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How to send GIFs on WhatsApp | Any video can be converted to GIF

September 23, 2016

WhatsApp has recently released an update by which users could send files in .gif format. In a slew of updates since the last few weeks WhatsApp has added many features like tagging, replying and support for GIFs. More updates which enable doodling of images before sharing are expected to come out very soon.

The release of support for GIFs had confused users, since there are options to share only images and videos. The fact that only ‘forwarding’ the received GIFs seemed to work added to the confusion. Any GIF ‘shared’ via WhatsApp was sent in mp4 format, not in .gif format as one would expect. This is because the option to send files as GIF is hidden while we share them.

There’s an option to send video files as GIF, but only up to 6 seconds. And this means it doesn’t matter if you have a real GIF file or a video file. So, let’s take a look at how to share small snippets in .gif format.

How To Send GIF on WhatsApp | Tutorial

If you have a GIF file that you received from one of your friends via WhatsApp, then you can just ‘forward’ the file to as many contacts as you wish. But to send a GIF file that you have on your device, or if you wish to share a small clip from a video as GIF, then you have to follow the steps given below.

Share the video/GIF from your Gallery to WhatsApp. You can share videos from WhatsApp itself, but make sure that you click on ‘share’, not ‘forward’.
Add as many contacts in your list as you wish. Click Send.
You will reach the editing screen where you can select the clip from the video. Move the select buttons on the seek bar below, and make sure that the clip is not more than 6 seconds long.
The toggle won’t appear if the selected video is longer than 6 seconds
When the selected clip is less than or equal to 6 seconds, a Video/GIF toggle will appear on the top right corner. Click on it to set it to GIF mode.
You can add a caption if you wish. Click SEND.

That’s it! A very easy procedure made difficult because of the hidden toggle. It’s right up in the corner, but it will appear only when the selected clip is shorter than 6 seconds. This appearing and disappearing makes it difficult for normal users. A permanent toggle which turns grey when the video is longer than 6 seconds would have been ideal.

So what do you think about the new features that WhatsApp is adding to the app? Will you be using these features? Are there any other features you wish WhatsApp adds in its future updates? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Samsung launches Galaxy J7 Prime and J5 Prime in India

September 19, 2016

Samsung has launched the Galaxy J7 Prime and J5 Prime – the latest in the budget J series – in India. This is an upgrade to the J7 2016 and J5 2016, which were launched a few months ago.

Notable improvements include a difference in build quality, a fingerprint sensor, notification LED and a better selfie camera. A couple of disappointing things are the TFT display and the lack of NFC support. The J5 and J7 of 2015 as well as 2016 had AMOLED display, hence a downgrade to TFT technology – not even IPS – seems strange.

Unlike other budget offerings from Samsung, both the J7 Prime and J5 Prime come with a metallic build. The rear camera no longer protrudes, and the home button doubles up as an active fingerprint scanner. The metallic build means the back is no longer removable, while the notification LED makes a comeback to Samsung phones. The speaker has been moved to the right side, a first in J series smartphone.

J7 Prime and J5 Prime | Specifications

The J7 Prime is powered by octa-core 64 bit Exynos processor clocked at 1.6 GHz, along with Mali GPU. A 5.5 inch Full HD TFT display sits on the front, below the front facing camera, earpiece and a multi coloured notification LED. The display has a 2.5 D glass, which means it curves ever so slightly at the edges. The front facing camera has an 8 MP sensor but without a front flash light. Meanwhile the rear camera sports a 13 MP CMOS sensor, capable of FHD recording at 30 fps. Both cameras have aperture of f/1.9

J5 Prime has a quad-core 1.4 GHz Exynos processor, sporting a 5 inch HD display. The front facing camera of J5 Prime is a 5 MP one with f/2.2 aperture, while all the other features are similar to the J7 Prime.

There’s only one storage option available – 16 GB – expandable up to 256 GB via microSD card. Meanwhile, out of the 16 GB, only 10.3 GB will be available to the user. 3 GB RAM is available on J7 Prime, while the J5 Prime has 2 GB RAM. The slots for the dual SIM and memory card are not hybrid. The nano-SIM slots sit below the volume buttons on the left. For Jio users, yes both phones support VoLTE!

These smart-phones will come with Android Marshmallow out of the box, with TouchWiz UI on top. Powering the J7 Prime is a 3300 mAh battery, while J5 Prime has a 2400 mAh battery. Both are non-removable ones.

J7 Prime and J5 Prime | Features

The company is also marketing features like S Power Planning and S Secure. While the former seems like an extension of Ultra Power Saving mode, the later is a feature which will help you store sensitive files securely on your phone, protected by the fingerprint security.

