8 best audio apps for iPhone

With the prevalence of iPhone, more and more audio apps for iPhone were borned. There were so many apps in the world, but how could we  find out the one really useful or the best one for us? Try to use any of them? It's really a difficult work. Here, I will introduce you some audio apps which I really  think it's useful. Continue spending much of time to find one suit for you, why not have a try the next?  

Audio Apps:

Shaza: Identify and discover songs with Shazam. Shazam is free and ad-free.The disadvantage is that it will impose a 5 song per month limit on its new users. Shazam is a simple app, perfect for people who simply want to tag a track and move on. Download

Pandora (+): Stream personalised radio stations on your iOS device. If you’ve never tried Pandora Radio, I highly recommend it. Pandora is just an amazing concept when it comes to streaming music. Download

Soundhound (+): Identify unknown songs. Works like Shazam without the monthly limit.It's also a free app, but no ad-free. There's no intention of imposing a limit with it's free version. SoundHound is better suited to music aficionados who want to get all the information related to the song, and possibly even discover some new music along the way.Download

TuneIn Radio: Enjoy over 50,000 radio stations (even AM/FM radio) and stream to speakers via AirPlay. Tune Into 50,000 Radio Stations And 120,000 Shows Worldwide, Play TuneIn in Any Supported Porta-ble Device, Rediscover Radio with Some Nice TuneIn Features. Go and have a try, it's really good.Download

SoundTracking: Share a great song moment via snippets, photos and location with your friends. Though i did't use it for a long time, but i really think it's wonderful.Download

Mixcloud: Radio on demand. On your iPhone. If you’re a huge advocate of on-demand streaming, cloud storage and despise waiting for downloads to finish then Mixcloud will certainly appeal to you. Your only option when it comes to listening to a chosen show is by streaming it directly to your device, be it your home PC or smartphone.Download

Jango Radio Mobile: Plays customized Internet radio streaming to your iPhone when you want it.  Similar to Pandora.Download

Spotify (+): Listen to the entire Spotify library from your iPhone.You can select between the free or premium Spotify account, depending on how much you want to do with Spotify on your phone or tablet. The free version is extremely light on features. Download

These are some audio apps for iPhone which I used for some times. If you are finding some andio apps or want to try something difference. Try some of them, I think you will get some surprise. Of course, if you have some better idea, just feel free to comment at below.

At last, just as the saying: there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. Try and find out the one really suit to you. Thx for spengding time to read this, hope to help you.

Huawei U8836D / Ascend G500 Pro / Shine (Dual SIM with 3G support)

Introduction

After being very pleased with the performance of ZTE V970, I've decided to test a fresh new smartphone from Huawei. Also powered by MediaTek MT6577 chipset, one of the most promising dual SIM smartphones is Huawei U8836D / Ascend G500 Pro (also known as Shine).

Huawei is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company. It is nowadays  the largest telecommunications equipment maker in the world, having overtaken Ericsson.

Specifications

Chipset
Name:	MediaTek MT6577
CPU:	Dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex™-A9
GPU:	PowerVR™ SGX 531
Instruction set:	ARMv7
Software environment
Embedded:OS:	Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Body
Dimensions (width x height x depth):	130 x 65 x 11.2 millimetres
Weigth:	156 grams (battery included)
Color:	Black
Battery
Capacity:	1930 mAh
Memory
RAM:capacity:	1 GB
ROM-capacity:	4 GB
Expansion slot:	microSD memory card, supporting up to 32 GB
Network support
Primary phone:	GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
Secondary phone:	GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
Data links:	GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA
Display
Type:	IPS-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size:	4.3 inches, qHD resolution (540 x 960 pixels)
Protection:	Corning Gorilla glass
Camera
Main (rear):	5 megapixels with autofocus and single LED flash
Secondary (front):	0.3 megapixels
Interfaces
Bluetooth (802.15):	Bluetooth 3.0 + Enhanced Data Rate
Wireless LAN / Wi-Fi (802.11):	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
USB:	USB 2.0 Client, Hi-Speed (480 Mbit/s) USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) connector
Satellite navigation
Built-in GPS module:	MT6620 chipset
GPS antenna:	Internal
Complementary GPS services:	A-GPS (Assisted GPS), MediaTek EPO (Extended Prediction Orbit)
Additional features
Sensors:	Gravity, Proximity and Light field sensors
Analog Radio:	FM radio (87.5-108 MHz) with RDS radio receiver
Others:	Dedicated LED for notification of missed calls / new messages

