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Facebook Started Showing In-Stream Video Ads or Mid-Roll Video Ads

Hate mid-roll video ads on YouTube? Get Ready to Watch In-Stream Video Ads On Facebook News Feed. Facebook began showing more and more videos to its users over the past few years. By default, auto play for videos is enabled on both the mobile and desktop version of Facebook. Many users never mind to disable this feature. Imagine what will Facebook earns when they will start rolling out video ads for all user generated videos. The ad will run after around 20 seconds of your video watching and deliver 5-15 second mid-roll video ads. Over the period of time I got to see Facebook Pop-Up videos when I scroll the news feed on desktop. This popup video is one step towards making more money through Facebook in videos ads. If you scroll while watching the video, the ad will not be visible to you. So, to make ads visible the video will pop-out from your news feed and will be running and visible throughout your scrolling. Yesterday, while watching a video about edible water orbs shared

New Google Sign-in Page in Few Weeks for PCs, Mobiles and Tablets

Google is going to change its sign in page for all platforms. According the the Google Post, the new sign in page page will be consistent across PCs, Mobiles and Tablets. Signing in will be faster than the current and page design will be cleaner and simple in looks. If you are using old browser or have disabled JavaScript, you will not be able to see the new sign-in page. Else whenever you access a Google App or any of Google products on any browser which is updated one, you will be able to see the new sign-in page. Only the sign-in page design and faster login will be made. Rest the steps to sign-in will remain same and security will be as secure as they offer. Just wait for few weeks and let Google do some live testing and you will get see a new sign-in page Update: 5 May, 2017 The new Google Sign In is live now. Here is the new look on Firefox Browser: The new Google sign in page is having option to sign in via email or phone number. Beneath the input box there is Mo

BlackBerry Priv Confirmed as New Android Based Smartphone

BlackBerry Priv-An Upcoming High End Android Based Phone BlackBerry has finally confirmed it's Priv smartphone will launch at the end of 2015. BlackBerry Priv smartphone is based on Android and have a slider QWERTY keyboard. The mobile phone company, said Friday that they will release BlackBerry Priv (Short for Privacy) later this year. The Priv runs on Android instead of BlackBerry OS 10 and will feature a sliding QWERTY keyboard behind the touchscreen. "Today, I'm confirming our plans to launch Priv, and Android device named after BlackBerry's heritage and core mission of protecting our customers' privacy," wrote CEO John Chen in company's Second Quarter Financial results. "Priv combines the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive ecosystem of mobile applications available on the Android platform." Chen also said that BlackBerry OS 10 will continue to receive updates and will not be replaced by the Android op

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan-Railway Launched New App Clean My Coach

Clean My Coach App For Clean Railway, a Step Forward Towards Clean India Mission  Taking forward, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative Swach Bharat Abhiyan, Indian railway has developed an app- CLEAN MY COACH INDIAN RAILWAYS . Clean My Coach app, is an on board housekeeping service (OBHS), provided to facilitate cleaning of coaches during run of train itself. If your coach is dirty then through Clean My Coach app you can register complaint and railway claims it will clean the mess in 15 minutes. Today, i.e. on Sunday, 27 Sep. 2015, North Eastern Railway, GM Kumar Mishra will launch the app at Lucknow Junction. Along with the app, "water vending machine" will also be introduced. App apart, Indian Railways has also developed cleanmycoach.com website. Coach dirt or lack of toilet cleaning, passenger can complain forthwith. Railways claim that within 15 minutes of receipt of the complaint, grievances will be taken care of. Indian Railway had run the trial at the C

WhatsApp's New Group & Per Contact Custom Notification Settings

How to Change Your WhatsApp Group & Per Contact Custom Notifications? WhatsApp has introduced several new features to its Android app. One of the feature is custom notifications for Group and Per Contact. With new update, WhatsApp has added a new custom notification setting at Group and Per Contact level, giving users the ability to mute a conversation, customize tones, light, vibration lengths and pop-up notifications and also change the ringtones for WhatsApp call. Earlier, WhatsApp call ringtones was your default phone ringtone. But now you can set individual ringtones in your contact. The new settings for WhatsApp custom notifications can be found in the contact's or group's detail page. Here, is the step by step guide to customize WhatsApp Custom Notification Per Contact: 1) Tap the three dots near the contact name: 2) Tap the View Contact and Go to Notifications: 4) Choose either Custom Notifications or Mute 5) Tap on Custom Notifications and you will get

