Top 7 iPhone and Android Apps for Fitness

Top 7 iPhone and Android Apps for Fitness

An active fitness regime requires careful planning and documenting your progress. This process can be a bit daunting if you don’t do it properly. To ease this process, market has now been flooded with plenty of fitness apps. Here is a list of iPhone and Android apps to help you improve your fitness program.

1. Bodybuilding.com app

This is a simpler fitness tool that provides you access to bodybuilding.com portal. This tool is beneficial for users as they can watch videos from bodybuilding.com with step-by-step instructions of various workouts and track their own workouts with exercise ratings. Additionally, you can create friends list, establish contact with various others, and comment on their progress.

2. Calorie counter

If you are planning to lose weight, this app from myfitnesspal.com will certainly prove to be much helpful for you. The app comes with a huge user-created database of calories of common foods and beverages. To keep your progress in sync with others, the app has a newsfeed of general progress from other members as well. You can track your calorie intake in detail in its MyDairy section. The MyDiary section displays your goal, your net consumption, and your remaining target to be achieved among other useful information.

3. Fitocracy App

This app is similar to the app from bodybuilding.com. With Fitocracy, you can easily track various exercises like Barbell squat, Dumbbell side lateral raise and more. In addition, as you progress you are awarded with points to keep you motivated. The app also comes with various workout tips to help you achieve your target.

4. Runkeeper App

This app is specifically meant for runners who want to keep track of number of miles they ran, calories burnt, total miles covered so far, and other factors. Just by tapping on its start or stop button, the app tracks your running status with the help of GPS. This app is clean and clutter free and it comes with a detailed graph, maps, and other information.

5. Cardio Trainer App

This app is as equally sophisticated as Runkeeper app. With this app, you will be notified about your workout, while you do your workout by listening to music. In addition, this app has detailed statistics to show your progress, which you can share with your friends on social networking sites such as Facebook or Google+. Additionally, you can see a list of your facebook friends with details about their progress.

6. Runtastic GPS coach

Before starting, you will need to sign up for a free account with Runtastic and record your personal information like your weight, your desired weight, your age, height, etc. You can choose from a wide range of workouts and hit on start session button to track your progress using GPS.

7. Mountaineering Project

If you are planning to go for mountaineering, this iPhone app can help you plan your workout easily. This app is developed to help mountaineers share their experiences. Getting practical advice and guidance from other mountaineers would certainly be invaluable for anyone. In addition, you can use this app to download content country wise or region wise with photos and descriptions.

Most of the fitness apps use GPS to track your location and provide you with detailed information like which route was taken, how many miles covered, calories burnt and others. Having your data broken down into various parameters like this will definitely help you avoid mistakes and plan your fitness routine better.

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About the author: Brianne is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on technology and luxury. Beside this she is fond of gadgets. Recently an article on gizmo watch attracted her attention. These days she is busy in writing an article on ecofriend.

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Mercury mTab Neo 2 tablet from Kobian price and specification

Mercury mTab Neo 2 tablet from Kobian price and specification

After Mercury mTab Neo tablet phone Kobian has launched Mercury mTab Neo2 tablet in mTab series. In India the price of mTab Neo 2 is around Rs 15,000 /- approx. At present it is coming with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but according to the company mTab Neo 2 will support an upgrade to the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich soon. Mtab neo 2 is powred with 1GHZ Dual Core Cortex A8 processor 512 MB of DDR3 RAM built-in storage 8GB and expandable to 32 GB and presently running ANDROID 2.3 up-gradable to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ics). It is a bit heavier then mTab Neo which was only 250 gms but mTab Neo 2 is 365 gms . Here is the specification of Mercury mtab neo.

Mercury mTab Neo 2 Specification:
Sim:
Network:
Display: 7" TFT Capacitive touch panel screen
Resolution : 800*480 pixels16:9
Diemension: 19.4x12.2x1.25cm
Operating System: Android 2.3 upgradable to 4.0 ics
Battery: 3400 mAh (Adapter: 5V/2A)
Processor: Dual Core processor ( CPU+ GPU+VPU) 1GHZ Dual Core Cortex A8
GPU OPEN GL, 3D accelerator
VPU 1080P hard decoding
Memory: 512 MB DDR3 RAM
Storage: 8GB Internal Storage Support Micro SD Card (up to 32GB not included)
Camera: Built-in 0.3 Mega Pixel Front Camera Built-in Rear Camera
Connectivity: Wi-fi, bluetooth, 3G Through Dongle (Optional)
USB Host: USB Keyboard, USB Mouse & USB Flash Drive Supported.
I/O Port: USB 2.0, Mini USB, TF Card Slot, 3.5mm Stereo Headset, DC Jack, Mic, HDMI HD Output, HDMI 1080P Built-in Speaker & Mic, 3G Through Dongle (Optional)
Music: Music player
Video: Video player {Video HD Output: HDMI 1080P Speaker & Mic r}
G-Sensor: yes support screen rotation, 3D G-games
Applications: yes
Weight: 365gms
Flash player: yes 10.2 Online Video

