How to Save Battery Power on an Android

The Android operating system is turning the mobile communications and PDA world on its head by offering features, functionality and an open architecture that threatens to blow away everything else on the market.[1] However, many of the features available on Android devices can cause batteries to become drained very quickly.[2] Because of this, users of Android devices must intelligently and proactively manage the energy in their batteries. The power-saving options presented here can be used as you wish; all at the same time, individually or in any desired combination.

1. Ask your phone what is using the largest percentages of power. (Settings » About phone » Battery use) If you ask Android what's using what percentage of available battery power, it will tell you. The vast majority of the time the biggest power hog is the display.
   
   
   
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   Tell the device to only use 2G networks. (Settings » Wireless controls » Mobile networks » Use only 2G networks) If you do not need access to high speed data, or there is no 3G or 4G network where you live, you can tell Android to only use 2G mobile networks. You will still have access to EDGE network data and WiFi if needed.
   
   
   
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   Reduce the brightness of your display. (Settings » Sound & Display » Brightness) Most people can see an Android display quite well with the backlighting feature turned off. Move the slider all the way to the left, then try using the device that way. If you can't see it well in that setting, move the slider to the right only as far as necessary to view the display comfortably. Alternatively, Auto brightness coupled with power saving mode (found on most Samsung, LG, Sony, and some Motorola devices) will conservatively adjust the display to the surroundings to only the brightness necessary.
   
   
   
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   If your device has an AMOLED screen, always use a black background. AMOLED screens can reduce power usage sevenfold by displaying black instead of white or any other color. When searching on your phone you can also use Black Google Mobile at bGoog.com to get standard Google results (including images) all in black [3].
   
   
   
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   Set your screen timeout to the shortest length possible. (Settings » Sound & display » Screen timeout) This setting tells the device to turn off the screen after the selected period of inactivity. The shorter the period, the less power your display will use. The setting options vary from phone to phone.
   
   
   
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   Turn off the wireless feature when not needed. (Settings » Wireless controls » WiFi, or get the Wireless Settings free app) The wireless networking transmitter uses quite a bit of power. Even when the device is not connected to a network, it will continue to search for one on a regular basis.
   
   
   
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   Turn off the Bluetooth feature when not needed. (Settings » Wireless controls » Bluetooth) For the same reasons as you should turn off WiFi, turn off the Bluetooth feature if you are not using it.
   
   
   
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   Turn off the GPS. (Settings » Security & location » Enable GPS satellites) When the GPS receiver in your Android device is active it looks for satellites, and its processor prepares information to be sent to any application that needs it, regardless of whether an application that uses the GPS is running or not. If you are not navigating, turn off GPS and let the device use whatever alternative location services your wireless network provider may offer.
   
   
   
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   Use the Power Control widget. (Home screen » Menu » Add » Widgets » Power control) As of Android 1.6, there is a widget that you can place on any one of your home screens that gives you quick control buttons for WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Push sync, and screen brightness (three levels). Use this to control your settings and turn them off to save battery power, as stated above. This is a nice easy shortcut.
   
   
   
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    Turn off the phone vibration function. If your device is running Android 4.0 or higher, press the volume down button until your phone goes in to vibrate. Press it once more to turn vibration off. If you have Android 2.2 or higher, go to Settings » Sound & display » Phone vibrate. The tiny device inside your phone that generates the vibration uses power every time it is activated.
    
    
    
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    Do not leave applications running when you don't need them. Close them and return to the home screen.
    
    
    
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    Put your phone on standby mode when you are not using it. Simply press the power button and the display will darken. Press it again and it will light up.
    
    
    
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    Put the device in "Airplane Mode" while on an airline flight. Press and hold the power button until a menu is displayed. Select the mode to turn off your phone's transmitter. This will allow you to use the phone while in flight. Of course, if you don't plan to use the phone, turning it off completely by selecting "Power off" is the ultimate power saving tip! To power on the device, press and hold the power button.
    
    
    
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    When traveling, take your charger as well as a USB cable with you. Most airports offer free charging devices or power outlets, but some may only offer a USB port to charge your phone.
    
    
    
    • Many airliners also have power ports somewhere near your seat that you can use to charge your device during the flight, either while in "Airplane Mode" or while you are using the in-flight wireless service on flights where it is available. Plane seat power ports (when they are available) are limited to a certain voltage output and are configured to stop working if you exceed this during flight. Some airlines have concerns that charging lithium batteries in-flight could lead to thermal runaway. It's best to check with your airline before you fly.
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    If you have Android 2.3 or above, Install a power management app on your device. There are several apps in the Google Play Store that specialize on managing power on Android devices. Most do this by controlling the activation and deactivation of systems on the device that consume power, such as the radio, screen, data and GPS. Some allow you to select how aggressively the app will control power. Search for "power manager" on the Google Play Store for some examples. If your device is running Android 4.0 or higher, press the "Recent Apps" button, then slide each app left or right until it disappears. If you don't have a recent apps button, try holding the home button.
    
    
    

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PTCL and CBA Sign Agreement

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), has inked an agreement with the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agent), extending numerous financial benefits to the employees, coupled with additional EOBI pension benefits safeguarding their post retirement life.

The agreement was signed at a ceremony held at PTCL Headquarters, which was attended by senior members of PTCL management and representative of the employees union.

SEVP (HR) Syed Mazhar Hussain termed this agreement a landmark development in the history of the company. He marked it, an emblem of mutual respect and a key driver of employee motivation. He expressed that this shall auger well for boosting the morale of the employees and in turn shall result into a better corporate performance.

