Nexus 4 vs iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC One X+, Nokia Lumia 920

The much rumoured Nexus 4 is official and will reach the first batch of countries starting November 13 for just $299 for the 8GB version. Packing some impressive specs, Nexus 4 seems to be ready to crush the competition and with its pricing, we don’t see any road block.

Today, we are comparing the brand-new Nexus 4 with other prominent smartphones in the market including Apple’s iPhone 5 and Nokia Lumia 920. We will take a look at the specs, software, ecosystem and pricing in this comparison.

You guys can also drop your thoughts on each of these devices in the comments. If you were looking for a smartphone right now, which will you choose?

Phone	LG Nexus 4	Samsung Galaxy S III	HTC One X+	Apple iPhone 5	Nokia Lumia 920
Display	4.7-inch True HD IPS Plus display with 1280x768p resolution	4.8-inch Super AMOLED HDdisplay with 1280x720p resolution	4.7-inch Super LCD 2 display with 1280x720p resolution	4-inch Retina display with 1136x640p resolution and Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front	4.5-inch Puremotion HD+ IPS display with 1280x768p resolution
Design	Tight construction combined with the soft-touch plastic on the sides and chromeedging. Gorilla Glass 2 on both front and back.	Featuring a glossy design, S III is slim and comes with an all plastic body.	Featuring a curved profile, the phone is made up of polycarbonate material. Front is covered with Gorilla Glass 2.	A beautiful anodized aluminum body design with glass front.	Features a one-piece polycarbonate body with Gorilla Glass front.
Weight	139 grams	133 grams	135 grams	112 grams	185 grams
Dimensions	133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm	134.36 x 69.9 x 8.9mm	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6mm	130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7mm
Ports	3.5mm audio, microUSB port with MHL	3.5mm audio, microUSB port with MHL, HDMI out and USB OTG	3.5mm audio, microUSB port with MHL, HDMI out	3.5mm audio and Lightning connector	3.5mm audio, microUSB port
Processor	1.5GHz quad-coreQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor	1.4GHz quad-core Exynos procoessor/ dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor (some markets)	1.7GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor	1.2 GHz dual-core A6 processor	1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor
RAM	2GB	1GB/ 2GB (some markets)	1GB	1GB	1GB
Internal storage	8/ 16GB	16GB/ 32GB/ 64GB	32GB/ 64GB	16/ 32/ 64 GB	32GB
Cameras	8MP rear camera/ 1.3MP front camera	8MP rear camera with BSI, F2.6/ 1.9MP front camera	8MP rear camera with BSI, F2.0/ 1.6MP front camera	8MP rear camera/ 1.2MP front camera	8.7MP rear camera with Pureview technology & F2.0/ Front camera
Connectivity	NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HSPA+ 42	NFC, Wi-Fi, LTE, Bluetooth	NFC, Wi-Fi, LTE, Bluetooth	W-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE	NFC, Wi-Fi, LTE, Bluetooth
Currentsoftware version	Android 4.2	Android 4.0.4 (Android 4.1 in some markets)	Android 4.1	iOS 6	Windows Phone 8
Special features	Wireless charging, Google Drive, Photo Sphere, Google Now, Miracast support, SlimPort support	S-Voice, Pop Up Video, Direct Call, Smart Alert, S-Beam, Social Share, All cast, BuddyPhoto Share, Dropbox, optional Google Drive, Google Now	HTC Get Started,Tap and Go, Video Hub, Beats Audio, Dropbox, Google Now, optional Google Drive	Airplay, Siri, Facetime, Passbook, iCloud and Apple Maps	Wireless charging, Nokia City Lens, Built-in Skydrive, Kid's Corner, Rooms
Battery	2100 mAh	2100 mAh	2100 mAh	1440 mAh	2000 mAh
Number of Apps available	Around 700,000 in Google Play	Around 700,000 in Google Play, Access to Samsung Apps	Around 700,000 in Google Play	Over 700,000 in App Store	Around 120,000 apps in WindowsPhone Store
Price ( Current unlocked 16GB unit (32GB in case of One X+)	£279	£420	£474	£529	Unknown

Zync Cloud Z5 officially launched in India; packs 5-inch display, dual-SIM, ICS for INR 9,490

Update: Zync has officially announced the launch of Cloud Z5 in the country just now. Every other details remains the same.

