Access Internet From Mobile Using Computers Internet Connection

Yes, you read it right. I am not talking about using mobile to access internet on your PC. Its the opposite I am demonstrating here. So you will be able to use FREE internet on mobile. Of course, you may need to pay for internet service you use already on PC.

Now as with most mobile hacks, this is limited to symbian mobiles which includes almost all Nokia Series60 and Many Sony Ericsson phones.

Why do I need this?

Yep. I felt the same long time back and also left the idea, but our reader Manish wanted to know this. And now I am done with this I am finding this quite useful. I need internet on mobile only to update themes, games and other stuff. Downloading themes, softwares and other stuff on PC and then sending them to mobile is one option but I always find its tedious.

This one is really better as its FREE and speed is much better than what GPRS ever offered!

How it will work?

We normally connect PC and Mobile for file transfer and data synchronization. One step ahead, we use GPRS on mobile to connect internet on PC side. All these means, two devices can connect to each other and share Internet. Only remaining possibility left to check was, can mobile dial/use/access internet on PC?

And here is the solution which will work for sure but may need some efforts…

Requirements…

1. A PC with internet connection. OS does not matter. Also it doesn’t matter how you connect to internet from PC.
2. A symbian handset with GnuBox – a free and open-source tool which will do thing on your handset.
3. mRouter to do things on PC side. Its optional but can save your lots of time. You can manually handle

Now first requirement is obvious, lets take care of the remaining too…

Preparing PC side…

#using mRouter (Windows only)

Windows user can download mRouter. Then install it on your PC and restart the machine.

Next you need to configure mRouter which is quick & easy. Tam Hanna explained it very well here.

#without mRouter

Now all major OS have internet connection sharing feature.

On windows, you need to add a new modem and attach it to COM port which is used fro Mobile-PC communication. As an example check this article for details on how to do it on Windows, Symbian Mobile & Bluetooth channel combo.

Covering all details of other OS is not possible here. Check tutorials section below for a matching reference.

Preparing Mobile side using GnuBox…

Download GnuBox version for your handset models.

GnuBox have a dedicated page here. Do not forget to check it, as it have

For particular instructions for your handset, OS combo, check tutorials from following section.

Tutorials & References…

Official GnuBox page covers most of the details but its not enough for many users. So here is the list of tutorials & references which may help you…

#Windows

• Nokia 6620/6670/6260/7610/3230/6630/80/81/N70/N90. Widcomm or Bluesoleil bluetooth drivers. With Screenshots
• Using mRouter with palmtop
• GnuBox, Nokia 3230, mRouter & windows [pdf format]

#Linux

• GnuBox, Nokia 6630 and Gentoo Linux
• Nokia 6600 and Linux over Bluetooth
• Linux with the Sony-Ericsson P800

#Mac

• Share a Internet connection with a Nokia 6600 via MacOS and bluetooth
• GnuBox, Nokia 7650/6600 & ALL OS
• Share internet and TCP/IP services over Bluetooth

#Misc

• If you need to sign GnuBox sis file, check this
• Internet sharing methods for GnuBox
• Official Troubleshooting

Thats it. I know it sounds a lot of work! But its worth it… 

Source :- Dewil's workshop

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How to Hide SMS on any Android phone

