Ring-A-Ling! The 5 Best Android Ringtone Apps are on the Line!

Having the most exciting, appropriate, or amusing ringtone can make or break your experience with a phone. With more and more apps tackling this market, there’s no excuse to not replace that standard boring ring using one of these top 5 apps for Android ringtones!

Ringdroid :

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RingDroid is an open source app which not only allows for the creation of ringtones from audio files on your phone, but also allows recordings to be set as ringtones. Also, allowing the app to access your contacts opens up the great feature of contact specific ringtones. Know who is calling you before even picking up your phone with this app!

Ringtone Maker :

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Ringtone Maker is another great app for using audio files from your phone or storage device to create clips of audio for a custom ringtone experience. This app also allows for recordings to be used as ringtones, and the ability to make contact specific ringtones. The all touch based interface allows a smooth and comfortable working control of sound file editing.

Funny SMS Ringtones :

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Are you the jokester of your friends? Do you always have the funniest and most gut-busting apps on your Android? This is the app for you then. This app contains 54 high quality sounds that will make you double over laughing. The ringtones are all very high quality even at high volumes. It’s a great way to break the ice and get rid of your boring old ringtone.

Scary’s Ringtone :

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This app is great for those people who love horror, scaring people, and that tingling sensation down your back. The chills you’ll get from these creepy sounds will make anyone jump out of their seat. Whether you want to scare someone, be holiday appropriate, or just love being creeped out, this collection of over 40 high quality, scary sounds will keep you entertained.

Romantic Love Ringtones:

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This collection of ringtones will help be the soundtrack to your love life. The high quality sound clips will soothe you and gently guide you or anyone within hearing distance to that place of love and happiness. Enough of the obnoxious ringtones; try out these gentle and peaceful ringtones for a change and show the people around you how sensitive you are!

 

[Images Credit: Google Play Store]

Sony Xperia Z unveiled with 13 MP camera and impressive water resistance

Sony’s introduced a new flagship smartphone that has fantastic features, like water resistance, impressive camera, super high resolution display. The Sony Xperia Z seems like an extremely well looking smartphone. Sony’s released Sony Xperia Z at consumer Electronic Show CES 2013 in Las Vegas, USA.

Kuni Suzuki, President and CEO, at Sony Mobile Communications, said,
“With Xperia Z, we are bringing over half a century of innovation in TV, imaging, music, film and gaming to create a super phone experience that truly stands out. With great specifications, Sony’s media applications and One-touch functions, Xperia Z is well positioned for leadership in the smart phone market. By putting smart phones at the heart of our strategy, Sony is enabling people to create, enjoy and share content and experiences like never before.”

The new Sony Xperia Z comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Operating System, 5 inch Full HD 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, 13 megapixel fast-capture camera, 3.5 mm audio jac, FM Radio with RDS, USB 2.0, RDS, Wifi- 802.11 b/g/n, 4G LTE connecting, 16 GB internal memory, 32 GX expandable memory, 2 GB Ram, MicroSD card slot, Google Play Store, GPS with A-GPS, DLNA Certified, HDMI support, Micro USB, NFC (Near Filed Communication), HotSpot functionality and a 2330 mAh battery.

It is the smartphone you can use in shower without any hesitation, the set even survive being drooped in the toilet or bathtub. There is no word on availability of new handset and how much it will cost.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Jelly Bean Update Roll Out Gets Closer

Good news for Galaxy S Advance owners, We have just received word that Samsung will deploy the Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update for the Galaxy S Advance Smartphones. Surprisely the update is available for the folks living in Russian Federation. The Android update brings Samsung new TouchWiz Nature UI along with usual Smart Keyboard, improved voice search, enhanced notification, improved S voice, Google now, new photo effect filter, improved voice and data connectivity.

Samsung mid-range Galaxy S Advance comes with 4 inch Supper AMOLED display, 5 Megapixel Auto-focus camera with LED flash, 1 Ghz dual-core processor, 8GB internal memory, 768 MB RAM, 301 Bluetooth and much more,

The new firmware looks good as we expected, but there are no major bugs fixes and glitches to report at this moment. According to SamMobile, the Galaxy S Advance update is not tested yet in other regions, so peoples how don’t live in Russia maybe have to wait until March, 2013 to catch it. Obviously the latest update should arrive to your smartphone eventually.

if you want to update your device manually, just connect Galaxy S Advance with your computer and update the device via Samsung KIES Software. However, the latest update can be easily downloaded by OTA.

The 6 Best Android Apps For Your Health & Fitness

Gone are the winters, and now it’s spring – the time when you can go outside and be in a great shape. You can even make use of your Android device that supports a large number of apps which will track down your calories as well as kilometers to get in the right shape.
Following are the 6 best Android apps you can opt for health and fitness, which will assist you to obtain and live in the most suitable shape.

