Hack Chrome For Maximum Internet Speed

Google Chrome is no doubt the most used web browser today. After having a look at my blog stats, I found that 47% of my blog visitors used Google Chrome. And why not? Chrome is simply the fastest, the most simple to use and at the same time, a very secure web browser.

Other than Chrome, Mozilla Firefox is another well known web browser. For many internet users, Firefox works even better than Chrome.

Earlier I had written about some tricks to increase your internet speed with Firefox and also some tricks to improve your overall internet speed.

Today, I will share some more tricks to increase your internet speed and this time, we are focused on Google Chrome and improving its speed.

Tricks To Increase Internet Speed With Chrome

In all these tricks, the common thing is that we are going to disable all services and features that we don't require. This will result into speeding up from the browser's side.

1. Disable Images For Faster Loading

Images contribute the most of the bandwidth that you are consuming with every web page. On every web page, you will find a collection of too many images, not just the images present in the content but also in the form of website logo, bullets , images in the sidebar, etc.

Just check out this page and you will notice a lot of small or large images.

And frankly speaking, I don't like websites without images. And you would also not like them... most probably.

But if you are tackling a really slow internet speed or want to load web pages really faster (at least 3 times faster) than usual, then disabling images is a sure shot solution.

Here is how to disable images in Chrome:

Open Settings > Advanced Settings

Under Privacy, find 'Content Settings'

Under Images, select the 'Do not show any images' button. Then click on 'Done'.

2. Disable JavaScript

Many times use JavaScript to render small or big things at their websites. In most of the cases, JavaScript is used to render things other than the main content text. So turning it off won't interrupt your real browsing data.

Turning off JavaScript may not help too much in improving your browser's speed as compared to the speed when you disable images, but it can sure boost up your web page loading speed in some cases.

Here is how to disable JavaScript in Chrome:

Open Settings > Advanced Settings

Under Privacy, find 'Content Settings'

Under JavaScript, select the 'Do not allow any site to run Javacript' option. Then click on 'Done'.

3. Regularly clear your browsing history and cache

Browsing history and cache are meant to increase your overall browsing speed but sometimes when there are just too many temporary files, it may cause a trouble.

You may be visiting some sites regularly but most of the sites you visit are a one-time visit only. Now there are thousands of such pages and all of them have their temporary files. A lot of junk, isn't it?

Here is how to clear browsing history, cache and other temporary files in Chrome:

Open Tools > Clear browsing data

or

Open Settings > Advanced Settings > Under Privacy, check 'Clear browsing data'.

or

Press Ctrl + Shift + Del on your keyboard.

Select all the options that apply and select your time range. Then click on 'Clear browsing data'.

4. Disable malware and phishing protection


I do not recommend you to disable phishing and malware protection unless you are an experienced internet user. And if you think that you will be able to handle phishing attempts on your own, then go ahead and disable them to get some more speed boost.

Here is how to disable malware and phishing protection in Chrome:

Open Settings > Advanced Settings

Under Privacy, find 'Content Settings'

5. Disable logging and metrics reporting

By default Chrome automatically keeps a log of your usage stats and sends them to Google for research and development. Not that they do not send your browsing details, just the usage stats.

In case, you are suffering from a slow internet speead or just want to get some more quick responses from Chrome, then disabling these features can give you no harm + some speed benefits.

To disable these features you need to create a shortcut for your Chrome browser and at the end of the path, you have to assign an extra option that will be used to disable these features.

For Windows XP, the destination path for the shortcut will be:

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\

Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe -Disable-logging -Disable-metrics-system -Disable-metrics-reporting

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15 Years With Google

Google, a name known by all, a tool which is the all time favorite for engineers and students, a company which every start-up gets inspiration from, a network which has been ruling the internet since 15 years.

15 years ago when Larry Page and Sergey Brin shook their hands on this project in their little garage, little would they know that this lesser known startup would end up to become one of the largest tech company. The early primitive Google.com gave path to a large network of internet products, all successful. Be it the clean and fast Gmail or the world’s largest video collection YouTube, Google has satisfied customers and web surfers in each and every possible way.

This 27th September, Google officially celebrated its 15th birthday with a piñata game, which I am sure none of you would have missed! But even if you missed it or if you want to play the game again, no doubt it’s still available on www.google.com/doodles/ To give a tribute to these glorious 15 years, here I have compiled a list of the best 15 products and innovations by Google so far.

