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Author: Aniruddh

  • Microsoft Lumia 535 Launched in India at 9199

    Microsoft Mobile launched first Lumia smartphone without Nokia Branding in India. The price of Lumia 535 Dual sim in India is 9,199. The device will be available from November 28, 2014. The available colours of Lumia 535 are Cyan, Bright Green, Bright Orange, White, Dark Grey, and Black colours.

    Lumia 535 Dual sim

    Lumia 535 Dual sim key highlight is its 5MP front facing camera. According to Microsoft mobile, “The Lumia 535 not only provides you with crystal-clear imagery and the Lumia selfie app, but you’ll also be able to get more in shot during those Skype calls.”. The device also features a 5MP rear primary camera.

    The Lumia 535 is powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2GHz alongside 1GB of RAM.  The device comes with 8GB built in storage and support for microSD card upto 128GB. Microsoft also provides a free 15GB of One Drive cloud storage.

    Lumia 535 comes with bundled offers exclusive to Indian customer.  These bundled offers include 2 months free subscription to BoxTV worth Rs. 720;  ebooks worth Rs. 1,500 via Flipkart eBooks; Rs. 600 worth of ‘extra charge’ on any recharge (Rs. 150 per month), and Rs. 6,000 off (over three months) on purchases via the Windows Phone Jabong app. Vodafone subscribers will get 500MB mobile internet pack for two months provided customer is not using any internet pack.

    The Lumia 535 dual sim supports Bluetooth LE and can connect to accessories such as the Portable Wireless Speaker and Coloud Bang among others.  The connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, DLNA and GPS.

    Microsoft is offering two packages for new Lumia consumers (from Lumia 520 to Lumia 1520). The first package is an additional 1TB of OneDrive for Business cloud storage at a price of Rs. 799 per annum. The second  one is  an Office 365 Business Premium a special price of Rs. 2,499. Using this one licence that can be used on a total of 15 devices, specifically five PCs, five tablets (Windows/ iOS), and five smartphones (Windows/ iOS/ Android).

  • How to choose a Best Android Smartphone

    Now we are seeing lot of new smartphone launches on everyday. Each phone comes with various price and specifications. You might be thinking which one to choose. What key factors you should consider before buying and Android smartphone. Here is the quick tips which I follow to purchase or recommend a smartphone.

    How to  choose a Best Android Smartphone

    Here is the few key factors before purchasing any Android Smartphone.

    Android Versions and Future Updates: For me, this is the deciding factor. Having smartphone with outdated operating system is not great. You will not be able to install some of the apps and also you will not be getting the new futures. Some new mobile manufacturers, do not even provide a bug fix update too. So do a quick research on, whether the device you want to purchase has the latest available Android OS and also the future Android update path of the company.

    Internal storage: Many people ignore the internal storage capacity of the device. When the device supports microSD card, why we need larger internal storage? Only few apps can be moved to microSD card. All other apps, you need to install it on the internal storage unless you root the device. Another, drawback of having less internal storage is, as soon as the memory available decreases, phone performance decreases. So buy a smartphone with internal storage of atleast 8GB.

    Display: Display plays a major role. The main thing you need to look on display of a Android smartphone is viewing angles and pixel density. Big display screen with low screen resolution will make the videos and text look pixalated.

    Battery: Some manufacturers, show big numbered batteries. However battery life of such devices are less. There many factors which effects the battery life. The size of the screen, screen resolution, CPU power etc. So, have a research on battery life of the device before you purchase the device.

    CPU and RAM: Never go by the clock speed or how many core it has. Check the chipset of CPU. Low quality chispet with higher clock speed and multi core CPU performance will be much less than the good quality chipset single core CPU. The RAM size, considering today’s apps requirement, one should have atleast 1GB of RAM.

    Camera: For some, this is not a deciding factor. Never go by the how many mega pixel camera the device has. The quality of the image and videos depends on the lens quality and sensor quality. The custom technology too plays a role in good camera performance.

    Summary: These are the few guideline factors you need to consider before purchasing the device. It is always good idea to read few reviews, user feedbacks, comparing the competitors will be the key to buy a best Android smartphone.

