Tag: Linux

The Best Laptops for Video Editing in 2022: Which One is Right for You?

Karan S

Why Should You Care About a Good Laptop for Video Editing? Video editing requires a lot of processing power and storage space. It is not something that you can do on a tablet or a phone. You need to have an excellent laptop for video editing if you want to get the best results. But what does it mean to have a good laptop for video editing? We will look at all the factors that make up an excellent laptop for video editing and give you some of the best…

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Google Maps Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Next Trip

Karan S

Google Maps has been around for years and remains in the Top spot. It is the most used map app in the world, and you can use it on Android OS and iOS devices. There are many reasons why people love Google Maps, but here are some of the main ones: - It’s free - You can easily share locations with friends or family - You can see traffic conditions before you decide on a route - It has voice navigation so you don’t have to take your eyes off…

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26 Seriously Eріс USB drive Hасkѕ

Karan S

USB flаѕh drіvеѕ come in various shapes and sizes and serve varied purposes related to Data. You may copy data at high speeds from one computer onto a USB flash drive (Pen Drive) and transfer it to some other computer or mobile (using USB OTG drive) device. You may take a system data backup on a USB Drive and use it to rescue your Computer on a bad day. Fеw wіll аrguе thаt dуnаmіtе соmеѕ іn ѕmаll расkаgеѕ. But nоt mаnу оf uѕ аrе fullу аwаrе оf juѕt how well…

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The minimum suitable RAM for Android smartphones

Karan S

With the advancements in Smartphones and other portable tech, users as well as marketers continue to put impetus on device specs (apart from physical appearance) as a major distinguishing factor while grading devices. And with growing amount of RAM in each upcoming Android Smartphone model, one wonders how much RAM do they actually need to suitably use their phones? While RAM shortage or additional requirement is easy to quantify for a PC, given that there are several bench-marking wares and most of the Apps specify their minimum system requirements to…

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Run Android apps on PC [Windows, Linux, OSX]

Tarandeep Singh

Google had been testing a tool called ARC (Android Runtime for Chrome) for Chrome OS since a while. While it ran pretty smoothly, it was in its alpha stages and was limited to select closed group members. Google has now rolled out a stabler beta to masses. You can get any Android app running on your PC whether you’re on Windows, Linux, Mac OSX or Chrome OS. ARC runs Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS thanks to Native Client (abbreviated “NaCL”). NaCL is a Chrome sandboxing technology that allows Chrome…

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Top 10 Ways: Transfer files between PC and Android [Windows, OSX, Linux]

Tarandeep Singh

If you happen to transfer files very frequently from your PC to Android device, probably you hate looking for the USB cable and MTP connections. Lets explore all the best possible ways to transfer files between Android and PC: Top 10 ways to transfer files between Android and PC Wirelessly 0. USB / MTP / Mount SD card (Wired method) If you happen to have a USB connection between Android and PC, this is first option. When connected in MTP mode (settings > storage > menu > USB computer connection…

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Ubuntu for Phones, Tablets: UI Overview, Features, Details, Apps

Tarandeep Singh

Canonical is making the next big bet on Ubuntu, by making it run everywhere: Desktop PCs, Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones. This is big deal for the company, and it hopes to gain traction especially from Enterprise market. Unity - One Interface to rule them all. Ubuntu would look and feel exactly the same on all the devices and screen sizes. All variants of Ubuntu 12 & 13 make HTML5 & Native apps all available directly from the launcher. Ubuntu makes all the Ubuntu services like cloud backup, music store, etc.…

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Linux Kernel 3.7 Features - What’s New

Tarandeep Singh

ARM has been integral part of Linux systems for years, and they have only changed for better, always. Linux Kernel 3.7 is now available out in the Open Source, and it comes with a huge list of improvements. What’s New in Linux Kernel 3.7 To summarize: Main features ARM multi-platform support ARM 64-bit support - Support for ARM v8 64-bit memory addressing Cryptographically-signed kernel modules - The kernel can optionally disable completely the load of modules that have not been signed with the correct key - even for root users Btrfs…

