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Thursday 5 December 2013

Top 10 Android Tips and Tricks

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Many android users don’t know much about the hidden features of android phones. Today we are sharing an article with secret android tricks and hidden features of android phones. Different versions of android versions support different set of android tricks, so try them all

1) Force reboot


Many times android users face a problem of freezing in mobile phone, in case your android phone is frozen, you can reboot it:

Just press Power Button+ Home Key + Volume up button simultaneously.


see also - How to unlock android pattern lock


2) Quick Google Access


Android phones is built primarily for the Internet, many of Android users don’t know that android phones provide a way by which we can access Google search in just a single click:

Press menu key and hold it for couple of seconds, it will launch the Google search.

3) Reboot Android in safe mode


As many computers, we can also reboot Android phones in safe mode. The latest Android- Jelly Bean version provides an option to reboot in safe mode, if something goes wrong.
To reboot your android in safe mode, follow the below given instructions.

*Long press the power button
*Long press on the power off option.



see also - Wi Fi password hack using Android Phones

Android phone will show a confirmation message about rebooting it in safe mode, if we reboot android phone in safe mode then all the 3rd party application will be disabled. These applications can again be enabled when we reboot our phone normally. This is a great Android utility in case when, one of your 3rd party application is causing trouble for you and you want to hunt it.


4) Voice typing

Not all Androids have it, but if yours does, it is a pretty sweet feature. It’s available on latest versions. While typing a mail or a message, look at the space bar. If you see a mic icon there, you can tap it and Android will convert your speech to text. It won’t be absolutely correct so you’ll have to make changes.

see also - Top Features of Android JellyBean

5) Call a contact with just a single tap



I’m sure you are aware of the fact that you can add app icons to your home screen. Just like those app icons, you can add contact icons to the screen as well. To add a contact icon, long press the empty space on home screen. You’ll see a popup menu. Select Shortcuts>Contact. Now go through the contact list and tap on the person you want to add there.


see also - Run Android Apps on Pc


6) Unlock android phones by face detection

In the jelly bean version, Android provides a way by which android phone can be unlock using face detection, to make this feature more secure, Jelly Bean version added another layer of protection in which Android phone can be unlocked only when the face is matched as well as we have to blink eyes in order to unlock phone. The Above tricks n tips are provided by IHA.Blinking eyes tells the android security system that person is live and it’s not an illegal attempt of unlocking using a still image.
To activate this:

Go to Settings > Security > Screen lock > Face unlock.

see also - 30+ secret codes of Android phones


7) Get detailed information about phone status

We can get the detailed statistics like phone information, battery information, usage statistics and WiFi information by just dialing *#*#4636#*#*

This is a handy USSD to get the details about battery usage, DNS check, Ping, Application time usage time and so on.



8) Amazon App Store

This app store is trusted, AND it gives one premium app for free each day. Check this store to download paid apps for free.
Want more cool Android tips and tricks? Keep watching this space for more. And don’t forget to leave your comments in case you have any questions/problems with your Android.
see also - Top 10 Most Popular Android Apps


9) Download Non-Playstore apps


Google Playstore has tons of apps, but if you still want more apps, there are other stores out there as well. Though Google Playstore is safer (I don’t know how true that is because many apps of Playstore have been found to be infected), if you want, you can open your options to other app stores as well. To do this, go to Application settings, and check the option that says “Unknown Sources”.  But make sure you download apps from only trusted sources.

10) Special characters


Want to quickly access special characters? No need to switch keyboards to type comma and slashes- just long press the period key and you’ll see a popup with all the recent characters.



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Wednesday 4 December 2013

World's Top 10 Universities Of Technology

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1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)


  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts traditionally known for research and education in the physical sciences and engineering, but in.


  • Address: 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States

  • Acceptance rate: 8.9% (2012)

    Mascot: Tim the Beaver

    Founder: William Barton Rogers

    Founded: 1861

    Phone: +1 617-253-1000

    Colors: GreyCardinal

    Motto: Mens et ManusMind and Hand

  • Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                      Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                   $42000-$44000             $42000-$44000  
                                  
    International                          $42000-$44000              $42000-$44000

  • There are roughly 10,000 students in enrollment at the present time, with four thousand in the undergraduate program and another six in for postgraduate studies. As of right now the university has made an incredible impact upon the world – 76 Nobel Laureates, 50 National Medal of Science recipients, and 38 MacArthur Fellows have come from MIT. There is also a very strong entrepreneurial culture associated with the college and it has been estimated that the aggregate revenues of companies that have been founded by MIT alumnae would represent the seventeenth strongest economy in the entire world.