1. The Search Engine Giant – Google.com 

Ask any engineer a tricky question and his answer will always be – ‘Just Google it!’

Google in 1998

Google.com; the domain name registered on 15th September 1997, about an year before the company went public; is the well known homepage to the search engine giant and the homepage to their every other product as well.

Google has indexed about 60 trillion web pages so far and is no doubt the most accurate search engine and an all time favorite for students. Search web content, images, news, videos and a lot more from the same place - www.google.com!

2. Gmail

Fast, clean, simple yet sophisticated, these words define the largest free email service provided by Google. Gmail, started in the year 2004, is the most preferred email service because of its large storage, clean and spam free environment.

3. YouTube

YouTube, the free video sharing website which had about 20 million unique visitors per month in the year 2006, was acquired by Google that year and now there are about 1 billion unique monthly visitors on YouTube. YouTube hosts the world’s largest collection of videos shared by amateur as well as professional video makers. 

4. Google+

In no time, the social network by Google reached about 500 million active users. Google+ succeeded in attracting professional business people, corporate men as well as fellow social geeks. Google+ had everything that you would expect from the online giant from features like cover pics and circle features to hangouts and #hashtags.

5. Google Chrome

Just like every other Google product, the best feature about Google Chrome, its very own web browser is – speed. Fast, simple and powerful would be some other adjectives that suit Google Chrome very well. In a very short span of time, Google Chrome replaced Mozilla Firefox to become the most used web browser.

In the month of September this year, Google Chrome got updated with new features including the integration of Google homepage and Google+ notifications bar on every new blank tab launched in Chrome.

6. Android

Android was acquired by Google in the year 2005 and today, Android has one of the largest user base. Android is the smartphone OS which offered powerful features in mobiles which cost less. With more than 50 billion apps available on the Google playstore, Android is very famous in developers too.

7. Blogger

The originally called Blogspot.com was acquired, renamed to Blogger and brought to success by Google in the year 2003. Blogger is one of the largest free blogging platform used by millions of bloggers to host their professional as well as hobby blogs.

This very blog is also hosted at blogger.

8. Picasa

Picasa and Picasa web albums are two products by Google used for organizing images offline and online respectively. Picasa web albums (picasaweb.google.com) offers 1GB of free storage for photos and videos which can be extended at some minimal costs.

9. Google Maps and Google Earth

Google Maps is the well known tool that helps you find your way in unknown cities and places. Google Maps is the most accurate service which gets updated by its users and provides the most accurate paths and maps.

Google Earth provides satellite views of the earth’s different locations and places, lets you view 3D buildings and maps. Google Earth is a free software whereas Google Earth Pro is a more advanced and premium software which costs about $400 per year.

10. Google Business Solutions

With the features like Google Apps, Google drive, Google docs, Google Adwords, Adsense, Google Website Optimizer, Google Webmasters Central, Google Analytics and a lot more, Google has succeeded in attracting business people and companies by making their online work easier.

Google Apps are used by business bodies and institutions for managing a lot of features like email accounts, docs and sites based on the domain name of the institution. 

11. URL Shortener – goo.gl

How about converting a 100 character long URL into a 10 character short, easy to share URL?

This is what goo.gl is all about. If you see URLs like http://goo.gl/ZfhTf2 and click on them, the short URL would redirect to the original page which the person wanted to share. To create a short URL of your own, just visit http://goo.gl and enter the long URL. Goo.gl also gives tracking features which let you keep a record of the number of people who use your short links.

12. Google Translate

If while searching for the best answer to a tricky physics question, you land on a German web page, don’t worry. All you need to understand the content is just http://translate.google.com .

Google translate effectively translates the given language into English or any other language that you want from international languages like German, Spanish, French or Latin to even regional languages like Gujarati, Hindi and Bengali!

13. Google Glass

Google Glass is a new device designed by Google this year, which is a combination of a smartphone, a wearable computer and a spectacle frame. This device is one of the only products which costs you something more than $0, obviously because this product isn’t an online product like Gmail or YouTube.

The estimated cost of Google Glass is about $1500 and currently this product is available only to researchers and developers. 

