Smartphone Shortcomings- 4 big ways smartphones are expected to improve [Infograph]

Smartphones are credited for being so advanced and convenient. Most modern smartphones show you directions to a nearby shop without you needing to even touch the screen. There are however limitations that have been created. I used to charge my very old Nokia once a month, and now an average smartphone is charged 2.4 times a day in New York.

There is room for improvement for smartphones, and today I'm sharing with you an infographic from the folks at Computer Science Hub that shows the 4 big ways smartphones are expected to improve in the near future. I hope you like it.

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Stop Instagram From Auto Playing Videos

Three weeks ago, Instagram introduced videos on it's popular photo sharing app. The announcement didn't come as much of a surprise at first as many rumors were pointing to the announcement days before it was actually announced. The announcement also continued the battle between Facebook-owned Instagram and Twitter-owned Vine.

The announcement brought a few good jokes to the internet too.

"instagram are you okay?" "yeah I'm vine" "what was that" "I said i'm fine"
— Story of My Life (@ComedyOrTruth) July 8, 2013

At first I was against Instagram videos, but later on things were different. It was really easy to skip past videos. More importantly there's also an option to stop the videos from auto playing if that's bothering you. Below is a step-by-step guide to stop Instagram from auto playing videos.

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Use A Free VPN To Access Websites Such As Netflix Anywhere In the World On iOS, Android, Mac, PC, PS3

I haven't blogged much recently, in fact I haven't done much recently. I was too busy on Netflix watching TV Shows. You can't blame me though. The happiness of getting Netflix working in the Middle East on my iPhone, iPad and PS3 as well as starting my summer break both lead to me spending endless hours a day on Netflix. I decided to stop with the procrastination and share with you how to unblock region-restricted websites on just about any device.

In this article, I'll show you how to unblock Netflix on:

• iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
• Android
• Mac or PC (preferably running Google Chrome)
• Play Station 3

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Blackberry announces BBM on iPhone and Android for this summer

Big news today. Blackberry announced plans to release BBM for iOS and Android this summer. A move which should have arguably happened earlier. Yet, the announcement came in as good news for most people. There's a lot more behind this though, and what it means for the future of Blackberry.

BBM will first get released with basic features. Users will have the ability to chat using text with individuals and in groups. According to the plan, this is it for the summer. But more features such as voice chat and screen sharing will come later in.

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Follow 3 Simple Steps and own any smartphone to completely increase your productivity level

We all want to be productive in our lives. Some want to simply do their work while others even want to become someone remembered in history. To do this, we need to get over procrastination and begin a new routine in our lives. Making a time table and hoping that this will help you do what you want to get done barely ever works, and all the methods on the internet are useless. Don't worry we've all been there, and I've been there. But for the last few weeks I have been testing and experimenting with some free apps and seeing which works best.

Although ironically I didn't blog for quite a long time, and blogging was on my list of things I really want to do, I now understand why I wasn't blogging recently and will explain it all in this post. What you're about to read could be your lifesaver.

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How to stop Whatsapp from saving images to camera roll

Whatsapp, one of the world's most popular IM apps has a feature that could start becoming annoying for some users. Whatsapp saves any picture that you receive automatically to your camera roll. On some devices the pictures are saved in their own album, which doesn't make any problem. However, on other devices such as the iPhone, the pictures are saved in the camera roll alongside other pictures.

This could be extremely frustrating if you receive a lot of pictures over whatsapp that you only want to view once, but it ends up flooding your camera roll. Whatsapp made it easy to disable this feature. The process is really simple and it should be similarly done on any device with Whatsapp. Read on for a step-by-step guide.

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How to get notifications for every new tweet by a certain user

There are these Twitter accounts that tweet really funny tweets and don't tweet so often so I don't get to see their tweets on my timeline so often. I sometimes wish I could be notified for every time they tweet so I can see their tweet. This is exactly what I'll be showing you in this tutorial.

What you need is a smartphone. You can't subscribe from your laptop so you have to do it from your phone.

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Review Nokia HERE- my first working maps app is now here!

