As soon as you hold the HTC you feel like you have picked up a quality, well-built product.  Except for the screen and a small band of plastic that wraps around the phone, the whole outer shell is made of a lightweight aluminum.  While some claim it is no better than a good quality plastic, just holding it will give you a sense that their claim is simply not true. This phone simply feels excellent in hand.

As for audio, there are two front facing speakers and a built in amplifier that makes the sound loud enough to enjoy even without headphones.  In case you are in a spot where headphones are required the ones that come with this phone are actually quite good.  These headphones provide enjoyable sound that will satisfy even discerning audiophiles. The headphones are even nice to look at as they are black and red and appear more expensive than most mobile phone headphone sets.

Another innovation with the HTC One is the built in camera.  Yes, it is only a 4 megapixel camera but it is different from others.  This camera has larger individual pixels which mean it performs better in lower light situations.  This is something that most other mobile phones simply cannot do.  For those who use their mobile phones as their primary camera this is great news. There are both front and back facing cameras and there is added software for photo editing and more.

The HTC One is available in either a 32GB or 64GB version that allows for plenty of storage.  This should be enough for almost any mobile phone user and more than enough storage for most.  There are no slots for adding removable storage with this model which a few users may find to be a drawback.

Let’s not forget that this is a mobile phone.  Calls are clear, there is built in noise reduction and the volume control works well.  There are but a few times when you will need to turn the earpiece volume all the way up due to good clarity.  It seems the connection quality of this phone is superb due in part to its aluminum body. Most users will tell you that id a call drops with this phone it is a network issue and has nothing to do with the phones capabilities.

The HTC One is a remarkable and advance mobile phone that is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it out.  Do you own an HTC One or are you about to try this phone for the first time?  Please leave your comments below.

About The Author: This article was compiled by Zaheer Abbas who writes reviews on Samsung Galaxy S4 cases for the company Ace Case. They supply mobile phone cases and accessories.

Although Avast’s most successful product is the free antivirus program, but it also offers the premium security products. Avast Internet Security is one such product. I am really not a fan of these premium products and I’ve been using the Avast free version for a long time, however, Avast has started a Referral program in which you can technically get the license of Avast Internet Security for 3 years and that too free and can save upto almost 100 $. Let us quickly see how you can get hands on this referral program and use the premium Avast Internet Security for free.

Getting free license of Avast Internet Security!!

1. First, log into your account on the Avast homepage ( at the top on the right side). If you don’t have an account then you will have to make one. Follow this link to create an account or you can simply register with Facebook.

2. Once you login into your account, you’ll see your profile overview and other options. Click on the “Recommendations” for using the referral program.

You can invite your friends by clicking the social media options like Facebook, Twitter etc. or you can send them emails or simply click the “Link” option to generate the referral link which you can post anywhere.

Now, as soon as 7 referrals comes from your referral link you’ll be able to buy 1 year license. You can be patient and wait for 14 referrals or 21 referrals which will increase your license for 2 years and 3 years. Number of referrals that came from your referral link can be tracked by the status bar on the “Recommendations” page as shown below.

Once you get the license of Avast Internet Security 8 you can follow the guidelines provided by Avast and install it on your computer. For using the license you should have the free version of Avast Internet Security 8 which you can download from here . You can also download Avast Free version.

Also, there are some terms and condition that you should follow to use your license which are as follows ->

a. You must have verified avast! Account

b.Your friend must install avast! Free Antivirus from the specific link shared from the Recommend section of avast! Account and keep it installed in order to count this installation towards your account

c. Credit is counted and displayed on the avast! Account with a few hours delay

d. Friend’s PC must be connected to the Internet, so we know you recommended it.

It is not known that for how long Avast will continue this referral program. But as you can see it is surely a useful one, so grab your free license before it is late and enjoy premium services of Avast without paying a single penny.

About The Author: This article is written by  Chandramouli Dixit who writes a blog The Common Man.