The fingerprint scanner is an active one.

The S Power Mode goes very deep into the system to ensure long battery life. It has options for saving battery for calls, forward calls when battery is low and to select different levels of battery saving. There are three levels of power saving mode too.

S Secure has many features which enables user to hide apps, add a secure folder and even lets you use WiFi networks securely. The data you use will be encrypted to ensure security.

J7 Prime and J5 Prime | Availability and Price

The smart-phones are available in Gold and Black. The J7 Prime costs Rs. 18,790 and J5 Prime costs Rs. 14,790. J7 Prime is currently available offline as well as Samsung’s Indian site.

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How to watch FREE NEW TV Series/shows on iOS and Android

September 19, 2016

If you love to watch TV series or shows at home, then you might be interested in the free websites. There are plenty of websites out there that let you watch free TV series or shows online.

Here is one of the easiest method to watch new TV series or shows for FREE without any registration. This method is applicable for both iOS and Android devices.

Here is the step by step description.

Open a browser then go to couchtuner.me

2. Search for your favorite series or show.

3. Select the video you want to watch and then click on it.

4. Click as shown in picture and here you go.

5. Click play and enjoy your favorite TV series for free

Share it with your friends and if you know any other methods then leave a comment below.

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UCWeb launches the All New UC Browser and announces content partnership with COLORS TV

August 26, 2016

UCWeb, an Alibaba Mobile Business Group launched the all new UC Browser with a refreshed improved support partnering with COLORS TV. UC Browser is updated frequently to meet the users needs for trending and relevant information at their fingertips. UC Web’s mission is to provide better mobile internet experience to billions of users globally. The main aim of UC Web to collaborate with COLORS TV is to digitize entertainment content in a single go. The UC Browser has evolved enormously to increase its Monthly Active User’s (MAU’s) to 420+million. Today UC Browser is the No. 1 Browser in India and Indonesia. Globally UC Browser is 3rd according to the StatCounter.

UCWeb launches the All New UC Browser:

Commenting on the growth and new strategy, Jack Huang, President of Alibaba Mobile Business Group said, “Our new milestone of reaching 420+million MAU’s has placed us side to side with Twitter and Instagram. Our vision in the coming years after success in INDIA, is to serve half the population of the planet. Our strategy is to focus on “Glocalization” – which is going global by offering localized solutions in each market. We believe this strategy will lead us to new digital era, which is GUF- Google, UCWeb and Facebook.”

Some highlights in the new UC Browser –

New UC Browser offers direct news feed from the recently launched UC News. Options for personalisation, powered by its big data-technology.
The information on the New UC Browser is available in 2 languages– English and hindi. Also will be available in other regional languages, starting with Tamil.

The New UC Browser comes with a simple and clean UI and the homepage arranged properly. One swipe allowing the option to switch from Browser to News.
The personalised channel settings allows the users to choose their favorite news channels and make their own reading sequence.
It also consist of a Night Mode which ensures to give users a better experience for browsing in the night.

The people who cannot afford 3g and 4g by using this app which has faster browsing with reduced data consumption. This app is India’s favorite mobile browser. The all New UC Browser offers the right content to the right user. The new feature UC News is integrated directly in the New UC Browser instead of separate initialization. Maharashtra is by far the biggest consumption market in entertainment with over 42% of daily content consumption. Updates are made in the Browser to provide better browsing as well as entertainment experience to the users. This is what they plan to do with the all new UC browser.

Partnership with COLORS TV & WE Media:

UCWeb has collaborated with COLORS TV- India’s leading Entertainment TV channel along with WE Media.This includes 4 popular shows Jhalak Dikhlaja, Big Boss and Comedy Nights Live. It creates multiple platforms around these shows for users of UC Browser, 9Apps and UC News. After success in china UCWeb now launched We-Media program in INDIA. We-Media aims to provide the users with a mix of both regular and niche content. We-Media has already onboarded Manish Paul, host of Jhalak Dikhlaja as a celebrity blogger along with Chetan Bhagat– Celebrity author, Lauren Gottlieb– Celebrity dancer and many more.

Everything you need To know about the Huawei P9

August 20, 2016

HUAWEI launches its latest Flagship P9 in India on 17th August 2016 in an exclusive event at New Delhi !!

HUAWEI is the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer. The P9 is the new smartphone photography revolution. This much waited device by HUAWEI is created in collaboration with LEICA. The globally renowned manufacturer of cameras and sports optics products. Peter ZHAI, the new president of HUAWEI has decade of experience in the smartphone industry.

