Microsoft working on OneClip, a cross-platform cloud clipboard app

Microsoft is said to be working on a new virtual clipboard app called OneClip and as its name suggests, it will allow the user to copy stuff on to a clipboard and then access it on any other device running on any platform- Windows, Windows Phone, iOS or Andrroid.

OneClip is currently being tested internally by Microsoft in Beta and its versions for Windows and Windows Phone have been leaked out by WalkingCat (@h0x0d) on Twitter.

According to WalkingCat, you can copy any stuff you want on the clipboard like a phone number, an address, a screenshot or any text that you have come across and want to save. Then OneClip will make all the copied stuff available to you on all your devices, whatever platform they may be running on.

Microsoft OneClip, the cross-device cloud clipboard for Windows/WindowsPhone/Android/iOS pic.twitter.com/HdlY8iZ6y6

— WalkingCat (@h0x0d) May 22, 2015

The beta version of the app that has been released internally, has bagged a 5-star rating from 12 reviews on Windows Phone Store. It is not known when Microsoft will be releasing the OneClip app for the general public but in view of the high rating, it may be quite soon.

Since people are increasingly using multiple devices these days and often move between devices, OneClip looks like a very useful app to have in your device.

It is interesting to note that Microsoft has been using ‘One’ branding for its cross-platform products – OneDrive, OneNote and now OneClip. Microsoft has also recently released Microsoft Office preview apps for Android.

Microsoft working on OneClip, a cross-platform cloud clipboard app

Microsoft launches Hyperlapse Mobile app for Windows Phone and Android

The research team at Microsoft has been working on a mobile app for creating Hyperlapse videos for quite some time now. The company has now launched the Hyperlapse Mobile app for Android and Windows Phone. This app helps to convert first-person videos into shake-free smooth timelapse videos called the hyperlapse videos. The app is similar to the Hyperlapse video app from Instagram which at present is available only for iOS devices.

The app is free and available for download on a few select Android and Windows Phone devices. Devices running Windows Phone 8.1 and Android 4.4 or higher (KitKat and Lollipop) are supported.

Main features of the Hyperlapse Mobile app are:

• Users can select a timelapse speed while capturing video which gives timelapse with a smoothly moving camera.


• Users can import an existing video from the phone and hyperlapse it to get smooth and stabilized videos.


• The app allows the user to hyperlapse a video at speed rates from 1x to 32x.


• It allows user to create selfie timelapses.


• It has a simple user interface.

Windows Phone devices where the Hyperlapse app can be installed are Lumia 435, Lumia 530, Lumia 532, Lumia 535, Lumia 630, Lumia 635, Lumia 636, Lumia 638, Lumia 640 and 640 XL, Lumia 730, Lumia 735, Lumia 830, Lumia 930 and Lumia 1520 as well as HTC One M8. Wndows Phones below 8.1 are not supported and Phones with 512 RAM cannot record at HD resolutions.

For Android, beta version of the Hyperlapse app is available on Google Play Store and for this you have to join the Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile for Android community on Google+ and become a tester.  The app works on following Android devices:

• Samsung:  Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge;


• Google:  Nexus 5,  Nexus 6, Nexus 9 tablet;


• HTC One M8 and M9;


• Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact;


• OnePlusOne; Xiaomi Mi4 and Motorola Droid Turbo.

Check out some videos made using the Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile app:

Microsoft launches Hyperlapse Mobile app for Windows Phone and Android

Microsoft makes it easy to port Android and iOS apps to Windows 10

Microsoft has been steadily losing ground due to its “app gap” and software developers have been moving towards the more accommodating Google Android and the Apple iOS. Windows store comes a poor third after the big two. App gap is the main reason why Windows Phone is not able to grow its market share.

Although Microsoft has claimed that it is a non-issue, it is now working hard to address the issue and get software developers interested in the Windows platform. The company plans to overcome the app gap this year with its universal Windows 10 platform by making it easy for developers to run their Android and iOS apps on Windows and fill up its mobile app store.

Microsoft announced at its BUILD 2015 developer conference, that their new technology will allow developers to re-work their Android or iOS apps with just a few simple lines of code and make them work with Windows 10. Developers will be able to take their Android apps written in Java/C++ code or iOS apps written in Objective C and port them over easily to Windows universal apps that will work on Windows 10 phones, by using Microsoft SDK. They will not have to rebuild their whole apps for the Windows platform.

