Every once in a while a new app pops up in the App Store that piques our interest, which is no mean feat considering the number of apps we see. The latest app to get our juices flowing is xRec, and at less than two dollars we’re going to go ahead and recommend everyone gets it downloaded now – before Apple pulls it.

See, xRec does something that we’ve all lusted after at least once, especially those of us in the technology writing game. With xRec, believe it or not, anyone can record what is being displayed on their iPhone’s screen in real-time. Want to upload a video of your battles with the aliens in XCOM, or perhaps show off your city in Clash of Clans? With xRec you need rely on screenshots no more.

Now we know you’re probably saying that this is nothing new, and that screen recorders have been around for ages now. And you’d be right, but all the screen recorders we’ve heard of need the iDevice to be jailbroken in order for them to work. Where xRec differs, if it’s not obvious enough at this point, is that it doesn’t need a jailbroken device in order to function. Anyone running iOS 6 and an iPhone 3GS or above is good to go, which is pretty darned awesome in our book.

Now earlier on we suggested that everyone download this before Apple pulls it, and potentially with good reason. We’re not sure Apple wants people to record their iPhone screens, else they’d have made it easier to do and we’d have had apps like this long before now. It wouldn’t be the first time an app has hit the App Store without Apple realizing what it does – the plethora of apps that allowed tethering are testament to that. If Apple does decide to pull xRec, we’d rather have it on our iPhones first!

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Today we are going to cover topic about free download WeChat For PC or Windows Computer as well you will also be able to get WeChat on Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia, etc mobile phones.

More than 300 million people today have registered on WeChat. This service is fast, and reliable. It helps you to remain connected to your other friends already using the same app. It is easy to use, and has a good interface for simple understanding .In this post, we’ll tell you how to use WeChat on PC easily.

How to Download WeChat for PC or Computer?

You can easily use WeChat on PC with the tutorial given below, so follow each and every step carefully.

1. Download the Bluestacks software from official website
2. Once the download is complete, double click the setup file to install it.
3. Follow the prompts; accept the license terms and agreements to complete the installation.
4. Get WeChat for Android Apk file (Official Website Link)
   
5. Once the download is complete, you need to open the file using Bluestacks.
6. The app will automatically get installed over Bluestacks software, and you’ll get an environment similar to your native Android Device.
7. You can now enjoy WeChat for PC (Windows)
8. If you do not wish to get the Apk file from above link, you have another option. Once you have installed Bluestacks, open it, and search for WeChat app.

How to Use WeChat on PC?

Now, you must have already downloaded this app and now much be wondering how to really use WeChat on PC, so here is the working guide.

For using WeChat your Windows Computer you need to set up Mic onto your system (if you have headphone then its awesome), after that open the app and enter your login details, sync the contacts and you are then ready to go.

Features of WeChat for PC App :

When you use WeChat on PC, here are some of the features which will help you to decide the quality of the application easily.

• Crystal clear voice as well as video calls (subject to PC hardware)
• Instant messaging in group chats, and beautiful smileys.
• Send photos, and videos with a simple click
• Available on Android, iOS, Windows Phone

I hope by now you would have downloaded and Installed WeChat on PC as well as Mobile. If you faced any problem then please do comment here and let us know about it. Also, please be updated with us as we are daily updating our blog which has already helped many of our readers with their mobile related problems.

Apple’s iOS 7 beta has certainly gained the headlines this week, but while we fully expect the final release to operate across the entire iOS device range, the build released a few days back is only compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch. Why is that? Well, it’s because the Cupertino company is behind on compiling the version for the larger display, but on the bottom of Apple’s official iOS 7 page, you can get an idea of how the home screens of both the full-size iPad and iPad mini will look once the forthcoming iOS release is able to grace it.

To be honest, there’s nothing particularly riveting or surprising here and with opinion with regards to the iPhone / iPod touch version having been pretty divided thus far, I would imagine more of the same once iPad support is drafted in.

