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What’s New In Android L, Windows 8.1 And IOS 8

Posted on by Jay

As all the three major mobile players in smartphone categories  i.e. Apple, Google and Microsoft come up with their latest version of Operating Systems i.e. iOS 8, Android L & Windows 8.1 respectively. Let’s have a look how it is worthy for users to switch over the most-recent OS version based upon the new features.

Android L:-

  • Personalized unlocking features, which make your smartphone or tablet search for familiar Bluetooth’s gadgets, Wi-Fi networks, locations and even voice imprints to deactivate any lock screen protections, letting you jump straight into your phone when it knows you’re nearby. If the device can’t detect any of this metrics, anyone trying to use it will be presented with the standard lock screen.
  • Google is focusing on its stock android keyboard for Android 5.0 Lollipop for adding more personalized and scrapping the individual tiled keys.
  • There is one more exciting feature i.e. “Do Not Disturb mode”, which automatically deactivates all notifications and audio during set times, support for Bluetooth 4.1 and a completely redesigned audio back end with support for USB audio devices.
  • Also Android L is going to introduce 64-bit processor support and  improving battery life with Project Volta. Project Volta includes a new battery historian which will help users work out what a device was doing at any given point in a battery cycle to find out which apps are draining the most power.

Windows 8.1 :–

Microsoft has already rolled out windows 8.1 few months back. Some of the features that were added windows phone 8.1:

  • Cortana, which is very much similar to Siri in iOS device, act as your personal assistant. Cortana notebook features store things that you tell her about yourself and also keep tracks what you like and what you’d like done. It can access apps, set alarms, send messages to specific persons, post a Facebook status, add a tweet, search for something and a lot more.
  • The action center which is finally added, and here you can get all your notifications and other controls such as setting Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
  • Another interesting feature that added to windows 8.1 was Quiet Hours. Here You can set what time you want your phone to be “quiet,” shutting out noise or notifications coming from it.

There is some other new features like setting up your personal photos as the background on the said start screen, connects you to free Wi-Fi hotspots near you through Wi-Fi sense, transferring files from the internal memory and SD-card seamless through Storage Sence etc.

iOS 8:-

iOS 8 also launched with lots of new features and here I am going to share few of them:

  • iPhone has new feature “Send Last Location” which allows your iPhone (or iPad) to send its last-known location to Apple when the battery drains to a critical level. If you lost your device, it will help you to find the last location of your device even if it’s battery is completely drained.
  • You can now include photos when making notes, to-do lists and reminders in Apple’s iOS 8 notes app.
  • Now iPhone can identify the song due to Shazam integration in Siri. If you ask Siri, “What song is playing?”, it will cause her to listen to the ambient sound, using Shazam to identify music.
  • You can notice iOS 8 has new keyboard with a very smooth predictive type features, which suggests three words right above the keyboard.

I hope you liked this post. What you would like to prefer- Android L, iOS 8 or windows 8.1 and why. Please share your answer in the below comment section

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Useful Features Of IOS 7

Posted on by Jay

iOS 7 is the latest version of Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. It was first announced at WWDC on June 10, 2013. iOS 7 introduces great new features like Control Center, Air Drop for iOS, smarter multitasking and lots more. It also makes the things easier, faster, and more enjoyable.

Here are the best hidden features of iOS 7:

64 bit support

iOS apps can now be compiled for the 64-bit runtime. All system libraries and frameworks are 64-bit ready, meaning that they can be used in both 32-bit and 64-bit apps. When compiled for the 64-bit runtime, apps will run faster because of the availability of extra processor resources in 64-bit mode.

iOS uses the same LP64 model that is used by OS X and other 64-bit UNIX systems, which means fewer problems when porting code.

Better Multi-Tasking

Smarter API is one of the major feature of iOS 7. This new multitasking APIs has the ability to perform app updates in the background at convenient time. Now, when you double-click the home button, all apps appear as big screens. The last app you were in is now front-and-center so swapping between apps is lightning fast. Better yet, closing apps that are not working well now just requires a swipe of the finger up.

Multi-tasking
Email Enhancements

In iOS 7, it is very easy to find emails. You just need to know the persons email ID, name or a keyword and the Mail app will search the email for you. Also You can send an email from inbox to the junk folder in a single click. Just tap the flag in the bottom right corner of the email and choose “move to junk”.

Email

Email Enhancements

In iOS 7, it is very easy to find emails. You just need to know the persons email ID, name or a keyword and the Mail app will search the email for you. Also You can send an email from inbox to the junk folder in a single click. Just tap the flag in the bottom right corner of the email and choose “move to junk”.

Siri-Search

AirDrop

AirDrop technology simplifies data sharing between users of different devices nearby. Data is transferred directly, not via emails, cloud services and alike.