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Compile, Install, Run Linux Apps on Android

Tarandeep Singh

The advantage of using a POSIX based mobile OS is that you can run and install any Linux applications on your mobile (smartphone) with ease. And thanks to Open Source, its even easier to Compile, Install & Run Linux Applications on Android. To get basic Linux apps running on Android, you need BusyBox. To give you some background, BusyBox is a software application that provides many standard Unix tools, much like the larger (but more capable) GNU Core Utilities. BusyBox is designed to be a small executable for use with the…

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Future of Gaming: Linux vs. Windows 8

Tarandeep Singh

For years, Windows has been the defacto platform for Gamers, thanks to the wide set of factors: Better driver support, proprietary technologies push, and Microsoft marketing. OS X has got the potential, thanks to Mac App Store and Macbooks/Mac Pros adopting powerful graphics. But would it take off, is just a matter of time. Windows 8 can have brighter future with Gaming thanks to upcoming Microsoft’s plan to bring Xbox game compatibility to Windows 8 PCs. We could see Direct X 12, Driect X 13 unifying the Gaming platform for…

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Run VMWare on iPad, Android, Browsers [WSX Virtual Machine]

Tarandeep Singh

We all prefere native apps on our portable devices, but the web browsers are really becoming more and more capable, thanks to efforts of Apple, Google and Mozilla. We showed you how you can Run Linux in your Browser, now its time to Virtualize any OS and Run Windows, Linux in browser on any platform. Its called WSX, VMware’s latest option relies on HTML5 to act as a VMware Viewer, ditching the native apps in favor of the browser. What this means is that you’ll be able to run Linux, Windows on…

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RemoteControl, Stream Music, Movies from PC, Mac, Linux to Android

Tarandeep Singh

We’ve talked about apps that let you stream music from PC, Mac OS X to Android and vice-versa. How about an app that can: Stream Music from PC, OS X to Android Stream Movies from PC, OS X to Android. Remote control all media (Music, Movies) on Windows, OS X, Linux from Android phone/tablet. Well there’s one app that does all that and more, and it is called Gmote. Gmote is a free / donate app that is a media center hub for all your Entertainment needs. You can control your computer’s…

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Official Ubuntu on Android

Tarandeep Singh

We talked about how you can Install Ubuntu on Android easily. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, wants to take it even further by officially bringing and Ubuntu Linux to your Dual core android phone. A new product called Ubuntu for Android has been announced that will bring the popular Linux distribution to high-end Android smartphones. This will be no fork or port, it would be a complete Ubuntu desktop experience that runs along with Android, without compromises. Ubuntu would run when Android phones is docked, just like Motorola Atrix did. Users would…

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How to Crack WPA2 WPS WiFi password

Tarandeep Singh

Wifi Protected Setup or WPS is a 802.11 certified standard for delivering security over your Wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected Setup enables typical users who possess little understanding of traditional Wi-Fi configuration and security settings to automatically configure new wireless networks, add new devices and enable security. WPS has been accompanying WPA2 since 2007, with over 200 wireless routers that support WPS with WPA2. Warning: This guide is to showcase weaknesses in Wifi security standards & is purely for educational purposes only. If you’ve an intention other than ‘fun’ & ‘learning’, you can…

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SEAndroid: Security Enhanced Android by NSA

Tarandeep Singh

Android is the most secure mobile smartphone OS in the market today, thanks to the inherent sandboxing inspired from world’s most secure browser: Chrome. Such security is really consumer grade, its secure in the real world but may not be secure enough for driving Top most secret tasks like the ones Government agencies like NSA is involved with. The National Security Agency (NSA) released the first version of their custom build of Google’s popular OS, called Security Enhanced Android. The system is designed to minimize the impact of security holes…

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