One key difference between iOS 7 beta on the iPhone compared with the iPad, of course, is that the icons are a little bit more spaced out, and with color saturation rather on the strong side as part of the new-look home screen, perhaps the retinas of users will be spared when using the new software on a tablet.

To be fair, it’s hard to gauge anything from simple pictures, but I have to say, the iOS 7 beta home screen does seem to take on a calmer disposition, but I don’t think this will be enough to alter the opinions of those who, on first impressions, seem to loathe every facet of iOS 7 beta.

There’s no word on when iPad users will be able to take advantage of an iOS 7 beta, but considering the end user will be seeing it around September / October time, one suspects Apple will want to give it as much time in the hands of developers as possible.

iOS 6 certainly wasn’t the fruit company’s most successful version to date, despite recording the highest number of installs among consumers and being adopted at a faster rate than ever before. Those figures were distorted by the fact that OTA updates, which people are far more likely to cooperate with, were only introduced with iOS 5, and I think the bit that sticks out in everybody’s mind is the post-launch furor around the disastrous Maps app, for which Tim Cook subsequently released an open letter of apology.

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Apple has just released the very first beta of iOS 7, allowing those signed up to the Developer Program to go ahead and test out some of the new features and alterations announced today at WWDC. As ever, this one’s only available to registered Apple developers, so if you happen to be enrolled in the $99 per year agreement, please check out the details below.

After a great deal of rumor, speculation, and concepts, Apple finally unveiled iOS 7 on the opening morning of this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference. As predicted, the aesthetic elements of the Cupertino’s mobile operating system are a great deal flatter than iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users have become accustomed to, with skeuomorphic elements banished in their entirety.

Whenever a new version of iOS is announced, Apple immediately makes the first beta build available to developers, and iOS 7 is no exception. iOS 7 beta 1 is now available for download to those running an iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5; it will be available for iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4 and iPad mini in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, the iPhone 3GS and the iPod touch 4 have been left behind, but considering the former is now four years old, this was perhaps to be expected.

As ever, we must warn against those intending to download this build from unverified sources. Apple is fairly dogmatic in halting this kind of sharing activity, and has been known to take action against multiple devices using the same accounts. At the end of the day, it’s not really worth the hassle of the repercussions, and for a mere $99 for the whole year, it’s worth it if you’ve a vested interest in the development of Apple’s products.

Those of you that do download and install iOS 7 beta 1, what do you think of it? Are the alterations to the look and feel as significant in practice as was construed at the WWDC showcasing? Please do share your thoughts below!

Download iOS 7 beta 1 from iOS Dev Center: developer.apple.com/ios

While that other big tech press event soldiers on, Microsoft just recently wound down itsE3 media briefing with a long-awaited bit of news: the Xbox One will launch sometime this November, and gamers in the U.S. will have to shell out $499 to get their hands on one.

Don’t live in the U.S.? No problem. Microsofthas said that the console will be available in 21 (currently unspecified) markets, and shared some pricing details for those living across the pond. Folks in the U.K. can claim their One for £429, while those in the rest ofEurope will pay €499.

To no one’s surprise, Twitter is already lighting up with gamers who don’t agree with Microsoft’s pricing decision — the original Xbox 360 launched with a seemingly crazy $399 price tag back in 2009, a price point that some analysts figured Microsoft would revisit with the Xbox One. It’s hardly a shock to see that the new Xbox is a costly package though, especially since the console comes with an upgraded Kinectright in the box.

Now that Microsoft has laid its Xbox One cards on the table, all eyes are on Sony to pull back the curtain on its much-anticipated PlayStation 4. The company held a New York press conference back in February that was unfortunately light on the juicy details, and Sony is widely expected to out the console in a big way at its own E3 press event later tonight.

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The wait is over Apple finally releases its much anticipated updated to its IOS...yes folks IOS 7 is here and I am pretty excited about it,I had some fears about it but all have been quashed by Apple! So what was new,innovative about it .This is the Apple I Loved which truly came back to its former glory from the Death of YOU KNOW WHO-

1-new user interface 

It's redesigned but still holds the old charm apple hit the right note with futuristic flat design with vibrant colours,multitasking,control centre which gives you multitasking pane, music controls ,brightness,basic  WIFI,Bluetooth on/off buttons with one touch.