I know that keeping your personal data outside curious eyes and interests is extremely important for you, so today I will describe an interesting app, which I’m sure that it will be on your taste. You can find numerous guides here, on Android.gs, about how to improve and set privacy and security codes on your Android powered handset, so for the same, just search within our previous posts and see if you can find a solution for your problem. But now, let’s concentrate on learning how to hide SMS messages from any Android based smartphone. I have been searching through Google Play for the best tool that can take care of this task and the best one to reach my hand was the SMS Lock app. I will show you how to properly use the same and also I will show you from where you can download it. The tool is having a friendly interface which makes it easy to use and handle by any type of users. Also, setting the security code, as this is its purpose, will only take a few seconds, so you will be back on track in the shortest time possible.
Is important to have such an app installed on your device especially if you are sharing your phone with your friends, family, co-workers and so on. We all know that having a smartphone is like having a notebook with you due to the amount of data that can be stored into its internal storage memory. Also, thanks to its capabilities you can permanently communicate with anyone you want through Facebook, Twitter, or by making video calls, or why not by taping SMS messages. Furthermore, you can have important info saved through your SMS messages, so it’s more than recommended to keep those info just for yourselves; and this especially if you know that many other are having access to your smartphone. So, for avoiding unpleasant situations, it is a good idea to somehow lock the access in that area. Fortunately, I have the best solution for your problem, as the SMS Lock app is everything you need. You can download the tool from here , or by using the QR code from below, of course only if you have the bar code scanner application installed on your handset. After downloading the app, you will have to install and run the same. As soon as you run the SMS Lock, the program will take you to the home of the app. Then, just select “Turn on SMS Lock”; finally you will have to choose and set the unlock pattern. That’s all you need to do for hiding the SMS messages from your Android powered smartphone. Tell us your opinion and impressions about this app and if you find it useful enough for recommending it to other users too. Furthermore, share other issues or questions related to any Android matter and we will try to bring a suitable guide for resolving your problems. QR code for downloading SMS Lock Also See :-  How to Type Faster on Android Source :- Android geeks

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Is Opera Mini the Fastest Mobile Browser for Android? [Mobile Browser Shootout]

Nowadays people don’t carry a laptop everywhere they go but they do carry their Smartphones. The main reason for this change in trend is that they can still remain connected by accessing Internet on their smartphones. Internet has became an integral part of our day to day life and most of us can’t even imagine to spend 1 day without internet.

Browsing internet on our mobile phones can become a nightmare if you are using an outdated and slowbrowser. A mobile browser or often called as minibrowser is a web browser specially designed for mobiles. These browsers are optimized to display the web content more effectively on the smaller screens present on Mobile devices. But all mobile browsers are not equally good, some of them offer amazing browsing experience while others just make our browsing experience worst.

Opera Mini is considered to be the fastest mobile browser available for smartphones and claims to provide the best browsing experience in case you are on slower data connection(2G). Today we would be comparing various mobile browsers with Opera Mini and see is Opera Mini really the best mobile browser in terms of speed. We would only be comparing the Opera Mini with other mobile browsers which are available for the Android platform. So lets just check out which one would be best mobile browser if you are on 2G and want to surf the net on your Android Smartphone.

browser if you are on 2G and want to surf the net on your Android Smartphone.

Opera Mini

First of all lets have a look at the Opera Mini features. It is one of the oldest browser available for the Android mobile platform. It comes with a unique data compression capability which can reduce the size of a web page by up to 90% thereby saving your money on a limited data pack.

In case of Opera Mini there is a proxy server present between your mobile phone and the website. When you try to open any url the requests go via the Proxy server. On receiving the response from the Website the proxy server compresses the web page and then send it on your mobile. This makes the site to load faster on your device and also saves data usage. But compressing stuff also has its disadvantages like limited support for HTML5, flash and video content.

Test Time

Today we would be testing the loading time of various famous websites by using different mobile browsers on an Android smartphone. We would be comparing the Android Stock Browser, Opera Mini,Firefox, Chrome, Skyfire and Dolphin browser. We have installed the above mentioned browsers on the same Android device (Galaxy Note 2) and while running tests for a particular browser there would be no tasks/apps running in the background. After testing for 1 browser we would restart the device and then start testing the next browser.

So here are the results of the loading time test performed on various mobile browsers (all time is in seconds):

Above tests has very shocking results. We expected the Opera Mini to be fast but not so fast. The reason for this is the data compression being used by Opera Mini which makes it 2-3 times faster than other browsers in some cases. But everything you get comes for a cost. We browsed desktop version of the sites on each mobile browser but Opera Mini did not render the page as it was.

The image slider present on bbc.co.uk was also not working on opera mini. If you try to access the second image of the slider on Opera Mini a page load occurs thereby indicating that those images were not loaded but in case of other browsers every image of the slider loads on the first request made to the server and hence have more loading time.

