Android 4.3 announced, for Nexus 7, Nexus 4, Nexus 10 And Galaxy Nexus

After weeks of leaks, other leaks, and false starts, Google finally took the wraps off its next version of Android at an event on Wednesday in San Francisco. The new version of Android is actually the third version to carry the "Jelly Bean" label, as opposed to the rumored next-generation leap, "Key Lime Pie." Android 4.3 isn’t an overly dramatic advancement over Android 4.2, but its highlights include:

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6 YouTube Tricks You Probably Don’t Know

              This post intends to deliver tricks that will add more dimension to your experience on the YouTube platform, and allow you to enjoy some of the little-known shortcuts, hacks and special features you can use on Youtube.

1. Specific Start Time

         If you want to share just a certain portion of a video with a user, you’ll notice that there is no official option to do this. Normally you have to inform others which minute they can pull to start from. Bet you didn’t know that there is a handy hack to send a link to a user or embed a certain portion of the YouTube video in your website. Skip the fluff and get to the good stuff.

Here is how it works. Consider the following Youtube Video URL:

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00ikilDxW4

After the URL link add #t=01m08s to set the starting point of the video at 1 minute and 8 seconds.

2. Auto Video Replay

            There are certain times when you get obsessed with a Youtube video, whether it’s a really catchy song or a funny video. Isn’t it annoying to always have to hit replay everytime you near the end? Why not activate the looping feature?

The what now? Let’s use the same YouTube video. Just replace youtube with the text infinitelooper in the URL and hit enter.

        It will redirect you to another YouTube third-party platform where you are also provided with the option of looping selected portions of the video.

3. Auto High-Definition Video Play

        Sometimes when you play a YouTube video the video quality has been set on default for you, usually at a lower quality video resolution. To prevent this from happening you can force the system to permanently play videos in an HD format.

        Grab the extension called Magic Actions for Youtube available only for Google Chrome and Firefox. Enable the option Auto HD in the extension and select the video resolution you would like to be played automatically. You can also set the mouse wheel to scroll up (and down) the volume of the video.

4. Accurate Keyword Searching

        There are a billion videos on Youtube so trying to find that specific Youtube video you want to watch is an adventure by itself. You might find yourself crawling through dozens of pages hoping to land the video you actually want to watch.

The solution for this time-consuming exercise is to add allintitle: before the keywords you are search for. What it does is basically provide you with only videos that include the chosen keywords

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5. Omit Keywords

          You can opt for specific keywords to be in the search, or out of it. Let’s say you are searching for a tutorial about ‘register domain.’ Using the most conventional search form you will find tons of videos about how to register domain using Godaddy.

If you want to find other options that are not GoDaddy, you can always exclude the keyword from your search results i.e. ‘keyword -excluded keyword.’

Here is how it should look like.

6. Watching Videos with a Slow Internet Speed

           Youtube has released a robust feature called the ‘Feather Beta’. This feature is dedicated to users who want to run videos on a very slow internet connection. The system basically cuts down some bytes that limit the speed of video streaming in your browser.

To opt-in the feature you simply go to http://www.youtube.com/feather_beta and join the beta feature.

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Record iPhone screen video using xRec[No jailbreak required]..

Until now, the only way to record the display of our iDevices was to run the jailbreak and install a special tweak. Apple doesn’t allow apps in the App Store that can record video of anything on the screen… until now. A new app has slipped on the App Store, its called xRec, it can fully record the iPhone’s screen, including any audio.

The interface is actually quite nice.Users can record screen activity, although the application requires an active Internet connection to function.The recorded video can then be saved to your camera roll or exported to other applications installed on the device. When the application is registered, a red bar will be displayed in the iPhone’s status bar until the recording ends.This can not be turned off. The application will record audio through the mic with different quality levels.

xRec is compatible with the iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5 and third-gen iPod touch or later running iOS 5.0 and up. The 4.4MB download is on the App Store and will run you $1.99. The developer says its not compatible with iOS 7. It probably won’t be available for long, so grab ASAP from the App Store before it’s too late!!!

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Canonical looks to raise $32 million via crowdfunding to develop Ubuntu Edge phones

Canonical, the firm behind Ubuntu has announced a crowdfunding campaign to build the first batch of Ubuntu Edge phones.

The company hopes to raise $32 million in 30 days to manufacture a limited batch of 40,000 devices that will run both Android and open source Ubuntu Touch operating systems. Canonical is using the Indiegogo crowdfunding service, which is similar to the more popular Kickstarter, for the campaign and the Paypal electronic payment facility to collect the contributions.

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, said in a press note, "Ubuntu Edge is the ultimate convergence device - challenging established norms for PCs and smartphones. The crowdfunding approach is a new way to prove demand for cutting edge technologies and new classes of devices, supporting the Ubuntu Edge is the best way to catalyse the next generation of personal devices from the industry."

The innovative Ubuntu Edge phone is said to support dual-boot with Ubuntu phone OS and Android, and will transform into a PC when docked with a monitor with full Ubuntu desktop with shared access to all phone's files.

The Indiegogo project lists the specifications of the Ubuntu Edge phones. The phone will be powered by a 'multi-core' processor coupled with 4GB of RAM and would include 128GB of storage. It will feature a 4.5-inch HD display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and would sport a sapphire crystal display. There will be an 8-megapixel rear camera with low-light feature and a 2-megapixel front camera. Other features would include GPS, accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, barometer and active noise cancellation. The Ubuntu Edge phone is said to feature stereo speakers with HD audio and dual-mic recording. Connectivity options include LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC. However, the site clearly mentions that the specifications are subject to change.

As of filing this report, the campaign has already raised over 3 million dollars, less than 24 hours after launch.

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