Traffic Racer for PC free Download – How to Guide

Download Traffic Racer

Now a days with such a high configuration devices games are as well getting great graphics and playing games with 3D graphics is a awesome experience. Do it be tablets, Android, or PC, its always have nice experience. The same thing today TechiSay has came up with a new trending game in market known as Traffic Racer readily available on official Google play store and the best part its completely free.

So lets get started on our today’s tutorials on How to Download Traffic Racer for PC absolutely free, as well by covering some of its feature. Based on the previous version this game doesn’t have any new features except the awesome and eye rolling 3D graphics, and that’s the only one thing what makes this game different from its competitors.

Traffic Racer Description first.

In arcade gaming its one of the best and trending games available right now, driving through such a high traffic, making cash, and upgrading the car or buy new one available in shop, Be Mr.Perfect and become the fastest driver in the world in games leaderboard.

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Traffic Racer – Best Features

If you are here that means even you are like me a big fan of games specially when it comes to Racing Games, so lets have a small look on its features.

As I already mention above the stunning and awesome 3D graphics which is the main feature what we like, Car handling is smooth like we are driving a car in reality.

Wide options of cars total number of 17, but not all are available. You need to win races and earn money to get unlock the cars available and try some of the fastest car available in the store. A completely new Guide on Downloading Whatsapp for PC

No matters from which world you are, choose from Night in City, snowy, desert or suburb where you like to drive on. Not to get you bored there is four game mode to choose from tome trial, free ride, two way and endless.

Traffics consist of not only of cars here you are going to interact with SUVs, buses, trucks and trailers. Customize your cars by changing paints and wheels, and at last show the world that you are the global leader in Traffic Racer Game.

Thats it guys finally the true experience you will get once you play this game, and at the time of writing this post the game is already been downloaded by millions of guys and total 363,212 reviews and mostly rated as 5 star.

Get it on PC now.

How to Download Traffic Racer for PC absolutely Free.

The steps are very simple and I have tried to keep it simple for better understanding.

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The steps are very simple and I have tried to keep it simple for better understanding.

Step 1: You need to install BlueStacks on your PC, if you don’t have then get it for free here, Bluestacks Official.
Step 2: Once the general setting is done go to search option and type Traffic Racer and click on Search play for Traffic Racer.
Step 3: For Enabling your app store you need to input your gmail id choose existing if you already have or else go for new.
Step 4: Keep clicking on Accept and continue tabs until you see install tab click on it select storage and accept terms, that’s it download will start automatically, hope you like this tutorials on how to download Traffic Racer on PC  don’t forget to share with your friends this awesome tricks.

Last Updated on 23rd April, 2014.

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Download WhatsApp for PC (Windows 7|8|XP|Vista and Mac OS)

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Hello friends today we are here with another guide on How to Download WhatsApp for PC, Windows 7/8/Xp/Vista as well on Mac. In this tutorial we are going to cover the easiest method so that you can start using WhatsApp on PC absolutely free, as we know use of smartphone has increased and so free messaging service as well. All cautions have been taken and no development skills needed for this trick . Hope you wont get struct in middle, so lets get started guys.

We all know that WhatsApp these days has become an addiction to the smartphone users. Presently, it has active users for about 1.1 billion but now it is not only specifically for the smartphone users, you can even download WhatsApp for PC windows or Mac as well. Whatsapp decreased the usage of normal text messages as it allows users to chat with their friends and share videos as well the images instantly without any cost.

Today we will show you the easiest and free method to download WhatsApp for PC, on any version of Windows 7 |8|XP|Vista or Mac. Have you read about the newly launched BBM(Blackberry messenger) which is recently released as a competitor to Whatsapp for android as well as for iOS users? Do you think that it will beat Whatsapp? So as to download Whatsapp on PC windows or Mac you just need to have an access to your cell phone.

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Simple Method to Download WhatsApp for PC

Note: Please go through step by step as mention below.