AirDrop

Junk Email

Now you can send an email from your inbox right to the junk folder. Just tap the flag in the bottom right corner of the email and choose “move to junk”.

Junk_Email

Save Money By Using Face Time Audio Calls

iOS 7 adds the ability to have audio only calls using FaceTime Audio. Now, you can make a call over 4G or Wi-Fi without the video component, and the sound quality is fabulous. Just go to the desired contact and press on the phone symbol next to FaceTime. Alternatively, you can search for your contact in the FaceTime app itself.

Audio-call

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Steps to execute pagination using “Kaminari” gem in Rails3

Posted on by Srikant M.

Pagination is a technique that divides content into manageable chunks, allowing users to easily browse through a dataset. 

In this blog, we’ll dive into the process of implementing pagination using the “Kaminari” gem in a Rails 3 application. 

Kaminari is a powerful and flexible gem that simplifies the pagination process, enhancing the performance and usability of your web application.

Key Features:

  • Easy to use.
  • Customizable engine-based I18n-aware helper.
  • The pagination helper outputs the HTML5 <nav> tag by default and the helper supports Rails 3 unobtrusive Ajax.

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Here are the steps to implement “kaminari gem” in a Rails app.

Step#1

  • Put this code in your Gemfile:

[sourcecode]gem ‘kaminari'[/sourcecode]

  • Run “bundle install”

Step#2

  • Modify the controller as mentioned below

[sourcecode]@blogs = Blog.order("name").page(params[:page])[/sourcecode]

Step#3

  • Now, add the paginate helper method in your listing page which is provided by Kaminari, by passing in the list we’re paginating.

[sourcecode]<%= paginate @blogs%>[/sourcecode]

Step#4

  • When the page reloads, the pagination links will be visible. Kaminari will show 25 items per page by default, but we can easily change that by calling another scope called “per” as mentioned below.

[sourcecode]@blogs = Blog.order("name").page(params[:page]).per(10)[/sourcecode]

  • Now it should display 10 items per page.

Step#5

  • You can configure the below mentioned default values of kaminari by running the command

[sourcecode]rails g kaminari:config[/sourcecode]

It’ll generate a file “kaminari_config.rb” in your config/initializers folder with the following code snippet as commented.

[sourcecode]
default_per_page # 25 by default
max_per_page # nil by default
window # 4 by default
outer_window # 0 by default
left # 0 by default
right # 0 by default
page_method_name # :page by default
param_name # :page by default[/sourcecode]

  • Next, you can change the values according to your requirement.
  • If you change your view page like:

[sourcecode]<%= paginate @blogs, :window => 2 %> [/sourcecode]

  • The output will be:

[sourcecode]« First ‹ Prev 1 2 3 4 5 … Next › Last »[/sourcecode]

  • There are some other custom attributes you can use in view page like:

[sourcecode]
<%= paginate @users, :outer_window => 3 %>
<%= paginate @users, :left => 1, :right => 3 %>
<%= paginate @users, :params => {:controller => ‘foo’, :action => ‘bar’} %>
<%= paginate @users, :remote => true %> [/sourcecode]

Kaminari also includes a handy template generator. You can override them by running following command.

[sourcecode]rails g kaminari:views default[/sourcecode]

It’ll generate a “Kaminari” folder in app/views with dependent files inside it.

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IBM AppScan is Secure For IPhone Developers Against Hackers

Posted on by Jay

IBM has recently launched a new application to help developers secure their code and data in iOS applications. AppScan 8.7 searches through iOS application code and alerts developers when it finds any flaws. This software also analyses the apps that developers might want to use on Apple devices to check for vulnerabilities. Meanwhile it alerts the IT security personnel’s about the potential threats.

IBM said that over 45.6 billion siOS app were downloaded in 2012, which is why securing Smartphone and other iOS devices should be a top priority for organizations. IBM has developed AppScan Source application after analyzing over 40,000 mobile APIs by using Apple’s Software Development Kit (SDK). These API profiles were added to the IBM AppScan Source Security Knowledge-base and tied to the analysis engine.

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IBM AppScan Source 8.7 for iOS is expected to hit the market on 25th of March. IBM claims that it will facilitate the users the ability to improve security quality without sacrificing the time to market of mobile application projects. It will also allow the FIs and others, to protect each mobile application release in the face of constant updates. The new security protocol is part of IBM’s over-arching Mobile First initiative.

In addition, IBM AppScan 8.7 can reduce the cost of developing secure applications by finding early security vulnerabilities in the development cycle. It provides developers with a view where flaws may surface in their applications, allowing potential security drawbacks to be handled at an early stage and avoiding further pitfalls in development process.