New notification area which is elegant and better divided and gives more information and yes you can access it from the home screen .the control panel too can be accessed from the home screen 

2 Airdrop

 Who needs NFC when you have airdrop,Apple new photo sharing detects your friends in the area and allows tap share of photos without any bump or touch with the actual phone , you can also send photos to multiple friends who are near you...Some Star Trek stuff over there "

3 IRadio

 Apple released its Free music streaming service which only is available in USA for the time being and I am pretty excited about it !

4 Music App

  The new Music app looks clean,elegant and intuitive to use.Full marks over here apple!  People will love the new Cover flow which takes advantage of the retina display.

5 Photos app

 There were quite some new additions over here ... It follows the new UI structure which occupies every inch of your phone intuitively.The photos are neatly arranged according to location and has a new view which helps in proper distribution of photos,no more confusion over here.Lastly You can share videos via ICloud and now it has something called a "Shared PhotoStream" which allows people to add photos in a shared album.

6 Siri

   I am happy that Siri is redesigned which leaves its robotic voice and paves in way for a new humanly voice and you have a choice of a Male or a Female voice.it has better integration with Twitter,Wikipedia and other services . The UI is changed for Good

7 IDrive

 This is a cool feature which gives IOS hands free usage on your car Entertainment System .Good job Apple.dont forget to watch the video about this feature.

8 FaceTime Audio

 High quality audio only FaceTime To save You Some Data

9 safari

Good god it was Updates Chrome was starting to take lead over here.the new Safari is refined,has better tabs and is more faster

 

Apple showed the world what it is capable and we definitely saw it Today that Apple is Still the King of The Tech World and Yess Apple you are right!

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In addition to Facebook-owned Instagram threatening to use shared photos in advertisements, and talk that Facebook itself may open the doors to 15-second video commercials in news feeds, the social network has announced that an experimental feature is underway that allows strangers to pay for delivering their virtual letter to your Facebook Messages Inbox.

"Today we’re starting a small experiment to test the usefulness of economic signals to determine relevance," the company said. "This test will give a small number of people the option to pay to have a message routed to the Inbox rather than the Other folder of a recipient that they are not connected with."

According to Facebook, the idea is to discourage unwanted messages and facilitate delivery of messages that are relevant and useful. The current test is designed to address situations where neither social nor algorithmic signals are sufficient.

Typically the Facebook Messages service relies on two "signals" that tell the system where a message needs ot go: into the Inbox or into the Other folder. Social signals such as friend connections go straight to the Inbox whereas algorithmic signals filter out spam based on friend of friend connections, people the user might know, and so on.

Now there's a new economic signal that will essentially allow a message to be sent straight to a recipient's Inbox if the sender coughs up a whole dollar per message. "For example, if you want to send a message to someone you heard speak at an event but are not friends with, or if you want to message someone about a job opportunity, you can use this feature to reach their Inbox," the company said. "For the receiver, this test allows them to hear from people who have an important message to send them."

Facebook said this new routing feature is only for personal messages between individuals here in the States. The number of messages a sender can have moved from the Other folder to the Inbox is one per person per week... at least for now.

In addition to the paid service, Facebook has also added two new filters to help sort the incoming messages: Basic and Strict. With Basic selected, users will see mostly messages from friends and people they may know (formerly "Everyone"). The Strict filter only allows messages from friends (formerly "Friends"). Users of Messenger for Android – who don't have a Facebook account – can still send a message to someone with the Basic filter on.

"If you see a message from someone you don't want to hear from in your Inbox, you can always select 'Move to Other' or 'Report Spam' from the Actions menu," Facebook said. "You can also block people that you don’t want to hear from on Facebook."

Facebook has seemingly become the next America Online, only on a global scale. Like the popular online Internet network of the late 90s, Facebook has become a networking service with its own email system, chat client, internal web sites, games and more. What's missing is a dial-up connection, an integrated web browser, and a monthly subscription model.

