NOKIA LUMIA 730 – THE PROFESSIONAL SMART PHONE FOR SELFIE (PART II)

CAMERA
With a selfie smart phone, camera is the most significant part. If you just look at the number of megapixel of Lumia 730’s camera, you can be disappointed. Lumia 730’s main camera just has 6.7 MP, it is poor if you compared to other smart phones like 8 MP of Apple iPhone 6, 16 MP of Samsung Galaxy S5 or 20.7 MP of Sony Experia Z3, but when you look it carefully, you will see the real power of Lumia 730’s camera, it has a high quality ZEISS optics, f – number/ aperture is f/1.9, sensor size is 1/ 3.4 inch. These equipments help you can take high quality pictures with ISO from 100 to 3200. This smart phone has a LED light for main camera, it is useful when you have to take pictures in the darkness.

Nokia also gives 730 a good front camera. Many other smart phone manufacturers do not equip a good front camera for their smart phone because they think it is just used for basic demands. But Nokia is different, Nokia want to create a selfie smart phone, and many users used to take selfie pictures by front camera because it helps them control what will be in picture. And from this point, Nokia equipped a 5 MP front camera for 730. With this front camera, you can be sure you can selfie conveniently and the pictures will be quality. Lumia 730’s cameras are really good.

PERFORMANCE
Lumia 730’s processor is Snapdragon 400 with qual – core 1.2GHz, the Ram is 1GB. This configuration seems to be weak when you compare it to others, but you should not forget 730 runs Windows 8.1, an operating system can run well with low configurations. In fact, 703’s configuration is not weak, it is medium, and when it runs on Windows 8.1, its performance is excellent, when you shift between screens, play games, open apps… there is no mistake. Ram 1GB helps you do not must hesitate when you want to install a new app. Especially, Microsoft gives customers an Office Suite package when they buy Lumia smart phones, and 730 performs well Office Suite, so you can selfie while working without any problem.

BATTERY
730’s battery is 2220mAh, you can use it to talk in 22 hours with 2G and 17 hours with 3G or it can play movies in 9 hours, if you are a fan of surfing website, you can use 730 for it in 10.5 hours, very impressive, and of course, its battery is enough to help you selfie a day.

NOKIA LUMIA 730 – THE PROFESSIONAL SMART PHONE FOR SELFIE (PART I)

After being acquired by Microsoft, Nokia has released many attractive smart phones like Lumia 520, Lumia 920, Lumia 1520…Recently, Nokia (or Microsoft if you think so) introduced a new smart phone for selfie purpose. Selfie is a natural demand of people, from the first camera was created, there had been many selfie pictures being taken. However, in the past, it was so difficult when you did want to take a selfie picture because the camera was not popular, and it was very expensive to take a picture. From late 1990s, when digital camera was invented and equipped for cell phones, the selfie movement has developed rapidly, people selfie at anywhere, at anytime.
To help anyone selfie easier, Nokia created a professional smart phone for this demand, Nokia Lumia 730.

LUMIA 730’s SPECIFICATIONS

CAMERA	REAR: 6.7 MP, full HD, 30 fps, zoom 4x, ZEISS optics, ISO 100 - 3200 FRONT: 5 MP, full HD
DISPLAY
PROCESSOR	Snapdragon 400 qual – core 1.2GHz
NETWORKING	GSM 850/ 900/ 1900/ 2100MHz HSDPA 21.1Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps WIFI B/ G/ N NFC Micro USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0
RAM	1GB
MEMORY	8GB, free 15GB cloud storage
OS	Windows 8.1
BATTERY	2220mAh

DESIGN

Like other Nokia’s smart phones, 730 has a standard design, square shape and solid, this design style makes you feel safe when you hold it in your hands. Nokia also makes 730’s sides curved to help you can feel more comfortable if you have to hold it to use for a long time, these curves help 730 looks more charming, not just solid as it looks first time.
The thick of 730 is 0.35 inch and the weight is 4.7 ounces, quite slim and light. It is very significant with a selfie smart phone because users will lift it many times to selfie, if it is heavy or too thick, it will make users uncomfortable.
Generally, I appreciate Lumia 730’s design, it looks solid, maybe this is Nokia’s style when they have built their products, but still charming. It is very hard to achieve this goal, but Lumia 730 got it. When you use 730, you will feel secure and satisfied, feel secure because it is solid and you do not scare it will be broken easily, feel satisfied because it is still beautiful, it will attract others when you take it out and selfie, especially, you can choose many colorful cases to make it more attractive.

