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  • Xiaomi Mi Max Tips And Tricks with FAQ

    Xiaomi Mi Max is a hulked up version of Redmi Note 3. It is purely aimed at people who uses smartphone for mainly content consumption. In this post we will have some of the Xiaomi Mi Max Tips And Tricks with FAQ.

    Xiaomi Mi Max Tips

    Xiaomi Mi Max Tips And Tricks with FAQ

    What are the different variants of Mi Max available in India?

    Xiaomi has launched 2 variants of Mi Max in India. Details of them are given below.

    1. Mi Max with Snapdragon 650 chipset (2x Cortex-A72 at 1.8GHz and 4x A53 at 1.4GHz cores); Adreno 510 GPU; 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Price of this variant Mi Max is Rs.14,999.
    2. Mi Max with Snapdragon 652 chipset (4x Cortex-A72 at 1.8GHz and 4x A53 at 1.4GHz cores); Adreno 510 GPU; 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. Price of this variant Mi Max is Rs.19,999.

    What are the different colour variants available?

    Mi Max will be available in Silver, Gold and Dark Grey color options.

    What is the size of sim cards Mi Max supports?

    Mi Max comes with dual hybrid sim slot. It accepts 1 microSIM card and 1 nano sim card.

    Does it has dedicated microSD card slot? What is maximum size of the microSD card can be used in Mi Max?

    No. You can add upto 128GB of microSD card if you can compromise on the second sim card.

    How to take screenshot on Mi Max?

    To Take screenshot on Xiaomi Mi Max, there are two methods are available.

    1. Screenshot button method of taking screenshot on Mi Max

      • Go to the screen on which you want to capture screenshot.
      • Now, access quick setting menu.
      • Tap on to the Screenshot button.
      • Screenshot will be taken.

    2. Volume down and power button method of taking screenshot on Mi Max:

      • Go to the screen on which you want to do print screen.
      • Press and hold volume down and power keys at the same time.
      • The screenshot will be taken.
      • Taken screenshot can be accessed from Gallery folder.

    How to download PC suite for Xiaomi Mi Max?

    Xiaomi provides free PC suite for its devices. You can download it from the official support page. I have written a detailed post on how to download Xiaomi Mi PC suite and features. You can go through that post.

    How to share Mi Max mobile data with PC/Laptop?

    There three methods through which you can share mobile data with PC or laptop.

    • Portable Wifi hotspot.
    • USB tethering.
    • Bluetooth Tethering.

    Is it possible to share internet from PC to Mi Max?

    Yes. You can share the internet from PC to Mi Max using the Xioami PC suite. Connect the phone to PC via USB cable. Run the PC suite. It will start sharing the mobile data.

    These are the some of the useful Xiaomi Mi Max Tips And Tricks. If you know, any other tips and tricks, please share it in the comment section below.

  • GameXS Launches PlayX- Gaming Tournaments to bring eSports to home

    GameXS, one of the leading game stores in India,  launched a gaming tournaments app called PlayX.  With this app, gamers can compete in daily/ weekly online tournaments as well as head-to- head challenges in games like FIFA, CS: GO, DOTA 2, Clash Royale and many more from their own consoles/ devices. PlayX brings eSports to home of gaming enthusiasts.

    GameXS PlayX app

    According to company, as of now it has around 1000 subscribers. Around 300 players are playing the games online. Daily app page is getting close to 500 visitors.

    To get people to use the app, GameXS conducted  an offline FIFA 16 tournament at SMAAASH, Cyberhub, Gurgaon. It was attended by over 100 pro FIFA players from all over India. On this occasion total prizes worth INR 1 lac were awarded. To promote PlayX app Game XS is planning to organize gaming tournaments regularly in all major cities in the coming months.

    eSports is the fastest growing segment of gaming globally. It has been recently added to RIO olympics as eGames International Gaming Tournament. In Olympic years, both summer and winter, the eGames will take place in the host cities. The future tournaments planned are Pyeongchang in 2018 and Tokyo in 2020.

    GameXS feels that there is huge potential for eSports in India. As per estimates, there are 130 million casual gamers and 7 million hardcore gamers are there in India. But there is void of platform for them to showcase their talent. PlayX aim to provide a platform for the hardcore gamers((and if needed organizer) to power the eSports in India. Kabeer Jain, Founder of GameXS said, “The path to pro gaming leagues in India is through amateur leagues. The Indian gamer needs to play more competitive games without substantial investment into equipment and travel before he is ready to compete at a global stage. By competing online in free tournaments/ head-to- head challenges, gamers can hone their skills and be better prepared for the bigger tournaments. We expect about 100s of gamers participating in our weekly online gaming tournaments to begin with.”

    Sanjay K Goyal, Founder & CEO, ACL Mobile and an Angel investor in GameX said “Gaming is an enticing segment, as it encompasses not just the best of technical creativity and innovation, but also observes deep-rooted commitment and loyalty from users. With the launch of PlayX, GameXS intends to streamline and organize the segment, whilst bringing in top-notch games from global leaders. I am affirmative that GameXS users will appreciate the launch of PlayX and actively engage in the online tournaments.”

