Addison Mel
Addison is an instructor of game design and multimedia developer in some technical college; he is also an active member of Microsoft gaming and app precincts.
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3 Best iPhone & iPad Apps
We’ve come with one of the best iPhone & iPad apps. It becomes more attractive when you know all of them are absolutely free of any cost. This a time to enjoy your iDevice with these nifty apps.
Coast by Opera (Free; iPad )
The Coast is a new app from the browser maker Opera, that says it is being designed from the ground up for the Apple’s tablet. Rather than being ‘just a mobile interface scaled up to fit the touch screen’. Based on the WebKit, it is big on stealing gestures over some buttons to navigate around.
Xbox Music (Free; iPhone)
It took some time, but the Microsoft has lastly launched a formal iOS app for the Xbox Music streaming/cloud music service. The subscribers can now stream music from its catalogue, brwose their cloud collection and create playlists. What is missing for now is the capability to download your own choice songs for offline listening; that is slated for the upcoming update.
Where is My Water? 2 (Free; iPhone / iPad )
The Disney’s first where is My Water? The game has been very famous, and has spawned spin offs starring Perry and Mickey Mouse from the Phineas and Freb. Now it is getting a fully fledged series with the original hero Swampy and some his friends Cranky and Allie. The Water based physics puzzles is the focus, though it’s switch to the freemium, comprising and energy bar, will be provocative.
Cheaper iPhone 5C might cost Rs 40,000 in India
New Delhi; few month ago when the phone analysts started talking about the Cheaper iPhone 5C, there was an indication that the Apple would lastly release an affordable and reasonable iPhone for price sensitive markets in the countries like China & India. The Apple did release a cheaper iPhone 5C on Tuesday. But this cheaper iPhone, is barely affordable.
The basic model of the iPhone 5C, that possesses hardware similar to the iPhone 5 but in a plastic look, will be available for just $99 (on contract) in the United Nations. But do not get mistaken by low price. In the India, the device is projected to cost around 40,000 (Indian rupee).
The $99 is a supported price and come into effect only when a customer purchases the phone along with 2 year contract with the telecom operator. Almost all the Smartphones in the United Nations and other developed countries like UK are vended on the contract basis. The telecom operator pays full price of iPhone to the Apple. It then vends that iPhone at a subsidized price but recovers the money via data plans and services that a customer has to take as a part of the 2 year contract.
In the India, the iPhones have been usually cost 20 percent higher than their unlocked price in the United Nations. In the case of iPhone 5C, it works out to around 40,000 (Indian rupee) at the recent dollar exchange rate. Another indication of the iPhone 5C price in the India is its price in the China. The Apple has disclosed that in the China the device will price around $730.
Bulky Pix’s Dead Effect is Now Available for iPhone & iPad
The BulkyPix has released that their latest horror Dead Effect is now available for iPhone & iPad. Are you ready to kill some zombies with over five hours of gameplay and some particular capabilities to take down the hardest of flesh eaters?
The BulkyPix (mobile game developer and publisher) and indy studio InDev Brain present their terrible FPS: The Dead Effect. The zombie killing starts today on the iPad and iPhone. The ESS Meridian system; Wednesday Sept.7, 2045.. 178 hours of the hibernation. The Delta 3 chamber, Active.. Tissue & vital function check. Error! Disruption detected.. critical health detected. 3.. 2.. 1.. Awakening! Something isn’t right, Hibernation pods are empty. What is going to happen? You’re an elite member of Unit 13. Fight for life in this game that will engage you in a realistic way.
Features:
- Grab your iPhone or iPad, get in control and bring diseased horrors down. Your interface is zombie shooting ready.
- An epic single player campaign anticipates you with more than five hours of gameplay. Space is cold & full of fears.
- Throughout the campaign you’ll find some new weapons and money to boostg your armory.
- Discover the ambiguities of ESS Meridian, and wander around its imposing environments with penetrating background music
- Use some special ability to slow down the time & defeat the toughest opponents!
- Will you love to take up the challenge and try to downfall all your opponents in the survival mode arenas? Unlock all the attainments and get all the guns available!