TOP 10 ANDROID APPS THAT YOUR SMARTPHONES MUST HAVE (PART II)

6. Oyster – Read unlimited books

If you are a fan of books, this is the app you must have. Oyster has a huge library with over 500000 books including many book types like fiction, non – fiction, children books, scientific, comics… and you can fast select a book you love to read anytime you want, it sounds good. Oyster looks like Netflix of bookworms. To use Oyster’s library unlimitedly, you have to pay 9.95usd a month, it is affordable if you compare its price to total prices of books which you have to buy or rent to read.

7. Evernote

Evernote is a famous app, it helps you note the necessary information on your document and, in contrast, you also find out everything you noted very easily. Beside that, Evernote has some function to help you manage your office works better like voice recorder, list keeper… although Evernote has many useful features but you will be surprised when you know Evernote’s basic version is free, I think the functions of this version are enough for popular demands of office works.

8. Netflix

Netflix is a famous service that helps you watch movies and stream tivi programs online. There are many online services which provide the same service with Netflix but why Netflix is the chosen one? It is very simple, Netflix provide a better service: high quality movies or tivi programs, affordable prices and all movies or tivi programs that you watch on Netflix have copyrights, these things make Netflix different from others. To use Netflix’s quality services, you have to pay 8.99usd a month if you are new member, it is cheaper than many cable services.

9. Facebook and Facebook Messenger

Facebook is the most familiar social network and billions of people in the world have a Facebook’s account (maybe you also have one). As a result, when you buy a smart phone, you will need to install Facebook’s app to keep in touch your friend’s status. The app is quite good, when you have any new feed, if will tell you by ringing or new feed will run on the top of the screen. Facebook Messenger is different from Facebook app, it has many problems and users do not like it, if it is compared to other messenger app like Skype or Whatsapp, it has no chane to win. Maybe it survives because Facebook’s users have no choice when they want to chat with their friends on Facebook.

10. Twitter

Like Facebook, Twitter is a social network, it allows users can send short messages. It also has a huge users around the world, many users are famous people like movies stars, singers, politicians…so it attracts more users. Using Twitter, sometimes you will know some announcements form stars very early. If you do not like follow the stars, you can follow your friends, classmates or colleagues to update new information. Twitter has a logical interface, users read and send messages without any difficulties. It just allows short messages so your messages will be sent fast even though the internet connection is not good. Both Twitter and Facebook are free, so if you have an account of these services or you want to update your friend’s information regularly, you should have Twitter and Facebook on your smart phone.

TOP 10 ANDROID APPS THAT YOUR SMARTPHONES MUST HAVE (PART I)

Today, owning a smart phone is common, anyone can purchase a smart phone from any phone carrier or phone store. To many people, smart phone is really indispensable. However, many users do not know which apps are necessary for their smart phones. I offer top 10 apps that android – run smart phones must have (I focus on writing about android apps because this is the most widely used mobile operating system in the world).
1. Avast! Mobile security and Antivirus

Many users think a cell phone cannot be infected virus, spyware, adware or something like that, but they think wrong, any smart phone can also be attacked by hackers and infected malware. So the best way they can do to protect their smart phone is install a good antivirus software. I recommend Avast. It has many features to help you prevent virus, spyware, theft…protect your private data…it also has a plus point, it is free. With Avast, you can feel secure without any worry about any cost.

2. LastPass Password MGR Premium 3

When someone uses your smart phone or it is stolen, if it has no password, someone else or the thief can see your personal data. I recommend installing LastPass for your smart phone to avoid this situation. LastPass helps you set up password for not only smart phone but also each app. The app’s price is 1usd for a month, not expensive to protect your private data safely.

3. Feedly

Feedly is an apps which helps you update news ASAP, it is the same Google Reader. Feedly is an easy app to use, you just need some minutes to know all functions. Its interface is pretty and I think you will like it. Its price is zero, so instead of buying some newspapers and cost money so much, why do not you download and set up a Feedly’s version for your phone?

4. Google keyboard

When you own a smart phone, you will type so much, there are many reasons to type like typing a comment, typing an email, typing a chat… so before typing anything, you should equip a quality keyboard for your smart phone. I think Google keyboard are a good recommendation. First, it is free, of course, many Google’s products are free, but Google keyboard is different, you do not have to show advertisement or something like that when you use Google keyboard. Second, it is really good, it has a clear interface, easy to type or add new features/ remove unnecessary features. Third, it is always updated, Google usually updates new version for Google keyboard to serve users better.

5. Dropbox

Smartphone usually has a limited disk space, it is not enough to save all your data on it. The best option is using a cloud storage. Dropbox is a prestigious name. You can upload your data like documents, images, videos… on it and you can share your data with people who are accepted. You can also create different folders to classify and save many types of data as you want. Dropbox, like many other android apps, is free and this point is so attractive.

