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Monday 16 February 2015

The Top 5 Android Phones Around the globe

The list of top Android smartphones on the market is an ever-changing one (just like the list of the best tablets). Great new smartphones are released every month and it’s sometimes hard to keep up, even for someone that follows the market very closely. With that said, here are the top 5 android smartphones of the moment, in our opinion.

Of course, they’re not in any particular order.

HTC One (M8)

This is a smartphone that has managed to make an impression ever since the moment it was released. It has a beautiful aluminum case housing a Full HD display and everything about it gives that premium device feeling users crave so much.

The HTC One (M8) is just as impressive on the inside – it uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU running at 2.3 or 2.5 GHz (depending on region), coupled with 2 GB of RAM memory and an Adreno 330 GPU. Internal storage is 16 or 32 GB, but you can add to that using the microSD slot HTC has provided you with.

Another interesting thing is that the HTC One (M8) uses HTC’s Ultrapixel camera, which promises better low-light performance than its competition. A second camera is used to capture depth, allowing you to edit backgrounds and such after capturing the image. A selfie cam also exists, and it’s a 5 megapixel one.

It runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

Samsung Galaxy S5

Definitely the HTC One (M8)’s main competitor, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is definitely one of the most advanced smartphones on the market. It may have a more plasticky finish than the M8, but it does offer water and dust resistance, making it more suited for active types.

Apart from that, the hardware configuration is just as up-to-date. We’re talking Android 4.4.2 running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU at 2.5 GHz. RAM is 2 GB, while internal storage is 16 or 32 GB. You can, of course, add to that using a microSD card.

The display is a Full HD one and the camera has more megapixels – 16 of them and promises some great HDR capture features, while the secondary cam is just 2 megapixels (Samsung doesn’t seem to care that much about your selfies).

A heart rate sensor and a fingerprint reader are also on board.

LG G3

With a bit of a newer presence on the market than its competitors, the LG G3 has quite a lot to show for itself.

First of all, it has a very distinctive design and features the now known volume-buttons-on-the-back layout, which makes for a a different user experience.

The display has managed to squeeze in more resolution than the competitors – 1440 x 2560 on 5.5 inches (the S5 has a 5.1 one, while the M8’s is 5 inches). Processing power-wise, things look just as good – a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, clocking at 2.5 GHz, coupled with 2 or 3 GB of RAM,depending on version (the 2 GB one has 16 GB of internal storage, while the 3 GB one doubles that). Of course, a microSD slot is present.

As far as the cameras go, the LG G3’s main one is 13 megapixels, while the secondary cam is 2.1. The smartphone runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

LG Nexus 5

Even though it’s made by LG, this is a Google phone (if it can be called that). What does that mean? Basically, it means that you’ll get Android updates before anyone else does, as well as some great hardware for a great price.

The device, which has a 4.95 inch Full HD display, uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU running at 2.3 GHz, paired with 2GB of RAM memory. Internal storage is 16 or 32GB, depending on the version, but you won’t find a microSD slot here, so you’ll have to settle for that plus cloud storage.

The main camera is an 8 megapixel one, while the secondary front one is a 1.3 megapixel one.

One of the best thing the Nexus 5 has going for it is its price. Google sells it for $349 and $399,depending on the internal storage. You can’t argue with that, can you?

Sony Xperia Z2

Last but certainly not least, Sony makes its way into our list with its flagship device, the Sony XperiaZ2.

It doesn’t fall short when compared to its competitors, as it has a 5.2 inch Full HD display and runs Android 4.4 KitKat on a 2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU, helped by 3GB of RAM memory.

Internal storage here is 16GB, but you get a microSD slot, which enables you to expand it.

If the number of megapixels of the camera is what you’re after, know that this one has no less than 20.7. The secondary camera is a 2.2 megapixel one.