How to Check an iPhone Upgrade Eligibility (AT&T)
With the Apple’s officially announced media event on the Sept.10 event, the expectation is that the Apple will be releasing one or more iPhones. Here is a handy guide that can really help you to determine if your iPhone is eligible for upgrade with the AT&T and you can check an iPhone Upgrade Eligibility.
Method No.1
Perhaps the simplest way to check, all that you need to do is to make a call at *639# (*NEW#) from your iPhone. Shortly, you will receive a text message from the AT&T. Here’s how it looks on your iPhone.
Method No.2
In this method you only need to use Apple Store app. On the home page, there is an entry called ’’Upgrade your iPhone.’’ Which takes you to the page where you can easily check eligibility for a new phone. One wrinkle for security, you will be asked for last 4 digits of SSN. If you would rather not give that in an app, the methods 1 & 3 do not require it.
Method No.3
From Mac, tablet, or PC, you can log on to your AT&T account through a browser. Recall that your user ID is your phone number.
After you are logged in, from Overview page (tabs at the top), in the drop down list categorized “I want to…
Choose “Manage my plan and services.” Then click on the “Check upgrade eligibility” for favorite number. You will see the result like this:
Note that if your phone is eligible for AT&T Upgrade, you’ve 2 options now. The first is the traditional two year contract extension. The other is AT&T’s new Next plan which let you get a new iPhone every twelve months by paying an extra fee.
Apple Reveals The Powerful iPhone 5S and colorful 5C
The Apple on Tuesday revealed 2 new iPhones; the powerful iPhone 5S and 5C. ‘’iPhone 5 was promptly the most loved iPhone ever, and it had a successful first year of any other iPhone we have ever done,’’ the Tim Cook said (Apple CEO).
‘’The business has grown so extensive that this year we are going to replace iPhone 5. And we are going to replace it with not one, but 2 new designs.’’These contain the powerful iPhone 5S and colorful iPhone 5C.
iPhone 5s
‘’The most forward thinking phone we have ever created,’’The Schiller said of new iPhone 5S. The iPhone 5S comes in 3 metal finishes; gold, silver, and space gray. It’s made of high grade aluminum with chamfered edges.
Schiller also said that iPhone 5S offers unparalleled, great performance, calling it ‘huge leap forward’. The handset uses the 64 bit A7 system on a chip processor from the Apple, and it is the first and only Smartphone to use a 64 bit processor.
iPhone 5S camera
Schiller said that the camera of iPhone 5S is amazingly improved over its predecessor. He quoted what he called ‘huge advancements’; there is a new five element, the Apple designed lens, with the larger 2.2 aperture, and 15% larger sensor area.
The pixels on sensor are 1.5 microns, and he said that the bigger pixels lead to the better pictures. The camera includes a new True Tone Flash.
The iPhone 5S’s camera features automatic image stabilization. It also combines multiple images taken simultaneously in the real time to sharpen and stabilize images. And it includes burst mode too.
iPhone 5S and touch ID
The iPhone 5s also comes with an attractive new security feature; A fingerprint scanner built into the Home button. That sensor can detect fingerprints with the incredible detail, and even supports several fingers. Support for that scanner in the iOS 7 means you might never want to tap in your passcode again.
Availability and pricing
The iPhone 5S is now available in the 16GB for $199, 32GB for $299, and 64GB for $399. The Apple is also giving 6 leather cases for iPhone 5S at $39 each.
The iPhone 5s will be available in the Australia, United Nations, Canada, China, Germany, France Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Puerto Rico and the U.K.
Orders for iPhone 5S start on the September 20, and they’ll be available from Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores, and via AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, as well as choose the Apple authorized resellers.
The unlocked prices for iPhone 5S are $649 for 16GB model, $749 for 32GB model, and $849 for 64GB model.
However iPhone 5 will be retired, and the Apple will continue to offer iPhone 4S in the free 8GB model.
iPhone 5C
“The iPhone 5C is made with all the great technology customers have loved with iPhone 5,” Phil Schiller (Apple senior vice president )said.
“It’s more colorful than any other iPhone we have had yet.”
The iPhone 5C is now available in a range of colors; green, blue, white, yellow and pink. The fronts of phones are black, while the rest of the body uses the new color, comprising the switches and buttons.
Availability and pricing
The iPhone 5C prices $99 for 16GB model, or $199 for 32GB model, with a 2 year contract. The cases are available in the same 6 colors; they are available for the $29 each. The unlocked prices for this model are $549 for 16GB version and $649 for 32GB version.