14. Google Web Designer 

Launched this September, Google Web Designer is the latest addition to the innovative products by Google. Google Web Designer is a free visual based designing tool to create HTML5 sites easily. 

To download and try out Google Web Designer, visit http://www.google.com/webdesigner/

15. Doodles and Easters 

Last but not the least, Google features some of the most interesting and fun features in the form of Doodles and Easters. 

Doodles are the images and animations featured on Google home page to celebrate worldwide or local important events. The first one being the burning man doodle which was designed to show that the owners Larry Page and Sergey Brin were taking a leave for a day to participate in the festival and the latest doodle being the piñata game to celebrate Google’s 15th birthday. 

Google also features a lot of hidden easter eggs in their search engine like the ‘do a barrel roll’ easter, ‘google gravity’, ‘the answer to life the universe and everything’ , ‘zerg rush , ‘google in 1998’ , ‘find chuck norris’ and many more easters. All you need to experience the fun is type the given search terms in the search box and hit search. To experience google gravity and ‘find chuck norris’, you need to visit the home page, enter the term ‘google gravity’ or ‘find chuck norris’ and hit ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’.

Other special easters are http://google.com/pacman, http://www.google.com/mentalplex ,etc. 

These 15 products have made Google, the most well known and one of the largest tech company especially in the field on internet. Whether it be the search engine, the email service, the online documents and storage or the latest device Google Glass, Google has spread its wings on every field and is still transforming innovative ideas into real products, satisfying and attracting customers all over. 

With such an ever expanding territory, we can conclude that no alternative to Google exists till today and let’s hope that Google keeps expanding its reach with new products and features in its long future.

By: veera On 09:50

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3 Ways to Add JavaScript to WordPress Posts or Pages

You might have modified your WordPress theme to add a JavaScript code but there are times when you may want to add JavaScript to a specific post or page. So, In this post I will explain you how to add JavaScript code to single WordPress post or page.

• If you are running a self hosted WordPress blog than you can simple add the JavaScript code to your post through the built-in editor, just switch to HTML mode and paste the code.

• Alternatively, you can install a WordPress Plugin “Allow Javascript in Posts and Pages” which enables you to add JavaScript to blog posts and pages just by adding a simple short-code.

• And if you don’t want to install an extra plugin to your WordPress Blog you can simply add a Custom Field (js) and paste the JavaScript code into the Value field. After that just add short-code in your post – [cf]js[/cf].

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Google Plus SEO strategy and ways to improve it

Are you doing business and wanna improve your SEO (search engine optimization) using Google plus? This post instructs the Google plus SEO strategy and some ways to improve it.

Ranking well in search engines is essential for every business to target and get potential clients. Most of the internet marketers use social networks, share worthy information to get genuine social signals to please search engines and get succeed in their business. Useful google plus feature and its SEO strategy make the people to use it widely for their personal and professional use.

I am part-time blogger and Google Plus is my favorite social network. I believed that there is a strong relationship lies between the Google plus and SEO. I am having thousands of Google Plus followers and my activities in this popular social network helps me to get good SERP (search engine page ranking) for my blog posts. Before discussing the Google Plus SEO strategy and the ways to improve it, let me tell you some current facts and stats of Google Plus.

Google Plus facts and stats of 2013

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Google Plus has over 343 million active users now and about 60% are daily users. 40% of internet marketers are using Google Plus and +1 button is used more than 5 billion times per day. Almost 67% of people have planned to increase their activities in Google Plus and 70% wants to learn more about it. Recently Google Plus had dominated monthly visits of facebook and twitter with no. of visits per month at 1,203 million. Amazing stats of Google plus, isn’t it?

Google Plus SEO strategy

Google has already cleared that the no. of +1s have no impact on search rankings, but Google Plus profiles and pages do have and you could increase the chances of getting the targeted visitors from Google organic search result with it. So to get high SERP, recognize the following Google plus SEO strategy.

1. Google Plus posts are crawled & indexed quickly.

2. Each post of Google plus pass link equity and if the shared post is valuable, it send semantic signals to search algorithm of Google.

3. If the username (+Nirmalasanthakumar) has been mentioned many times in the Google plus posts by others, it would build up a good rank for that profile page. Posts from that profile will rank better in search.