    PlayX will host daily tournaments for all sorts of games where players can join and take part in.It does not restrict the users to Major games like Dota 2, FIFA or CS: GO, but also provide equally fun and challenging games for the mobile Platforms like Clash Royale and Pool.

    PlayX also looks to organize and help others organize offline gaming tournaments for players to gather up and grow familiar with the community.

    PlayX app features

    • Setup matches and challenge right on your mobile device.
    • Get instant alerts when tournaments or head to head matches are updated.
    • Invite & Earn – Invite your friends and get credits to compete in tournaments.
    • Chat – Quickly agree on the terms for your match and timing for your head-to-head matches.
    • Easy evidence upload – take a picture to prove your victory, right from the app.

  • LeEco Le 2 Cons- Reasons not to buy

    LeEco Le 2 is the latest smartphone launched in India. It has got huge response from the smartphone enthusiasts. Great specification list, affordable price and much promoted CDLA technology are the main reasons for this. In this post we will have a look into some of the LeEco Le 2 cons. This might help you to decide on whether to buy this or not.

    LeEco Le 2 Cons

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    LeEco Le 2 Cons – Reasons not to buy

    Display quality control issue

    This is one of the major demerit of LeEco Le2 smartphone. When you press on the display, it produces kind of creaking noise. The reason for this might be due to display not struck well or there is hollow space below the display panel. The impact of this on the durability is not known. But in Spite of many people complaining about it, LeEco never bothered to clarify on the reason for the same. In summary, if you are looking for a durable smartphone, it is better to stay away from this smartphone till there is proper explanation from the company.

    No 3.5mm headphone jack

    In LeEco Le 2, 3.5mm headphone jack has been removed. Now it uses USB-C  port for the audio output. Unfortunately, LeEco’s  Type C earphone is the only available earphone which can utilize the new CDLA technology. This costs you around Rs.2000. The sound output via USB-C to 3.5 mm jack is not much different from the other smartphones in the same price tag.

    Heavily customised skin and delay in software updates

    LeEco Le 2 runs on EUI 5.8 on top of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It comes with lot of bloatware. Considering the history of LeEco previous devices, there is a much delay in rolling out Android updates. Le 1s yet to get the Android 6.0 update. Lack of security updates might result in malware attacks.

    No expandable storage option

    LeEco Le 2 comes with 32GB of internal storage in which around 23GB is user available. Lack of expandable storage, might be a deal breaker for people who wants to save huge media collections.

    No NFC

    LeEco L2 does not have NFC.

    These are some of the LeEco Le 2 cons which you need to keep in mind before purchasing this device. It is a good smartphone, there is no doubt in that. But quality control issues and slow android updates are serious concerns of LeEco Le 2.

  • OnePlus 3 Tips and Tricks With FAQ

    OnePlus 3 comes with great features at attractive price tag. With Oxygen OS which is based on Android Marshmallow, you  have lot of features to customise your device. Here are some of the OnePlus 3 Tips and Tricks in the form of FAQ.

    OnePlus 3 Tips and Tricks

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    What are the different gesture controls available on the OnePlus 3? How to enable it?

    It offers 4 different types of gesture controls. The details are given below.

    • Double tap to wake: Tap the screen twice to wake the device.
    • Open camera: Draw “O” on the screen to open the camera.
    • Toggle Flashlight: Draw a V on screen to toggle flashlight.
    • Music Control: Draw “||” with two fingers to play or pause music. Draw “<” or “>” to previous or next.

    You can access this settings from Settings->Gestures.

    How to customise LED notification light in OnePlus 3?

    You can customise Notification light colors by going to Settings->Customisation->LED notifications.You can select different colours for Global notifications, Battery full, Battery low or Battery charging.

    What are the different navigation bar customisation options available on OnePlus 3?

    There are many customisation options available for customising navigation bar. You can access it from Settings->Buttons.

    1. On-Screen navigation bar: Using this option you can toggle between onscreen software navigation bar or hardware capacitive touch button navigation bar.
    2. Swap buttons: This allows you to swap the recent and back buttons.
    3. Backlight: This allows you to toggle between capacitive key backlight LED turn off or on.

    Apart from this, you can assign different task to home, recent and back buttons for below actions.
    Long press action & Double tap action: You can assign task such as opening Recents, Search assistant, Turn off screen , open camera, Open voice search, Open last used app and Open shelf for these action for each buttons.

    How to enable power button to end call function in OnePlus 3?

    Go to Settings->Accessibility. Here you can enable power button to end call option.

    How to customise quick toggle menu buttons?

    For customising the quick toggle buttons, go to quick toggle menu and tap on to edit button. Now you can move quick toggle buttons according your requirement. You can also remove or add quick toggle buttons by tapping on it.

    What are OnePlus 3 camera tips and tricks?

