Android Server – Android Client
Android Server – Android Client
With this package you are able to remote administrate any android device from your android device. Click the icon below for more in depth information.
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Saturday, 8 September 2012
Pew survey: Mobile app users taking privacy considerations into an account
According to the findings of a survey released earlier this week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, nearly 57 percent of the participating mobile-phone app users said that they have either uninstalled a downloaded app or refused to install a new app because of privacy concerns.
The response of the participants came in Pew's new survey which chiefly assessed mobile phone users and privacy; with more than half of the respondents admitting that they have declined to download an available app due to concerns about the collection of their personal information or have deleted an earlier-installed app from their handsets.
Specifically, the Pew survey found that concerns about the amount of personal data which an app would potentially collect had led 54 percent of the study-participants to decide against the installation of an app; while the revelation about the information an already-installed app had actually collected prompted 30 percent of them to uninstall the app.
Noting that the findings of the Pew survey that "many app users are taking privacy considerations into account" have come at a time when there has been a steady increase in the use of mobile apps, Pew's senior research specialist Mary Madden said that the survey has noteworthy implications for the mobile industry.
About the survey's findings, Madden said in an email: "This data suggests that the way personal information is shared or collected by an app can make or break a user's decision to download or otherwise engage with that application."
Friday, 24 August 2012
Android 4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich review
We've finally got our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus, so we've taken an in-depth look at Google's latest OS: Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich to its friends.
Google has told us that this is one of the biggest overhauls of the operating systems since it unleashed the Android project three years ago - and there's certainly a lot to plough through.
From enhanced contact menus to improved keyboards and NFC capabilities, even the most ardent Android users will have to spend some time getting used to the new OS - so let's dive in.
Interface
The most noticeable change with Ice Cream Sandwich is the interface - it might follow the same principles as the Android of old, but the way it's used is radically different in a number of ways.
Firstly, Android 4.0 is designed to work without buttons. That's not to say your Galaxy S2's keys won't work when the update happens, but going forward, it's going to be pristine bezels all the way.
Now to navigate around, you're offered three softkeys: Back, Home and Multi-tasking (or Recent Apps). The latter is particularly new for phones, and comes from the Honeycomb UI - basically a set of thumbnails that show recently opened apps.
Here's the new part: swipe sideways to shut down an application, which will greatly help reduce the battery consumption of your phone if there's something silently updating in the background.
The Home and Back buttons are the same as they've always been, but no longer have a 'long press' function attached... so you can't automatically call up the keyboard, for instance.
If you move into something media-ish, such as watching a movie or browsing the web like a pro, these three buttons shrink down to tiny dots, so you've got more of the screen to look at. However, remember what each dot does, as pressing it will take you home/open the recent apps etc and you might not want to.
For Android fans, this presents something of an issue: with the menu button gone, you'll have to hunt around the screen for three vertical dots which have taken its place. However, these can be anywhere, so sometimes you'll get distracted trying to work out how on earth to alter settings.
The multi-tasking pane also seems an odd choice for one of three buttons - it used to be you could access this functionality by long-pressing the home key, and it makes more sense to keep this and then have the multi-tasking slot taken up by a menu key.
However, despite the odd placement, the multi-tasking pane is cool - simply swipe horizontally on any open app to shut it down, in a similar way to the Cards system on webOS - it certainly helps keep open applications under control.
The home screens are once again limited to five, but this time there's no option to get rid of those you don't want. It's not a huge issue to some people, but with the expandable widgets and loads of apps you'll be looking to download, we'd have expected more.
However, we wouldn't worry too much about that - the Nexus S only had a limited number of homescreens, but as soon as the rest of the industry got its hands on the OS there were millions of the things flying around.
There's a plethora of tiny tweaks and changes to the Android OS that we were impressed with, ranging from the Tron-like blue theme that pervades throughout the OS to the ability to unlock the phone simply by using your face.
The latter security option is more novelty than anything else, with Google outlining at the start that it's not meant to be 100% secure.
We also found a few issues with getting it to recognise our face in varying light levels, or even working out which bit of the picture was a face - not the most effective for unlocking your handset, but when it works it's a great party trick.
The notifications bar has been given a functionality overhaul to now include larger information slots - if it's a contact that's sending you a message or a missed call, their contact photo will now appear too, which is a nice touch.
And sometimes you want to get rid of some notifications, but not others - this has been taken care of by allowing you to swipe away the updates about apps and messages you don't care about, making it easy to maintain your info bar.
Settings has also been given a spot in the notifications pane, meaning no matter where you are in the OS you can always duck out and tinker with the phone - this is excellent news for some applications that need GPS or Wi-Fi enabled swiftly.
However, we would have though Google would have copied the likes of Samsung or HTC here and offered one-tap switching to these elements - it works really well on most phones, so we're surprised by its omission.
The other new addition is the dock at the bottom of the screen - this stays on every home screen, and like iOS can be altered to contain the applications you like to tap away at the most.
Folders are more iOS-like too, with users given the ability to drag and drop icons on top of one another from the home screen to create bundles of apps which you can simply rename. Given Apple's ire about Google 'stealing' certain elements of its UI, we can't help but think this will create a little more angst down on Infinite Loop.
Google is clearly also thinking about giving users more ability to enjoy apps than ever before by putting a link to the Market in the top right hand corner of the menu screen, which we really liked as it meant we always knew we could quickly update our app catalogue when needed.
