Running Games on Windows Phone

Running Games on Windows Phone

Here are some cool new running games that you can play on your windows phone. These games are quite like the Temple Run, a known game from Imangi Studios which is based on Endless Running.

1.AE Kalpana-Incas lost city

Another game from the popular game developer AE, this game brings on running adventures of old west with various environments and features. With a lot of different levels and environments that can be unlocked. It brings about the most enjoyable running game experience to windows phone

You can download from here

2. Minion Rush

Your favorite minions are now running on Windows phone ! With exciting environments and boss fights. You can chose among various camera angles and finish challenges to gain extra points.

You can download from here

3. Angry Gran Run

Run, jump, dash and slide over and around tons of different and WACKY obstacles in this crazy new endless running game! The game has excellent graphics and new type of obstacles like dinosaurs!(Yes Dinosaurs!!!!)

You can download from here

4. Chennai Express

This game developed by Indian developers. There is a lack of graphics but still you must try out in the spirit of Indian game developers or if you like the movie

You can download from here

New Innovative Design Keyboards for Android

New Innovative Design Keyboards for Android

Here are some new and innovative design keyboards that are worth take a look if you want some new design and features to add to your keyboard! 

1. Fleksy Keyboard

A day or two use of Fleksy keyboard and i am already liking this one. Although it certainly lacks the ability to swipe and type but still the one thing that features above all is design. It is specially good for small screen android phones and people that find their fingers hitting the wrong keys most of the time. Fleksy is clear and big. Almost easy to use. For the people who use solely English while typing, this is a great keyboard. And of course most of us who use Hinglish, it will take some time to add some words to dictionary. But its totally worth it. Give it a try! 

You can download Fleksy Keyboard from here

2. Minuum Keyboard

Minuum Keyboard should be used for its word suggestion skills, But that is to some extent limited to English only. This is not for people using Hindi words in their messages. Minuum has a very unique and interesting layout which takes very less space on your screen and thus making the full use for the screen. Also it will take some time getting used to this new layout because it is unlike any other layout. One of the great features are that if you start using this properly you might never have to type another full word( Sounds to lazy! ) 

You can download Minuum Keyboard from here

3. 8 Pen

8 Pen is by far the most innovative keyboard for Android. Instead of using a normal layout for a keyboard it uses a wheel structure where typing is done by dragging the wheel. Its not easy though! and uses a large amount of work to learn. The basic concept was to built a keyboard that can be easily used to comfortably type in small screens. For using this keyboard you can also learn from some games made by the same developer to improve your skills.

You can download 8 Pen from here

Launchers for Android

Launchers for Android: NEW 

The Android Operating System has been known for its ability for maximum customization. With each Android phone we buy there is a lot of different customized settings, menus and Home screen specific to the brand. Samsung provides launchers for its phones combines with customized icons and theme whereas HTC is now providing a new type of live screen where you get all your updates together in the BlinkFeed. This is the power of customization. And there is still a lot of variations you may get by using various third party launchers available on the play store. Here is a list of Android Launchers with their special features.

1. Go Launcher EX

One of the Most used Launchers in the Play Store, Go Launcher EX provides and excellent redesign of your homescreen, menu and also app icons. It comes with more than 10,000 themes to chose from and apply to completely change the experience on your Android phone. The added features include the plugins like Toucher Pro, Go Locker that works perfectly with the launcher and you can also change their appearance with changing theme of your launcher. Go Launcher is all about complete customization. 

You can download Go Launcher EX from here

2. Nova Launcher

Nova Launcher is a performance driven launcher that works smoothly and also has customization. However it may not have customizations compared to the Go Launcher but its fast and fluid. There is absolutely no lag and you can still get a change in your App drawer and Homescreen. 

You can download Nova Launcher from here

3. Aviate Beta 

Aviate dramatically changes your Home screen and menus to simplify your Android Phone experience. Aviate self organises all your apps and provides them under various headings such that they are easy to find and use. If you are not in the mood for individual customization to each and every setting of your phone but still want an refreshing experience then Aviate is the Launcher that you must use. It has an edge over the other launchers because it provides a new and refreshing look unlike others. 

You can download Aviate from here

4. Themer 

Themer is an application rather than a launcher that lets you chose a theme for your phone from a large gallery of themes and directly applies that to your phone. With the themes you chose everything including your Home screen and menus to icons and animations are changed. The plus point of Themer is that it provides a large library of good themes and you can change the whole appearence of your phone everyday by just one click.

You can downlaod Themer from here

5. Smart Launcher

Smart Launcher has a minimalist design but uses low resource. It is made for Android Phones with low configurations and provides a variation of themes to chose from. It also auto categorizes your apps into various headings which are easy to use. Smart Launchers is to be used for its low resource consumption and thus a fast switching and navigation in apps.

You can download Smart Launcher from here

Difference Between i3, i5 and i7

Intel Processors: The Difference between i3, i5 and i7

Processors are the main part of your Central Processing Unit in the desktop or laptop. Intel is a brand that manufactures various business as well as high end microprocessors by the name. Though the Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 have been in the market for a long time now, many of us still don't know the exact difference between them.

