3 Methods to Add a Camera Shortcut on Galaxy S 4 Lock Screen

The Samsung Galaxy S4 embraced users with lots of wonderful features, among which the camera is an often used one. But, for users who like to take photos or snap videos with Galaxy S4 camera, there's a problem that no way of unlocking the phone could guide users straightly into the camera app. Without a shortcut of camera on Galaxy S4 lock screen, users have to do more clicks to get into the camera app. Like many of the S4's advanced features, this is optional, and disabled by default. It is quite easy to enable it. The following three different kinds of camera shortcuts could help you put on the Galaxy S4's lock screen.

Method 1: from the Settings app, go to My device > Lock screen and enable "Shortcuts." From there you can customize which shortcut icons are shown down below on the lock screen, and loading one of these apps up is a simple as dragging it upwards. Naturally, one of the defaults is the camera app.

Top 25 All-Time Paid and Free Downloaded Apps for iPad and iPhone Revealed by Apple

In 2011 January, the downloads of apps from App Store had already surpassed 10 billion. In 2012, the market research company Cupertino showed that the downloads exceled over 25 billion. Now, the countdown to 50 billion App Store downloads is underway. Apple has begun highlighting the “top 25 all-time” free and paid apps on iPad and iPhone in a list.

Some of the apps included in the list are no surprise, with the likes of Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Skype topping the free chart, and Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, and Doodle Jump topping the paid chart.

Apple has broken the charts down into iPhone and iPad and highlighted 25 free and 25 paid apps for each device. There are six Apple apps in the paid charts, and five from Rovio — most of which are Angry Birds games, as you might expect. Facebook continues to be the most downloaded free iOS app of all time on iPhone, while Skype holds that title on the iPad. You can view the charts below:

5 tips to boost your iPhone and Android smartphone battery life to make your phones work longer

The battery performance has been long the weakness of smartphones, no matter it is an iPhone, Android phone or a Windows phone, though the battery capacity has been rising up all along. Many people could have experienced such circumstances: their smartphones are going to die but they still need the assistance of their phone. Such conditions would happen especially when you’re on a long train journey or you don’t get a backup battery. People may want to know how to prolong their phone battery life so as to make their phones work longer. That’s what this post is talking about. Here I have collected 5 tips to help you save and boost your phone battery life for emergency use.

Tip 1: Turn off the radios you aren't using.

This might be obvious to some, but this is one of the biggest causes of fast battery drain. Turn off the radios in your phone you aren't using; even when they are idle they suck power. That means switching off the WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth when you don't need them. 

Samsung planned to release waterproof and dust resistant variant of Galaxy S 4 and an 8-inch tablet, said The Wall Street Journal

Without doubt, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 has become the most popular Android smartphone for 2013 spring since its official release. As reported, Samsung has seen four times as many pre-orders for the standard Galaxy S4 as for its predecessor, the Galaxy S3. With such a big fame and popularity among worldwide smartphone users, there’s no reason that Samsung would refuse to provide more variants of Samsung Galaxy S 4. And that comes to the point. From a report of The Wall Street Journal, Samsung is going to release two variants of Samsung Galaxy S 4 and an 8-inch Samsung tablet in the near future.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Korean monolith plans to release a variant of the much anticipated Galaxy S4 Android smartphone dubbed the Galaxy S4 Active. This new variant will be reportedly waterproof and dust proof but still have the same look and feel as the flagship S4. Meanwhile, the report also says that Samsung plans a new 8-inch Galaxy tablet and a smaller, 4.3-inch version of the Galaxy S4. But no further information of the three devices mentioned above has been available currently. We have to wait for a while.

10 Best Free Call Recording Apps for Android Smartphones

Granted, some Android handsets come with a preinstalled call recorder in the dialer app, which comes in very handy, but for those who don't, there are dedicated apps in the Play Store. Unfortunately, call recording on Android is still hit-or-miss, highly dependent on the device and the software version, and you might need to record on speaker often. Motorola phones, for instance, rarely apply, the Galaxy S III has workaround issues after the Jelly Bean update, and the S II needs the recording sources tinkered with, to name a few.

Yet if they work on your handset, the apps not only let you record your conversations, but can automate the task, convert the resulting audio files, and even shoot them out via email and the like straight away. You can give them a try to check if your specific device is supported, as we've rounded some of the best free Android call recording apps for you below. 

The First Facebook Phone HTC First Gets Official Release on Friday with Brand-New Facebooking Experience

If you’ve been eager to replace your start screen with a scrolling Facebook feed, your day has finally come.  The HTC First is the first smartphone with deep enough Facebook integration to be dubbed the “Facebook phone.”  It uses an Android OS primed with Facebook’s baby-blue interface, sending you directly to the familiar news feed, photo service, and messaging system that used to hide in a dedicated app.

Reviews for the HTC First “Facebook phone” started appearing on the web today, with largely positive reactions.  Its specs are on par with what smartphone users expect, and some have expressed an appreciation for the way it puts Facebook front-and-center without making it difficult to use other Android programs.

HTC One X is reported to embrace Android 4.2.2 update with Sense 5 this June or July

The HTC One family members have gained great attention since its release, specially the HTC One X. The software update for HTC One X is also a big concern. According to the latest reports, though not officially from HTC, someone who has had reliable HTC information in the past is saying that the HTC One X will be receiving another update to Android 4.2.2 this June or July. The rumor goes on to say that the update will include HTC Sense 5. While this news is not coming directly from the Taiwan based manufacturer, HTC has already said that all or part of Sense 5 will be sent out to the HTC One X, HTC One X+, HTC DROID DNA/Butterfly and the HTC One S.