Friday, March 29, 2013

Prepare Tooth Powder of your own

Do it yourself tooth powder that is GOOD for you and naturally whitens your teeth ❥➥❥ Peppermint Sage Tooth Powder


Makes ½ cup of tooth powder
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons bentonite clay
2 tablespoons baking soda
1 tablespoon dried, finely ground sage leaf
1 tablespoon xylitol (optional, for adding sweetness)
½ tablespoon pure sea salt
15-20 drops peppermint essential oil

ACTION:
* Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly with a non-metal spoon. Drip essential oils into the mixture and stir well to combine. Transfer to a small container or jar with a tight fitting lid. Particles of the tooth powder are fine enough that a small squirt bottle like this can also be used (as long as you don’t get the squirt-tip wet, which will cause clogging). Note: Bentonite clay loses its beneficial properties when it comes into contact with metal, so it’s best to use plastic or glass when mixing and storing your tooth powder
* To brush with tooth powder, simply dip your toothbrush into the powder, or carefully squirt some onto a wet toothbrush. Brush teeth as usual. Follow with homemade moutwash if desired
* Note: If using the dip method to get powder onto your toothbrush, you may want to consider giving each family member his/her own container.


Benefits of ingredients

Bentonite clay – This natural clay has the unique ability to bind to toxins in the body. It is especially useful in eliminating toxins from heavy metals in your mouth, like mercury from mercury fillings. This clay will never bind to any of the beneficial elements in your body. Bentonite clay is also rich in minerals that can nourish teeth and gums.

Baking soda – This ingredient has been a trusted tooth cleanser long before it was added to the tubes you’ll see on store shelves. Baking soda gently polishes teeth and naturally whitens your smile. This chart, which shows the Abrasiveness Index of some common brands of toothpaste, lists baking soda as less abrasive than most commercial toothpastes.

Sage – Sage has been recognized by many cultures for its natural tooth-whitening abilities. Known for its astringent properties, sage is perfect for oral health and whitening discolored teeth.

Xylitol – This ingredient is optional, but can be added to sweeten the finished product. Research has shown that xylitol has many benefits for oral health. A pinch of stevia powder can be used as a substitute for the xylitol in this recipe if you wish.

Sea salt – Pure sea salt is full of tooth-nourishing minerals, and is especially helpful in healing irritated gums.

Peppermint essential oil – This essential oil has antibacterial, antiseptic, and pain-relieving properties. Peppermint is said to be beneficial for mouth and gum infections (although you should consult your dentist if you suspect a serious condition). In addition, it adds a cool, minty fresh flavor to this tooth powder. If you don’t like peppermint you can substitute spearmint to create a different minty twist.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Madurai Food


மதுரை மாநகரின் தனிப்பட்ட மகத்துவங்களில் ஒன்றானஅதன் பாரம்பரியம் மிக்க உணவுக் கலாசாரத்தைபிரதிபலிக்கும் இந்த உணவகங்களின் தரப்பட்டியல் இதோ..!

சிறந்த மதிய உணவகம்..!

1- சந்திரன் மெஸ்,
தல்லாகுளம்
( அயிரைமீன் குழம்பு, நெய்மீன் வறுவல்,நாட்டுக்கோழி )

2- குமார் மெஸ்,
தல்லாகுளம்
( விரால்மீன் வறுவல்,அயிரை மீன் குழம்பு, நண்டு boneless )

3- அம்மா மெஸ்,
தல்லாகுளம்
( நண்டு ஆம்லெட், நெய்மீன் வறுவல்,மட்டன் கோலா )

4- அன்பகம் மெஸ்,
வடக்குவெளி வீதி
( மட்டன் சுக்கா,கரண்டி ஆம்லேட்,முட்டை கறி )

5- அருளானந்தர் மெஸ்,
விளக்குத்தூண்
( நெய்மீன் வறுவல், நாட்டுக்கோழி, இறால்மீன் வறுவல் )
மற்ற சிறந்த மதிய உணவகங்கள் -
அம்சவல்லி - கீழவாசல் - மட்டன் பிரியாணி
பனமரத்து பிரியாணி கடை - புலாவ் போன்ற பிரியாணி
சரஸ்வதி மெஸ் - பெரியார் அருகில் - மட்டன் பிரியாணி
ஜெயவிலாஸ் சாப்பாட்டு கிளப் - மீன் சாப்பாடு
திண்டுக்கல் வேலு பிரியாணி - மட்டன் பிரியாணி

 


 சிறந்த மாலை நேர உணவகம்..!

1- கோனார் மெஸ்,
சிம்மக்கல்
( முட்டைகறி தோசை,வெங்காய கறி,குடல் குழம்பு,
மூளை ரோஸ்ட்,நெஞ்சுகறி,இடியாப்பம் பாயா )

2- குமார் மெஸ்,
தல்லாகுளம்,மாட்டுத்தாவணி,பெரியார்
( இட்லி,முட்டை வழியல்,முட்டை கறி,முட்டை ஊத்தப்பம்,வாவல்மீன் குழம்பு )

3- ஆறுமுகம் பரோட்டா கடை,
தல்லாகுளம்
( பரோட்டா,சுவரொட்டி,குடல் வறுவல்,தலைக்கறி,ஈரல்,எலும்பு ரோஸ்ட்)

4- அன்று அமீர் மஹால், இன்று அஜ்மீர் மஹால்
கோரிப்பாளையம்
( முட்டை பரோட்டா,பரோட்டா, சிக்கன் 65 )

5- சிங்கம் பரோட்டா கடை
பீபீ குளம்
( முட்டை பரோட்டா,பரோட்டா,முழுக்கோழி வறுவல் )

சிறந்த மாலை உணவகங்கள்..!