Peter ZHAI, Presiden, HUAWEI India, Consumer Business Group said “We introduces the first ever android smartphone of the world in India in 2011 and the launch of the P9 is another step towards success. We look forward to meet the consumers need of best smartphone photography experience combining with LEICA”

Bollywood actor Boman Irani showed some great interest in the P9 camera by clicking some few pictures himself. Professional photographer and LEICA Cameraman Darren Centofanti with Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen also showed their presence at the launch event.

⊕ SOME OF THE KEY FEATURES ⊕

12 MP Dual Rear Camera with Professional Camera modes
8 MP front camera
5.2 inch 1920×1080p Full HD Display
Sleek Design
Smart Wi-Fi Ranking
VIP Service: 2 Years Warranty, Pick & Drop service, 3 months Replacement/Display damage Warranty
Fastest Fingerprint Identification

Detailed Review: HUAWEI P9

♦ FRONT AND THE REAR CAMERA:

The HUAWEI P9 features a Dual-Lens camera design each 12 MP with LEICA Optical Lenses which captures even micro details in a very precise manner. It has a phase detection auto-focus with dual tone LED for clarity in every shot. Anti-reflective, oleo-phobic, and infrared-absorbing lens coating reduces glare,prevents fingerprints and stops unwanted light from reaching the sensor. Te Monochrome camera is very accurate in capturing every single detail. The two rear cameras of HUAWEI P9 work in tandem to provide users images with superior quality, depth and color. Increasing the light sensitivity of the camera the P9 proves out to be the best in low-light conditions. Smart-image 3.0 processor comes with variety of filters and shooting modes.

Three film modes are provided- Standard, Vivid colors and Smooth colors. The monochrome mode helps to capture black and white images of superior quality just like a monochrome camera. The camera has HYBRID AUTO-FOCUS technology with Laser focus, Depth focus and Contrast focus which adjusts automatically according to the conditions to give sharp images.

The front camera is 8 MP with BSI sensor and wide-angle lens.Four-element lens ensures crystal clear selfies. It has rapid capture and preview speeds.

♦ DESIGN :

HUAWEI P9 comes with Aircraft-grade aluminum alloy body for smooth ergonomic design along with diamond cut edges for smooth finishing. The body is molded using high speed metal stamping process and finished with a brushed metal effect. P9 comes with three color variants Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver and Prestige Gold setting new industrial standards in the market.

♦ PERFORMANCE :

The new Kirin 955 chip-set wit FinFET Plus 16nm chip offers lightning fast performance compared to the previous flagship P devices.
Powerful Mali t880 GPU for seamless gaming experience with 100% increase in the GPU performance.
The display is 72.9% screen to body ratio. 1920×1080p,16.7 million color, Full HD display with improved color reproduction
3000 mAH battery provides a good battery life
EMUI 4.1 decreases screen consumption to save the power consumed

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⇐ SOME BASIC YET VERY USEFUL IMPROVEMENTS ON P9 ⇒

Triple antennas for robust and seamless connectivity of WI-Fi and cellular networks under different signal conditions.
Integrated speaker with power amplifier and bottom speaker design to producce rich and immersive audio experience.
Third party social networking apps are incorporated into the contact detail screen, including WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook so that users can directly access the chat screen of these apps for the corresponding contacts.
The P9 is light in weight and fits easily inside your pockets.
Finger print identification 2.0 with o.5 seconds unlocking speed.

The HUAWEI P9 is nominated EISA Award for the best product of the year 2016-17. P9 is priced Rs. 39,999 INR for 3 GB + 32GB. Though the pricing of the phone is a tough shot, P9 will surely be tested in the market by the users. The sale starts on 18th August on Flipkart from 3pm onwards.

For more information please visit :: http://consumer.huawei.com/cn

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Google Duo roll-out begins | Features, Launch, How to Get it

August 17, 2016

Google announced their new apps – Allo and Duo – during the I/O earlier this year. While Allo is an instant messaging app, Duo is a mobile to mobile video calling app. As usual, they informed us that they will launch the apps ‘soon’. The tech giant has today announced via their official blog that they are releasing Google Duo, but it’s still not available to all. The app will be rolled out in phases and it will be completed within a few days. It’s available only to a few users as of now. Others have the option to pre-register for the app and wait for the release. Click on the link below to check if the app is available on your phone.

Why Duo?

The advantage of this app is that it is uncluttered unlike other such apps. This is just for phone to phone conversations on the go. And that means it doesn’t have support for group video calling, which is covered in Hangouts anyway. This app is purely for one-to-one communication and will be available on phones only, unlike Hangouts. It’s a cross platform app too, whereas its rival Facetime is iOS only.