    2. Stanford University

  • Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California in the northwestern Silicon Valley on an 8,180-acre campus near Palo Alto. 




  • Address: 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States

  • Nickname: Cardinal

    Acceptance rate: 6.6% (2012)

    Football stadium: Stanford Stadium

    FoundedNovember 11, 1885

    Colors: CardinalWhite

    Founders: Leland StanfordJane Stanford


  • Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                      Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                    $40000-$42000             $40000-$42000  
                                  
    International                           $40000-$42000              $40000-$42000


  • 3.University of Cambridge

  • The University of Cambridge is a collegiate research university located in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.
  • Address: The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom

    Motto: Hinc lucem et pocula sacra

    Color: Cambridge Blue

    Founded: 1209

    Enrollment: 18,187 (2012)

    Phone: +44 1223 337733


  • Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                      Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                  $14000-$16000             $8000-$10000  
                                  
    International                         $26000-$28000              $26000-$28000

  • 4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

  • The University of California, Berkeley, is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The university occupies 1,232 acres on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay with the central campus resting on 178 acres.

  • Address: 101 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA 94704, United States

    Acceptance rate: 25.6% (2011)

  • Football stadium: California Memorial Stadium

    Mascot: Oski

    Enrollment: 35,899 (2012)


  • Colors: Yale BlueCalifornia Gold


  • Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                      Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                $10000-$12000             $10000-$12000  
                                  
    International                        $34000-$36000              $26000-$28000



  • 5. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)


  • ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. 




  • Address: Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland


  • Founder: Switzerland


  • Founded: 1855


  • Phone: +41 44 632 11 11




  • Enrollment: 17,172 (2010)


    Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                      Undergraduate               Graduate
    National                                    <  $2000                         <  $2000
                                   
    International                           <  $2000                          <  $2000

  • 6. Imperial College London

  • Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, medicine and business.




  • Address: South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Rd, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom


  • Motto: SCIENTIA IMPERII DECUS ET TUTAMEN


  • Phone: +44 20 7589 5111


  • Enrollment: 13,964 (2010)


  • Acceptance rate: 15.3% (2009)




  • Founded: July 8, 1907


  • Colors: BlackYellowWhiteBlueVioletLight blue


    Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                      Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                    $14000-$16000             $14000-$16000  
                                  
    International                           $38000-$40000              $38000-$40000

  • 7. National University of Singapore (NUS)


  • The National University of Singapore is a comprehensive research university located in Singapore, being the flagship tertiary institution of the country which has a global approach to education and research.


    Address: 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119077

  • Phone: +65 6516 6666


  • Enrollment: 37,304 (2011)


  • Founded: 1906


  • Colors: BlueOrange

    Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                     Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                   $6000-$8000                  $6000-$8000  
                                  
    International                          $12000-$14000              $20000-$22000



  • 8. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

  • The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

  • Address: Route Cantonale, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland


  • Phone: +41 21 693 11 11


  • Enrollment: 7,762 (2010)


  • Color: Red


  • Founded: 1853



    Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                     Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                   < $2000                           < $2000
                                  
    International                          < $2000                           < $2000


  • 9. University of Oxford

  • The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.

  • Address: University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, United Kingdom

  • Color: Oxford Blue

  • Acceptance rate: 20.5% (2012)

  • Enrollment: 22,177 (December 1, 2012)

  • Phone: +44 1865 270000

  • Motto: Dominus Illuminatio MeaThe Lord is my Light

  • Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                      Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                 $14000-$16000             $12000-$14000  
                                  
    International                        $30000-$32000              $28000-$30000


             10. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)



  • The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering.

  • Address: 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, United States

  • Acceptance rate: 13% (2010)

  • Mascot: California Institute of Technology Beaver

  • Enrollment: 2,231 (2011)

  • Phone: +1 626-395-6811

  • Founded: 1891

  • Colors: WhiteOrange

  • Founders: Amos G. ThroopRobert Andrews Millikan

  • Average Annual Tuition Fees
                                                             Undergraduate               Graduate

    National                                           $38000-$40000             $36000-$38000  
                                  
    International                                  $38000-$40000              $36000-$38000

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