Design and construction

In terms of design, it has some similarities with HTC Desire X. The outer bezel around the display is made of black painted metal while the back cover is made of a textured rubbery which provides firm grip and a nice feel when holding the phone, much like to the one we can find on ZTE V970. The overall built quality is great and you can even count with the strong screen protection due to the use of a glass from Corning.

Underneath the speaker grill, on the left side, it is placed the usual power charging LED (red colored). But in addition to that, there is also a green LED that becomes permanently lit when the battery is more than 90% charged and also blinks in order to notify the user of eventual missed calls / new messages received.

There are three soft-buttons in total - Back, Home and Menu, which are back-lit when the phone is turned on.

The volume rocker is placed on the right edge.

The microUSB port is located on the upper left edge.

The 3,5 mm headset jack and dedicated power button are located on the top edge.

On the back side, we find the 5 megapixels autofocus camera above a single LED flash.

Placed on the right side of the bottom edge, there is a small notch that allows you to easily remove the rear cover.

The two SIM slots and the micro SD slot can only be accessed after removing the battery.

Display quality

This phone features a good quality IPS-LCD, whose colors are vivid and really vibrant. It has a pixel density of 256 ppi due to the qHD resolution (540 x 960) over a surface with a diagonal of 4.3 inches.

Moreover, a big plus of this phone is the fact that it features a Corning Gorilla protective glass, which is highly durable and strong.

Functionality

The phone comes pre-installed with Android 4.0.4. Here are some screenshots and details of the most important features with a special detail of the dual SIM functionality.

The notification panel provides a fast access for brightness and display timeout setting, enabling or disabling auto rotation, Wi-Fi, BT, GPS and data connection, as well as alternating between sound profiles.

The user interface of Android 4.0 is definitely very polished.

The dialer interface with the two buttons for calling from either SIM1 or SIM2. It supports smart dialing feature which works perfectly and very fast!

There is an option to easily switch between the default card for establishing phone calls. Within the call log history, calls can be filtered by received, established or missed calls, but can also be checked which SIM was used.

Under the dual SIM management menu several configurations can be set. The user can edit the name of each SIM and also set the associated background color that will appear in call log as well as in the notification bar (behind the network strength bars).

In the same menu, the user has the possibility to set a default SIM card to establish all outgoing calls or set it to always ask. The same thing can be set for messaging and data connection purposes.

Android 4.0 adds new fancy controls for managing network data usage. The user can monitor total usage by network type and application and then set limits if needed. Of course, as mobile data can be enabled on SIM1 or SIM2, data usage of each SIM card can also be tracked.

It also natively supports tethering and portable hotspot feature, letting the user share mobile data connection through USB or over a wireless (Wi-Fi or even Bluetooth) network.

Just like it happened on the previous MediaTek platform, with the newest one (MT6577), SIM2 will be reachable even if there is an active data connection established on SIM1. The data connection will be immediately dropped when a new call is incoming from SIM2 and the download will be automatically resumed after the call is over.

The phone supports quad-band GSM as well as UMTS 900 MHz and 2100 MHz as confirmed under hidden MTK Engineer Mode.

The stock ROM from Huawei doesn't provide access to Google services, but that situation can be easily overcome by installing the latest version of Google apps.

After about a month of using this phone, I can say that battery typically lasts two to three days without putting it into charge. That it is pretty good, taking into consideration that I always keep Bluetooth turned on, 3G data connection always activated and make a few calls per day.

Final thoughts

If you don't want to take the risk of buying a phone from an unknown Chinese brand, then go for this one. Its performance is great, runs very stable and has a good battery lifetime. I would say without any doubts that it is the best phone with Dual SIM capability for business use.

