everything that Google Glass shows without distracting us from what is happening around us. 

Has a 5 megapixels camera and record videos at 1280x720, quality is excellent thanks to a HQ light sensor, this way you can make video-calls at 720p. Google glasses don't have conventional earphones, instead have a system that transduce sound directly to the bones around your ears. You can connect it through WiFi and Bluetooth. Internal storage is 16GB , although only 12GB will be available. Anyway you can synchronize with Google Cloud and get more virtual storage. To send SMS and use the GPS features you'll need the MyGlass companion app and at least Android 4.0.3.

According to Google the battery of our Google Glasses will last one full day of typical use. Some features, like Hangouts and video recording, are more battery intensive.

Google Glasses could be available at the end of this year with a cost of $1500USD. A very expensive gadget for the average user.

Google Glasses Specs:

Fit

• Adjustable nosepads and durable frame fits any face.
• Extra nosepads in two sizes.

Display

• High resolution display is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away.

Camera

• Photos - 5 MP
• Videos - 720p

Audio

• Bone Conduction Transducer

Connectivity

• Wifi - 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth

Storage

• 12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage. 16 GB Flash total.

Battery

• One full day of typical use. Some features, like Hangouts and video recording, are more battery intensive.

Charger

• Included Micro USB cable and charger.
• While there are thousands of Micro USB chargers out there, Glass is designed and tested with the included charger in mind. Use it and preserve long and prosperous Glass use.

Compatibility

• Any Bluetooth-capable phone.
• The MyGlass companion app requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. MyGlass enables GPS and SMS messaging.

Source: Google

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Samsung Galaxy S4 is now available online at Sprint and In stores at AT&T

Samsung Galaxy S4 Available Now on Sprint and AT&T

"It’s the smartphone everyone’s talking about & it’s available at midnight. Who’s ready for the Samsung #GalaxyS4? http://bit.ly/Zq3A7q"
This was the latest tweet from Sprint, announcing the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 is now available for purchase online. If you have not submitted your pre-order on Sprint, you might want to make some quick moves onto their website in order to secure your new Galaxy S 4, which is available for sale at midnight Central Time.
Only those porting their number to Sprint are eligible for the carrier's $100 price break, That means all of you who've stuck through the dark days of EV-DO will need to pony up $249.99 for the Galaxy S 4.

Image: Samsung

On the other hand, AT&T is now selling the smartphone for in-store purchase and play. Here, you'll only pay $199.99 for the Samsung Galaxy S 4.
This is the one (tweet) from AT&T:
"We are on track with our planned 4/27 in-store launch of the Samsung #GalaxyS4 only available at our stores. http://soc.att.com/15QKlYl"

Source: Sprint, AT&T

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Instagram, the most artistic way to share your photos!

Instagram Overview

Download for iOS
Download for Android

There are a several photography apps that convert your photos into real works of art. Instagram is one of them. It combines artistic photo filters with social networking sharing features so you can create beautiful pics and share them with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Flickr and of course the Instagram social network.

Using Instagram

When you log into the app, Instagram displays an array of photos from worldwide users. You can browse over pictures and watch their work. You’ll have to sign up for a free account to get Instagram "friends". After this, you can import your phone contacts or Facebook, and Twitter friends.

To start making art, just take a picture with your iPhone or Android camera or choose one from the Gallery. You can scale, pan or crop the image before applying filters, then, choose among 19 filters to beautify your pics. It's really funny to play around with the filters, and to make your boring photos look pretty cool. The filters are good although Instagram doesn’t have common editing features like brightness, contrast, saturation, warm, etc, found on other mobile photography apps.
Instagram has a toolbar where you can show/hide the frame on the edited picture, apply a high quality tilt-shift effect, enhance the image, and rotate your photo.

Once you're done editing your photo, you can share it on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr,
Foursquare and others. You can also email pics and add them to your photo map. Your picture is then uploaded to your profile, where people from everywhere can comment on it or ‘like’ it. The Instagram timeline also includes photos from friends you are following, Instagram gathers both photography and social networking features.

Conclusions

Instagram is the most popular application used by smartphone and tablet users for uploading photos on social media sites around the world.
Instagram is FREE and anyone can join its network.

Requirements:
Any iOS device such as iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. Even the oldest ones.
Any Android Device.

