Oppo N1 Lands in India: Full Phone Specification

Finally the Oppo N1 arrives to Indian markets with a price tag of Rs 39,999. With such a huge pricing, the Oppo N1 is now in the list of the expensive smartphone giants like Apple iPhone 5C, Sony Xperia Z1, Samsung Galaxy S4, LG G2, and HTC One.

Here is a quick view of the interior and the exterior of the giant smartphone.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, September
	Status	Available. Released 2013, October

BODY	Dimensions	170.7 x 82.6 x 9 mm (6.72 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	213 g (7.51 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.9 inches (~373 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- Touch-sensitive area at the back (O-Touch, supports long press, sliding and double tap)

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA; HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB OTG

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash,check quality
	Features	Rotating lens, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, long exposure (up to 8s)
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash

FEATURES	OS	Color OS based on Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
	CPU	Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
	GPU	Adreno 320
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

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Top 10 Google AdSense Alternatives

If you make money from your website or blog, chances are you've heard of or at least used Google’s CTR-based advertising network – Google AdSense.

Google Adsense has, if we may, 2 distinctive type of publishers. Those who constantly receive monthly cheques from Google, we call them the happy publishers. The others, the not so happy publishers.

This article is catered for the latter group. Publishers tend to look for an alternative for all sorts of reason. Here’s a list of contextual ad networks similar to Google Adsense, meaning they reward you monetarily when visitors clicked on the contextual ads displayed on your website.

In short – they are the Google AdSense alternatives. We hope you find them useful.

Disclaimer: We have not used most of the ad networks here before. This is an attempt to discover and bring to your awareness more options of contextual ads publishing. We urge you to spend time carefully checking out more details (ad performances, ad size/format, payout threshold, payment method, online reviews, etc) of any particular ad network you intend to use on your website.

The Infamous 3

Chitika

Chitika is probably one of the top choice when publishers come to seek for an Adsense alternative. Chitika’s ads are search query driven, that means your visitors will not see the ads unless they are coming into the website via search engine.

The image below gives you an idea how a Chitika ad would look like:

Despite being one of the most popular AdSense alternatives, Chitika’s ad performance are still a bit on the low side for most publishers. Publishers ought to have a high quality site and apply for Chitika’s Silver level or Gold level ad program in order to see surge in terms of revenue.

Yahoo Bing Network

This new ad network is a collaboration of two of the biggest search engines on the internet, and it should not be confused with Yahoo’s existing YPN and Microsoft’s adCenter. Publishers of the Yahoo Bing Net manage their ad units via Media.net.

One of the advantages of Yahoo Bing Network compare to Google AdSense is perhaps its ability to allow publishers to customize their ad units in terms of style (size, color, shapes) so it blends better with their respective website.

The Yahoo Bing Network is currently not open for public sign up, but if you are keen enough and most of your website’s traffics are coming from United States, Canada and United Kingdom, you can request for an invitation.

Kontera

Kontera uses the in-text advertising model. In a nutshell, in text ads do not take up additional ad spaces, rather, they analyse your site’s content and turn relevant keywords or phrases into hyperlinked text ad.

Here’s how a Kontera in-text ad would look like:

Kontera is based on a CPC model, in another words publishers get paid when visitors click on the ads. The ads customizable, that means you are able to alter the color of the hyperlinks, control the density of text links or even restrict turning any specific keywords into a text ad.

Related links:

• Sign up
• Publisher’s page
• FAQ

Misc Info:

• Minimum payout: $50. Paypal, Wire or Cheque.
• Payout time: Net 30

A Few More:

If you’ve tried the above mentioned 3 and they don’t quite work out for you, here are more advertising networks you can explore.

Clicksor

Clicksor has a range of different types of ad formats. The two popular ones you may want to look into are their text ads (Google AdSense alike) and in-text ads (Kontera alike).

Clicksor’s payout term is Net 15, and you can opt for cheque or Paypal payment option as long as your earnings exceed $50.00

[Sign up] [Publisher's page]

Vibrant Media

Similar to Kontera, Vibrant Media is another ad network notable for their in-text ads. Vibrant Media has recently launched two types of ad formats for extra revenue streams, respectively the in-image ads which integrate text ads within images, and display ads which works on a Cost per-thousand Impressions (CPM) model.