Micromax Launched Yu Yuphoria to Compete with Lenovo A6000 Plus, Redmi 2 and Moto E 2

On 12 May, 2015, Micromax's venture Yu Televentures launched it's second metal clad Cyanogen-based smartphone branded as YU Yuphoria. It is priced at Rs. 6999, competing with budget 4G smartphones - Lenovo A6000 Plus, Redmi 2 and Moto E 2. The Yuphoria will be sold exclusively through Amazon.in, just like its predecessor Yureka. Register now on Amazon.in for the sale on 28 May, 2PM. Yuphoria is equipped with 5" HD IPS screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It gets a 8 MP rear and 5 MP front camera. Micromax's Yuphoria is setting a benchmark for low end smartphones with its all metal frame body, whereas others at this price range are having plastic for exterior casing. Also, Yu Yuphoria and Lenovo A6000 Plus beat the other budget 4G smartphones by packing a 2GB  RAM in comparison with their 1GB RAM memory. At Rs. 7000 price range Yuphoria and Lenovo A6000 Plus are having 16 GB internal memory but Yuphoria missing microSD card slot. Whereas Xiaomi Redmi

Xiaomi Mi4i Vs Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) Vs Moto G II Gen Priced @ Rs. 12999

In spec and price comparison to other popular mobile phones in range of Rs. 12999, Xiaomi Mi4i is  beating its competitors. Moto G II Gen, Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) and Xiaomi Mi4i all are priced at Rs.12999 and are the best in this price range. Display: Moto G II Gen and Mi 4i both are having 5 inches display but Mi 4i is having full HD display with 1080 x 1920 (~441 ppi pixel density) resolution whereas Moto G II Gen is having HD display with 720 x 1280 (~294 ppi pixel density) resolution. Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) on the other hand is having larger display of the three and is having 5.5 inches, HD display with 1280x720 (~267 ppi pixel density) resolution. Mi 4i having a whooping 441 ppi and is way better than the other two and other top end mobile phones ranging above 20k. Xiaomi Mi 4i at 7.8 mm is thinner than the other two, whereas Moto G II Gen is thicker at 11 mm and Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) 10.9 mm is thinner than Moto G II Gen but thicker than Mi 4i. All the three are having

Google Launched Android One in India-Micromax Canvas A1-Rs 6,499, Spice Dream UNO-Rs 6,299, Karbonn Sparkle V-Rs 6,399

Google Launched Android One Based Phones in India Sundar Pichai Talking About AndroidOne Specifications of AndroidOne based Smartphones Google today launched Android One based smartphones in India. Micromax Canvas A1 with Android One , Spice Dream UNO , and the Karbonn Sparkle V are the phones launched today by Google . Currently, Amazon India is selling Micromax Canvas A1 with Android One for Rs 6,499 with additional 10% discount for SBI debit and credit card users. Karbonn Sparkle V is listed on Snapdeal at Rs 6,399. Spice Dream UNO is priced at Rs 6,299 and is sold by Flipkart . Read more... Sundar Pichai Comment on the AndroidOne Blog Android One announced on Google+ the launching of Android One smartphones, with quotes from Sundar Pichai who is incharge of Google Android and leading Android One. "The advent of smartphones and the pace at which we're driving the innovation is really changing how people can access the internet."- +Sundar Pich

Indian Railways CRIS's National Train Enquiry System(NTES) App for Android Windows Phone