You might pre order the iPhone 5C starting on the September 13. It will be on sale September 20 in the Apple’s retail stores, Apple Online Store, and through Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, as well as choose the Apple authorized resellers.
Microsoft Anounces Xbox Music app for iPhone
The Microsoft announced Xbox Music app for iPhone and iPad on Monday ahead of the Apple’s iTunes Radio release. The Apple has been verified its music streaming service with the IOS 7 beta and is estimated to officially release it when the latest version of its iPad, iPhone and iPod touch operating system ships.
The Xbox Music allows the Xbox owners to stream the music without ads, easily manage music playlist that sync very well to the other Xbox music compatible devices, listen to the artist based stations, and many more. The Microsoft says that the Xbox Music for iPhone will soon give download support for the offline music listening, too.
The Apple proclaimed that the iTunes Radio during its WWDC (world wide developer conference) in the June and has offered a particular service to the develpers as a part of its iOS 7 beta program. The Apple’s streaming music service gives different pre built stations, moreover the users can now build their own. It’ll be free of any cost with the ads, though the iTunes match users can now listen to stations ad-free.
The Microsoft’s Xbox Music service needs an Xbox Music pass. This nifty app is absolutely free of cost and is now available at the Apple’s iTunes based App Store. So enjoy your iDevice with this awesome app that will really make you happy.
How to Close some Apps on the iPhone
How to close some apps on the iPhone? This a question I heard all the time. In fact, I was questioning the same thing as I will explain. Now today I will show you that how you can do this. I’ll walk you through step by step with some helpful screen shots to show you the process comprehensively.
Close Apps on iPhone
The elementary steps to closing apps on the iPhone are as follows:
- Swipe the left ‘’slide to unlock’’ slider and then enter your iPhone’s security code if needed.
- Double click on the ‘’Home button’’.
- Hold down any app that appears in the strip which is situated at the bottom of the iPhone screen until they begin to shake and you’ll notice that a red colored circle with the white minus sign appears in the upper left corner of the each app icon.
- Hit the red circle with the white minus sign on the each app that you like to close.
- Repeat to close each app or swipe to left to select and view individual apps to close.
- Click on the ‘’Home button’’ again to close the tray that is situated at the bottom when finished.
Close all apps iPhone
When I got my new iPhone 5, it was amazing. Since I was upgrading from an old iPhone 3gs. My new iPhone was fast and sleek. Until one day, after a month, it became very slow-moving and the apps were crashing and showing poor performance all the time. Then my friend suggested me that I can close some of the many apps. I was amazed hot to fix that. After some practice and searching I figured it out. Then I understood that I actually had hundred apps running at the same time! I was experiencing problems. Once I was in a position to close all apps, it was really good.
Now you’re comfortable closing apps, does not that feel better? Did you know that how to close some apps on the iPhone before reading this post?
So leave a comment below…
Sensational iPhone Cases This Week
With the declaration of new upcoming iPhone seemingly less than a week away, we are sure to see an avalanche of new cases very soon now. However, we are not sitting idle; this week brings some sensational iPhone cases with the plenty of function, fashion, and protection to keep you in touch while you wait.
Urban Armor
The Aero ($35; iPhone 5) comes with an industrial look and covers your iPhone with the additional protection from all sides.
The case comes in the blue, although the same model is now available, with some different names, in white, orange, military green, pink or black. All versions include a set of extra large button that help you to prevent dust and water.
Tavik
The Outer Edge ($30; iPhone) is a two tone bumper especially designed to keep your handset safe and sound from falls and bumps.
This nifty case comes in black, blue, pink, white, or red.
Pyle
The Surf Sound Play ($72; all iPhone models) is a waterproof case which comes with a built in speaker. Just plug in your iPhone, shut the lid and you enjoy amplified sound in a case that keeps the sand and water away from your iPhone.
Outpost Labs
The Remora ($20; iPhone 5) comes with an incredibly slim design which covers two corners of your iPhone, yet it gives enough room to carry two plastic cards.
Comes in white, blue, black, aqua, red, or pink, also sports a glare free camera that takes great photos.