Many people around the world are expecting Instagram for Blackberry, or Instagram for Windows phone. Unfortunately none of these have been confirmed.

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UEFA Android App: Football's premier club competition in your pocket

UEFA.com for Android mobile devices is the official UEFA application that opens up the world of European football including UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

The gives you acces to a News Center and a Video Center, Exclusive for UEFA.com visitors, besides you can follow in real time all matches with scores and high definition photos. Scores, Calendar, UEFA Standings, all that just in your pocket. Follow your favorite teams: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Münich, Borussia Dortmund.

Enjoy: 

• live results
• customised alerts
• news
• photos
• standings
• video highlights


Download it directly from Google Play Store: Click Here

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Perfectly Clear for Android & iOS: Enhance Your Photos With 1 Click

Perfectly Clear App Overview

Cameras found on phones typically lack the quality and sophistication that dedicated cameras have and often leave you with dull looking photos. Perfectly Clear automatically tries to correct these images.
The app allows you to load an image from your gallery or your camera, and use some parameters to improve it. Perfectly Clear will enhance your photo automatically and after a few seconds, it will give you some options to tweak it. When you’re done, you can choose to either share your enhanced image, or just save it.

The app shows a preview with a vertical line which you can swipe  left or right to change between the original and edited image, this way you can see the results and compare.

At the bottom there's an icons row which includes some quick fixes like: Fix!, Fix Dark, Fix Tint, Beautify and a shortcut to Tweaks. This last shortcut lets you adjust the exposure, depth, vibrancy, sharpness, tint, skin tone, skin smooth, eye enhance, eye enlarge and mouth enhance.
The iOS version has also a function called De-Purple and its because the iPhone 5’s camera lens has a tendency to create a nasty purple flare when a bright light is located just outside the frame, and this option in Perfectly Clear can fix it.
These adjustments are done by moving sliders that appear when tapping the icons.

You can zoom the image by pinch-to-zoom, a common feature on almost every imagery mobile apps. This is very useful, especially when using the sharpness function, so we know if it is already sharp enough without pixelating our image.
At the top of the screen there are four icons, at the left is the home icon which takes you to the app starting page, at the right there are three icons: save and share, help and settings.
In settings you can change the output size of your enhanced image and the location for the saved files. There are also options for logging in to your Facebook or Twitter account to authorize image uploads.

Perfectly Clear for Android is available in the Google Play Store for only $1.39 USD, and in the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad for $2.99 USD.
It's a very affordable app, and a perfect companion for other photo editors like Aviary or After Focus Pro.

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How To Take a Screenshot with Android 4.0

Take a Screenshot in Android ICS

Android 4 ICS and later versions offer a native way to capture a snapshot of your screen.
It doesn't matter your device model or brand, with Android ICS and Jelly Bean you don´t need to root your phone or tablet to take a screenshot.

It's easy. You only have to press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time for about 2 seconds. Then you will see an animation on the screen when the screen capture is saved. The result image is saved in your Gallery, inside a folder called Scrennshots. Now you can browse this folder with your Gallery app and see all your screen captures.

Easy or not?

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Blackberry Z10: The messiah sent to save Blackberry?

Overview

The Blackberry Z10 is the first handset from the company featuring the Blackberry 10 Operating System, and the first one since RIM changed its name to Blackberry. This phone's first mission is not only compete on the smartphones market, but save the company from disappear. For no one is hidden blackberry has been in decline for the past year or so, they passed within a few years, to have 80% of the smartphone market to be no more than 8%, that's why a revolution is expected with the launch of Z10.

Design

The Blackberry Z10 looks very similar to every smartphone you find on the market today.The first few minutes with the Z10 are nice, first of all, it does not look like a typical BB, when you test early interactions with the UI, differences are very noticeable. Screen is surprising, also design and lightweight of the device play an important role.Visually it looks similar to an iPhone 5, but just a little. The handset does not look cheap, however it is consistent, robust, elegant.In the front we have the handset speaker, the 4.2" screen and a very thin bezel. Sensors and front camera are hidden behind glass, a small hole for the microphone on the bottom and the company logo on the screen. No frontal buttons.The back cover is plastic, there is the BB logo and the camera with a LED flash at the top.The back cover is easy to open, the battery is removable and microSD and microSIM connectors are inside.