8 ways to improve the Google Plus SEO strategy

Google uses variety of tools and signals to decide the quality of the website (Each page of the website) to give rank on search engines. For that, the basic Search engine optimization and getting quality links from other websites are more important. So most of the digital marketers are using Google plus for business to get some SEO benefits. Let’s check some of the ways to improve the Google Plus SEO strategy now.

1. Have a complete Google Plus profile

Your Google plus profile page tells your entire business history, so it is essential to complete all the required fields like adding real name and image, website details with description, etc. and get verified by Google. Adding Google Plus Badge on your blog/website would help you to gain credibility and followers.

2. Share High quality content consistently

Provide solutions, interesting facts, and unknown stuffs to your readers; engage them with your quality content. Also do conversation on the shared Google plus post and this would assist you to make high-ranking on web searches.

3. Get Google Plus Authorship

Getting authorship from Google for your Google Plus profile page would make you popular in the web searches as the Google plus snippet will be shown with your profile image, name and no. of followers in your Google plus circle.

4. Use G+ button often

+1 of Google Plus is similar to Facebook like. It comes along with your Google Plus profile and it let the readers to click on it to express their fascination towards the shared content. If the readers did so, it is like sharing your content on their network. If more people clicked the +1 button on your share content, it would send signals to the search engines saying that your content is more relevant.

5. Make use of featured link

The featured link of the Google Plus post is a do-follow and you could make use of it to share your website links. I used to see people sharing the link in the description filed along with the description of the content. If you do so, the link juice would not be passed to your website/blog.

6. Grow your Google plus circle

Google plus SEO strategy would be enhanced by following influential people related your field and adding link-minded people to your Google plus circle. The larger your Google Plus network, the more you influence the people’s search results who have you in their Google Plus circles. Buying Google Plus fans would result in a lower search profile, so add the relevant people manually to grow it further.

7. Include Keyword in the description

While sharing the information on Google plus posts, include appropriate keywords in the description (specifically in the first line). It would help you to drive traffic to your website/blog from the search engines. You could make use of Spark, a Google plus feature to add videos and information automatically related to the shared content by setting up of the keyword searches in it.

8. Take part in Google communities

To engage, learn and share the helpful stuffs associated to your business, do take part in various Google Plus communities. The more you stay active here, the more you get favor from search engines and this would let you to advance your brand name.

Conclusion:

In the year 2010, Matt cuts told that the social signals are considering by the search ranking algorithm. For any business, it would be good to gain more social signals for the information shared in social networks. According to Google, getting more +1s and Google authorship have no correlation in improving your rank on search engines, but these are organic link building strategies which increases your click through rate.

Now a days, search engines are very smart and they are throwing out the spammers with its various algorithms. By building authority for your Google Plus profile & pages, you could have ability to gain good ranking positions in search engines. 

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How To Install Whatsapp on Your PC or Laptop

Whatsapp is a free cross-mobile messaging platform which is well known to most of us. Whatsapp cuts down our SMS bills as well as provides a lot of other features like group chat, lets you send photos and videos. You can even share your current geographic location with your friends.

As mentioned above, Whatsapp is a messaging platform for mobiles. Currently, Whatsapp is available for iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia S40, Symbian and Windows Phone.
But there are a lot of users with some other mobile phones who don't want to miss out from the world of Whatsapp either. Are you one such mobile user?
Then there is a solution for you that will let you use Whatsapp with your laptop or even your PC!
How To Install Whatsapp on Your PC or Laptop

To run Whatsapp on a computer, we are going to use a tool named "Bluestacks".

Bluestacks is actually a tool that lets you emulate android applications on Windows OS like Windows XP SP3 and higher. Just like any other android application, Whatsapp can be run using bluestacks easily. Download bluestacks from here: http://www.bluestacks.com/

After downloading and installing bluestacks, run and search Whatsapp from the search bar provided in bluestacks or alternatively you can download Whatsapp from its official site here: http://www.whatsapp.com

Now follow the steps shown on screen to install Whatsapp on your computer. You may need to confirm your mobile number during the installation. For this, you will be sent a special code to your mobile number which you need to re-enter when asked by Whatsapp during installation.

Thats it!

Now you are done with installing Whatsapp on your Laptop or PC and you can use it without any kind of limitations as perfectly as you could with a smartphone.

Common Issues Faced

• Unable to download Whatsapp directly from Bluestacks - Try downloading Whatsapp using your computer's browser from the official whatsapp site or from some other website providing android application (apk) files.
• How to add contacts to Bluestacks - Go to settings, manage contacts, then click on the menu button provided on the lower left side of Bluestacks and select "New Contact".

Any more issues?

How many of you are going to use Bluestacks now? I hope you don't come across any issues but even if you do face any problems installing Whatsapp on your PC or laptop, do comment and let me know.

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11 Ways to Make WordPress Faster Than Ever

In this post, you’ll find everything you need to know about how to make WordPress faster. Here I have gathered some useful tips, hacks, tweaks, and WordPress plugins that can help you make your WordPress site load fast.

Why make WordPress load faster?

Studies have shown that when a person lands on your blog for the first time, you have only few seconds to capture their attention and convince them to stick around. But if your blog loads slowly they are most likely to leave before they even read the headline. And if this happens, you are going to lose traffic as well as revenue.
Much more importantly, Google considers site speed as one of the over 200 signals in determining search ranking. So if you have slow loading WordPress site, your ranking on Google search results may get affected. And having lower ranking in search results means less traffic.

How to Make WordPress Faster?

Choose The Right Web Hosting Service

Most of the bloggers prefer to start with a shared host from a reliable hosting company like Hostgator and Bluehost. But a lot of the times people try to save money and compromise quality. It is not worth it. Here are some good and affordable web hosts that you may consider to start with.

• Hostgator
• Bluehost

Choose Right WordPress Theme/Framework

When it comes to speed up WordPress, a fast loading theme can make a huge difference. The default WordPress themes Twenty Ten/Twenty Eleven are great for people who want a fast loading WordPress theme, but if you are looking for something unique and creative then you should buy premium WordPress themes or frameworks.
Some great and fast loading WordPress Themes & Frameworks are:

• Genesis Theme Framework
• Thesis Theme Framework

Make Use Of Caching Plugins

Since WordPress is a PHP script it executes queries every time someone visit your blog. Hence making it slow and even crash  due to server load. A caching plugin can solve this problem by allowing visitors computer to store static content such as images, CSS and JS.
So if they revisit your blog without clearing their cache, these static contents will not have to be retrieved from your host, and will therefore appear fast.
Some recommended WordPress caching plugins are:

• W3 Total Cache
• WP Super Cache

Optimize Images

Optimizing images not only to make WordPress faster but will also reduce bandwidth use. And if you are a photo-blogger then optimization of image files needs to be a top priority for you.
The best solution to optimize images is to install  WP Smush.it plugin on your WordPress blog. It will automatically reduce image file size you add to a page or post without loosing quality. The best part is that it has a bulk image optimization option that you can use to optimize old images.

Optimize WordPress Database

There are two ways you can optimize WordPress database. One way is manual hard-core way. Another is to install WordPress plugin.
To do it manually, you need to go to phpMyAdmin and select the database you want to optimize. Then go towards the bottom, check all and select “Optimize Table”.
Or rather run this SQL command.

1	OPTIMIZE TABLE 'wp_comments';

If you don’t want to do this manually, install WP-Optimize plugin. It allows you to clean up your WordPress database and optimize it without phpMyAdmin.

Use Lazyload Plugin

No doubt images can make your blog stand out, and a good way to capture visitors attention. But using lots of images can slow down your WordPress blog.
To solve this issue install BJ Lazy Load plugin. This plugin not only make WordPress faster but also saves bandwidth. It will replace all your post images, thumbnails, gravatar images and content iframes with a placeholder, and will load them only when the visitor scrolls the page.

Compress and Combine CSS and JS Files

WordPress load time can be reduced drastically by reducing the number of HTTP request, and by decreasing overall page size. To do this you need to compress and combine your CSS and JS files.
Recommended WordPress Plugins are:

• WP Minify

Alternatively, you can use W3 Total Cache plugin  for combining and compressing various JS and CSS files into one file.

Add Expire Headers for Static files

Another good way to reduce the number HTTP request is to add expire headers for static files. By doing this you tell the browser how long to store a file in the cache. This way you improve load times for returning visitors.
To can set the expire header you need to edit your .htaccess file.

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# Enable expirations ExpiresActive On # Default directive ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 month" # My favicon ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year" # Images ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month" ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month" ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month" ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month" # CSS ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month" # Javascript ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"

Reduce the Number of External Scripts

If possible try to avoid external scripts, directly or through plugins. Another way to reduce the number of external scripts is to use AddThis to display third-party buttons like Facebook, Twitter, Google+,Pinterest, Foursquare etc.

Remove Inactive WordPress Plugins

This may not sound cool but it is on of the best method to reduce WordPress loading time. If you have any plugin that you no longer use, then get rid of it. Because plugin uses code and the more plugin you have, the more your blog can slow down.

Update to Latest WordPress Version

Last but not the least,stay updated with the latest stable release of WordPress to boost performance of your site and to keep your blog secure.
Do you really want to boost performance of your blog. If yes follow these simple tips to make WordPress faster. Hope this will help you.

By: veera On 02:45

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5 Ways to Improve Android Battery Life

Today a lot of people uses Android phones because of its brilliant display, impressive cameras, super quick processor etc. But most importantly because it lets you connect with your friends on social media site at all the time. However, the most disappointing feature about any Smartphone is its battery. It requires at least one charge per 24-hour period. So, if your android phone does not lasts longer and you want to know how to improve Android battery life follow these simple yet effective tips.

How to Improve Android Battery Life?

Reduce Brightness of your Phone

You love your device for its large and colorful display besides it being battery’s mortal enemy. More than any app or feature, the display consumes a lot of battery life. Even more when you’re browsing the web or watching a video. So, the first step to increase battery life of android is to reduce its screen brightness from display settings.

Turn Off Bluetooth & Wi-Fi When Not In Use

No matter how much you love using Bluetooth or hands-free headset to listen music and receive calls. You will need to turn off your Bluetooth if you want to extend android battery life. Especially when you are not using it.
The same goes for Wi-Fi which really sucks battery life of Android. As it constantly searches for wireless hot spot even if you’re out of range.
So, turning off both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi will save a lot of battery power on your Android device. However, if you need to turn on/off them more often than you should add toggle widget on you home screen.

Disable Vibration

You don’t want to miss your important calls so you enable your phone to vibrate. But unfortunately, vibrating uses much more power than playing a ringtone. So, if you want to improve battery life of Android phone enable ringtone instead of vibration.

Turn Off Auto Sync

One of the best thing about Android phones is that they keeps you update with new information like latest news, Facebook notification, new emails and much more. And this means your phone is constantly working even when you are not using it. As a result it keeps draining down Android battery.
However, you can avoid this by turning off auto sync and then just sync manually when you actually need it (like once in an hour).

Install Power Saver App

Head on to Android market and install power saver (battery saver) apps like JuiceDefender. This app can help you increase android battery life. The app comes with a battery consumption list of real-time running items and its very simple and interactive. Besides this there are many other apps available in Google Play to improve android battery life.
Finally, if even after following these tips on how to improve Android battery life your phone requires at least one charge per 24-hour period. Then perhaps you’r spending too much time on your device.

By: veera On 23:34

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Viber Launches Windows 8 Touch-Friendly App

Viber, which recently surpassed more than 200 million users across 192 countries around the world has just launched a touch-friendly version for the Windows 8 operating system. The popular mobile messaging and VoIP app brings several exclusive features to the Windows 8 platform with this new native app.

Viber has had a Windows version of its app for years, but the new version is developed ground-up, in line with the touch-friendliness of the latest OS from Microsoft. Some of the unique features of Viber Windows 8 app include:



• Pin conversations to the Start screen
• Snap Viber to the side of the screen with Snap View
• Search for Viber contacts using the Search charm
• “Windows 8 Toast Notifications” guarantee that you never miss a message or call
• Change languages regardless of your system language
• Viber messaging, free calls, stickers, and seamless integration and call transfers between mobile and desktop versions of Viber.

The user interface is pretty similar to the Windows Phone version, and one can use the same phone number to set it up. Once you verify, all your mobile contacts can be seen on the desktop app, and you can make and switch call as you regularly do.

Viber is taking on Skype in every possible way and the new Windows 8 app should empower their endeavor. Just a few days back, Viber had expanded its international calling service, with rates similar or at times, lesser than what Skype offers for its customers. Unlike Skype, Viber also makes money by selling virtual stickers which have become popular with advent of mobile messaging apps.

The new version of Viber can be downloaded from: http://www.viber.com

By: veera On 23:22

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Top 10 New Year Resolution Apps for iPhone/iPad and Android

We’re less than one month away from New Year’s Eve when most of us make resolution for the upcoming year. Some want to lose weight, others want to quit smoking or drinking and a good number wants to make more money. And the number of those seeking the love of their life is also not small.

Now, when you make a New Year’s resolution, the easiest thing to do is to forget or ignore it as you get deeper and deeper into the next year. To make sure you achieve and keep them, most of us resort to lists or to pen and paper. But now, our smartphones do almost everything so it makes sense to search for some of the best iOS and Android apps to help you make and keep your New Year’s Eve resolution. Here are some of the best that we have managed to find.

iOS New Year resolution apps

 Toshl Finance

If you promise to better manage your finances for the upcoming year as a New Year’s Eve resolution, then you can have a look at Toshl Finance for your iPhone or iPad. Available for free, this app can perform the following functions: expense tracker, budget tracker, bill organizer, travel companion and currency converter. Use Toshl Finance to track expenses and incomes with ease and manage to keep your New Year’s resolution.

 Since iQuit
Just like the name suggests, Since iQuit is an iOS app meant to help you quit smoking. This is one of the most basic apps to be used and it will provide an estimated financial saving throughout time that will act as a motivational aid. Quitting smoking will have a tremendous effect both on your finances and your health and this app will help you achieve that.

Way of Life 

What you are trying to do on New Year’s Eve with your resolution is to establish a good habit and break a bad one. If you are note exercising as much as you’d like to, you’re eating too much fast food, not sleeping well and doing many other things that you’d see come to an end, Way of Life can help with that. It comes with easy readable charts and trend lines and also has a note-taking capability. You can set daily reminders and choose to share with your friends your charts.

Unstuck

Designed especially for iPad users, the Unstuck app will help you diagnose what’s “stuck” – a challenge at work, a relationship issue or a goal that’s out of reach. It teases out what you’re feeling, what you’re thinking, and what you’re actually doing. Then, the app will help you identify what type of stuck moment you’re having and then suggests how to move forward. This is a original New Year’s resolution app that you need to try out on your iPad.

30/30

30/30 has won many awards, including Apple’s “Editor’s Choice” for iPad. By using the app, you can set up a list of tasks, and a length of time for each of them. So, when you start the timer, the app will tell you when to move on to the next task. So, by using the app on your iPhone or iPad, you will always know what are you supposed to be doing and how much time there is allocated for that ask.

 

Android New Year resolution apps

Any.do

What can be better for achieving your New Year’s resolution than a task list app? With a beautiful design and snappy user interface, Any.do makes sure you write down your tasks, complete them. Even more, you can easily make calls, text, emails and even schedule meetings from within the app. Also, syncing your docs in the cloud is possible so you can access the info from multiple devices. If writing down your tasks or notes is annoying, you can use the microphone function. The best part is that all these awesome features are free of charge.

iPro Habit Tracker

 When it comes to following the progress of establishing a new habit or getting rid of an old one, iPro Habit Tracker is one of the best apps for your Android device. By using the app you will be able to create customized or predefined habits, be it positive or negative. You will be able to set reminders for your daily practice and add your own customized alarm tone and images. There is a progress bar or pie chart that will show your evolution. You can choose to export it as an excel file.

Goal Tracker

On New Year’s Eve we set a lot of goals for the upcoming year and the Goal Tracker Android app is here to make sure you stick to them. By using the app, you can set goals for the upcoming week, month or even a longer period. The goals that you choose can be about your family, personal growth, financial budget, health, socializing, hobbies, career and others. Stick to your goals and make them happen!

LinkedIn

If you want a better job in the upcoming year, don’t just sit there and expect it to fall from the sky. Go ahead and download the LinkedIn app for your Android smartphone or tablet, complete your CV and work experience, build more connections and enhance your professional network. View and save recommended jobs, read the latest industry news to be informed and follow and learn more about the companies where you’d want to work and your resolution might become real.

Mint.com

Everybody has to make money in order to survive, so we need to keep an eagle’s eye over our personal finances and how we manage them. If your goal for the next year is to spend less money on things that aren’t necessary and vital or if you just want to have a better image of where your money goes, download and use the Mint application.

By: veera On 23:14

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