  • How To Take Screenshot on Asus Zenfone

    Asus Zenfones are the midrange Android smartphones and it is powered by Intel Atom Processor. Currently Asus has released 3 smartphones namely Asus Zenfone 4, Asus Zenfone 5 and Asus Zenfone 6. There is also a tablet called Zenfone 7. There is further variations based on the internal storage capacity of the devices.

    Take Screenshot on Zenfone

    As you might have already read before, Asus Zenfones comes with Zen UI which is a customised UI from Asus. In this tutorial on How to take screenshot on zenfone, we will learn both the default method and Zen UI customised method.

    For taking screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2 and Zenfone 5, there is another simpler way. You can refer my new post on how to take screenshot on Zenfone 2

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    Read: How download Free Asus Zenfone PC Suite.

    How to Take Screenshot on Asus Zenfone

    As mentioned earlier, there are two way on which you can take screenshot on Asus Zenfone. We will learn one by One.

    Method 1: Android Default method of Taking screenshot on Zenfones

    • First go the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Now, press and hold Volume Down key and Power Button simultaneously.
    • You will see a flicker on the screen and a shutter sound which confirms that, the screenshot is taken.

    Method 2: Taking screenshot on Asus Zenfone using Recent Apps Key

    For using this method, follow the steps, given below.

    • Go to Settings->ASUS customised settings
    • Tap on to Recent apps key
    • Chose Tap and hold to capture screen.
    • Now go the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Tap and hold Recent apps key. The screenshot will be taken.

    Where the screenshots will be saved on Asus Zenfone

    The screenshots will be saved in the gallery-> Screenshot folder.

    Video guide on How to Take screenshot on Asus Zenfone

  • How to Take Screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1S

    Xiaomi Redme 1s is one of the best Android smartphone in the sub 6k segment. It provides a lot of features such as powerful processor, good camera, customised MIUI interface etc. You can read details review in my previous post Redme 1S review. In this post, we will learn how to take screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1s. You can refer to other tips refer to Redme 1s tips.

    Xiaomi Redme 1s Aff

    How to Take screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1S

    Xiaomi Redme 1s provides two ways of taking screenshot. One is the standard Android method and another one is the exclusive MIUI method of taking screenshot. Let us see this one by one.

    Taking screenshot on Redme 1S using MIUI method

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Pull the quick toggle menu by swiping the screen from top to down.
    • You will find ‘Screenshot‘. Tap on to it.
    • The screenshot of the Redme 1S screen is saved.

    Taking screenshot on Redme 1S using the standard Android Method

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Press and Hold volume down key and power button.
    • The screenshot of Redme 1s screen is saved.

    Where the Screenshot of Redme 1S gets Saved?

    The screenshots will be saved in the gallery folder.

    Video guide on How to take screenshot on Redme 1S

     

  • How to Take Screenshot on Mac

    In Windows, there is a dedicated key to take screenshot. But in Mac OS  running systems, there is no dedicated button. So many of the new users, have a question on How to take screenshot on Mac?. There are many ways you can take the screenshots. One is take screen on Mac keyboard shot , another one is taking screenshot using menus and last one using the dedicated apps such as Grab app. We will learn, how take screenshot on Mac OS running systems such as Apple Macbook Air, Macbook Pro etc.

    Take screenshot on Mac

    How to take screenshot on Mac using keyboard shortcuts

    If you want to take screenshot of entire screen of Mac, then hold down Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 3.

    How to take partial screenshot on Mac

    Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, and then drag the crosshair pointer to select the area. You can hold Shift, Option, or the Spacebar when you drag to resize the selection area. To cancel, press Escape (esc) before you release the mouse button.

    How to take screenshot of a specific window in Mac

    Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, press the Space bar, take  the camera pointer over the window which you want to take screenshot  to highlight it, and then click.

    This method works with open Finder windows and most application windows.

    Where are taken screenshot of Mac are saved?

    By default, all the taken screenshot will saved as “Screen shot (date and time).png.” You can open these screenshots with Preview or other image editing apps. Mac OS X v10.6 and later versions save the screenshots in PNG format. However you can change the default format using Terminal.

    defaults write com.apple.screencapture type image_format
    killall SystemUIServer

    How to take partial screenshot on Mac without using keyboard

    Go to File>Take screenshot>Choose the option based on your requirement such as From Selection, From Window or From Entire Screen