While browsing the sites on other mobile browsers one thing which we noticed was that these browsers loaded the web page almost fully even though the progress stayed at 90%. We guess there were few footer scripts which were being loaded at the end of page. In case of Opera Mini these scripts are removed while rendering the page thereby providing a faster browsing experience but degrading the quality of the webpage like distorting the image slider.

Same was the case with other sites which were browsed on these browsers except the listthemout.com. It did not have any special scripts, sliders or other things which could be removed or compressed while rendering the page. Therefore the loading time of this site was nearly the same on all mobile browsers.

Conclusion

Undoubtedly Opera Mini is the fastest mobile browser available for the Android Smartphone. You should definitely go for it if you can wait too much for a web page to open or you are using a pay as you go data pack where you want to keep your data usage minimum. But if you are looking for a mobile browser which is fast but at the same time does not degrade the quality of web page like distorting the image slider you should go for Chrome.

Source :- listthemout

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How to Make your Mobile Screenshots Look Awesome

It’s easy to capture screenshots on mobile devices but let’s do a quick recap. If you have an  iPhone, press the Home & Sleep buttons and the screenshot image will be saved instantly. On an Android device, press the Volume Down & Power button simultaneously to capture whatever is currently on your screen. And in the case of Windows Phone 8, press and hold the Start and Power buttons at the same time to take a screenshot.

That’s a raw screenshot saved in your camera roll but you also need to add the hardware frame around your screenshots so that the captured images appear more realistic and provides better context to the viewer.

Why is that important? A 768 pixels wide screenshot of a mobile app in portrait mode could have been captured on an Android device or an old iPad – now wrap that same image inside the Google Nexus frame and everyone is saved from playing a guessing game.

A layered photo editing tool like Adobe Photoshop makes it really easy for you to add hardware device frames to any screenshot image. Go to Dribbble and search for “freebies PSD <mobile name>” and you’ll find beautiful mockups for that mobile device.

Download and import the PSD file into Photoshop and then use the File -> Place command to place the screenshot image as a new layer over the mockup. Use the Save for Web option to export the screen capture in JPEG format.

[*] Dribbble users usually add the tag “freebies” or “free” to indicate that others can reuse their design(s) for personal and commercial use. Other than Dribbble, Deviant Art and Behance are also good places to discover high-quality mobile mockups.

If you aren’t well-versed in Photoshop, you can make use of a web app like PlaceIt that will automatically add device frames to your mobile screenshots.

The tool offers a collection of professional-quality photographs of mobile phones and tablets placed in realistic settings. You need to drag your screenshot image onto a photograph and it will automatically get placed in the screen area of the mobile device perfectly aligned with the hardware frame.

PlaceIt can handle screenshots of your iPhone, iPad, Nokia Lumia, Macbook, Microsoft Surface, iMac, Amazon Kindle, Samsung Galaxy and Google Nexus phones.

The Device Art Generator, available here and here, is provided by Google for anyone to quickly add device frames around screenshots of Android phones and tablets.

Drag the mobile screenshot image on to a device frame and it will quickly wrap that frame around your image. You also have the option to add screen glare and depth (for perspective) to the generated screenshots.

Device Art Generator includes templates for HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Google Nexus 10 devices.

MockuPhone is another useful web app for adding device frames to your mobile screenshots with a unique feature. You pick a device frame, upload the mobile screenshot image and the tool will generate multiple screenshot images of the same device but at different angles.

The tool produces very high-resolution screenshots and they offer device frames for the iPhone 5, iPad & iPad Mini, Google Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S4.

You can also add realistic device frames to your mobile screenshots via email. Just send the raw screenshot image as an email attachment to smartphones@mailchimp.com and, within in a minute or two, they will send you the processed screenshot with the device frame. You can also send multiple screenshots in the same message.

The service will automatically detects the mobile device name and the image orientation (portrait or landscape) using the EXIF data in the image and adds the appropriate hardware frame. It supports iPhone, iPad, Galaxy Tab, Nexus and a bunch of mobile device – send an email with the subject “help” to the same address for a complete list.

Source:- labnol

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