Showing posts with label apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apps. Show all posts

Apr 18, 2014

Use your PC via smartphone : Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client for Android

Friday, April 18, 2014 Posted by Unknown , , , , , , , No comments
Ever wished you could use a computer from your smartphone ?

We know there's a remote connection from computer to computer, but using the same on your phone is just awesome.
Good thing is, its quite straight forward.
  • Step 1 : Allow remote access from Windows.
    Just search for "Allow remote connection" in settings. You'll get the system properties window.



    Choose the "Allow remote connection to this computer" radio on the bottom and uncheck the "Allow connections only from computers running...." check box.
  • Step 2 : Get the Microsoft Remote Desktop App from the playstore.

  • Step 3 : Find the IP address of your computer. I'm assuming the two devices are on the same network.
    Go to Network and Sharing Center Click on the name of your network in blue, choose details.



    Your IP is marked as the "IPv4 Address".
  • Step 4 : Go to the app and enjoy. Here's a demo :

Do try the app and tell us what you think!

Apr 12, 2014

Must have free Android Apps

Saturday, April 12, 2014 Posted by prolific , , , , , , , No comments

Nowadays, choosing an app for your smartphone is like choosing an ice cream - You can't have all and you want the best one. So to make it simple, I am going to share some of the android apps which I find quite interesting and useful. Some apps which you should have in your smartphone or at least try once.
The name of this app might not look familiar to you but believe me it is really a great app. The best feature of this app is WiFi Repeater. In android, by default you can only share your mobile data with other devices through hotspot. But this app lets you share your connected WiFi connection over a new WiFi network of your choice with your set password (Mobile should be rooted for this). This is the perfect alternative of Connectify for Windows. Besides this, you can also make your own proxy server for other devices. It also includes lots of other features like remote access and custom proxy. Isn't that great ?
Ever heard about Shazam ? That's really old school. Like Shazam, SoundHound lets you recognize songs. Whether someone is humming or only a music is being played, SoundHound recognizes and shows information about it along with option to play the video through youtube. Just tap and let it listen to the part of the song being played and that's it. Besides this, it also fetches lyrics through internet and syncs it with the song so that you can also sing along. From my experience, it is much more accurate than Shazam.

3. Asphalt 8: Airborne

If you have been a fan of Need For Speed: Most Wanted then this game is made for you. From cars, graphics, levels to nitro, drift, barrel rolls and flat spins, it is a complete entertainment package. You can also race against your friends through a local WiFi connection in multiplayer mode or with other players online. Think that no one is better than you? Then you can try beating your own ghost and improve your best time. Nothing more you can expect from a game like this. A racing game you must try!

4. PicsArt - PhotoStudio

Everyone wants to be an artist whether he has a good camera or not. Everyone wants to edit their images to make it look better and more appealing to others. PicsArt is a combination of both Photoshop and Instagram. It is not always handy to shift your photos to your laptop and photoshop it, that's when PicsArt comes into existence. It lets you edit your photos using the built in frames, effects, brushes etc and share them with the world. It is very easy to understand and use. Besides this, you can also combine pics and make various collages. A perfect Photo Studio.

5. Google Keep

It is a simple cloud based application by Google. It is an application where you can make a checklist, note down some details, set reminders, store voice information or add pics to your notes and many more things. It is constantly synced with your google account whenever it gets access to internet. You can access all your notes through http://keep.google.com having a similar interface which helps you share information between mobile and laptop. It has a very simple user interface with an option to select different colors for different notes to differentiate or to group them. Simple yet powerful.

6. HoverChat

If you like facebook messenger's notification style also called chat heads then this app is made for you. It will replace the default messaging app in your android phone. Whenever you receive some message, a popup will open no matter which application you are using which will let you reply to the message without actually closing your current application. Isn't that awesome? And the best thing is unlike facebook messenger, it has it's own store which lets you customize the shape of popup, themes etc. You can even choose a list of contacts for which the popup will be shown along with the tone used. Besides this, you can also send encrypted messages to increase privacy (But for this feature the other person should also be using HoverChat).

Tell us what you think about these apps. Share the apps which you think are the best through comments below and we might add them to our list. Your feedback really matters to us.


Feb 23, 2014

$19 bn just to turn down Whatsapp ?

Sunday, February 23, 2014 Posted by prolific , , , , No comments

It's not even a week when the very famous giant company, Facebook bought WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars. And soon after this news, WhatsApp's server went down for about 4 hours.

Here is what WhatsApp tweeted during the outrage:

sorry we currently experiencing server issues. we hope to be back and recovered shortly.

It's not vague to say that just when the WhatsApp's server went down, the number of visitors increased to a great extent on WeChat, Line, Viber and most importantly on Facebook. What were you trying to do Mark ? It looks like a wise step taken by Mark just to increase visitors on Facebook.
Know why Facebook bought Whatsapp for $19 billion and share your views with us. Is it just a coincidence that soon after facebook bought Whatsapp, it's server went down or it was some business strategy by Mark Zuckerberg ?

Feb 22, 2014

Why did Facebook buy Whatsapp for $19 bn?

Saturday, February 22, 2014 Posted by Unknown , , , , No comments


If $19 bn does not seem a huge amount to you just because of the small no. of characters it can be spelled with, let's convert that into Indian Rupees

19,000,000,000 US Dollars = 11,80,47,00,00,000 Indian Rupees 

Well I've no damn idea how to even spell that.
So why did Facebook spent such humongous amount of money on a messaging startup ?
Before I put my points, here's what Mark Zuckerberg has to say :

Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. We do this by building services that help people share any type of content with any group of people they want. WhatsApp will help us do this by continuing to develop a service that people around the world love to use every day.

Well that's so sweet of you Mark ;)

And what is Facebook going to do with WhatsApp ?
Well, according to Mark, NOTHING.

WhatsApp will continue to operate independently within Facebook. The product roadmap will remain unchanged and the team is going to stay in Mountain View.

And according to Jan Koum , co-founder of WhatsApp, again, NOTHING.

Here’s what will change for you, our users: nothing.

So the question still remains : Why 19 billion dollars for nothing ?
Well according to me,

Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19bn to end its rivalry.

Facebook messenger has been there for quite a long time, but still in some regions like in India, everyone uses WhatsApp. Facebook can't just wait and watch regions with such huge number of users go to its rival.

There are some pretty straightforward reasons for people opting for WhatsApp.
  • Just your phone number identifies you and everybody having your number is automatically connected
  • No Ads. Of course, trying to sell you nothing.
  • No Games or walls or any thing extra. Just Messaging.
  • Free
  • Easily send files
  • Groups
WhatsApp was intended to be just a replacement for SMS , and its simplicity paved the way.

If you were the CEO of facebook, would you have bought WhatsApp for such an amount ? Do comment. 

Looks like that's not the end of story. Soon after Facebook bought WhatsApp, WhatsApp's servers went down.