It seems Google maps is butting heads with the rivals like Yelp and openstreet maps for the competitive race. After the phenomenal G-map services updates in the Google maps  version 2.0, Google has launched a community site where you can upload the 360 degree panoramic images for the geo tagging and much more fun services which we will explain this in this article. Google maps has been surprising the users around the world with its befitting and colossal mapping services.  The new community site called “Views” will feature the idea of geo tagging in which the pictures will be placed on the maps and a story board view will be generated depicting the time line and tagging features for the users with a bundle of welcoming features.

The perception about the widgets support has not been good so far for the much touted  Galaxy s4  and probably the most importunate reason is the bad interface and HCI regarding widgets. A big clock screen on the start with some random message will not give the user a feel of user friendly widgets in any case but here is the good news ! Being an Android 4.2 device, the lock screen widget support is perfectly enabled in Samsung Galaxy s4 but its just a matter of some settings and hidden riddles( that we will solve for you shortly) to achieve it  because the users will have to manually enable them.

Clearing up browser cache is of great utility at times especially when  you are unable to surf on the internet with agility. Most of the websites developed these days are  based on the push protocols forcing the browser’s cache to get packed with the updates, file and cookies so if your browser is becoming too slow, its time to give a revamp to its cache. Clearing up a a browser cache also helps in getting the most updated data from the web because many a times a full cache denies the updates to the already saved files.  In this article we will tell you how to clear the cache of Internet Explorer Metro version, specially designed for Windows 8. Many people are looking forward to know the trick about cleaning up IE metro's cache because its somewhat tricky and not straightforward so without any delay now lets begin with the guide

Don’t like the startup sound or music each time you start your computer? Well the start-up sounds are not suitable for the corporate environments where you have to attend meetings, give presentations so you will never like to have this teasy little sound each time you start your laptop. In this article we will tell you a step by step procedure(with pics) through which you will be able to get rid of the start-up sound in Windows 8.

Ever thought of running Android on your PC for testing or just experiencing some fun ? Well, that's the power of open source that you can run the mobile OS(Android) on you desktop in virtualized environments. Lets say you don't have a mobile device at some instance and you want to test your android app code , you can easily do so using the emulator installed on your PC. You can play games and do everything your mobile device does in the emulated environment. In this article we will tell you how to install the emulator to get all this fun. At the end of this guide, you will have a running Android OS on you computer( of course, if you will follow the steps correctly). The article is about installing the famous emulator Genymotion, probably the best one for development and app testing. You must have a virtual box installed on your PC and the Genymotion app, which you can download form its official site.

Access privileges, account compartmentalization and secret tricks to breach different modes of the mobile devices have always been a topic of interest for the tech pundits and expert mobile users. Android devices being based on open source OS always offers plethora of modes and hidden functionality to be solved for the users and it’s always an open canvas out there where the tech savvies have been painting their veneers. Android 4.3 came with hidden and restricted modes of mobile devices using which the users can unlock certain “no go areas”. In this article we will reveal some secrets and show you how to get access to the restricted mode of Android 4.3 OS. So let’s dive into some enigmatic open source riddles.

Re-engineering, de-compiling, recompiling, decoding the closed binary files of apps is probably becoming the monotony for the android developers keeping in view the utility and efficiency, playing with the app’s low level code brings. Adding features to apps, customizing the third party integrations with the Android platforms and optimizing the debugging, all can be done easily and with higher usability if you know how to access and play with the binary, hidden or low level code. So in this article we will introduce you to a set of chumps that will act as a developing arsenal for you while making or playing with the android apps. Yes ! De-compiling Android apps is now made easy with the new tool in the market what they call it as “ApkTool”. Editing file structures of apps, building and re-engineering apks and automation of some repetitive tasks are the hallmarks of apkTool, so let’s reveal the magic in a step by step way in order to let you grab the skill.