Microsoft’s Operating Systems Group President Terry Myerson told The Verge, “We want to enable developers to leverage their current code and current skills to start building those Windows applications in the Store, and to be able to extend those applications,“

Developers will also be able to easily integrate their Windows projects with Windows extensions and services like the navigation buttons, virtual keyboard or the location API. The modified Android apps would run in a safe Windows security container that will offer better security.

Microsoft has been testing its new tools with some major developers, for instance King, the developer of the famous ‘Candy Crush Saga’. They have successfully ported the game on Windows phone by converting it’s iOS code using Microsoft’s new technology and with very little modifications. On the stage, the company also showed the Android app for Choice Hotels working well on a Windows Phone with only some minor tweaks.

Well, this is only a beginning and we may soon see Microsoft’s app store filling up and bridging its app gap with two major competitors, Android and iOS.

Microsoft makes it easy to port Android and iOS apps to Windows 10

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 Comes with Anti-Theft Feature

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 or which internally known as GDR2 (General Distribution Release 2) can be considered as the minor OS Update to Microsoft Windows Phone operating system. The first update version was released in August 2014 whereas the second update version is to be finalized and released to developers in the Preview for Developers program in November 2014.

The Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 will come with a new anti-theft mechanism which is known as Reset Protection. However the “Reset Protection” feature must be enabled by the manufacturer when they assembly the product. Therefore, this feature may not be enabled in some of the smartphones which uses Windows as the operating system.

Reset Protection will have the protection for reset and reactivation as well as anti-rollback. By reset and reactivation, it means that the stolen device will not be able to reset or flash the device. When the user intended to factory reset the device, they will be prompted to enter their Microsoft Account credential which associated to the device. Moreover, if the device is flashed with the new image and when the “Reset Protection” feature was enabled, the Microsoft Account credential associated to the device required to finish OOBE before the device can be used.

Anti-rollback protection, on the other hand, if the “Reset Protection” feature is enabled, the device will not be able to be flashed to an earlier version of the operating system that does not support “Reset Protection” feature.

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 Comes with Anti-Theft Feature

Acer announces an entry-level handset - Liquid M220 with Windows Phone 8.1

Earlier this week at the MWC 2015, Acer unveiled its new Windows Phone 8.1 namely the Acer Liquid M220. It is also said that the handset would be upgradable to Windows Phone 10 when it arrives and would come with a suite of Microsoft Apps like Cortana, Office,  Skype and OneDrive.

The technical specs for the handset include a 4-inch display with a pixel density of 233ppi. The handset packs a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset with 1.2GHz clock speed. The memory options include a 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. To its back lies a 5MP primary camera and the front holds a 2MP secondary sensor. The handset comes with a dual-SIM support and has a battery life of 1300mAh.

The Acer Liquid M220 would be available next month in two color options of Pure White and Mystic Black across Africa, Middle East and Europe regions. The pricing is somewhere pegged to be €79.

source: Acer

Acer announces an entry-level handset - Liquid M220 with Windows Phone 8.1

Siri beats Google Now and Cortana in multiple language test

Apple’s Siri started the trend for voice-activated personal assistant and now has two major competitors – Microsoft’s Cortana for Windows Phone and Google Now for Android. There are many reviews comparing the three services trying to judge which among them is the best.

Venturebeat tested Siri, Cortana and Google Now for 5 languages to check which multilingual voice-activated personal assistant is the best. Their team asked 18 questions to each of the three assistants in 5 languages – English, Italian, Mandarin, French and German. A quick and correct response was awarded the score of 1.0, answers that were not straightforward but the correct answer appeared somewhere in the clutter of a list of search results got a score of 0.5. Responses that didn’t understand the question or gave irrelevant answers or admitted that they couldn’t complete the job were given 0.0.

In case of English, all the three voice-enabled assistants were highly accurate with only a little difference in their scores. Siri topped with 15.5 out of 18, Cortana got 12.5 while Google Now scored 11.5. For Italian, Siri was undoubtedly the leader scoring the same as in English – 14.5 out of 18. Results for others were quite unimpressive with 8.5/18 for Google Now and 6/18 for Cortana.

