Review: Pixlr-O-Matic

Like modifying and playing around with your pics? Get them in different shades and styles.. Use a lot of color combinations and flaunt yourself? Try this app.. Its the best Photography app I have come across in Android. I havent used the best pic modification app for iphone as people say, Instagram I mean but I say whats the need of Instagram on Android when we have Pixlr-O-Matic.

Pixlr-O-Matic is a free photo sharing application that allows users to take a photo, apply some digital filter, then share it on a variety of social networking services.

When you start the app, this is the first page that you see. Either select camera and snap a pic or click photo and select a pic from your memory.

 

After selecting the pic, You have 3 options at the bottom of the pic.. The first one is to colorize your pic, I mean shade it in hell lotta different shared.. keep scrolling the bar and you'll se so many types. See what suits you the best.

The second I say is the background/covering/change the look of the pic type of designs which totally make your pic look different..

The third option is Frames. there are so many sexy frames, I haven't seen any app which has so many options and everyone of them out-beating the other one. They look funky, different, sexy, beautiful, sober and whatever you wanna name them ;)

             

The BEST option is on the top of the app.. It gives me a Muhahahhaha type of a feeling whenever I use it. You don't have to run your brains to make yourself or any of your pic to look hawt..


Just load a pic and press thekey and see the magic.. Keep pressing it and saving the best auto-combo's that you like :D

Now save your beautifully made pic on the mobile now or you can directly share it from your Android device..

 

Make yourself better than the best ;)

Cheers!!

Pulse

Pulse is one of the oldest & highly used application on Android mobiles. The latest one has got beautiful looks and is fast. Added with a lot of features to read the news, add blogs/feeds, multiple pages.. In short very customizable.


Pulse News is a beautiful app that takes your favorite websites and transforms them into a colorful and interactive mosaic. Tap on an article to see a clean and elegant view of the news story. Save stories for reading later across all platforms or sync them with Instapaper, Read it Later and Evernote. Sharing a story via Facebook, Twitter and email is as easy as two taps.

I added my blog Android Bubble and look how sexy it looks. I love my blog even more now :P I am able to share my posts directly to emails and social networks from this app.

Add multiple ages to separate your news channels, feeds, blogs, websites etc.

 Add what you would like to read from the showcase provided by the app. Loads of sites to select from.

Install Pulse on your device - Click Here

Mobile Odin Pro 1.3 - Download

REQUIRES ANDROID 2.2 AND UP 

Mobile ODIN - Full firmware flashing straight from the device itself!

Mobile ODIN is the on-device firmware flasher of choice. Just throw those firmware files on your (internal or external) SD card, start Mobile ODIN and flash away.

!!! Your device must be rooted to be able to use Mobile ODIN !!!

If you use the EverRoot option, Mobile ODIN will root the firmware while you flash it. Checking out that new leaked firmware? No reason to lose root!

Currently supported devices:

- Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000

- Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000B *NEW v1.20*

- Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000M *NEW v1.20*

- Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9003 *NEW v1.20*

- Rogers Captivate SGH-I896 *NEW v1.20*

- AT&T Captivate SGH-I897 *NEW v1.20*

- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" GT-P1000

- Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100

- Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100T *NEW v1.20*

- AT&T Galaxy S2 SGH-I777 *NEW v1.20*

- Sprint Epic 4G Touch SPH-D710 *NEW v1.20*

- Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000

More devices to come!

Flashing with Mobile ODIN does NOT increase your custom kernel flash counter or make the yellow warning triangle appear.

----- MANUAL -----

Flashing with Mobile ODIN is easy. You start off by starting the app. The app will check your system has everything the app needs to continue (like root). It may need to download an additional package, so it is advised you have Wi-Fi available.

Now you should see the main Mobile ODIN screen. It will list a set of partitions. Clicking a partition will allow you to select a file from your SD card to flash to that partition. Do not worry about selecting the wrong file - Mobile ODIN will not let you. Separate files (named after the partition) as well as .tar and .tar.md5 files are supported.

From the desktop ODIN you may be used to "PDA", "PHONE", and "CSC" buttons. All three of these buttons have been replaced by the "Open file ..." button. This button will open the file you select from the SD card, and find all the partitions it can flash inside that file. So if you select a .tar file containing kernel and modem, the Kernel and Modem partitions will be set up to use that .tar file for flashing.

