Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Microsoft Band vs the Wearable !it's tough,Let U decide!

What Android Wear does?

Android Wear is intended to provide "information that moves with you" and puts the entire world inches from your suddenly-free fingertips.
It doesn't just tell the time. The wearable operating system makes suggestions based on time and it factors location into its context-sensitive data.
The best everyday habit example involves riding on a bus and seeing a Google Maps-powered notification countdown to an unfamiliar destination. "4 stops t Jackson St." intelligently reads the watch. The scary guessing game is taken out of a public transit commute.
Source:AndroidCentral.com

First and foremost, a watch needs to give you the time. Fortunately, Android Wear does that just fine. The two watches we've tested default to an always-on mode with a black background and white text for the watch face.
You can select from multiple watch faces by holding down your finger on the home screen. The Gear Live has about a dozen and none of them are great, but the G Watch has over 20 and some are really stylish. Unfortunately, Android Wear doesn't allow developers to create custom watch faces yet, though Google tells me that will come in time.

Google being Google, there are some other features added on that rely on the company's traditional strengths. You will get Google Now cards in addition to your notifications, showing you things like the weather and upcoming flights. There's also robust voice control, allowing you to do everything from searching to texting to setting timers. Some watches have fitness features too — both the G Watch and the Gear Live have a step counter and the Gear Live also has a heart-rate monitor.
Google's take on the smart watch isn't too different from what the people behind the Pebble figured out last year: it should be all about notifications. At its core, Android Wear is a little remote for your Android phone's notification shade. Everything that appears there also appears on your watch, and when you dismiss notifications on the watch they also disappear on the phone.
Microsoft  Smart Watch does....
Microsoft has launched its first fitness tracker, but it's much more than that. The $200 Microsoft Band has everything you'd expect — including sensors to continuously track steps, calories and heart rate — but it adds guided workouts from popular brands and the ability to receive smartphone notifications. It also connects to Microsoft Health, the company's cross-platform cloud service designed to give users personalized fitness advice based on the Band's data. Plus, unlike competing products in this price range, the Band has GPS built in.





Design

The Microsoft Band looks and feels like a first-generation device. It's an odd shape — a sort of rectangle with curved sides. On the top is a flat and rigid 0.43 x 1.30-inch display with a power button and the action button on one side. Unlike the Samsung Gear Fit, whose screen has a similar shape, the Band's screen does not curve to naturally cover your wrist. This adds to the overall bulkiness and awkwardness of the band's design.

Setup

One of the best things about the Microsoft Band is that it's a cross-platform device. Currently, it supports Bluetooth devices running iOS 7.1 and 8; Android 4.3 to 4.4; and Windows Phone 8.1.To begin setting up the Band, you just download the Microsoft Health app. Make sure the Band is turned on and is ready to be paired with the device, and then go into the app. You'll be asked to select your Microsoft Band from the list of nearby devices under Bluetooth in order to pair it with the app. The setup is quick; the Band synced with the app in about 2 seconds.

Display

The Microsoft Band's 1.3 x 0.43-inch, 320 x 106-pixel TFT LCD touch display is bright and easy to read. The home screen shows the time and your step count, and swiping to the left reveals individual tiles for things such as messages, emails, calls, exercises and alarms. You can add, remove and further customize which tiles appear on your Band, and even the color and wallpaper of the display.
Overall, the touch screen was responsive and quick. However, swiping to the left felt choppier than swiping to the right. Make sure to turn on Watch Mode in Settings, as this keeps the date and time on the screen at a dimmed brightness; the Band doesn't come with it turned on out of the box. Microsoft says that, in the future, the display will turn on automatically when you lift your wrist to check the time.
The Band guides you through the workout with its display. Once you begin the routine, the Band will count down each rep for you as you do it. In between sets are a few seconds of rest, during which time the display shows you what you'll be doing next.

Both have uniqueness and featured uses,let u you decide  ,which being u comfortable!

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Comparison: Xiaomi Red Mi 1S Vs Android One

 


   

The Indian budget smartphone market is heating up day by day with ultra affordable, feature rich smartphones flooding a highly lucrative market. Among devices that have created the most splash are Xiaomi's Mi3 and RedMi 1S, which have been overwhelmingly scarce, and proportionally high in demand.
Yesterday, Google announced the first set of Android One devices and the Micromax Canvas A1 was quick to sell out on Amazon India. We're rounding up the two most talked about device ranges and comparing what's on offer.
RedMi 1S vs Android One...here we go!

Android One Smart Phones

Xiaomi Red Mi 1S


Computing power

The new Android One devices for now sport a 1.3Ghz quad core Mediatek processor with 1GB RAM while the RedMi 1S comes with a slightly bumped 1.6GHz quad core Qualcomm processor also coupled with 1GB RAM. Both devices are dual-SIM equipped.

