Top 5 Gaming smartphones

With ever increasing graphics muscle, smartphones are today giving a tough competition to other mainstream devices. Here's our list of such best gaming smartphones.

Smartphones have become portable gaming powerhouses with ever increasing graphics muscle. Every year, high-end smartphones are being launched by various companies with even better graphics playing capability than their predecessors. Also, the qualities of mobile games have been raised to match up the core hardware power. Here is a list of such powerful gaming smartphones worth possessing.

In last couple of months, two new devices - HTC One X and Sony Xperia S have been introduced in India. We would have included the Galaxy Nexus but unfortunately it still has not been launched in India.
Apple iPhone 4S
The latest Apple iPhone 4S smartphone packs a new dual-core 1 GHz A5 mobile processor. Apart from that, its graphics chip - PowerVR SGX543MP2, which comes with two cores is considered as the best. This dual-core graphics chip offers seven times more performance than its predecessor chip while playing games and also loads apps faster, though the RAM configuration remains unchanged. The faster performance is further aided by the inclusion of the OpenGL ES 2.0 engine support in the iOS operating system.

In terms of basic hardware, the Apple iPhone 4S packs a great graphics muscle but the 3.7-inch Retina Display is simply great to enjoy high-quality 3D visuals. This display may look small when compared to the 4-inch or higher display of some Android OS based smartphones. Physically, the iPhone 4S may look similar to its predecessor but when it comes to quality of graphics and smoother game performance with games like Infinity Blade 2, the iPhone 4S simply takes away the cake.
Apple iPhone 4S is available in India at a price starting Rs 44, 500 for 16 GB model. You can find it for cheaper online or in gray market in India but do note that there won't be any warranty offered on that by Apple India.

HTC One X
HTC's new high-end smartphone under the new brand name One series is the One X. The One X also is the first quad-core smartphone to be made available in India. Sporting a large 4.7-inch Super-LCD 2 touchscreen display, the HTC One X supports 1280x720 pixel resolution. Under the 8.9 mm slim and 130 gram light chassis, the One X houses a powerful quad-core 1.5 GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 mobile processor coupled with 1 GB RAM. Coming in the 4-Plus-1 Cores configuration, its Nvidia Tegra 3 mobile processor uses low power GeForce GPU that has up to 12 graphics cores packed inside it to power great quality graphics. The Tegra 3 promises three times the performance than the Tegra 2 processor.

The Android Market has special Nvidia Tegra Zone that contains a list of Games specially optimised to make the best of the Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 mobile architecture. Of course, when it comes to making the best of the hardware, only few games fare well. Overall, the 4.7-inch touchscreen display of this smartphone is big and crisp to enjoy most of the Android games.
By default, this smartphone comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.0 user interface. Currently the HTC One X retails in the market for Rs 37,500.

Sony Xperia S
The closest contender to the first quad-core smartphone is the new Sony Xperia X featuring a totally new line of mono-block style design. Flaunting the 4.3-inch touchscreen display with 342 pixels per inch density, the Xperia S also supports 1280x720 pixel resolution. That means, the visuals and text on this smartphone would appear slightly crisper, only if you pay close attention to spot it.

Packing 1 GB RAM, this smartphone has a dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S4 family mobile processor. This processor is coupled with Adreno 220 graphics which is capable of competing with Samsung's Mali-400MP based smartphones. Qualcomm also has a list of games specifically optimised for the Adreno family processors. Along with the great screen with Mobile Bravia Engine, the smartphone comes with a 1750 mAh battery to provide longer run time than its competitors.
The Sony Xperia S retails for Rs 32, 500 approximately in the Indian market.

Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung slots the Galaxy Note between a tablet and a smartphone. With one of the largest touchscreen display amongst smartphones - 5.3-inch, the Galaxy Note has a dual core processor clocked at 1.4 GHz. The massive 5.3 inch HD Super Amoled display of Galaxy Note supports 1280x800 pixel resolution, the wider real-estate and higher resolution support makes it real interesting. The Galaxy Note features a gyroscope sensor and accelerometer that fuels up the gaming experience.

The Galaxy Note packs the same Mali-400MP mobile graphics chip as the one used in the Galaxy S II smartphone. Though it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Samsung is almost ready with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the same. Samsung Galaxy Note also comes with 16 GB of internal memory that takes care of the storage for this device. Biggest advantage of this device is its massive battery that can promise longer mobile gaming experience.
Considering the bigger real-estate, amazing HD Super Amoled display and top of the line graphics power, the Galaxy Note is thus a great choice for casual and semi-casual mobile gamers and comes for Rs 32,700 approximately.