Alcatel has scaled high up the mobile market by releasing its brand new product, One Touch IDOL X. These announcements were made at the Mobile World Congress this year. With the launch of this significant phablet, Alcatel has decided to reveal a spectrum of supreme traits. The device is slim and looks crisp in various colors. It will no doubt catch the attention of every mobile fanatic. The screen size is of 5 inches and has OS support from Android’s Jelly bean of the version 4.2.  While the device’s OS is unveiled, we could understand that the applications and other extra features will be downloaded only through the Google’s Play Store. This gives an enhanced access to put all of Google’s entities to one tray of operation. Enjoy installing all the applications from weather data to maps that showcase advanced options.

More than 7 inches in size, the device isn’t bulky or difficult to hold. The lucidity that the device flaunts is unmatched. You can view anything from home screen wallpaper to a streaming YouTube video with faultless clarity.

Still there are contradictions on the resolution of the camera in the mobile device. Many technical analysts state that the resolution is more than 8 megapixels ranging more than 12 mp. Still there are discussions going on about the resolution to be revealed. But updates say that it is 13 megapixels.

The mobile device doesn’t seem to support Long Term Evolution or what we popularly call as 4G LTE. The storage options for the device will range more than 16 GB of device specific memory. The handset will also be offered in a wide variety of colors. The price of the device could be estimated to be a lucrative one.

With whole lot of features, this handset can play successfully in the android market. The handsets are made from less costlier elements unlike its peers. The camera of the device is at the back side and proposes a supreme standard to entertain video conferencing and conversations. The battery backup is assumed to be strong enough to run applications for a longer time with lesser charge drain. You will also feel the innovative 3D platform for pictures and videos.

One of the important features of this device is that it is powered through MediaTek processor to take you to extreme speeds while performing various actions. The advent of the one touch keys is ruling the mobile world and with this specific device, the action is even smarter.

About The Author: This is a guest post brought to you by Samantha Kirk, a writer for Centurylink Internet. Samantha provides up to date content and information for high-speed internet, phone services, bundles and other Centurylink offers.

1.     Guirillamail.com

The top preference and my personal favorite website is guirellamail.com. You can get a temporary e-mail address which will expire after 15 minutes and in those fifteen minutes you can send and as well as receive messages. Your identity will be concealed which will help you do things you have ever imagined of. Keeping all your current sinister ideas aside, this website can really help you in emergency for instance if your original hotmail or any other account gets hacked or blocked, the first thing you will do is let others know. The only time saving website you have is guirellamail.com.

2.     ohlife.com/timecapsule/

One of the simplest ideas ever created, it’s a wonder why no one thought of this before. What does the website do? Sometimes in life when we finally find time to stop, sit and think, we realize that there are things that we want to change, maybe redo, maybe retry and try for the first time. Have you ever thought of something that you really thought you should write down and remember for a long time? This site caters to that need. You can also use this website as a joke or for fun or a reminder. All you have to do is to write a letter, to yourself that you will receive on a future date you feed into the website. On that specific date, the site will mail your own letter to your own email and voila! Simple but immensely creative.

3.     icantfindmyphone.com

The name says it all. How many times have you lost your phone? The most practical and easiest solution is to ask a friend to give it a call and go on a hunt for your ringing tone coming from under the couch, inside a pillow case or a book or wherever. But now there’s another way, a simpler way to find your phone. Visit icantfindmyphone.com, enter your cell phone number and your country code (If you’re not from the U.S.) and receive a call instantly!

4.     Goodexperience.com/tib/

Every now and again we come across things that appear to be normal, in place and usual but when we take a closer look at them, we find out that they are actually hilariously out of place and most unusual. Most of us have come across sign boards, ads, brochures and banners etc. that are just darn funny for some reason or the other. This website here happens to be a mammoth collection of such silly things that people came across, took a picture and then uploaded on the internet. The website also provides explanations for our understanding as to what was the concept behind such hilarious stuff. The website is better known by the phrase, “This is broken”.  Check it out, you’ll have a very good time.