Top 5 Essential Android Security Tips to Protect Your Data

Purbita D. Essential Android Security Tips ,

Becoming the most popular mobile operating system in the world has its advantages and disadvantages. For today’s lesson, we’ll discuss one of the major disadvantages of Android that could adversely effect you. What disadvantage might that be? You guessed it… malware and the exploitation of security vulnerabilities. As you know, Android has grown immensely over the last few years, so it’s only natural for it to be targeted by some folks with malicious intent. These dangers exist in the mobile industry and ignoring them could lead to you losing some important information or worse. We have some recommendations in this article that will help provide you with some valuable tips and guidelines to protect your Android smartphone and/or tablet.

Below are some reasons to have security on your Android smartphone or tablet:

Being the largest mobile OS platform means that the amount of malware created for Android is also constantly growing.

Your personal data is one of your most important assets; the amount of data you keep in your phone is usually huge. Photos, videos, text message, contacts, docs, etc.

Losing your device can also leave your data vulnerable. You need to add a level of security to wipe that data at a touch of a button if it were it to get in the wrong hands.

So what can you do to protect your Android device from all the security risks out there? Check out our Top 5 Android Security tips below!

1. Install Antivirus Software on Your Device:

Yes, I know many people say that antivirus software on a mobile device will only slow it down and, as long as you only install apps from the Google Play Store, nothing can happen. Your phone or tablet is used to browse the web a lot and the web is full of dangerous things.

A permanent protection, that scans everything, will help you sleep better at night. Plus, there are a number of good free solutions out there.

I’m personally using Lookout Mobile Security and I couldn’t be happier with its features, but Avast!also has a very good solution. Security specialist Norton also has a free antivirus solution for Android. You can try them all and choose the one you like best.

2. Avoid Pirated Software:

That game may be expensive in the Google Play Store, but I still suggest waiting until you have the money to buy it. Namely, whatever you do, don’t install pirated software on your Android device.

I was mentioning the amount of personal data you’re storing on your device. Well, a pirated keyboard can very well send data like your email password who-knows-where. From an email account, the person having your password can get to credit card numbers or PayPal accounts and your money could be gone in no time. O you could be blackmailed to get back access to accounts toonline services.

Simply put, if you can’t afford to pay for it or it isn’t free, it shouldn’t be there.

3. Apps From Trusted Sources

Another important tip is to make sure your device doesn’t allow the installation of apps coming from unknown sources. This is a setting that’s enabled by default.

In case you want to download apps from one of the other Android app stores out there, make sure it’s one that’s trustworthy, like the Amazon App Store. Only then is it safe to install an app from somewhere else than the Google Play Store (this is how you can enable that feature).

4. Password Protect Apps to Prevent Unauthorized Use:

Password protect important apps on your device that hold sensitive data. Added bonus to this feature: If you have a child around the house and he’s usually playing around with your phone, make sure you password-protect the apps he can use to delete important data. For example, a file manager or Dropbox shouldn’t be accessible to children. You should also password protect your app store access and any access to your finance/banking apps.

If you want to know how to do that, I’ve explained it in detail in this article.

5. Android Device Manager:

We’ve discussed ways to protect your data when your device is in your possession, but what if you lose it or it gets stolen? Well, Google has provided Android with a great way to manage your device remotely, called Android Device Manager. It allows you to easily locate your lost device, and even wipe data off it, so that it doesn’t end up into the wrong hands. This is a must have if you are prone to accidently leaving your device unattended!

Here’s our tutorial on how to activate and use Android Device Manager.

Conclusion:

If you follow our tips and guidelines outlined above, your device should be much safer than most others. Of course there may be some other useful tips that we missed! If you have any tips you’d like to share with the community, please feel free to do so in the comment section below!