[Sign up] [Publisher's page]

AdSide

AdSide’s banner ad format looks very similar to Google AdSense with one exception – it has a thumbnail on the left side of each row of ad. The following image gives you an idea how the ad looks like:

AdSide ads target heavily on United States, Canada and United Kingdom visitors. If you have an amountful of traffics coming from these mentioned locations, it may work for you.

[Sign up] [Publisher's page]

Infolinks

Infolinks is yet another in-text advertising network. They can also be considered a good alternative if the current in-text ad network is not performing well.

[Sign up] [Publisher's page]

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Top 7 Important Elements of a Good Web Design Portfolio

The best way to show clients what you can do is to show them what you’ve already done. Direct them to your online portfolio.

If you’re a new freelance web designer, creating an online portfolio is one of the very first things that you need to do. As soon as you complete a project that you can be proud of, you can start to build your portfolio.

If you’re an experienced freelance web designer hopefully you already have a portfolio. However, don’t make the mistake that many experienced freelancers make and let your portfolio sit untouched for months–or even years. Your portfolio should be a changing online document that always highlights your very best work.

While looking at the portfolios of other web designers can certainly give you some good ideas, it’s also helpful to have a checklist of elements you should include on your own portfolio. That’s what this post is for. This post lists seven vital elements that every good web design portfolio should include.

Element #1. Your Very Best Work

You may think this is obvious, but if you haven’t updated your portfolio in a while the work that you display may no longer be your best work.

Your skills have likely improved with your growing experience. Also, technology changes. What was once stunning may no longer be impressive.

Don’t let your portfolio get stale. Make a point to review it every few months. Whenever you complete a major project ask yourself whether the work you just finished should be included in your portfolio.

Element #2. Challenges You’ve Overcome

Did you just recently learn a new skill? Maybe you just solved a client’s major problem with your web design?

These achievements can certainly become selling points for your web design business, but only if prospective clients know about them. The only way they can know about your successes is if you show them.

So, when you update your portfolio remember to including challenging samples and samples of any new skills you have mastered.

Element #3. Explanatory Text

Your portfolio may indeed be visually stunning, but you can’t assume that your prospects will understand the significance of what they are seeing.

Adding some explanatory text with your web design samples can help. Explanatory text helps your prospects to understand the back story behind your portfolio samples. Explaining why each sample is important also gives you a chance to market your abilities.

For example, another web designer may realize that a particular portfolio sample uses jQuery–an important new skill you’ve recently mastered. But a potential client probably won’t know this unless you point it out.

Element #4. Your Contact Information

In an ideal world, potential clients would always access your portfolio through your website or blog. Since your website contains your contact information, they would always know how to contact you. However, on the Internet you can’t take this for granted.

While your main site should definitely link to your portfolio, you also have to assume that some potential clients will wind up on your portfolio pages without ever visiting your main site. There are many ways this could happen. A blogger could link directly to your portfolio. A client could refer another business to you and send that business a link directly to your portfolio instead of your website.

Whatever the case, every portfolio page should have a way for prospective clients to contact you. Including your social media contact information is also a plus.

Element #5. Your Logo

If you’ve branded your web design business, your logo is a critical part of that brand. It only makes sense to have your logo on every page of your portfolio along with your contact information.

However, the main focus of your portfolio is your work. While your logo needs to be there, it shouldn’t take center stage.

Element #6. Awards Received and/or Education

Your portfolio should include your most marketable recent accomplishments. Naturally, that means your best design work.

What many web designers fail to include, however, are awards they’ve received or relevant courses they’ve recently taken. Yet, a list of your accomplishments could mean the difference between hiring you and hiring your competitor.

You can list your accomplishments directly on your portfolio site. For longer lists of accomplishments or for less recent accomplishments, you may want to create a separate page for the list and link to it.