The interface of the app is very neat and simple. To start with, you don’t need a Google ID for login. You have to register it by your mobile number and you are good to go. You can call anyone in your contacts who have the app installed, and you can invite your friends via SMS in case they haven’t installed it.

Call quality issues are reported in such apps, and Google knows this very well. The app changes the quality of the video depending on the signal strength, and this ensures that you stay connected even on slower networks. It also switches between Wi-Fi and cellular data automatically so that there won’t be a call drop.

A unique feature of this app is Knock Knock, which shows you a live video of the caller before you pick the call. This gives you a sense of what’s coming your way even before answering the call, and this can also help you to decide whether the call has to be answered or ignored. This particular feature won’t work on iOS device unless the app is already open.

The calls are also end-to-end encrypted, which means your conversations can be accessed only by you and your contact.

Download Links:

Duo for Android

Duo for iOS

Recent update in WhatsApp enables multi-sharing

August 15, 2016

Whatsapp has been one of the most popular and widely-used instant messaging app for a long time. It’s fast, reliable and has just enough features that is required from such an app. But that doesn’t mean the app is perfect. Though it has features which are enough to make it a good messaging app, it lacks a few important features too. One such basic feature is the ability to send/share messages with multiple contacts. Till now, users had to send the message to one person, and then select it to send it to another recipient and so on. But this is going to change since a recent update in Whatsapp enables multi-sharing feature.

Version 2.16.230, which is a beta version, has this particular feature. An updated version 2.16.231 is already available on APKMirror. Interested users can click on the link below to download. And if you don’t want to side-load apps on your phone, then you’ll have to wait for a few days.

Here’s how to use the feature.

Select the message, media or the document you want to share and click share/forward button at the top.

Recent update in WhatsApp enables multi-sharing

Select and Click Forward

A list of contacts will appear below “Forward to…” or “Send to…” (Depending on whether you are forwarding or sharing it) It will have a “Frequent chats” section, with 3 most frequent contacts, at the top and other “Recent chats” below. If the recipient is not in these lists, you can always go to “Other contacts” section.
Select as many contacts as you wish.

Select from Frequent chats, Recent chats or Other contacts

A green tick will appear besides the selected contact/group icon. Also, the name of the contact/group will appear in a green bar at the bottom of the screen.
Click the Send button at the bottom right to share the message

It makes us wonder what took them so long to include this feature. After all, this is a very basic function, and many of us would have required this feature more than once. Though we had the option to broadcast our messages, it was no substitute for this feature. We are glad that this feature has made its way to the app.

Only gripe we have is that the “Other contacts” section is not a separate tab, but it lies all the way down at the end of the first two lists. Since this is just the beta version, maybe they will rectify this in the official version. The official version will be available on the Play Store soon.

Download:

WhatsApp 2.16.231 [APKMirror]

Samsung launches Galaxy Note 7 | Official price, specifications, release date, availability

August 2, 2016

Korean tech giant Samsung today launched their latest addition to the Note line-up, the Galaxy Note 7. They announced the launch at the Unpacked 2016 Event held at New York. Simultaneous events were held at Rio de Janeiro and London.

Build

The latest and greatest from Samsung’s stable is built very similarly to what we have seen from Samsung since 2015. Glass and metal are the materials used, with both front and back protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The design is symmetrical, which means that the subtle curves are same on the front and back, and this is the only difference. It also has IP68 certification, like the S7. Measuring 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9mm, the smartphone weighs 169g.

Display

The Note 7 features a 2560×1440 display which measures 5.7” diagonally, giving it a pixel density of 515. The display is a dual edge panel, but with subtle curves which is different from what we have seen on Samsung’s edge devices. Samsung talked a lot about support for HDR video streaming, which is a first for a smartphone. Powerful image processing mDNIe chips are used for optimizing battery life while playing high quality content.

[Read: How to calculate pixel density? ]

It also features the “Always On” functionality that debuted with the Galaxy S7 earlier this year. Combining the screen-off memo feature of Note 5 and Always On feature of S7, the Note 7 comes with a feature that shows the reminder always on the lock screen.

Iris Scanner

The much rumoured iris scanner makes a debut too. With smart features like “Secure Folder”, this provides extra security to your personal data, just in case you don’t trust the fingerprint sensor.

Memory

Similar to previous flagships, there are two variants, one with Snapdragon 820 chipset and the other with Samsung’s own Exynos 8890. For the first time, the base variant will be having 64 GB UFS 2.0 internal memory. The Note 7 has 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and support for microSD up to 256 GB. Additionally, users will have access to free cloud storage up to 15 GB on Samsung Cloud.