Top Video Editing Apps For Android Smartphones and Tablets

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Top Video Editing Apps For Android Smartphones and Tablets

Looking for the top video editing apps for your Android smartphone and tablets? It sure is nice having high definition cameras in our pockets! Gone are the days of the old VHS camcorders and the need to sit through footage of floors and skies as you tried setting the camera up and didn’t realize it was recording. Nowadays phones and tablets have a multitude of features and one of these is video recording. But what is so special about having the ability to record video on your phone or tablet? Well not only is it convenience, as we always seem to be carrying them around with us, but because of some great applications made available through the Google play store, we now have the ability to edit videos wherever we are. Whether it’s a video you wish to add music too, or maybe you just need to chop the beginning or end off a video, there are loads of apps which can accomplish this and much more. But the question is, which video editing apps are best, which give you the most features and are easiest to operate? Well after delving once again into the world of applications I have drawn up the top 3 which have the most boxes ticked.
1. Magisto Video Editor & Maker

Downloads – 10,000,000+ Stars – 4.4 Price – FREE with option to go premium Magisto Video Editor & Maker is designed to make editing your movies simple. It offers the option for you to pick the videos, photos, music and effects and then it puts it all together to create your very own edited movie. It is the most downloaded video editing app in the Google Play Store, does that make it the best? Not necessarily, but it does offer a large amounts of features: – You can share your videos on all of the social media websites, plus create your own online albums to share publicly or just to your friends and family – It offers, facial recognition, image stabilization, filters, transition, effects – You can use their inbuilt app camera or use videos, photos and music already on your phone or tablet. This app really has got a lot of areas covered. If anything this app specializes in putting all of the transactions and effects together, to make making an edited video easy. Plus all of these features are free. However the free version does limit you to a few things, as the premier version offers longer video uploads, more photos, longer movies, and unlimited downloads. This comes at a cost though of $4.99 a month or $17.99 for the year. For those who would like a simple app to do all of the hard work for them, yet create some very visually effective videos, this is the app to do it.
2. VivaVideo: Free Video Editor
Downloads – 100,000+ Stars – 4.1 Price – FREE VivaVideo promises to make you your very own Hollywood movies! It’s a fun app which boasts some great features: – Live visual effects mode, so you can record with instant effects, rather than adding them afterwards. – It boasts being number one in various areas; multi capture modes, multi trimmer, multi music, multi titles and having the most, themes effects titles and transitions for free! VivaVideo offers loads of great free features, probably the most you will find on any app. Not only that but the features it does have are really good, offering countless ways to edit your videos, or even your photos into videos. Its simple to use and you can share all your videos on social media websites easily. The app is regularly updated and because it offers so much for free, its hard to not download this app just to play around with it.

3. VidTrim – Video Trimmer
Downloads – 5,000,000+ Stars – 4.4 Price – Free but premium version available VidTrim is a video organizer and editor including quite a few feature including: – A video trimmer, ability to convert video files to MP3 audio. – Multiple ways to share your videos, add music to them and add various cool effects. – The ability to convert the video to MP4, resizing and compressing the video to take up less memory. This app certainly does not win the award for the most features, it does however have a couple of handy features that not all of them do. These include the ability to turn your video into an audio recording and also convert the video to MP4, plus reduce how much memory the video takes up. Although very simple to operate, it feels a little more of a professionals app, with those additional features that the other apps do not have, plus the massive lack of effects to clog it up. The premium version offers you the most interesting features (adding music, resizing and effects) but at only $3.99 for an ad free app which ultimately does everything you need, it’s a very reasonable price and you can trial it before you make any commitments. If you don’t want an app to do all the work for you, but you want to create a video which is created well without countless effects, then VidTrim is for you.
Recommendations:
If you are looking for an app that can do it all for you, edit, add effects, and music then Magisto Video Editor & Maker is the one for you.
If you wish to mess around, recording live effects straight onto a video, or spend ages editing the video with loads of free effects, then VivaVideo would tick all the boxes.
If however you prefer a more simple app, but includes some quite techy feature as well as some other options to make a quality looking video then look no further than VidTrim.
These are the top 3 video editing apps which can best suit different people’s needs on their smartphones and tablets. Gone are those nasty VHS recording days! You got to love the high quality Android camera phones and tablets with their powerful editing software! Any questions? Suggestions? Or thoughts? Then please leave us your comments below!