Specifications

For BlackBerry users obviously the most striking is the screen, for the quality and size. With 4.2 " and a 1280x768 resolution with a density of 355 dpi it's something really new for a BB device. But not only from the technical, quality and brightness are excellent. It has a rare screen proportion of 15:9.The CPU is a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Krait Dual Core Running at 1.5GHz, also with Adreno 225 GPU and 2GB of RAM. Now that BB10 is optimized for multitasking, 2GB of RAM was a good choice. It has 16GB of internal storage, but it has a microSD slot to add another 64GB, has microHDMI and microUSB output.The Z10 is 4G, and also has Wi-Fi, Bluethoot and GPS. should be noted that it has no FM Radio. Power is supplied by a ion-li battery with 1800mAh capacity what is not enough for the load of having 4G connectivity.

Software

BB10 incorporates the "Hub" where all accounts are managed, BBM, E-mail, notifications, SMS, Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, all concentrated in one place. This interface change requires a learning curve, and this isn't quick at the beginning.
There are no home screens with widgets, controls or live gadgets, as on android. The home screen looks very... BlackBerrish.
Voice recognition works very well and the keyboard is one of the best on a smartphone, very responsive, and word prediction is constructed above the keys you press in a fret that divides the keys.
BB10 interface is fluid, there are some bugs but they have been corrected with recent updates.
The music player is fine, organizing music for albums and their covers, by genre, by artist, but what?... we have no equalizer!. Someone forgot something important for Audiophiles

Camera

BB Z10 camera has 8 Megapixels, but quality and definition are not the best, it's more noticed when you zoom a photo and you can see diffused pixels, it looks more like a 4MP camera. Also the sensor isn't the best for low light photos. Focus is very fast, faster than many Android phones.

But camera is not bad at all, with enough light, it has a very good contrast and color

Time shift is a feature where you can choose the last seconds that surround our take, we choose the best shot and then if there were people on the scene, it let us choose, for each, the best faces in those seconds, now you can make a final photo with the best of all. Compared to previous BB cameras, this is years ahead.

Video camera takes videos at 1080p but it´s better on 720p, sound is mono but with high quality.

The gallery of images is quite simple. The edit function is like a little Aviary or Instagram already integrated to the phone, pretty easy to use and very powerful.
The video player is pretty good compared to others. The "Story Maker" is an exceptional application to take videos and photos of, say, a trip, make a collection, give them music and make a video, capturing every moment of the trip.

Conclusions

The Blackberry Z10 is an excellent phone, as comfortable as an iPhone, with the best virtual keyboard found on a 2013 phone, with connectivity of all kinds, light and well designed.

Starting price with contract is around $200USD in some carriers. While without SimCard or Contract could be around $680USD.

PROS	CONS
High Quality	Some minor bugs (requires updates)
Fast Dual Core CPU	Battery not powerful enough
BB10, Very promising	No FM Radio
4.2" 720p screen	Hard learning curve
Connectivity	Camera not impressive
BBM Pin Video Chat	Poor and Grainy Low Light Photos
Excellent Virtual Keyboard	First BB10(Surely will be improved in the future)
New HUB Integrates Social
microSD Slot, HDMI

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Samsung Galaxy S4: The samartphone with higher expectations in 2013!

Samsung Galaxy S4

Overview

Deviating from all the speculation about the design of the highly anticipated phone from the South Korean giant, the Galaxy S4, turned out to be a bigger Galaxy S3 (Visualy), more powerful and with a much better screen. Though no doubt this will be one of the best phones of the year.

Design

The S4 has an impressive 5" screen with a slim bezel at each side, and can play full HD videos at 1080p, with a density of 441 dpi, excelent for watching movies and tv shows.

The S4 is only 7.9 mm thick , much slimmer than S3. The plastic casing comes in two colors, White Frost and Black Mist. The home button is the same as S3, doesn't matter what you do in your phone, just press and it goes back to the start screen.

The only thing we miss is a new design, and not the same of the S3. Plastic casing still looks like a cheap toy. Some Samsung fans could be disappointed that the new model looks so similar to its predecessor.