• First of all you need to download Android Emulator known as Bluestack on your PC.
• Go to Download Bluestacks and get it for free.
• Once download completed, install it on your PC.
• Installed successfully, search for “WhatsApp” in the search bar.
• Locate it and click on install whatsapp.
• Once WhatsApp is successfully downloaded you can see a WhatsApp shortcut on your desktop.

Hope you found these steps really easy to download WhatsApp for PC, windows and Mac version.

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Configuring WhatsApp for PC

Now before using WhatsApp on PC you need to complete the final step of Configuring.

• For the first time users, it will ask you to enter “YOUR COUNTRY”
• Enter “YOUR PHONE NUMBER” and click OK
• Window pop up saying verifying your number via sending SMS
• You will get a 3-digit code on your number, just type it on your PC
• Once you input three digit code it will check and create a new database on their server.
• If you already have a account with them then you can request for forget password as well.

Synchronizing and Adding Contacts on WhatsApp for PC

 Adding a contact list is pretty easy but still down below is the guide on How to Add WhatsApp Contact list on PC.

• Check out a show menu, the second button at the bottom
• You need to select Cloud Connect
• Select if you are already an android user and click on Next
• Enter all your details of your Google playstore account and register yourself
• Select show menu>>“display contact list” out of the four options
• Click again on the show menu and select NEW CONTACT
• You can add all the details of the new contact
• Click on DONE to finish it

It is just so easy and simple. Download>Install>Click on WhatsApp icon>Follow instructions>Enjoy

Still have Confusion then watch our Step by Step video tutorials here.

If you need to connect with your WhatsApp from your PC, Windows or Mac, you just need to connect with internet facility. Sending and receiving messages, images and videos instantly without any hidden cost. You can also enjoy group chats with your friends. You just not need to add all your contacts from your android to the whatsapp on your PC but it will automatically synchronize it.

So this is how to download WhatsApp for PC on all versions of Windows and Mac. Hope you find simple and done it successfully. If you are still facing any issues with the download WhatsApp for PC or Mac, we are here to help you out.

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India next target for Chinese, Taiwanese smartphone makers

Shoppers flock to smartphones at a shop in Mumbai. Chinese and Taiwanese makers are rapidly gaining popularity in India.

MUMBAI -- Chinese smartphone manufacturers are shaking up the Indian market as they rapidly gain popularity and shift the balance of power in the country's mobile sector.
     Since entering the Indian market in July, Beijing Xiaomi Technology has quickly caught on thanks to its strategy of selling its Mi 3 smartphone through limited-quantity, Internet-only sales events.
     Xiaomi has been offering a fixed number of Mi 3s once every week through an online shop of its local partner, Flipkart. Each weekly event has seen the supply of handsets sell out within seconds.

China's Xiaomi has been selling its Mi 3 smartphone in India through exclusive weekly sales events at a major online shopping site.

     The fifth of these events, held on Aug. 19, was no exception. In total, these events have sold well over 50,000 units.
     The Mi 3 carries a price tag of 13,999 rupees ($231). In a market where smartphones typically go for 4,000 rupees to 5,000 rupees, the Mi 3 is not cheap. But the unconventional sales approach seems to be paying off, as the model is selling well.
     Xiaomi plans to launch two more models in India soon. One of them, a model called Redmi 1S, will be priced at 6,999 rupees.
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Taiwan's Asustek Computer is also stepping up efforts to cultivate the Indian market for smartphones. The company launched its Zenfone series in India this summer, with the most basic model offered at 5,999 rupees. The series has been selling well.
     Indian startups, such as Micromax Informatics and Karbonn Mobiles, have done well in the local smartphone market in the past several years, with the two now claiming the second- and third-largest market shares.
     According to U.S. research firm IDC, South Korea's Samsung Electronics commanded a 29% market share for smartphones in the April-June quarter, followed by Micromax at 18%. For the Indian mobile device market as a whole, Micromax had a 14% share against Samsung's 17%.
     Chinese makers, such as Huawei Technologies, have already tried to sell smartphones in India, but they made little impact as local players grew dramatically. Xiaomi's marketing methods, however, have helped spark consumers' interest in new brands.
     Motorola Mobility, too, has maintained a certain amount of presence in the Indian smartphone market. But the U.S. company is now attempting to sell its handset business to China's Lenovo Group. If this happens, competition for bigger slices of the massive Indian smartphone market will likely escalate, with much of the push coming from Chinese and Taiwanese makers.