TOP 5 ANDROID APPS FOR OFFICE IN 2014 (PART II)

3.    Google Drive

When you look its name, you will think it is a storage service instead of an app for office. Yes, Google Drive was a cloud storage service. However, Google wanted it would have more functions, so Google merged Google Drive with its office services like Google Docs to launch a new united service. Google integrated office features into Google Drive to make it can read, create or edit usual document. Google Drive has a friendly interface, it is very easy to familiarize and use it. It is also stable, Google invest resources to help it runs well, if there is any problem, Google will fix it as soon as they can. You can upload your data to Google Drive to store it, it is useful when you work on a mobile device because the mobile devices have a small disk space and you can not store a big data. Google will give you 15 GB of storage when you register a Google Drive account, it sounds good.
Google Drive is free but you can not synchronize your data with other cloud storage services like Microsoft’s OneDrive or Dropbox… because Google wants to keep their service exclusively. This is a weakness of Google Drive.

4.    Kingsoft Office

Kingsoft is one of the biggest software developer in China and they released a really quality app for office works, it is Kingsoft Office app. This app supports 44 languages so if you have any concern about using an app from a country where people do not speak the same language with you or you do not know English and be afraid of using an app with interface by English, you can have a peace of mind.
The Kingsoft Office can read popular office types including the types of Microsoft Office. It is helpful because most of documents are saved with Microsoft Office types. Kingsoft are compatible with other office apps like Evernote and you can save or upload your document to cloud storage. Reading pdf files is a remarkable function of Kingsoft Office because there are not many apps integrating this function into it.
You can download and install Kingsoft Office without fees. Unlike other free apps, Kingsoft does not require you have to use any other Kingsoft’s products or display advertisement on your screen. It is so good.

5.    Microsoft Office Mobile

Microsoft Office Suite is one of the most familiar Office Suite in the world and, of course, Microsoft has built a mobile version for mobile devices. Initially, you had to pay money if you want to use Microsoft Office Mobile, but the revenue of this app was not good because there have been many good and free (or low price) office apps in the app market and users also want to use it. This situation requires Microsoft has to change strategy and the result is free for MS Office Mobile. It is amazing, the quality of MS Office had been tested by users and now, users can use it free. It is reasonable when MS Office Mobile is on the list of all top office apps reviews.
There is just a small problem with this app, Microsoft updates their products slowly and MS Office Mobile is not an exception, so if you have a MS Office Mobile on your smart phone and it some problems, you should have a little patience with Microsoft Support.

TOP 5 ANDROID APPS FOR OFFICE IN 2014 (PART I)

The Android – run mobile devices are very popular, many people have a smart phone or tablet runs this operating system. They use it not only for entertainment purposes but also for office works, it becomes a muti – tasks device to fulfill many diversified demands of users. As a result, there are lots of office suite apps have been released to help users can professionally do their office works on their mobile devices and you can choose one for yours. However, the apps market has not just good apps, there are still bad apps, so you have to choose carefully. Fortunately, we classify the office apps to point out the best apps.
1.    Chrome Remote Desktop
Chrome Remote Desktop (CRD) is the first recommendation. Why? Because it can help you use office suite without any worries about questions as how can learn to use a new office suite? How much I have to pay for it? Is it fit with my file type format?

This app is a remote desktop, it means you can use CRD to access to your computer and compose, read, review…any document, agreement, email… as you do daily. You do not need to learn new things to use CRD, you just need to do office works as you do usually. The difference is you do it indirectly, you do it via a software instead of doing it directly on your computer. It will help you feel familiar when you want to do some office work but you have not your computer.
A weakness of this app is you must have internet connection to use it, if you have not, you can not access to your computer. So you should be sure there is a wifi connection at your workplace or you should register a 3G or LTE package to keep your smart phone connecting internet when you use CRD.
Another plus of CRD is free, will not have to pay anything to use it.

2.    Docs To Go

If you do not want to use an app which requires internet connection, you can choose Docs To Go. As its name, Docs To Go is an app designed to help you can do your office work uninterruptedly.  This app has many features to support your works, it can easily open and edit Microsoft Office file types like doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx… it can also help you read pdf files, one of the most popular types of document. So, with Docs To Go, you will not worry about being ready to do office work when you have to move out. Docs To Go supports you store your data on cloud, so you can use your data anywhere you go to and your data can be secured though you lose your smart phone or tablet.
Docs To Go is free, it is very good. But you have to accept to show advertisement on tablet’s screen. It is a point that you should consider before installing it.

TOP 5 ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC – RUN COMPUTERS

If you have a Macbook and you are finding a excellent antivirus software for it, I recommend you 10 products below, these products are not chosen by feeling, these antivirus applications are chosen by protecting Mac – run computers out of threats of virus, malware, spam…

1.    INTEGO MAC PREMIUM BUNDLE
Intego is one of the most prestigious antivirus software for Mac devices, it can protect the computer out of popular malware on Mac OS and Windows, it means you can copy data from a Windows computer to Mac without any worries about infecting. Intego will scan automatically when you insert any external devices into Mac computer to detect any potential threats. Especially, if you bring your Mac to public places like school, library, workplace…Intego can prevent any attack from outside to steal your data. Its price is 69.99usd, not too expensive for a quality antivirus application like Intego.