Operating system 

Xiaomi provides users with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with its own MIUI layer on top. Google on the other hand has pushed the latest 4.4 KitKat flavor running on stock to provide a no-frills, high performance experience.


Display

Micromax, Spice and Karbonn have offered 4.5 inch IPS screens in their devices with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels with no additional screen protection while Xiaomi's offering comes with 4.7 inch 1280 x720P,  scratch resistant Dragontail panel.

Camera

Android One devices sport a 5MP primary camera, with full HD video recording which is offset by the 8MP Exmor R CMOS shooter on the RedMi 1S. While the RedMi has the edge down back, Android One phones trump the RedMi's 1.6MP front camera with their 2MP shooter.

Storage

Xiaomi has provided 8GB of inbuilt storage in the RedMi 1S which can be taken to 64GB via microSD. In comparison the Android One devices come with 4GB internal storage and 32GB microSD support.

Battery and Pricing

The Android One devices we saw yesterday come equipped with a 1700mAh battery and can be purchased in the Rs. 6k-7k range. RedMi 1S packs a 2000mAh battery and can be had (if one manages to) for Rs. 5,999.

Monday, 18 August 2014

WhatsApp Messenger: How did WhatsApp grow so big?


WhatsApp reported this past August that it is handling 10 billion messages a day.Today, WhatsApp is the N0.1 app in 114 countries and a top-five app in 145 countries. My take on its growth reasons-

1) Features- Some of the features that WhatsApp provided, like groupchat, photo-video-audio file sharing, were not available on most of the popular "chatting" applications and had hit the right chord with the audience (mostly youngsters). Gtalk was popular but could be accessed only through a laptop or a PC. Same with Yahoo chat, MSN messenger etc. The pleasure of "sharing on the go" - click a foto and share with a friend/group in real time was something that really appealed to most of the first-time smartphone users. Groupchat was available but costly or again only through PCs/laptops.
Easy sign- up - yes, it did add to it's appeal.
Sharing a new song was easier than ever. Type and send. Click and share. As easy as you say it. And all this for free. Yes, on your mobile.

2) Cross- Platform compatibility- People started trying and using the latest apps. I personally know people who bought new smartphones to use WhatsApp. Gradually, it didnt matter what platform you were using- iOS, Blackberry, Android, Symbian, (No Bada).You could always stay connected.



3) Smartphone Big Bang-Add to the sudden boom of smartphone sale in Asia-Pacific region. Specially in India.

4) Cheaper 3G and 2G dataEasy availability of "internet packs", multiple and easy recharging options prompted people to make their smartphones really smart.

5) Costly SMS - Specially during the festive days, higher SMS charges even though you have the "SMS PACK" subscribed, pissed off the users. And all you need to access WhatsApp was an internet connection. Share photo for free even on a Diwali Day. MMS was something that had lost sheen - blame to the ever high charges.
WhatsApp announced the 1 billion message daily milestone in October 2011 and it took it just 10 months to vault to 10 billion messages a day.
 

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

What Indians did on Facebook in 2013?

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was the most discussed politician in India this year, while cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was the most talked about sportsman on Facebook. The social networking site recently revealed the ‘buzziest’ events on the platform in 2013.
‘Facebook: 2013 Year in Review’ looked back at the people, moments and places that mattered most in India and around the world this year.
The review was based on the conversations that happened on Facebook, which the platform said gives a unique snapshot of the country. “Every day, people post topics and milestones that are important to them – everything from announcing an engagement, to discussing breaking news, or even celebrating a favorite political party’s victory or love for cricket,” said Robert D’Onofrio, Facebook Data Editor.
Facebook analyses  the past year’s posts to reveal the top Indian trends of 2013.
Most talked about topics: Narendra Modi was the most discussed politician in India this year, and Sachin Tendulkar was the most discussed sportsman. To measure the most mentioned topic, Facebook measured how many posts in 2013 mentioned a specific topic and then ranked those topics based on the overall number of mentions to create each list. Mentions include both the term itself and related hashtags. For example, both “Here at #Sachin’s last match” and “Proud to be at the Sachin’s match” would be calculated as part of the buzz related to a single event. Other topics of interest for the residents of the platform from India were iPhone 5s, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and India’s Mars mission Mangalyaan.
Top life events: The life events that people added to their Timeline most frequently in 2013 included engagement, marriage, travel, first meeting someone and more. The life events and places which generated the most posts and check-ins was collated and then the data to create global and country-level rankings.



These are the trends on Facebook 2013.