We haven’t heard any fixed official release date from Apple about their next Operating system to control their flagship devices. While, we are eager to see what hidden features the iOS 7 has to offer beside its hideous app icons and not too adaptive UI; some developers are already trying to port the apps and UI to the current OS.
Apple has introduced some very customizable and exclusive features in iOS7 at WWDC13 this year, and We are really excited about it. But, if you really want to get hold of some of the features of upcoming iOS, you can possibly do that right now.
Jony Ive may not have got the icons and the glossy effects right, but the weather app is right on and if you don’t want to bother upgrading to iOS 7, which is still not out of the Beta stages, just for the weather app, then we have the perfect solution for you in the form of a new app!
So, How to Get the iOS 7 weather app now? Luckily you don’t have to do any dirty work, like – hacking into the system to modify some files or create an app yourself. — You just need to download an app from iTunes and you are done.
Developed by Robert Paul Neagru, “Aero” is a new app that is currently topping App Store charts mainly due to its elegantly designed UI which also closely resembles the UI on the new Weather app in iOS 7. Following the new iOS 7 edge-to-edge guidelines set by Apple, the developer of Aero has managed to make a very intuitive UI that is unmatched by any other weather apps on iOS.
Untill, we get our hands on the new iOS 7, this weather app is the best bet for you.
Feedly released the much anticipated feature for the millions of existing users and new one, which allows them to have some exclusive features. Feedly has been hinting about the paid option even since Google announced the shut down, and it might be the best time to do that — considering the ever growing active users on the website.
Feedly Pro is a &5 a month service that offers features which the more intense news junkies will appreciate, including priority for tech support, better security and search. For those who trust feedly service can have the lifetime access to the Feedly Pro services by paying a one time fees $99.00.
Right now Feedly Pro has more than enough to tempt me to sign up:
Article search: Search within your feedly feeds.
Evernote: One-click save to any of your Evernote notebooks.
Premium Support: Get bumped to the front of the support line.
https: Add a layer of security to your feedly browsing.
The first bullet point steals the show, which is really useful since Facebook shut their doors for the tech enthusiast. Searching the right content within the list of your rss list has been my favorite option provided by Google reader.
Feedly has promised to improve the premium service over time. Based on their history, feedly has been very reliable company when it comes to providing a reliable service.
Are you going to opt for the premium service? Let us know in comments!
TrustGo is the one of the most popular free mobile security for android platform, while keeping the things little far at the good side – the security tool is pretty effective. On, the other hand bitdefender provides faster and light weight app, which is full of features, but comes at a price.
Lets determine which one proves to be a better option for a range of users based on different factors.
1. Scan Speed and impact on user’s device
Unlike any other antivirus or malware detection tool – TrustGo tries to detect malware and other virus intrusion, based on apps installed on your device. The security tool scans the installed apps on the device and matches it with the database of trusted apps, which has been approved by TrustGo using the information gathered from 400 app marketplaces around the world. This gives the app faster scan speed and better protection from malicious apps being detected before they are actually installed.
Bitdefender, on the other hand uses the traditional virus and malware detection algorithm that scans the full system files and apps in order to detect any intrusion or security breach.
It took TrustGo an average of 39.02 seconds to scan 187 apps and other assorted files while a dozen other apps were running. This was well behind the much faster Bitdefender, but still fast enough to where it wouldn’t impact the user.
However, Bitdefender scanned all my files on the device within 17.38 seconds while I was playing subway surf to kill the time for a while. That almost seems surprising because Bitdefender’s on-demand scanning is so fast that I wasn’t entirely sure it was doing anything at all. The developer explained that during a scan, Bitdefender extracts information from only the files that could harm your device—apps, apks, and others—and then performs the analysis on the cloud.
As nearly all other Android security apps, Bitdefender automatically scans any new apps loaded onto the device. When loading a suspicious penetration testing app, I noticed that it took two seconds before Bitdefender’s warning appeared on the screen. Be careful not to move too fast, or you might launch a dangerous app – which is not the case with TrustGo, as it is app dependent antivirus.
