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When you need a new smartphone, it isn’t easy deciding which phone to pick and if you are not careful, you might end up paying extra for features you do not need. That is why it is advisable to compare mobile features and make an informed decision. The top runners in the list of good smartphones are the Samsung Galaxy S5, Apple iPhone 5s, Motorola Moto X, HTC One (M8), LG G2, Nokia Lumia 1520, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Google Nexus 5 a nd Motorola Moto G. Keep in mind the design, display, performance, camera and battery while comparing these phones. Design You need to decide whether you want a small phone that fits easily in your pocket or you would rather prefer a big screen phone. The iPhone 5s is relatively small in size compared to the massive Lumia 1520. Getting a small size phone doesn’t guarantee it being lightweight, most often it is the opposite. The smaller phone, most often is the heaviest. The Nexus 5 however, is small in size and lightweight. Phones often come in plastic or ...

If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to email via my user page contact form here . Table of Contents Brief Description Step 1 (Download, Unzip) Step 2 (Set options) Step 3 (Import required files) Step 4 (Create HTML container) Step 5 (Create and activate countdown) Resources Brief Description - top jQuery Responsive Countdown is a tool that gives you the ability to create a nice looking countdown, which uses flipping animation to display remaining time to a target date. Since it is based on the canvas object it cannot run natively in older browsers like IE8. The tool uses SVG data to draw the digits and the panels, so it is scalable and looks nice on larger resolutions too. It does not use images, so it is very easy to change colors and adapt the look of it to the design of your page. The tool has a large list of options, but it can also be activated with few lines of code. In this tutorial I will show you how to add the ...

While the fight is still on whether HTML5 Apps are better or Native Mobile apps , the market is flooded by both and the number of free downloads are expected to grow to 138,809 Millions by 2014 as per the Gartner Report .  Since the growth rate of paid apps is much less than the free apps, there has to be a way to keep the cost of developing apps low.HTML5 Mobile Apps are in the market for quite some time and they have evolved a lot.  There’s no doubt that the HTML5 apps are a cheaper means to develop because of the following reasons : HTML5 Apps are built on WORA concept( Write Once Run Anywhere ), one can develop for iOS, Android, Windows and BBM by writing the same code. ( You can read how to develop HTML5 apps by clicking here )so the cost of development is very low. The cost for  Maintaining and Supporting  HTML5 Mobile Apps is less as there is only a single code base . So  in this article, we will tell you some of the leading UI Frameworks that will h...

The largest democracy in the world will see the general elections in 2014 and Mobile Apps , just like other multi media technologies are proving to be a game changer. In the recently held elections in 5 states of India where the number of voters were more than the entire population of some countries of the world, the parties that used social media had an edge over the others. There are two ways in which mobile apps can be put to use in the elections. First is by the political parties, to woo the voters and to make them aware of the schemes or manifestos, Second is by the third parties, like NEWS companies to analyse, aware and to communicate.  Not only in India, the role of Mobile apps has been seen in the 2008 US elections and the recently held Japanese elections too. Focusing on India, AAP’s mobile app connects very much with the public and contains latest blogs from their leaders, opinion polls, twitter and Facebook connectivity, videos and much more. It also has a donate feature ...

We may live in a global world where the financial markets never sleep, but keeping in touch with the latest prices no longer requires us to be tethered to a laptop or desktop computer. The new breed of mobile apps allow us to receive up-to-the-minute charts, figures and analysts' reports while equipped with nothing more than a free-wheeling tablet or smartphone. Below  we've included  ten of the best apps we can find, given the rather specific demands of these programs. The best of these apps are far more than mere conversions of existing desktop software. Even in the normal-sized trading world, debates proliferate about whether it's better to be a 'Technical Analyst', using chart action to plot the next move, or a 'Fundamentals' trader, combing the balance sheets for such old-fashioned snippets of info as revenue and cash flow. Either approach, though, demands access to lots of intricate data, and the cramped screens and limited workspace of even relatively...