T-Mobile drops iPhone 5S by $48, iPhone 5C by $50

The no-contract 16GB iPhone 5S, for example, is now shipping for $600 -- down from the $648 the carrier was previously charging.

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Apple's iPhone is suddenly a bit cheaper at T-Mobile.
T-Mobile on Wednesday reduced its iPhone 5S pricing on all versions by $48. The company's full-price, off-contract 16GB iPhone 5S is now $600. The 32GB model is selling for $700, and the 64GB version is going for $800.
T-Mobile offered similar treatment to the 16GB iPhone 5C, which is now going for $5oo off-contract with a $50 discount from the previous price. The 32GB iPhone 5C is selling for $600 with a $48 price cut.
It's unclear whether the price cut is temporary or permanent, but T-Mobile's site dubs it a "sale."
The TmoNews blog reported Tuesday that discounts were coming to T-Mobile's line of iPhones. Although T-Mobile's website only lists the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S, TmoNews claims discounts will also be available on legacy iPhone models still in stock at some stores.
It's hard to say for sure what's behind T-Mobile's move. The company over the last year has been on a tear, dubbing itself the "Uncarrier" and making broad changes to its plans and policies to attract more customers. In June, T-Mobile announced a deal to let people try out a iPhone 5S on the carrier's network for seven days before deciding whether to purchase it.
While it's certainly possible that the new discount is just T-Mobile being T-Mobile, the move may be designed to deplete the company's current stock of iPhones. Apple is expected to hold a media event on September 9 to unveil the iPhone 6. At least some of the Apple handsets currently on the market are expected to be discontinued.
In the past, many iPhone retailers start offering deals on the company's products to reduce their inventory in anticipation of a new handset. It's possible T-Mobile's move is a preemptive strike as it readies its stores for the iPhone 6.

The 10 Top Earning Bloggers In The World

Blogging, so much a part of daily lives today, actually took a while to catch on before becoming enormously successful – practically overnight. Blogging began to rapidly spread in 1999 and shortly thereafter thanks to a few nearly-simultaneous creations of blog tools: Open Diary (1998), LiveJournal (1999), Pitas.com (1999), and Blogger.com (1999).

In 1997, John Bargerm, editor of Robot Wisdom, coined the term “web-log” while attempting to describe the daily list of sites that he “logged” onto during his web travels. A few years later Peter Merholz used the word in his sidebar but made the creative decision to split the word into two: we blog. It wasn’t long after that, that Evan Williams at Pyra Labs began using the word “blog” on its own as both a verb and a noun, before finally creating the term “blogging” in association with Pyra Labs’ Blogger product.
Today, blogging is more than a familiar term. Many of us interact with blogs on a daily basis in one way or another; whether we write our own blogs, contribute to a blog, or just enjoy reading and commenting on them, blogs are huge part of the online experience.
Many people have chosen to make blogging their lifestyle, and their livelihood. And as we delve into the earnings associated with the top ten bloggers in the world today, it becomes clear why these people decided to make the success of their blog down their career path. Blogging, as a profession, has proven to be quite lucrative but not many people realize just how lucrative a successful blogging career can be.
However, creating a wildly successful, lucrative blog is no easy feat. The blogosphere is competitive, and it takes an extreme amount of dedication, a fair amount of talent, a good amount of business sense, and a whole bunch of luck for a blog to become one of the most popular in the cyberverse.
With 33.9 million new blogs being created every month and over 60,328,496 blogs on sites like WordPress.com, the following blogging stars have truly emerged from the masses and have risen to the top of the blogosphere for a great many reasons. One thing they all have in common, though; none of these bloggers would have attained this level of influence and wealth if they didn’t have drive, passion and expertise in their respective niches.

