Google Maps Updated To Terrain

One of the best mapping Services,Google Maps has received another large update.




Terrain is among those layers, which is available both in the Android app and in the website. The Google team has now updated the terrain view in the entire world and it is now much more detailed and differentiates mountains and forests far better than before.

Those of us who use Google Maps frequently have the habit of neglecting the various improvements but the new terrain maps are really hard to miss. Detail is incredible and the once flat-looking surface is now alive with mountains and hills providing a more true-to-life experience.

HTC One X Performance Boost After Jellybean Update

HTC One X

The jellybean update has started rolling out for the HTC One X  and I suggest that you update it soon since it brings a good performance boost with it.

SunSpider

Quadrant

The web browser was the one that really had noticeable boost. The old results just weren't fit of its quad-core flagship status. A slight boost in AnTuTu and Quadrant point to an overall performance increase too.

Here's how the updated phone stacks up against its ICS-running self 

Quadrant

HTC One X(JB): 6822

HTC One X(ICS): 5952

Antutu

HTC One X(JB): 12932

HTC One X(ICS): 11633

SunSpider(Lower Is Better)

HTC One X(JB): 1117

HTC One X(ICS): 1468

      Note that I am  talking about the regular One X here, not the faster One X+ and its overclocked Tegra 3 chipset (it will launch with JB out of the box too).

     

Nokia Lumia 822 Is Official

Nokia has just announced the Lumia 822,specifically made for Verizon.The phone comes with features like  the Nokia Drive+ offline navigation with US maps which is pre-installed, the City Lens and Transit apps and several camera apps (Smart Shoot, Cinemagraph, Panorama and Creative Studio).
              The free, no-ads, no-log-in Nokia Music streaming service will be available on the phone too, to make use of that fast 4G LTE connectivity.
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The phone also comes with different shells,which  can be put on the back of the Lumia 822 to enhance its looks and functionality, including a shell that enables wireless charging.

Is Windows 8 A Gamble?

Windows the main source of money for Microsoft for so many years.But completely redesigning that Windows and building Windows 8-is it a gamble on Microsoft's part?


             Windows is the money tree of Microsoft's empire. Without a significant design overhaul since 1995, the operating system has been essentially printing money for Microsoft. Last year, Windows brought in more than $18 billion in sales and $11.5 billion in profit. On its own, Windows would be big enough to place among the largest 150 U.S. companies by revenue, and its 62% profit margin would rank among the highest in the world.

                              But there is a problem.Microsoft PC sales are declining. Windows revenue has fallen for two years, and Microsoft is missing out on a rapidly growing tablet market that has begun to replace traditional computer demand. Just a few years ago, Windows ran about 90% of the world's Internet-connected computing devices, according to Net Applications. Now, with the rise of smartphones and tablets, Microsoft's share has fallen to about two-thirds.
                     Apple alone has sold more than 100 million iPads in just two and a half years. At an event held Tuesday unveiling a new line of iPads, Apple CEO Tim Cook noted that his company shipped more iPads in the second quarter of 2015 than any single PC manufacturer shipped PCs.At this position,Microsoft had two choices: Do something radically different to win the future or risk a slow death by cleaving to its past.
Microsoft picked the first option and created Windows 8. The touch-based operating system works both as a desktop PC and a tablet platform, and it's not hard to imagine Windows 8 running on a dizzying array of other devices, including table tops, wall screens, kitchen monitors and whatever new touchscreen gadgets we will be using in the future.
                           "This is an absolutely critical product," said Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, on a company video blog. "It's key to where personal computing is going."

Reasons To Switch To Android From Windows Phone

Recently I wrote an article about how Apple can "steal" a few customers from Android.Well,that will be a bit too harsh upon Android,I think.But don;'t worry apple fans I am not gonna post the opposite. Obviously,because i think its almost impossible to detach Apple fans from Iphone.So I am gonna post reasons to switch to Android from Windows Phone.