Finally, as a Middle-East citizen I can now use maps. Mapping in the Middle-East is ridiculously poor and I'm aware that this is the case in many places. Google Maps does have a few places on their server here and there and some direction, yet it still doesn't have enough shopping malls or parks to be a good mapping application here (yes we do have shopping malls and parks!) iOS Maps didn't even have normal mapped directions in the Middle East, or at least most if it so that was really poor. On the other hand Nokia Maps simply have almost everything you will need from a maps app, but it could get slightly annoying sometimes.

Nokia Maps has just been released for iOS and being so enthusiastic about getting a maps app I downloaded the app almost as soon as it was made available. And here is what I found in it.

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Google Play catching up with App Store with 25 Billion app downloads and 650,000 apps available to download

Google Android have just come up with some happy news for them and Android users. Google Play announced on their official Android blog that they have accomplished a few remarkable achievements with their App Store. According to Google:

• There are 675,000 apps on Google Play
• 25 Billion apps downloaded

These numbers are as I said quite remarkable as during the iOS 6 keynote Tim Cooks announced that the App Store has 30 Billion downloads and 750,000 apps. Apple are winning but Google are getting there.

Beliw is what Google posted on their Android blog:

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Amazon announces new Kindle Fire's

Amazon is trying to take the spotlight from the 12th September iPhone event. It seems like they have actually succeeded in making a buzz. The Kindle family is updates with 3 new Kindle's as seen in the picture above. The prices are reasonable:

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Amazon Cloud Player receives a huge update

Amazon Cloud Drive is a cloud based service that allows users to securely store their music in the cloud. The service is available on:

• Android phones and tablets
• iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
• Kindle Fire
• Mac and PC

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Amazon could be launching a 10-inch tablet

Amazon is set to be launching a 10-inch tablet to go along with its 7-inch successful Kindle Fire. Based on declarations by Staples’ President of U.S. Retail, the launch of a 10-inch tablet wouldn't be surprising. It's ironic to think that Apple are rumored to be making an iPad Mini while Amazon are making a larger tablet! The launch of a tablet my Amazon would defenitely rank it higher and higher amongst competing tablets. I see that Amazon have a great future lying ahead of them. With the world's most selling e-book reader and a Smart Phone coming out soon too!

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Amazon rumoured to be making a smartphone

Update: Finally 2 years later, Amazon announces its first phone, Amazon Fire.

It's not very surprising. Amazon have entered the tablet industry many months ago and have done a really great job with the Kindle Fire. Now it seems like Amazon are going mobile too. The possibilities are high considering they already have their own App Store, best selling e-reader, great online store, and have also bought a 3d mapping application. All of these reasons make the idea of Amazon releasing a smartphone highly possible.

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Pinterest, Instagram and Netflix were down, but most features should be working now

Three of the world's constantly used services have been down for several hours. But all apps claim that most features should be working now. Kind of shocking how all three apps when down suddenly, that's what they get for relying on Amazon! Here are the latest tweet from all 3 apps:

Netflix:

Everyone should be back up shortly, if you aren't already. Thanks again for being patient. And awesome.
— Netflix (@netflix) June 30, 2012

Instagram:

We're currently experiencing technical difficulties and we're working to correct the issues. Thanks for your patience
— Instagram Support (@InstagramHelp) June 30, 2012

Pinterest:

We're back! Our team is continuing to work on some remaining issues that may impact performance. Thanks for your patience and happy pinning!
— Pinterest (@Pinterest) June 30, 2012

Are any of these applications working for you or are they still down?

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How to Protect Your Kindle Fire From Everyday

This is a guest post kind-fully written by Jonathon Knepper (more info at the bottom of the post). Credits go to him. If you would like to write us a guest post please click here.


The Kindle Fire is hands down Amazons best entry into the tablet/ereader market. As we found in the Fire vs iPad 2 comparision, each one is great as long as it matches your tablet needs. Now if youre like me, your mobile devices take a beating. Thats why I wanted to put together a quick post which goes over a few Kindle Fire accessories which will protect your ereader from everyday use.

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Hands On: Kindle Fire and iPad 2

This is a guest post kind-fully written by Melonie McLaurin (more info at the bottom of the post). Credits go to her. If you would like to write us a guest post please click here.

Now that some time has passed since Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet was released into the wild, I’ve had a while to compare it extensively with the iPad 2, and enough time to get past the “ooh” and “ahh” stage of infatuation with the former that I can make an unbiased evaluation. Here’s my background with each device.

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