Enable Installation Of Other Than Play Store Apps From APK Files On Android

Google play store has a humungous repository of apps yet there are quite a few useful apps that never make it to the app store. By default, an Android device does not allow a user to install apps from sources other than the play store but a small tweak enables this. To be able to install apps from unknown or non-market sources using the apk files, follow the steps given here:

Enable Installation Of APK Files On Android

Go to Android home screen.

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BSNL ties up with Champion Computers to launch affordable smartphones

BSNL and Champion computers launched two new affordable smartphones in Indian market with almost same specification and features. The BSNL Champion My Phone SM3512 and BSNL Champion My Phone SM3513 are available online at price around INR 3225 and INR 4499 respectively. There is only one difference between both smartphone of 3G connectivity. SM5313 has 3G connectivity option as you can see specifications below whereas SM3513 does not comes with 3G option. We don’t have information whether these smartphone comes with benefits from BSNL like free internet and talk time. Otherwise the specification of both smartphones are usual as found on the smartphone in this range.

BSNL ties up with Champion Computers to launch affordable smartphones

Lenovo Announced It’s First LTE Android Smartphone Vibe Z

Lenovo #3 smartphone manufacturer has launched number of smartphones in 18 different countries in the past two years. They have been successful in entering these competitive market with their innovative new products. At CES 2014, they have launched their first LTE smartphone along with three new handsets namely, the Vibe Z, S930, S650 and the A859.

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Disable Predictive Text Input In Android Keyboard

Predictive-text input is a feature that helps a smartphone user see a list of words that closely match whatever he is typing on the keyboard and then choose the desired word without writing the whole text. The feature is useful for newcomers to the typing world but for people who are quite used to it, the predictions only eat up screen space and serve no other useful purpose. This feature is available in all Android smartphones available today and can be disabled/enabled as per requirement.

The following screenshot shows an Android compose message screen when predictive-text input is enabled.

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CES 2014 : Toshiba Unveils World’s First 4K Resolution Laptops Running Windows 8.1

In the last three days we have read quite a lot of announcements from the CES 2014. All major technology firms have been busy unveiling products and we have busy reporting them. Coming up to the next resolution, last year we had read a lot about 4K resolution for TVs and this time we have a news for 4K on a laptop. Toshiba on January 8, 2014 has announced the first 4K resolution supported laptops Tecra W50 and the Satellite P50t which will run the new Windows 8.1 operating systems.

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Top 10 Windows Phone Applications Definitely Worth Trying

Windows Phone has been catching up these days. If you have noticed there are been a lot of activity going on within the Windows Phone development team. Recently Nokia rolled out the Lumia Black update for all their WP8 devices to enhance the experience a little more. Android and iOS are no doubt ahead but the gap now is not to broad to bridge.

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