The agreement between the top management and the employees union is regarded as a great moment for everyone in the organization and is considered a monumental step towards building a more trusting relationship between the employees and the management.

This will explore new horizons for the employees of PTCL and will consequently increase the mutual trust and confidence of the employees and positively impact their performance. PTCL is promoting an open door policy for the employees and this Agreement would go a long way in achieving a new beginning and development of employee friendly environment.

The president of CBA Mr. Ziauddin along with office bearers thanked the President & CEO, SEVP HR and other members of PTCL management for approving the package for the employees and vowed to give their best on behalf of the employees for the common interest of the company.

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Dell Unveils its New XPS 15 Ultrabook to Take on the Macbook Air

Dell has unveiled a successor to its flagship XPS 15 laptop and has made it even sleeker yet powerful than before.

The new XPS 15 comes with a 15 inch touch-enabled display with resolution of 3200 x 1800 pixels and the new 4th-generation Intel Haswell processors under the hood. Still, the entire package weighs in at just 4.4 pounds and is 18mm thin.

The ultrabook’s display comes with IGZO (Indium Galium Zinc Oxide) Technology which saves power and gives a sharper image. On the hardware side, it can have up to a quad-core 2.2Ghz Intel Core i7 Haswell processor, 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD storage option and Nvidia’s GeForce GT 750M GPU.

The laptop comes with the latest Windows 8.1 pre-installed. The hardware bit is made of carbon fiber and magnesium alloys. Connectivity options include 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 USB 2.0 port, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort and a full SD card slot.

Battery life is quoted at 13 hours, thanks to the new display and processor tech.

This all looks quite good right? Well here’s the bad bit: It will cost $1499, and that’s for the starting model which won’t have this display (instead a 1080p one), and will come with a Core i5 processor and integrated graphics.

Comparatively, its biggest competitor, the Macbook Air is priced closely but lacks several goodies which you’ll find here. It’s true that specs and statistics aren’t everything but if they were, the XPS 15′s top-of-the-line model would be among the better laptops which you can find today.

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Samsung, HTC, LG and ASUS Caught Tempering Benchmark Apps to Appear Better

Way back in July, Samsung was caught rigging benchmark scores for its Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone.

Three days ago, that happened again, this time in the case of the Note 3. That, coupled with it getting caught posting fake reviews on HTC’s user reviews page must’ve tarnished its image to a lot of extent but now, its looking like the other companies aren’t any good either.

According to a new and detailed report by AnandTech, companies including HTC, LG and ASUS are doing exactly the same with their flagships.

How is it done? You see, different benchmark apps (majorly for Android iOS) are available at Play Store to demonstrate how the investigated Android device will perform in varying conditions. In case of the Note 3 as soon as the benchmark was started, the phone’s 4 cores kicked in at a full speed of 2.3Ghz which gave it a 20% speed boost and helped it thrash the similarly-specced LG G2.

When those culprit lines of code were identified and were removed from the benchmark app, the result was considerably less overwhelming then before.

This new report, however, identifies even more phones including the LG G2 (yes, no one’s the underdog here), HTC One, One Mini, ASUS Padfone Infinity, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and the new Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 as the culprits.

AnTuTu and Vellamo were the apps which saw most tempering attempts, something expected given their acclaim.

The only companies which emerged as the innocent were Motorola, Apple and Sony that didn’t indulge themselves in such practises at all. 

Truth betold, not many people base their judgement of a product on benchmarks solely but still, fooling users and critics alike into believing that a product is better than it is isn’t a good thing to do, by any means.

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Free Download IDM With Crack, No Fake Only Real IDM 6.11

I guys today i will tell you how you install IDM in window 7 and in window xp,So First download this IDM and install and then copy the crack and paste in setup , and be careful never update this version, if you update this version then you face with fake key. http://depositfiles.com/files/gavp6a6ia

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Facebook privacy hack, see hidden photos of facebook users

Sometimes you may wish to see the photos of a certain facebook user but you cannot as the target person is not directly your friend evens not your friends of friends. You cannot see much information of that user when you go to her profile page, may be you just see the ‘Info’ tab saying that “<Name> only shares some of her profile information with everyone. If you know <Name>, send her a message or add her as a friend.”, sometimes you may find the ‘Wall’ tab also just like the following image.

You see the ‘Photos’ tab is missing but you want to see her photos. You know the photo privacy settings have 4 options:

1. Everyone
2. Friends of Friends
3. Only Friends
4. Customize

‘Friends of Friends’ is the default settings. We are assuming that the above person has not changed her privacy settings for photos. But still as you are not her friend evens not friend of friends, you are not eligible to see her photos. Don’t be disappointed, there is a way to reveal those. Follow the steps:

1. Login to facebook
2. Search for your target person
3. Go to her profile page
4. Copy the code and paste it into the browser’s address bar and hit the ENTER key.

javascript:(function(){CSS.removeClass(document.body,%20'profile_two_columns');tab_controller.changePage("photos");})()

You may find something like:

Well, I personally did not discover the code we are using here. If you want to read the main post regarding this topic please go here New Trick to View Hidden Facebook Photos and Tabs.
After more investigation on this privacy hack, I have found some more interesting things in facebook. Actually it is possible to see almost every piece of information of a facebook user without login to the system only if the information is not blocked by privacy settings. Obviously it is not necessary to be a friend of the target user, you just need to know the profile id which is not a private thing at all. If you are more interested you can hit the following urls:
http://www.facebook.com/ajax/typeahead_friends.php?u=764294709&__a=1
http://www.facebook.com/ajax/profile/tab.php?__a=1&id=582564772&v=wall

http://www.facebook.com/ajax/stream/profile.php?__a=1&profile_id=1089458693

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