ஜானகிராமன் மெஸ்- திலகர் திடல் ( மட்டன் சுக்கா )
சுதா பை நைட் - ரிசர்வ் லைன் ( முட்டை பரோட்டா )
டாஜ்- டவுன்ஹால் ரோடு ( கிங் பரோட்டா,பட்டர் சிக்கன் )
பஞ்சாபி தாபா - தல்லாகுளம் ( பட்டர் நான், தந்தூரி சிக்கன் )
பரோட்டா கடை - ஆவின் சிக்னல் ( மதுரையின் சிறந்த பரோட்டா )
போஸ் கடை- அண்ணா பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் ( பகலில் கறிக்கடை,இரவில் இட்லி கடை )

சிறந்த சைவ உணவகங்கள் மதிய உணவு..!

கணேஷ் மெஸ், மேலபெருமாள் மேஸ்திரி ரோடு ( புல் மீல்ஸ் )
மாலை டிபன் -
மாடர்ன் ரெஸ்டாரென்ட் ( தோசை,வடக்கிந்திய உணவு வகைகள் )
எந்நேரமும்
சபரீஸ், டவுன்ஹால் ரோடு ( நெய் பொங்கல், முஷ்ரூம் பிரியாணி,பன் அல்வா )

இவை அனைத்தையும் விட மதுரையின் சைவ மாலை நேர உணவகங்களின் முன்னோடி -

முருகன் இட்லி கடை,
இம்மையில் நன்மை தருவார் கோயில் அருகில்
( இட்லி,இட்லி, இட்லி...
உலகின் மிகச்சிறந்த இட்லி )

மதுரையின் தனிப்பட்ட சிறப்பு சுவைகள் -

திருநெல்வேலி லக்ஷ்மி விலாஸ் லாலா மிட்டாய் கடை,
டவுன்ஹால் ரோடு,தங்க ரீகல் எதிரில் - அல்வா
( என்னைப்பொறுத்தவரை திருநெல்வேலி இருட்டுக்கடை அல்வாவை விட சிறந்தது )

சங்கர் காபி,
அண்ணா பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட்- உழுந்த வடை

ஐயப்பா தோசை கடை,
இடம் பாண்டிய வெள்ளாளர் தெரு,பெரியார் பஸ் ஸ்டான்ட் அருகில் , ஆர்த்தி ஹோட்டல் ரோட்டில் சென்று இடப்புறம் செல்லவேண்டும் -
பால்கோவா தோசை,முஷ்ரூம் தோசை,காலி ப்ளவர் தோசை....

விசாலம் காபி-
கோரிப்பாளையம் , தல்லாகுளம்.
- காபி, "கஞ்சா" காபி என்றழைக்கும் அளவு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பருக தூண்டுவது

பெயர் தெரியாத அந்த இளநீர் சர்பத் கடை,
மதுரா கோட்ஸ் மேம்பாலம் கீழே - இளநீர் சர்பத்.

இவை அனைத்தையும் விட
மதுரையின் பிரத்தியேக குளிர்பான சுவைக்கு...
பேமஸ் ஜிகர்தண்டா,
விளக்குத்தூண்- ஜில்ஜில் ஜிகர்தண்டா.

மாமதுரை போற்றுவோம்.
மணமிக்க மதுரை உணவின் சுவை
உலகெங்கும் புகழ் பரப்புவோம்...

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Lenova Desktops

Lenova launches 6new Desktop Models

  • Lenovo IdeaCentre A720: Rs 1,15,990 onwards
  • Lenovo IdeaCentre B340: Rs 34,990 onwards
  • Lenovo IdeaCentre B540: Rs 75,990 onwards
  • Lenovo IdeaCentre C440: Rs 43,990 onwards
  • Lenovo IdeaCentre C340: Rs 26,990 onwards
  • Lenovo IdeaCentre C240: Rs 21,990 onwards 

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Lets take notes using Google-Keep

After a little peek-a-boo, Google has officially launched Keep, its note-taking service and app that lets users key-in quick notes and lists, and also attach pictures with them. The service is available online on Drive.google.com/keep and as an app for devices running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above. The service will be integrated with Google Drive and users will be able to create and edit notes and lists directly through Drive in the coming weeks.



The Keep Android app also allows users to take pictures via the device's camera and save them as notes, in addition to enabling them to speak and convert voice memos to text. It offers a lock screen widget allowing users to quickly create notes even when the phone is locked on devices running the latest version - 4.2 of Android Jelly Bean OS.

The app has a rather simple interface with controls to add quick text notes, lists, voice notes and capture images. It allows users to organise and browse notes in multi-column and single-column view, share notes via the Android share menu and archive them.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

A Tamilan now Pope of Android

 The joke quickly made the rounds of Twitter: Top Google Inc. executive Sundar Pichai had been elected pope –- of Android.

There were no puffs of white smoke as there were for Pope Francis, just a blog post Wednesday from Google co-founder and Chief Executive Larry Page announcing a major changing of the guard at the Internet giant.

Pichai had been tapped to run the world's most popular mobile operating system. He is taking over from Andy Rubin, who has stepped down as head of Android. Pichai's new job -- making sure nothing slows Android's momentum -- has thrust him into the spotlight.


"I know Sundar will do a tremendous job doubling down on Android as we work to push the ecosystem forward," Page said in the post.