10. Ewdison Then, ‘Slash Gear’: $60,000 – $80,000 per month

Ewdison Then is the co-founder and executive editor of this consumer electronic and tech news site. He also works as a media publisher for his blog within the site and as CEO of R3 Media LLC.
SlashGear is “geared” towards consumers in need of tech gadgets. If you’re in need of an iPhone 5S, tablet, iPad, or looking to get your hands on the newest, coolest touch screen than you will love Then, because that’s what he does. He puts tech lovers in touch with the latest news regarding all kinds of technology and gadgets. His blog is consistent with its updates and aids readers in becoming the first to get a hold of a new fantastic gadget or app.
Most of Then’s income comes from pay-per-click advertising. His overhead has to be incredibly small as he only staffs about 13 people for this small enterprise. SlashGear is also notable for being the most successful blog to utilize the WordPress platform.

9. Matt Marshall: $50,000 – $100,000 per month

Matt Marshall was somewhat of a presumptuous journalist prior to breaking out as a top blogger. He started blogging in 2006, covering world wide technology. He is founder of VentureBeat, a informative blog that covers a range of topics, not just technology, and has developed a network of technology specialized websites. VentureBeat’s scope encompasses tech as well as money, finance and investment topics. Marshall provides a plethora of valuable information to his readers, including different business techniques to earn money from your investments and aspects of the startup process.

8. Gina Trapani: circa $110,000 per month

Gina Trapani takes her spot as the only woman on this list of highest earning bloggers. Trapani is not only CEO and founder of the popular blog Lifehacker, but she is highly active in the social media community. Most recently she has become a part of both Gawker Blog Empire and Gizmodo. Trapani’s focus on Lifehacker is to find ways to do things better, and improve the way in which one lives their life. Lifehacker encourages followers to share tips and new ideas to make everyday life easier. No wonder it’s so popular.

7. Collis Ta’eed: $55,000 – $120,000 per month

Collis Ta’eed, owner of the number seven blog on this list — TutsPlus —  contributes to various famous blogs. This man just loves him some blog! TutsPlus is an informative site for building skills that compiles tutorials, lectures and many other teaching methods to inform readers about application software and numerous designing tools. Ta’eed’s tutorials can help you with anything from downloading a photo to mastering a software application. Not only is Ta’eed making money from this site but members of the site can make money too by writing articles themselves. So whether you need help with music production or have some knowledge you’d like to share and make a buck doing it, Ta’eed’s site is definitely worth a visit.

6. Jake Dobki:$80,000 – $110,000 per month

The famous blog Gothamist.com makes Jake Dobkins a pretty handsome income. Gothamist is a newsy site. Its articles cover the genres of food, events, and art. The information spans the globe. If you are planning a trip overseas and want to know about the cuisines in a certain location, Gothamist is a good place to look. Gothamist started covering city life in New York but has expanded its reach to 13 cities worldwide: including Toronto, London and Shanghai. Prior to becoming the publisher of Gothamist, Dobkin worked as an amateur urban photographer. Quite a turn of events for the urban artist.

5.Timothy Sykes: Monthly Income: $150,000 – $180,000 per month

If you want to learn how to make lots of money Timothy Sykes’ blog is what you should be reading. It includes inspiring articles about investment, finance, stocks, and the like. Sykes is incredibly smart when it comes to stocks. He is an expert, and makes around two million dollars a month from stock operations. This is on top of what he makes from his wildly successful blog — which is, apparently, like a side job. While some people waitress at night, Sykes writes one of the most popular, highest earning blogs in the world. Sykes’ story is inspirational in and of itself, as he started as a penny stock trader — a penny stock scam geek — and now he trains people and writes articles that help people around the world, and he makes millions doing it.

