CyanoICE9
CM7.1 Based ROM
The ROM is based on BehradH's CM7.1. Im not giving you words like This has the best battery backup, This is the fastest ROM ever or This thing Rocks.! You try it and tell me hows it
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Weighing 85mb this CM7.1 includes -
Modded TWLauncher
Sense 3.5 Clock
Torch.!
Free space of 150MB
CM9 Theme
Original Post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1625413
Features
When doubleTwist first launched two years ago, it set the bar very high for music players’ feature sets. Since then it has undergone a massive transformation, adding features such as video playback, wireless syncing, and even streaming films from your phone to your game console.
The most important feature is still media playback. Playing your music using doubleTwist is a pleasant experience; everything from pausing and fast forwarding to audio equalising is simple. You can do other nifty things that make managing your music easier, such as swiping up to reveal your current playlist and flicking your screen to move tracks.
Playback of a song and playlist view
doubleTwist also contains one particular feature that should appeal to audiophiles: an equaliser. Equalising is great for those of us who like to make sure every aspect of their music is pitch perfect – for example, if I would like a song that’s mainly drum solos to have more bass I can just fire up the equaliser and adjust the settings freely. Although some users won’t ever find the need to go near this feature, for audiophiles equalisers have almost become a necessity whilst playing back their music.
The doubleTwist equaliser
A new feature, introduced in November, is based on Podcast syncing: you can now subscribe to and download podcasts through the app itself. Before the update, this was done by connecting it to your PC and doing all the browsing and downloading via the doubleTwist desktop client. It worked, but the new method is a blessing. You can stream podcasts directly to your device for free, but to download or subscribe to them you will need to buy an optional upgrade that weighs in at €4.99.
Browsing podcasts in style!
One of doubleTwist’s most touted features is the ability to sync without wires via what they called “AirSync”. AirSync allows you to just open the app on your mobile, activate the desktop client and drag and drop whichever media files you please. This is a really neat feature as it gives the end user a taste of the inescapable future of wire-free synchronisation. I found the transfer reasonably fast, bearing in mind that it was being done over Wi-Fi.
During the process of syncing using AirSync
doubleTwist is well known for its music playback, but not so much for its video playback. Once you sync some of your videos through the desktop application they can then be easily accessed through the app. I found video playback to be very smooth and, although its featureset does not match up to specific video apps (such as MoboPlayer), it offers enough satisfy anybody who just wants to play back their video files without any extra bells and whistles.
Browsing my video podcast selection.
User Interface
The UI also got a lot of attention in the November update. Previously, doubleTwist’s interface was something that you would expect to see in Gingerbread or even Froyo, but the new update brings the UI into the Ice Cream Sandwich era.
The main menu has received a really great overhaul that makes it a pleasure to use. At the top we have a list of different menus we can access including “Settings,” “Music,” and “Videos.” This element definitely took a leaf out of Windows Phone 7′s book with its “slide-left-or-right to move between different menus” approach. But this is most definitely not a bad thing. Using the main menu is a very fluid experience.
Music and Settings panels
Selecting your music is a major part of any music playback app, as is how it is presented. Luckily, doubleTwist uses a beautifully designed grid view to show you your music collection. Anybody who uses iTunes will find this grid approach very familiar, and so they will also be aware of how intuitive it is.
Your music is presented to you in a very modern way!
Once you select your music you will be brought into the part of the app where most people will spend the most of their time, the playback screen. doubleTwist’s playback screen is much different to that of other music apps available. The playback screen maximises every pixel of your Android device’s display in an effort to make all the controls you may need available in the one view, rather than having to switch between several.
As you can see, many settings exist on the Now Playing screen.
Playing back your video collection in doubleTwist is simple, thanks to the minimal interface that is used both when selecting your video and during playback itself. Selecting your video is as simple as selecting “Videos” from the menu and tapping the video. During the playback of your video you can tap on the screen at any point during the video to see your control panel glide gracefully into view. From here you can pause, fast forward or rewind.
The UI discussed above is minimal but it is undoubtedly well-designed!
Overall the UI of doubleTwist is a great example of beautiful UI design on the Android platform.
Conclusion
doubleTwist’s revamp has improved the app in many ways. Everything from selecting your media to playing it back has been given an overhaul, which makes the app a pleasure to use. Couple this with features such as an equaliser and wireless synchronisation and you definitely have a great app on your hands.
However, note that if you want to maximise the potential of the app with features such as an equaliser or wireless syncing, it will cost you.
Voice Control
Although it wasn’t a popular feature, previous generations of the iPhone offered Voice Control, a Siri-esque option that worked sometimes and allowed you voice dial and things like that. It worked, but again, not that well, and wasn’t very versatile, either. Still, I was a user, and I found Voice Control to come in handy when I had to make a phone call while driving or just didn’t want to flip through my seemingly endless contact book.
When Siri came out, I figured I’d try it out, but it just didn’t seem that magical right out of the gate. I think that’s one of the things about Siri that lots of people don’t really understand; you don’t know how convenient it is until you discover all of the opportunities.