Dolce and Gabbana
If you are looking for a case which costs more than your handset, you are in luck! The Italian fashion firm Dolce and Gabbana’s chain strap wallet ($650; iPhone 5) is made from the black leather with a crocodile embossed exterior motif in bronze or silver.
The case includes a handy wallet, that you can use to stash your credit cards, cash and ID.
DodoCase
The Wallet ($70; iPhone 5) is a handcrafted case, made in the San Francisco from high quality leather. The case comes with a custom molded tray made to fit your handset, and a camera hole that lets you take pictures without any problem.
The case comes in natural leather or black, also features three interior pockets, awesome for holding some bank cards, ID, and cash.
Corners4
The Corner4 (iPhone 4, 4S & 5) gets the concept of minimalist design. It features four corner attachments which elevate your iPhone up off some flat surfaces, protecting the back plate and screen from bumps and scratches.
The nifty case comes with a collection of styles, comprising silver satin, purple, gold, silver matte and black.
Bike2Power
The Power Plus Mount ($70; iPhone 4 & 4S) is made to attach to your motorcycle’s handlebars, using a heavy duty mount to secure your handset with a case that is resistant to snow, rain, dirt and dust.
The case also sports a 1100mAh battery to enhance your iPhone’s longevity.
The Roundup of iOS Apps This Week; All About Kicks
The roundup of iOS apps includes some iOS based apps for enjoying football season, as well as new updated offerings for videos and photos.
Flickr
The Flicker is doing its level best to present itself as a Facebook hater’s substitute to Instagram. The new update enhances a number of latest filters to the app’s new feature set, but also allows you to add filters while getting the shot. You can now create custom filters, and this nifty app comes with some free editing tools which were previously available only to paying customers.
Flick Kick Field Goal 2014
The football season is starting, the Flick Kick Field Goal 2014 allows you to kick field goals, but it is unique for its social component mostly, allowing you to compete and recruit against family and friends from across the country. An evolving list of challenges and rewards, and matchups are available every day. Free for iPad and iPhone.
KeyCam
The KeyCam (free) an iPhone app that allows you to put a timer on your camera, allowing you to get your selfie without holding the camera. Just need to set a timer for 5, 10 or 15 seconds before the photo is taken.
Human
The Human (free) app has one goal; to get you moving for thirty minutes or more a day. Just turn it on, throw your handset into your bag or pocket, and the app tracks your running, walking, and bicycling through the whole day.
Material
The Material for iPhone is the newest in the Zite style social newsreaders. Sign in with Twitter or Facebook, and then this app will give you a magazine style layout of headlines formed toward your interest.
Sympler
The Sympler (free) is a video mixing app for iPhone; you pick any video clips or the photos to fill the 6 grid boxes in this app’s interface, even pulling the content from your Instagram and Vine apps. Choose music from your library, then start mixing, you will end up with the twenty-second best video for sharing on the social networks.
How to Backup Your iPhone & iPad Data
Smartphone and tablet devices have become factual hubs for all types of personal info, work files, photos, videos, music and so much more.
It’s impossible to know that how much your device means to you until it is gone. The Malware can render your iDevice useless, you might lose your device, it may get stolen, it might get damaged by an accident. In other words, anything can happen to your device. You must be thinking that how to back up your iPhone or iPad data.
The best defense is backing up your iDevice. We are going to go through 2 easy and quick ways of how to back up your iPhone or iPad data.
Wireless backup on your iDevice
To set up a wireless backup directly from the iDevice you will need an iCloud account. Once you have logged in to the iCloud make sure your iDevice is well connected through Wi-Fi and not a 3g ( you can’t use 3g to backup)
Next, just tap the settings > iCloud > backup & storage, turn on iCloud backup toggle, and then hit Back Up Now.
This may help you to create a manual backup of your iDevice at almost any time, also offer iCloud Backup turned on, whenever your iDevice connects to the Wi-Fi, it automatically syncs everything up.
Backing up using iTunes
You may backup your iDevice via iTunes, just connecting your tablet or device into the computer and then open the iTunes.
Using the iTunes, just click on the devices menu, choose your device and then scroll down into the summary section to the Backups. There, under Manually Restore and Back, click the Back Up Now.
You might also change the backup settings via this menu by simply selecting or deselecting the backup ways for your device.