About The Author: This is a guest post by Alexandra  Seremina who works with  a mobile development company.

In recent years mechanical keyboards are losing their popularity thanks to the fact that rubber dome keyboards can be massed produced cheaply for everyone. Gamers and typists alike are all mostly using these cheap rubber dome keyboards because they feel “okay” and sufficient to them.

Welcome to Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboards

If you are serious about having a much better keyboard, then you are in luck. Keyboards using the Cherry MX mechanical key switches are becoming more and more popular, as they are more efficient than the standard rubber dome keyboards that most people use these days.

Cherry MX is a German brand of mechanical key switches that was largely introduced in 2008. Many brands of keyboards are now using these mechanical key switches.

Here are all the advantages of cherry MX keyboards:

- Suitable for anyone, since you have the option of different key switches suited to your liking (more on this below).
- Much more durable, up to 50 million key presses (vs 10-20 million for rubberdome keyboards)
- The keys feel very nice to press. Much nicer than membrane keyboards in my opinion.
- The cherry MX brand can be customized with different Backlit LED layouts.

The only drawback to these Cherry MX keyboards is they are typically five to ten times more expensive. But to me and most others who use these keyboards, it is well worth the extra price.

There are a number of different types of Cherry MX Key switches available, here is a rundown of the most popular ones used these days and who will benefit from them the most:

Please note the chart above is the overall recommended uses for the various Cherry MX key switches, your personal preference may be different.  There is been some controversy on which key switch is better for gamers.  For example this professional gamer here says that Cherry MX Brown is best for gaming.

I would have to agree that the brown key switches are the best overall key switch in my opinion, whether you are a gamer or typists, but really it all comes down to your personal preference.

All in all, I highly recommend getting a hold of a Cherry MX keyboard and trying it for yourself, you will find you will then never want to go back to membrane keyboards again.

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Control the Brightness

The first step to improve the Android’s battery is to control the brightness and to set its level to lowest possible, the lowest mark that works fine. Well, most of the Android devices come with big screen and HD display, thus the screen eats a hell lot of battery power, the power that could get used for other productive works on Android device. Therefore it is must to control the brightness of your device. This is the first and foremost to improve Android’s battery.

Turn off WiFi and Bluetooth, when not in use

Everyone uses WiFi and Bluetooth feature in one’s Android. This is basic feature nowadays. But it’s also bitter truth that these two result in battery’s low mark after a few hours of use. So what? Stop using them? Nobody can do that. In fact, it is practically impossible to do so. But there is not any meaning of keeping the WiFi and Bluetooth turned on, when not in use. One must turn them off immediately after the use. Oh! Come on, don’t be lazy to do this simple task. If you don’t turn them off after use, then you are in the list of Android users; not in of ‘smart’ Android users. Feel the difference in two.

Use apps ‘Easy Battery Saver’ or ‘JuiceDefender’

Tens of thousands of apps to choose from and these two are the best in ‘Battery Saving’ category. The 4.5 star rating for both of these apps in Google Play, is more than enough to speak about quality of these apps. The concept of these apps is quite similar and these detect the settings in your Android device and automate the tasks like ‘Controlling Screen Brightness’, ‘Turning off WiFI and GPS when not in use etc. Moreover, these apps even detect the unwanted apps that keep running in background. You can delete those unwanted apps, within these well-known battery saving apps.

Delete the unwanted background apps

In downloading apps from Google Play madly, chances are there that one might install the apps that always keep running in background, and thus eat Battery’s performance.  It’s highly necessary to stop or delete such useless apps. Just go to ‘Settings’ section of Android device and you will come to know all such unwanted apps that are continuously killing the Battery, by running in background. Detect them, and delete them right away. Who the hell needs such apps?

About The Author : This guest post is by Arsh Kapoor who runs a latest news website and provides services to malls in lucknow.