Sony Xperia Play
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play did not immediately become popular after launch despite its extensive gaming capabilities and controls, but it has gradually grown strong in the market. The Xperia Play is an officially certified PlayStation device with PSP-like controls including slide out track pads, which are capacitive.
In terms of hardware, Xperia Play features a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with dedicated Adreno 205 graphics engine, which ensures smoother and faster graphics performance - a must for a gaming device. In total, it has 400 MB of internal storage that doubles up as ROM. Besides, 512 MB of RAM has been added to this device as well to keep the performance speedy and zippy.

Although the device now has a smaller (4 inch) screen as compared to most smartphones, it's been compensated by the resolution (480 x 854 pixels) and by colour reproduction. Besides, its stereo sound output perfectly complements the gaming experience. The Xperia Play runs on Google Android that has hundreds of free and paid games. Also, Sony Ericsson continually releases free premium games especially for Xperia Play.
For more content users can use PlayStation suite, a dedicated store for PlayStation certified devices. Now, with the ICS update announced, the new age operating system will soon be making its way for the device and will hopefully bring some new and exciting features with it.

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Top 12 fastest cars in the world

Speed is in everyone’s blood and even though we don't have the roads to drive at high speeds, there are tracks coming up (like the Buddh Circuit), which give people a chance to extract the most out of their cars. So which are the fastest cars in the world?

 

 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
On the top of the list is the Veyron which uses a 8-litre, W16, turbocharged engine that produces 1200 hp of power. The Veyron zooms from a standstill to 100 kmph in a matter of 2.5 seconds and onto a top speed is 430 kmph.

Koenigsegg Agera R
The second fastest car is the Agera, which is powered by a 5.0-litre V8 twin-turbo engine, producing 1099 hp of power. 100 kmph comes up in 3 seconds while top speed is 418 kmph.

SSC Ultimate Aero
The fastest car in the world at one point of time, the Ultimate Aero is now number 3 and is powered by a twin-turbo V8 motor that produces 1183 HP. 0 - 100 kmph comes up in 2.8 seconds, while the top speed is 414 kmph.

Saleen S7
This sports car is powered by a V8 engine made of complete aluminium and uses twin-turbos to produce 750 HP. 0 - 100 kmph comes up in 2.9 seconds while top speed is pegged at a whisker under 400 kmph.

McLaren F1
This is the oldest car in the list but still one of the best. Using a BMW M developed 6.1-litre V12 engine, the F1 produces 627 HP of power and reached 100 kmph in just 3.3 seconds. Top speed is 386 kmph.

Gumpert Apollo
Designed to run upside down in a tunnel at a speed of 300 kmph, the Apollo uses a 4.2-liter V8 engine to produce 650 HP. 0 - 100 kmph comes up in 3.1 seconds while top speed is 362 kmph.

Koenigsegg CCX
The CCX uses a 4.7-litre, V8 engine to produce 806 HP of power and reaches 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds. Top speed is 395 kmph. You only need 29.2 seconds to go from 0 - 300 kmph in the CCX.

Noble M600
Using a 4.4-litre V8 engine, the M600 has twin-turbochargers and 650 HP under the hood, which propels it to 100 kmph in 3.8 seconds. Top speed is 360 kmph.

Aston Martin One-77
This limited edition beauty is a beast on the road with its 7.3-liter V12 engine producing 750 HP of power. 0 to 100 kmph comes up in 3.4 seconds while top speed is 354 kmph.

Ascari A10
The A10 uses BMW's S62 V8 engine which is a 5.0-litre unit producing 625 HP. 0 - 100 kmph comes up in 2.9 seconds, while top speed is 350 kmph.

Lamborghini Aventador
This Italian bull uses a massive 6.5-litre V12 motor to produce 700 PS of power. 0 to 100 kmph comes up in shade under 3 seconds, while top speed is 349 kmph.

Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster
The Zonda Cinque might be a limited edition variant but it has unlimited performance. Using an AMG sourced twin turbocharged V12 engine that produces 678 HP of power, the Zonda Cinque hits the 100 kmph mark in 3.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 348 kmph.

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Download & Install Angry Birds Space Game on Android, iPhone

Angry Birds is probably biggest game nowadays, with support for all platforms, ranging from Android powered Smartphones and Tablets, iOS based iPhone and iPad, as well as standard Windows PC or a Mac. No matter, which device user use to play the game, huge audience loves playing with Angry Birds Space Game. As name is saying, Birds will be on Space this time, not only on earth like earlier, so it would be a different experience for the players.

