Mono Ace Dual SIM Smartphone [still to be edited/added]

Specification according to tradus(who never let my review appear on their site) where I bought it.

Features:

• Android 4.1 OS
• 1GHz Processor
• 2MP Camera
• 256 RAM, 128 ROM
• Bluetooth, Wi-FI, 3G
• Dual Sim

Pros:

Large screen, not bad feedback from screen.

Loud sound (Remember those China phones from few years back?)
Battery life sucks(3200mAh, my #$#)

Cons:

Loud sound not clear.

No accelerometer or sensor.
Android 2.3.6 (modified version which won't let you install Google's apps)




Info to help you if you own this phone.
BSNL detects this phone as GLX W33.
Windows detects it as sprd or Spreadtrum phone.

Recover Lost Laptops, Android Smartphones

With the cost of a new laptop and smartphones burning a hole in your pocket, recovering them seems like a better option and not to mention the data that you worked on, on it. So here is a software that can help you recover you prized item.

Prey lets you keep track of your laptop, phone and tablet whenever stolen or missing -- easily and all in one place. It's lightweight, open source software that gives you full and remote control, 24/7.

Prey supports Windows 32/64 bit, Mac OS, Ubuntu linux and Android handsets.

How it works:

You create an account with prey project. There is a 3 device limit with the free account though.

Basically you install a tiny agent in your PC or phone, which silently waits for a remote signal to wake up and work its magic.

This signal is sent either from the Internet or through an SMS message(SMS for android phones), and allows you to gather information regarding the device's location, hardware and network status, and optionally trigger specific actions on it.   

If enabled, Prey will attempt to hook onto to the nearest open WiFi hotspot when no Internet connection is found. Prey uses either the device's GPS or the nearest WiFi hotspots to triangulate and grab a fix on its location. It's shockingly accurate. 

Also, Grab a screenshot of the active session -- if you're lucky you may catch the guy logged into his email or Facebook account! Take a picture of the thief with your laptop's webcam so you know what he looks like and where he's hiding. Powerful evidence.

And Fully lock down your PC, making it unusable unless a specific password is entered. The guy won't be able to do a thing!

Go to http://preyproject.com/ to get started.

Opera Mini Tips and Tricks

Opera Mini, one of the most popular mobile based browser's new version which has a completely revamped layout and tabbed browsing and many such features is giving a lot of people a headache to find and work with them. So, here are few Tips 'n' tricks to get you going.

First step:
You could start by setting the permissions for Opera Mini, allowing it to connect to net always, this will remove the need to do so manually every time you start Opera Mini.

"Key" Key:
The master key to Opera Mini is the number key "1", its like your right click. On a link it gives you the option to open the link in a new page, on a picture it gives you the option to open the image or save the image and on a normal page pressing it allows you select the text. In Bookmarks and Saved Pages it acts similar to selecting the manage option.

Note: Also, pressing and holding the center key of your D-pad serves the same purpose as the number key ‘1’.

Speed Dials:
When Opera Mini 5 came in first, people couldn’t find option to change the defaults Sites in Speed dial. They can be changed by pressing the same Number key ‘1’ and then assigning a new one.

Copying on page text content:
Copied text from a page and can’t place it on other apps and messages on your phone? There is a work around way which can help, but needs your phone to support text copying and pasting. Copy the text from a page by selecting it from a page by pressing the number key ‘1’, next place it from where you want the selection to begin and press “Start” and then move it to where you want the selection to end and press “Use”. Then instead of “Copy”, select “Search With..” Now when the text appears in search bar, use the phones Copy Text option. Now you are free to paste the text in other apps and messages.

Note: This blog post is based on Opera Mini 5 on Sony Ericsson K530i. The latest version of Opera Mini is Opera Mini 5.1 which is a minor upgrade over Opera Mini 5. Most of the procedures will function similarly on other phones too.

Until next time.
Regards,

Opera Mini

Opera Mini happens to be world’s most popular mobile Web browser with over 20 million users. With Opera Mini you can browse any site to the fullest. Checking mail, browsing social networks, using Twitter almost everything is possible on your Java based handset with Opera Mini (OM).

Most notable features of Opera Mini :
Full web: You can browse any Html and similar pages in full view or Mobile view.
Performance: With Opera Mini, pages are compressed before loading which increases browsing speed and saves time as well as your money if you are using Pay-Per-KB Internet services. You can even turn off images to save few more bucks.
Bookmarks: You can save bookmarks for future reference. It also has a Speed-Dial of sort which lets you keep your important and 9 most used link on start page.
Search: You can add many Search engines from different portals very easily.
Screen Orientation: You can even have Opera Mini in Landscape. It has a full screen mode.
History: It has a history like your Full-blown Browser.
Save pages: Yes, you can save pages for later viewing.
Feeds: You can adds feeds to your Opera Mini too for on-the-go reading.
Sync: you can sync with Opera on your desktop for sharing links,notes etc across.
Find : There is a find option to search for a word on a page.
Skins: You can change Skins too.

Opera Mini is a must have app for your Java-based phones. Currently Opera Mini version 4.2 is available and is the best one out there. The best part of all its free to download and use.

Download:
On PC - Here
On Mobile – Point your Mobile default browser to mini.opera.com

Opera Mini site

Until next time.
Regards,