I would give 3/5 for TrustGo for comparatively slower scan speed and 4/5 for blazing fast scan speed & impact on user’s device.
2. Download size and Bootup time
Both device comes with the pretty small file size to be downloaded from playstore – 3.89MB (TrustGo) and 2.44MB (Bitdefender) for a security tool is really sleek. They don’t bother users for updating the app annoyingly and can perform the job silently at the background.
Both security tool doesn’t slow down your device, provided your gadget has enough ram to handle some extra tasks. I never experience any lag on my Samsung Galaxy S4 during general tasks and boot up time. I even installed both apps at the same time and I could play any game on my device without any issues.
With the TrustGo installed, it takes an average of 22.3 seconds to boot up the phone, and only another five seconds after that before the TrustGo logo appears on the top bar. Likewise, rebooting the phone with Bitdefender installed took an average of only 22.1 seconds, about as long as it takes to reboot a Galaxy S4 with other security software running.
TrustGo : 4/5
Bitdefender : 4.1/5 (due to low app download size on Google play)
3. Identifying and removing suspicious files/apps
To see how TrustGo handled potentially malicious apps, I installed a penetration testing app that is frequently flagged as malware. After I installed the test app, TrustGo popped up a warning which I was pleased to note categorized it as a low threat, and also included information about the app. Most security apps do not provide information about why they flag the apps that they do. However, enough time had elapsed that I could have easily opened the suspicious app before TrustGo’s warning appeared.
From this warning I could uninstall the app or add it to my list of ignored apps. Once ignored, TrustGo will not include the app in its list of possible threats during a system scan. Tapping delete here, or in the scan results, opens the Android uninstaller and removes the app.
On the other hand, Bitdefender automatically scans any new apps loaded onto the device. When loading a suspicious penetration testing app, I noticed that it took two seconds before Bitdefender’s warning appeared on the screen. Be careful not to move too fast, or you might launch a dangerous app.
Other apps require you to run a system scan before generating an alert on the security app’s main page. However, Bitdefender immediately altered its main page to warn me of the suspicious app before I performed a system scan. Once a threat is identified, Bitdefender makes it easy to uninstall the offending app.
TrustGo: 4/5
Bitdefender: 4/5
4. App control
Both security tool provides extensive way to manage your apps and determine which one might be harmful for your smartphone under a different name. Bitdefender organize and lists the app under the “Application Audit” tab where as TrustGo provides similar function in “Manage App” tab.
Bitdefender has some interesting filters implemented at the software audit window and users can filter the app according to – internet, privacy control and costs. As the name suggests – “internet” lists the app that requires internet connection to perform various task, “Provacy and control” lists the apps that requires certain privacy and device control with-or-without user’s permission and “cost” lists the app that might require payment for the service.
On the other hand, TrustGo lists the app on two simple sub-drawers – Hot Apps and My Apps. “Hot Apps,” lists apps trusted by TrustGo and “My Apps” lists currently installed applications on your device. You can view details by clicking on the little document icon or remove the app by clicking on trash icon.
You’ll be presented with a list of popular apps that TrustGo has scanned and certified as safe to use. According to TrustGo, the company scans 400 app marketplaces around the world, and gathers information from users to stay abreast of new Android apps. For users this is a first line of defense against malicious applications.
Both app management system is pretty impressive providing the users control on the overall privacy and permissions.
TrustGo : 4/5
Bitdefender : 4/5
5. Antitheft and other options
Similar to the Privacy Guard information, TrustGo pulls some of Android’s security-related settings and puts them in one easily accessible spot. From the System Management button, you can set limits on your mobile data, see your overall data consumption, and see how much data has been used by individual apps.
Bitdefender provides some basic options and features, which can be customized according to user’s requirements. However, it doesn’t implement the options as we saw on the TrustGo, that tries to unify the android settings into TrustGo options list.