If you are aware about how much awesome Angry Birds Game is, then we feel this edition would be best ever, as far as we tested the game today. The New Angry Birds Spaces has a great story, to get them locked in a battle. Nothing different, Angry birds saves their eggs, from being stealing by green pigs. When Green Pigs tries to attack the eggs of the birds, they strike on to attack them. This is the subject which is game based on, but with lot of levels, it is looking unspoken experience to me. Recommending you to try the game yourself.

Here are the highlights of Angry Birds Spaces Game

• 60 Levels: There are 60 gravity-defying levels in total in new Angry Birds, in which 30 are from Pig Bang, and 30 from Cold Cuts. Yes, both provides different experience, but i have not reached to Colt Cuts level yet, i will try later for sure.
• Golden Eggsterioids Episode: The Space Edition game comes with this locked episode, which is equiavalent to the Golden Eggs, which would provide bonus levels in the game.
• 30 Brain-teaser (Danger Zone): As name suggests, this is hard to play. This level is only available for Worth $0.99 episode of iOS. I guess it is available for Android edition as well.
• Enhanced Game Center for iOS, New designed animated birds help menus, Space Eagle.

Download Angry Birds Space Game Editions for Android, iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac

1. iOS: Appple iOS based devices, iPad, iPhone and others got chance to enjoy two flavors of Angry Birds Spaces. There is a HD Version (Worth $2.99) and a SD version which costs $0.99. You have to purchase before download, Buy iPad HD Version | Buy SD Version for iPhone/iPod Touch for 99¢
2. Android: Android Phones and Tablets got the editions of ad-supported and ads-free. At Amazon Marketplace, there is a $2.99 HD version is also available, exclusively for Kindle Fire, and can be downloaded from Amazon Marketplace. Other users can download from Google Play/ Android Market, which is a ad-supported version and compatible from Android OS 1.6. Download: Google Play (Ads Free Version) | Amazon Appstore ($0.99) | Samsung Apps (Free)
3. PC: The Microsoft Windows version will cost you $5.95, which supports levels of up to 1-16. You can checkout demo. Purchase/ Download: Angry Birds Space for Windows.
4. Mac: Apple’s Mac users needs to spend $4.99 to play the game, the game requires OS X 10.6.6 or above. Download: Mac App Store

 Assuming, you have downloaded required version for your platform. Now, lets learn the ways to Install the Games.

How to Install Angry Birds Space Game/ Apps on Android Devices Manually

Step 1: Visit Google Play/ Android Market, and search for an Apps Installer. You can go with z-App Installer, Fast installer or any other, and install into the device.

Step 2: Now, copy the .apk file, which you have downloaded from Option 2 in Download part above, to the root of your device’s SD card.

Step 3: Now navigate to the App Installer, and find all the .APK files stored into the memory cards, then select the Angry Birds file you have downloaded in Step 2.

Step 4: Now click on the download file (.APK), and the game is ready to play. It will hardly take few seconds, depends on your device.

Congratulations! You have installed the Angry Birds Space Game on your Android Smartphone manually. Enjoy!!

Installing Angry Birds Space in iPhone, iPad, Windows PC, and Mac

If you are Apple iPhone, iPad user, you can download game from iTunes Store or App Store. While, for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista and others can follow the same procedure for software installation, which applies for Mac too.

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How to Root And UnRoot Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 – Easy Tutorial

Samsung Galaxy Y is undoubtedly, best Entry Level Android Smartphone. It is equipped with 832MHz processor, and runs originally on Android 2.3 Gingerbread Operating System. It has a 3.0-inch QVGA TFT display, and a 2MP camera. The phone has support for up to 32GB memory card, and leashed with all the connectivity options like Wi-Fi, GPS, or A-GPS.

Samsung Galaxy Y has huge base of users worldwide, due to it is most cheapest option when one consider to buy Android Phone. The much advanced users, always want to get Root access, to enable installation of all the software or customization. For all the freedom, and to unlock the full power, you need to get Super User access, which is possible when you root the device. But once you root the device, you will no longer able to claim warranty. But you won’t need to worry, we are here summing up both the tutorial of rooting and unrooting of Samsung Galaxy Y.

