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  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Review Price Tips

    It is a common practice from the major smartphone manufacturer to release mini versions of the flagship smartphone.  Here Sony has changed a little bit. It released compact version of the Xperia Z1 and not mini. That is it is just compact in size and equally powerful as bigger brother. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact price in India is Rs.35990.

    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is powered by Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 CPU with Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 and Adreno 330 GPU. The RAM of the device is 2GB and has 16GB of internal storage. Xperia Z1 also supports microSD card upto 64GB and runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Sony has announced that, it will get Android 4.4 Kitkat update soon.

    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Smartphone

     

    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact sports 4.3 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with 720×1280 pixel resolution and 342 ppi pixel density. The display is made up of Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass and has Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine technologies.  It supports upto 10 finger multi touch.

    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact comes with 20.7MP primary rear camera with LED flash and auto focus. The camera feature includes 1/2.3” sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama. There is also a 2MP camera which is also can record 1080p video. The connectivity features of the device includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G, LTE, USB, Bluetooth and NFC. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact houses Non removable Li-ion 2300 mAh battery.  It is rated to provide upto 670 hours of standby time and 10 hours of talk time.  The device also a water and dust resistant.

    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Disadvantages

    • Non User removable battery
    • Average loud speaker performance
    • No out of the box Android 4.4 Kitkat

    Sony Xperia Z1 Tips and Tricks

    Using Xperia Z1 as modem

    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact can be used as modem through WiFi Hotspot and USB tethering features. Just enable the WiFi hotspot in the device and complete simple configuration to access internet on other WiFi enabled device. To use Xperia Z1 Compact as modem through USB by connect the device to PC through USB. Now enable the USB tethering.

    Taking screenshot on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

    To take screenshot on Xperia Z1 Compact just press and hold Volume down key and Power button simultaneously.  You will hear a shutter sound which confirms Screen shot has been taken.  You can access the screen by going to gallery.

    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Specification

    • Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS
    • 4.3-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen with 720p screen
    • 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 Quad Core Processor
    • Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB RAM
    • 20.7 MP Primary Camera
    • 2 MP Secondary Camera
    • Full HD Recording
    • Waterproof and Dust Resistant
    • 16GB internal storage
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB

  • Nokia Lumia 525 Review Price Tips

    Nokia Lumia 525 is a successor of  entry level Windows phone Lumia 520. Though there is not much changes are done on the new phone, there are few welcome upgrades. The new Nokia Lumia 525 latest price in India is Rs.10,399.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Nokia Lumia 525 is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual Core Processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 305 GPU.  The only upgrade here is the RAM size which is increased to 1GB from the 512MB of previous model. The device runs on Windows phone OS 8. Nokia Lumia 525 sports 4 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with a screen resolution of 480×800 pixels and pixel density of 233 ppi.

    For connectivity, Nokia Lumia 525 provides, 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GSP and DLNA. The device is powered by 1430mAh battery which is rated to provide upto 16hours of talk time and 336 hours of standby time.  The internal storage of the device is 8GB and supports microSD card upto 64GB.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Disadvantages

    • Limited number of apps.
    • There is no camera flash.
    • No front facing camera.
    • There is not much improvements over the predecessor.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Tips and Tricks

    How to use Nokia Lumia 525 as modem

    Lumia 525 can be used as WiFi Hotspot using the internet sharing feature. You can access this from the settings->Internet sharing.

    Taking screen shot on Lumia 525

    To take screen shot on Nokia Lumia 525, just press and hold power key and the windows button.The photos will be saved in Photos > albums > Screenshots. You can read more on this in How to take screenshot on Nokia Lumia smartphone.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Specification

    • 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual Core Processor.
    • 1GB RAM and Adreno 305 GPU.
    • Windows Phone 8 OS.
    • 4-inch LCD Touchscreen with 233 ppi pixel density.
    • 8GB internal storage.
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB.
    • 5 MP Primary Camera.
    • Li-ion 1430 mAh battery.
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GSP and DLNA.

  • HTC Desire 700 Dual sim Review

    HTC Desire 700 is a dual sim Android smartphone powered by quad core processor. The device has 2 sim slots, 1 for GSM sim and another one for CDMA sim. The HTC Desire 700 Price in India is Rs.23,500.

    HTC Desire 700 dual is powered by 1.2GHz Quad core A7 CPU with Spreadtrum Shark chipset and Mali-400 GPU. The RAM of the device is 1GB and has 8GB internal storage. Desire 700 also supports microSD card upto 64GB.  The dual sim smartphone measures 145.5 x 72 x 10.3 mm and weighs 149 grams. Unlike HTC flagship device, it has treated Glossy Plastic finish.

    HTC Desire 700 Dual sports 5 inch capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 220 ppi pixel density. For taking snaps and recording video, there is a 8MP primary rear camera and 2.1MP front facing camera for video calling. Both are capable of recording HD videos.