Android development often requires connecting your android device with ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a useful command line tool that lets you interact with the emulator for the refined development and updates. Connecting your phone via usb cables and wires is a somewhat tiresome job involving many problems so whats the solution ? Well , why not use the wifi and connect your phone to the ADB using the wifi signals ? There is a smart app in market which allows you to get rid of the usb cables and caring for the plug to stay in the device. In this article ,we will tell you some steps through which you can connect your android device with the ADB. As a pre-requisite for this guide, you must have Windows OS and Android device of course along with the SDK installed and updated. Its important to note that your android device must be rooted otherwise the ADB will not not detect the device because of the kernel privileges problems.  So lets begin with the guide

Dual booting with multiple operating systems is a need as because of the increasing and volatile computing needs. Many application and platform dependent software compel the user to have more than one OS on the machine in order to cope up multifarious challenges and to elevate the performance. However, running two different operating systems on the same hard disk(dual booting) is somewhat messy and you have to allocate  many systems resources ending up slowing down your system performance. Managing hard disk partitions other resources are also somewhat difficult for normal users. Virtual OS is the answer! No need for extra allocation of resources just run the OS on the native OS. In this guide, we will tell you about step by step procedure to install Ubuntu OS on Windows 8. After successful installation you will be bale to use Ubuntu within Windows 8 base on Virtual machine mechanism. So lets begin without any further delay

Feared that “Big brother” is watching you while you log on to the internet world ? Scared off some weird all seeing eye that is tracking your location and spying on you? Well these fears are not strange at all because the sophisticated tech gadgets and advanced software apps have really breached our security because most of the softwares access out private data entities. Some new operating systems like Windows 8 have location based services ON by default so such settings can make you quite  vulnerable and can revel your location easily  So if you are a user of Windows 8 and wants to totally conceal your location off or on the internet. just follow the simple step by step procedure that we will tell you below and get rid of all the privacy worries.

Getting a smart phone with multi cores, fancy outlook, graceful software doesn't come at ease. Besides loosening your pocket, you have to manage it 24/7. Plethora of tasks running at the background, processes,  higher resolutions often drain the batteries of the smart phones so most of the people possessing smart phones are on the lookout for apps and tips that may help them saving the all time running out battery life. There are numerous apps and hardware techniques used for the battery saving around the world but we will tell you about a power saving app especially designed for the multi core smart phones. Yes ! the name the application is “Quadcore manager” but never mind its perfectly workable with the other multi-core smart phones like dual cores etc. So how does it work ?

Lock screen is one of the trademark features of Windows 8 but it seems many desktop users are bored of it because of its less usability. Windows 8 lock screen was especially designed for Windows smart phones so there is no point in using this lock screen in laptops and desktops. How to get rid of the windows 8 lock screen is the question we will answer in this article. So let’s begin

We can’t even kill time without internet let alone the job work or study so what will you do if you lost your 3G dongle or there is not wifi detection on your phone? Internet is the lifeline and must be kept running in order to keep things smooth. We will tell you some simple steps through which you can convert your laptop into Wifi-Hotspot having windows 8 OS. Converting your lappy into access point will also let your enjoy wi-fi on mobile devices and other laptops. There are many third party softwares that can help your laptop act as wifi hotspot but the practice to deploy the third party software is not recommended because of increased risks of crashes. So let’s begin converting your laptop into some great access point.

Being in the command prompt terminal is itchy for most of us and we get bored because of the black, soporific and bromide screen. We all have to interact with the terminal in some form or other. Especially developers have to open and issues the low level commands to the phone devices using the terminal daily. So isn’t there nay easy way to issue the commands and play with the terminal? Some magic that lets you issues verbal commands to the machines? No not yet but yes there is something that will facilitate you a lot in your interaction with the terminal. Now you can issue commands to the terminal in a much easier and interesting way using the colossal Android app called ”Quick terminal”. Yes, the app does exactly what it sounds from the title. Quick terminal allows you to control the low level working and functioning of the systems and all the tasks we tend to do using the terminal is done by the quick terminal where we can write the commands easily without getting bored. The app interface is self-explanatory unlike the all black terminal windows where a layman gets dumped under the difficult to learn HCI.

Floating apps are talk of the town these days and because of the increasing trend of market towards on the go control of devices. Hovering  widgets, Overlays, Flying buttons are some of the very latest amongst the surge of floating apps. Floating apps does not only give a great sense of usability to the user, it also enhances the low level control and aesthetic sense of the device. The most amazing thing is the augmented customized options along with these floating apps,. You can literally control your device acting features by getting the low level access to your device. Floating apps are fun to play with. They does not only save your time, your phone HCI and usability experience is improved a lot. Apps like floating notes and overlaying buttons gives you a much friendly environment to play with.