Different Android Versions Latest Distribution

If you are curious to what is the percentage of Android mobile phones and tablets are running the latest version of Android?

Android Version	Internal Codename	Usage as on July 1, 2012	Usage as on August 1, 2012
1.5	Cupcake	0.2%	0.2%
1.6	Donut	0.5%	0.5%
2.1	Eclair	4.7%	4.2%
2.2	Froyo	17.3%	15.5%
2.3.x	Gingerbread	63.6%	60.3% (-2.7%)
3.1	Honeycomb	0.5%	0.5%
3.2		1.9%	1.8%
4.0.x	Ice Cream Sandwich	10.7%	15.8% (+5.1%)
4.1	Jelly Bean	N/A	0.8

 Now the Google has just updated the distribution charts for  Android platform and  suggests that 15.8% of Android phones and tablets have Ice Cream Sandwich installed. Gingerbread, the most popular Android version ever, still powers 60.3% Android devices though it was released way back in December 2010.
This data is based on the number of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within a 14-day period so it may not account for the Android users who do not have Internet on their phones (and this may not be a small set).

Without Download Software Play Online Games

A new cloud paging technology will revolutionize the way you play games online. Instead of downloading the entire (or partial) game, you will be able to play by converting your computer into a mere console.
The above effort made by a startup, Numecent is fruitful in this direction. The company has filed for a patent on this budding technology. The gaming technology named – “Approxy“, enables you to play games without downloading the software into your computer. Thanks to the fast internet connections provided by internet service providers; with minimum coding on local computer, online games can be played.

Cloud Paging Technology, Next Step in Online Games

Hardware resources present at the nearest computer will be utilized to process the request from the user. The technology will not give major burden on network resources also as a nearest computer will be selected to perform the task. The new technology mimics client-server technology. If the local computer (from where you are playing games) is treated as a client, all the computers present in the network play the role of server. The new technology will target both consumer and enterprise market. By successfully implementing the new way of online gaming entertainment, it is possible to cut down game downloads to the extent of 40%.
The new technology necessitates higher bandwidth consumption by gaming companies. Even if users leave half-way in their gaming sessions, gaming company will pay for bandwidth. As local hardware resources (processing and memory) are utilized instead of dependence on streaming from a distant server, users will experience quick response rates. It is an altogether new experience as users will not download games but they will be able to play directly from their computers. The network based virtual memory manager will play the trick to implement this innovative technology. A fraction of the code will reside on the client computer.

Numecent Tries to Use the Power of Cloud to Improve the Online Gaming

Numecent should be appreciated for working on innovative technology which is also timely. Increased processing speeds, raising memory capacities and latest technologies in data transfer and latest developments, in cloud based technologies are encouraging factors for pursuing new gaming technologies. The push-pull paging technology will revolutionize the way games are played online. Instructions and data will be made available in the cloud as per the demand and they are available in real-time. This will lead to elimination of unnecessary and unwanted code in multiple computers across the globe. A lot of space can be saved in this process. Memory pages created on demand will be nullified as soon as the session ends.
Virtualization process will take new heights in the coming days as the software asset will be split into mini pages using server side technologies. These pages will be fed into the client’s browser through http or https access. Virtual memory management unit that, resides at client computer will take care of this functionality. This unit will take care of the implementation of new technology without the need of installation of software locally. The new technology also enables delivery of large scale applications even from small handheld devices like smartphones and tablets (acting as servers) to large PCs (acting as clients).
The new technology will expand the gaming horizon. In future many new web applications will be derived from the new cloud paging technology. These applications will revolutionize the way we interact with each other and the way employees work in an organization.

Reasons For Loving New Outlook.com

I am using Gmail since2005 but the new Outlook.com is very good in their features, and I think it is better than Gmail. I am spending time and use outlook their I found many useful features which will not found anywhere in other mail services.

The reasons for loving Outlook.com are –

1-     Its speed is so fast. Outlook is fast than other services.

2-     The best feature which I got is- You can sign-in with a Temporary password, If you have mention your mobile phone to your outlook account, you can sign in with this number from any computer without using your actual password. Just click the “sign in with a single use code” link on the screen and Microsoft will send you a temporary password in a text message which expire on your first use. This is useful when you logging from a public computer. Where Gmail has two step verification.

3-     Google integrated a social network in my mailbox but no one can can use it, where as Outlook is integrated with many social network like Facebook, Linked in , Twitter.

4-     You can short your emails by size. You can also delete the message which contains big attachments and you can recover your space with a click.

5-     You can send Large files and attachment (less then 25 MB). And it is also integrated with Skydive, if you use the file larger than 25MB skydrive will automatically send it.

6-     You can block emails from particular address or Domains and for bulk, Go to your Outlook setting choose safe and blocked sender under the ‘Preventing junk mail’. There you can specify domain names or particular email address.

7-     You can use HTML and CSS in your rich emails with images, headings, aligned text and other formatting.

8-     You can get Disposable E-mail address inside the Outlook. Hotmail lets you create temporary email aliases that are just regular email address but you can delete them and create new one.

9-     You can easily recover your deleted mails, just by opening the ‘Deleted’ folder in Outlook and click on the link ‘recover deleted massage’.

10-You can use unlimited storage space for your mails and attachments where as Gmail offers only 10 GB of storage for free accounts.

Google Handwriting -Hidden Feature

Google Handwriting recognition lets you write search queries on your mobile phone or tablet without using the keyboard. It can recognize shapes as well. Google recently added handwriting recognition capabilities to their web search interface thus giving users an option to scribble search queries without opening the keyboard. Once you turn on the Handwriting mode, the entire Google page turns into a scratch pad – you can write anywhere on the screen and Google will instantly convert your freehand drawing into digital text.

The results are accurate and though the conversion happens on Google’s servers, you won’t notice the delay. Google suggests using block letters but cursive writing works as well.

You can use Google’s handwriting search on most touch-screen mobile phones and tablets but if you are on the desktop, you may change the user agent of your browser to iPad (or Android) and Google will then offer the Handwriting option on your desktop as well.

How Google Handwriting works?

When you draw a shape on the Google page, the path is captured in an array of X, Y points which is then sent to Google’s IME (Input Method Editor) API as a POST Request. It returns a list of possible suggestions (for instance, if you draw a round shape, IME may interpret that as “o, 0, O” while a straight line can be interpreted as “l, I, i, 1″) and one of them is added to the Google search box.

The Undocumented Feature

The JavaScript file associated with Google’s Handwriting feature reveal a hidden feature – other than letters and digits, you can also draw shapes and Google can convert some of them into words. For instance, if you draw a “heart” shape on the search page, Google will render that as the word “heart.”

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a = a.replace(/\u2661/g, "heart"), a = a.replace(/\u263A/g, "smiley face"), a = a.replace(/\u2639/g, "frowny face"), a = a.replace(/\u00A9/g, "copyright"), a = a.replace(/\u00AE/g, "registered trademark"), a = a.replace(/\u221E/g, "infinity"), a = a.replace(/\u2713/g, "check mark"), a = a.replace(/\uD834\uDD1E\u0020/g, "g clef"));

When you draw a heart shape, Google’s IME returns the Unicode equivalent of the heart character and Google, at the client side, converts that symbol into a word.

Google Handwriting Recognition includes similar logic for emoticons, check marks, copyright and trademark symbols but they aren’t working at this time. It does however offer a strong hint that Google Handwriting could be coming to other Google products – like Gmail and chat – because one rarely write smileys and frowning  faces in the search box.