2.    KROMTECH MACKEEPER PREMIUM
Mackeeper got excellent scores from AV – Comparatives, a prestigious test laboratory. As its name, Mackeeper is created to protect Mac devices professionally, it has some impressive functions like anti – phishing, phishing is a technique which hackers create a fraud website, when you access it, hackers will have your account and password and they can access to your account on real website to steal personal information, there are some many famous actresses and actors had been stolen by this way. Mackeeper daily determines the fraud site to help you avoid it.

3.    KASPERSKY SECURITY FOR MAC 2014
Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS) is too famous because of efficient protections for windows – run computers. And it still keeps its renown with a version for Mac OS. Kaspersky will scan all your Mac to guarantee that no virus, worms, trojan, spyware… can exist. Kaspersky has a big data bank about malware and the data is always updated, so your computer can be protected very well. A virtual keyboard is integrated into Kaspersky to help you type password safely, hackers can not use any keylogger to record your password. Kaspersky also provides the parental control feature, it helps parents limit time and which websites kids can surf or it prevents children sharing the personal information on internet.

4.    F – SECURE ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC 2014
F – secure has many impressive features to help you can protect the computer as well as you can. F – secure has a lab to research and update new malware for its antivirus software, this lab regularly updates thousands of virus, spyware, Trojan…everyday to make your Mac computer can resist any attacks and threats from outside. F – secure has also created its renown as one of the best software of antiphishing, with F – secure, you can believe you will avoid any fraud websites.

5.    ESET CYBER SECURITY PRO FOR MAC 2014
ESET has a good feature about protecting the computer out of threats when you check email, spreading virus, Trojan, spams… via email is a familiar way which is usually used by hackers, so ESET focuses on preventing the risk of infecting malware via email, its performance in this field is very impressive. Beside that, ESET is also good in scanning whole computer to reject threats which can harm your computer. ESET security provides a free class to train its customers about understanding the threads in internet and the ways to keep your computer safe.

THE BEST ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE FOR MAC OPERATING SYSTEM

There is a misunderstanding that MAC OS – run devices like Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro… can not be attacked by any viruses. This misunderstanding maybe comes from the low rate of virus’s quantity acknowledged attacking MAC OS – run devices or maybe there are not too many Mac devices in the world (Microsoft Windows has over 90% of market share of operating system for personal computer, Mac OS just has about 6.4% of market share), so hackers think there will be more efficient if they create viruses to attack Windows – run devices and Mac OS has not been suffered from attacks of viruses. However, the Mac OS – run devices are cheaper and many people have a Mac Devices or other people are willing to buy one. This point make Mac OS more attractive to hackers, the attacks on Mac OS are increasing day by day and Mac OS is not safe as many people have thought. The best action in this case is install a good antivirus for your Mac computer.

Fortunately, there are some good antivirus software that you can trust it. If you still have doubts about it, you can use free antivirus to check its performance. First, Norton iAntivirus is a free software which you should try, it is very light and you can install and run it quickly, it focuses on scanning, detecting and removing virus out of your Mac. However, Norton iAntivirus can not schedule a scanning, so if you want this function, you should consider Sophos Antivirus for Mac Home Edition or Comondo Antivirus for Mac, these antivirus software are not famous as Norton iAntinvirus but with it, you can schedule to scan your computer, its performances are also very good and you can scan on access. Another choice is are Avast Free Antivirus for Mac, as Sophos and Comondo antivirus, you can schedule to scan your computer at a specific moment, but Avast can not scan the email to detect threats from it. If you usually check email, Clamxav is fit with you, it has email scanning functions, so you can feel secure when you check email on your Mac.

If you think free antivirus software can not secure your computer, you can choose others. Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security for Mac is one of the best antivirus software for Mac OS, it can scan more than 50 mil IPs a day, run – in – time function help it can secure your computer every second, it also helps parents can administrate their son, daughter’s behaviours on their computer. If you want a Trend Micro version, you have to pay about 50usd. Another big name is Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac, it has a worth function is determining the fraud websites, it has data of user ratings about specific websites, from the data, it will classify a website is safe or not, if the website is safe, you can access to it, in contrast, it will prevent you to access to unsafe websites. With Bitdefender’s useful functions, 39.95 usd is not an expensive price. Besides that, F – Secure Antivirus for Mac is also an excellent software which you should consider, it is not only a antivirus software but also providing a quality firewall for your Mac. Many rating websites give it 5 stars for its ability about protecting a Mac computer.