The results for French and German were quite similar to those of Italian, although Siri dropped marginally while Cortana and Google Now fared slightly better. The last language tested was Mandarin. In this Siri again topped with 13.5/18, Cortana scored only 5/18 while Google Now got a meager 1.5/18.

Google Now offers more than 50 languages and dialects, a lot many compared to Siri and Cortana but most languages seem to be set up only for voice search and not as a full fledged voice assistant. Cortana was found to respond to a query most likely with a web search.

All in all, Siri won the contest hands down, scoring 76% for accuracy in all languages followed by Google Now with 46% and Cortana with 42%.

Check out the infographic below:

 

Source VentureBeat

Via PhoneArena

Siri beats Google Now and Cortana in multiple language test

Softcard is Now Supported by Nokia Lumia Icon

Softcard is a payment app which is currently owned by joint venture of Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Recently, there is rumor that the company is experiencing financial difficulties since the company is laying out most of its employee. On top of that, there is another rumor that Google is willing to buy it at a price below $100 millions.

Despite all these rumors, the mobile payment system is now supported on Nokia Lumia Icon. Therefore, there will be four Windows Phone models which support the Softcard apps. The remaining three models are Nokia Lumia 822, HTC One (M8) for Windows and Nokia Lumia 928.

Softcard app is available on Windows Phone Store for free. To be able to use the feature on Nokia Lumia Icon, you need to download and install the app. After that, you can add and store eligible credit cards. Alternatively, you can use a pre-paid card and use that to make mobile payments. The apps also bring you great deals from retailers to your phones. You also need to install a special secure SIM card from Verizon.

To make payment, you will need to enter your PIN number once you open the Softcard app. Select the card you wish to use and put your phone nearer to the “contactless” symbol on the terminal when you want to check out.  Currently, Softcard is supported by more than 200,000 locations.

Softcard is Now Supported by Nokia Lumia Icon

Softcard is a payment app which is currently owned by joint venture of Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. There was rumor that the company is experiencing financial difficulties by laying out most of its employee. On top of that, there is another rumor that Google is willing to buy it at a price below $100 millions.

Despite all these rumors, the mobile payment system is now supported on Nokia Lumia Icon. Therefore, there will be four Windows Phone models which support the Softcard apps. The remaining three models are Nokia Lumia 822, HTC One (M8) for Windows and Nokia Lumia 928.

Softcard app is available on Windows Phone Store for free. To be able to use the feature on Nokia Lumia Icon, you need to download and install the app. After that, you can add and store eligible credit cards. Alternatively, you can use a pre-paid card and use that to make mobile payments. The apps also bring you great deals from retailers to your phones. You also need to install a special secure SIM card from Verizon.

To make payment, you will need to enter your PIN number once you open the Softcard app. Select the card you wish to use and put your phone nearer to the “contactless” symbol on the terminal when you want to check out.  Currently, Softcard is supported by more than 200,000 locations.

Softcard is Now Supported by Nokia Lumia Icon

Blocks, a Modular Smartwatch that you can customize according to your needs

After introducing a modular phone concept, Phonebloks is now entering the wearables market with the creation of a modular smartwatch “Blocks” in which you can mix and match features to create your own unique personal smartwatch.

“Wearable devices are very personal devices, so naturally being able to customise yours would be amazing, as you could make it unique to your own lifestyle!” writes designer Hakeem Javaid in his Phonebloks blog. He says that after “months of research” they finally managed to build a “simple display, processor, motion sensor and temperature sensor blocks, and we could connect them in any combination we liked!”

Blocks was originally supposed to use a special version of Android Wear like the Project Ara smartphone that uses a customized version of Android. However, the company now plans to use Samsung and Intel’s Tizen OS that will support iOS, Android and Windows Phone. The Blocks team was one of the 10 finalists in Intel’s “Make It Wearable” contest that has won them funding of $50,000 as well as access to Intel’s latest processors.

Modules of Blocks will have circular and rectangular touchscreen and E Ink faces, microphone, gesture control, motion sensor, heart monitor, blood oxygen monitor, environment sensor, GPS, NFC, fingerprint scanner, audio jack, camera, sim card and many other features. Each module will feature removable covers that will allow you to customize the look and functionality of your smartwatch.