1.Customisation

              One of the things about Windows Phone is that it’s designed not to require heavy tweaking like the old Windows Mobile did. Instead, its customizations are designed to be more automated and content-based.  For example instead of you having to go in and change a background image for a hub or live tile, things change automatically based on what’s going on.  A lot of people still really like all of the power to dig under the hood and change things that other people probably wouldn’t have the time or desire to get into.  This is another big reason why many of the old Windows Mobile users, who loved all the customizations they could do, have switched to Android which offers a similarly high level of manual customization options.  Of course, you don’t have to tweak everything in Android, but then you might get bored with it pretty quickly.

2.More Apps

              This is the gold standard complaint for new operating systems and it’s an especially prevalent mantra for Windows Phone even though in reality Windows Phone may very well support all of the apps you want.  Of course there are instances where it does not, and for those you’ll probably have to switch to a different platform like Android.

3.More Features

           

                                 Android has a lot more “innovative” yet perhaps not so useful features.  If you want to be on the cutting edge of experimental stuff, Android is what you need.  The whole 3D screens and cameras thing didn’t exactly catch on, but Android certainly had it.  Maybe you think it’s cool to move icons around on your screen, by holding your finger on one and then turning your whole body to the left or right.  Maybe you want to launch the camera by turning on your phone, holding a finger on the screen, then holding the phone up vertically and rotating it.  Or maybe you think pressing a button to make a call is for suckers and would rather just hold the phone up to your head to start a call.  There’s so many more of these strange new features coming to Android, where as Windows Phone still keeps things pretty simple and doesn’t add something unless it’s a little more thought-out first.

4.Maturity

                 Well,everyone needs to admit that WP is still quite young,whereas Android is the elder brother.The project butter in Android has made things smoother and faster.So obviously,if you want an OS with experience,Android is your choice.

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Can Blackberry Defeat Windows phone 8?

                                   RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins believes that Blackberry 10 has “a clear shot at being the number three platform on the market.”  He also said, “We’re not just another open platform on the market, we are BlackBerry.” This means ,according to him,Blackberry can easily defeat WP 8.  Unfortunately Blackberry 10 devices probably won’t be released until early 2013 which is well after we will see Windows Phone 8 on the market.

                  Furthermore, there hasn’t been a whole lot of consistent buzz building up behind Blackberry 10. There was the new beta 3 reveal a couple weeks ago, but it has not been keeping itself in the tech news very well. Windows Phone 8 on the other hand has been having some big reveals of new devices, and Microsoft is still keeping us on the edge of our seats to see if they’ll surprise us with new features within the operating system like they surprised us with their Surface tablet reveal earlier this year.

If Blackberry wants to get to number 3 in the smartphone wars, they probably need a strong ecosystem that connects to all of the other electronic peripherals in our lives. Apple has a hugely successful ecosystem driven by iTunes and their iOS appstore that makes keeping all of your devices tied to that ecosystem very compelling. Android’s ecosystem is backed by the hugely successful Google search engine and all of the great online services that Google brings to the table. Microsoft’s ecosystem is backed by their hugely successful Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Xbox 360. What exactly does Blackberry tie into that’s so compelling? Perhaps the old Blackberry Enterprise servers? Most of the advantages of those have been made obsolete by all of the Exchange ActiveSync compatible servers and services out there these days.That Blackberry Hub which unites emails, messaging, and social networking notifications seems nice.
                    Does Blackberry really have enough surprises in its sleeve to surpass Windows Phone next year?

Siri Is Advertising Falsely

                                    If you thought only Apple’s commercials on TV were practicing false advertising, try asking Siri to do a web search for something like “the best computer”. Instead of actually providing information based on web search results and user reviews, Apple’s Siri software will provide a “sponsored answer” instead that advertises Apple’s products.  When you ask Siri, “What is the best computer?” Siri answers with “a mac” instead of an answer that’s backed by actual data or a listing of information that’s relevant to your questions.  We saw a similar issue earlier when you could ask Siri “What is the best smartphone?” and the response would give you actual data from the internet that indicated that the Nokia Lumia 900 was the best smartphone at the time.  Apple quickly replaced that actual answer with a sponsored advertisement for the iPhone instead.  This means that other “more-accurate” information is being removed from Siri’s results in order to promote Apple’s own products.