National Train Enquiry System(NTES) App for Windows OS Based Phones NTES APP for Windows Phone, Image Credits windowsphone.com Good news for Windows Phone users, Indian Railways has finally launched an official app for Indian travellers. The app known as National Train Enquiry System, in short NTES app, is developed by  Centre for Railway information systems (CRIS). We all are using IRCTC.co.in developed and maintained by CRIS. The IRCTC website many times become too slow but it has paved a new stone in online reservation for Indian Internet user base. I have been using the mobile site version of NTES and I am impressed by their features. I love their spot your train feature and it's gives +_10% accurateness. Coming back to NTES app, it provides train-running related and real-time status queries for all trains of India. Through the app you can get following informations about the Indian Railways' running train: Spot Your Train Through NTES APP-   This features

Android Top Paid App 'Virus Shield' Pulled Out from Google Play Store

Virus Shield-Top Paid App In Play Store, is a Scam Virus Shield Removed from Google Play Store for Scamming Android users Google has removed Virus Shield, an anti malware Android app from the Google Play Store for scamming Android users.. According to Android Police , the Virus Shield is not protecting any of the 10000+ Android users who had downloaded it and were ripped of $3.99 they paid for using it. The number of users is huge as the app was launched just two weeks ago on March 28, 2014. The price and the claims made by "Virus Shield" are the two factors that boost download. At just $3.99, "Virus Shield" claimed that it can protect Android Smartphone users from viruses, malware and spyware, and can even improve the speed of phones. But the great work done by Android Police, made this as the number 1 Scam app for which users are paying and getting nothing in return. Android Police analyzed the code of the "Virus Shield" and confirmed that

Dendroid, new Android RAT, a malware discovered by Symantec

New crimeware tool Dendroid to create Android malware Dendroid, Android Remote Administration Tool-RAT Dendroid is a new commercial crimeware tool intended to make it easier for cyber criminals to create Android malware. Dendroid allow cyber-criminals to effortlessly alter genuine Android apps into malicious software.  Read More...  or view official video channel .

Android KITKAT the Next Version of Google Android 4.4 OS

Google™ Named Android 4.4 After NestlĂ©® Kit Kat Chocolate Google Android is world's most powerful and most used mobile OS and has recently surpassed 1 Billion smartphone and tablet users. Google unveiled Android 4.4, KitKat   as the next version of Google's mobile operating system, to be named after famous Nestle Chocolate Kit Kat. Earlier Android's versions were also named after sweet deserts: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean. Earlier it was though that the new Android version would be named as Key Lime Pie . But news about Android KitKat came as a surprise. It might be a marketing strategy or a mutual business understanding between Google and Nestle, but it will be definitely bosting both brands' product and media coverage. Nestle is now planning to sell more than 50 million chocolate bars with the Android mascot to international markets. According to Google, the idea about naming Android version as Ki

Sony Xperia Z Ultra launched in India @ Rs.46,990

Sony Xperia Z Ultra Phablet @ Rs.46,990 Sony Xperia Z Ultra (Black) Sony India today launched Sony Xperia Z Ultra to its latest in the range of premium large-screen Android based smartphone. With the launch in India the priced for Sony Xperia Z Ultra is set at Rs 46,990. The 6.4-inch full-HD screen large screen Sony Xperia Z Ultra is IP58 certified waterproof (up to 1 meter and 30 minutes) and dust resistance smartphone. According to SonyMobile, Xperia Z Ultra is a slim and durable Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) smartphone that offers unlimited entertainment. It will go on sale in the next month from August 2. It weighs only 212 g (7.48 oz) and is powered by Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 processor. It is having a 8 MP primary camera and 2 MP secondary camera. It has 16 GB internal memory, 2GB RAM and support for card slot is expandable to 64 GB microSD card. The Xperia Z Ultra is available in three color variants-Black, White and Pur

Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Launched Officially

What's New in Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Launched in new Google Nexus 7 On Wednesday, at an event in San Francisco, Google announced the next iteration of its Android OS, version 4.3. Android 4.3 offers many features, including support for Bluetooth Smart devices, background Wi-Fi location, more language support and easier text input. Android 4.3 Jelly Bean also supports OpenGL 3.0 for better graphics experiences in Android games. It offers support for a new set of APIs for better digital content protection to help apps to serve up full HD (1080p) video. Google is going to introduced this iteration of Android Jelly bean on its new Nexus 7 tablet.