Now that we have selected what we want to flash, if you have the Pro version you can proceed to the EverRoot section. The EverRoot options allows you to root your firmware while it is being flashed. Never again will you be without root! Select here which apps you want to inject in the firmware that is being flashed.

Now that we are all done selecting partitions and configuring EverRoot, we continue to "Flash firmware". Mobile ODIN will gather all the information it needs and perform the flash. Before starting, however, it will check that your battery level is over 50%, and if applicable offer to verify MD5 checksums on the files you have selected to flash. If all is well, it will reboot into recovery mode, and flash the firmware you have selected.

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Shush - Ringer Restorer

A very interesting application which makes a lil work easier for you. Very helpful as far as I've used it till now.

Shush! The name itself sounds facinating, doesn't it?? Ok what this app does is, when you lower your volume to zero, it pops up on the screen quickly and asks you when do you wish to enable your sound again. You can set a maximum of 12 hour gap.











Use the circle around the houra written and drag it sweetly to set your time at. 1/4th hour interval. Or you can also use the + & - signs to set the number of hours when you want to enable your sounds from the silent mode.


On the lower left of the popped up screen is a volume icon which helps you set the amount of volume you want your sounds to be enabled at.
Same way just tap on it and drag to set the volume level.








You can change the colour of the popup by going to the app in the applications menu. There are 2 available options:
1. Turn on / off the notification
2. Change Colour.. Just keep tapping on the colour and it gives u different options. Choose your favourite and set it right there.







My latest experience: I'd gone for a couple of days ago. It was a 3 hour movie. I dropped the volume to zero and shush! popped up and I the ringer enabling time to 3 hours which was the approximate time the movie would get over and forgot about it. Right after 3 hours the ringer got enabled automatically :D

Link: CLICK HERE

Facebook for Android gets an Update

Facebook for Android smartphones gets a facelift with better Looks, Speed, Better UI and something totally Different and new. They say that apps for Android are old models and cannot compete with the Apple apps for twitter and facebook. Who would say it after getting their hands on the totally new and rocking upgrades.

The upgrade is given the version 1.8.0.
As soon as its updated, you can opt to view a small tour which gives you a lil' info about what it is.

The pic you see below is the menu. You get all that you want from your profile to the friends list to the groups you are in and the pages you have liked. There is a search bar on the top of the menu which allows you to search for anything like people, pages, groups etc with ease.

There are three icons on the top as visible in the pic below. The first one shows if you have any new friend requests, the second one directs you to messages and the third one is for the notifications. Now the interesting part is the way these are made. Sweet. Just click on any one of them and you get a small window which shows the latest things like the requests, notifications and messages which opens on top of your original page. So you wont have to go back looking for where you were before you went to the notifications page. Look at the screenshot below.

 The facebook app has always been slow on usual 2G networks but this one beats all the critics of Facebook app for Android. Try it to feel it.


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Twitter for Android gets an Update

The new look of official Twitter client for Android smart phones is rocking and making its way on all the phones with Android operating system. The new look of the app looks like a superb and BIG update. From a usual normal look so a full proof update.

Here are some screen shots of what I have seen till now.
The mentions have been replaced with Connect as you can see in the screenshot. The Navbar contains the timeline which is called Home, then Connect which gives options at the bottom to see all interactions which shows youe RT's, people who have followed you etc and mentions which show the tweets in which you are mentioned.

#Discover has been newly added which shows the trends and a lil' information about the trending topics.. Roll down for seeing all the trending topics.

I Loved the compose new tweet 'icon' on the top right which gets you to this page. and when you click the @ symbol at the bottom it shows you the list of all the people you follow. 

Me: The last option on the navbar takes you to your profile which shows you the direct messages, drafts (saved tweets), lists you have been following/created, if you use multiple accounts you can switch accounts and settings.

Twitter has been added to the photo upload service.












Happy Tweeting :-)
Follow me at @AndroidBubble on Twitter.

Maps Updated on Android devices

Google Maps, one of the most happening app on Android got an update. Nit a very happy news for all its users cuz its a good thing only for some places where they can view the live events.

Places where this would be possible are:
San Francisco New York Zurich Paris London
We are still waiting for this update for more countries.

Gmail for Android Updated to V2.3.5.2

Some new features added in Gmail for Android.

Did Google realise that they need to save some battery in Android mobiles??
Well the new gmail can sync only the priority mails and not everything which comes to your inbox. This will save battery drain and give you the emails which you want and not all tom dick and happy mails.