Earlier: The budget tablet company Zync has entered in the lucrative phablet market in India by announcing its first 5-inch dual-SIM device for INR 9,490. Dubbed as Zync Cloud Z5, it runs on Android 4.0 and will compete with Micromax’s recently launched Superfone Canvas 2 A110,Spice Stellar Horizon and iBall Andi 5c.

Like all of Zync tablets, Z5 also seems like a China-made rebranded product. It comes with 5-inch WVGA display, 1GHz processor (probably dual-core, but not sure), 8MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera and 2500 mAh battery.

On the connectivity front, you will get 3G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. There is 4GB of on-board storage, 512MB RAM and microSD card slot.

Company has also pre-loaded a host of apps on the device including Office Suite, Aldiko e-Book Reader, Bollywood Hungama, DailyHoroscope, ibibo Games, BigFlix and Zomato.

The Zync Z5 is available at Snapdeal.com.

A look at all the available 5-inch budget Android devices in the country

• Micromax A100: INR 9,790
• Micromax A110: INR 9,999
• Spice Stellar Horizon: INR 12,499
• iBall Andi 5c: INR 12,999
• And, Zync Z5: INR 9,450

Micromax A101 is coming soon with 5.2-inch display

Intex launches budget dual-SIM Android phone at INR 3,790

Budget and dual-SIM, these two have become the favourite terms for Indian companies. Every day or so, one or the other Indian firm launches a new budget dual-SIM device and today is the turn of Intex, after Zync officially released its first 5-inch dual-SIM phablet.

Intex has announced the launch of Aqua 3.2, which will be sold at INR 3,790 in the country.

Intex Aqua 3.2 features 3.2-inch 320x240p capacitive display, 1GHz processor, Android 2.3, 2MP rear camera and dual-SIM connectivity. The smartphone also comes with FM Radio, 256MB RAM, and 1200 mAh battery.

Company has pre-loaded apps like Fruit Ninja, IRCTC, Nimbuzz and more on the smartphone. Aqua 3.2 will be available in Silver, Blue and Blackcolours.

Intex’s Android portfolio also includes Aqua 4.0 dual-SIM Android smartphone, which was launched back in August and is sold for INR 5,490. Company also sells two budget tablets called iBuddy and iBuddy 7.2, which comes with 7-inch display, 1GHz processor, a front camera and Wi-Fi and is priced at INR 5,490

Check Torrent Video’s Quality before Downloading it

Yes. almost everyone loves to download their Favorite movies and Music from torrents, but it is very much better to check the Quality of the video which is in the torrent before Download It. Torrents will be only Downloaded from Utorrent, but you can’t view the video in the Torrent before downloading it. here we have a pretty good Trick to do this. Some torrents do have sample m video in it,  but not All. Sometimes After downloading the whole Torrent may be you didn’t find video Quality Good, Hence today i will tell you how to Check Torrent Video’s Quality before Downloading it completely.

Check Torrent Video’s Quality

Watcht the Torrent Video’s before Downloading the Whole Video. There may be many methods to do this. but here we have found a easiest tool which can download torrents and also can play it, when download it started. NO but we don’t wanna download torrents with this Tool. we will use just to view the video Quality, and Torrents can be downloaded in High Speed from Utorrent as usual.

Check Torrent Video’s Quality Using RARBG player

RARBG player is the only solution to Check Torrent Video’s Quality before downloading it. this Tool will let you to View Video File before downloading it completely. . Just download the torrent file, and then RARBG player will start downloading the file and playback can begin right at that moment as if the video was being streamed. Hence, the player is a very quick method of finding out the quality of video torrents which don’t have any sample video in them.

How does it Work?

To Check Torrent’s Video’s Quality , RARBG Player, In Simple words it actually work like a Torrent Clint. but the biggest advantage of this Player is, It plays video when the downloads Start. so you can get the idea how good video Quality is and is the torrent worth to Download. hence this is very Quick method for checking Torrent’s Quality.

It actually works like a torrent client, start connecting with other peers and download from them and playbacks it as if it was streamed. Pretty simple!

The video is in fact downloaded, like when we watch YouTube videos but it doesn’t require us to download the entire video file to play it.