4.Vitaly Friedman: $150,000 – $190,000 per month

Vitaly Friedman is founder of SmashingMagazine, a blog for website designers. He also started the Smashing Network in 2009 to curate the best of other design blogs. The majority of Friedman’s reported income is from advertising banners and doesn’t include affiliate revenues. SmashingMagazine is the most popular and famous blog in web design and development. If you want to master this field than SmashingMagazine can help you in achieving your goal by making sure you get the newest, latest tips, and provides guides and high quality tutorials to help you on your way.

3. Mario Lavanderia, ‘Perez Hilton’: $200,000 – $400,000 per month

Mario Lavandeira, a.k.a. Perez Hilton, has been a powerhouse blogger since launching his site in 2005. Say what you will about his particular style of journalism, it’s making him a lot of dough. PerezHilton is a blog about celebrity news, scandals and and the like. Most likely you’ll see stuff about Lindsay Lohan and Justin Bieber on here. It doesn’t take a blog making it on a top ten list of highest earning bloggers to tell us that people love reading and talking about the latest celebrity news. So, if you have any burning questions about your favorite celebrity you may want to give PerezHilton a glance.

2.Pete Cashmore:$560,000 – $600,000 per month

Pete Cashmore is CEO and founder of the world famous blog Mashable, which covers anything from technology and business to social media, entertainment and lifestyle. Mashable is the largest (award winning) independent site. It is the most influential, the most read and the most popular destination for digital, social media, and technology resources and news. This generation connecting site was established in Cashmore’s bedroom in Scotland when he was only 19-years-old. Cashmore is now the youngest and almost the richest blogger in the world.

1. Michael Arrington: $500,000 – $800,000 per month

Are you a technology news and article lover? TechCrunch is a great place to be if you are. Founder Michael Arrington has created a one stop destination for tech news. Arrington has famously become know as the “prophet of Silicon Valley.” He has become the most influential personality in technology. His site updates its news so often you can get minute-to-minute tech news. So, yea, if you like technology chances are, you’ll love Arrington. That is of course, if you don’t already.

Tips: How to install Android beta apps and .apk files

Tips: How to install Android beta apps and .apk fileS

Step 1: Download and extract the file

What’s an .apk file? Every time we post about beta applications, the comment section inevitably fills up with people confused about how to download and install Android apps that are not in the Android Market. Well, we can’t keep typing the same information, so here’s a simple explanation of how to do it.

Developers often do beta testing, which is where they distribute a pre-release version of their app so they can have people test it before it’s uploaded to the Android Market. They often distribute these Android apps as .apk files. Here’s how to install them.

1. Files are often distributed in “appname.zip” or “appname.rar” archive files. Windows PC’s can typically open .zip files natively, but you can download WinRAR if your computer doesn’t have that feature.Note: if the file you download looks like “appname.apk” you can skip to Step 2.
2. Open the archive and Extract the file to “My Documents” or any other folder you can easily access. You can also just right-click “appname.rar” and select “Extract Here” as a shortcut.

Step 2: Mount your SD card

1. Connect your phone and computer through a USB cord. Drag down the Notification Bar on your phone and then press “USB Connected”. Then press “Mount” on the tab that pops up.
2. You should then see a screen that looks like this:
   
3. Select “Open folder to view files”

Step 3: Copy the files to the SD card

1. Make note of the location of your SD card. See how it says “Sony Ericsson D:” in the image above? That’s the drive letter.
2. Go to the folder where you downloaded or extracted the appname.apk file. Right-click the file and select “Send to Sony Ericsson D:” (You can also just drag it to the D: drive if that’s easier for you).

Step D: Installing

1. Once the file has copied, disconnect your phone from the computer and then download Astro from the Android Market.
2. Open Astro and go to the /sdcard folder. Click on appname.apk and then install the application. Accept the warning about installing apps from untrusted sources. As long as you avoid illegal sites and display the same common sense you use to protect your PC, you should be okay installing from trusted developers.

Note: Astro also includes a way to unzip files directly within the app, but it’s best to use that when you download files directly on the phone.