Element #7. A Brief Bio

People like to know who they are dealing with, and your web design clients are no exception. That’s why including a brief bio with your portfolio can help market your design business.

The bio you share with your portfolio shouldn’t be your complete, unabridged life story. In fact, it doesn’t need to be very long at all. Just write a few sentences explaining who you are and what make your web design unique.

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iPhone 6 To Feature Sapphire Glass Screen and Solar Charger: Rumours

Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone model later this year and the rumors about what the device will feature are flying. A few days ago, we mentioned that a test run of 100 units of the iPhone 6 with the sapphire glass screen had reportedly been made by Foxconn. In February of 2013, a patent surfaced that suggested an iPhone with a solar charger was on the way.

Today a new rumor has surfaced that combines the sapphire glass screen and that solar charging patent into something new. According to this rumor, the sapphire glass screen of the iPhone 6 will feature solar charging capability. It's unclear if the rumor is suggesting the screen will have an integrated solar panel or if they will be separate items.

Integrating a solar panel along with that sapphire screen in a smartphone would be something completely new in the market. The source of the rumor tips that the goal is to help keep the smartphone topped up and running as long as possible. Battery life is becoming a challenge as people use their devices more and power demands rise with more processing power and larger screens.

One of Apple's patents for the touchscreen solar panel tech hinted that the touch screen had a power management system that was able to take power from solar panels. This is pure rumor at this time, so take it with a grain of salt. We do know that Apple patented this sort of tech, so a solar charging iPhone 6 is certainly possible.

Source: NDTV

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South Korea's 5G: To Let You Download A Full Movie In One Second

South Korea's science ministry wants people on the fastest bullet trains to be able to surf the Internet.

The country's science ministry is investing $1.5 billion in building 5G wireless service for the country by 2020, AFP reports.

Some of the things the ministry wants 5G to do include downloading an 800-megabyte movie in one second, and providing Internet access to people onboard 500-kilometer-per-hour (310 miles) bullet trains. Yes, I would like to live there, too.

2020 seems to be the deadline many groups are taking for developing the next generation of data networks. Samsung, the European Union, and Chinese device manufacturer Huawei have all said they'll work on commercializing 5G by then. There's plenty of work to do. Beyond improving speed to hundreds of times faster than today's 4G, 5G should have fewer dead zones and use less power than 4G, VentureBeat reported last year.

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Blu Vivo 4.8 HD Android Smartphone: Specification & Reviews

Blu Products has announced its latest flagship smartphone running on the Android operating system. The new android powered gadget is called the Blu Vivo 4.8 HD and it comes with an impressively thin body. Whole hardware is packed 6.9mm thick body making the smartphone very slim.

The Vivo 4.8 HD has a screen that is 4.8- inches and is powered by AMOLED tech. The smartphone interior includes quad core MediaTek MT6589T processor operating at 1.5GHz and a PowerVR SGX544 GPU. The phone offers Android 4.2 and the quad core processor is coupled with 1GB of RAM which makes it very sharp and smooth.

The Vivo 4.8 HD comes packed with 16GB of internal storage and it supports the 4G 42Mbps HSPA+ connectivity. The smartphone has an 8MP rear autofocus camera that uses second-generation backside illuminated sensor that is able to record full HD resolution video. And a 5MP front facing camera for video calling.

Overall The phone looks very attractive and comes in four colors including green, black, white, and pink.

Other hardware features include:
> integrated GPS,
> Bluetooth 4.0,
> hotspot capability,
> FM tuner, and WiFi.

The Vivo 4.8 HD operates on 2G (GSM/GPRS/ EDGE) 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, 3G (HSPA+ 42Mbps) 850/1900, or 850/2100.

The smartphone is available in the US for $249.

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Privacy Policy & Disclaimer Samples for Blogs

Every Blogger wants to make their blog look serious and present a strong image of their Brand. To achieve that every blogger relies on standalone Privacy Policy and Disclaimer pages. But it may prove real pain in their butt when it comes to look for the matching Policies for their Blogs. Here TopPost brings you some Privacy Policy & Disclaimer samples to help you cook your own policies.

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