Pichai's ascension comes at a crucial time for Android. Its growth has begun to flatten, and Google executives have begun to worry about Samsung Electronics Co.'s dominance of Android. The South Korean company sells about 40% of the gadgets that use Android software and is about to unveil the highly anticipated Galaxy S4.

Some see Pichai's takeover of Android as a signal that Google wants to coordinate or merge its two operating systems: Chrome and Android. Pichai is also the senior vice president of Chrome.

Pichai has turned the Chrome browser into a breakout success, giving Internet Explorer and Firefox a real run for their money.

"In 2008, people asked whether the world really needed another browser. Today Chrome has hundreds of millions of happy users and is growing fast, thanks to its speed, simplicity and security," Page wrote.

Under Pichai, the Chrome operating system has found its way into products such as the Chromebook Pixel.

"Sundar has a talent for creating products that are technically excellent yet easy to use — and he loves a big bet," Page said.

Pichai made his bet on Google when he joined the company in 2004. He had worked at Applied Materials and McKinsey & Co. He got his bachelor's degree in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, a master's degree in science from Stanford University and a master of business administration degree from Wharton.

He gained more visibility in 2011 when Twitter tried to poach him to lead product. Pichai decided to stay with Google.

BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis said Pichai has a weighty responsibility.

"He had better not screw it up," Gillis said. "Android is a big success right now."

Friday, March 15, 2013

More than 100 Keyboard Shortcuts


Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
...... 3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents opensimultaneou sly)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimized windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
27. RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the rightor to the beginning of the next line)
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left orto the end of the previous line)
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
7. HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
8. END (Move to the end of the line)
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
3. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
6. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
8. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
9. ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
10. ALT+V (Display the View menu)
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
5. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
8. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for theselected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide the same functionality aspressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same as CTRL+L)
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current Web )

Saturday, March 09, 2013

Get Files from Virus Affected Pendrive

வைரஸ் தாக்கிய ‘பென்ட்ரைவ்’ இலிருந்து பைல்களை மீட்க சிம்பிள் வழி!

தற்பொழுது தகவல்களை சேமிக்க பெரும்பாலானவர்க ளால் பயன்படுத்தப்படு வது USB பென்டிரைவ்கள். இதில் முக்கியமான பிரச்சினை வைரஸ் பிரச்சினை. வெவ்வேறான கணனிகளில் உபயோகிப்பதால் வைரஸ்கள் சுலபமாக பென்டிரைவில் புகுந்து உள்ளே இருக்கும்பைல்கள ை பாதிக்கிறது.

இப்படி பாதிக்கும் பொழுதுஉங்கள் பென்ட்ரைவில் உள்ளபைல்கள் மறைக்கப்பட்டுவி டும் கணனியில் பென்டிரைவை ஓப்பன் செய்தால் எந்த பைல்களும் இருக்காது. வெற்றிடமாக இருக்கும். ஆனால் properties சென்று பார்த்தால் பைல்கள் இருப்பது போன்றே அளவுகாட்டும். காரணம் நம் தகவல்களை வைரஸ்கள் மறைத்து வைத்துவிட்டது. பென்டிரைவில் முக்கியமான தவல்கள் ஏதும் இல்லை எனில் Format செய்து பென்டிரைவை திரும்ப பெறலாம். ஆனால் ஏதேனும் முக்கிய மான தகவல்கள் இருந்தால் எப்படி அந்த பைல்களை பத்திரமாக மீண்டும் கொண்டு வருவது என பார்ப்போம்.

இதற்க்கு நீங்கள் எந்த மென்பொருளையும் உங்கள் கணினியில் Install செய்து உபயோகிக்க வேண்டியதில்லை.உ ங்கள் கணனியிலேயே சுலபமாக செய்து விடலாம். கீழே உள்ள வழிமுறையின் படி கவனமாக செய்து அந்த பைல்களை மீட்டு எடுங்கள்.

1) முதலில் பென்டிரைவை உங்கள் கணினியில் சொருகி கொள்ளுங்கள்.

2) Start ==> Run ==> CMD==> Enter கொடுக்கவும்.

3) இப்பொழுது பென்ட்ரைவ் எந்த ட்ரைவில் உள்ளது என பாருங்கள். My Computer செல்வதன் மூலம் கண்டறியலாம்.

4) உதாரணமாக E: டிரைவில் பென்ட்ரைவ் இருக்கிறது எனவைத்து கொள்வோம் அதற்கு நீங்கள் E: என கொடுத்து Enter அழுத்தவும்.

5) attrib -h -s -r /s / d *.*என டைப் செய்யுங்கள் ஒவ்வொருபகுதிக்கும ் Space சரியாககொடுக்கவு ம்.

◦நீங்கள் சரியாக கொடுத்துஉள்ளீர் கள் என உறுதி செய்து கொண்டு Enter அழுத்துங்கள்.

◦சில வினாடிகள் பொறுத்திருங்கள் . இப்பொழுது உங்கள் பென்ட்ரைவ் சோதித்து பாருங்கள் உங்களுடைய பைல்கள் அனைத்தும் திரும்பவும் வந்திருக்கும் —

உபயோகமான தகவல் என்று நினைத்தால், நண்பர்களுடன் பகிருங்கள்.... ;)

Friday, March 08, 2013

25 Top Android Applications for Indian Users

At the Google I/O 2011, it was announced that officially there were more than 200,000 apps available in the Android Market. However, I noticed that there were certain apps in the Market that were dedicated to the users of a specific region only. Apps like Google Voice, VEVO, Google Music Beta, etc. were available only for certain regions like U.S, Canada and U.K.
With so many apps available in the Market, I decided to check out if there were any Android Apps for Indian Users. Well, I was really shocked to see that there were hundreds of apps available for Indian users. Below are 25 of the best Android apps dedicated to Indian users.