I've seen a lot of people not getting chm extension. CHM means Compiled HtMl Help file, it generally opens in windows only. Few days back I shared a java book in CHM format on my personal blog here . Now, I am the one who is always on move.., so I needed some handheld chm reader. A few digging up landed me to HugeMatrix CHM reader, this solved my problem of reading CHM files in my Nokia Symbian based mobile. Now I am doing java on the go! :)

This list is something that you can finally tell your dad so as to why he must buy you a smartphone. Here’s a list of all time best Financial Apps. Pageonce Available for download on iPhone, Android and Blackberry, Pageonce is a free app that lets you manage your personal finance in the most gracious way. It automatically organizes and tracks your money, bills, bank accounts, credit cards, investment accounts, frequent flyer miles, rewards, mobile minutes, text and data usage. You can even customize the app to get reminders and alerts. Mint.com Another little app from mint.com to organize all your money, investment and bills from your smartphone device. The app allows you add transactions and even their locations with the help of Google Maps. This app is available for download on iPhone and Android.   Money Manager This simple app lets you manage your finances in an easy way. It features in and out entries, category management, charts, CSV export and ...

Everdroid is a free web service that lets you backup and synchronize your Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Tasks, SMS Text Messages and Bookmarks from your mobile device to Everdroids’s web server. The free service uses your phone’s SyncML feature. Everdroid offers a lot more on  native Android devices. Everdroid is available as a iPhone and Android app that automates the process making it even more easier. The service is easy to use and supports all major mobile devices. You can even edit your data on the online interface easily and then get them back on your device. Everdroid also supports Google and facebook contacts. You just need to grant it the required permissions and your Google and facebook contacts. It also works with Google Calendar so that you never miss those important appointments again. In short, it is Simple and Convenient. Try Now, Visit Everdroid.com

Originally Nokia introduced accelerometer in their phones to perform basic tricks like changing the phone’s orientation on tilting, a better screen view when using the camera or a basic motion games. But now, there are numerous application being written to push to test this technology at its best. The first few apps included those with a glass of coke that spilled when you tilted your phone. Here’s an amazing touch app that uses your phone’s inbuilt sensor to measure the inclination with a reference line. This pedometer or spirit level app measures those angles well. The Angle Meter app consists of a small semi circle, calibrated in degrees with a small thin line that moves with your phone and measures the tilt angle quite exactly. Just move your phone, pick a reference line and start measuring angles.   What we liked: We found Angle Meter quite exact, that little line moved exactly when we expected it to. The small reset button. that recalibrates the angle to ze...

Be it day trading or long term investments, you would never like to miss those sharp peaks in the day to day Sensex analysis. here we bring to you a list of mobile software that will lighten your burdens, manage your portfolios and give you updates quotes and prices throughout the day. After reading this article, you’ll be able to know how you can trade and manage your stocks and portfolios on your mobile. Investar India Shows Interactive Candlestick & Line chart (six month daily view) along with Indicators like EMA, SMA, RSI, Stochastics, MACD and Volume . Splits, Dividends and Bonuses displayed in the Charts. Shows OHLC values Shows Pivot Lines and Resistance & Support Levels . Allows users to Add Notes. Shows complete Market Overview with Market Summary and Stock Summary. Favorite Manager allows user to add/delete Favorite Stocks and shows Pivot-Point based Support and Resistance Levels . View Stock Picks published by the user...

Here’s a mobile phone guide that will help you choose the best of mobile phones available in the market as of today. Be your primary aim be social networking, chatting or business. We bring reviews for phones that suit you the best. Nokia C3   This QWERTY phone from Nokia is well designed for SMS and IM users. The keys are slightly raised in bumps that makes it easier to type and navigate between the selection key. It’s preloaded with Ovi chat clients (Yahoo!, Gtalk, MSN and Ovi) that makes it even easier to connect with IM on the go. The phone is loaded with Ovi store, so that you download and enjoy latest apps from Nokia. On the name of connectivity, it is loaded with bluetooth and WiFi but what we missed is 3G. Market Price: Rs. 5700 - 6000   Nokia C5 Nokia C5 has a slim, compact  and modern design. It is also very light yet well built with a strong metal back. With a 2.2-inch QVGA display, large comfortable keypad, 3MP camera, it also has...