The Average Day
For example, today I was working on an article for this site, then I had to go pick up my son at daycare. Since it was a nice day, I plugged in a set of headphones into my 4S and hopped on my bike with a toddler trailer attached, ready to take him for a ride. But before I left, I remembered that I needed to water the plants, which I usually do by setting a hose on this slope in the yard and letting it run in a trickle for about an hour. I hold down the home button and say to Siri, “Set a timer for 45 minutes.” Done.
Well that's weird, I'm in the mood for Italian food, too.
As I started off, I held down the mic button on the headphones and said, “Play Death Certificate,” and next thing I knew, the 1991 Ice Cube classic was playing in my headphones. Halfway there, I realized that my wife might be on the way herself, so I asked Siri to “Find my wife,” a cue to open up Find My Friends. Turns out she was miles away, so I was good.
I’m turning into the daycare center and remember that I have to grab some tools out of the garage before I head out tomorrow, but I knew I was going to forget. “Set a reminder for 9 pm tonight.” Siri comes back with, “What would you like it to say?” to which I respond, “Grab the tools out of the garage before you go out tomorrow.” Bam — reminder set.
Off on the road with my son now, volume on the headset turned way down so I can hear him if he needs anything, I decide to give my folks a ring to see if we had dinner plans still. “Call my mother on her cell,” and of course, Siri makes that happen. After the call I made a Calendar appointment, and then continued my bike ride.
I did all this while riding a bike down the road, no problem at all.
App Integration
Although there isn’t yet any way to integrate Siri fully into developer’s apps (at least not that I know of), there are some smart people out there who have figured out ways to work with the system.
Remind me again why I didn't get a white one?
Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about OmniFocus and Siri, and how they can work together via iCloud. If they can figure out how to navigate the system, then maybe other people can as well. And if Apple does open up Siri to new commands from other apps, well that’s going to be huge. Frankly, I think we can consider that an inevitability, and should come out in iOS 6.
But Wait, There’s More!
Now you may not think that Siri as an app is useful in itself, but how about its stealthy cousin, text dictation? Just pull up any keyboard on an iPhone 4S and you’ll see a little microphone to the left of the keyboard, taunting you to use it. For me, this comes in really handy with sending texts. I can say a whole paragraph faster than I can type it on the iPhone’s keyboard, and I can even do it using the headphones on a bike ride, like I was earlier today.
Dictation is a funny word.
I do this same thing with emails at times. Again, I just pull up the on-screen keyboard, hit the mic and rattle off whatever I need to send. Facebook updates, Twitter posts — they all can be done by talking, and with as much typing as I do in a day, every little bit helps.
Apple has an interesting relationship with Samsung. They are Samsung’s biggest customer, buying up valuable components to power the successful iPhone and iPad lines. However, right now they’re suing Samsung’s mobile division for copying Apple’s intellectual property.
Samsung are, of course, the makers of the Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets, all running Android, while Apple produce the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, all running iOS. The intellectual property specified in Apple’s case refers to both the hardware and software design aspects of iOS and the devices that run them.
Look and Feel
Firstly, Apple has pointed out the design similarities in the hardware. Rounded rectangular product shape, substantial black bezels with roughly equal width (on iPad) or roughly equal width on parallel sides (on iPhone), and a front surface dominated by a screen are some of the claims Apple mades. In the software world, Apple is also keen to point out the similarity with a grid of icons and a separate row easily distinguished from from the others as they do not change as home screens are moved.
Apple also points out the design similarities in the packaging, with each coming in a rectangular box with a large front view of the product and an immediate presence of the product once the lid is removed.
In this case, the claims are, unfortunately, hard to ignore.
Home Screen
Another fairly obvious claim is similarities in the home screens. Apple points out the layout similarities, especially the 4 x 4 grid of icons with a dock at the bottom.
And then there are the icons themselves, which have an undeniable likeness. Take the phone icon, for example. An angled, light-coloured phone on a green gradient was the design choice of both parties when there are clearly other options.
Left: Samsung Galaxy S. Right: iPhone 3G.
User Interface
Apple also notes their patents on a few iOS features, including the bounce effect you get when you scroll to the top of a list. Apple regularly touts its multi-touch technology and, of course, this is pointed out as an infringement here.
What Does It All Mean?
Well, when you put them side by side (see above) the devices do look similar. There’s no doubt that things such as the angled phone icon are not a coincidence, and it’s hard to ignore that one side has been influenced by the other.
Samsung seems pretty unique in this case with TouchWiz. Other Android skins don’t opt for the iPhone-esque app tiles and instead many have transparent icons, like those you’d use on a PC.
However, are you confused by the two? I’m certainly not. Sure, the similarities are there — but I doubt many walk into a store aiming to buy an iPhone but end up walking out with a Galaxy S oblivious to reality. Apple has ground with their various patents and trademarks, but the “consumer confusion” card can’t really be played here.
The Fanboys React
Naturally, since it’s Apple and Android, there are some fanboy views to be expressed. The biggest argument that the Android side has come up with so far is the image below.