Anti-thefty, often is the main area where user focuses while opting for a premium security tool for portable device after the malware detection capacity. Getting such features from the free application is like getting a free desert at the restaurant.
TrustGo and Bitdefender offers several anti-theft features accessible from a web portal or SMS commands. From here, you can track your device’s location, lock it, activate an alarm, or wipe its memory.
I was little confused when I first signed in to TrustGo’s web portal because I couldn’t find my anti-theft options. It was hidden behind the My Phone section of the Trusted Cloud menu. Another issue I found was that the TrusGo’s device locator couldn’t detect my device even when I tried it multiple time. These were the only bumps on the road.
TrustGo’s remote device lock and alarm with message worked flawlessly and I was able to lock my device without any problem. Activating alarm with 140 characters, custom message is really helpful. You can mention your phone number and owner’s name at the same time.
Unlike other security tools available for android devices TrustGo allows users to undo any remote commands that they can manage at their webportal. I was able to instantly enable or disable any remote command for my device.
If someone fails three times to enter the correct unlock code, TrustGo will activate the device’s front-facing camera and snap a photo, which is then sent to the email address associated with your TrustGo account. While I’m glad to see this included in the app, I prefer having the flexibility to take photos on demand.
Bitdefender also offers similar functions like TrustGo. I was very pleased with their fluid web portal interface, which was very informative and nicely organized. It detected my device without any problem – however, it took a little while before it could show it on Google maps.
The alarm was activated quickly and though quite annoying (my colleague described it as “like dubstep”), it’s not as loud as TrustGo’s offering. It can also be dismissed by tapping a dialog box. This would definitely scare and annoy a thief, but it’s probably better for locating a lost device.
Most security apps give you some granularity about what information to remove during a remote wipe –It’s all or nothing. I was disappointed that Bitdefender did not include a spy camera option to surreptitiously snap photos from the device’s front facing camera.
TrustGo : 3.5/5
Bitdefender : 3.5/5
So, which one is better?
TrustGo is the free tool, comparing it with a premium security component is insane. However, being a completely free tool, we can say that it provides a good competition to the premium version of bitdefender mobile security. TrustGo provides top-tier malware detection built around an ambitious app scanning scheme. It rounds out its features with system management options and handy metrics which are convenient and easy to use—especially for new Android users. Weigh those benefits and its price tag against bitdefender’s security features and option which comes at a price tag.
I was little disappointed that bitdefender doesn’t provide spy camera feature bundled with the app but I was really impressed with app’s other anti-theft features – particularly the lock screen which prevented all the interaction with the device.
Bitdefender provides some nasty security tools by SMS commands and seemingly organized and integrated web portal but lacks scheduled scanning while providing smart unobtrusive continuous protection.
However, the bitdefender app does lack a beatiful interface – you might be surprised if you have just installed it on your device while reading this article, but if you go through the manual scan screen and other areas of the app you will notice empty spaces all over the place. TrustGo is strong with its flawless interface design.
If you are looking for a security app that can monitor the application’s behavior and intrusions in your device without spending any bucks – TrustGo might be your clue. Security apps are a very competitive space, but Bitdefender offers security and peace of mind, all while remaining unobtrusive, and at a price that won’t crunch your wallet.
Its only a matter of time when Google reader seizes to death and abandons all of the news enthusiastic for nothing. All about-to-be-former, “Google reader” users are searching for an alternative, including me.
If you think there are lots of alternative to Google reader – you might just wrong. Yes, there are many feed syndicator available, but they all are not so promising and are different from the experience, Google reader used to provide.
The new Feedly (a magazine type, flipboard style reader) which tripled its user base in last 3 months, sure is rich in graphics and can be very friendly for users who just needs to be updated with the latest news from few of their websites.
But, for the tech savvy like us, who used to dig into lot deeper to dozens of websites everyday using Google reader – must be disappointed because we don’t have much options.
Facebook announced that they are going to launch a new social feed reader for mobile phones powered by android and iOS, and sources confirms it will be another flipboard-styled socially-optimized app which is customized for that particular user. – This isn’t we tech guys looking for.
