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BBM for Android & iPhone – It's finally here!

BBM for Android and iPhone is now live in Google Play and Apple’s App Store BBM for Android and iPhone nets over 10 million downloads on day one of release BlackBerry has revealed than in the first 24 hours since it launched BBM for Andorid and iPhone it has been downloaded more than 10 million times, in what the company describes as "one of the best single-day openings for a mobile app to date ." BBM achieved number one app status in the UK, US, Canada, Indonesia and "most of the Middle East," according to a BlackBerry statement. It also gained "overwhelmingly positive" user ratings on both Apple's App Store and Google Play with 60,000 five star reviews on Google Play. Andrew Bocking, BlackBerry's executive vice president of BBM, said, "This has been an incredible launch for BBM across Android and iPhone devices. The mobile messaging market is full of opportunity for BBM. We intend to be the leading private social networ...

How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer?

YouTube has been designed to only allow users to watch and view videos on their website. Many users want to save their favorite videos to their computer so they can watch them without being connected to the Internet or so they can watch them on other devices. Below are the steps required for downloading and watching YouTube videos on your computer for free. Saving YouTube video as a video file on your computer Today, there are several online websites that allow you to enter the URL of the video you wish to save to your computer, and get a link to download the file. Below is the simple three step process that will link you to a page that does the job. Go to the YouTube video page and copy the URL of the video you wish to save. For example, below is a URL to a video on YouTube, the whole address would be copied. Once this address has been copied, paste that URL into the below URL text field and click the Download Video button. If done properly, a new window will op...

How to Root any Android Phone without PC

Rooting your android phone is a time consuming tasks and requires having a PC with other accessories. For those people who want to root android phone without a PC now can root their device without using computer. Not everyone roots their android phones, but there are several advantages of rooting your phone. It removes several restrictions and gives you full access to the device. You can increase the performance of your android phone by tweaking few things on it, ability to install custom ROM with latest firmware update and many more awesome things. But the thing to remember before rooting any android phone is that it voids warranty of your device. And if something goes wrong while rooting your phone you better forget you have any warranty card. Can you Unroot your Android Phone? Thankfully! Yes you can unroot any android phone easily with few clicks. I have covered this topic in this post: How to unroot any Android Phone Coming back to the method rooting a...

How to Enable USB Debugging & Developer Options in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

The USB Debugging and Developer Options are hidden in latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. If we want to use that options, manually activate it. Google has rolled out latest Jelly Bean OTA update for their nexus mobiles. After the updating process, the developer option is not there in settings. Here is the guide to enable USB debugging on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean running mobiles and tablets. Developer Options have many features for app developer to test an app on their device from PC via ADB. After enabling the debugging mode only, access the mobile from PC. ADB is used for users if they want to quickly access and run commands on their device from their PC or Laptop. In gingerbread it is placed in Settings >  Applications  >  Development  >  USB Debugging. And ICS it is placed in Settings  >  Developer Options  >  USB Debugging. But, after upgrading it to 4.2 it is missing. After a long time to search around, we found the way how to...

5 class design principles [S.O.L.I.D.] in Java

Classes are the building blocks of your java application. If these blocks are not strong, your building (i.e. application) is going to face the tough time in future. This essentially means that not so well-written can lead to very difficult situations when the application scope goes up or application faces certain design issues either in production or maintenance. On the other hand, set of well designed and written classes can speed up the coding process by leaps and bounds, while reducing the number of bugs in comparison. In this post, I will list down 5 most recommended design principles, you should keep in mind, while writing your classes. These design principles are called SOLID, in short. They also form the best practices to be followed for designing your application classes. Single Responsibility Principle Open Closed Principle Liskov’s Substitution Principle Interface Segregation Principle Dependency Inversion Principle Lets drill down all of them one by ...

How to root your Android phone or tablet

Is the allure of being a superuser tempting you?  Android  rooting opens up a world of possibility, but it can also void your warranty, or even leave you with a bricked device. The important thing is to be careful. Read up about what you are going to do before you begin. Make sure that you backup your data. Follow the instructions to the letter. Manufacturers and carriers have a vested interest in dissuading you from rooting. If you’re careful, the risk is minimal, and the potential benefits are impressive. Let’s take a closer look. What is rooting? If you’re an Administrator on a  Windows  machine, you have access to the entire operating system and you can do whatever you like. That’s essentially what happens if you root your Android device. With root access, you can get around any restrictions that your manufacturer or carrier may have applied. You can run more apps; you can customize your device to a greater degree; and you can potentially speed it up ...

How to Remove the Background from a Picture

Looking to cut out the background from an image, but aren’t quite sure how to do it? Well, no matter if you have Photoshop or not, you’ve come to the right place. In this article we’ll cover two different methods that will get the job done: one that uses Photoshop, and one that relies on a browser-based  Web  app. We’ll start with the simplest option – the Web app. Even if you’re partial to full-featured programs like Photoshop or GIMP, we highly recommend checking out Clipping Magic. We like it because the learning curve is insanely low, it doesn’t require any downloads or installs because it runs in your browser, and it doesn’t cost a single cent. The program is currently in alpha, but it still works like a charm. Here’s a quick rundown of how to use it:  If you’re fortunate enough to have a copy of Photoshop and prefer to use that,  we’ve also included a quick tutorial for that on page two.  1. How to remove backgrounds with Clipping ...