Specifications

Image: Samsung

For the first time, you'll see a phone running the new Eight-Core 1.6GHz Exynos 5 Octa processor, from Samsung. But, the bad news are that not every S4 will carry this monster inside, depending the region you are, you may find a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro running at 1.9GHz. An amount of 2GB of Ram will be enough for any multitasking job. and a 2,600mAh battery will bear the entire load.

The Galaxy S4 comes with 64GB of internal storage for files, music, videos, and apps, and an external microSD card may be added for up to 64GB of extra storage.

An infrared blaster for controlling devices, an optical reader for business cards, and a pedometer for counting your steps, are other features you'll find on this spectacular smartphone.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S4 rear camera has 13 megapixels and take videos at 1080p. This camera app is just beautiful, intuitive, and full of features. Comes with all shot modes you are common to find on modern cameras. One shot, Burst, timer, scenes, macro, HDR, panorama, etc.
You can add up to 9 seconds of audio to a photo, or make an animated gif in which only the character moves and the background stays fixed. Drama mode combines a burst of pictures into one animated shot.
And if there's an unwanted visitor in a pic, you can erase him/her from the picture, directly in your phone.
There's a "low" resolution 2 megapixels camera in the front of th phone, mainly for video chats. You can also make a dual shot that takes a photo from each camera and overlays them.

New features

The Samsung Galaxy S4 runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, the most recent version of Android.
Your apps will be always right at your fingertips with a quick tray of shortcuts that swipes in from the left.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 translator can read emails in your favorite language.

You can now control the S4 without even touching the screen. Your hand doesn't need to be that close to the phone for it to recognise your gesture.
Move your hand over the phone to Air Browse, skip to the next photo, or to another song, or switch tabs in the browser, or scroll up and down with a move of your hand.

Air Call is a system that lets you answer the phone without even touch it. It's very useful when you're driving, just wave your hand and the Galaxy S4 turns on the speakerphone so you can concentrate on the road.
To quick look a message, or see what's going on in another browser tab, you can hover your finger over the message title, or browser tab, and you'll have a pop-up preview. You can also magnify the webpage or photo you're looking at, by just hovering your finger.

Eye control

The Galaxy S4 is so smart that it knows when your eyes are aiming the screen, when you're watching a video, it pauses it when your eyes drift away from the screen.

Do these simple features suggest that we're close to have some eye-controlled games?. Time will tell...

4G

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a 4G capable phone. There are different types of 4G, so the full 4G specs aren't confirmed yet.

Conclusions:

PROS	CONS
13MP Camera.	Same plastic casing than S3.
1080p (441dpi) Resolution.	Visualy similar to its predecessor
Thin and Light.
Air browse and Eye control.
4G data.
8 Core CPU (some models)

The S4 main rivals this year will surely be HTC One, Nokia Lumia 925/928, LG Optimus G2, and iPhone 5. Launch date in the U.S. is April 24, 2013, and will be available in 7 carriers. Pricing range from $149.99 to $249.99, with contract or financing.

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Meet the new HTC One, Complete Analysis

HTC One

Everything Your Phone Isn't

 "It’s not just the impeccable design. It’s not just the sleek unibody aluminum case. It’s not just the fantastic construction. It’s not just the dramatically improved Sense software suite. It’s not just the great features baked into Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. It’s something more than all that".

This smartphone is a masterpiece of design, comfort and performance. It's unibody aluminium casing is resistant and sleek, and a plastic border holds the ports, volume buttons, earphone jack and power button. The screen is covered with a Gorilla Glass sheet with an elegant beveled design on te sides, The aluminum casing extends above and below the glass on the front of the phone and covers both speakers (upper and lower), sensors, and front camera. On the convex back of the phone we find the new HTC UltraPixel Camera, an LED flash, a secondary microphone for noise cancellation, and logos.
The HTC One is much thinner at its edges than it is at its center and doesn’t feel thick at all while being held.

"BoomSound" is a fantastic feature, the quality, clarity and power of these speakers have never been seen on a mobile device ever. It has an amplifier tuned by Beats Audio.

The 4,7 inch sharp and crisp display is absolutely impressive. 1920x1080 Full HD resolution and 468 dpi are big numbers, defeating his nearest rivals, the iPhone 5 (326 dpi) and the Samsung Galaxy S4 (441 dpi). Colors are very natural and pleasant, not so saturated as on Galaxy S4 or iPhone 5

Image: HTC. - With a sleek aluminum body, a live home screen that streams all of your favorite content, a photo gallery that comes to life, and dual frontal stereo spreakers, the new HTC One is ready to reshape your smartphone experience. 