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The 60 Best Android Apps (Part 1 of 2)

The Best Android Apps were easier to find when there were only a few great apps to choose. Now there are Desires, Droids, and Nexus Ones sparking more incredible apps in the Android Market. These are the 60 Best Android Apps. We added new entries to our previous picks and trimmed the fat to put together a list of incredible apps we believe most users will enjoy.

AppBrain users can download apps by syncing with ourAndroinica.com Top Apps List. All others can scan barcodes by clicking on an app’s name to launch its Cyrket.com page. If you don’t know how to use QR codes, visit our tutorial here. Happy app hunting!

Some apps may not be available because of your carrier, location, or phone version. Sorry, guys, but that’s beyond our control.

AppBrain

AppBrain “syncs” apps between desktops and Android Phones. As you browse the Android Market at AppBrain.com, filtering out spam apps, the AppBrain app will download each everything that you mark for install/uninstall.
[Read and watch our review of AppBrain]

AppAware

AppAware is great for discovering what apps to download. It displays the top downloads of other AppAware users, highlighting what’s new and popular. Highlight by hour, day, or week.
[Read and watch our review of AppAware] 

3 (aka Cubed)

3 navigates your music library based on a captivating 3D cube or album cover wall. Swipe and scroll through a visualization of your music library rather than a list view. The app also includes three options for a homescreen widget and information on concerts coming to your area.

Gmote

Gmote has two functions: one streams music from your phone to your Android device, and the other remotely controls media played on a computer. You can even use the touchpad features to control a PowerPoint presentation. [YouTube]

iheartradio

Users can listen to Clear Channel radio stations from various markets with iheartradio. Listen to your local radio, a favorite station in another city, or a station centered on one recording artist.

Pandora

Pandora creates personal radio streaming stations. Create a station based on ?And I Love Her? by the Beatles, you’ll hear similar songs from Paul McCartney and Don McLean. Pandora bookmarks songs, mixes multiple stations, and links to easy song purchasing.

Rhapsody ($9.99 a month)

How would you like to stream any of 9 million songs to your Android phone on demand? Would artist/genre radio stations, full albums, and playlists sweeten the deal? That’s Rhapsody. [Read the Androinica.com review]

Shazam

Shazam matches songs with its massive library and returns the artist, song title, and album information. You can even get additional information, YouTube links, and immediately purchase the song if it’s available in the Amazon.com MP3 library.

Slacker Radio

Slacker is a personal radio app that streams more than 3 million songs. Playlists are diverse, expertly-programmed, and improved by your personal ratings. Slacker also includes an offline mode that caches songs if a connection is lost.

Spotify ($9.99)

Spotify is a European app that provides incredible music streaming options. Users can listen to on-demand music, get custom playlists, and download songs to the phone in case a connection is lost. It’s well worth the price of purchase.

Stitcher Radio

There are plenty of great choices for podcast players, and Stitcher can go to bat with any of them. Download podcasts or radio programs from BBC, CNN, ESPN, FOX, TWiT, and many more. Browse by topic, search, or just stick to your favorites.

AppBrain adds new install from any website feature; Androinica will adopt it

AppBrain adds new install from any website feature; Androinica will adopt it

Since 2008, Androinica.com’s staff has worked hard to highlight the best applications. During that time, we made it a priority to include QR codes in our posts to make installing those apps easier. We have also highlighted AppBrain, a great service for installing apps directly from the desktop browser.

In an effort to give users both options, Androinica.com will be adopting AppBrain’s new install feature that includes both direct install links and QR codes for scanning barcodes. I know that some of you QR enthusiasts won’t like having to click a link for the barcode to appear rather than have it displayed directly in the post, but it can become very tedious (and ugly) including them – especially in app lists.

From now on when you want to install an app, click the “Install app” link and you will get the following options:

• If on a desktop, you’ll get a preview image showing a QR code or the option to perform a Fast web install.
• If on a phone, you will go directly to the Market page (if the app is available in your market).

