HTC Desire X- the latest Desire of Android Lovers

HTC Desire X HTC just announced its affordable midrange phone called HTC Desire X. The Desire X has a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch SLCD display, 5 MP Camera with HTC ImageChip, 4 GB of Internal Storage and it runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense UI. HTC Desire X comes with removable battery and microSD card slot to expand storage space which was not present in One Series. The Desire X camera comes with HTC ImageChip which helps to takes fantastic photos even in low-light conditions. Other than this, the camera packs with f/2.0, 28mm wide-angle lens, BSI Sensor, HDR mode and automatic adjustable flash. You can also record video and takes photos at the same time. HTC Desire X cames comes with Burst mode features which allow users to capture 30 photos in a sequence by holding your finger on the shutter. The Camera UI is similar to One Series.

Features:
1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
768 MB of RAM
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.1 UI
4-inch super LCD WVGA Display
5 MP Rear Camera with HTC ImageChip, BSI Sensor, HDR mode and automatic adjustable flash.
4 GB Internal Storage, Supports micro SD card
25 GB of Dropbox Space
Beats Audio
1,600 mAh Battery

Availability:
HTC Desire X will be available in selected markets across EMEA and Asia Pacific from September 2012. The Desire X is available in Black and White color. The price hasn’t yet been announced but it should be somewhere around $300.

Remove Ads from Android Apps

Free Android Apps are generally screen spammed with advertisements which many users find it annoying. Almost 80% of the free app market are filled with bunchload of annoying ads. There is a simple method to Block and remove ads from Android apps. The only requirement for this tutorial is a rooted Android device. This method doesn’t work with non-rooted devices.

• AdAway is a tailor-fit app to block ads from Android Apps. 
• You can Download and Install AdAway here 
• After having the above app installed, Open it. If you are running it for the first time.
•  It prompts to download some external files and enable ad blocking, Click OK It automatically downloads the required files and tweaks your Android Device to block the ads. 
• After the download process is completed, Restart your Android Device and have fun with Ad-Free App.

Smart Stay on Any Android Phone with ICS [App]

Samsung Galaxy S3 launched around a month ago has taken the world by storm because of some innovative ideas,great design and staggering hardware capabilities. One of the most innovative features is the Smart Stay which turns off your phone display automatically. This is done using the front facing camera which which recognizes if you're looking at the screen or not.Comes quite handy when you're using internet or reading e-books or anything of that sort.Unlike S-Voice which has already been ported to other devices, Smart Stay hasn't,as of yet.

But now there's a new app available named "ISeeYou" but u need a front facing camera and Ice Cream Sandwich to use this application. It comes in two versions, lite and pro. The lite version is free while pro is quite cheap.

Get the Lite Version here and the Pro Version here

2 Android Launchers for Android 4.0 ICS

What’s a good OS without a good launcher, The Android Vanilla launcher is OK, but with the three next, you will see for yourself. Whether they are better or the vanilla part. There are many good launchers for Android, but most of them have not been updated for Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. We find some of them, which have been updated for the newest Android bot here. They good and also popular in the Google Play Store.

The vanilla launcher sure is better then the older counterparts of Android like the Gingerbread, Froyo and etc. But, some times we just need better then ever and here is where the new two launchers come to help us.

Apex Launcher

Apex launcher offers more customizable options for Android 4.0 then the basic UI. It surely looks beautiful with all the detail intact.Apex Launcher supports multiple drawer styles, drawer apps sorting, tablet specific optimizations, infinite and elastic scrolling, fancy transition effects, homescreen gestures etc. And the whole package in completely free too. Further details

Features:
- Customizable homescreen grid size and up to 9 homescreens
- Scrollable dock with up to 7 icons per page and up to 5 pages
- Infinite & elastic scrolling (homescreen, drawer and dock)
- Fancy transition effects (tablet, cube, etc.)
- Hide elements as you want (persistent search bar, status bar, or even the dock)
- Customizable icons and labels for shortcuts and folders
- Choose different folder preview styles and background
- Multiple drawer styles (transparent/opaque, horizontal/vertical, paginated/continuous)
- Drawer apps sorting (title, install date, mostly used)
- Hide apps from the drawer
- Lock your desktop to prevent accidental changes
- Enjoy homescreen gestures (pinch, swipe up/down, double tap)
- Advanced theme engine (icon packs, skins, etc.)
- Backup/restore settings and data
- Optimized for both phones and tablets
- Lots of other customization options!