About the software, The new version of HTC Sense is very clean, HTC email is one of the best mailing apps found on an android phone, HTC’s “BlinkFeed” is an active home screen that loads content from 1,400 providers. It stays connected to social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Tired of remotes taking up valuable couch space? The new HTC One is ready to help you channel surf. With Sense TV, all it takes is a few simple steps and you’ll be able to select TV channels, access program guides, adjust audio and more with your HTC One. Find your favorite shows, and it will notify you when they’re on. Take control of any device with your phone thanks to an IR blaster that acts as a universal controller.

The HTC One is powered by a 2300 mAh Li-Po battery unit that handles the latest quad-core Snapdragon 600 chipset, and life is very good for a big screen smartphone, you can easily charge it up every 2 days.


One of the most talked about features of the new HTC One is the “UltraPixel” camera. Designed around the idea that smartphones are the primary camera for many people, the HTC UltraPixel camera delivers an advanced CMOS sensor and optical lens system that captures more light per pixel than other leading smartphones. this way you can capture low light shots with the quality of a pro $1k+ camera.

Definitively HTC has nearly perfected what a smart phone should be. The quality packed into this phone spills over into every aspect the user comes in contact with.

The 2013 "high end" smartphones war of the HTC One begins with devices like Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note III, Google’s “X Phone,” new RAZR handsets, new Optimus G, and many more to come.

Full HTC One Specs

CPU Speed

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600, quad-core, 1.7GHz

Platform Android

Android™ with HTC Sense™ HTC BlinkFeed™

SIM card type

microSIM

Memory/Storage

Total storage : 32GB/64GB, available capacity varies

RAM 

2 GB DDR2

Network²

2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G - UMTS/ HSPA:

• Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: : 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• Canada/ Latin America: 850/1900/2100 MHz up to HSDPA 42 Mbps
• T-Mobile (US): 850/ AWS/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• AT&T: 850/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 21 Mbps
• Sprint: 1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps

3G - CDMA:

• 800/1900 MHz for Sprint

4G - LTE:

• Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: 800/1800/2600 MHz
• Asia: 1800/2600 MHz
• T-Mobile (US)/ AT&T/ Canada/ Latin America: 700 MHz and AWS band
• Sprint: 1900 MHz

GPS

Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS
Digital compass

Sensors

Gyro sensor
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Connectivity³

• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
• NFC capable³
• Compliant with Bluetooth 4.0
• Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX™ enabled
• Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n
• DLNA® for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer
• HTC Connect
• Miracast wireless display standard
• Support consumer infrared remote control
• micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.)

Sound enhancement

HTC BoomSound™

• Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
• Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio™
• HDR Microphone
• Sense Voice

Camera

• HTC UltraPixel Camera
• BSI sensor, Pixel size 2.0 µm, Sensor size 1/3'
• Dedicated HTC ImageChip™ 2
• F2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens
• Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
• Smart Flash: Five levels of flash automatically set by distance to subject
• Front Camera: 2.1 MP, 88⁰ wide angle lens with HDR capability
• 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR Video
• HTC Zoe™ with Sequence Shot, Always Smile and Object Removal
• Gallery with Video Highlights and HTC Share
• Continuous shooting and VideoPic
• Slow motion video recording with variable speed playback

Multimedia

Audio supported formats:

• Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
• Recording: .amr

Video supported formats:

• Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3)
• Recording: .mp4

Battery

Embedded rechargeable Li-polymer battery
Capacity : 2300 mAh

Talk time:

• Up to 18 hours for WCDMA
• Up to 19 hours for CDMA
• Up to 27 hours for GSM

Standby time:

• Up to 500 hours for WCDMA
• Up to 496 hours for CDMA
• Up to 479 hours for GSM

AC Adapter

Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5 V and 1 A

Source: HTC

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How to Jailbrake iPhone 5

Easy way to Jailbreak iPhone 5 (iOs 6.x) NOT 6.1.3

Jailbrake means eliminating the restrictions Apple imposes on your iPhone 5 to ensure that you are not able to run various of new applications, games, as well as change the look of your iOS.