BEST 12 SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING TIPS TO MASTER

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Are you using social media marketing to help grow your business?

Do you have any social media marketing tips that you've learned from your experiences of engaging with people in online networks?

I've found that there are some social media marketing tips that I keep reaffirming and that can help businesses maximise their use of social media as a marketing channel.

Check out these 12 social media marketing tips below. If you're not using any now, then consider doing so...

12 Social Media Marketing Tips

Have A Plan

Don't just post randomly in social media. Don't 'log on' whenever you find time and see what's happening in your streams or who's mentioning a popular hashtag.

That isn't how you should use social media for marketing. That's how you use social for personal use.

In business, you have to be clever. You have to be focused. And you have to be results driven.

A social media marketing plan will allow you to map out where you want to get to, how to get there and how to measure your efforts.

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Deliver Value, Consistently

By delivering value, all the time, you position yourself as an authority in your industry or niche. People listen to what you say because they value your words.

This is especially valuable to businesses who utilise social media to attract, retain, convert and even deliver to customers.

Analyse Past Efforts To Improve Performance Going Forwards

If you don't understand what performance your past activities produced, then you will have no solid basis to make improvements.

It's important to learn what worked and what didn't. Failing isn't a bad thing, as long as you learn from it and make the necessary changes going forwards.

Vary Content Formats

If all your social media posts are the same format, your stream can quickly become stale.

Regularly share videos, images, infographics, text posts, vines, slideshares, presentations, podcasts, or any other format you can think of to keep things fresh and engaging.

Host Webinars

Webinars are quite a recent addition to a marketers toolbox. But they work fantastic if promoted and delivered correctly.

They allow you to get face-to-face in the virtual sense, while be able to deliver content, training or services in a one-to-many business model.

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Use Hashtags Strategically

If you add #hashtags for the sake of it then it creates little value and can actually have a negative effect on the effectiveness of the post.

An example is repeating hashtags. A tweet such as: "Learn how to use #SocialMedia like a pro #SocialMedia" doesn't add any additional exposure.

Among many Twitter social media marketing tips articles is the advice to capitalise hashtags appropriately and not to use more than 2-3 in each tweet.

Add Text To Images For Context

Adding text to images can not only give context, but can provide additional call to actions that are more clearly presented.

It's common for images in articles to include text to explain to the reader a particular viewpoint or provide further direction.

Automate Curated Content

Content curation is the practice of sharing other people's content in your social media streams. It's wise to do so because simply sharing your own links and content will start to put your audiences off.

You can also establish new relationships with content publishers by sharing their related content in your streams, or build reciprocal power for mutual social sharing.

Don't Spread Yourself Too Thin

Trying to be on every platform isn't productive or strategic. Choose which platforms have the highest concentration of your ideal customers and focus on these networks first.

It's more important to ensure your social media marketing efforts are effective, than seeing how many networks you can be apart of.

But Don't Narrow Your Focus Too Much

Becoming too narrow is risky. You don't have the diversity to hedge against setbacks in one network and your business can suffer as a result.

Don't 'Set And Forget' About Your Website Content

Website content, as well as your website design, should be routinely updated. You can't simply write it once then leave it for years to gather dust.

Things change in business. People come and go and your business develops. Keep your website fresh and up to date whenever your business takes steps forwards.

Reengage website visitors with Social Advertising

One advertising method is called reengagement - showing ads to people who have visited your website already.

This has proved to be one of the most effective social media marketing tips when using paid methods because those that see your advert are already familiar with your brand.

They have already been exposed to your business so your marketing messages are being reinforced with trust and acceptance.

Have Your Own Social Media Marketing Tips To Add?

It would be great to hear your social media marketing tips and how they have helped you grow your business. Share your tips in the comments below.

Monday 16 February 2015

The Top 5 Android Phones Around the globe

Top 5 Essential Android Security Tips to Protect Your Data

Top Video Editing Apps For Android Smartphones and Tablets

BEST 12 SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING TIPS TO MASTER

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