Six iOS apps you need right now
by Jason Parker November 26, 2012
If you're going to be buying (or receiving) a new iOS device over the holidays, you're going to want to grab the hottest apps to see what the App Store has to offer. But with close to 750,000 apps available, it can be a bit daunting to figure out which ones to choose.

To get you started, I put together a list of apps that include both all-time hits and up-and-coming new software. Each of these is available for iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, and give you a sampling of what your new iOS device can do.



This post was updated on December 19, 2012, to include Google Maps and Evernote.

PhotoToaster
There are a ton of photo-editing apps in the App Store with some made for social networks such as Instagram, and others that offer more features for tweaking your images. But in a sea of photo-editing apps, PhotoToaster is a great place to start.

PhotoToaster has long been a favorite of mine with easy-to-use basic editing tools, tons of effects you can preview by tapping your finger, and other handy tools to enhance parts of your images for the best look possible. When you're finished tweaking your photo, you can save it, e-mail it, send it via text message or to one of many social networking sites, and even make it into a physical post card.

Evernote
This app for iOS is just one part of an excellent, access-from-anywhere note-taking system that syncs your notes, images, and more so you have access to them no matter what device you're on.

The latest version of the app has a completely redesigned user interface, with better access to all your notebooks, tags, and places so you can find exactly what you want quickly.

If you've ever experienced not having the latest version of your notes, or just want an excellent way to transfer info between devices, Evernote is an excellent free app.

Angry Birds Star Wars
Angry Birds is easily the most popular game of all time on iOS devices and -- once you play this cute and addictive sequel -- you'll immediately see why. The simple concept of flinging birds into structures and causing the most damage possible is easy to understand and enjoy whether you're 8 years old or 80.

While an Angry Birds game might be an obvious choice for a list like this one, Angry Birds Star Wars really impressed me beyond what I thought it could using more than just a "Star Wars" backdrop. New "Star Wars"-themed bird types, music from the movies, and intricately designed levels make this game an excellent choice, even without the popular gaming franchise that came before it.

Netflix
Like the Angry Birds games, Netflix has been available for a long time, but it's simply way too good to pass up on a new iOS device.

While you only get the limited streaming library from Netflix, having instant access to TV shows, movies, documentaries, and more on your iOS device is amazingly useful. Whether you're out and about, on a trip, or just want to catch a quick episode of your favorite show, Netflix streams are high definition and smooth for an enjoyable viewing experience.

Google Maps
Google Maps is finally back. With a complete redesign, intuitive controls, and turn-by-turn directions with voice, it is our choice as the best navigation app for iPhone.

Whether you want to find an address, get driving directions, or do a local search for restaurants, Google Maps lives up to its legacy. Searching for an establishment gives you all the pertinent info on one screen (such as address and phone number) and lists out user reviews so you can see what other people are saying with only a few swipes. Along with great search tools, smart interface elements (such as swiping sideways to see more results) make for a great way to browse through restaurants and other businesses.

If you liked the version of Google Maps found on the iPhone up until iOS 6, you will love this latest version, with several more features and an elegant new interface.

FIFA Soccer 13
Coming from a long line of console soccer games, FIFA Soccer has seen a number of improvements over the years to make it the best in the genre. But this "football" game is not just good -- it might be the best all-around sports game for iOS ever.

Not only can you play as any of 500 fully licensed teams, with more than 15,000 players, across 30 leagues, the gameplay is silky smooth as you try to make a play for the goal. New skill moves in this latest version are much easier to pull off as you fight your way through difficult defenses in tournaments, championships, and other game modes. If you like soccer or really any team sports, this game is a must download.

Ever since Google acquired Motorola Mobile in early 2012, Android enthusiasts have been waiting anxiously to see what kind of amazing super-phone the combined companies would create. Well, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal, we could be finding out as early as next year. According to some insider sources, Google is working very closely with Motorola to build the ultimate superphone, code named “X Phone”. Larry Page is said to have told the Motorola team to “think big” and has promised significant funds for the device. Dennis Woodside, Motorola’s chief executive has said that the company is currently “investing in a team and a technology that will do something quite different than the current approaches.” What is this “different” approach that the X Phone will be taking? It’s anyone’s guess really, but the fact that the phone is called the “X Phone” could be an homage to Google’s super secretive, super forward thinking “X Labs”, a branch of Google engineers that develop hardware and ideas that will change the future.