News and Magazines Android apps

1. The Times of India – This is an official app from one of the most trusted newspapers in India – The Times of India. The app is easy-to-use, well designed and fully customizable. It provides you full coverage of international, national, local, sports, business, and entertainment news. It easily lets you save news articles for offline viewing and also lets you share articles with your friends via SMS, E-mail, Facebook or Twitter.
The Times of India
2. NDTV – This Official Android app from NDTV, brings you news stories, photos and videos from the NDTV studios directly to your Android phone. It provides you the latest news on Politics, Business, Cricket, Bollywood, and much more. This app also has a widget, that provides you the latest news directly on your homescreen.
NDTV
3. IBNLive for Android – IBNLive for Android is an official app from the well known Network18 group. This app lets you read the latest news, view news clips and photo galleries, get live cricket scores and much more. One of the best features of this app is that it lets you watch live TV on your phone on three channels – CNN IBN, IBN7 and IBN Lokmat.
IBNLive for Android
4. India Newspapers – India Newspapers is a free Android app that lets you read Indian Newspapers, Magazines and News Sites. It provides you the latest news from various sources such as the Times Of India, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar, The Telegraph, Mid-Day, Dainik Jagran and much more.
India Newspapers

Finance Apps for Android

5. MoneyControl Markets on Mobile – MoneyControl Markets on Mobile is a another free app by the Network18 group that provides you real-time information about the Indian and Global Markets directly on your Android phone. You can use the application to get real-time stock quotes, Indian and Global Market Indices, manage and keep track of your portfolio and much more. This app is powered by MoneyControl.com, a well known financial and business portal in India.
MoneyControl Markets on Mobile
6. inStocks BSE/NSE Stock Markets – inStocks BSE/NSE Stock Markets provides you real-time information on BSE/NSE Stock Markets, latest business news, stock tips, stock market news, Intraday Charts and much more.
inStocks BSE/NSE Stock Markets
7. IndianMarkets – Indian Markets is a free Android app that provides users with the latest updates and news on their desired stocks, mutual funds and ETF.
IndianMarkets

Entertainment

8. BookMyShow – BookMyShow is a perfect Android app for movie junkies. It is a simple and easy-to-use app that enables you to get movie listings, movie synopsis & details, check show timings, as well as buy movie tickets directly from your phone. Currently, this app supports only movie ticketing, but will soon be upgraded to offer play, concerts and sports tickets.
BookMyShow
9. IndiaTVGuide – As the name suggests, IndiaTVGuide is an app that provides TV schedules of over 170+ Indian channels directly on your Android phone. It lets you set alerts for your favourite programmes and also sync it with Google Calendar. It has a home screen widget that enables you to see what’s airing on your favourite channels. This app makes it very easy to share the programme you are watching on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
IndiaTV Guide
10. Saavn Music – Saavn Music lets you search and instantly play the best songs from Bollywood, Bhangra, Bhajans, Ghazals and more for free. It enables you to create and save your own playlists, get the latest hits, listen to radio and much more.
Saavn Music
11. Raaga.com – A World of Music – This simple app lets you discover and share Indian music in over 18 languages including Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Bhangra,etc. It lets you discover new music, connect with friends and other music lovers, share your playlists, recommend and discuss your favourite music and much more.
Raaga.com Android App

Android Sports App

12. CricketNext Live for Android – CricketNext Live for Android brings live cricket scores to your Android phone. It gets you live scores, commentary, batting, fielding and bowling charts and stats, photos, match reports and much more.
CricketNext Live for Android
13. NDTV Cricket – The NDTV Cricket app provides you live coverage of international as well as domestic cricket matches along with latest news, photos and stats. It offers live score updates via push technology with ball-by-ball commentary and much more.
NDTV Cricket

LifeStyle Apps for Indian Android users

14. Sweet’N’Spicy – Indian Cooking – This app provides you access to over 4000+ Indian food recipes spread across 3 major categories – Vegan, Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian. It displays the list of ingredients and instructions for each recipe along with the comments of previous users and also the number of calories in each serving.You can also get interesting and relevant cooking tips in each recipe. It lets save your favourite recipes and also rate and review the recipe with pictures.
Sweet'N'Spicy Indian Cooking
15. TaazzaGo for India – TaazzaGo is a really nifty app that lets you discover things around you in India. It enables you to find news from leading newspapers and blogs, discover local restaurants, get detailed weather report, find offers from SnapDeal, Groupon, etc., movie listings, stage plays, professional events, yellow pages and much more.
TazzaaGo for India

