Galaxy S 4 - Android 4.3 leaked

All the android enthusiasts out there have been patiently waiting for the new version of android which is speculated to be called Key Lime Pie, weeks before the Google IO 2013. At first there was a whole lot of confusion about what version number Google would adopt, 4.3 or 5.0. These numbers could be crucial as the higher the number the more major the changes. But sadly, there was no new version of android that was released. However there were traces of android 4.3 showing up on Google servers which later disappeared.

Now for some good news which seems a lot good at first but might get you disappointed. A version of android 4.3 firmware has been leaked by SamMobile which was a alleged test build for GT-I9505 which is a version of Samsung Galaxy S4. A review video with the build number of JWR66N.S005.130625 shows that android 4.3 is extremely similar to the new Jelly Bean or the android 4.2.2. Take a look at the video below but I would say its a waste of time as there is nothing visibly different. The only unofficial change log states that android 4.3 has improvements in Bluetooth.

Disappointing however, it is good to know android 4.3 is lurking around the corner and hopefully there would be more features added to the android arsenal.

Free books on Google Play

This is a simple tutorial to download and read books on Google Play books app on your android device for free. I highly recommend you support the authors by buying their respective books. Follow these steps to read books for free on Google play books.

1.Find the name of your book that you would like to read.

2.Download the Epub version of the book by simply searching it on Google or you can get it for free from this site http://www.epubbud.com/browse.php .

3.Once you have downloaded the Epub file follow the steps in the video below.

Please note this method can also be used to read PDF files on the Google Play books app.

Android studio doesn't start - Fix

If you have recently downloaded The new Android Studio you may have noticed that even after installing it correctly, Android Studio just won't start up. To fix this issue,assuming you have java on your machine, follow these steps.

1.Go to control Panel.
2.Click on System and security.
3.System.
4,Click on Advanced system settings.
5.You will see a window which has an option of Environment variables.
4.Click on that and create a new variable saying JAVA_HOME with the value that points to your JDK folder, for example C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21.
5.Ok and now try stating android studio again.

How to make 4 control fields from 4 portals.

This it the most efficient way to link if you come across 4 portals in Ingress. Usually one makes just 2 control fields with 4 neighboring portals or more advanced agents make 3. This new trick will help you make 4 control fields.

How to find Portals in Ingress

 Google's very own Android game has been open for beta testers with an invite. There are still some unknown tricks related to this game that many of us do not know. If you do not have the patience to walk all around your city here is a fast and effective way to find Portals near your area or anywhere on Planet Earth.

All you have to do is go to : http://www.ingress.com/intel and sign in with your Google account. Next you will see a map that will show you portals and information aboutthe portal as you zoom in.

Still Do not get it? Check out the video below.

How to get an Ingress Invitation

Ingress is an android game developed by Search engine giant Google. Ingress is right now in closed beta stages right now. What that means it is currently in advanced testing phase and there could still be bugs in the game. In short it is not yet reached the final stages of open release. Be it Gmail or Google plus during its initial stages, a stratergy Google has always used, Ingress also is available to people with invites only. Check the video below about Ingress, it is more like a movie trailer.

Interesting isn't it? I am sure you want an invite too. There are many fake ways to get an invite but the only legit way is requesting an invite on the Ingress Webiste. Go to www.Ingress.com and there you shall see a box wherein you need to fill in your email address and request an invite. If you are lucky enough you will recieve an activation code from Ingress.

 Watch the video below if you are still confused :



 Also you can still download the app from the Google Play site : Download Ingress for Android. (Does not need an invite)

Stay Tuned and enjoy.

Android 4.2 Realeased

Android 4.2 source code has finally been pushed by Google to AOSP. This means ROM developers can go fetch the code and start developing ROMs based on the newest Android OS that is Android 4.2 aka "The New Jelly Bean". Many of you might have an ETA question for CyanogenMod, but I hope you know the rule that the first rule of CyanogenMod or even the developer community is no ETAs. Even the as this is a minor update, one can guess that there is only merging of codes to be done which does'nt take more than a month as we have seen in transition of Cm9 to Cm10. There won't be any CyanogenMod 11 but the new builds would be called CM 10.x .If you are a developer you might want to check the Google groups post.