KNOW THE ACTOR/ACTRESS IN THAT MOVIE- GOOGLE PLAY MOVIE/TV APP

Wish to know that actor/actress and his biographies as you watch a movie? Google has made it available. Information's about the movie are displayed while watching your favorite movies on the Google play movies or Tv android application.

You certainly don't need to visit the Google search engine for the actor/actress of that movie you watched to have a knowledge of the actor, get to know him as you watch. Google displays info cards on the movies or Tv apps when it is paused.

Information such as the actor/actress name, their roles played in the movie, biographies, name of the song played in the movie and related movies acted by individual actors/actress are displayed. By tapping on a certain actor/actress face, his/her profiles are displayed

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This feature is made available to U.S residents who posses android devices running the android 4.0 (ice cream  sandwich) platform and above. This feature would soon be made available to other devices and countries as posted by the product manager for Google play- Ben Serridge.
Why not Zoom to Google play store and check it out.

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GOOGLE UNVEILS SAME DAY DELIVERY E-COMMERCE SHOPPING

Google unveiled a same day delivery shopping express in San Francisco region, which allows local residents place orders on their desired items and get it delivered same day.
Google who is with this, pulling up a competition with the world's largest online retailer- Amazon .com by acquiring a company that delivers e-commerce goods to retailers(BufferBox) in November last year are so desperate in  expanding their line of business in service to humanity and stay glued in touching the globe with it's home of technology.

Google has offered a 6 months free delivery for purchased goods but yet to reveal the price at which the delivery would be made available to local retailers.
 With the inclusion of Raley's Nob Hill Foods, the Francisco's blue bottle coffee, american Eagles, Walgreens, Palo Alto sport shop and toy world in the google shopping express service, local retailers can now place orders and be sure of their goods been delivered same day. As time goes on, the service would be expanded to a wider coverage as stated by the product management director, Tom Fallows.

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PRINT FILES/IMAGES DIRECTLY FROM YOUR ANDROID AND IOS DEVICE

Surprised?   Pondering on how possible it is to print out your files and images from your android and IOS devices without needing to transfer them to your personal computer or removing the SD card? This process has been a great disadvantage to  mobile users but with google’s innovation- the Google cloud print, printing from your mobile device directly to your local printer is life at it’s peak.

                To carry out this task, a local printer should be made available and connected to a computer with google chrome installed on it. Sign into your google and if you have none, then you will need to sign up.  Go to your google chrome, click on the google menu icon on the toolbar.  

        

Click on settings => Advanced settings. Locate the google cloud print at the bottom of the list and click on the add printers button.  Options are given on the type of printer to be used but to make use of your local printer, classic printer is selected.

                After the selection of the classic printer, the next page would reveal where to  add your printers,  click on add your printer and google would automatically acquire the printers installed on your computer and notify those online or offline. Now your google cloud print is set up and you are ready to print your documents.  Click on the print button on the screen to select a document to print or select other ways to print and this will re-direct you to a page that would reveal the applications that can be used to google print  with either your android or IOS device.

APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT PRINTING FROM YOUR ANDROID DEVICES.

These are few of the apps that you would find in your google play store, that could help in printing your documents directly from your android device-:

i)                    PRINTER SHARE- This application  supports the printing of webpages, text messages, contacts, emails, photos, google docs ,e.t.c

ii)                   EASYPRINT- This is a print application that supports the use of more than one google account simultaneously.  It stores list of printers in local storage of the device.   With easy print, you can print out your emails, webpages, photos, pdf files,e.t.c

iii)                 PRINTJINNI- it is a wireless  mobile printing application that also supports the printing of pdf files, Ms office docs, emails, photos, e.t.c

APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT PRINTING FROM YOUR IOS DEVICES.

PRINTCENTRAL PRO- It is an application tha supports the printing to a number of services, inclusive of  google cloud print and wi-fi printing. It allows the printing of contacts, text messages, web pages, emails and attachments, e.t.c

Google cloud print is an ease to the stress of printing.  With less configurations, you are connected to your local printer and can print your documents wherever you are on the globe.

                                You have any mobile printing or mobile printing apps you know or make use of? Share with us.

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Increase the battery life of your android phone

It's a well known fact that android phones posses a low battery life. Almost all android users are interested on how to increase the battery life of their devices and i want to share a little secret on it.
From my experience gathered in the use of Android phones such as google 1(G1), samsung galaxy S1 and S3, i could tell you that i have been able to conserve my battery usage with these few tips even with my constant internet access, calls, messaging,audio listening and games. it has helped grown a productive web presence.

