Now place calls using WhatsApp and hike

Normal SMS was replaced by WhatsApp, hike and few other messengers.

And now normal calling is also being replaced by these online messengers.

To avail the new calling feature in WhatsApp(as of now Android users only):

1. Update to latest version of WhatsApp.
2. Ask any of your friend, having this feature enabled, to call you. Thats it.

Your UI will be changed. You can see call list, chat list and contacts tabs now.

For hike:

• Just update the app to latest version.

For better voice quality, make sure you have good internet connection.

Keep calling. :)

As we enjoy it only when its new.

PS: No need to click on any links or no need to forward 10 contacts. Just update the app.

Now access WhatsApp account from your desktop on chrome

WhatsApp, the cheapest and most popular way for messaging, added a new feature, to  access WhatsApp account on your web browser.

To get this new feature make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp on your phone, and follow below steps:

•  Simply open https://web.whatsapp.com in your Google Chrome browser.
•  You will see a QR code.
•  Open WhatsApp and go into menu to open  WhatsApp web scanner
•  Scan the code inside of WhatsApp, and you’re ready to go.
•  Now that you have paired WhatsApp on your phone with the WhatsApp account.

Your phone needs to stay connected to the internet for the web client to work.

WhatsApp quoted : "Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device -- this means all of your messages still live on your phone." in their blog.


Currently this feature is available for Chrome browser only. And not available for WhatsApp user on iOS, due to limitations.

Happy WhatsApp-ing. :)

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Isn't Lollipop that sweet?

Isn't Android Lollipop 5.0 that sweet?

May be yes, may be no and can't say. Because Lollipop experience was different for different handset users. Nexus users face WiFi connectivity issues and performance degradation of the phone, while a few others enjoyed the new UI of the Lollipop.



We all have been awaiting for the Lollipop 5.0 update and when it finally arrived, it left some bitter taste to some audience.

Here are some reasons:

• People reported that after updating to Lollipop, phone has become slow.
• Some Lollipop 5.0 users have been reporting dropped internet connections, while others can't get online at all. (Mostly on nexus 5 & 10).
• Some of the older apps that haven't been updated since Lollipop appeared might be clashing with Lollipop's new code and causing the battery to drain unnecessarily
• Lollipop has got some default apps which aren't useful for all, thus consuming some RAM and battery.

Google has updated most of its apps like Gmail, Gallery, Play Music, etc to be compatible to Lollipop before the launch of 5.0 to make users Lollipop ready. There were significant changes in the apps too. 

Some features were well supported by the handsets and some failed, because of support from the handset  maker for it. For example Motorola has provided its own Camera app for Moto series, at the same time Google Camera can also be installed and used.

Even though L is rolled out to most of the handsets, still many are yet to get L update. So before you upgrade to newer version(either OS or app), know the limitations or features and go forward to avoid sudden unexpected issues (which will be fixed soon). 

Upgrade to 5.0 only when your phone is ready and have a tasty Lollipop. :)

JAM with Chrome: Play music live with your friends online

Have you ever dreamed of playing in a band?

Now you've got a chance to be a rock star. JAM with Chrome(a Chrome Experiment, that uses the latest modern web technologies, including HTML5 features such as the Web Audio API, Websockets, Canvas and CSS3.) is an interactive web app that enables friends in different locations to play music together in the Chrome browser on their computers.

No matter what your level of talent—from daydreaming air guitarist to music pro—you can JAM together in real time over the web.

When you enter the site, you can choose from a selection of 19 different instruments, from acoustic and bass guitars to drum kits and keyboards. Once you get playing, you can switch instruments as often and as many times as you like.



In the default “easy mode” you can experiment by clicking individual strings, drum pads or keys, or you can play around with the four different autoplay functions and let the machines do the work. Switch to “pro mode” to play any instrument using your keyboard.

Make your own band @ JAMwithChrome.com .

Sources: jamwithchrome.com

Know What did the World Search For in 2012! - Google Zeitgeist!

1. As a human everyone is curious to know about what other people doing in their daily life that’s why Facebookis very famous! Am I correct?
   2012 is going to end within few days, do you know what happened in the past one year in Internet world or Google? Want know trending topics around the world? And especially what other people are Googling in the internet? This is very interesting, right?
   Google introduced Google Zeitgeist 2012 to know What the world searched in the past year,this includes 1.2 trillion queries in 146 languages from 55 countries.
   What is Google Zeitgiest?
   Even I am also confused what is Zeitgiest? German word ,It means spirit of the age or spirit of the time. i.e., which influences the world over the period of time.Now your clear right why Google took this name.Google started this service in 2001.
   But this time with more features and also with Maps and Images.And filtered according to countries,languages.
   