The other big change is widgets have been brought to the fore: you can now look at each one on the menu screen without having to actually select it - this really helps when a new application you've downloaded has an associated widget and you're wondering whether to waste time popping it on the home screen.
Overall, we love what Google has done with the Ice Cream Sandwich UI. It's nothing mind-blowing, but the little touches here and there will add to user delight, and that's what's needed to chip away at those that are dyed-in-the-wool iPhone users.
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Save Your Laptop Battery for long time
Some Simple way To save your laptop battery for long time
Step 1
Plug the laptop into the wall power whenever it's convenient for you to do so.
Advances in rechargeable battery technology used in laptops means that memory effect is no longer an issue like it was in the days of nickel cadmium battery chemistry. Laptops right now are using lithium ion technology that doesn't create memory effect.
Keeping the laptop powered will ensure the battery is topped off so that when you need battery resources, you'll benefit from the maximum.
Self-discharge, where the battery looses its stored power over time, even when it's not being used, is around 5 or 10 percent per month with lithium ion battery chemistry.
Step 2
Replace batteries as they become less capable of charging.
A characteristic of lithium ion batteries is that they loose their ability to charge over time, and voltage can drop.
Step 3
If you are using Windows, select "Control Panel" from the Windows menu and choose "Power Options." Then choose a Power Plan.
Choose "Balanced" for a day-to-day combination of battery power use and wall power use. Choose "High Performance" if you don't spend long periods on battery power.
A balanced setting is a compromise between computer performance and power savings.
A High Performance setting increases display brightness periods and reduces sleep mode kicking in, resulting in better computer performance.
Step 4
Customize the existing power plan settings.
Screen brightness is one of the principal power hogs. A long period before the display turns off is another.
Reduce the time to when the display dims, the display turns off and the computer goes to sleep to extend battery life.
Good battery saving settings are a dim display at one minute, display turning off at two minutes, and putting the computer to sleep at 10 minutes.
Move the "Adjust Plan Brightness" settings to the right to reduce screen brightness within the power settings. The middle point of the plan brightness slider is good for battery savings.
Tip: Reduce screen brightness instantly by using the slider on the main "Select a Power Plan" window. Or use hardware buttons on the laptop's keyboard. Look for function keys with sun-like icons. Press the Down arrow along with the "Fn" key to decrease screen brightness and increase battery life.
Step 5
Create a new power plan by choosing "Create a Power Plan" if you run into issues with the computer going to sleep too quickly.
For example, if you're using a program that needs the computer to stay awake, yet you're on battery power, you can create a power plan just for that scenario. Then activate that power plan for that scenario.
Tip: Choose the "Never" setting for display and sleep times when plugged in if you use your computer a lot during the work day.
A business-style laptop uses well under 100 watts of power. For comparison, a common table lamp light bulb uses 60 Watts.
Step 6
Click on the "Change advanced power settings" option to micro-manage settings. A broad concept to keep in mind is that mechanical devices with motors use more power than non-mechanical. A fan and hard disk are examples. Processors also use significant power, although they're not mechanical.
Step 7
Disconnect USB devices that aren't being used -- for example, a USB cable connected to a camera.
Power is often supplied to the device from the laptop.
Step 8
Turn off radios that aren't being used when operating the laptop on battery power. If your laptop includes integrated WiFi or 3G connectivity, turn the one that you're not using off.
There are often hardware buttons you can use similar to those mentioned in Step 4. Look for a classic radio-mast antenna icon on the keyboard, or around the laptop frame for WiFi. It's the same control that you use for Airplane Mode.
Latest Nikon camera runs Android (but won't make calls)
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Nikon has released three new point-and-shoot cameras: a luxury one for the evolving shooter, a tiny one for kids and purses, and one that runs Google's Android operating system. Considering how many people are taking pictures with their smartphones these days, this may have been inevitable. isn't it...????
It may not look like it, but your camera really does have an operating system. The thing is it's probably quite old and fairly proprietary, made by Canon or Olympus or Nikon specifically to run on their own hardware. Why not put a new OS on there, a free one like Android with camera apps and built-in connectivity with social networks? That's just what Nikon has done with their new S800c point-and-shoot.
The camera runs a full version of Android 2.3, meaning you get Gmail, Maps, access to the Play Store, and everything else you'd get on a phone — except cell service. The S800c has Wi-Fi built in, but you won't be able to make any calls.
Apart from Android, the camera is competent spec-wise but not remarkable: a decent 10x zoom exposing a 16-megapixel backside-illuminated sensor, GPS, 1080p video and the usual filters and shot modes.
The fun part will be seeing what Android developers do with access to this fairly advanced camera hardware — can they produce better images, or do interesting things with the open architecture provided by Android? Or will this end up just being yet another way to upload your photos to Facebook? At $350, it's a bit of a hard sell until it really proves itself.
iPhone 4S was discounted to $148 at Walmart
Given that Apple is expected to announce the next-generation iPhone on Sept. 12, it has no surprise that retailers are slashing prices on the current model. You can now snag a 16 GB iPhone 4S for just $148 at Walmart.
The new pricing was on Thursday morning and it'll be in place as long as supplies last. Walmart previously offered the smartphone for $188, so you're now saving yourself $40.
While Walmart's deal is a rather decent one, you should not forget that the iPhone 4S will feel a bit outdated within about a month. Estimating that the next-generation iPhone is announced on Sept. 12, it is expected to hit store shelves by Sept. 21, according news and reports.