The jailbreak process is totally reversible by a normal restore in iTunes.

It's a process that allows iPhone 5, iPad, iPod Touch users to gain root access inside operating system (iOS 6). So we can install third-party applications blocked by Apple natively, through softwares like Cydia, Installous or Rock. Also you can jailbreak iPhone 5 for installing some quite expensive Apps for FREE ;).

The jailbreaking process is completely legal as long as you don't use code owned by someone else.

Image: Apple

Supported devices:

• iPhone 5

• iPhone 4S

• iPhone 4

• iPhone 3Gs

• iPad with A6X chip (4th gen)

• iPad 3

• iPad 2

• iPad mini

• iPod touch 5th gen

• iPod touch 4th gen

• Apple TV 2^nd generation (unfortunately, the third gen isn’t supported by Evasi0n)

You can downgrade your iOS from 6.1.3 to 6.1.2, supported devices for this are the iPhone 4, 3GS and iPod Touch, anything newer than this is stuck. Here are the steps to downgrade your firmware, assuming you have saved your SHSH blobs – this cannot be stressed enough because, without them you cannot downgrade.

Ok let's Jailbreak iPhone 5 (iOS 6.1.2 / 6.1 / 6.0.2 / 6.0.1)

Evasi0n is the latest free jailbreak untethered tool that will work on iPhone 5 running iOS 6.1.2 / 6.1 / 6.02 / 6.0.1. This iPhone 5 jailbreak method is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

Before starting the jailbreak process, make a full back up of all the information from your iPhone 5. Also, if you have an unlock code enabled, disable it before proceeding further.
Here's the Evasi0n 1.4 download Links for each Operating System:  

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How to Jailbreak iPhone 5 Running iOS 6.1.2 / 6.1 / 6.0.2 / 6.0.1

1). Open your downloaded software Evasi0n and connect your iPhone 5 into a REAR USB 2.0 port on your computer (if you're on a desktop PC), put it on a safe firm place. Close iTunes, it's assumed that you have iTunes installed.

2). Now click Jailbreak button and wait while evasi0n starts the jailbreak procedure, do not touch the terminal at all.



If the iPhone 5 is blocked during the "Finding Offsets" or "Patch Kernel" process, reset it by holding Home + Lock buttons pressed simultaneously until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

3). Wait until process finishes.



4). Unlock Device and tap Evasi0n "Jailbreak" Icon on your iPhone 5, Tap it once and wait....





5). Wait... several restarts may occur




6). You are Done!




On first boot, your iPhone 5 will display a large Evasi0n logo on a white background.



Now Enjoy you Jailbraked iPhone 5!


Source: evasi0n

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PlayStation 4: Sony confirmed specifications

The new Playstation 4

Sony has issued a press release which further explains the technical features of the upcoming PlayStation 4, with specs of PlayStation 4 Eye and DualShock 4 .
As most of you know, on February was announced the PlayStation 4 launch, a somewhat poor news when you consider that there is no picture of the console or prices for its release later this year. The same happened during the presentation in terms of features. Hours later, Sony has issued a statement with all its technical specifications. Let's see how they are and what they can mean for the next generation of consoles.

Features of the PlayStation 4

In more detail we now know that the new Sony console will have a 8 Cores AMD x86-64bit 'Jaguar' CPU, with a GPU capable of generating 1.84 Teraflops of processing, through a "new generation" AMD Radeon. Its 8GB GDDR5 RAM provides 176 GB/sec. of bandwidth. As for storage, Sony will integrate a hard disk with a yet unknown capacity. The Playstation 4 will be equipped with an optical Blu-ray 6x/DVD 8x drive, and will be equipped with ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 (w/EDR). The ports for PS4 are HDMI, analog A/V, digital optical output and USB 3.0, but Sony has not specified the number of ports the console will have.

DualShock 4

The main novelty of the PS4 command is a built-in touchscreen, while the body is very similar to current DualShock. The technical features are:

• Capacitive touch screen two points.
• Size 62 x 52 x 98 mm.
• Weight 210 gr.
• SixAxis sensors with gyroscope, and six-axis accelerometer.
• LED Light Bar with three colors.
• Mono integrated speaker.
• Micro USB connections, Bluetooth 2.1, expansion port and minijack.
• Lithium ion battery, 1000 mAh.