Camera

The cameras are the same as the ones that came with Galaxy S7. 12 MP rear facing camera and 5 MP selfie camera, both having an aperture of f/1.7. The rear camera has the famed dual pixel technology and Optical Image Stabilization too.

Other Features

S-pen based features have been improved. The tip is just 0.7 mm thick now, and the pressure sensitivity of the display has been doubled to 4,096 levels. It acts as a translator, along with other things that it already did. And it won’t break if you insert it the wrong way.

The Note 7 will be running on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 out of the box. The device has a USB Type-C port, again something that’s a first with Samsung devices. Fast charging and wireless fast charging features are also present. Powering all these is a 3,500 mAh non user replaceable battery.

The phone will be available in stores from August 19. It’s available in Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium and Black Onyx.

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Play Pokemon Go Using joystick [no root]

August 2, 2016

PLAY POKEMON GO USING JOYSTICK

Pokemon GO is all about catching Pokemon’s and battling and dominating the gym’s you come across, and for that you have to actually walk a long distance and this actually needs a lot of time.so to overcome your problem there is an easy trick which will help you to play pokemon go using joystick. The game uses your phone’s GPS signal to display information about Pokemon that are in your surrounding, and once you get close enough to a Pokemon, you will get an opportunity to capture that Pokemon. However, if you don’t want to leave your house and want to catch lot’s of pokemon and even hatch the eggs this is the trick you are looking for.

Note: It is important for you to know that this trick usually works in android phones with marshmallo as there operating system.

Here is the step by step description to play Pokemon Go using joystick without rooting your device.

first you need to download Pokemon Go and fly Gps app.

2. Once the application is installed, go to Phone Settings>Developer Options. In case, the developer option is not available in your device then go to About Phone and click on build number seven times. This will unlock the developer options.

3.In the developer options, go to select mock locations app and set it to Fly GPS.

4.Go to settings>Location>mode> set it on High Accuracy. This helps your Gps to work faster.

5.Then open the fly gps app and click on a random location. Click on the pop up, please select the menu>Gps service run>joystick location mode-(Pokemon).After this the Fly gps app will minimize and a joystick will appear on your screen.

6.open the pokemon go app and move around the map using the joystick and catch the pokemon .

You can easily hatch your pokemon eggs using this joystick technique.this technique does not require your phone to be Roooted.

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BlackBerry DTEK50 – ‘World’s most secure’ smartphone

July 29, 2016

BlackBerry has launched its second Android smartphone, the DTEK50

BlackBerry is tounting the security features of the DTEK50, claiming that it is the “World’s most secure smartphone”. The BlackBerry also claims that the DTEK50 is its slimmest smartphone yet at 7.44mm thickness.

Photo : BlackBerry

The DTEK50 smartphone can be pre-ordered from company’s own shopping website in US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands for $299. Its availability and price details in India are not known yet.

The BlackBerry DTEK50 running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, also features a 5.2 inch full HD resolution, scratch resistant display. Blackberry DTEK50 is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor with 3GB RAM, 13 megapixel camera and 2,610 mAh battery. The BlackBerry DTEK50 houses 16GB of inbuild storage, which can be further expanded with the help of a microSD card.

Specifications

Resolution: 1920x1080p, ~424 PPI, 24-bit colour depth
Screen Size: 5.2” diagonal with 16:9 aspect ratio
Processor: Qualcomm 8952 with 64 bit Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 (Snapdragon 617 Octa-Core, 64 bit); Adreno 405, 550MHz GPU
Battery: 2610 mAh 4.4V non-removable Lithium Ion battery QC2.0 which Enabled – 50% charge in 51 minutes
Battery life: Up to 17 hours mixed battery life; Up to 17 hours talk time; and up to 24 days standby time; as well as up to 40 hours audio playback; Up to 8 hours video playback
Photo : BlackBerry
Rear Camera: 13 megapixel auto-focus camera with Phase Detect Auto Focus (PDAF), Fast focus lock, 6-element f2.0 lens and Dual Tone LED Flash. 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps
Front Camera: 8MP Fixed-Focus, f2.2; 1.125um pixel size; 84˚ wide angle/field of view lens; 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps; Selfie Flash
Memory: 3 GB RAM; 16 GB Flash expandable via hot swappable microSD memory card to 2TB
Height: 147 mm / 5.79 in
Width: 72.5 mm / 2.85 in
Depth: 7.4 mm / 0.29 in
Weight: 135g / 4.76 oz
Ports: USB 2.0 with standard microUSB 2.0 cable (included in box)
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz; 802.11 a/n 5GHz; 802.11 ac 5GHz
Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy (LE) and EDR

A third Android devide is expected from BlackBerry in the coming months.