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Highs:

• Good battery life
• Corning Gorilla glass protection

Lows:

• Lack of support for native video calls
• No magnetic field sensor (which means no compass support)

The Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 Mini

Yesterday, Samsung has unveiled its new phone, Samsung Galaxy S3 mini, one compact version of Samsung Galaxy S3. Different from the 4.8 inches Galaxy S3, the Galaxy S3 mini is a 4.0 inches smartphone, which is said that Galaxy S3 mini can do things Galaxy S3 do, so it will definitely become a great choice for those who don't like large size smartphones. However, there are some differences between Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini, so what's the differences? let's continue.

What's The Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

Obviously, you can find the differences between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini at your first glance, that is their different body size, as what we have mentioned upon, Samsung Galaxy S3 has a 4.8 inches body, but Galaxy S3 mini has a 4.0 inches body, just the compact version of Galaxy S3.

Actually, expect for the differences on body size, Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini are also have different processor, camera, RAM, storage, multimedia supports.

Processor Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

Galaxy S3 is Samsung's flagship smartphone this year, which also is the most famous Android smartphone this year, one part of the reason is Galaxy S3 powered with a quad-core processor, its 1.4GHz quad-core processor make people do things on Galaxy S3 smoothly, however, the 4G version Galaxy S3 is powered with 1.4GHz dual-core processor, that is why Galaxy S3 from AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile are all not quad-core processor phone.

For Samsung Galaxy S3 mini, which runs on a 1GHz dual-core processor.

Display Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

 Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini have different screen size but also have different display, display resolution on Galaxy S3 is 720×1280 pixels, on Galaxy S3 mini is 480×800 pixels. The pixel density on Galaxy S3 is 306 ppi, on Galaxy S3 mini is 233 ppi, although the displays on Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini are all Super AMOLED.

Memory Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

The RAM on Galaxy S3 is 2GB with dual channel technology, but on Galaxy S3 mini is 1GB. For storage, Galaxy S3 has 16GB and 32GB two different versions with ability to expand to 64GB via a micro SD card, and it is said that the 64GB version will come soon, with the same storage form, Samsung Galaxy S3 mini offered 8GB and 16GB two different versions phone with ability to expand to 32GB via a micro SD card.

Camera Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

Don't like the differences between Lumia 900 and Lumia 800(Lumia 900 has front camera, but Lumia 800 hasn't), Galaxy S3 mini still has the front camera, as the same as Galaxy S3. But they still have differences, cameras on Galaxy S3 are a 8MP main camera and 1.9MP fron-facing camera, and the main camera Aperture size is F2.6, Digital optical zoom is 4×, has the ability to record 1080p full HD videos, the front-facing camera has the ability to record HD videos.

Cameras on Galaxy S3 mini are a 5MP main camera and a 0.3MP VGA front-facing camera, the main camera has the ability to record 720p HD videos, but the front-facing camera can only record 640×480 pixels videos.

Multimedia Supports Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

The main differences on multimedia supports between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini is focus on the video playback things.

For video formats, Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini are all support H.264, H.263, WMV 7/8, VC-1, MPEG-4, SorensonSpark videos, the difference is Galaxy S3 is additionally support VP8 ,DivX videos.

For video size, Galaxy S3 can play full HD 1080p videos, but Galaxy S3 mini just  support up to 720p HD videos.

Battery Capability Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

The battery on Galaxy S3 is 2,100 mAh, on Galaxy S3 mini is 1,500 mAh.

OS Differences Between Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 mini

 Galaxy S3 is powered by Android 4.0, but it can be updated to Android 4.1(Jelly Bean) now, Galaxy S3 mini is powered by Android 4.1.

So, in fact, except these differences, Galaxy S3 mini is " a compact version of the flagship smartphone GALAXY S III", with the words of Samsung. As which also has the features Samsung Galaxy S3 has, like S Beam, S Voice, Smart Stay, Smart Alert and nature-inspired design, so it means you can do things on Galaxy mini as what you can on Galaxy S3.

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