Travel & Local

16. Zomato – Zomato is a simple app that lets you search restaurant menus across 16,000 restaurants in India. It covers 10 major cities that include Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkatta, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh. You can check the ratings, reviews and discounts of all the restaurants in your city. It also recommends you the best restaurants around your location.
Zomato
17. Indian Rail Info App – As the name suggests, this app lets you find information about Indian Railways such as PNR Status, Seat Availability, Train Search, Arrival & Departure, Fare Enquiry, Train Running Status and much more.
Indian Rail Info
18. Travelbuddy – Travelbuddy is an official application of Yatra.com. With this app, you can search as well as book your flight tickets right from your Android phone. It enables you to buy flight tickets using your credit card.
Travelbuddy
19. AutoMeterFare India – AutoMeterFare India is an app that lets auto-rickshaw users calculate how much they need to pay as their fare. It is useful to know if the driver is charging you the right fare or is charging extra. It also has an option to enable night time surcharge. It provides you the option to call the relevant authorities directly from the app. Currently this app supports only a few major Indian cities that include – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Trivandrum.
AutoMeterFare India
20. Mumbai Rail Schedule – Mumbai Rail Schedule is a simple app that lets you know the arrival and departure of local trains in Mumbai. This app can be a real boon to Mumbaikars who travel by train frequently.
Mumbai Rail Schedule
21. MeterDown – Mumbai Taxi – Similar to AutoMeterFare, this app lets you check taxi fares on your Android phone. It is pretty simple and easy-to-use. All you have to do is select the meter reading to see the corresponding fare, which reflects both regular and midnight fares. However, this app is only for Mumbai users and is applicable for mechanical meter only.
MeterDown Taxi Mumbai

Books & Reference

22. Hindu Calendar – This app shows you all dates according to the Hindu Calendar. It shows the tithi, paksha, nakshatra, rashi and phase of the moon for any given date. You can also convert any Gregorian date to Indian Lunar date. Date of various Hindu festivals are also available in this app.
Hindu Calendar
23. Shrimad Bhagavad Gita – Srimad Bhagavad Gita is free and compact size Gita app in Hindi and English. It integrates with various social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook and comes with “Shlok a Day” widget to help you read Gita every day.
Srimad Bhagavad Gita
24. Hanuman Chalisa – Hanuman Chalisa is a very simple and free app which contains the forty verses of the famous poem Hanuman Chalisa along with audio recital.
Hanuman Chalisa
25. iQuran – iQuran lets you read the Holy Quran in Arabic alongside it’s translation in English. It provides verse-by-verse audio playback, repeat functions, excellent navigational controls, search and much more.
iQuran
So, what are your views about these Android Apps for India? Do you have any other Android apps to recommend? Tell us about it via the comments section.

Top 10 Mobile Phones to be released in 2013

Mobile Phones have become a very important part of the System in 2013, it’s almost impossible to live without a mobile phone in today’s era. Mobiles have become smarter and they are no longer used only to make phone calls, rather you can do a lot of intelligent stuff from a mobile phone. It can help you check and send an email, check text messages, make a video or take a photo, chat with your friends, check your facebook notifications and ever increasing similar list. Mobile Phones with better and added features and fast processors are coming up on regular basis year after year. We have seen iOS become extremely popular over the years, then Android and now Windows Phone is fast catching up. Also there are a lot of new OS’es that would debut in 2013 which includes the all new Blackberry OS, Firefox Mobile OS, Jolla and so on. Also the latest YouM flexible display technology was featured by Samsung in CES 2013 which is sure to make it big in the coming year. There is also going to be huge anticipation for the Upcoming Blackberry 10 OS device and it really looks solid till now. Here we have combined and made up a list of the most anticipated upcoming mobile phones in the year 2013. Make sure you go through this list before you upgrade your SmartPhone because there are a lot of Android Phones and Windows Phones that would be launching in year 2013. Here is the list of best 10 such mobile phones:

10. Samsung ATIV S

samsung ativ s Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013
Samsung ATIV S
Samsung’s upcoming Windows 8 smartphone ATIV S is a front runner flagship phone for Samsung’s Windows 8 platform. Samsung ATIV S has no funky colors or covers unlike Lumia or HTC 8 series phone’s. The phone boasts high end configuration like 4.8 inch and amazing 720 X 1280 pixels Super AMOLED capacitive display which has 306 ppi pixels density and has Corning Gorilla Glass 2 for super display protection. The Phone will have Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz MSM8960 Snapdragon Processor with 1GB Ram and 16 GB or 32 GB storage space. Samsung ATIV S will come with 8 MP Primary Camera and 1.9 MP Secondary camera which would make video calling a breeze. The Phone would come with Windows 8 OS Pre loaded and would have a 2300 mAH battery which would enable enough juice from the phone. Samsung ATIV S is an highly awaited phone and has a strong following depite it’s not much unique looks.

9. Google’s Nexus 5

google nexus 5 Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013
Google Nexus 5
This is by far the most awaited smartphone specially for Android enthusiasts. Google’s Nexus series have been immensely successful so far thanks to the quick Android upgrades it has always got. Nexus 5 is an upcoming Android Google flagship smartphone which is surely going to be powered by Android OS 5.0. We would expect this upcoming smartphone to have around 5 inch 1080 HD display along with 1GB or more RAM, quad core processor and LTE Connectivity. The upcoming Nexus 5 could possibly be built by HTC and we would expect it to come with funky looking colors unlike the past Nexus phone’s so that it gives tough competition to Windows 8 smartphone’s atleast in terms of styling. The nexus 5 is expected to launch in Q4 2013, and Google would need to make sure that they extensively feature pack this phone so that it carries on the Nexus legacy.

8. Samsung Galaxy Note 3

samsung galaxy note3 Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung has been known to be build beautiful, unique and very popular mobile phones. Samsung Galaxy Note is one series of smartphone’s that has been one of the best selling smartphone’s in the world. Samsung Galaxy Note 1 and 2 have been very popular because of it’s different and stylish features and large displays. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 would possibly feature an even larger display which would make the phone more of a phablet type. We expect this upcoming mobile phone to have close to 6 inch display and is sure  to have a quad core processor which would give it enough processing power under the hood. The phone is expected to come with Android 5.0 and would be customized by Samsung so as to offer some unique features that would differentiate it from other phones in the same category. The very popular S Pen would remain as it is in the new upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The phone would also come with even stronger battery back up so that it can work for you for complete day with ease and this is surely going to be one ultimate smartphone which would give rich multimedia, business and entertainment features on the go (provided you are able to carry it in your  pocket).

