Ever since, Microsoft dropped its traditional and trademark start menu in Windows 8, it has been a topic of discussion, rather a sass. Microsoft received a backlash from dropping the start menu altogether, which has been one of the most used UI element to perform various errands. However, it’s all about perceptibility. Many believed that it is just a matter of time before users get used to it and starts adopting to the change. Once a rarity, transformation packages seem to be on the rage now. In the past, we covered a trasnformation pack that gives Windows 7 a look of Android JellyBean
In reality, not all features crammed into the OS is useful to all kind of people. While Windows 8 OS does give a glimpse of the bright future, by providing not only subtle Modern UI interface but also plethora of new features. The most sibilated feature which we offer here from tech corners is live tile notifications. Dapper notification on start screen makes it tad easy to keep tab on most of the recent happening across the various platform. For example, I personally liked Tweetro Twitter client for Windows 8, which keeps giving me information about the latest mention, so I can quickly follow up the conversation. However, sometime people often feel that notification is unnecessarily drawing their attention to not-so-important things. There arise a
With an aim to become the best browser for Blackberry users, the canny UCWeb developers have released UC Browser v 7.8 in the BlackBerry app world. The harrowing rival Opera mini has already lured enough users to become the darling of the BB users. However, it would be unwise to completely write off UC Browser and its capability to take BB users by surprise. It is already the #1 mobile browser in China, especially on those of Symbian and Java based featured phones. The development in Android and iOS community might not be something to take elation of, but that doesn’t mean it is a bad browser either. It is just that both the communities have so many options to choose from that browsers like
Somehow, apps that offer quick reinstallation or can restore your data quickly are always in high priority on the customer demand list. Reinstaller is a half baked solution for Windows Phone users, which can help them to reinstall Windows Phone apps and games with few hiccups. Windows Phone users are in dire situation compared to Android and iOS counterparts, where there are many featured rich applications available for them. Despite of the lack of auto installing feature, reinstaller is getting a wide recognition since it was the first of its kind app to offer such feature. In case, if you have reset your phone for one of more reason or have purchased a new phone on which you want to reinstall all Windows Phone apps
The hunt for best online shopping sites in India began as we decided to upgrade our office on this festival season. The online business in India has mushroomed into the most profitable affair and many major players have jumped into this field getting inspired by the success story of Flipkart. The exponential growth of eCommerce business over the past couple of years also speaks for the convenience and comfort it brings. In a nutshell, an online shopping site saves a lot of time and money which otherwise would have been spent behind travelling and roaming around different stores to find your favorite items. People are enjoying the comfort of getting their favorite items at their doorstep, and that to at cheaper rate. Let me emphasize
The cloud service has now taken over the android app marketplace as well. Newly launched G Cloud Backup brings in facility to easily backup Android data, contacts, call logs, SMS and other files on their dedicated cloud service. All such tasks are performed without needing to root your device. That’s not all, it also facilitates automatic daily backup which also includes support for External SD cards as well. The self-proclaimed best and easiest cloud service backup to date has some interesting features to backup its claim. Unfortunately, installed app backup is absent in this application, but so many features offered without needing rooting is an achievement in itself
Whether you like it or not, people often delete important files fortuitously. The post covers one such aspect to restore deleted files from SkyDrive account. SkyDrive is one among several popular online cloud services that entices the users a lot. Initially, they offered 25GB and 7GB of free space to old and new users respectively, which is by far the highest free cloud space offered by any provider. However, Google Drive impressed many due to the sheer amount of features it has to offer. Not to forget, the backing up by peremptory web store apps. You might want to check out our Google drive starter guide to help you to explore Google drive service
Finally, a dedicated podcast player for Windows 8 is available for download from Windows 8 store. Also named as, SlapDash Podcasts, a free podcasting app will let you enjoy videos, audios, PDFs on the newest and greatest Windows OS so far. It embraces cloud service and hence is often known as a cloud based podcast player for Windows 8. The beauty of such player is that your data are safe and the streaming is blazingly fast. It stands out of the crowd among the various podcast services available in the market and is presently a smart way to listen to your favorite podcasts
You may have often come across a webpage that you might want to save as PDF on iPad. Usually, people search the web for different recipes, articles, how to guides, interesting tips and more, and want them to save for future use by saving webpage as PDF document. For example, I often search for various infographics, charts and SEO related articles to present them to my local clients. In such case, converting them to PDF and then printing them often comes as a handy option for me to quickly show my research to them. Such phenomenon is often solved within a minute on Windows or Mac OS, since there are myriad of apps, browser add-ons and online service available to convert webpage into PDF. I
To understand the true potential of android, we have enlisted some of the best android video players. Android devices of today’s generation have become an entertainment house. With the support of thousands of developers, Google Play store has become the the ultimate place/roof under which all such apps are gathered and catered to the potential consumers. The default media player in android does offer an impressive set of features, but again they often tend to not support all possible formats. This often is the case with the video formats. On the other hand, music or audio support is somewhat copacetic. Alas, we provided a comprehensive collection of media players for Android in the past that was compiled keeping audio formats in the mind. Of course,