Enabling WiFi file transfer on phones without WiFi direct Tweet

Well we see phones today enabled with WiFi Direct and you may find yourself sitting like a goof with an ancient piece of junk in your hands [in my case my galaxy SL i9003] and wondering "god why me?!' why no WiFi direct?

well if  god didn't answer u ..maybe he didn't love u so much.. but as always ill give u an idea buster!
well if u can't beat em.. find a way through them
and i found just that through an app..well 2 apps..




Air droid  and UC browser

Android is nothing but a dumbed down version of Linux in your phone. and so using ways to get through is easy once you have the tools... in this case the apps

So we essentially need some sort of FTP(File Transfer Protocol) between 2 phones. And now ill explain the step by step procedure.
With this kind of connection you can be assured a connection of up to Mbps and well that's enough for most of the transfers.

Continue...

Spec Ops The Line.... Special Oops! Tweet

Ah!

After a long time, i finally have the freedom to write again, and well enough motivation to continue considering i made only 10 bucks from this site this year. But i can't complain for the eternal web always provides me with the fodder to write anytime, all the time..

And so i am breaking my silence with a wonderful game i could lay my hands on, Spec Ops: The Line.
The thing about this game is that, by the time you read this far, u might have already finished the game. Its so saddening, just the fact that the game is like a hamster you got for your Christmas gift that couldn't survive till spring break. The game was shorter than, well 2 episodes of Sherlock... but so much enjoyable!!

You start off with a torn american flag in the middle of the Saudi desert and the first level puts you at the edge shooting choppers off the skies only to be treated to a cliched "the flashback" game play.A thrilling 3rd person that ended like a premature ejaculation of a 16 year old, amazing yet screwed up experience for him..as the same with the game.

However the game surprised the crap out of me with the vivid ambient object, environment, occlusion and well... player models and gun textures and almost everything. The control felt fluid and the game ran like butter on a hot pan.

Every moment of this game would have been enjoyable, but just when things feel comfortable I realize that if I were a guy with just one key on my keyboard, this game would have been my one and only choice. Everything is controlled with a couple of keys, double tapping almost every key which is so irritating. We all got used to the COD and Counter Strike and game of such liking and a total transitioning in the controls is just impossible for our brains. Unless you have a controller. which is a different issue altogether. As for spec tactics the whole place is full of sand so throwing grenades throws up sand and blinds your enemies and you may shoot glass panels holding huge amounts of sand to wash away your enemies.

The lunatics in their ranking include the bayonets who charge at u with a knife like a hippie on drugs and the heavy [freakishly close to Yuri's costume in COD:MW3 ending] packed with armor. Grenades are of three types and all are scarce while you may command your team mates to help you by locking targets for them and ordering grenade lobbing.

The levels are challenging and one could stop in the middle and admire the scenic vistas in the game "which i did coz i didn't want the game to end too fast".
they say ammo is equivalent to gold [which is so fucking true in this game] however i felt crippled when i found that every time i restarted a checkpoint [coz i died] i got a little extra ammo... "i don't need your charity motherfucker!!" but it helped and well if u replay same checkpoint one too many times a dialogue box asks u if u wanna level down [that's an order Walker!]

Spoiler Alert!

Symbian Anna Tweet

This one's about the latest firmware update for Nokia's Symbian^3 "Smart-phones", The Symbian Anna.

Key features: 
virtual QWERTY keypad in portrait mode, split-screen text input, an updated web browser, stronger security, an updated icon set and improved Maps functionality. Plus the Nokia C7 gains activation of its NFC chip.


Looks:
there's not much of a appearance change, its still very boring like other Symbian. The icons are derived from the existing icongraphy, but with rounded edges.

Update:


The Anna update has two stages:

1. Updating the core OS to v22 firmware (Anna) - this can be done over the air (OTA),  e.g. through Device Manager, *#0000# on the Call screen and 'Check for updates', or via Ovi Suite.
2. Installation of some additional software and application updates (including Quickoffice and Adobe reader). This is principally done using the 'Sw Update' application (look for "Symbian Anna Update 1/2" and "Symbian Anna Update 2/2", shown above, right). Note that at least one of these extra updates normally 'fails' on the first time you run it. Try again immediately. If that doesn't work, restart the device and try again - all our devices updated fully - eventually!

What's New:

1. Improved text input usability through the introduction of a portrait QWERTY keyboard and widespread use of split screen input. Split screen overlays text entry input boxes on existing screen elements and works in both portrait and landscape orientations. For example, in Maps a search can be entered and auto-completed results seen as you enter text. Similarly, in Messaging, when you reply to a message in Conversations view you can see previous messages in the thread. The portrait keyboard also enables Swype in portrait mode, giving you another input option (note you need to install Swype app from Ovi Store).

2. Updated Web application with a more intuitive user interface and faster performance. This includes a standard location for the address bar at the top of the page (with improved auto-complete, which benefits from the new split screen text entry), visual back button accessible at all times (bottom left), and a redesigned and more responsive 'quick menu access' floating button. Performance of page rendering has been improved, with an updated version of WebKit and improved scrolling and page navigation performance. It also offers better compliance with recent standards. The Web application continues to be based on the Symbian WebKit code base. 