Speaking on the launch of the product mTab Neo 2, Sushmita Das, Country Manager - India, Kobian Pte Ltd said:
"Work, talk and share your stuff at high speed, with mTab Neo2. This product comes with all the features one can ask for in the current tablet ecosystem and a little more with the upgrade to Android 4.0. It's a beautifully bundled feature rich product from Mercury. The long battery life is the topping the ice which will surely attract more customers and hence will help our partners sell more."
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Alternative Photo apps for your iPhone

Alternative Photo apps for your iPhone

The acquisition of Instagram by Facebook for $1 billion has brought the focus on image editors, their usability, popularity and valuations. With the use of smartphones fast becoming more a norm than an exception and an in-built camera being an integral part of the device, so much so that the improvements in devices also take into account the resolution and the kind of features that can be provided in the in-built camera. In keeping with this phenomenon, there are numerous applications that are available for image editing and processing. Instagram has suddenly come into the limelight but there are numerous other image editing applications that you can use on your iPhone. Here we list a few for you.

1. Camera+
This one features in Time's list of 50 best iPhone apps. This app is available for $0.99. It is compatible with iOS 4.0 or later. It provides you access to various advanced shooting modes. The app having been developed by a professional photographer aptly helps you click quality pictures. In case you want to be a part of the picture you click, it provides you with the timer feature. The burst mode is a further add-on but the work does not end with clicking pictures. Use this app to resize, add borders or to give it a retro effect. The professional quality of pictures will make you take pride in it.

2. Fast Camera
This application is intriguing in its mode of functioning. Run the application and it keeps clicking the pictures till the time you make it stop. The speed and resolution can be set manually. The series of pictures shot can then be edited. It sometimes happens that in our bid to have the best shot we keep waiting to click and till the time we do click, the perfect shot is lost. With this app on your iPhone, you need not worry. It is priced at $0.99. It is compatible with iOS 4.0 or later.

3. Flixel
It is compatible with most iOS devices and can be downloaded for free. For those of us who like a bit of animation effect, the app can convert your videos into animated gifs. You can share and flaunt the result of the effort you put in as these applications come with in-built social sharing functionality.

4. Gif Boom
This again is a free app focused on creating animated Gifs. It is compatible with iOS 4.1 or later. The high resolution animated Gifs can be created by importing videos or photos. You can use upto 20 images for the purpose. You are in control when it comes to adding colorful frames or filters. Set the direction or the speed of the Gif as per your liking and enjoy the quality of the results you get.

5. Hipstamatic
This app is available for $1.99 and is compatible with iOS 4.2 or later. With this app you can go back to the times of analog photography while still enjoying the features that come with a digital camera. There are numerous effects that you can choose from. You can adjust the settings for films, flashes and swap lenses. When you have clicked the pictures with analog effects, you can get the analog prints delivered right at your doorstep. In addition, you can compete with others to showcase the magic of your photography skills.

6. Incredibooth
It is compatible with iOS 4.2 or later and costs $0.99 for you to download it. This version comes with four filters but you can buy more as per your preference. You can create retro effects in the pictures or use any other set up. It clicks four images in one go and creates a photo-strip out of it. Once you are done with clicking images, you can opt to share these with your friends on various social networking platforms including Twitter or Facebook. You also have the option of mailing the pictures and exporting these to a photo library.

7. CameraSharp
It is priced at $1.99 and is compatible with iOS 4.0 or later. It has features such as flash control, geotagging and digital zoom. You can work on six modes with this app including anti-shake and self-timer. It has a tactile timer. Sound shutter feature lets you give signal for clicking pictures through clapping or other similar sounds.

Nowadays, people seek to capture every moment in pictures and videos and quickly share it on the web. This should give us an inkling of the need for these apps and their popularity among people. The option to quickly share the edited images on social networking platforms makes some of these applications even more appreciable.

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About the author: Alia Haley is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on technology and autos. Beside this she is fond of cars and fancy accessories.

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Latest Android must-have apps for all college students: Take a look

Latest Android must-have apps for all college students: Take a look

You can easily find Android-based products under different price ranges, qualities, screen sizes and other categories. College students have also largely embraced Android-basedproducts, either tablets or smartphones, in place of laptops and netbooks. Well, here we take a look into a few important Android apps designed especially for college students.