Our frequent championing of AppBrain was a sore spot for some users who complained that we didn’t follow suit and include AppBrain install options in our posts. It wasn’t easy getting both links and QR codes, so we opted to use QR as the common standard favored by most Android users. The new AppBrain install feature can please both parties.

Tips: trim your bloated contacts list with a custom sync group

phone. My phone has hundreds of contacts because Google auto-adds people I frequently email. That’s a great feature in Gmail, but its annoying on Android because I’m unlikely to call more than 20% of the people stored in my phone.

The simple fix for this problem is to create a special group of people to sync between Android and Google Contacts. This will give me much more control over who appears on my phone’s contacts.

WARNING: This method removes many contacts from syncing to the phone, which will affect the auto-complete feature in the Gmail application. Include people you frequently email if you want to auto-complete their address.

On Your Computer

1. Login to Gmail.com and click the “Contacts” tab. Then click the “Add Group” button that looks like this:
   
2. Label your new group “Android” or whatever term you choose to classify contacts.
3. Click on the “All Contacts” link to choose who will be included in your new group. Select as many people as you want by pressing the square radio button next to each person’s name.Tip: Clicking away from a name could erase all of the links that you post. I recommend adding people in groups of 10-20 to be safe.
4. Once your members are selected, click the “Groups” button and select “Android” to add them to that group.

On Your Android phone

This process may differ if your phone has a heavily-customized version of Android!

Android Contacts app

1. Open the “Contacts” app and press Menu> Edit Sync groups
2. Select “Android” or whatever name you assigned to your group
   
3. Press OK and you should be good to go.

Sony Ericsson Phones (XPERIA X10)

1. Press Menu > Settings > Data & Synchronization
2. Press Group Synchronization and then make sure that only “Android” is selected.
3. Press OK and you’ve now cut your contact list from 450 people to 105 relevant names you actually call or text.
4. Be sure to add new contact entries crated on the phone to the “Phone” contacts group to maintain two-way syncing.

HTC Hero

1. Open the “People” app and scroll to the right until you reach the Groups icon
   
   
2. Press Menu and select “Sync Groups”
3. Select “Android” and you’re phone will update to a more manageable list
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A Guide to Making Your Android’s Battery Last a Little Longer

A common complaint among Android users is short battery life. As we all now, Google’s platform has numerous benefits, but state-of-the-art features and constantly being connected seem to come with one drawback: comparatively large battery consumption.

I don’t suggest that you should stop taking advantage of the things that make Android great, such as streaming music players that allow you to walk around with millions of songs in your pocket, location-aware apps, background updates or all the wireless options. Still, if you’re frustrated by how often you need to connect your charger, it’s good to know what types of apps and activities that eat the most battery, so you can make an active decision whether or not it’s worth the extra juice.

Use the GPS Wisely

The GPS uses the battery like there’s no tomorrow. Location-aware software is one of Android’s many fortes, but they can be real battery drainers. The Power control widget is useful for switching the GPS on and off, and you should keep an eye on your notification bar: an icon will appear whenever the GPS is activated.

Turn off Bluetooth When You’re Not Using It

Perhaps an obvious tip, but it’s best to disable Bluetooth whenever you’re not actually using it. The quickest way to switch Bluetooth off and on is via a widget on your homescreen.

Disable Wireless Network Positioning

When your device learns your location via wireless network triangulation, it requires less battery than if it had used the GPS. But using both methods simultaneously will of course use the most power. The GPS can handle location tasks by itself, albeit a bit slower. Also, wireless network positioning is used to gather anonymous Google location data in the background, which will drain the battery further. You can turn it off from Settings > Location > Use wireless networks.

Switch off Wi-Fi, or Keep it Always On

If you’re close to a reliable WLAN during the better part of the day, having Wi-Fi always turned on may be favorable from a battery point of view, since the Wi-Fi radio uses less battery than the 3G radio. And when Wi-Fi is on, 3G is off. You can confirm Wi-Fi always stays on by going to Settings > Wireless networks > Wi-Fi Settings. Press the Menu button, tap on Advanced, Wi-Fi sleep policy and select the Never option.