Have a look at the Blocks video:

 

Source Phonebloks

 

Blocks, a Modular Smartwatch that you can customize according to your needs

Gestures Beta app for Windows Phone allows you to handle your calls without touching its screen

The latest Gestures Beta app from Microsoft has brought some new functionalities to your Windows Phone. These features allow you to control some of the functions without touching the display of your Phone. With this first release of Gestures Beta, you will be able to control your calls and even mute the phone easily.

You can use the Gestures Beta app features in the following ways:

• To answer a call, pick up the ringing phone and place it to your ear


• To mute a call, place the phone display-side down on any flat surface, the caller will not be able to hear you


• To put a call on speaker, placing the phone on any flat surface with its display facing up


• To silence the ring of an incoming call, just flip down the phone’s display

All these actions can be done without touching the screen. The features have been demonstrated in the video below:

 

This is the first release of the Gestures Beta app, so new features could follow later as updates. It is a free app and can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Store. After installing the app, you will have to restart your handset before you can use the features. According to Microsoft Mobile, Lumia 530, Lumia 630 and Lumia 635 phones have limited functionality for the app.

Do you have a Windows Phone? Have you installed Gestures Beta yet? If so, what do you think of it?

Source Windows Phone Store

Via Windows Central

Gestures Beta app for Windows Phone allows you to handle your calls without touching its screen

Nokia Lumia 928 and Lumia 822 gets the Lumia Denim Update along with Softcard mobile payment

Microsoft has recently released its much awaited Lumia Denim update to a large number of Lumia handsets out there. Recently, the update has arrive to the Nokia Lumia 928 and the Lumia 822 and other special feature that arrives along with is the Softcard mobile payment system. Last month, HTC for its Windows based flagship One M8 showed up that it too supports the Softcard mobile payment system. Softcard that was earlier known as the ISIS is now jointly owned by T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T.

The Softcard mobile payment system requires a phone with NFC, a secured SIM card and the Softcard app. However on making payment using the Softcard, you first need to open the app and enter your PIN number. Select the card you want to use to make payment and tap on the terminal with your handset to make the payment. Softcard supports cards from American Express, Wells Fargo and Chase.

This app is currently available on the Windows Phone Store for the Verizon branded Lumia 928 and Lumia 822. This mobile payment system is supported over nearly 20000 retail locations making the purchase check out quick and easy.

source: Softcard (WindowsPhone)

Nokia Lumia 928 and Lumia 822 gets the Lumia Denim Update along with Softcard mobile payment

Windows 10 Store Unauthorized Photo Shows HTC Windows Phone App

This recent leaked image of the Windows 10 Store has given rise to a lot of assumptions. But until the parties involved have given a word about it, we can only keep on guessing on the possibilities. Apparently the unauthorized photo imparts that it might offer an HTC Windows Phone app or maybe more. The app in discussion is called Make More Space, which is designed to send notification when the free storage space of an HTC branded Windows Phone is low. After getting the warning, the user can delete apps and content from his mobile phone.

Another theory that was made due to the leaked image was that HTC might be working on Windows 10-utilized handsets. And this belief was somehow strengthened by the brand’s upcoming flagship phone also known as HTC Hima, which was also rumoured to be supported by Windows Phone.

As of now, and another unconfirmed story, Windows 10 for mobile is going through testing on mobile phones inside Microsoft. The latest OS is said to be released 3^rd quarter of 2015 being the earliest. But here is a good news for all users of Lumia models using Windows Phone 8, an update would be available once the new mobile Windows is ready for use.

Windows 10 Store Unauthorized Photo Shows HTC Windows Phone App

Prototype of possible Lumia 1020 successor, Microsoft McLaren makes an appearance

Even as everyone is waiting for the next Lumia flagship from Microsoft, a new Nokia prototype device has popped up on a Chinese auction site Taobao. The phone listed on the site is Nokia RM-1052 and by the looks of it, seems to be a Lumia 1020 successor.

As you can see in the image below, the words “Prototype Property of Microsoft-Mobile” and “Not for Sale” are clearly printed on the back of the device.

 

As per the information seen on the screen, details of the prototype Nokia RM-1052 are:

• Nokia Model: RM-1052_1000


• OS: 8.10.14090.0


• Firmware: 03024.00000.14195.26..