    For connectivity, HTC Desire 700 comes with 2G, 3G, WiFI, Bluetooth, USB, USB tethering and WiFi hotspot. The smartphones houses Li-po 2100 mAh battery which is rated to provide upto 582 hours of standby time and 11 hours 40 minutes of talk time. The device supports most of the video codecs and audio codecs, The key features of the device includes HTC BoomSound, Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers with Built-in Amplifiers . HTC provides 1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 1 year warranty for in the box accessories.

    HTC Desire 700

    Disadvantages of HTC Desire 700 Dual sim

    • Over priced. Comparing the device with other competitive devices, price is too high.
    • Mid range chipset.
    • No HD screen resolution. Being a premium device, it is disappointing to see a screen which does not even has a 720p resolution.
    • Camera performance is just average
    • No 3G support on second sim

    HTC Desire 700 Tips and Tricks

    Taking screen shot on HTC Desire 700 Dual sim:

    You can take screen shot on HTC Desire 700 in two methods. First one is Android default, Volume Down and power button. Press both the buttons, you will hear a shutter sound. Screen shot will be saved in the gallery. Another method is using the combination of power button and capacitive home button.

    Using HTC Desire 700 as modem:

    HTC Desire 700 can be used as modem to connect to internet from PC using the USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features.

    HTC Desire 700 Dual Specification

    • 5-inch Touchscreen with qHD screen
    • 8GB internal storage and expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
    • 1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor with 1GB RAM
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB
    • 8 MP Primary Camera with LED flash
    • 2.1 MP Secondary Camera
    • Dual Active SIM (CDMA + GSM)
    • Android OS 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed

  • How to Use Micromax Canvas Smartphones as Modem

    Micromax Canvas series smartphones are the popular android smartphones from Micromax.  It offers good performance at affordable price. As today, there are 17 different Micromax Canvas smartphones are available depending on the price and specification. In this tutorial, we will see how to use Micromax Canvas Smartphones as modem.
    All the Micromax Canvas Smartphones comes with high speed 3G connectivity along with WiFi Hotspot and USB tethering features.  Advantage of these features is that,you can use Micromax Canvas smartphone as modem to connect to internet from other devices.

    How to Use Micromax Canvas Smartphones as WiFi Hotspot

    • Go to Settings
    • Go to More Settings
    • Go to Tethering and portable hotspot
    • Enable Portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature by sliding the to right
    • You can customise the WiFi settings by Tapping on to Configure

    How to Use Micromax Canvas Smartphones as Modem through USB

    Micromax Canvas as modem
    For using Micromax Canvas Smartphone as modem through USB, you should have drivers installed on your PC. You can download Micromax Canvas Drivers from the official Micromax Support page. You can read more on this on Download Free Micromax Drivers.

    • Once drivers are installed, connect your micromax canvas phone to PC via USB cable
    • Go to Settings
    • Go to More Settings
    • Go to Tethering and portable hotspot
    • Enable USB tethering to start using the device as modem.

    Note: When you Micromax device is not connected to any device through USB cable, the USB tethering will be in disable status.
    Following Micromax Canvas smartphones as modem to connect to internet through USB tethering and WiFi hotspot.

    • Micromax elanza A93.
    • Micromax Power A96.
    • Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini.
    • Micromax Canvas XL A119.
    • Micromax Canvas Mad A94.
    • Micromax Canvas HD A116I.
    • Micromax Canvas Turbo A250.
    • Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114.
    • Micromax Canvas Blaze MT500.
    • Micromax Canvas Juice A77.
    • Micromax Canvas Magnus A117.
    • Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240.
    • Micromax Canvas 4 A210.
    • Micromax Canvas Fun A63.
    • Micromax Canvas Fun A76.
    • Micromax Canvas Doodle A111.
    • Micromax Canvas 2 Plus A110Q.
    • Mciromax Canvas XL2
    • Micromax Canvas A1

    Video Tutorial on How to use Micromax Canvas Tethering

  • Adding Page Numbers in MS Word

    We all know that what a time consuming task it is to try to put the unnumbered pages of a long document back in the right  order if they unorganised. Dont let it happen to you, when you create a long documents in MS Word next time. Add page numbers to MS Word documents to make your life easier. It is very simple task. In this MS Word Tips, we will see how to insert page numbers and customise it.

    How to Insert Page Numbers in MS Word

    Step 1: On the insert Tab, click the Page Number tool in the Header & Footer group. On the list, point to the location where you want the page number to be displayed. You can select header, or footer. Even you can choose the placement, right, left or even center.
    Step 2: Click the page-numbering  design you want in the gallery that appears.
    Step 3: You can customise  numbering format or the way the pages are numbered in a multisection document. To do this, click Page Number again, and choose Format Page Numbers from the displayed choices.
    Step 4: In the page Number Format dialog box, select the numbering format you want.
    Step 5: If you have more than one section in the MS word document, specify whether you want the page numbering to be continuous or to restart at the beginning of each section.
    Step 6: Click Ok.
    Step 7: If you dont like the way the page number looks or the where its positioned, click  Page Numbers, choose Remove Page Numbers and then choose a different numbering format.