Top 4 GPS Apps for Android

Google earth has been at the pinnacle in terms of GPS applications for a long time and all of Google’s operating systems have been providing for “Google earth”, so the GPS apps are joining hands with the Androids. With the help of a GPS tracking app, user can easily locate their position as well as the destinations’. The mobile GPS apps are capable to accomplish tasks which might appear to be impossible without proper wireless coverage. The Androids are providing some of the free GPS apps too which make it worth a try for the user without looking deep into their wallets. Of many GPS apps available in the market today, we have picked out the best few in our list which goes like:

 

1. Sygic

This app tops the list with its eye bound features. It provides for extra Tom Tom maps which might cost a fortune for regular users. The feature that keeps this app aloof from other apps is its ability to keep updating maps so the user doesn’t have to worry about new shorter routes. Another advantage to this app is that it stores the maps into Micro SD memory of the phone, so the user can access to maps even without the network. Its’ claimed to be one of the most downloadable GPS app in the world.






2. Skobbler

Don’t go on the odd name of this app, it ranks among the best GPS apps available in the market. The striking features of this app include its voice instructions and also it features 2D and 3D maps. It also has 2 modes- Walking mode and Car driving mode, User can avail any of the option based on their requirement.
 











3. Loopt

This app ranks 3^rd in our list but is very effective for the users. It keeps updating its background on a regular basis and helps monitor traffic too. This app has a user friendly interface and is very easy to use. It is compatible with the social networking sites like face book, twitter and others and you can share your location status with friends. It works with IOS as well. All this comes for free which makes this App an irreplaceable one.











4. Co-Pilot

This App works the best for users who travel a lot. This app helps user save the maps in their SD card, so the maps are accessible even without a proper network, a huge storage of Micro SD provides you with the facility to fit the whole map of Russia in the phone. This app is extremely swift to use at the time of driving. Another feature added to this application is its voice alerts; they work lot better than in google maps. In a nutshell, this app is custom made for users spending most of their time in travel and for travelers, there is no better replacement for this application.
About the Author – Kuldeep is a freelance writer who recommends you to check Android tutorials and news stuffs at Android Blog.

Curlew Multimedia Converter Install on Ubuntu and Linux Mint from PPA

You know there are many media converters in Linux that helps to convert video and audio files to any other formats we want. Curlew is one media converter that comes with an easy-to-use GUI written in Python. With the help of this converter via the Advanced menu options you can add subtitles to your videos.
Following are the some of Curlew supports media formats.

• MP3 - M4A - 3G2 - WAV - OGG
• AVI – MP4 – FLV – MOV – MKV – 3GP
• WMV - Google WebM, etc.

The latest version of Curlew is 0.1.12 that will bring some new improvements. It can also convert files for some portable devices like iPhone, iPad, Nokia, LG, PSP, Xbox, PS3 etc.
You can see how to install Curlew from PPA in this article. The distributions are:

• Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04
• Linux Mint 14/13

Curlew Multimedia Converter Installation

• Enter these commands by open the terminal

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/multimedia
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curlew

• From the Unity Dash you can start Curlew

Or

• You need to run this command from the terminal

curlew
Curlew Removal

• You have to enter these commands to uninstall Curlew from Ubuntu/Linux mint.

sudo add-apt-repository –remove ppa:upubuntu-com/multimedia
sudo apt-get remove curlew
sudo apt-get update

My-Weather indicator for Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04/Linux Mint

It displays weather of location on panel, You can add up-to 2 locations in this indicator. It shows weather in complete details. There is forecast map option to choose location from map.

You can add up to two locations in this indicator, there are option for show temperature on panel and show notifications about weather. Also you can select "Auto location" for Main location, It will auto detect your current location.

There are three weather sources available: Yahoo, Open Weather Map and World Weather Online. You can choose whatever you want.

You change settings of temperature and details for weather.

In General Options you can select "Auto-start" option to start automatically at login. You can change weather refresh time from "Refresh Frequency" and You can choose light or dark icon for panel.

To install My-Weather indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator

That's it, Enjoy

Source: noobslab

Monitor Laptop Battery Life with LXDE on Ubuntu or Linux Mint

If you install and activate the LXDE desktop environment in Ubuntu / Linux Mint, you will notice that the status icon of the battery life is lacking, which prevents users from knowing the battery level of their laptops. In this article, we will see how to use fdpowermon – a simple tool for monitoring battery power of mobile computers with ACPI -. To view the battery status icon in the taskbar life To install fdpowermon 12.10/12.04 in Ubuntu or Linux Mint 14/13, open the terminal and run the command:

sudo apt-get install fdpowermon

We will now configure fdpowermon to start automatically after logging on to your desktop. To do this, edit this file (replace gedit with your favorite text editor):

gksu gedit / etc / xdg / lxsession / LXDE / autostart

Add this line: @ fdpowermon

Save the file and exit. The status icon will show the battery automatically at system startup:

Install Tor Browser Bundle 2.3.25-6 From PPA in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Tor Browser Bundle 2.3.25-6 has been released recently bringing updates for the following features:

•     Update Firefox to 17.0.5esr
•     Update NoScript to 2.6.59

As a reminder, Tor Browser Bundle isa  multiplatform software that allows users to browse the web in anonymity. You can check for more information about it here. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Tor Browser Bundle from PPA which is supported by these Ubuntu/Mint distros:

• Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04
• Linux Mint 14/13

If you prefer a manual installation, you can download it from here.

Tor Browser Bundle 2.3.25-6 Installation

Open the terminal and enter these commands for 32-bit architectures:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor 

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install tor-browser 

sudo chown $USER -Rv ~/.tor-browser/

For 64-bit architectures, run these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor64 

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install tor-browser 

sudo chown $USER -Rv ~/.tor-browser/

Use now Unity dash to search and open the software:

GStreamer 1.0.6 Release with Fixes and Updates

If you are searching for a good development framework for crafting apps like video editors, media players and such, you have here the new Gstreamer version 1.0.6.
The GStreamer project officially declared that it has new API and ABI-stable 1.x series with the new 1.0.6 version which enables the GStreamer multimedia framework.

If you are searching for a good development framework for crafting apps like video editors, media players and such, you have here the new Gstreamer version 1.0.6.
The GStreamer project officially declared that it has new API and ABI-stable 1.x series with the new 1.0.6 version which enables the GStreamer multimedia framework.

Here you can Download GStreamer 1.0.6: http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/GStreamer-2569.shtml