• Hardware Version: 0.1.0.3


• CPU Core: 4


• RAM: 1.9GB


• Storage space available: 26.3GB


• Current application uses memory: 58.3MB


• Maximum memory available to applications: 780MB


• Expansion card: none


• Display Resolution: 1920×1080


• Capacitive touch

We see that the phone has an aluminum body and a display of about 5-inch with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage, and it runs Windows Phone 8.1. Its camera bump is similar to that of Lumia 1020. So the Nokia RM-1052 may have a 41MP camera just like the Lumia 1020.

There is a speculation that this prototype might be that of Microsoft’s flagship “McLaren” handset that was supposed to use the contactless zoom in/out 3D Touch technology to control the device with gestures, without touching the screen. However, Microsoft later cancelled the plans to release McLaren. There is also a possibility that this is just some other Windows Phone prototype.

You can have a look at the pictures below:

Via GeekOnGadgets

Prototype of possible Lumia 1020 successor, Microsoft McLaren makes an appearance

PhotoMath can solve Math Equations using a Phone Camera

Having difficulty in solving a Math equation? No worries, PhotoMath is here. With PhotoMath App, you can use your smartphone to solve mathematical problems. All you have to do is open the PhotoMath app in your mobile phone, point it towards the math equation you want to solve, take its picture and the answer instantly pops up on your screen. Pressing the steps button also gives you the step-by-step solution to the equation.

PhotoMath is a free app launched recently by Microblink. It is the same company that developed PhotoPay, for easy bill payments. When you scan the bill with the camera of your smartphone, your bank will pay it automatically. PhotoPay is being used by 14 banks in Europe.

The app is currently available for iOS and Windows Phones. iPhone users can download it from iTunes and Windows phone users from the Windows Phone store.  It is not available as yet on Android phones but Android users are expected to get the PhotoMath by early 2015.

PhotoMath supports problems concerning basic arithmetic, decimals, fractions, linear equations and logarithms. However, the app supports only printed problems and not handwritten text. The app is being updated with new solutions being added constantly.

Description of the app in iTunes says, “Children can use it as a tool which helps them to learn Math, while parents can use it to check the homework to their children. With PhotoMath, you can have a Math teacher in your pocket.” While doing homework or learning for a test, you can check the answers quickly and easily without having to turn numerous pages of your book.

The app also has its drawbacks. It can tempt some students to cheat during exams and teachers will have to be extra careful.

Via TechCrunch

PhotoMath can solve Math Equations using a Phone Camera

Windows Phone Brand to be re-named as Windows confirms a leaked image

There are a lot of rumors these days in the tech industry about Microsoft working for unifying Windows. Recently a leaked photo arriving from My Go GoPhone GF47W, shows the back of the Windows Phone handset that shows just the word Windows instead of Windows Phone and confirms much about the Microsoft plans.

Reports show that this change has been incorporated with the decision to give HTC’s new model the name HTC One M8 for Windows and not for the Windows Phone. Moreover, there are other claims coming from the industry that show Microsoft might also plan to remove the Nokia branding from its handsets.

This means after some period of time, there is possibility that there would be no Nokia handsets after few years. This may be certainly a jolt for all the Nokia fans out there. However, its just a matter of time as Microsoft makes things official.

Windows Phone Brand to be re-named as Windows confirms a leaked image

Xolo launches the world’s lightest Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone

Windows Phone OS is turning out to be very popular these days as many handset manufacturers are releasing their devices on this platform. Making its global presence strong, now many Indian handset manufacturers are releasing their Windows Phone based handsets. This month, we spotted Micromax venturing into the Windows Phone platform releasing their Canvas smarphones and now XOLO seems to join this club.

XOLO has launched its new Win Q900s and the company claims it to the lightest smartphone powered with Windows Phone 8.1 weighing just a 100g. the device is very sleek measuring just 7.2mm of thickness. The XOLO Win Q900s comes with a 4.7inch IPS Display with One Glass Display Technology and having a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The device bakes a 1.2GHZ quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage along with an expandable storage facility up to 32GB through microSD cards. The XOLO Win Q900s is a dual SIM device. At the back lies a 8MP primary camera while the front has a 2MP secondary camera.