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HOW TO INCREASE YOUR ANDROID PHONE BATTERY'S LIFE

i) Get some free apps from the android market such as 2x battery and advance task killer for battery management and task management.
ii) Always kill the task usage of your device with the aid of advance task killer.
iii) Clear the RAM as frequent as possible.
iv) Disable blue-tooth and wi-fi when not in use.
v) Disable background apps. { Go to MENU=>SETTINGS=>ACCOUNTS AND SYNC=>BACKGROUND DATA. Then un-tick the box}
vi) Be conscious of the applications installed by installing only very important apps. Also ensure less apps are installed on your device.
vii) Avoid the use of live wallpapers. This consumes much of your battery and could also crash your device.
viii) Turn off your data connection when retiring to bed.
ix) The use of pattern lock should be enabled in securing your device.
x) Adjust your screen's brightness to a lower resolution { Go to MENU=>SETTINGS=>DISPLAY=>BRIGHTNESS}

     These few tricks has helped a lot in conserving my battery life and if adhered to, will aid increase the battery life of your Android device.

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APPLE SUED BY INTERTRUST FOR IMPINGING ON 15 PATENTS

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Intertrust Technology Corporation, a digital rights Management company that is involved in research, invention, licensing, standardization of software for trusted computing, owned by Royal Phillips Sony and Stephens incorporated filed a complaint against Apple Inc. on the 20^th of March, 2013 in Oakland, California for allegedly impinging on 15 patents related to mobile device security.

          Intertrust, who previously sued Microsoft Corporations over patents said in it’s complaints filed against the Apple Inc. that Apple’s Iphone; Laptop Computers; Apple television; App store; Ipod touch and Ipad product lines  are built on secure computing  technologies developed and patented by Intertrust.  She also claimed that the software maker licensed the technology the technology with a sum of $440 million in 2004 and Apple’s decision to make use of it without paying for it.s usage has and will continue to effect substantial harm to the company.

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The company demands the court to effect the barring of further impingement and sales of products that impinge the patent, lost profit damages; finding out the impingement was willful and a reasonable royalty. Apple is yet to make any public speech on the certain complaints.

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Samsung to unveil a smart watch in order to compete with Apple

Hmmm! Are you pondering what am pondering?  I guess this can be best referred to as “Technology War”. It’s a race between two Technology Companies- Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics in bombarding the Globe with smart phones.

It was leaked that Apple Inc. has been working on a smart-watch that could posses certain features such as making calls and ability to view the caller’s identity, view map co-ordinates and also monitor health related data’s and are making efforts to storm the market with her device before the end of 2013.

Competition now coming in from Samsung Electronics as it was disclosed by the executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile in an interview held at Seoul “that preparations are been made by the company and they are working so hard in getting their long worked on smart watch.

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The South Korean based Company who unleashed their latest smart phone- Galaxy S4 last week might add the smart-watch to their set plans for the year 2013 so as to crash Apple’s sales after overtaking them to lead the smart-phone market and thereby becoming the world’s largest smart-phone manufacturer.

 Samsung Electronics who is known for manufacturing her own displays and chips could surely hit the mobile market before the US-based company (Apple Inc). Though the price is yet unknown but I assure you the first to hit the market with the smart watch would surely set up a standard for the other.                 

  Guess what? I just can’t wait to grab the smart-watch as my next smart device.

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Install WhatsApp on all Nokia S40 (Java) phones and keep in touch with friends

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  WhatsApp messenger which is available for  Blackberry, window phones, iphone, android and Nokia phones allows the exchange of instant messages over the internet to keep in touch with friends at a less data plan and no sms cost. WhatsApp also enable it’s users to send audio and video messages  to friends at an unlimited rate and even supports the creating of group discussions with friends.

                This cross platform messenger supports not all Nokia phones but mostly S60 versions (Symbians) and few S40 versions (Java) such as C3-00;  C3-01; X2-01; X2-00; X3-02 and the Asha families and this would lead us to getting to know HOW to keep in touch with our friends  with whatsApp  in all Nokia S40 versions(Java) .

                To carry out this tutorial the following items are needed:-

i.                     Memory Card

ii.                   Nokia S40

iii.                  WhatsApp installer file

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HOW TO INSTALL WHATSAPP ON A NOKIA S40 (JAVA) PHONES

ð  Download the whatsApp installer file

ð  Extract the above file

ð  Create a new folder in your memory card and copy or move the extracted files into it.

ð  Access  your Applications in your phone Menu and locate your Memory card and copy into games or apps, then delete the folder off your memory card

ð  Run your whatsApp, register your number and keep in touch with those friends you’ve longed to.

NB- Some S40 phones do not copy, then move.

WhatsApp messenger uses same data plan and connection with your phone browser.

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