After following the news on AOL, trying “the old reader” and many other alternative, I couldn’t agree more that “digg reader” is something I was waiting for quite a long time.
“digg reader” is now open for public. I am few of the lucky ones, who got early access to the reader as a beta tester. Here is my experience:
Login in and importing data from Google reader
Importing your Google reader Rss feed list has never been so easy. You just have to click on “Import Google Reader” when you login to the website for the first time – and god! it was too fast and easy. All my feeds and lists are intact and they are listed the same way it used to be on Google reader.
I can even manage my feeds and sort them into folders and view the most popular ones at the same place. The in-built popularity meter comes very handy when you want filter your feeds.
So far, it looks promising enough.
Adding Feeds
My first curiosity was to figure out how digg manages the feeds and displays output. I must say, it didn’t disappointed me. Adding feeds to digg reader is easy, you just need to click on “Add”, which is located at the bottom left corner of the webpage and paste the RSS/Atom feed url and press enter.
You can select the specific category if it is mentioned in the feed and sort them accordingly. The new feed will start collecting information from the website immediately.
The UI
Interface is pretty basic and resembles that of “Google reader” but in more “digg style”. It is almost perfect and minimalist – loads quick, you will feel like home again. Digg manages to bind the former Google users to the service and it is quite promising.
You’ll get two important viewing options available – “List View” and “Expanded View”. List view – shows your feeds content title without the summary or any other details, you can click on the title if you want to expand to the summary – quite useful if you don’t want to load everything in one go. Expanded view – as the name suggests, it will show all the feeds with full content and graphics.
KeyBoard Shortcuts
Well, if you have been juggling with your feeds on Google Reader with the Keyboard shortcuts like me – then you will be happy to know that it replicates almost the same keyboard shortcuts as we used to have on Google. It makes it so easy to use and it feels like you are already familiar with the digg reader because it just has everything you used to have with additional features.
Tightly integrated to digg
Digg reader, obviously is tightly integrated with the main website digg. You can digg your feeds right into the reader and give them addition boost. You can tweet the feeds or share them on your Facebook account.
Settings
Digg provides some very basic settings for the users to manage – so you don’t have much of the things to worry about, just little tweaks that you can set and forget about. The basic settings allows you to update your email ID, set unread counts (the unread feed item counts as we used to have on Google reader), share your digg feed page to anyone or share your feed list.
Read later block – enables you to add instapaper, pocket and readability. You can link your facebook or twitter accounts for easy access to the website.
and the last one – which is going to be the least used option – “Delete your Digg account”.
Portability
Digg reader promised to get it users a portable experience on their mobile phones and tablets. Currently only iOS app is available for download but digg team promised to release the apps for other platforms too, including Android.
So, this is it?
If you are looking for the alternative for Google reader which resemble your favorite feed syndicator in every possible way – this is it! You can dig all your news and articles from all over the internet like you used to do it before. If you are tech savvy like me and likes the old-fashioned way to keep in touch with – “What’s going on the internet” and the things you are interested in, “digg reader” can be your home sweet home.
What could be the best app for a music lover? Some new music player? Nah! thats would be too old of a concept. How about some concert related apps? You will be surprised to know how many apps are currently available for download that give users the ability to either know which concert is being held where, when and who are going?
We are here about some commonly knows apps that are specifically made for the comfort of music lovers, which can detect a person’s location and then tell that one which concerts are happening nearby with all the details tagged along with it. Apps like Bandsintown and songkick are the ones are specialise in scanning music libraries of users and then learn their musical preferences so that they can never miss a show.
For those who may be a frequent user of online streaming services like spotify, pandora and soundcloud, these apps also have the permission to scan the stream of data and then collect their own info. Imagine never turning on the tv ever again or looking up the internet just to find what concerts are happening and where you can reach locally.
To add to the already long list of features, the app Bandsintown also shows you which of your friends are going to which concert so that you can enjoy to the full extent without even making a single call or plan a trip, because you already know where everyone is going to be.