    OnePlus 3 comes with Manual camera mode which allows you to tap to focus, set the exposure point etc. For accessing this setting, launch the camera app, swipe left for modes and select manual mode.
    Volume keys as shutter button: You can use shutter button to shoot the picture and to start or end video recording.

    You can enable double tap power button to Launch camera: To enable this, go to settings->Display. Now enable the Press power button twice for camera.

    How to take screenshot on OnePlus 3?

    The simple two method to take screenshot are default volume down+Power button method and Power button method.

    1. Default Android Volume down+Power button method
      • Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot.
      • Press and hold volume down and power button at the same time.
      • Screenshot will be taken.
    2. Power button method
      • Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot.
      • Now Press the power button.
      • In the options, select Screenshot. Screenshot will be taken.

    What are different ways to share mobile data from OnePlus 3 to PC or laptop?

    OnePlus 3 provide 3 different methods through which you can share the mobile data with other compatible devices. You can access these settings from Settings->More->Tethering & Hotspot.

    1. WiFi Hotspot: If you enable, you can make your OnePlus 3 as hotspot to connect other wifi enabled devices to internet using the mobile data of OnePlus 3.
    2. USB tethering: For enabling this, you need to connect the phone to PC/Laptop via USB cable.
      Now enable the USB tethering. It will start sharing the mobile data with Laptop or PC.
    3. Bluetooth Tethering: For to use this, first you need to pair your OnePlus 3 with laptop or desktop. Then enable the Bluetooth tethering.

    What are the other useful OnePlus 3 tips and tricks?

    • Left capacitive button long press- Shelf feature: The latest Android Marshmallow based Oxygen OS in OnePlus 3 has new feature called Shelf. You can access this feature by flicking your finger right across the home screen. This gives you the fast access to favorite contacts and apps, essential info and widget.
    • Swipe up for google now and swipe down for notifications.
    • Night Mode which you can access from the quick toggle menu.
    • Long press on toggle menu to go to settings: If you do long press on any of the quick toggle menu buttons, it will take you to relevant settings page.
    • Wave your hand to Ambient Display: This will give you an option to see lock screen notification by just waving your hand on the display.
    • Customise your Google search bar: Tap your right capacitive key, go to customize, swipe right on quick search and select the size of your search bar.

    These are only few OnePlus 3 tips and tricks. There are lot of customisation and features available on OnePlus 3. If you know other OnePlus 3 Tips and Tricks please share it in the comment section below.

  • Easy Duplicate Finder- Easy way to remove duplicates from Hard disk

    Nowadays, we get files, photos etc from multiple sources. Most of the times, we don’t even look for the duplicate entry while storing them. Over the time, these duplicate files starts to fill the hard disk. Manually finding and removing duplicate file is very difficult if files are more. So we have many softwares both freeware and paid ones to remove duplicate files. Easy Duplicate Finder is one of the such software which helps you to remove duplicate files from your hard disk.

    As mentioned before, there are abundant free duplicate removal  software available. So why one need to buy Easy Duplicate Finder by paying $39.95 for single computer license. What is the extra features you are getting for paying money. Let us find out more about Easy Duplicate Finder for windows.

    When I installed Easy Duplicate Finder on my Windows 10 laptop, I felt the interface is bit outdated. But then when I started working on it, I felt controls are easy to understand and use. It provides simple way to add folders or subfolders to scan, filter which file type to be included or excluded for duplicate check. It also provide option to limit scan, based on the file size range.

    To test the Easy Duplicate Finder, I ran the duplicate check scan on my external hard. The Easy Duplicate finder scanned close to 32,000 files which included photos, music, videos etc in around 5 minutes. Then I got a report with list of all files, with duplicates selected in the left side and summary in the form of Pie chart in the right side. You have the option to preview the duplicate files and select or unselect the one which you want to remove or retain. Even you can remove all the duplicates in single click.

    Easy Duplicate Finder

    Easy Duplicate finder does scan, searching inside compressed folders, looking at music tags and examining file contents etc. It is capable of removing duplicate emails and contacts from the outlook, duplicate tunes from iTunes library as well. It can also scan and remove duplicates from Google Drive, Dropbox etc.

    Summary: Easy duplicate finder is a very capable duplicate file removing software. It provides great control over what needs to be scanned and what need not be scanned. Is it worth buying the software at $39.95?. It depends. If your requirement really needs all the special features and full control, then it is worth. For simple file duplicate detection, you can use the free option version of Easy Duplicate finder. You can visit the home page of Easy duplicate finder by clicking here.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Easy Duplicate Finder

    Pros:

    • Easy to understand interface and lot of options to choose.
    • Finds large number of duplicate in comparatively less time.
    • Option to move or rename duplicate files.
    • Detailed report with summary and file preview option before cleaning the duplicates.

    Cons:

    • $39.95 for a single computer license.

    Note: There is offer going on with this software. You can buy Easy Duplicate Finder and get Duplicate Photo Cleaner (a program to find similar and duplicate photos) plus an ebook for free. The upgrade link is here.