7.  HTC 8X

htc 8x Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013
HTC 8X
HTC 8X is the upcoming windows 8 mobile phone from HTC’s stable. The phone would come with Windows 8 OS and it’s bold design has already been liked by a lot of people despite having strong similarities to Nokia’s Lumia 920. The phone would come with 4.3 inch which can support 720 x 1280 pixels and has S LCD2 capacitive display with 342 ppi pixels density. The phone would have Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection which we feel would be made default protection for all high end mobile phones in 2013. The phone has Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Snapdragon Processor with 1GB ram and 16 GB internal storage which can be expanded. The phone would have 8MP primary camera and 2.1 MP secondary camera and would have added features like Beats Audio sound enhancement. The unlocked version of the phone is expected to come at around $700.

6. Nokia Lumia 820

nokia lumia 820 Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013
Nokia Lumia 820
Nokia Lumia 820 is an upcoming mobile phone, which would feature Windows Phone 8 OS like other Lumia series phone’s. It’s hardware specs resemble that of it’s bigger brother Nokia Lumia 920. The Phone would have 4.3 inch AMOLED display with Nokia Clear Black type which supports upto 480 X 800 pixels. The phone would have Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Snapdragon processor and 1GB Ram and 8 GB internal storage which can be expanded. It would have 8MP primary camera and VGA secondary camera. This upcoming phone would also have added features like Dolby Headphone sound enhancement. The phone is expexted to cost around $550 for unlocked version.

5. Sony Xperia Z / ZL

sony xperia zl Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013
Sony Xperia ZL
Sony Xperia ZL is a very powerful upcoming Android powered smartphone with LTE connectivity, Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Processor with 2GB Ram and 64 GB Internal Space. The phone would be powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and would and up gradable to Android 4.2. The phone would have 13 MP primary camera to give you great camera experience and 2 MP secondary camera for awesome video calling. It would be powered with amazing 5.0 inches display which can support 1080 x 1920 pixels and 441 ppi pixels density. Sony’s upcoming flagship phone’s display would have Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass and is also water proof so that you can take your calls even when in shower. This is going to be one amazing   phone and would be a very strong competitor for Samsung Galaxy SIII, Note 2 and other Androids. The phone is expected to come at a price range of $750.

“It would be interesting to see if this new innovative feature rich phone from Sony is able to make a buzz in an overcrowded Android Phone segment”

4. Blackberry BB Z10

blackberry 10 Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013
Blackberry 10
The redesigned, reinvented and reengineered Blackberry device is finally here. Blackberry couldn’t have sustained on the only touchpad device’s and that bad blackberry os any longer so they decided to bring in a total new BB OS 10 on a new Touch device Z10. The upcoming Blackberry phone looks extremely promising in the review videos and it’s os looks very capable. The phone is one of the most awaited upcoming mobile phones of 2013 because of huge blackberry followers around the world. Blackberry BB Z10 specs are still unknown but we expect the phone to come with a Dual Core Processor with 1GB ram and 4.5 inch display. The Phone would also have great multimedia features apart from it’s standard BB messenger. Blackberry BB Z10 is expected to launch in Q1 2013 at a price range of around $750 and is sure to have a lot of eye balls rolling.
Update: This Latest BB device has been confirmed and would be launched by feb 1st week 2013 at price of 550 Euro or $750.

3. Nokia Lumia 920

nokia lumia 920 Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013 This is one phone that can change the fortunes for both Nokia and Windowe Phone OS. This upcoming Nokia mobile has been extremely well received by mobile phone users around the world. Nokia Lumia 920 would come with  768 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection and Pure Motion HD+. The phone has Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait snapdragon processor with 1GB ram and 32 GB Internal Storage. One thing that stands out on this top notch Nokia Lumia 920 is it’s Amazing Pureview Camera which comes with 8.7 MP primary and 1.3 MP secondary camera. The camera is best among all mobile phone’s in the market because of it’s amazing clarity and image stabilization features. The phone also has Dolby Headphone sound enhancement and very powerful 2000 mAH battery. This Windows Phone is expected to release in Q1 2013 at a price range of $700.
“Nokia Lumia 920 is one Phone which we feel is extremely Polished and works extremely Flawlessly (thanks to Windows Phone OS) and is sure to become one of the Best Selling Mobiles in 2013″

2. Samsung Galaxy S IV

samsung galaxy s4 Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013 Samsung Galaxy S series has sold close to 100 million phone’s that itself shows the popularity of the Galaxy series of Phones. Samsung Galaxy S IV is another upcoming droid that can again capture the massive market for Samsung and Android. Samsung Galaxy S IV is hugely anticipated specially after the success of Samsung Galaxy SII and SIII. There has been no official announcement by Samsung yet but as per the rumors the S IV is expected to have 5 inch HD display, Quad Core Processor and 2GB Ram. The Phone is also expected to have LTE Support and NFC support. It would come pre installed with either Android 4.2 or Android 5.0. The phone’s hardware and design is what generally differentiates Samsung’s Phone from other premium Smartphones in the World. The phone would have better battery support, display, processor and might also include an S Pen Stylus. The phone is expected to be launched in Q2 of 2013.
Samsung Galaxy S IV is finally coming out on 14th March 2013 and is expected to come with some unheard features like Auto Screen Scrolling, etc.