Endomondo Sports Tracker :

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This happens to be an extremely useful app for rollerbladers, cyclists, joggers, runners, or all such people who simply prefer going for a walk occasionally. The apps will assist you to track your height, weight, speed, kilometers and time, maintaining a history of your workouts. The app has been integrated with Google Maps and audio playlist that enables you to have a comprehensive analysis of your improvement. Endomondo Sports Tracker app can be easily downloaded from Google’s Play.

Calorie Counter by FatSecret :

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This is an extremely vital and handy app for all such users who prefer to maintain a track of their nutritional details and calorie consumption. The applications also record the recommended every day intake for you to acquire your weight and fitness targets.
The app can be easily downloaded from Google’s Play Store.

Instant Heart Rate :

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The heart is the most imperative organ of the human body. With the Instant Heart Rate app, you can be sure of the fact that your ticker is doing well. Presently, this application is the most reliable and accurate approach to measure an individual’s heart rate without any additional equipment. All you need to do here is to place your index finger on the camera on your phone and within a few seconds you will see a real time heart monitor. The app turns out to be extremely useful while tailoring exercises or for all those users who have heart issues. Instant Heart Rate can be easily downloaded from Google’s Play.

First Aid :

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Being healthy is not only about keeping it fit. It is also about being able to hold on to medical emergencies. The Health Team came up with the First Aid app, which is the best one for all such people who get to come across any emergency. You can treat anyone who is in need or simply when you are participating in rescue activities. The app can be easily downloaded from Google’s Play Store.

BMI Calculator :

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An individuals’ Body Mass Index or BMI is basically the key to ensure that you are not being overweight.It can be a bit tough to wrap it up, but with the BMI calculator app from Woytek, users will be able to easily determine their BMI. This app is for normal people and not much recommended for athletes. The app offers both imperial and metric units through which users can measure equal to the average.  BMI Calculator app can be easily downloaded from Google’s Play.

VirtuaGym Fitness Home and Gym :

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VirtuaGym is another incredible application for all those people who are interested to look for a handy daily workout routine that suits their schedule. Basically,  the app VirtuaGym is believed to be an extension of virtuagym.com, which is a personal trainer over the Web. Actually, on the other hand,  the app and the site are not synchronized at all. Still, you can make use of this app and make it truly worth. The app can be easily downloaded from Google’s Play Store.

 

[Images Credit: Google Play Store]

Facebook releases official ‘Pages Manager’ application for Android

Finally, Facebook officially released the Facebook Pages Manager App for the Android OS to make it easier to mange your Faceook Pages.  A few months ago, Facebook already released iOS app for the iPhones and iPads. According to the company spokesperson, The new born App is currently rolled out for Australia, Canada and New Zeeland.

The Application description on Google Play:

Manage all the Pages you admin, wherever you are. Helps Facebook Page admins connect with their audience and keep up with activity on multiple Pages.

  • Post new updates and photos and respond to comments as your Pages
  • View and reply to private messages sent to your Page
  • Get notifications about new activity on your Pages right away
  • View your latest Pages Insights

Of course, the Facebook Pages Manager application will also provides new updates, photos respond, Private messages as well as notification that happens on your Facebook Pages.

While its look like the app is not collecting highest rating & reviews on Google Play store and peoples are expecting further improvements. The Facebook Pages Manger Application is available free of cost on Google Play Store. if you’ve Facebook Page, just download it and share your comments.

Source: Facebook Pages Manager for Android

Upcoming Gorilla Glass 3rd Version 3 Times More Scratch Resistant

Gorilla Glass is on track to becoming the most popular scratch resistant solution for modern smartphones and tablets. Corning, the maker of popular Gorilla Glass for phones and tablets, has announced that they would showcase scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 3 at CES 2013 next week. Gorilla Glass series has been rapidly growing and is used in large range of popular smartphones of 2102 including Samsung Galaxy S Series, HTC One, iPhone, Google Nexus as well as NOKIA Lumia 920.

According to Corning upcoming Glass 3 will be three times more resistant and will also reduce visibility of scratches  by 40 percent apart from this, The third generation of  Gorilla Glass would be tougher than previous with native damage resistance.

Corning said full product details will be released on January 7.

“This year at CES, Corning will demonstrate its industry leadership in specialty glass and fiber optic technologies with the introduction of two products designed to enhance and extend the capabilities of consumers’ favorite devices,” CEO Wendell P. Weeks said in a statement. “These new innovations build on the increasingly important and continually evolving role of highly engineered glass technologies in delivering improved product performance and functionality through touch capabilities, protective cover glass, and device connectivity.”

Source: Corning Press Release