Harlem Shake Video Maker Apps

Apps for Making Harlem Shake Video . Con los teroritas. Do the Harlem Shake! If you often spend your time by  watching videos on YouTube, certainly you know the lyric above. The lyric inspired many people throughout the world to create Harlem Shake videos.

It's a viral that 30-second-videos flood YouTube, since many people interested to make their own Harlem Shake videos and show them to the world. It may be you are one of those who are interested to create Harlem Shake video. If so, you are lucky now, because you can make a Harlem Shake video with a smartphone.

There are some apps that will help you. For Android, you can use Harlem Shake Creator Lite the free version, and Harlem Shake Creator Pro the commercial version for only $1. While for iPhone, you can use  The Harlem Shake.

Those apps will guide you to make a Harlem Shake video. The typical of Harlem Shake is 1 to 15 seconds there will be one person dancing alone, while the rest 15 seconds, there people dancing together.

After you finish making your own video, you can upload to YouTube directly from the apps. Happy shaking!

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Tips: How to Play Real Racing 3 Without Purchasing Too Much IAP

I'm sure that now, Real Racing 3 has become the most played game in your device. Once the doors of the App Store and Google Play opened for this game, you must have been very curious and directly tried playing the game to know the graphics quality, gameplay, etc.

Since the game is Freemium, you may encounter some hindrances to go on and start to think "what if I buy IAP to keep playing?". It's not a wrong thing to buy IAP to speed up your carrer in Real Racing 3, but I have some tips to minimize your spending on IAP.

1. Speed vs Acceleration
In the racing world, speed is not the same as acceleration. A car with lower top speed does not mean that it will be defeated by a car with higher top speed. Acceleration is the key to defeat the car with higher top speed.

When you have to choose for the firs time, between Nissan Silvia or Ford Focus, you will automatically make a comparison between the two cars. Most of us, do not think much and decide to choose the car with the higher top speed. That's not wrong. But you have to consider most Track in Real Racing  is full of blind turning that needs a better acceleration to win.

Besides, many racing that relies on initial acceleration to win, like Head to Head,or Drag Race. So, be wise to choose a car and remember that top speed is not everything.

2. Spare Tire
Soon after you play for a while, you will realize that what you have bought earlier needs repairing and servicing. Luckily, in the new version, body repairing does not make you wait, but the service needs 6 hours. It makes you stop playing.

Remember the spare tire principle. Postpone upgrading the car and immediately make a saving to buy the second car that you can use while your first car is being serviced. So that you can continue playing and speed up your career, right? But how to make a saving? Keep reading.

3. Keep on Playing
It's true that car's damage influences the car's stats. Its top speed will be decreasing, so will the acceleration, and the brake will not hold well as usual. But repairing the car will make you wait and stop playing, it means you don't earn money.

Real Racing 3 is all about grinding! So keep on playing, though your car is damaged. You purpose is to make a saving for a new car, right? You don't have to be the first to finish, as long as you reach the finish line, you will earn dollar and XP that will raise your status and you will get more gold coins. 

4. Drive Like a Pro
One of the success keys in winning the Real Racing 3 is your skill in overtaking in a turning. You need techniques and skill to drive properly. Break Assist that is set in high mode helps you to focus on directing the car, since you don't have to press brake. But it will not make you win. You have to reduce the Break Assist level and drive as the real racer. Because most track in RR3 is full of turning, you have to take the chance by setting the car less slow in the turning.

It means that you have to press the brake manually. But don't worry, your car remains fast in the turning and is able to catch up with other cars.

5. Discount Hunter
Real Racing 3 sometimes offers discount for car purchasing. Prepare yourself by saving your money. In every racing tier, usually there are 4 types of cars.For instant, in the lowest tier you choose Nissan Silvia, Ford Focus, Dodge Challenger R/T, and BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Certainly you want to buy a better car, and the good news is, when you rarely win the race as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd winner, the game will randomly offer a car purchasing with discount. 

6. Upgrade as Necessary
Upgrading the car is not cheap. Imagine that you have five cars, how much you have to spend for upgrades?

Invest the maximum upgrade for the best cars. But it you are frustrated because you can't win the race all the times, upgrade the Drivetrain sector. It will help you and is not too expensive.

7. Expand your Social
With Shifted Multiplayer feature, you can race against your best friend from Game Center or Facebook. The interesting part is, each time you defeat you friends you will get bonus in various amount of money.

The more friends you defeat in one racing event, the more money you earn.

8. Give Recess to Your Car and Yourself
Real Racing 3 is not meant to race all the times. The cars you use need recess, so do you. When you decide to sleep, start car servicing process. When you wake up in the next morning, your cars are ready to race again. Follow this pattern to avoid waiting too long.