   Gangam Style second most trending topic all around the world.I loved this song.Whitney Houston is number One.
   These are the some trending topics around the world in 2012 I found from Google Zeitgeist You can download entire list from here.Ipad  is the only keyword which holding it name in TOP10 from 2010.
   
   Google Zeitgeist 2012 In India:
   This time I was shocked with the results Sunny Leone is the third most keyword searched in India.While IBPS and Gate Exam are first two.Salman khan’s Ek tha tiger fourth.
   Aakash tablet and Jabong(.)com are in the Top 10.
   When coming to people no doubt in that right again Sunny leone.Two more bollywood stars are in the TOP 10 Poonam Pandey(3rd place, and in 2011 4th place, she is the only one holding her name in TOP10 when compared to last year 2011) and Sherlyn Chopra(6).
   Anna hazare and Sachin lost their place from TOP10.
   And also Teenager Alia Bhatt(Student of the year) daughter of Mahesh Bhatt is in 4th Place.
   

   Most popular people in India 2012
   See The Past 10 year trends:
   Gather the past 10 year trends, you can see the Google Zeitgeist lists from 2001 onwards from here
   How Google Zeitgeist gather data?
   All the searches Google studied are anonymous. No personal information was used.Google gathered these data from multiple sources including Google Trends. Trending topics are “the searches that had the highest amount of traffic over a period in 2012 as compared to 2011.” While The “most searched” queries are the most popular terms for 2012—ranked in order of the queries with the largest volume of searches.
   Source : 
   Google Zeitgeist
   Arun Gudelli's blog

Chat using SMS and SMS using Chat from Gmail

Hi Folks,

Now, you can send SMS messages to your contacts’ mobile phones using Gmail Chat. To do so from Gmail:

1. Enter your contact’s name in the ‘Search or invite friends’ box in Chat, and select Send SMS from the box of options that appears to the right of your contact’s name. Or, if you already have a Chat window open for this contact, just click Options, and select Send SMS.
2. In the dialog box, enter a phone number in the ‘Send SMS messages to this number’ field. This feature is only launched in selected countries. If you are not located in one of these countries you can still use it, but you won't see the SMS option in Chat until you enable it manually in the Chat settings page.
3. Click Save.
4. A Chat window appears. Just type your message as you would normally. When you hit Enter, the message will be sent to the phone number you entered.

If your contact replies, the text message response will appear as a reply in Chat. These conversations are stored in your Chat history just like regular chats (but keep in mind that you can’t go off the record while communicating via SMS).

SMS charges: Google does not charge for using this service. However, mobile providers' standard charges will apply to any SMS messages sent from a mobile device to Google Chat.

Synchronizing in Firefox and Chrome Browsers

Hi techies,

So you’re living in “the cloud”: congratulations! You use web apps for email, music, and almost everything. You save critical documents, photos, and files online where you can reach them from any Internet-connected computer, anywhere in the world.

If an 18-wheel truck comes roaring down the road and crushes your laptop to bits, all is not lost. You just find another Internet-connected device and get back to working with all that vital information you so smartly saved online.


But wait: What about all the bookmarks, browser extensions, and browser preferences that you use daily? Did they get crunched into oblivion along with your laptop?

The answer used to be “yes.” You’d have to forage for your favorite extensions all over again and gather all the websites you had painstakingly bookmarked. But no more! Many of today’s browsers, such as Firefox and Chrome, have begun building in a feature known as synchronization (“sync” for short). Sync lets you save your browser settings online, in the cloud, so they aren’t lost even if your computer melts down.

Sync functionality also makes life simpler if you use multiple computers, say, a laptop at work and a family desktop at home. You don’t have to manually recreate bookmarks of your favorite websites or reconfigure the browser settings on every computer you own. Any changes you make to your sync-enabled browser on one computer will automatically appear in all other synced computers within seconds.

In Chrome, for example, sync saves all bookmarks, extensions, preferences and themes to your Google Account. Use any other Internet-connected computer, and all you need to do is fire up Chrome and log in to your Google Account through the browser’s sync feature. Voila! All your favorite browser settings are ready to use on the new machine.

Regardless of how many computers you need to juggle, as long as you have an Internet connection and a modern browser that’s synced to the cloud, you’re all set to go. Even if every one of them gets hit by the proverbial truck.