On the other hand, if you’re not close to a strong Wi-Fi signal for extended periods of time, disable Wi-Fi from a homescreen widget or from Settings > Wireless networks > Wi-Fi.

Disable Always-On Mobile Data

The Always-On Mobile Data option is on by default, and can be disabled from Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Enable always-on mobile data. It allows your phone to be connected non-stop, but does it need to be? I have disabled the setting, and I still get push Gmail and even Google Talk seems to perform as usual, as well as the few apps I have that use automatic updates. However, if you have a lot of apps that regularly connect to the Internet, disabling this option may actually be a bad idea, since turning the data connection on and off will require more energy than simply having it on all the time.

Kill 3G if Your Phone Often Struggles to Find It

When your Android attempts to decide which signal to lock on to, it strains your battery. If your phone often switches between GSM and 3G in your area, it can be preferable to simply disable 3G altogether, and hence abolishing the need for your phone to try and find a suitable network. Go to Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network mode > GSM only.

Use a Quick Screen Timeout

After a certain time of inactivity, your screen is automatically turned off, and that’s the Screen Timeout. To use such a low value as 15 seconds can be annoying, but one minute is on the other hand likely too long. I use 30 seconds. You can alter this option from Settings > Screen & display > Screen timeout.

Turn Down the Screen Brightness

Android’s Automatic brightness (Settings > Screen & display > Brightness) setting is recommended. If your phone doesn’t have this option, set a reasonable value at roughly 30 % and see if that suits you.

Live Wallpapers Will Use More Power than a Static Background

Oh yes, live wallpapers can be awesome. But they will obviously use precious battery juice, albeit evidently not as much as one could think, talking the eye-candy into consideration and what they can do.

Have an AMOLED Display? A Dark Wallpaper Will Spare the Battery

When having dark backgrounds, phones with AMOLED display will use less power, because each pixel on OLED screens is photoemissive and will actually generate its own light. Since there’s no need for a backlight, the pixel can essentially turn off its light source and go total black. As a result, you can save a teeny-weeny bit of energy by having a dark or black background on AMOLED screens.

Use Widgets Wisely

A few days ago, we mentioned 10 cool homescreen widgets, and it’s great that Android supports them. Most widgets will only have a negligible effect on your battery life, but those that automatically pull info from the interwebs can be power hogs.

Use Reasonable Intervals for Automatic Updates

I personally don’t need to have automatic updates on my phone, except for emails that I want to be notified of the moment they arrive. I prefer launching the apps at my convenience and see what’s new. Most applications that connect to the Internet have an option to update upon launch, and that’s all I need. By lowering the update intervals, or by even turning them off completely, you can definitely make your battery last longer. I recommend that you reduce them to your own minimum values.

If you have an Android phone with HTC Sense, you can make sure the HTC Mail Client, the HTC Weather App, Facebook, Flickr, Stocks and Twitter update themselves as often as you want them to. This is mainly done from Settings > Accounts & sync. It’s also a good idea to look over third-party apps that grab data from the Internet, particularly the official Facebook app and the various Twitter apps, since they usually have background updates on by default.

Streaming Apps Will Use a Lot of Battery

In a recent Droid vs Droid special, Andrew did a rundown of music streaming apps, and I certainly don’t think you should avoid this type of application on your phone. But bear in mind that software that stream audio and similar apps will use plenty of power.

Learn What’s Been Drinking the Juice

Unless you have the doubtful pleasure of still running Cupcake, you can check out a built-in Android feature that tells you precisely how much your apps use the battery. You can then start using battery drainers less often, or simply uninstall them. Go to Settings > About phone > Battery > Battery useand press the items in the list for further info. You can also use JuicePlotter to analyze usage patterns.

I have gotten good results by making the tweaks and changes above, and I hope you will too. Do you know of any more tricks that can make our dear Android stay on his feet a bit longer before it needs to be charged? In case you don’t want to keep all this in mind, an app such as JuiceDefender is a good option.