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Xperia V for Outdoor Activities Lovers

Xperia V for Outdoor Activities Lovers . Sony launches the latest series that is prepared to compete in middle and upper class. Adopting name Xpreia V, this handset quite differs from other smartphones. Xperia V’s outdoor resistance is the priority. However, the specs of Xperia V can’t be underestimated, since Sony also attached some features of high-end smartphone.

Most smartphones feature high specs as the main attraction. Xperia V offers a different thing. Since Sony doesn’t only care about the features and the specs, Sony also cares about its resistance of water and dust.

With those features, Xperia V users don’t have to panic either they experience flood or drop their phones into water. Thus, it seems to be fine to use Xperia V as an underwater camera. But Sony recommended that the depth of water is 1 meter and the duration is 30 at maximum.

Unfortunately, it is not recommended to use Xperia V in the sea, because of the corrosion effect. This smartphone is neither suitable for snorkeling nor sea diving.

Xperia V has the similar specs to Xperia TX. The difference between them is only the processor, Xperia V powered by 1.5GHz MSM8960 dual core Qualcomm processor. Their similarities are 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, 4.55 inches anti-scratch TFT Screen with 16 million colors and 1280×720 pixels resolution.

Xperia V had got 13MP camera that can be used to make 1080p HD video, to support video call, Sony attached 1.3MP front camera. Xperia V is also powered by 1750mAh battery.

Xperia V’s outdoor resistance is suitable for people loving outdoor activities, such as construction engineers. It is because they need a mobile phone with water and dust resistance.

Even though Xperia V has those features, but it still looks elegant. 

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Disease Detecting Apps for Mobile

Disease Detecting Apps for Mobile. Mobile trend has affected the field of medicine. New technology of detecting Parkinson’s disease by using phone is being developed through The Parkinson’s Voice Initiative, a project aimed to help people with Parkinson’s disease.

The project is pioneered by Max Little, a math scientist from Oxford University, UK. He develops algorithm to detect abnormal voice which is a helpful detector of Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Generally, those in the middle to later years i.e. 50-75 are affected. The disease was named after Dr. James Parkinson who described the symptoms of the disease in “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy” in 1817. The essay was based on six cases he had observed in his own practice and on walks around his neighborhood.

The most obvious symptoms of the disease are movement-related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait. Later, cognitive and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease. Other symptoms include sensory, sleep and emotional problems.

Sometimes it is hard to diagnose this diseases since the disease develop slowly. Most people with Parkinson’s disease begin to experience shaking of certain limbs when they get exhausted.

Max Little and his team had tested the apps they developed. They detected the voices of people with Parkinson’s disease. According to Little, the accuracy rate is high, it is 86%. Now, they are analyzing 10,000 voice samples that they collected through telephone.

In other countries, various mobile apps are developed to detect diseases, too. The Wall Street Journal reported that the researchers of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are testing 4 apps to analyze hundreds of mole images and flexes which have been examined by skin disease experts.

The best apps are capable of detecting skin diseases, including skin cancer, with accuracy rate reaches 98%. In the other hand, the poorest apps only reach 6.8% of accuracy rate. Unfortunately, the researchers did not mention the tested apps’ names.

Formerly, a mobile app was developed to detect lungs diseases. The app was calledSpiroSmart and developed by the researchers from University of Washington. SpiroSmart analyzes lip reverberation of the users to monitor pulmonary ailments such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis.

Besides, the researchers also use social networking apps such as Twitter, to detect diseases. The researchers from John Hopkins University detect influenza cases in US by identifying tweets saying about influenza from users. The tweets are to map the spots influenza spreads.

Those apps are helpful to detect disease early, but even the best apps cannot replace doctors’ roles. 

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Launch Date And Price

Samsung Galaxy S4 Launch Date And Price. The launching of Samsung Galaxy S4 has been awaited by gadget lovers. Even, many rumors spread the date of the launching.
According to SamMobile, Samsung’s spokesperson said that they would introduce the newest Galaxy S on March 15th.

Samsung would send the invitations of the Galaxy S4 launching right after 2013 Mobile World Congress ends. The congress itself will be held in Barcelona, Spain, as the world biggest gadget exhibition on February 25-28th 2013.
Besides, Galaxy S4 is said to be available in Europe’s market first in the end of April, and the rest of the world would be the next, probably in May or June.

Galaxy S4 is said to carry 5 inches Full HD Amoled screen that can save energy up to 25%. The camera sensor is 13 MP and powered by 2,600 mAh battery. unfortunately, Samsung has not decided the uni-body design yet.