1. Apple iPhone 6

apple iphone 6 Top 10 Upcoming Mobile Phones 2013 How could you keep an iPhone out of the list of top best upcoming mobiles. iPhone has been immensely popular since the first gen came out and since then Apple has been continuously upgrading the iPhone to have better features and hardware so that  it outclasses the other phones in the market. The new Apple iPhone 6 is expected to get some drastic improvements over the previous gen iPhone’s which can include a Quad Core Processor, 12 MP Primary camera, better Battery Life, LTE and NFC Support, and others. We can also see some major improvements in Apple iPhone 6 OS so as to match Android and Windows. Also Maps is surely going to be made better so that the next phone is perfect. Apple iPhone 6 launch date hasn’t been out yet but we expect it to come in Q4 2013.
P.S: Mobile World Congress has brought in some awesome mobile phones that are shortly coming up this year. Some are Nokia Lumia 720, Nokia Lumia 520, ZTE Grand Memo, Asus Padfone Infinity, and a bunch of devices running FireFox Mobile OS.
Oops! We missed out Blackberry Q10 in the list.
Bonus: HTC Would bring in HTC One (M7) in Q1, 2013. The phone would come pre installed with Android OS V4.1 which would be heavily modified. The phone would have a power horse 1.7 GHz Quadcore Processor with 2GB Ram and 32 GB Internal Memory. The phone’s primary camera would be a 4 Ultra megapixel Camera and early reviews suggest that the camera results would be pretty delightful. The Phone is expected to be priced around $750.
Let us know which upcoming mobile phone would you be buying in 2013? What do you think about these upcoming mobiles 2013 below in comments and what changes would you like to see in them.

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Leaked! Is this what the Samsung Galaxy S IV looks like?

Exactly after one week from now, Samsung will finally launch its next-generation Galaxy S smartphone – the Galaxy S4 – at a media event, scheduled to take place in New York, March 14. But regardless of that, the so-called rumor mill surrounding the upcoming device doesn’t seem to calm down just yet.
Following a report saying the Samsung Galaxy S4 will stick to the traditional plastic body, “despite rivals opting to use metal and other premium-feeling materials,” a new report has appeared online Wednesday with a set of screenshots, claiming to be of an American variant of the next Samsung flagship smartphone.

  • Exynos 5 processor
  • WIRELESS CHARGING
  • FAST WIRELESS NETWORKING
  • ADVANCED AUDIO PROCESSING WITH EARSMART ES325 CHIP
  • EYE-TRACKING SCROLL TECHNOLOGY
  • SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI

The leaked Samsung Galaxy S4 screenshots, published by the tech blog GSM Israel, apparently have confirmed a number of key features of the device that have been widely rumored of late. The screenshots have revealed that the Galaxy S3 successor will feature a 5-inch Full HD display with screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi), a 13-megapixel primary camera, 2GB RAM and a Quad-Core 1.8GHz processor with LTE on board.
As SamMobile has pointed out, the leaked screenshots belong to an American variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4. That said, there is still possibility that the international variant of the smartphone will be powered by an Exynos Octa CPU.

Smart Scroll’ Confirmed!
Reports surfaced a couple of days back suggesting that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 will include a new eye-tracking feature that can track users’ eyes to scroll through pages. Now, the new reports featuring Galaxy S4 screenshots have confirmed that the device will indeed have the ability to allow users scroll up and down a page with an eye movement, thanks to a new feature called “Smart Scroll.”
Apart from that, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will also have features like “Smart Pause” that will freeze any multimedia playing on the device when the user turns his head away, “Smart Rotation” that will adjust the screen orientation according to the user’s angle of sight and “Smart Stay” that will disable screen timeout when the device detects that the user’s face is watching the screen.
Other details revealed by the claimed Galaxy S4 screenshots include a brand new TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0, an overhauled settings menu with a tabbed interface and white background.
The leaked screenshots in question came on the heels of a different report from SamMobile, in which it showed another set of screenshots from a device that were claimed to be of the yet-be-released Samsung Galaxy S4. However, the site clarified in a later update to the story that those images were actually from the Android 4.2.1 leaked firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S3.
“We have just found out that these images are actually from the Android 4.2.1 leaked firmware for Galaxy S III and we were given the wrong information by the tipper. Though, the Galaxy S IV will indeed have these features as confirmed by our insider,” SamMobile explained.
Take a look at the list of likely features of the Samsung Galaxy S4, followed by the leaked screenshots of the device (courtesy GSM Israel).

 - A 4.99-inch Full-HD AMOLED Display
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor or Exynos Octa CPU
- 2GB RAM
- Storage capacity of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
- A 13-megapixel camera with Orb camera technology (1080p video capability)
- A 2-megapixel front-facing camera
- Dimensions of 140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm
- 138 gram weight
- Home button with touch buttons
- Plastic back
- Removable battery
- Black and White color options

Samsung Galaxy S4 screenshots Photo: GSM Israel Samsung Galaxy S4 American variant’s screenshots reportedly leaked.
Samsung Galaxy S4 screenshots Photo: GSM Israel Samsung Galaxy S4 American variant’s screenshots reportedly leaked.
Samsung Galaxy S4 screenshots Photo: GSM Israel Samsung Galaxy S4 American variant’s screenshots reportedly leaked.
Samsung Galaxy S4 screenshots Photo: GSM Israel Samsung Galaxy S4 American variant’s screenshots reportedly leaked.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Jelly Bean update for Samsung Note