The player is pretty Good, it can only be used to trying torrent’s video and not to be used as a Music or Video Player. However the Developers of it do claim it can play all formats, but not from your Local hard disk. It can plays video which are streamed.Downlaod RARBG Player

Windows 8 Enterprise full version keys and activator direct downloads

Windows 8 Release Preview ISO images

Here is Windows 8 Release Preview is And Full software . Microsoft with respect to the information provided here. Some product features and functionality may require additional hardware or software.

System Requirements

Windows 8 Release Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
• Additional requirements to use certain features:
• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
• To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
• Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

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OR

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32-bit (x86) 

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Sha 1 hash — 0x8BED436F0959E7120A44BF7C29FF0AA962BDEFC9 

PRODUCT KEY:   TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF
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-HOW TO] REMOVE ALL WATERMARKS FROM WINDOWS 8 RTM'S X86 & X64

Woot332's Patched Watermark Remover, Automated by LiveFreeDead, original script by chbaldo
08/17/2012

To Use:
* Make sure explorer isn't copying/moving files before you start (Explorer gets fully closed)
* Right Click "Watermark_Patches.cmd" and pick "Run as administrator"
* Follow Prompts

What it does:
* Makes sure your running it as Administrator
* Checks if your using x86 or x64 OS
* This will take ownership of you current OS's C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll and twinui.dll
* It Renames them (creates a backup of both files)
* Copies The patched version of the .dll's in to C:\Windows\System32

How it works:
* The patched shell32.dll will stop the Desktop Build text being shown on Unactivated systems
(Requires a reboot)
* The patched twinui.dll will stop the Activation Watermark that appears after the uptime has been 3 - 4 hours, it has replaced the images of the keys with an empty mask and the Text it shows is empty (nothing shown)

How long will it work:
* This will continue to work forever, although if Microsoft updates either of these two files, the patched versions will also need updating (depending on the file that gets updated is what is shown again), although you will be able to use these versions and fixes in the new version will be unavailable.

What benefits over other Watermark removal methods:
* This version of the patched files is the most reliable with the least side effects, apart from the MS Updates removing it, it will stay in place and stop the watermark at all times.


Woot332's Patched Watermark Remover (08/17/2012):
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size: 20.8mb as includes patched .dll files
File: Woot332Patcher_v1.1.zip
CRC-32: fb99c1b3
MD4: b7b6ba1232c6c6a8f5e1bbeb10e43495
MD5: 80f0bd2d1ce57926c88397231860f8a0
SHA-1: 4c115402e1e118dda874b3fad2f98b0728a3f96c

Updates:
v1.1 - Fixed broken upload
- Added 8 Start Color Changer
- Added Attrib commands to main script (so it will work if files are Read Only)
v1.0 - Initial Release
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The "Previous" best method for a clean desktop on x86 & x64 Pro & Enterprise RTM's:

CleanWater: (By LiveFreeDead) (Patches Windows .mui files)
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Thread Killer: (by sephirothrx7) (Doesn't patch any files) (Autoinstall SFX v2)
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To Use:
Run Thread Killer.SFX.exe (Will install itself to your StartUp folder and run itself)
Run CleanWater.exe once
Run CleanWater.exe again (Fixes Metro bug when ran the 2nd time).

Thread Killer works by closing the thread in Explorer that calls to check for activation status after 4 hours and if Unactivated it will show the Watermark, if the Watermark is already shown it will not remove it, you must reboot, log out or exit Explorer.exe and run it again. If your Explorer crashes or you close it for any other reason you must re-run Thread Killer manually or it will show the Watermark after the 4 hours. Thread Killer does not remain in memory.

CleanWater uses My WCP Watermark Editor v1.0.1 to remove the Desktop Build Number Watermark. it uses AutoIt to automate the task for you, if automation fails it will quit without applying the fix, in this case, extract CleanWater.exe with WinRAR or 7zip and run 'My_WCP_Watermark_Editor.exe' manually choosing to remove all watermarks (Do it twice remember, no need to reboot until you've done it twice).

Once the Desktop Watermark has been removed it will not need to be removed again (at least until a Microsoft Update resets the .mui's).

You can use these tools on an Activated Windows 8 RTM without causing problems.

This image show the Desktop Build text and the Activation Watermark Overlay that you get on an un-activated Windows 8, the tools shared remove this for you.