Disclaimer/ Warning: Kindly note, Rooting is a risky process. We ‘Techscot.blogspot.in and developer will not be responsible, if your device bricked, damaged, or becomes non-functional. Though, we are writing this tutorial, after testing everything on a Samsung Galaxy Y Device, and it worked for us.

Pre Requisite

• Ensure that your device is charged, at least 80%, before going through the process.
• Check with the Data Cable and latest drivers for connectivity of Phone and PC
• Backup your SMS, Email, Call Logs, Settings and all the data, for safeguard against bad situation. If anything happens, wrong after applying the rooting process, you can simply restore everything from backup.

How to root Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Android phone

Step 1: You need to download the Rooting package file from here and then save it in your PC.

Step 2: Enable Debugging USB Mode. To get this done, simply navigate to Settings option, and then select Applications, where you will see Development option, tap with the same and then check USB debugging.

Step 3: Connect your Samsung Galaxy Y to computer, and copy the File which you have downloaded in Step into root of microSD card of the device.

Step 4: Now, select ‘Install ZIP from SD card, and navigate to the Rooting package zip file, which has been downloaded in Step 1.

Step 5: Now, turn off the device. And then boot to the recovery mode. To enter into the recovery mode, just use home, Power and volume up buttons together.

Step 6: Now navigate in recovery mode, using volume up and down buttons, find the ‘Apply Update from SD card’ then Browse ‘Update.zip’.

Step 7: Now Go Back to home by pressing ‘++++Go Back++++’

Step 8: Reboot your phone. After rebooting the device, you will see an application ‘Super User’, which would ensure that your device is successfully rooted.

As you have just rooted your device, apart from the benefits, there is a minus point. I have already mentioned, you are not eligible to get company’s warranty after rooting. If you need to claim warranty, we have solution to unroot the device, which will make it same like it was before your applied rooting process. Head over below, where we have summed up the instructions to unroot the device.

Steps to UnRoot Samsung Galaxy Y S5360

Step 1: Ensure that there is no update exist of Super User App, you need to remove the same if they are located.

Step 2: Connect the device to PC, if it is not already connected, via Data Cable.

Step 3: Download Unroot package for Samsung Galaxy Y in your personal computer, and copy the zip file to the root or micro SD card.

Step 4: Switch off the phone, and then turn on into recovery mode.

Step 5: Select ‘Install ZIP from SD card, and select the unroot package zip file, which has been downloaded in Step 1.

Step 6: It will take hardly 5-6 minutes maximum to complete the procedure. After that you need to reboot your phone.

Congratulations! You have completed unrooting procedure of Samsung Galaxy Y, and you can now reclaim warranty.

Let’s know if any problem persists, while going through the process of Rooting and Unrooting of Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Android Smartphone.

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HYT H1: liquid watch concept

Two bellows are used to push and pull the liquid to show the time on the scale. The Hydro by HYT uses a liquid filled chamber to display the hours using luminescent green goo in a circular tube. On the right is a power reserve indicator for the mechanical movement. The minutes are displayed in the center of the face with a dedicated dial, and there is a water turbine style subsidiary seconds hand to the left of it. The movement has a power reserve of 65 hours and is visible through the rear of the watch.

The H1 will be available in titanium, DLC black coated titanium, and 18k red gold. Design wise the case reminds me a lot of the Clerc Hydroscaph. The case will be 48.8mm wide and a pretty massive 17.9mm thick. The HYT H1 in titanium will be priced at $45,000.

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Sony’s Music Unlimited service lands on Vita

The PlayStation Vita gains access to 15 million songs from Sony’s vast archives. Android devices get some love, too.
Color me unsurprised that Sony’s PlayStation Vita just got its own app for the company’s cloud-based Music Unlimited subscription service, since a similar offering for the PSP already exists.
Nonetheless, the first version of the app for Vita features excellent aesthetics with the complement of intuitive and thorough controls (see if you agree with me after watching the demo video below). Album art and channel listings clearly pop on the large OLED screen. I found it easy to scroll around, explore music, and save tracks “from the cloud” to a storage card.
Overall, the experience seems very mature for a service often left out of the music service conversation.
Speaking of saving tunes, the Vita Music Unlimited app supports offline playback through playlist/channel caching. Users of the Android version of the music service can now listen to music offline through Music Unlimited as well.