3. Ovi Maps 3.6, which is already available for existing devices (it recently graduated from Beta Labs). The major features in this version are improved search, the ability to share a location via email and SMS (including to non-Nokia phones), public transport overlays to map view, improved social check-in functionality and the ability to download country maps directly to the device over the air.

4. Updated version of Social application (version 1.3.237), with new icon and improved performance. Previously available as an update via the Sw update application.

5. Updated Calendar application, which gains a split-screen month/day view.

6. Updated Photos application, which now opens straight into photo grid, rather than album / folder list view.

7. Updated Camera application, with reworked icons and UI elements, clearer indicator icons on the corners, direct return to the viewfinder after the setting of scene modes.

8. Updated Mail application, with better use and layout of UI elements (most notably in email lists), faster rendering and scrolling of HTML emails and improved stability

9. [Nokia C7 only]: The NFC (Near Field Communication) hardware in the Nokia C7 is activated by the update. It allows you tap C7's together to share contacts, photos, video and play games. In addition, NFC-enabled accessories can be paired by tapping and the device can be used to read NFC tags.

10. If 'Theme effects' are turned on, application loading is accompanied by a small circular animation to let the user know that something's happening. Previously loading applications would result in a short pause and a fade to black into the application.

11. Over 100 under-the-hood optimization and bug fixes. In general this means you'll notice both smoother and faster operations during usage.


12. Marking is much easier with the Mark Mode in File manager and in Photos, far far better than the original marking procedure of Nokia.

For split screen input in conversations one has to remove the ConversationAppl and ConvServer apps from installed apps.

What Sucks:

1. After the update phone is particularly slow and a little non responsive, not what smart-phone users are looking for.

2. Some users still can't get the split screen input view even after removing the 2 Apps.

3. The music player has few bugs. Some users complain that Shuffle is turned 'on' automatically. Other difficulty I face is with the Shuffle turned 'on' if i select a song from the list the Shuffle is turned 'off'. WTF man, seriously.

4. Mobile Operator Data is needed to connect to the Ovi Store, feature that is hated and from the obvious Blackberry.


5. While input with the prediction 'on' if you traverse to a word back the cursor goes through each and every letter of the word and not the entire word in one go like in the previous versions of Symbian. I found this quite annoying.


6. The Ovi Store is a big let down, after all there are not much of free-apps that are good enough. But hurray Fruit Ninja full version is free.


7. Lets face it, The Symbian Anna is no Android or Apple's Ios. Yes, Nokia has done a lot to come up this but they still got a lot of work to do to compete with the Ios and Android phones to whom Nokia is losing the smart-phone market or should i say LOST!


8. Nokia actually released the C7 with NFC Chip without any notice just because they did not have the software developed for it. Only after the Anna update we even know that its there.


Coming soon...

Nokia is too concerned about the smart-phone market and is desperate to bounce back. Will the Symbian Belle be it? can it save Nokia, we will have to wait till the end of November to get our hands on it.




Bottom-line:
The Symbian Anna definitely has some lag and a tiny bit not responsive enough but it sure solves the problem of the phone freezing and restarting time and time again during use while on Symbian^3. The Anna sure beats Symbian^3 but not enough for Android or Ios, hoping that Belle will be pleasing enough, atleast.







Until next time, its Subangh. Be Updated by hooking into
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs. Acer Iconia Tab A500 vs. Apple iPad 2 Tweet

The Indian tablet market sure is heating up, with the Apple iPad 2 recently being officially introduced, as well as the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet - Acer Iconia Tab A500 . Samsung is also due to make an appearance with its Honeycomb tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, by July, and the Motorola Xoom is also expected soon. Will the Acer Iconia Tab A500 have enough muscle to take on the Apple iPad 2, and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - which boasts of the same dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor?

We've taken a look at just how well it stacks up against them in terms of specifications, in the table below. While we can't declare a winner just by looking at them, we can safely say that the Iconia Tab A500 is a strong contender, especially at its Rs. 27,990 price point. It will make a major impact in the market as the first proper Honeycomb tablet in the country, and with its solid feature set, and the choice of the upcoming 3G model will only make things very interesting for the consumer.

Tablet	Acer Iconia Tab A500	Apple iPad 2	Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
OS	Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)	iOS 4.3.3	Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
Screen size, resolution, type	10.1-inch@1280x800 TFT LCD screen	9.7-inch@1024x768 IPS LCD screen	10.1-inch@1280x800 TFT LCD screen
Processor	Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual Core 1GHz	A5 Dual Core 1GHz	Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual Core 1GHz
Storage	16GB	16/32/64GB	16/32GB
Cameras: Rear/Front	5MP/2MP	1MP/VGA	8MP/2MP
Video recording	720p	720p	1080p
Flash support	Yes	No	Yes
Connectivity: WiFi/3G/Bluetooth	Yes/Yes/Yes	Yes/Yes/Yes	Yes/Yes/Yes
Ports: USB/HDMI	Yes/Yes	No/Yes(through add-on cable)	Yes/Yes
Card Reader	Yes	No	Yes
Battery Capacity	3260 mAh	NA	6860 mAh

check out the hands-on videos!

world's smallest game ever!!! Tweet

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