 
If Thread Killer fails to load in time and the Activation Watermark is shown or if the Activation appears for other reasons: 

Open Task Manager

Right Click "Windows Explorer" and pick Restart (or pick it and push the Restart button at the bottom of Task Manager)

Manually run Thread Killer.exe again

Get Activator 

Micromax cheapest Android phone

 

The phone comes with 1 GHz processor and a 2.8 inch screen but it does not have 3G.

It seems that Micromax is launching Android products almost every day now. The company is all set to launch the cheapest Android phone of India tomorrow. Named as Android Smarty A25, the phone will come with a decent 1 GHz processor, though with only 256 MB RAM.

The Dual SIM phone is based on Android 2.3.6 operating system and comes with a 2.8 inch capacitive touch screen. The price has not yet been announced but we expect it to be priced at Rs 3,500 level. We won't be surprised if the price is even lower, given the way Ninja 3.0 and Ninja 4.0 have been priced at around Rs 6,000 despite their higher specification.

However, to make it the cheapest, Micromax has sacrificed a lot of feature including 3G, proximity sensor, and GPS. However for the price, the phone still has a lot to offer including a very fast 1 Ghz processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPRS etc and this makes it a perfect smartphone for one to move from the feature phone segment.

Micromax Smarty A18 will also come with a 1.3 megapixel camera, 1280mAH battery with claimed talktime of 4 hours and 180 hours backup time which seems to be a very reasonable claim.

Given the small screen, the 1 Ghz processor even though coupled with a 256 MB RAM should offer very snappy performance and will even offer navigation thanks to Google maps ability to work through the cell site information.

The phone will be available from tomorrow in stores including Saholic, the online retailer.

The latest Android smartphones in India

It has been over a fortnight since the conclusion of IFA Trade fair. We saw quite a few new Android device announcements at the event and the first devices from IFA should be landing in the country very soon. We have put together a list of some of the best Android smartphones that are going to be launched in India in the coming weeks.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2

It isn’t your typical smartphone. Samsung had carved a new product category “phablets” with the launch of original Note and we are going to see its successor. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is already up for pre-booking on Samsung’s official e-store and Snapdeal. According to our sources and the product listing on Snapdeal, it will become available in the first week of October, while the actual India launch will be happening on September 27^th.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 features Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 1.6GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 8MP rear camera, 1.9MP front camera and a 3,100mAh battery on-board. There is no word on the price right now.

LG Optimus G

One of the best LG smartphones, Optimus G was originally showcased at IFA and went on sale in Korea this week. It has some really great hardware coupled with ICS.  LG has also partnered with some of its subsidiaries to include some cool tech in the phone. LG Optimus G has an innovative battery with a lifespan of 800 cycles, and True HD IPS+ display that is capable of generating 470 nits of brightness while consuming 70 percent less power.

The Optimus G features 1.5GHz quad-core processor Qualcomm APQ 8064, Android 4.0, 4.7-inch 1280x768p True HD IPS+ display, 2GB RAM, 13-megapixel camera and 2100 mAh battery.

No word on the price of this either, but considering how Optimus 4X HD was priced aggressively, it can follow suit.

HTC Desire X

Not a super phone, but HTC’s Desire X is a quite decent mid-range smartphone.  There is no exact date of launch for this HTC phone, but it should not take much time to reach India.

HTC Desire X features 4-inch Super LCD WVGA display, 5MP rear camera, dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm S4 processor, 5MP camera with HTC ImageChip (f/2.0, 28mm wide-angle lens, BSI sensor, HDR mode), 768MB RAM, and 1600 mAh battery.

We can expect this to be priced around INR 21,000.

LG Optimus L9

Another decent looking mid-range smartphone that should make its India debut soon LG Optimus L9 is a part of the company’s L-Style range. We already have L3, L5 and L7 in the country.

LG has bundled some new apps in the smartphone like QTranslator, MY Style Keypad and QMemo.

LG Optimus L9 features 1GHz dual-core processor, 4.7-inch IPS display, 1GB RAM, 5MP rear camera and high-density 2150 mAH SiO+ battery.

No word on the pricing.

Sony Xperia J

Among the budget smartphones Sony Xperia J should be landing the country shortly.  Featuring a nice-looking design, Xperia J comes with 4-inch display (854×480 pixels resolution).

It also sports 1GHz Qualcomm processor, 512MB RAM, 5MP camera, VGA front camera, and Android 4.0.

There is no official word on the price.

All these Android smartphone will be releasing in India in the coming weeks and as usual we will let you know as and when that happens.