Another impressive mobile application that lets you manage your Smartphone like you do your PC. This application will surely bring your Smartphone on it’s knees. With a single place to watch, install/uninstall, configure, optimize and review you device, this is surely gonna win the hearts. The interface is clean and simple with features including: Task monitoring, reviews the active applications. Network Monitoring, displays the data usage by different sources. Power Monitoring, shows the battery utilization by different apps. Software Management, list of various installed applications. File Management, various files located on the phone and memory device, as well as their properties.   Single button optimization lets you reviews your phone performance based on the battery utilization and number of applications running. The Network Monitor helps you save costs by keeping an eye on the monthly budget allotted and the counting every bit that your phone is using. The task manager all...

Do you always curse yourself for choosing the wrong route and repent not choosing the one towards the left, now here's something that can change your life for ever, Waze.   Waze is a real time, social Smartphone GPS application that connects you with other users of the app. The application collects information from your device's GPS and uses it to draw maps. The best part, its a social app in which alerts you of the incoming traffic jams and cautions recorded by fellow Wazers. Waze is empowered by the drivers using Waze. Since the information is driven by people driving around with Waze on their phones, the information is accurate and timed. Errors in the map are can also be reported on the app and those errors are then uploaded online for users around to check.   What we liked: Real time traffic updates Accuracy, since the alerts are released by actual drivers. In case of traffic congestion, we can alert "moderate", ...

Available for iPhone, Microsoft’s Photosynth is powerful application that uses your phone camera and a bit of processing to generate 3D panorama of the view that you are experiencing. The application interface is simple, it requires you to click a number of photographs in well guided manner with different zoom levels thought the process. Photosynths give an exact idea of the scene in full 360° view without you being actually there. The application has different modes where you can choose to see the 3D view, the 2D view, the Top view or the Point view. An example has been placed below for you to experience the power. How to create a Photosynth: Choose the position from where you can see the entire scene you are about to capture. Take different photos, left/right/up/down/zoom in/zoom out in a guided manner as directed. The different photos now clicked are joined using the image composite editor or inside the iPhone app itself. Tada! the panorama i...

WhatsApp Messenger is an internet based mobile device application that allows you to exchange messages among other WhatsApp users. WhatsApp mobile messenger currently works on  iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia s60 devices. Since the reception is based on your existing data plan that you use for browsing the web, exchanging short messages is virtually free. If the chatting feature doesn't impress you, don't worry iPhone, Android and BlackBerry WhatsApp Messenger users can exchange unlimited images, video and audio media files amongst each other, now thats cool. Features: Group chat, available for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android devices lets you chat with a group of friends in real time. Status feature, this alerts your friends when you are busy doing something, like sitting in a lecture, sleeping, in a movie or at a meeting, so that they can decide whether to ping you at a time or not. Block, you can even block a particular user from sending you mes...

Last month I launched a new site, loaded with few cool mobile products and other stuffs. . I have linked it to Google Analytics to have a summary of visitors viewing my site. But I wasn’t satisfied much with it as it doesn’t provide Information about the traffic coming from Mobile Users . Lately I came across a super Cool website which offers Mobile Analytics in detail . It was Stan Wiechers who launched a super cool new service that provides Free Mobile Analytics – PercentMobile – A New York based Company. PercentMobile is a New York-based mobile analytics firm that helps global brands understand their mobile Internet audience. It is a fully hosted mobile analytics service that measures and analyzes the mobile traffic to your Desktop or Mobile Web Site. 7 Reasons to Consider Mobile Analytics by PercentMobile · Easy to understand mobile analytics reports. · Built from the ground up for mobile-specific data. · On-demand. Fully hosted. · Support is just a tweet a...

For last few days , I was wondering a way to send SMS by my laptop using a Bluetooth connection to my phone, and finally I got the answer for my problem. You can also send SMS using Nokia Ovi Suite, follow these steps: Download and Install the latest version of Nokia Ovi Suite from here . Connect your phone via Bluetooth or cable from Tools => Add New Device Open Messaging window inside the Ovi Suite Click on “Create message…” Type the phone number or name of contact(if you have synchronized your contacts earlier) Type the message and click send. You can carry out ever long conversations, without even touching your mobile. It is useful when you have to send messages which are stored as any text file in your hard disk, or can be useful when you don’t want to type on your phone, or you can try it just for fun!