It is also quite possible that the “X Phone” name could be a hint that this phone will be the next Nexus device, since the Nexus logo is essentially an X. Other insiders are reporting that the phone will be followed by an X Tablet, also produced by Motorola. Unfortunately, the development of the hardware has supposedly hit some obstacles in the manufacturing and supply-chain process, which has caused Google and Motorola to have to rethink some of their original plans for the X Phone. As of now, we have no word on when the phone will be released, but the source says that it’ll be some time in 2013. That’s a big window, but hopefully they mean January 1st! Any of you have any theories about the “different approach” the X Phone will be taking when it comes to hardware?

Earlier this week, Apple released a small software update for iPhones.

The update fixed an issue with iPhones that were experiencing a poor Wi-Fi connection. While the Wi-Fi issue may have been solved, AppleInsider is reporting that some users are claiming the update has made their battery life worse.

Battery life has always been a huge complaint for iPhone users, but users are claiming substantial battery drain after this update.

You can read the full thread of complaints on Apple's official support forums.

Have you been experiencing poorer battery life after you updated to iOS 6.0.2? Let us know in the comments.

Despite missing Wall Street Journal expectations for two successive quarters, Apple managed to acquire profits of $41.9 billion throughout the last four quarters.

According to figures deriving from Statista, that figure represents $7 billion more than the combined net profit of Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo and eBay. It was previously revealed that the iPhone by itself managed to generate more revenue than all of Microsoft.

Apple's profits is double the combined $19.4 billion generated by computing firms Intel, IBM, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, HP and Dell. Consequently, the iPhone and iPad creator is twice as profitable as the entire PC industry.

Statista, which gained its statistics from official company filings, compared Apple with key smartphone and tablet rivals, but the Cupertino company is still the clear winner.

Samsung has seen its profits increase ten-fold during the past twelve months, but when it's combined with RIM, HTC, and Nokia, the total equates to just over a quarter of Apple's yearly earnings -- $12.8 billion.

Apple's total sales for 2012 has thus far equaled $156.5 billion, while its cash pile has reached $121.25 billion. It's currently the richest company on the planet.

Google has launched a new Quickoffice iPad app so that users of Apps for Business can open and edit Microsoft Office documents on their iPads.

The new capabilities were announced in a 19 December post on the Google Enterprise Blog by Jonathan Rochelle, director of product management for Google Drive.
Office on iPad
"Starting today, the Quickoffice iPad app is available for free to all Apps for Business customers, and iPhone and Android versions are on the way," wrote Rochelle. "With the app, you can open and edit any Office files you've stored in Google Drive right from your iPad."

This iPad app for Quickoffice automatically syncs with Google Drive and supports two-factor authentication, according to Google. With the app, users can open and edit any Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint file stored in Google Drive right from their iPads.

Versions for other devices, including iPhones and Android devices, will be released for Google Apps for Business customers in the future, according to Google.

"Whether you're converting Office files to Google documents or you just need to make a couple quick edits without converting, it should be easy to get work done whenever you need to, on any device," wrote Rochelle.

Since Google's acquisition of Quickoffice in June, it has been making improvements to the Quickoffice offerings. Quickoffice allows users to work with their legacy Microsoft Office files by converting them into Google documents or by editing them directly in Quickoffice.

One of the benefits of the new iPad app is that it can make it easier for users to make quick edits to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files without having to convert them to Google Docs files, according to Google.

Quickoffice apps enable users to view, create, edit and synchronize documents on devices using any of the leading mobile operating systems, including Apple iOS, Android and Nokia Symbian. Quickoffice is compatible with Microsoft Office and includes apps for creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations similar to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, respectively.