The hottest rumor is Samsung Galaxy S4 is said to have ability of charging the battery without cable (wireless charging). The technology of wireless charging uses induction as the method, in which, the device is designed in particular way..

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The Comparison Of BlackBerry 10 vs Android, iOS And WP8

The Comparison Of BlackBerry 10 vs Android, iOS And WP8. The choices of smartphone platforms become more various in 2013. Besides Android and iOS as the dominant platforms, there are alternative choices, namely Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry Z10.

Each platform has their awesome features that differ one from another. To see the differences between those platforms, here are the lists:

1. Interface
   iOS interface which is used by iPhone from Apple seems to be similar as it was first launched in 2007, it did not change a lot. Compared to other platforms, iOS screen looks simpler that others, with apps icons and folder welcoming the users. Besides, there are no much things can be customized except little things like wallpaper and icons position.
   But the simplicity iOS carries is also commendable, since it brings easiness to the users, even to the new smartphone users.
   In the other hand, Android added homescreen that enables the users to add their own favorite widgets, app shortcuts and folders. It provided flexibility to the users in managing the screen as they wish.
   But Android screens depend on the device producers, so it can be different one from another. It is because handset producers add their own UI customization like Samsung with TouchWiz and HTC with Sense.
   Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 are between iOS and Android in term of interface flexibility. The approach used by Microsoft to Windows Phone 8 is more similar to iOS with identical layout between devices.
   Windows Phone 8 homescreen has got “Live Tiles” that look like Android widgets, where apps, like e-mail and weather app, show the update in real-time.
   BlackBerry has its own way by applying the interface which is full of navigation from the users’ fingers. There is no home or back button that can be held down, since the fingers determine the navigation.
   About the main screen, BlackBerry 10 OS has the similar one to iOS and Android with apps icons in neat arrangement. The Comparison Of BlackBerry 10 vs Android, iOS And WP8
2. Messaging
   no matter how sophisticated a smartphone is, people remain using smartphone to make a call, but mostly use it to send messages.
   The message itself is not always a text message. Like in Android, people can send message from many apps like WhatsApp and Skype from Google Play.
   The Android handset producers are free in managing features of their own products, including virtual keyboard. Therefore, the experience in typing on Android may be different from one handset to another, depends on the handset. If the users are not satisfied with the standard keyboard, they are able to download keyboard app from the third party, like the popular SwiftKey.
   In the other side, iOS only allows the users to use iPhone original keyboard. The good news is, iPhone keyboard are responsive and accurate, and thus it helps the users to type fast.
   iOS provides text messaging and email apps separately. Besides, Apple also offers iMessage app that enables the users to send messages to other iPhone users with no charge. The Comparison Of BlackBerry 10 vs Android, iOS And WP8
   Meanwhile, BlackBerry 10 still depends on its popular chatting app, BlackBerry Messenger. BlackBerry 10 has added a feature to this app, called BlackBerry Hub that make messaging easier, since all messages from all messaging apps are compiled there. For instance, messages from Twitter and Facebook can be written and replied directly from BlackBerry Hub without opening the apps. Additionally, to avoid the users’ confusion, BlackBerry Hub can be set to display one account only.
   Then, how does Windows Phone 8 cope with this situation? This platform manage messaging in old way, it is providing separate apps for text, e-mail, and third party messaging.
   One new messaging feature of this operating system is Windows Live Messenger. The app is attached to Skype, which is Microsoft recent acquisition.
3. Internet
   Those mobile operating systems come with their own browsers and allow the users to use alternative browsers from the third party.
   Android Jelly Bean version 4.1 depends on Google Chrome as the standard browser. Chrome for Android is the light one, not the same as Chrome for desktop. It is designed to browse in high speed.
   The browsing speed of Android handsets are various, depends on the hardware from the producers. The high-end products such as Galaxy S III, Nexus 4, and One X+ browsing speed can be equal to the competitors’ browsing speed, but the cheaper handset may not offer such a speed.
   Differs from Android, iOS depends on Safari from the very first launching. iPhone as the high-end product has linear browsing speed, not only in older version like iPhone 3GS, but also in the latest version.
   In Windows Phone 8, Internet Explorer 10 is the standard browser. It has phishing filter and SmartScreen that augment the users’ security in surfing. Those features make Windows Phone 8 is better in term of surfing internet. The Comparison Of BlackBerry 10 vs Android, iOS And WP8
   In a glance, BlackBerry 10 browser looks like Internet Explorer. This browser offers a high speed browsing, Reading Mode, and support Flash.
4. Camera
   Microsoft has optimized camera app in Windows Phone 8. It becomes clearer and simpler with a little menu button to access various camera functions. The most excellent feature is “Lens”, it is filters collection from the third party that can be applied to add visual effects. All Windows Phone handsets provide a physical button (shutter button) to capture and launch app easier.
   Differs from Windows Phone 8, Android Jelly Bean carries a number of changes. The camera app in this operating system is better than the older version; it adopts review system that aimed to make images choosing easier. Another feature available in Android 4.2 is PhotoSphere that enables the users capture image 360 degrees. The results may seem odd, but it is fun to try. Besides, there are various setting of camera function, like white balance and exposure, panorama mode and photo editing.
   iOS 6 carries the same camera app to its older version, iOS 5. Easiness is the main priority in this app. All setting is set automatic, including the focus point that can be set by tapping the screen. Besides, the volume button can be functioned as the shutter button.
   In BlackBerry 10, “Timeshift” is the main feature that enables the users to capture image respectively as they wish. If you ever experienced a group photo when one of you was blinking eyes, you can use this feature to roll back the time and take their best poses without eyes blinked. Besides, BlackBerry 10 also has a built-in image editor. The volume button can be functioned as shutter button like iPhone’s.
5. Apps
   Apps are the most important aspect of mobile platforms. Android and iOS are the dominant of them all. They both provide more than 700,000 apps in each App Store.
   Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 is far from the 2 platforms above, although they stress that the quality is more important than quantity.
6. MapNo wonder if Android Jelly Bean use Google Maps as the default map app. Other Google Maps features on desktop are also carried by this platform, including Street View, 3D, indoor mapping, turn-by-turn navigation and real-time traffic information.
   Microsoft removed Bing map service in Windows Phone 8 and replaced it with Nokia Maps. The main features are 3D navigation and Navtec Traffic Service.
   In the other side, iOS disappointed the users using Apple Maps. Tim Cook as the CEO of the company apologized for the error and suggested the users to use other map services.
   Differs from iOS, BlackBerry partners with TomTom to provide map app. This app is quite detail, but not as good as Google Maps. It only offers standard map view, no overlay satellite, no Street View, no Flover.