Key Features:

• 4.5 inch screen
• Dual Sim
• 512 MB RAM
• 8 Megapixel auto focus camera
• Android v4.0
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Storage capacity is expandable enough up to 32 GB
• Supported multimedia

How Xolo A800 can prove to be advantageous?

• The amazing build of this smart phone makes it a sensible choice in comparison to other handsets.
• The phone lends superior performance without any difficulty. Thus, the user feels secure by getting availed with this phone.
• Excellent value in return of money spent on its purchase. Overall presentation of the cell is good which is supported by high-quality hardware, crisp display and brilliant graphics.
• Users get a good storage option by availing this phone as there are about three storage options consisting internal memory, phone memory and SD card. In addition, the SD card can be expanded up to 32 GB.
• The phone has all the charm in it when it comes to its appearance. Despite of its low cost in comparison to other mobile phone, the phone does not look inexpensive. It is among the other good looking phones.
• When it comes to the functioning of phone, there are no lags. The phone is fast in performing day to day tasks. The fine-quality graphics makes the phone work smoothly. While you use the phone, you can experience that it is among the premium handsets.
•  The pictures you click through its 8 Megapixel camera are really crisp and apparent. The front camera makes your experience all the more exciting.
•  The audio feature is good in both the ways i.e. in loudspeaker or in headphones.

Thus, all these features combine together to offer good experience to the user along with fast
web browsing, multitasking and unique apps. Apart from these advantages, there are some
demerits of this mobile phone, which are:

• The phone battery does not work more than 6-8 hours.
•  Lava does not offer after sale services of its products. There are no service centres of Xolo anywhere as well.

In spite of these drawbacks, Lava Xolo A800 is in great demand in the cellular market. Professionals understand that in this high-tech world, possession of such smartphones is regarded as a good status symbol. The great thinking behind the designing of this phone has resulted into such huge demand among the customers. So, what are waiting for? If you are thinking to own a unique and stylish smartphone that too within your range, Xolo A800 is perfect choice for you.

About The Author: This is Rajkumar Jonnala blogger at techiejerry.com and techwaffy.com. Follow him at twitter and Google +.

It makes sense to be able to wear technology. Think about it. We carry technology, in all kinds of sizes. So why not wear it as well?  Do remember a smartwatch isn’t just a watch but does a lot more. So be clear on what you’re looking for. A music player for your train rides to work or for your workout? Or maybe a substitute for your phone if that’s possible? Endless possibilities when it comes to the smartwatch. This year again, the CES in Las Vegas attracted its fair share of smart watches  and the buzz around smart watches has started again. Let’s take a look at the ones that have caught our attention.

Pebble

This is a completely customizable watch that works better, so much better with apps. Download whatever you need- change the look of your watch face, use GPS to show you distance, pace data and speed and use the smartwatch to track fitness. And there’s music control that lets you skip tracks, pause and play tracks as well.

The 1.26” screen uses e-paper technology that lets you look at the screen even in the brightest of days. The battery will last up to a week and Pebble is water resistant. Use Bluetooth to get in touch with your Android or iPhone and use Pebble to email, check your messages and use Twitter and Facebook. The Pebble watch comes in eye-popping colors, including orange and red and you swap the watch strap depending on your mood.

I’m Watch

This is a seriously good looking watch with a touch screen that you can pinch, swipe and drag your way through. It syncs with Apple and Android and works almost like your smartphone; you can take calls with the touch of a button. I’m Watch will let you receive emails, notifications and texts. You can listen to music, check your calendar or the weather and your photographs.

Basis Science

Stay fit better with this smartwatch. This device keeps track of your workout with sensors that measure all sorts of things including skin temperature, sleep patterns and heart rate. You will also know how active you’ve been in your workout because this watch tells you how much you’ve sweated it out in your workout. It does not sync with iOs app or Android right now though there are plans underway. The data collected can be seen through a Web interface.

Martian

This is an incredible watch that gives you hands-free voice communication. Not just talk, you can give voice commands, listen to calls, you’ll be told about receiving calls and texts, without having to deal with your phone at all. Use Bluetooth to connect it to your phone and you can actually make phone calls- something you won’t see the other smart watches do.