New Features in IBM AppScan 8.7 include:

Multiple Language Support:

The software also features language support for Objective-C, JavaScript, Java which includes the ability to call APIs and data flow analysis that would generate trace information. This new feature enables organizations to build secure enterprise mobile apps, regardless of technology, employees and partners.

US Government Regulation Compliance:

Provides compliance with two crucial standards – Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

“This project showcases IBM’s execution of its [Mobile First] strategy to help clients incorporate security into their infrastructure and solutions from the design, development and testing phases rather than leaving security to become an afterthought,” said Caleb Barlow, director of application, data and mobile security, IBM.

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Most companies have stated that their customers are looking for ways to secure their apps and data. Hence secure mobile apps and auto security tests are a must to ensure their customers that their data are safe.

With respect to iphone development, Caleb Barlow also quoted “security into the infrastructure and solutions from the design, development and testing phases rather than leaving security to become an afterthought.” AppScan Source for iOS is said to be available from 25th of March. IBM started its AppScan range of products in 2008, and has previously launched a version that scans Android apps.

What Is The Key Points For Successful iOS Development?

Posted on by Jay

After the introduction of iOS platform and the application development possibilities, it has paved new business opportunities for the IT industries as well as individual developers.

With the rapidly growing app industry it has become demanding to keep track of changing technology.

Here we have come up with some major key points which should be kept in mind by the developer at the time of iOS application development.

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    1. Drive revenue for your business by integrating  ‘Geo-Targeted push Notification’, ‘Geo-Targeted Advertising’
    2. Integrate NFC (near field communication) system to your application.
    3. Use App analytics to monitor the app’s influence on the market. Target your audience and bring market specific features to you app.
    4. Avoid these flaws in your mobile app development
    5. Irrelevant push notification in the app
    6. Sending unnecessary “Rate my app” request to users
    7. Integrating Facebook and other social networking sites unnecessarily
    8. Avoid using full screen ads. Users hate this.
    9. Try to prefer building Native Apps for iPhones to web apps, because some web technologies are still not compatible with the iOS platform.
    10. Design intriguing UI to compel the user to use your app. Take inspiration from other successful Mobile application to generate similar experience for the users.
    11. iOS development supports numerous programming languages other than Objective-C, such as Ruby, JavaScript, Node.js etc. Choose the language you are comfortable with.
    12. Design your app so that it uses minimal battery power. Users are more concerned about the phone battery rather than the app itself.
    13. Develop cross-platform apps, so that it can be released for other mobile operating systems.
    14. Never build iPhone app that mimics the look and feel of other operating system.
    15. Never overdo the application animations and graphics.

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iOS applications are the fastest evolving apps in the app industry.

That’s why at Andolasoft, our iPhone application developers keep their skills updated with the latest technology and latest iOS releases to match the competitive market.

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Apple AppStore, Google Play & Revenue Earnings

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Apple Store, Google Play StoreWe all know that Google and Apple are the most dominating players in the smartphone industry and they get most of their revenues from their application stores i.e. ‘Google Play’ and ‘App Store’ respectively.

But according to a new study from App Annie Intelligence, both Google and Apple have shown interesting numbers in their respective application stores.

App Annie Intelligence has been monitoring numerous apps from Google Play and App Store to measure their performance based on the volume of apps being downloaded and the revenues being earned from their apps.

According to their report, Google Play has seen phenomenal growth in revenue in October 2012, which has increased by a staggering 311% compared to January 2012, but it’s still unable to match App Store, which attracted four times more revenues despite of growing just 12.9% in the same period.

Since the release of the report, Apple has disagreed App Annie’s numbers by saying that App Store’s revenue grew over 200% and not just 12.9%, but later it was revealed that both companies were right in their own way because the two entities were looking at the growth differently.

Practically Apple has grown around 200% every year, but according to App Annie, Apple’s growth is 12.9% in October 2012 counting from January 2012. So it turned out that both Apple and App Annie were right.

According to other findings from the study, there are other interesting statistics like:

  • 10% more free downloads are available from App Store compared to Google Play
  • Only 3.3% growth in app downloads for App Store whereas 48% growth is seen for Google Play in the last five months

In the recent past USA was listed for the highest iOS app downloads with 26% than the rest of the world and the revenue collected for the same was 33% of the rest of the world.

Whereas for Android 21% of app downloads came from USA and collected around 29% of revenue from Japan. Among the free mobile game apps for iOS, companies like EA, Gameloft and Facebook pulled maximum downloads and for Google Play, the top free app publishers are Google, Facebook, Rovio, Go Launcher.

Taking revenue into consideration the grossing iOS apps were from companies like EA, Zynga, Supercell. For Google Play the leaders were DeNA, COLOPL and GungHo Online.

There are other free iPhone and Android apps which also play a major role in generating revenues and traffic to the application stores. At the same time, iPhone application development and Android application development both are improving day by day.

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