Playstation 4 Eye

Sony has also provided specifications to accompany the PlayStation 4 Eye, emphasizing above all, the quality of the two cameras shall be equipped with:

• Dimensions 186 x 27 x 27 mm (2 meter cable).
• Weight 183gr.
• 1,280 x 800 pixels at 60 fps - 640 x 400 pixels at 120 fps - 320 x 192 pixels at 240 fps.
• RAW Video format and YUV (uncompressed).
• A field of view of 85 degrees.
• 4 channels microphone. 

Without an image or specs of the new console's body, Sony seems to reinforce some of the weaknesses of the current PlayStation 3. Initially, it has a substantial increase in memory up to 8GB RAM, thus allowing the use GDDR5 to provide 176 GB/s of bandwidth.Regarding the PlayStation Eye 4, Sony will now feature motion tracking and speech recognition hardware available. When compared with the current Kinect, this is a big leap in quality. A higher resolution and a much wider field, since in Kinect only two people fit, Eye 4 improve everything seen so far. Finally, Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that the PS4 will not block used second hand games. This will demarcates the rumors that the next Xbox would do it, or even the same Sony was holding registers patents on technology trying to cut the used market.

Source: Sony Computer Entertainment

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Microsoft Surface 7" - Upcoming Small Sized Windows 8 Tablet

Microsoft bets for a 7" tablet, hearing users requests worldwide.

Microsoft’s 7-inch New Surface could be entering a mass production stage later this 2013, altough they stated last year that smaller tablet wasn’t part of the company’s strategy.
This type of computers take longer times for developing and testing so the wait could be long. No other details were provided by Wall Street Journal this morning.

Microsoft plans to integrate the gaming technologies of their consoles in new surfaces, and it's definitively a great step up. We don't have a release date but this movement could improve sales in the furture.

At the other hand, with prices between $450USD and $1400USD, you can get Surface RT and Surface PRO.

Microsoft Surface RT 7" adopts Windows RT, the brand-new version of Windows 8 designed for ARM platform, while Surface PRO 10" is an Intel version running Windows 8 Pro on a 1.7GHz Core i5 CPU.

It's very comfortable to handle, small size but high performance. Thanks to its Type and Touch covers, it offers an intuitive interface and typing experience. The clean, crisp design and sharp 1080p Full HD 16:9 screen beats its competitors, featuring an Intel HD Graphics 4000 video processor (Pro Version). Surface PRO has 4GB DDR3 Memory and Storage capacity ranges from 16GB to 128 GB. WiFi, Bluethoot, two 720p High Quality Cameras, microphone, stereo speakers, full-size USB 3.0, microSDXC card slot, headset jack, Mini DisplayPort, Cover port, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass.

The Surface Pro offers a full Windows 8 experience that works with older Windows software titles, and boldly stuffs the entire PC experience into a sleek and appealing tablet body that's just a tad thicker and heavier than the RT version. The only downside is that the battery life is short, and more ports would be nice.

What remains now is to wait for the new tablet launch, the Surface Mini 7".

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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How To Root HTC One X from AT&T - Ice Cream Sandwich

If you want to unlock the bootloader for installing custom roms and mods, you must go directly to the HTC Development page, register, choose your device model and follow on-screen instructions. is's safer than any other method on supported devices.

Instructios for rooting HTC One X AT&T - ICS (Original Build 1.85)

1. Download and install the HTC mobile phone drivers for Windows
2. Download the root_att_one_x.zip file.
3. Extract the root_att_one_x.zip file into a folder on your computer.
4. Plug your HTC One X into an USB port on the back of your computer, if you use a desktop PC.
5. Enable USB Debugging on your HTC One X.
   • Settings >> Developer Options >>USB debugging (checked)
6. Place the phone in Charge Only mode.
   • Pull down notifications bar, click on USB connection type, and switch to “Charge only.”
7. Go to the folder where you extracted the file root_att_one_x.zip, and double click root.bat to run the script. (Windows)
   • Linux users: double click root-linux.sh.
   • Mac users: double click root-mac.sh.
8. Now begins the root process.  DON'T TOUCH THE DEVICE OR UNPLUG WHILE ROOTING!
9. Device will reboot several times, so just WAIT! 
10. Congratulations! you have full root access.