The cores i3, i5 and i7 are classified as low-level, mid-range and high-end performance processors. But the numbers in the name does not represent the number of cores in the processors, it is simply the indicative for their processing powers.

Intel released Nehalem Architecture in 2008, on which all of these processors are based. Common features of all Nehalem based processors include an integrated DDR3 memory controller as well as QuickPath Interconnect or PCI Express and Direct Media Interface on the processor replacing the aging quad-pumped Front Side Bus used in all earlier Core processors. All these processors have 256 KB L2 cache per core, plus up to 12 MB shared L3 cache. Because of the new I/O interconnect, chipsets and mainboards from previous generations can no longer be used with Nehalem based processors.

Their relative levels of processing power are also signified by their Intel Processor Star Ratings, which are based on a collection of criteria involving their number of cores, clockspeed (in GHz), size of cache, as well as some new Intel technologies like Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading.


Core i3s are rated with three stars, i5s have four stars, and i7s have five. If you’re wondering why the ratings start with three, well they actually don’t. The entry-level Intel CPUs — Celeron and Pentium — get one and two stars respectively.

Core i3

Intel intended the Core i3 as the new low end of the performance processor line from Intel, following the retirement of the Core 2 brand. The Core i3-3xxM processors are based on Arrandale, the mobile version of the Clarkdale desktop processor. They are similar to the Core i5-4xx series but running at lower clock speeds and without Turbo Boost.According to an Intel FAQ they do not support Error Correction Code (ECC) memory.

Core i5

Core i5 processors have an 8 MB L3 cache, a DMI bus running at 2.5 GT/s and support for dual-channel DDR3-800/1066/1333 memory and have Hyper-threading disabled.New feature add Turbo Boost Technology maximizes speed for demanding application, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload- more performance when you need it the most.

Core i7

The Core i7 brand remains the high-end for Intel's desktop and mobile processors, featuring the Sandy Bridge models with the largest amount of L3 cache and the highest clock frequency. Most of these models are very similar to their smaller Core i5 siblings. The quad-core mobile Core i7-2xxxQM/XM processors follow the previous "Clarksfield" Core i7-xxxQM/XM processors, but now also include integrated graphics.

Source: Wikipedia, PCWorld

Windows Phone Lockscreen apps

Windows Phone Lockscreen Apps

One of the best things i like about using the windows phone is the customization it provides on the lockscreen. However this feature is also available on the Android but only by third party applications which are also heavy applications and take up most of the ram. In windows phone environment Lockscreen is much more evolved and easy to customize along with various types of information that you can set on the lockscreen. So here are some apps that might help you in getting a nice lockscreen according to your desire and use.

1. Weather Flow

I have already discussed this application many times. And be sure of it this application is all you need for getting weather updates on the go without touching through various menus. This application provides a beautiful lockscreen setting along with customization to the information you want to bedisplayed and also the background you want to keep. 

You can download from here

2. Bing Weather

The Bing partnership with Microsoft has given rise to a variety of great application we now use on the windows phone platform. Bing Weather is one of them and provides decent lockscreen for your windows device. Moreover this app is free for you so there is no ifs and buts about whether you should download this app or not.

You can download from here

3. Locksider 

Locksider is also a great application for your lockscreen that provides a variety of great wallpapers for decorating your lockscreen. It also displays the local weather conditions along with wallpaper.You can chose among various themes from which you want the wallpapers to be displayed.

You can download from here

4. Dynamic Wallpapers

Dynamic Wallpapers is developed by an indian developer and also provides a theme for Mumbai in which various glimpses of the city decorate your lockscreen. Along with this there are themes such as the Technology, Nature and Wildlife.

You can download from here

5. Lock Screen Changer

You click a lot of pictures through your Windows Phone But setting them to your lockscreen is one of the most boring tasks where you have to select them individually, well here is the solution . Lock Screen Changer provides the automatic setting to change your lockscreen from the selected images . You can add multiple images and set them to change after a particular interval of time.

You can download from here

6. Lock Manager

Lock Manager is one lockscreen app which provides a bunch on information on your lockscreen for example calender events, weather, battery and tasks. This is the one stop solution for your lockscreen. There is a free version which you can use if you are not bugged by the advertisements!

You can download from here

7. Hello Friends

Hello friends is an app that displays a collage of your contacts Pictures on Your lockcreen. You can also chose to display the weather information along with that. So if you love your friends and want to be reminded of them always this sure is the app for you!

You can download from here

Dont forget to try these out to customize your lockscreen in the best possible way. Also some of the applications are paid but you can try them for free first and then pay if you want to unlock some extra features.

Android Apps Collection : Customization and Use

Android Apps for Customization and Use

Android is the most popular Operating System in the mobile Market today. That is because of some of the exciting features it provides. Customization is most likely the best feature of Android. And because of the large number of Developers working out there on Android we have the privilege to use some of the best apps developed. Now here are some useful apps which i came across. These apps are useful and provide an improved customization and efficiency in use.