About The Author: This is a guest post by Sofia Fern. She is a guest writer from  cox.wedocable.com, a site that offers information about digital cable and high speed internet.

The Prices

The prices of the devices change all the time, but on average you will find that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is slightly cheaper, but it is sometimes only as little as $11 cheaper.

Basic network details

They were both released late in the year 2012. Both are able use 3G (HSPDA/CDMA), 4G (LTE/HSPA+) and Edge/2G (GSM/GPRS). Carrier wise the Apple iPhone 5 will also not allow people to use the T-Mobile network or the U.S. Cellular network.

Operating systems

As you may already have guessed the iPhone 5 runs on the iOS and has version six installed. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has Android version number 4.1 installed. The Samsung also has the TouchWiz interface.

Highlights of the devices

The Apple iPhone 5 has all of the mobile networks that any American could ever want. The screen is longer than its predecessors with a larger screen too. You can use free turn-by-turn navigation and it has a very good A6 processor that is nice and fast. It has been redesigned from the previous version to be more slick, slim, sharp and light.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a good screen size and a comfortable screen area that makes it ideal for playing games. The screens border makes the screen appear to be bigger which is helpful if you are reading. It has a very fast quad-core processor and a very good battery life, which is handy because it is capable of running multiple background processes that usually drains the power.

The less than delightful aspects

The Apple iPhone 5 Apple map appears to have been rushed and appears buggy. You cannot use the Verizon and Sprint data and voice simultaneously. The device has been manufactured with smaller accessory ports so you will have to buy all of your accessories again unless you can find an adaptor. The device has no NFC. The screen size is smaller than the Android versions and looks it too because of the white border around the screen.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a big screen that makes it difficult to carry. It is not yet on the verge of being as difficult to transport as a tablet device, but it is not far off. The S Pen stylus has hiccups and the app can slow the device down. If you were looking for a tablet replacement then this device falls short.

Conclusion

The Apple iPhone 5 has gone through a complete rebuild. The old style is there to the point where you will recognize it as an iPhone, but it has been made to be thinner, sleeker and lighter. The problems in with the shape and the weight from previous versions have been fixed. As a Smartphone for casual or everyday use by the general public it is a good phone. If it is trying to sell itself as a business phone then the iPad still wins in that department.

Samsung seem to have gone all out in delivering a very powerful device with a very good-sized screen, to the point where the device is pushing boundaries. Yet the complicated features, its awkwardness to carry and the high purchase price makes one wonder who the target audience is for this device. It is not good enough to be a tablet device so one may wonder if it was designed with game playing in mind.

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One such endeavor to find energy sources has led to wind farms. Wind farms are basically a location where wind turbines have been setup in order to harvest the wind energy. The electricity hence produced in wind farms is totally renewable and has no effect on the atmosphere as wind is part of the atmosphere.  Wind farms and other such renewable energy sources like solar power, tidal energy etc not only meet our energy needs, but also ensure a cleaner environment and a better future for all of us.

Many of the large companies have focused their attention on obtaining clean energy sources of their operations and this is becoming a developing trend. This decision to harvest renewable energy source is a wise one as it is cost effective in the long run. Google for example is currently running 30% of all its operations on renewable energy and is constantly looking to increase this percentage.

Although a wind farm may take up a huge amount of land, the land in between the turbines can be utilized for agriculture or any other purpose.  Such wind farms co-existing with agricultural land is rapidly becoming the ideal energy generation model.

Mankind’s step towards renewable sources of energy is at last gaining momentum and in some aspects, one may argue that this was inevitable. Climate change is one of the current concerns throughout the globe which was previously just a concern of a few specialists. Depleting fossil fuel reserves have also taught us about the importance of renewable energy. Study of climate change history has revealed the increasing negative effects fossil fuels have had on the environment and the urgency to shift over to the new paradigm of clean and renewable energy.

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