Google engineers have continued to refine their Google Apps for business products throughout 2012 as the company seeks to grow its user base for the online office suite, which is accessed through the cloud from anywhere.
App Changes
Earlier in December, Google announced that it was ending its free version of Google Apps for Business after deciding that most business users have been quickly outgrowing it and signing up for more fully featured paid accounts that offer additional services.

The move came seven years after Google first began offering the free Google Apps services.

The paid Google Apps for Business accounts began in 2007 when Google began charging $50 (£31) per user annually, a fee that provided larger inbox mail storage and access to Google APIs to allow businesses to build custom apps and other extra services. Google also added apps versions specifically aimed at governments, universities and schools.

All businesses that now want to use Google Apps for Business will have to pay for the service, but they will get expanded services, including 24/7 phone support for any issue, a 25GB inbox and a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee with no scheduled downtime.

The changes, however, won't affect existing business users, who will be permitted to keep using their limited-capacity accounts in the future.

In October, Google added some key benefits - phone and email support - for paying customers of its Google Apps services when they are accessed through Google's Chrome Web browser. That means that Google Apps for Business, Education and Government customers can get direct support on Chrome installation, functionality, security, browser policy settings and Google Apps interoperability for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Customers with free Google Apps accounts are not eligible for phone or email support but can continue to use Google's free online help services and forums.

How well do you know Google’s secrets? Try our quiz.

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On one of my previous guide I have explained you guys how to install and setup whatsapp on pc by using an android emulator called youwave. That article seems very popular and read by more than 500 people daily on this blog.
However there is one constrain on that method. It is that youwave is a commercial software and the free version only lasts for 7 days as I explained there. But you could always uninstall and reinstall after 7 days to get it working for 7 days more.

But now there is this software called bluestacks app player. Which emulates android apps better than youwave and most of all its free.


1-Download and install bluestacks app player

2-Download ans install bluestacks app player from here .
It is a web installer so it requires internet to fetch the files and install.

3-Install whatsapp inside bluestacks


4-This process is very easy and self understandable. Navigate to “Social” tab inside the window and you will find whatsapp. click install button



Done

5-Next steps are the same which you would do to setup whatsapp on your mobile phone or tab.
6-Complete the verification by giving your mobile phone number which can receive an sms. And enter the number to activate whatsapp and enjoy

Adding contacts To Whatsapp....



No option to add contacts is a major problem which people face when using Bluestacks app player. Specially when running programs like whatsapp on bluestacks app player, you need to have a contacts list in order to chat with them. When using youwave to run whatsapp this is not a problem because its a general android emulator which includes all the default android functions like dialer and contacts. But Bluestacks app player is different than youwave and it doesn’t include contacts app by default.

A lot of people who read my guide about installing whatsapp on PC with bluestacks app player . Asked me about how to add contacts to app player to use those with whatsapp. On this guide I’m going to explain the most easy way to do this by using android app “Go contacts EX”


Open Bluestacks App Player and click “App Search”








Click the App search button and type in “Go Contacts EX” and hit install button.



Open up “Go Contacts EX” on bluestacks menu and start adding contacts






Its just easy You can add contacts of people who you need to whatsapp and hit the save button. Now when you go to whatsapp it will show the contacts, if not refresh the whatsapp contact list and it will appear on whatsapp contacts list.

We started hearing rumors of a $99 Nexus 7 several months ago, and whether they are true or not, I’m sure it will happen sometime in 2013 based on the competition between Amazon, Google, and Apple. The latest comes from DigiTimes, and they are telling us to expect to see it sometime in the 1st quarter 2013, or more likely the 2nd quarter.

This information comes from the fact that O-Film started shipping what’s called glass-film-film (GFF) screens for the Nexus 7 this month. These GFF displays will not only help cut production costs for this cheaper version, but it will also make it thinner. Although it’s expected that the tab could come in at $99, other experts are questioning if it can even be done, and think $129 to $149 is more likely. For initial shipment estimates, Google and ASUS are shooting for 500,000 to 600,000 units with mostly likely the majority of them going to emerging markets.

source: digitimes