Postman - Superb App to Detect SPAM Messages

I've been using this app for a while now. It works great no matter what. It integrates with the stock sms app and seperates all the messages which you get on your mobile from unknown numbers/Spam numbers/Advertisements etc.

How does it work?? :O Its simple, the app just doesn't allow the messages which your mobile receives from the contacts/numbers which aren't stored in the mobile contacts. There messages are taken away by Postman and you get a notification when a new Spam mesaage arrives.

What if the mesaage is not spam? Simple again. Just go to poatman and long press on the message and press not spam after which whenever a message is received from that number, it directly is seen in your inbox.
I love this app. Saves a lotta time to see and delete stupid messages. I say its a much have app for the Indian mobile users. They receive the most amount of Spam.

App Review - TubeMate - Download You Tube Videos at Ease

Love watching Videos? YouTube addict? Have an Android? Love music and wanna have it from YouTube to your mobile within seconds? Here's the solution.. download any you tube video from on your Android mobile using this app called TUBEMATE. Super simple to use and operate.. Not only download but you can use this app as your default you tube application on your mobile.

Sign in to your you tube account, subscribe to various up-loaders, upload videos and do everything you want by tapping your super sexy touch screen..

You see 4 grey icons on the bottom right of the above screenshot. The first one is for sharing, second for refresh, third for downloaded videos and forth one for searching.

When you open a video and click on it, you see two options.. 1. To download the video and 2. To watch it.

When you click on Download option, it starts fetching the information and gives you various options. Different sizes of videos according to what size you want can be downloaded. If the video has HD version for mobiles which support High Definition videos, you get the option for them as well and there are a few ones which are also available for tablets.

Happy Downloading ;)

Indian Language fonts for Samsung Galaxy S2 and all Samsung Galaxy Series Phones

This app has fonts for Indian Languages like hindi, gujarati, tamil, kannada etc

You can download it on your Android device from here:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hongik.fontomizerSP

FIRST OF ALL

You have to check "unknown sources" option.

* Go to home screen> settings> applications, and check unknown sources.

* If your device contains Flip Font library, You don't have to root your device.

* Some Carrier doesn't allow side downloaded application(non-market app). In this case you should root your device to use this utility.

WHAT IS THIS??
- Font for Galaxy is a Fonts package for SAMSUNG Galaxy Devices.
- You can download font apk from this app.
- Font installer apps are not on Android market(side download). So, you have to check "unknow sources" option in "applications setting"(See FIRST OF ALL)

HOW TO USE?
- Check if your device is SAMSUNG Galaxy series.
- Although your device is from SAMSUNG, some network provider(carrier) doesn't allow side downloaded app(non-market app), in this case you should root your galaxy to use "Fontomizer SP"
- Run this app, and click a font what you want to use.
- Download procedure will be appeared.
- After download, install downloaded apk.
- After install downloaded apk, go to font setting menu.
*Home > Setting > Display > Font
- If everything ok, you can see a new font name on font list.
- Choose a font what you want to use.
- Enjoy it.


HOW TO UNINSTALL FONTS?
- Go to 'Home > Setting > Application > Manage Application'
- Select font you want to uninstall
- Follow instructions

POSSIBLE DEVICES
I made this Application for SAMSUNG Galaxy Series. It works on Galaxy S, Galaxy A also Glaxy Tab.
* Some fonts displays weird, that because of font size.
* Also some fonts doesn't work on your device. because of 'Android Fragmentation'. 

BASIC INFORMATION
These fonts are based on FLIPFONT library. So if your device has flipfont function, then you can use these fonts although your device is not Galaxy series.

COPYRIGHT
These fonts are all free TTF fonts.
I collect lots of TTFs and I checked that these fonts are free version.
If you find any commercial font on this app, please report me. Then I'll let it down immediately.

UPDATE
See Patch note on main menu.

SEND A FONT WHAT YOU WANT TO USE
I can handle English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. If you want run some fonts on your Galaxy device, please send your font to me by email.
I'll update your font to this app.But don't forget, that font must be free version.
When you send a font to me, you should send license information also if possible.

Thank you and enjoy it.

* Contains
English fonts
Chinese fonts
Malayalam fonts
Kandana fonts
Myanmar fonts
Sinhala(Srilanka) fonts
Tamil fonts
Nepal Hindi fonts
Korean font