1. TSF Shell 

This is by far the best customization tool for your Android. There is no limits to what you can achieve in this launcher. You can add number of home screens and change the behavior of the android system as a whole. Once you use it you don't need to use any other launcher or customization tool. Everything is at your hand. The effects of transition from menus and also icons is marvelous! Its just a must use!

You can download from here 

2.Glove Box

Glove Box is just like Rocket Dock for your Android device. From any menu or from any app, just slide your finger from one of the sides and your list of Favorite apps pops out. This saves you the trouble of going into he home screen and menu every time you want to open a new app. Its also considerable fast than going through menus. You can chose the apps you want in the list and also the side on which you want the list to pop out.

You can download from here

3. Backgrounds

If you guys are like me and get bored of the background of your phone every 24 hour, You need this app. It brings to you a collection of selected, High-Quality and mesmerizing backgrounds fro your home screen and lock-screen. Also it has a lot of categories and you can chose how you want to apply the wallpapers. This is the only app you'll need for managing your Phone's Background

You can download from here

4. Touch Pal 

Ok, Lets Face it, Stock Android keypad sucks! It is very necessary that you have a good keypad while you're constantly over Instant Messaging platforms and specially for Big screen mobile phones it becomes too cumbersome to type with both hands. Hence here is the solution Touch Pal, literally your pal in touch typing, It provides you with swipe and type feature along with including some emoctions in the keypad itself. Once you start using it you;ll see how your touch typing improves !

You can download from here

5. Hax Sync

I am a person who likes all his contacts at one place and i can get all there updates from there. Earlier the Android provided the feature where you could sync the facebook contacts to your phone but after Jelly Bean there has been some issues where all the contacts are not synced properly, also the profilepicture does not updates. Hax Sync is complete solution to that. You can sync all your contacts or chose which contacts to sync to your device. It updates all the profiles once a day to keep the contacts updated(Only On Wi-Fi).

You can download from here

It is recommended that you use these apps for making Your Android look and feel good! Also whats there to not to try them? :D

How to Format Your System and Install Windows

Easy Steps on How to Format Your System and Install a new Copy of Windows

Formatting your system isn't has hard as it sounds. You don't need to run to a Computer Engineer to do it. In fact it is quite simple if you follow an easy set of steps. So here i am going to show you how to Format Your computer and also Install a new Copy of Windows on your system. The both actually go hand in hand and you just need to follow the Steps.

Step 1: Prepare Your System

A computer Format cleans up the data on your system drive(The drive on which you have the current Operating System installed), so it is recommended that you back up any kind of data that you have downloaded/saved on your system drive. The system drive also include User- documents, pictures, music and videos. So any kind of data on that drive will also be lost.

Step 2: Prepare a Bootable drive 

I have already shown you how to create a bootable USB drive for installing Windows. It is recommended that you also use a USB drive as it is much faster than any optical disc and hence takes less time in installing windows. In this tutorial i am showing you how to install Windows 8 on your system the same procedure is valid for any other version of Windows. 

For tutorial on how to create Bootable USB drive click here

Step 3: Changing Boot hardware priority

Insert your Bootable USB drive and open my computer, for a bootable USB drive you will see a icon different than the usual USB drive icon. Now Restart your system.

As soon as your system restarts press Del or F12 or F2(different for different systems). This will open up the BIOS screen of your system. 

Now navigate to Boot menu by using arrow keys. Here navigate down to Hardware Boot Priority and press Enter

Now select Boot Priority #1 and press Enter. A new screen will show you the options. Chose your USB drive as priority #1 and press escape to return to BIOS screen. Now navigate to Save and exit and Save changes and exit. After this your computer will restart

Step 4: Selecting Windows Version

After the computer restarts it will now load the setup from Your USB drive and the Windows OS installer will come up. Select the preferred language and click next. and then select Install now option.

After this you will need to select the version of Windows for installation. Select x86 for 32-bit system and x64 for 64-bit system and click next.

Accept the Microsoft Terms and conditions

Step 5: Where to install Windows

A screen will come up asking which type of installation you want. Click on Custom as here we are installing a new copy of Windows.

Now a screen with all Your drives will show up. Select the drive where you want to Install Windows( select the drive where your previous Operating System was installed). Now click On Drive Options

In the drive options click Format to erase all the data on the drive where you want to install the new Windows. You can also format all the drives from here if you want to clean up your whole system but this will clean your all data.

After the format is complete click Next to continue

Step 6: Installing Windows

Now the installation will begin. It will take up to 20-25 Min. and then Windows will restart. Now when your system is restarting take out your USB drive.

Step 7: Finalizing

The setup will restart several times after which you'll have the screen to personalize your PC. It will ask you for a name and settings. Just click on customize and select Don't Setup Windows Update.

Here are 7 easy steps by which you can format your system and install a fresh copy of Windows on your system. So  now you don't need to run to a computer engineer every time you want to format your system.

Suggestion and Queries are invited!