Apex Launcher Pro (Paid Version) Features:
- Multiple configurable drawer tabs
- Unread count notifications
- Dock swipe gestures
- Two finger gestures
- More transition effects
- ADW, LauncherPro, and Go Launcher theme support
- Batch add option for folders
- Option to merge folder contents
- Widgets in dock (1×1 only)
- Overlapping widgets

Nova Launcher

Apart from Apex, there is just one another launcher that is only made for Android 4.0 ICS and its name is Nova Launcher. Though Apex dominates the play store, but Nova still is not far behind. Its just 19:20 ratio of who is better then who. There are two versions of the Nova launcher, one is free and the other is paid. Where paid offers a little feature then the free version. Basically the free version is very good and only if you want some more detail like message counts, drawer groups and gesture, then you might go with paid version.

Here are some of it features from the play store

Color Themes
Change the ascent color of the launcher, full color picker support

Icon Themes
Apply ADW or Go launcher icon themes to all app icons

Scrollable Dock (for Tablets and Phones)
Keep all your favorite apps on the dock, with up to 7 icons per page and up to 3 pages.

Customizable App Drawer:
Transparency
Scrolling style, choose between horizontal paginated or vertical continuous

Scroll Effects
Enjoy eye candy when scrolling your desktop and drawer. Effects include Cube and Cardstack and more for Prime users.

Infinite Scroll
Never be far from your favorite page, loop through your desktop continuously.

Folder Icons
You can chose a background, preview style or even replace the whole icon.

Backup/Restore
Export your settings and layout before a wipe to quickly get back up and running.

Widgets in dock
Add any 1×1 widget to the dock

Widget Overlapping
Overlap on resize or placement, long-press to send to back or bring to front

Bulk Add
Add multiple apps to the desktop or a folder at once

Activities shortcut
Select hidden activities from your favorite apps

*Nova Launcher Prime Features (Paid version)*

Nova Launcher Prime unlocks the following features in Nova Launcher:

Drawer Groups:
Folders in App Drawer
Unlimited custom tabs
Organize apps into tabs and folders in the app drawer

Gestures
Quickly start Nova Actions or Apps from gestures on the desktop, such as pinching, swiping or two-finger swiping.

Hide Apps
Keep a clutter free drawer by hidding never used apps.

Dock Swipes
Get more use out of your dock apps by setting swipe-actions

Unread Counts
Never miss an email. Unread count badges for SMS, Missed calls and Gmail. Counts show in the dock, desktop, drawer and folders.

HTC Desire C:Android ICS Phone with Beats Audio

HTC officially released HTC Desire C, the Budget Android phone with Beats Audio. HTC Desire C is powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 4.0 UI. The phone has 3.5” LCD, 600 MHz with 512 MB of RAM. The hardware specification is same as HTC Explorer but good thing is that Android 4.0 ICS and Beats Audio lift the device. The HTC Desire C has 5 MP camera with F/2.8 aperture and 34mm focal length. The phone has 4GB of Internal Storage, 25 GB of Dropbox space and a microSD card slot.

Other features include 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and USB 2.0. The phone has 1230 mAh battery. Its interesting to see how Android ICS perform on such low processor, I still don’t know why they still stick with 600 MHz processor.

HTC Desire C Specifications:

• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 4.0 UI 
• 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive display 
• Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 600MHz single core processor 
• 5MP camera with LED Flash, VGA front camera 
• 512MB of RAM, 
• 4GB of internal storage 
• Free 25GB of Dropbox storage 
• Beats Audio

HTC Desire C Price:

The Price of HTC Desire C: €200 (Rs. 13, 800)