Samsung started the Jelly Bean update roll out for a host of devices back in September last year. The Galaxy Note 2 was the first device from the manufacturer to be released with Android Jelly Bean firmware out of the box. The OEM later pushed the new version of the OS to the Galaxy S3.  At that time very few of us expected that the update will hit the old best-sellers like the Galaxy S2 and Note. The Facebook page of Samsung Sweden was the first to leak the news that these two phones would be getting the JB update. The news was taken merely as a rumor but it was confirmed later when Samsung released the details of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. Droidviews.com was the first to leak the details of the firmware update for the Galaxy Note.
The release date for the new update was postponed several times and the wait seemed to be perpetual. But now all anxiety has finally been put to an end as Samsung has started pushing the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Note International version with model number GT-N7000.
The  Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OTA update has already started rolling out via Kies and on-device-software update feature. The Galaxy Note users in Hong Kong, Germany, and Mexico have reported getting the new update.
Galaxy Note-JB-KIES
But if you do not belong to the countries mentioned above, you can still update your Galaxy Note  GT-N7000 manually via Odin flasher. Only make sure is phone is not locked to a network provider/carrier.

Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 Features:

The Android 4.1.2 update for the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 contains all the features of Samsung’s Premium Suite Upgrade. Below is a list of all known new features:
OS Upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean:
  • Google Now, Smoother UI (Project Butter), New Notifications Panel
Easy Tasking in One View:
  • Multi Window:  ChatOn, E-Mail, Gallery, Gmail, Internet, Maps, s-Note, Talk, Video-Player, YouTube
  • Popup Note, Popup Video, Popup Browser
S Pen Experience:
  • S Note, Photo Note/Photo Frame, Handwriting on S Planner/Email
  • More S Pen Gestures, Signature Unlock, Easy Clip
Enhanced Multimedia Tools:
  • New Samsung Gallery, Tag Buddy, Paper Artist
Easy MotionWiz:
  • Smart Stay, Direct Call, Shake Panning, Camera Unlock
Rich Content Services:
  • Video Hub, Learning Hub, Cloud Sync, Allshare Play, Group Cast
More Upgrades:
  • News and Face Ticker on Lockscreen, S Note Widgets, TalkBack Setup Wizard, Blocking Mode

Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 Screenshots:

Download Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 Firmware:

Below are the links of all available currently available and it will be updated as new firmwares arrive. If you want English as your phone language, download the German firmware. In case, you see any German text anywhere, open Settings> Language and Input> Language and select English.
Download the zip and extract on your desktop. Inside the extracted folder you will find two files:
  1. KIES_HOME_N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_906407_REV02_user _low_ship.tar.md5
  2. ss_dl.dll
While flashing with Odin tool, click on PDA and select the file with .tar.md5 extension (detailed tutorial below).
Germany: N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_DBT.zip
Mirrors Link (DBT): Link1,  Link2,  Link3Torrent,
Mexico: N7000UBLS4_N7000TCELS1-TCE.zip
Hong Kong: N7000ZSLM5_N7000OZSLM5_TGY.zip

How to Install:

Installing an Official firmware on a Samsung Galaxy device is very easy and if you have ever done it, you can do it easily within a few minutes. If you belong to the countries mentioned above, the installation via Odin should take around three minutes. But if it is not so, it might take about 5 minutes. We’ll recommend a data factory reset via Stock Recovery after the firmware is installed, otherwise you might confront minor issues like connectivity, lagginess, etc. If you phone is rooted, it will be a good idea to backup all your apps using Titanium Backup or Koush’s Carbon app.
Before proceeding to install the firmware, do these things:
  • Charge your GalaxyNote to at least 60% of battery level.
  • Backup your contacts, messages, apps etc.
  • Turn on the USB Debugging mode on your phone: Settings> Developer Options> USB Debugging
Having made the preparations instructed above, follow the following steps:
  1. Download the appropriate firmware file from above and extract the zip on your desktop.
  2. Download and install the Samsung USB Drivers on your computer and restart PC when it is installed.
  3. Download and extract Odin3_v3.04.zip.
  4. Put your Galaxy Note  in Download Mode: turn off the phone, press and hold Volume Down+Home buttons and then long press the Power key for a few seconds till the screen turns up and you see a screen asking you to press the Volume Up key to continue. Press it.download-mode
  5. Run the Odin program by double clicking the Odin3_v3.04.exe.
  6. Connect you phone to computer using the USB Cable.
  7. The ID:COM port at Odin turns blue  and you can see “Added!!’ text at the message box below. This show that the connection between phone and Odin has been established.
  8. Make sure that only the “Auto Reboot” and “F Reset Time” options are checked on Odin.
  9. Click on PDA button and select the file with .tar.md5 extension inside the firmware folder.
  10. Finally hit the “Start” button and wait for a few minutes till the installation is finished.odin3-pass-galaxy-note-jb
  11. When it is done, you will see a “PASS!” message at the ID:COM and the device will reboot automatically. You can now disconnect the USB cable and close the Odin window.
The first boot will take a little longer time that usual so you need to be patient till your phone gets ready to b used. In case, your phone id caught into a bootloop and it does not start, do as directed here. If you do not like the new Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware and wish to downgrade the firmware, follow this tutorial.
Do not forget to share with us how does the taste of official Jelly taste? If you have a question related to the topic, drop us a comment! Cheers!

Ref:http://droidviews.com/2013/update-samsung-galaxy-note-gt-n7000-to-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware/