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.

Micromax A45 Punk – The Android Phone for Rs. 5,499

MicroMax, on Tuesday, revealed a new smartphone for music lovers. Dubbed Micromax A45 Punk, the new Android phone is tagged at affordable INR 5499, and is now available to purchase in the Indian market. Flavored by Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread operating system, the music-oriented A45 Punk smartphone also sports some pretty nice specifications, which are followings:
MicroMax A45 Punk Features and Specs:

• 3.5-inch (480 x 320) Capacitive touch screen display.

• Android 2.3.6
• 650MHz processor
• 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 1300 mAh battery
• FM Radio
• 2MP camera
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• AISHA Voice assistant
• 2G, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS, Micro USB

What is AISHA?
AISHA (Artificial Intelligence Speech Handset Assistant) is basically a Voice Assistant app similar to ‘S Voice’ in Galaxy S3 and SIRI in iPhone 4S. Users can control their phone through their voice, users can send messages, make calls, socialize online, find date/time, Search videos, post a tweet, find out weather or do a web search. The AISHA was built by creator of IRIS app for Android.

Launched under MicroMax’s Ninja series, the A45 Punk is available in two colors, black and white. It also comes pre-loaded with a slew of useful apps and services, including Mibuddy, Facebook, Mstore and What’s App. The handset also allows users to search for a particular person, check out the nearest pizza outlet, weather conditions and much more by using their voice.

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)

Download Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Theme pack for Windows 7

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is creating a new wave of excitement among its Android fans and users alike, for its amazing features. The new build, apart from bringing new features, aims to unify the tablet and smartphone OS to one.If you want to transform your Windows 7 desktop to Ice Cream Sandwich you can try this stunning transformation pack by a DeviantArt user, hameddanger.

The theme is installed using Skin Pack installer which makes installation of themes easily without interfering with system files.

 The Transformation Pack contains:

 Rocket dock

Android boot and login screen

Custom (Android styled) metallic icon sets

ICS Wallpapers

ICS theme

Download: Online Installer: 32 bit: link | 64 bit: link
Offline (standalone) installer: 32 bit: link | 64 bit: link

Robin for Android:Personal Voice Assistant on the Road

There are many Voice Assistants available in the Android market which can capable to do any job on your voice command. Meet the new Voice Assistant called ‘Robin’. Robin for Android allow users to ask directions, traffic information, real-time parking data. Actually the Robin is the personal voice assistant on the Road which help you find road or parking space while you’re driving. Simply you’ve to tap the microphone button to ask the question, even when in the background, you can activate the Robin by just “wave hello” twice in front and above the screen.The bad things is that the app will work in US only.

Parking
• Where can I park?
• Find cheapest parking around Union Square
• I need parking near Columbus at Montgomery
• Next one
• Anything closer/cheaper?
• What else do you have?
• Let’s go there!
Navigation
• Go to 1234 Lombard San Francisco
• Navigate to nearest Starbucks
• Get me to Getty Museum
• Directions to Hollywood and Highland
Traffic
• How is the traffic?
• What is the traffic like in San Francisco?
Misc
• What can you do?
• What time is it?
• Tell me a joke

Lenovo Unveils IdeaTab S2 10 tablet Powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

IdeaTab S2 10 on a keyboard dock

The PC Company Lenovo has introduced new Android powered tablet IdeaTab S2 10 at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10 powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 10-inch display, 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8960 dual-core Processor with 1GB of RAM. 5MP rear and 1.3 MP front facing camera mounted on this tablet. Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10 available in 3 models- 16GB/32GB/64GB. Its detachable design, combined with a light keyboard dock, can deliver an incredible 20 hours of battery life, which is great for both entertainment and productivity.

Specifications:

CPU	1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8960 dual-core Processor
OS	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Lenovo’s Mondrian Overlay
Memory	RAM: 1GB Internal Storage: 16GB/32GB/64GB
Camera	Rear: 5 MP camera Front: 1.3 MP camera
Display	10.1″ 1280×800 IPS Display
Weight	580g
Connectivity	Wi-Fi and 3G
Ports	micro USB micro SD Micro HDMI ports 3.5mm audio jack
Accessories	Integrated Keyboard dock
Battery	9 hours of Battery life

iOS 5 vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich vs. Windows Phone 7.5 Mango – Comparison Of Features

The next iPhone is now official and it will be rocking some new software but Apple’s competitors have been doing some great things over the last few years. In this comparison post, ‘stuff’ is the three major mobile operating systems – iOS 5, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Windows Phone 7.5 Mango – and it is their feature-list which is compared by redmondpie.

‘DroidTor’:Download Torrent Files on Android Devices

Torrent client is suitable to download large size files. Download from torrent increases day by day and now you can download the torrent files in your Android device. ‘DroidTor’ is a native Android BitTorrent Client which can used to download stuff right to your phone. The app is very simple and gives all basic features of torrent client.

Boat Browser – Chrome / Mobile Safari Inspired Browser For Android

While going through the (prolonged) list of web browsers for Android, you might be left wondering as to which one would best live up to your expectations. Well, if you’re looking for a good all-round package, then Boat Browser might be the one you’re after! With sleek looks (and some features too) that match those of the iOS stock browser and the famous multi-tab browsing feature that we are (or rather ‘were’) so used to associate with Google Chrome, Boat Browser combines some of the best elements from the most popular mobile browsers out there.

These include an advanced bookmarks manager, smart address/search bar, integration of most visited pages on homepage, the option to take screenshots, full-screen support, built-in download manager, the option to find text on page, advanced privacy features, support for Adobe Flash player, instant link sharing over multiple platforms, app-to-SD, cache-to-SD function and smooth transition effects.