The device has a Li-Po battery offering a battery juice of 1800mAh. The XOLO Win Q900s will be available via online Indian retailer Snapdeal that is currently offering the device at a discounted price of Rs9999. The device is expected to go on sale in mid July carrying a price of Rs 11999.  Check out the complete specs sheet below to know more about the device features or else navigate to the official XOLO website.

Xolo launches the world’s lightest Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone

Hisense Announces MIRA 6, Its First Windows Phone Device

More and more phone manufacturers are partnering with Microsoft and releasing their Windows Phone smartphones and feature phones lately. Out of which, Hisense is a Chinese phone manufacturing company is the latest to partner with the tech giant.

The company announced it’s first device, the Mira 6 running the Microsoft Windows Phone operating system later last week. Mira 6 is reported to be the first dual-SIM phone to run the Windows Phone operating system.

The phone comes in a 7.18 mm thin form factor and has a 5MP front facing camera as well as a 8MP rear camera. The screen of the phone features a 5-inch HD touchscreen display with 720p display resolution.

When it comes to networking connectivity, the phone is available via China Telecom and features 4G LTE connectivity.

Regarding performance, the phone, which runs runs Windows Phone 8.1, comes with 1GB RAM and an 8GB built-in storage capacity. Its processor is Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset with 1.2 GHz guad-core CPU.

Even though, there has been no official announcements as far as the price of the phone, anyone can gauge it won’t be too expensive considering the fairly moderate specs that the phone has.

Mira 6 is expected to be released to the Chinese market first and could possibly be available on other countries as well.

Taking into account that Hisense is not a main stream phone manufacture and is not very much familiar in countries other than China, some people express their doubt that phone will not have a huge market outside of China.

Hisense Announces MIRA 6, Its First Windows Phone Device

Microsoft Home Automation App & Devices in Windows Store Soon!

In order to bring home automation app and devices, Microsoft has signed a partnership with Insteon Company. This ecosystem will start on 1^st June that comes with exclusive features for Windows Phone 8 devices as well as Laptop, tablet that is operating by Windows 8.1.

Microsoft is going to bring this home automation app to the Microsoft Windows Store that already has many apps for the users. Some individual products named Insteon LED Bulb and Insteon Shorter Kit are containing smart=home packages for the users.

Microsoft Home Automation App and devices will be available at $30 to $80 and the starting kit will be available at $199 only. By using the multiple devices, you will have COMPLETE LIVE VIEW AND STATUS of your home. The camera support and features are enough to bring good view without installing Insteon Hub.

Microsoft Home Automation App will give you full screen video feeding, visitor mode, device control and Live Title Integration system. All the devices of the home automation are connected via Wi-Fi connection. However, Nest Products or the Philips Hue system is connected with cables that mass up your home decoration.

However, Insteon Company is expecting to give more features in future as well as working with Android and iOS devices if the native company preferred. But, the biggest challenge will be developing the current version and linked with Windows Phones within announced date.

Microsoft Home Automation App & Devices in Windows Store Soon!

Windows Phone 8: Mini Motor Racing game

 

Mini Motor Racing may be a comparatively new Windows Phone 8 arcade designed racing game with quality graphics and difficult racecourses. The cars ring a bell in me of these miniature RC cars and there are many racing car designs to unlock. Add over three-hundred races to win with 2 racing modes and mini Motor racing won’t grow stale too fast.

The game has seen good success over on iOS and supported what we have seen, Mini Motor Racing ought to see similar here on the Windows Phone 8 platform.

Mini Motor Racing’s main menu has your accustomed choices to leap into game play, access the game’s choices and visit the sport’s in-app purchase store and choices to follow the game on a spread of social networks.

Game choices embrace audio/sound effects levels and selecting a steering possibility. Steering choices embrace 3 completely different titled.

• Toggle: this selection has 2 directional arrows for left/right turns and a nitro button lining the lowest of the screen.

• Tank: the same layout to the Toggle vogue however with the left/right flip buttons placed within the bottom corners of the screen and also the nitro boost within the bottom centre.

• Slider: Interchange the left/right steering buttons with a slider bar to regulate your car’s direction and place the nitro button next to that.

• Wheel: this selection features a virtual handwheel in situ to guide your auto with the adjacent nitro button.

 

Additional management choices embody the flexibility to flip the controls, auto acceleration, and a shake choice to activate the nitro boost.