Instructios for rooting HTC One X AT&T - ICS 4.0.4 (Build 2.20) - ADVANCED

1. Download and install the HTC mobile phone drivers for Windows
2. Download the X_Factor_Windows.zip file. if you are on a Mac or Linux download this one X_Factor_Linux_OSX.zip
3. Extract the X_Factor_Windows.zip file into a folder on your computer.
4. Plug your HTC One X into an USB port on the back of your computer, if you use a desktop PC.
5. Enable USB Debugging on your HTC One X.    -  Settings >> Developer Options >>USB debugging (checked)
6. Place the phone in Charge Only mode.    -  Pull down notifications bar, click on USB connection type, and switch to “Charge only.”
7. Go to the folder where you extracted the files and double-click "run.bat", or if running Linux or OSX, open a terminal, change folder to the extracted files, and run "./run.sh". DON'T TOUCH THE DEVICE OR UNPLUG WHILE ROOTING!
8. Follow the instructions printed by the exploit. You will need to authorize two backup restorations during the exploit's execution.
9. If the exploit is successful, it will print "[+] Set CID!". If it does not print this, the exploit has failed, so please do not continue.
10. The exploit will automatically reboot into bootloader mode. Press enter after bootloader mode is finished booting, and the exploit will print your CID. If the exploit was successful, it should return "11111111" as your CID.
11. If your CID was successfully set, press enter to generate an unlock token.
12. Visit htcdev.com, navigate to the "Bootloader unlock" section, choose "All other supported models" from the drop-down menu, and provide the unlock token when asked.
13. After unlocking the bootloader, you can flash a custom recovery partition via fastboot, boot into recovery mode, and use a recovery ADB shell or install from an update.zip to install Superuser and su (I do not provide support for custom recoveries, but this is a straightforward process that other people can help with).

Source: xda-developers

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How to Save Battery On Your Samartphone

Directions for saving battery

These short tips will help you extend the life of your battery and keep it running longer than you expect.

Never Charge Longer Than Necessary

In this case the heat produced by the overcharging process may reduce the battery's ability to retain power. You should watch the battery indicator icon on your phone screen to know exactly when your battery is charged, and it's better if you can charge your phone when it's turned off, because this way it will charge faster

Let the battery runs out.

Let your battery terminate almost all the power before recharging. Don't over drain your battery, do it at least each 10-15 days or you may damage it.

Don't let your battery 'Die'

When you drain all the power, your battery keeps a minimum reserve. This is for keeping it 'alive' while you decide to recharge it. If you hold your phone running when this power reserve is reached, you will surely 'kill' your battery. The power reserve your battery keeps will not last forever, so never leave it uncharged for long periods of time.

No Vibration

Only turn Vibration on when you are inside a church or a hospital or any other place where silence is required. Or if you are in a concert or a stadium and it's too noisy to hear your phone ringtone.

When your phone vibrates it really feeds power to a pair of servo motors that eat a lot of battery.

Airplane Mode

If you reach an area without network service and your phone shows a 'NO SIGNAL' message, you can activate a function called Airplane Mode if you need to have your phone switched on. This function disables the radio on your device, so it will stop searching for signal. If you don't need your device switched on, then turn it off until you enter an area with network coverage.

Limit Your 3G/4G Data Speed

If you only need your data plan for sending/receiving text messages with BBM, Whatsapp, Facebook, Viber, Line, Skype, Talk or any other messenger you can downgrade your speed momentarily with a feature found in most phones called 'Use Only 2G Data' or '2G Mode'. This function disables the 3G/4G/LTE connection and acticvates 2G/EDGE protocol. You will save much battery in this mode.
If you will not use the internet at all, then it's better to turn your mobile data off.

Music, Videos and Games

Listening music, watching videos, and playing games, are very demanding tasks for your battery, mostly because all of them require the screen to be always illuminated. Games and videos also need the graphics proccessor to work, and this will drain your battery quickly.

Location Services And Online Sync

Turn this items off while you don't need them. GPS, Bluethoot, Push Mail, Accounts Sync.

You can also uninstall all the software you don't use in your device, many apps keep in memory, synchronize data in the background, and it's a real waste of battery power.

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