Android 2.3 vs Apple IOS4.2

Android Gingerbread 2.3

Gingerbread came with lots of changes,
1) A complete change in media framework removing third party opencore and came upwith complete change in codec for audio and video named stagefright.

2) Adding SIP for internet calling.

Apple IOS 4.2

1)Multitasking in ipad everything happens smoothly and efficiently without slowing down.

2)Airprint makes it simple to print email,photos,web pages,documents right from your iphone through wireless.

3)Airplay lets you stream digital media wirelessly from iphone,ipad to TV to get Widescreen TV and best-speakers in house.

4)Find your missing iphone,ipod using MobileMe feature,you can do remote lock or delete your data.

Apple vs Android

Apple still leads the market with greate iphone not only in Design of component, but also a speedy processor,New features ,attractive display.With a revamped design, a sparkling new display,speedy processor it enters to give its new operating system IOS 4 (WHICH works in ipad, ipod, itouch) iphone4.

Android is one of the leading Mobile platform OS with open source apps and greate features.
Google is trying to enter into mobile phone compitation by introducing lot of features for android phone users like MSpot,Google voice.
Even android is open source with greate graphic user interface it lags with some flaws (like high unauthorized download rate) and speed is not upto the mark.But there is no dought that google will get back and run into the market great.

With introduction of new android 2.2(froyo) with increased kernel speed(JIT) and inbuild Flash , HOTspot.

Orkut flooded with FREE MOBILE RECHARGE RS 500 X_x spam

This days Most of Indian Communities and atleast one Indian profile from 50 profiles in Popular Social networking site Orkut.com has been Infected with Phishing attack of a SCRIPT which promises to Make free recharge of 500 Rs. . Most of the Innocent and new user clicks on the Link.

As soon as link gets clicked, Script redirects them to a "FAKE LOGIN PAGE OF ORKUT" , where they have to login with their orkut username and password. Once details are given. Their profile gets hacked and Immediately About me section, Update and all joined orkut communities of that user gets flooded with the same Recharge spam through which they got infected!!

How To Trace Mobile Numbers in India

With rapid growth in mobile phone subscribers in India and low call rates, most calls we receive on our mobile are form other mobiles. At the same time, to cater increasing user-base most operators come up with new series everyday which makes remembering a cell number increasingly hard. Also sometime we just want to trace a mobile number for reasons like unknown number in miss call list, to get hint of callers permanent location (sounds unlikely, I know…), etc.

But if you have a look at this wiki page, you can certainly trace any mobile number up-to the level of its mobile operator and state (or zone) that’s too using first 4-digit only. It (wiki page) lists all mobile number series in nice tabular manner categorizing them according to mobile operator and state (or zone).

Like other wiki pages, this wiki is also updated regularly and provides you with latest information. I have never been disappointed by it and I am using it for over a year.

If you prefer simpler interface where you can just enter your cell number and get the desired information, you can try this website.

Link: Mobile telephone numbering in India

Opera submits Mini browser for iPhone approval

Opera Mini 5 running on an iPhone looks and behaves almost identically to Opera Mini 5 on other mobile browsers, like Java and BlackBerry. The one major exception is the addition of session restore for iPhone, which will reload browsers from the previous session if you need to close and restart iPhone. This is an important feature for a platform that only runs one third-party application at a time. Page caching was also notable on the demo version of Opera Mini for iPhone. Pressing the back arrow quickly surfaced the page before without reloading it from scratch.

As interesting as these details might be, the real elephant of the question in the room--the one perhaps being asked by those who follow Apple's submissions and rejections--is why Opera would go to lengths to submit a browser that has a high chance of being cut short. Apple isn't known for approving browsers that aren't based on Webkit, and Opera Mini absolutely falls into the latter category. Like many other iPhone apps, it's written in the Objective C programming language on the backend, Opera's founder and former CEO Jon von Tetzchner told CNET, and on the front end is written "in our own little language."

But Opera's von Tetzchner has high hopes that Apple will accept Opera Mini, starting off by citing Opera's merits of speedy browsing, high compression rates that lead to rapid loading, and bookmark-syncing, and ending with the opinion that users should have plenty of choice, specially if Opera Mini is in high demand. Opera's conviction would hardly seem like a compelling enough reason were we in charge, and we can't imagine it would sway Apple.

More on the mark, perhaps, is the argument that Apple shouldn't nix Opera Mini because it may not directly violate rules laid out in Apple's software development kit (SDK). Unlike other Web browsers (including Opera Mobile,) Opera Mini is a proxy browser that delivers Web pages through Opera's servers. It isn't a standalone HTML browser that interprets and executes code on its own. This loophole alone is the more realistic justification that von Tetzchner and the rest of the Opera team should hope would get Opera Mini through the golden doors.

"The way we read things, we don't violate anything with [Apple's] SDK license," von Tetzchner told CNET. "From our perspective, there's no reason why Apple would not allow Opera...It brings something really different to iPhone users."

Again, we're not convinced that will be reason enough for Apple's application approval team, but if it is, it could signal a sea change that would make Opera Mini the most notable browsing alternative to Safari on iPhone

Android Scripting Environment

The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) brings scripting languages to Android by allowing you to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device. These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to full-fledged Android applications, but with a greatly simplified interface that makes it easy to:

• Handle intents
• Start activities
• Make phone calls
• Send text messages
• Scan bar codes
• Poll location and sensor data
• Use text-to-speech
• And more

Scripts can be run interactively in a terminal, started as a long running service, or started via Locale. Python, Perl, JRuby, Lua, BeanShell, and shell are currently supported, and we're planning to add more.

ASE is designed for developers and is alpha quality software. Please report bugs and feature requests on the issues list. You can download the current APK by scanning or clicking the following barcode:

You may ask, why write scripts instead of real Android applications? Admittedly, Android's development environment makes life pretty easy, but you're tied to a computer to do your work. ASE lets you develop on the device itself using high-level scripting languages to try out your idea now, in the situation where you need it, quickly

OPERA MINI 5 - THE NEXT-GEN MOBILE WEB BROWSER

An all new and improved version of the most popular mobile web browser - opera mini 5 (beta) is now available for download. Right from launch screen to interface to visual effects, everything has been changed in this version (In comparison to older versions). Many new features have been added to make it looks and function-wise similar to its desktop counterpart (Opera 10):

1. Vista style beautiful interface (Black rounded bars, buttons etc)
2. Smooth sliding drop-down menu providing easy navigation.
3. Tabbed browsing - Finally tabs are incorporated to open multiple pages at the same time.
4. Speed dial - 9 customisable speed dial thumbnails at the launch screen just like in opera for desktop.
5. A pop-up blocker
6. Password manager - that remembers passwords for your logins.
I tried it in my Nokia N70, all the features work fine but it seemed a bit slower than older 4.2 version in connecting to web and loading pages (May be because it is a beta version). Try yourself for a great browsing experience on your mobile.

Now a little more about Opera Mini - Right from its launch, ‘Mini’ has been the most popular and widely used mobile web browser and following are the main reason behind this success:

A. It is a Java application so compatibility is not an issue (Almost all mobiles support Java now)
B. It is available for almost all mobile phone models (From low end entry level phones to high end ‘Mini mobile computing devices’ like Nokia N97).
C. It gives far better browsing experience than mobile's built-in (Pathetic) web browser. (In terms of speed, page rendering etc).
D. The famous “Back” function - In which browser does not have to download the page again (Ratherthe page is stored and reloaded from cache).
F. And of course it is free to use.
What do you think about Opera Mini? Please share your experiences here.
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