Amazon Kindle

Today students won’t have to carry bulky books into colleges. They can get all those books on their tablets or smartphones on a click. Kindle is a leading eReader app, which gives access for users to Amazon bookstore and other digital content. Moreover, students can read newspapers, magazines, journals, fictions and any other eBooks on their Android devices thanks to Kindle. High customization options are there so that users can decide their preferences in font, font size, color, brightness and others. The app is available for free on Google Play Store.

Grammar Guide

Grammar Guide is a quick reference guide for Android users to English language. The app will help users refer to basic grammar rules and crack mild grammar confusions. Grammar Guide covers topics such as punctuation, a glossary of terms, misused words, misspelled words, capitalization and many others. The app, as a whole, will be highly helpful for proofreading.

Wikidroid

Wikipedia is a highly useful reference guide for students. Wikidroid is a dedicated Android app that brings Wikipedia articles to the handsets fast and quickly. The app helps you view all of Wikipedia articles with perfect formatting for the device whether it is a tablet of smartphone. Wikidroid app also features live search suggestions, voice search capability, full screen mode and options to add bookmarks + home screen shortcuts and others.

Virt U: The Virtual University

Are you disappointed of not getting admission to Harvard, Stanford or other top universities? Fret no more; Virt U is an Android app that can bring lectures of prominent professors in the universities of fame on your Android handsets. The worthy lectures will back your current college studies and gain you more scores with better idea of things. Well, you can virtually listen to classes from the top lecturers and earn better knowledge. The Virt U app boasts a feature to connect you with the professors on social media sites like Facebook. Virt U: The Virtual University is free download for Android users on Google Play.

CamScanner

CamScanner is a great Android app that will allow you to capture snaps of a document and save it as a PDF file for sharing and printing. The app becomes highly worthy as you can convert a document to PDF and read it later. The CamScanner comes with lots of integrated features also. They include options to let you crop, enhance and store document images in a variety of formats. You can use the stored PDF files to easily share between friends and take printouts. The biggest advantage is that it can be kept up for further reference. CamScanner - Phone PDF Creator is available for free on Google Play Store.

Easy Voice Recorder

Easy Voice Recorder is a feature-rich voice recorder Android app. Instead of jotting down notes of lectures, it is now great to record the voice of teachers. If you take down notes you may miss important points and facts. But in case of recording, you store the entire lecture and it can be accessed anytime with an earphone. Easy Voice Recorder is certainly one of the best Android apps for the purpose. A press on a single button is enough to record a lecture with great clarity. The app is available for free on Google Play Store. It also has a featured-packed pro version which is priced at $3.08.

Class Buddy

Class Buddy is full-fledged educational app. It is meant to manage your schedule and organize your classes, homework, project work and others. Priced at $1.49, Class Buddy is one of the best Android apps that you can get to manage your studies. There are options in Class Buddy to input your classes, exams, test scores, grades and more. To set reminder, to calculate GPS and even to manage your college expenses, the app is a great platform.
         Students are highly useful of these educational apps. It is a time students are allowed to carry tablets and smartphones to class rooms for study purpose. And so, educational apps have huge importance. Apps cater to various requirements of modern day students. Android’s open source nature also welcomes more apps to the genre making it more robust with multiple numbers of apps.

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Alia Haley is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on technology, health and parenting. Beside this she is fond of games and gadgets. These days she is busy in writing articles on Android Phone specifications and Androidrun Ferrari Edition.

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Tutorial how to place Adsense ads inside bloggers post and parsed the code manually

Tutorial how to place Adsense ads inside bloggers post and parsed the code manually

Tutorial how to place Adsense ads inside bloggers post after parsing the code manually. If you have a blog and have Adsense approved account you can easily place your Adsense ads just by using inbuilt Adsense gadget or by generating Adsense code and placing it in HTML/java script gadget in the side bar of the blog. But here we are going to show you how to place ads inside the post.  So if you want to display your Adsense ads in the middle of your post the follow the steps below:

1. First of all log in your Adsense account and generate the ads code copy it and paste it on notepad.
2. Now next step is to parsed the code here we will phrase our code manually to parse the code we will have to replace the following symbols to html tag.

•  <  = &lt;
• >   = &gt;
• "    = &quot;

After  parsing your code will look as shown below

<script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"; google_ad_host = "pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"; /* mediumsquare */ google_ad_slot = "xxxxxxxxxx"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script>

If you can't do manually then click here to parse your code.

Now log in to your bloggers dashboard click on layout and select Edit HTML.
Then select the check button saying "Expand Widget Templates"
Now click inside the html edit box and  press Ctrl+F a search box will appear copy and past this                 <data:post.body/>    in the box and click next
Then look for the code below or something similar

<div class='post-body entry-content' expr:id='&quot;post-body-&quot; + data:post.id'>             <data:post.body/>             <div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->           </div>

Then past the parsed code just before the above code and click on preview button to see the result the ads will appear between post title and post it may take some time for your ads to be active say 5 to 10 munites keep passions.
Then save the template all done enjoy.