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LG Optimus G Pro Specs

LG Optimus G Pro Specs. LG Optimus G Pro is the latest smartphone from LG that has wide screen. With impressing specifications, there is no doubt that LG Optimus G Pro will compete with other smartphones. This Handset is scheduled to be officially launched at MWC this year, and certainly will compete with other smartphone like, Sony Xperia Z, HTC m7, and Samsung Galaxy S4.

LG Optimus G Pro carries 5.5 inches Full HD screen with 1080x1920pixels resolution and with 401ppi pixels density. It also has got 3,140mAh battery.

NTT DoCoMo will be offering LG Optimus G Pro in April and hopefully it will be available throughout the world at that time. In the other hand, Optimus G Pro’s availability and price are not officially announced yet. Probably, they will be announced at MWC in Barcelona next few days.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q2

BODY	Dimensions	139 x 70 x 10 mm (5.47 x 2.76 x 0.39 in)
	Weight	160 g (5.64 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Dolby mobile sound enhancement

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
	Secondary	Yes

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064
	CPU	Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait
	GPU	Adreno 320
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML5, Adobe Flash
	Radio	TBD
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS applications - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV/DviX player - MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/AC3 player - Photo viewer/editor - Document viewer/editor - Organizer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time

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Optimus L3 Specs

Optimus L3 Specs. Rumors about the upgraded LG Optimus L3 has been spreading, so do the images.

The images support the rumors by showing that LG Optimus L3 II with model number E435F carries 3.2 inches WVGA screen, single core Snapdragon processor, and 5MP camera. Besides, there is a single SIM choice with model number E430. We conclude that Optimus L3 II and Optimus L3 are the different smartphones.

The images above are not officially from LG, so are the information. But we are looking forward to hearing the official news to tell you, soon. Perhaps, Optimus L3 II will be revealed at MWC, which is going to be held in Barcelona on next few days. 

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Windows Applications Run in Android

Windows Applications Run in Android. What if Windows apps run in your tablet or Android smartphones? It sounds so interesting. That’s what Windows Wine emulator developer team is working on.

Quoted from ZDNet, Winde Alexandre Julliard, one of the first developers, showed the result of the project in Fosdem open-source conference on February 2^nd 2013. He ran Wine in Android environment emulation.

In separated demonstration in Fosdem, it was shown that Wine also could be run in ARM-based hardware. Nowadays, most Android operating system runs in ARM-based hardware.

By using Wine, Windows apps can run in UNIX-based operating system, directly from desktop or terminal. The developer claimed that Wine was getting through the performance limit and memory, not like other simulations, such as virtual machine.

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