It’s troublesome to mention that steering possibility is that the best. I favour the Tank possibility that places your steering controls in additional of a natural location. The Wheel possibility was nice however with an overhead perspective, it’s simple to urge confused on that approach you ought to flip the wheel. I am undecided if a tilt management possibility would be higher.

Mini Motor Racing’s vice modes embrace a Career Mode and a fast Race. Fast Race is simply that, a fast method to jump into game play after you solely have the time or want for one race. You’ll select one among the twenty accessible race cars and 38 race tracks. Cars and tracks square measure increasingly unsecured as you win races.

 

Career Mode is simply that too. You contend in races to earn money which will be accustomed unlock extra cars and upgrade cars. You contend across an equivalent 38 tracks and have an equivalent twenty cars that are accessible within the fast Race mode.

Car decisions vary from your typical racetrack racer to a college bus to Associate in Nursing Indy Racer. Tracks have Associate in nursing equally big selection that features dirt tracks at the beach to road courses within the town. The choice of tracks additionally includes day and night running.

Game Play

The running screen for Mini Motor racing has your location and race times within the higher left corner of the screen and within the higher right corner, you’ll see a map of the track. Across rock bottom of the screen are going to be your athletics controls. You start the race with 3 Nitro Boosts and you’ll be able to raise that by assembling power-ups that seem indiscriminately on the track.

Game play is simple. You man-oeuvre your automotive round the track with the goal of winning the race.

Racing is somewhat on the brutal aspect with different racers side-swiping you’re motor car, pushing you off the track and overall being terribly aggressive drivers. You ought to use your Nitro Boosts in an exceedingly timely manner to form somewhat separation between you and therefore the different cars.

The key to Mini Motor Racing is finding a steering choice that you just square measure snug with. The choice is a lot of a private preference than a style issue. Every choice is responsive however you will realize one management choice more leisurely than the opposite.

Overall Impression.

I have to admit that when enjoying Mini Motor racing for a brief amount, I wasn’t that affected. Graphics were very nice; the styles of the tracks inventive and therefore the races were positively competitive. What created the sport un-appealing were the steering controls.

However, once I settled in on a configuration (the Tank option) that was snug the sport began to grow on ME. The Career Mode has lots of play opportunities wherever you’ll be able to earn money that may be wont to upgrade your existing race fleet and get new cars to expand your fleet.

 

Mini Motor Racing is not robust enough to knock off Asphalt 8: Airborne however it’s a powerful contestant if you wish an additional casual sport game. Whereas the controls can take a number of laps round the course to urge accustomed, the most important draw back to Mini Motor Racing is that the lack of an effort version. I’ve ne’er understood the logic behind not providing an effort version as a result of its good method to promote you app or game.

The full version of Mini Motor Racing is currently running $.99 and the game is available for Windows Phone 8 devices. You can download Mini Motor Racing here in the Windows Phone Store.

Windows Phone 8: Mini Motor Racing game

Turn on your PC remotely with cortana using VoiceWake for windows phone

If you have cortana available in your windows 8.1 phone, then you are all set to try the new application named Voice Walk lite. Many of you will be thinking of how to use it when cortana is not available outside U.S.  For that matter, you can try the region hack to enable Microsoft’s new voice assistant. This app is been designed for waking up your PC using ‘wake-on-LAN’. Now you can turn on your PC from miles away and we know that you have your own ideas too.

To gather more information about Wake On LAN, you can take help of Google or Wiki. 

The very simple design of the app makes it easy to use and it is going to get better, as the ‘lite’ version will be out soon.

Wake On LAN should have been enabled on your PC before you start using this app. For all those who have not used it in past; it can be found under the BIOS settings when the computer boots first. Now that you have Wake On LAN on your PC, just download the app and configure it with your PC’s Mac address, IP info, etc. 

The app is ready to use once everything is configured correctly. Now you can just give a voice command: “Cortana wake (your computer name)”.  See how it works by playing the embedded video.

It also offers some amazing features like ‘location based wake feature and wake schedule feature’. It means that you can wake your PC when you reach somewhere or at a certain time. To enjoy this outstanding feature, you may upgrade to the paid version, which will be out soon.

It is available here, in the store, and we will keep you informed about the paid version.

Turn on your PC remotely with cortana using VoiceWake for windows phone