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Titanium backup pro 4.8.4

Titanium backup pro 4.8.4

Titanium Backup is the most powerful backup tool on Android, and then some.
Needs ROOT, Android 1.5-4.0+ (ARM,x86,MIPS)
Over 4 million users, 28+ languages!
PRO Key is available on Market!
Voted #1 TOP ROOT APP on Twitter.
Problem? See matrixrewriter.com/wiki
Scroll down for more info & VIDEOS ;-)



You can backup, restore, freeze (with Pro) your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card. You can do 0-click batch & scheduled backups. Backups will operate without closing any apps (with Pro). You can move any app (or app data) to/from the SD card. You can browse any app's data and even query the Market to see detailed information about the app.

Also see the paid PRO key which adds EVEN MORE awesome features such as:
[✔] 0-click batch restores
[✔] Keep multiple backups per app
[✔] Multi-user app data
[✔] Apps freezer
[✔] Dropbox sync
[✔] Convert user apps <=> system apps
[✔] Integrate system app updates into ROM
[✔] Encryption
[✔] Market Doctor
[✔] Hypershell speed
[✔] Backup apps without closing them!
[✔] Restore individual apps+data from CWM backups!
[✔] Market "auto updating" manager
[✔] Dalvik cache cleaner
[✔] Integrate Dalvik cache system elements into ROM
[✔] Unlimited schedules
[✔] Protect backup against deletion
[✔] Send backup by e-mail
[✔] CSV export any app DB (e-mail or Google Docs)
[✔] Convert app data to/from fast WAL format
[✔] WAY MORE!

PRO FEATURES ADDED:
[✔] Multiple backups per app
[✔] 0-click batch restore
[✔] Multi-user support for some apps! (eg: games)
[✔] Batch verification
[✔] Backup apps without closing them!
[✔] Restore individual apps+data from CWM backups!
[✔] Hypershell speed
[✔] Migrate system data across different ROMs
[✔] Market Doctor
[✔] Apps freezer (incl. batch support)
[✔] Market "auto updating" manager
[✔] Convert user apps <=> system apps
[✔] Encryption
[✔] Unlimited schedules
[✔] Sync to/from Dropbox
[✔] Protect backup against deletion
[✔] Send backup by e-mail
[✔] CSV export any app DB (e-mail or Google Docs)
[✔] Brand the app with your name
[✔] Bloatware Melter (experimental)
[✔] Convert app data to/from faster WAL DB format
[✔] And more!

MORE MEMORY:
[✔] Dalvik cache cleaner
[✔] Integrate system app updates into ROM
[✔] Move apps into ROM
[✔] Integrate Dalvik cache system elements into ROM

What's in this version for Titanium Backup:
• Improved app freezer, ICS-friendly by default. This resolves the problem where apps couldn't be defrosted on Samsung ICS devices. The freezing method can be changed in Preferences -> Troubleshooting settings.
• Improved "Power defrost", fully compatible with ICS now. This allows Samsung ICS users to defrost apps that were frozen by previous TB versions.
• Fixed incorrect display of apps that were disabled by ICS.
• Fixed FC on connectivity problems while uploading to Box.
• Minor bugfixes.

Instructions:
1. Remove tbpatcher
2. Install the latest version of Titanium Backup (Don't run)
3. Install LuckyPatcher (Run, custom patch!)
4. EnjOY
Link

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How to hard reset or restore back an android phone Samsung galaxy y to factory default setting

How to hard reset or restore back an android phone Samsung galaxy y to factory default setting

Tutorial how to hard reset or restore back an android phone Samsung galaxy y to factory default settings. Hard reset is useful if your phone has issues like freezing, hang, slow or unresponsive. Some time this problems can be sorted out just by powering off your phone and removing the battery for few seconds and then putting it back again and power on your phone and every thing is fine but in some case if you are experiencing the same problem then hard reset will solve the problem.

Instructions to hard reset:
Before restoring your phone to factory default settings it is necessary to take backup of your phone because you will lose all your data. To reset your android phone just dial *2767*3855# , this will reset ypuor phone to factory deafult settings and reboot it.But in some case the code may not be helpful suppose your phone is hang or frozen and you cannot use the keypad or your phone hangs at log-on screen or lock pattern  then what to so just remove the battery from your phone  and put it back then press Volume up + Home +power button together this will take your phone to Recovery mode here touch screen of your phone will become function-less so use the volume key to move up and down and home key as select button. As you are now in recovery mode you will see a menu using volume key move to Wipe data/factory reset and then select it using home key this will reset your phone to factory default setting and reboot it.

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