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Top 10 News In World

टेक्‍नोलॉजी की दुनिया में आए दिन नए नए आविष्‍कार हो रहे हैं। ये ऐसी चीजें हैं जिनके बारे में आपने कभी कल्‍पना भी नहीं की होंगी। एक ओर अंतरिक्ष में प्‍लेब्‍वॉय क्‍लब बनाने पर काम शुरू हो गया है वहीं जापान ने कुछ वर्षों में एलिवेटर में बैठ कर अंतरिक्ष का सफर करने की अपनी योजना पर काम शुरू कर दिया है। आइए नजर डालते हैं

1. अंतरिक्ष में प्‍ले ब्‍वॉय क्‍लब 
 प्‍लेब्‍वॉय मैगजीन ने स्‍पेस टूरिज्‍म को बढ़ावा देने के मकसद से अंतरिक्ष में प्‍लेब्‍वॉय क्‍लब बनाने की दिशा में काम शुरू कर दिया है। मैगजीन ने इसके लिए वैज्ञानिकों से सलाह ली है। मैगजीन एक अलग किस्‍म के कॉन्‍सेप्‍ट पर काम कर रहा है जिसमें शून्‍य गुरुत्‍वाकर्षण पर डांस करने, खेल  करने और मीलों की ऊंचाई पर स्थित इस क्‍लब के स्‍पेस वर्जन का हिस्‍सा बनने का मौका मिलेगा। 

2. वीडियोरिकार्डिंग करने वाले चश्‍मे :-
 पाइवोटहेड कंपनी ने ऐसे चश्‍मे बनाए हैं जिससे आप चाहें तो किसी चीज की वीडियो रिकार्डिंग कर सकते हैं। आप इन चश्‍मों के जरिये एचडी (हाई डेफिनिशन) वीडियो रिकार्ड कर सकते हैं। इसमें ऑटो फोकस और फेस ट्रैकिंग की सुविधा भी है। 8जीबी मेमोरी वाले इस चश्‍मे की शुरुआती कीमत 349 डॉलर रखी गई है। यह अप्रैल में उपलब्‍ध होगा।

3. फोटोजोजो का रेंजफाइंडर केस :-
केवल आईफोन ही नहीं बल्कि आपके किसी भी कीमती स्‍मार्टफोन के लिए यह रेंजफाइंडर केस फायदेमंद है। फोटोजोजो का यह केस आपके स्‍मार्टफोन की सुरक्षा के लिए बेहद अहम है। इसमें फिशआई, वाइड एंगल और टेलीफोटो लेंस भी हैं। इसमें कैमरा के लेंस के बीच में एक मिरर भी है जिससे आपके चेहरे की तस्‍वीर दिखाई देगी। लेंसों के साथ इसकी कीमत 99 डॉलर जबकि लेंस के बिना 65 डॉलर है।





4. स्‍मार्टफोन पर टीवी के प्रोग्राम  :-
 टीवी का कोई भी प्रोग्राम स्‍मार्टफोन पर देखना अब आसान होगा। TiVo का यह छोटा मैजिक बॉक्‍स आपको लाइव टीवी या रिकॉर्डेड कार्यक्रम प्रीमियर डीवीआर से दूसरे स्‍क्रीन पर भेजने में मदद करता है। इससे आप TiVo के कंटेंट स्‍मार्टफोन या टैबलेट पर देख सकते हैं। इस कंटेंट को आप अपने स्‍मार्टफोन डाउनलोड कर सकते हैं। हालांकि इसकी कीमत अभी तय नहीं है लेकिन ऐसी चर्चा है कि यह 169 डॉलर में मिलेगी। इस गर्मियों में यह बाजार में होगी।



5. एलिवेटर से जाएंगे अंतरिक्ष में :-
 जापान अंतरिक्ष में जाने के लिए एलिवेटर तैयार करने की अपनी महत्‍वाकांक्षी परियोजना पर काम कर रहा है। इसके तहत धरती से अंतरिक्ष स्‍टेशन के बीच एक बेहद मजबूत केबल लगाई जाएगी। धरती से 22 हजार मील की ऊंचाई पर एलिवेटर का सफर बेहद रोमांचक होगा। इसमें 30 लोगों के बैठने की सुविधा होगी और यह 125 मील प्रति घंटा की रफ्तार से धरती से अंतरिक्ष में जाएगा। एलिवेटर केबल के लिए कार्बन नैनोट्यूब्स इस्‍तेमाल किए जाने की योजना है जो इस डिजाइन के लिए चुनौती भरा होगा। जापान को उम्‍मीद है कि 2050 तक एलिवेटर में बैठ कर अंतरिक्ष जाने की राह आसान हो जाएगी। 

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