The "LOL @ APPLE" image that's been doing the rounds.
The above image has since been debunked. The Samsung F700 was announced at Cebit 2006 but it wasn’t actually shown. It’s first public debut was actually after the iPhone was shown at Macworld 2007. But it’s still a grid of icons with a central hardware button.
But don’t all GUIs form roots to the iPhone? Grid-aligned icons are something that I’ve used on my PC (and more recently my Mac) for a long time, so that’s nothing new. However, with Apple expanding the app home screen idea to Mac OS X this summer, I’m sure it’s something they want to protect as it’s soon to become such an important feature across their product lines. Even the tiny iPod nano uses the same layout, sans the dock of course.
Final Thoughts
When we look at the facts, Apple has a solid case. They’ve cited numerous patents in both hardware and software and even away from all the legal talk, the obvious similarities are evident. In fact, it seems insane that Samsung has went forward with such obvious design aspects, ones that were first being shown in iOS right from the start.
So what’s the likely outcome of this case? I’m not an IP lawyer and don’t claim to be. However, I reckon there’ll be some changes on Samsung’s part. I’m guessing they’ll opt to change the packaging and then roll out some new interface tweaks to avoid paying royalties to Apple. The real outcome will start to become evident once Samsung releases new devices. We’ll see whether Apple has had an effect on the design team at Samsung.
Source : http://android.appstorm.net
Can you make money on YouTube?
YES!
YouTube is one of the most popular websites on the Internet and a large number of people watch YouTube videos for entertainment and information. You can find thousands of how-to videos on a variety of subjects such as acne, dating, losing weight and creating websites. A lot of people watch funny and entertaining videos on YouTube.
Internet marketers use YouTube to generate leads for their online businesses. Online affiliate marketers use the video-sharing website to send buyers to products they promote. These Internet marketers make money online through YouTube and other video-sharing websites.
How can you make money on YouTube?
Sharing entertaining videos: YouTube can be used as a publishing platform for original videos providing entertainment and information. In this case, the video creator can make money through advertisements. Google YouTube has its own advertising programme, which you can use to monetize your videos. The revenue will depend on the number of times the video is viewed and clicks on ads.Sharing product advertorials: Internet marketers use video reviews, customer testimonials and how-to guides for products they promote. When creating a video testimonials for YouTube, make sure that it looks real. Keep the camera and lighting like an amateur. If you do not have the equipment, time or expertise to create video reviews or testimonials, you can hire someone to create a video for you. Fiverr has a lot of talented individuals offering to create video reviews and testimonials for $5. You will have to just upload the video on YouTube.
For example, if I am promoting an acne cure, I will share a video about acne and how the product helps in getting rid of acne. In the video, I will drop my affiliate link (shortened using service like Bit.ly or Goo.gl to make it look pretty) so that people can check it out using my referral. When they buy the product using the affiliate link or discount coupon code, I earn a commission.
Video marketing (using YouTube for selling or promoting products) is an effective strategy for persuading people into buying or trying your products. It is also easier to rank on YouTube than in Google. YouTube being an authority website owned by Google, it gets indexed in Google search engine almost instantly. All of this makes YouTube a hot spot for Internet marketers.
Driving traffic to websites: YouTube and other video-sharing websites can also used to get visitors to your websites and blogs. When you intend to drive traffic to your websites, share interesting stuff, funny videos and how-to articles related to the niche of the website. When you want the viewers to visit your website, leave some loose ends in the video and invite viewers to find the remaining information on your website. It acts like a teaser. So you share most of the information on a certain topic, but not all. It is necessary that the viewer should have the desire to visit your website or blog for the rest of the information.
Creating a video for YouTube
If you have a video camera, you know what to do with it. Shoot a video and then convert it into MP4 or AVI format. Upload it on YouTube.Internet marketers can do without video cameras. Create screencasts by recording your computer screen. You can use desktop recording application such as Cam Studio or Record My Desktop (Linux). You can also use a presentation (PowerPoint or Open Office) to create a screencast video.
Make your videos as useful and interesting as possible. Don’t forget to share your affiliate product link or code in the video, preferably at the beginning. So even if the visitor leaves mid way, the affiliate code or link gets shared.
Tips for making money on YouTube
When trying to sell or promote products through YouTube and other video-sharing websites, you need to follow some basic rules for success.- Videos should be not less than a minute, or at least 30 seconds for product reviews.
- Use a screen recorder tool to create a screencast for how-to videos and tutorials.
- Add your product or affiliate link in the beginning and the end of the video.
- Add your target keywords in the title of the video.
- Description for the video should include a short write-up around your target keywords.
- Add the affiliate link or coupon code in the first and the last line of the description.
- Add “annotations” in the entire length of your videos. Share your affiliate link or coupon code in the annotations. These help grab attention of viewers.
- Leave comments on related videos on YouTube.
- Add your video as a “video response” to popular YouTube videos.
- Build backlinks to your videos on YouTube and other video-sharing websites.