Lets listen to the opinion o Julien Mitelberg, the CEO of New York based Bandsintown, why she thinks people actually go to the concerts –
“There are two reasons why someone might go to a concert. The first is that they like a particular style of music or the artist. The second is that it’s a social event with friends.”
In the favour of the app bandsintown we can add that the app not only notifies you about the concerts and friends going but it also allows the users ability to invite mates all over the world. This app is available for both android and iPhone.
If you are kinda bored with this app then you might try Songkick which is also available for both iPhone and Android, its speciality being that fact that it collects data from the ticket vendors, website and newspapers just to compile a very informative database about concerts happening worldwide. Another similar app related to the idea of concerts is Rhapsody Concerts, from the music streaming service Rhapsody. The app tells users which concerts are happening and they allow free streaming for the band’s albums before asking the user to buy tickets to the show.
“Our customers like to go see live music. But there weren’t really any services out there that combined an unlimited catalog of songs with live music discovery,” said Paul Springer, senior vice president of product at Rhapsody International, which is based in Seattle.
Similar app that lets users buy online tickets to all the shows worldwide is Thrillcall, started almost 4 years ago this app is one the most successfull online ticket vendors available for both android and iPhone. What actually got this app high was the special exclusive offers in Los angeles, New york and other major cities to meet the band members, bypass lines, buy VIP merchandise etc. What other app provides you the ability to buy tickets to your favourite band’s show in just two clicks.
After all these apps, the responsibility fall on the shoulders of the musicfreaks only to know what app might be the best one for them, as on a rough estimate there are more than 100,000 concert apps available at any moment on the smarthphone stores! So whats your choice?
CPU-Z, which has been the favorite tool to monitor the hardware of PC is now available for android devices. The app does the same task as it does on PC – identifying and displaying real time information and data about your CPU and other hardware.
If you are a devoted user of CPU-Z on PC, you must be very happy to see that they finally launched an app for your android devices and you can now monitor your hardware on your smartphone too. The real time information about the phone is really useful and fascinating for many.
It is a very powerful and useful tool to keep a track of your hardware and their health. It keeps the track of SoC (System On Chip) name, architecture, clock speed for each core ; System information : device brand & model, screen resolution, RAM, storage.; Battery information : level, status, temperature ; and Sensors.
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Both security tool provides extensive way to manage your apps and determine which one might be harmful for your smartphone under a different name. Bitdefender organize and lists the app under the “Application Audit” tab where as TrustGo provides similar function in “Manage App” tab.
Similar to the Privacy Guard information, TrustGo pulls some of Android’s security-related settings and puts them in one easily accessible spot. From the System Management button, you can set limits on your mobile data, see your overall data consumption, and see how much data has been used by individual apps.
Importing your Google reader Rss feed list has never been so easy. You just have to click on “Import Google Reader” when you login to the website for the first time – and god! it was too fast and easy. All my feeds and lists are intact and they are listed the same way it used to be on Google reader.
My first curiosity was to figure out how digg manages the feeds and displays output. I must say, it didn’t disappointed me. Adding feeds to digg reader is easy, you just need to click on “Add”, which is located at the bottom left corner of the webpage and paste the RSS/Atom feed url and press enter.
Interface is pretty basic and resembles that of “Google reader” but in more “digg style”. It is almost perfect and minimalist – loads quick, you will feel like home again. Digg manages to bind the former Google users to the service and it is quite promising.
Well, if you have been juggling with your feeds on Google Reader with the Keyboard shortcuts like me – then you will be happy to know that it replicates almost the same keyboard shortcuts as we used to have on Google. It makes it so easy to use and it feels like you are already familiar with the digg reader because it just has everything you used to have with additional features.
Digg provides some very basic settings for the users to manage – so you don’t have much of the things to worry about, just little tweaks that you can set and forget about. The basic settings allows you to update your email ID, set unread counts (the unread feed item counts as we used to have on Google reader), share your digg feed page to anyone or share your feed list.
