Well, the language settings of any Android tablet is pretty similar on all Android interfaces be it Ginger bread, Ice cream sandwich or Jelly Bean v4.2. These simple steps should be helpful: [Read more…] about How to change language settings of your Android Tablet
Operating System
iOS 7 Updates for iPad and iPad Mini released
The 237 MB software update is now available for the Apple iOS 7. Labeled the Beta 2, the OS update aimed at iPad and iPad Mini is packed with minor tweaks to most Tablet apps and features. Here are the top 5 changes:
1. Siri has Male voice
Yes, Siri now comes with an option to choose male/female voice from the settings. Don’t know if it actually serves some technical purpose except satisfying the long standing demand for changing the voice search engines personality away from its feminine origins.
2. AirDrop file transfer
The Peer to Peer file transfer feature is now available on iOS7 for iPad and iPad Mini as well. Users will be able to transfer even huge files faster with this P2P app.
3. Add media to shared Photo stream
Photo streams can now be populated with Videos and Pics and there’s a notification to let make you aware of that.
4. Avatars in Group iMessage Chats
The group chats in iMessenger will now feature Avatars on the left hand side featuring stored images of the users involved.
5. Newer Locked screen Music controls
That Apple devices are famous for their performance for Music is well known. iOS 7 has brought changes to the Locked screen music controls to make it even simpler to jog through your playlist.
– Apart from this, there are changes to almost all major features including a revamped look to the Bookmarks/shared links feature. The Newsstand holds a newer look. The media player controls too look slicker. The Camera Pano mode has been given a new UI and even the unique facetime app sports a newer UI.
*However, it must be mentioned about the inclusion of the Find my iPhone icon in the settings enables users to directly know about their phone without too much hassle.And yes, the locked screen also sports control features for the Camera.
*Note: The upgrade once installed cannot be reversed to earlier versions.
The Update will be available to existing Apple users of the iPad and iPad Mini, since it changes specially designed for the larger screens of the tablets. Here a few other screenshots of the Beta 2 for iOS 7.
So coming in end June, they sure will add some spice to the much anticipated iPhone 5 launch later this year. In the meanwhile, it will do to assuage the demands of the Apple fans who were looking for some changes to their Tablet interfaces, especially, in the face of stiffer competition from emerging Android Apps and development updates (Key Lime Pie version).
Lets hope the Beta version of the iOS 7 update launched last month for iPhones and now this bring some respite to Apple that has been under fire in recent weeks thanks to the bad publicity generated around its Tax avoidance allegations.
Samsung unveils ATIV Q: A 13.3″ Dual OS Tablet
Say Hello! to the A TIV Q. Samsung in its recent unveiling of new products in London, has announced the 13.3″ monster sized tablet. And by the looks of it, it is set to eat the other biggies out of the competition. Here is a look at why I think it might do so. [Read more…] about Samsung unveils ATIV Q: A 13.3″ Dual OS Tablet
Windows Phone 8 (WP8) features
The tie-up of Microsoft and Nokia are banking high on the newest platform of Windows Phone with WP8. With powerful hardware and even more powerful software and tighter integration of various services than any other platforms out there, even we are hoping Microsoft to have a hit this time around.
Microsoft brought out a totally freshened up OS that was way more ahead in intuitiveness and productivity. But that came two years too late when Apple and Google’s Android had already spread over the masses.
While there are many speculations about the platform doing good, going by the raw numbers of the devices sold, it’s nothing to be showed off. Although Microsoft hopes of changing all that with WP8. [Read more…] about Windows Phone 8 (WP8) features
14 Unique Features of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)
Ice Cream Sandwich is the current version of Android designed for phones, tablets and few other devices. It has been built on all the features users longed for a while now and brings out a complete new user experience in terms of multitasking, customizable home screens and highly intuitive interface.
1) Faster, Better, Simple
Android 4.0 is highly visual, with less boring text and more obvious action pictures. All the interaction with the device will now be as easy and predictable as if you already knew them.
The devices will now don entirely new animations which will make things on your device even more interesting and navigation more fun.
Multitasking was of penultimate importance while designing the new Android platform and hence, has been taken care of very faithfully and is the core strength with this release. The virtual on-screen double window button takes you to a new kind of “Recent Apps” menu where all the running apps are displayed not by their default icons but by the thumbnail of the screen you last left while operating.
The “Notification Bar” has also been given a complete makeover, with support for real-time updates from apps, new music player bar, incoming messages and many alike.
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