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How to Create Custom Theme for Your Gmail Account

Google's Gmail is one of the most popular email service in the world. It is the free email service from Google. You can also use Gmail as a Web host services. It is giving 15 GB storage space for Gmail and Google Drive. Everyone like custom themes, Gmail provides to you create own custom theme. You can use your favorite photos in Gmail theme.

Step by step guide to How to create own custom themes in Gmail Account.

Step #1

Step #2

Click the "Settings" icon Option, then drop down menu appear, after click on Themes

Step #3

Scroll the Theme option page and find Custom Theme

Step #4

Click the Custom Light, then appear Upload dialog box

Step #5

In Upload dialog box, Click on Upload Photos in left sidebar Menu

Step #6

Upload Your Photos and Select background image

That's it. Your Gmail background Image Theme will be changed.

How to Create Responsive Google Map For Your Website or Blog

If you want to create Responsive Google Map, then you have two options, first with CSS and the second is JavaScript. Today, a lot of designers and developers are struggling to Embed Google maps in responsive designs.

First basic steps with CSS for creating a responsive Google Map.

Responsive Google Map CSS

.googlemap-container {

position: relative;

padding-bottom: 26.25%;

padding-top: 30px;

height: 0;

overflow: hidden;

}

.googlemap-container iframe,

.googlemap-container object,

.googlemap-container embed {

position: absolute;

top: 0;

left: 0;

width: 100%;

height: 100%;

}

Responsive Google Map HTML Markup

</div>

Responsive Google Map with JavaScript

Use the following Javascript code before end the head tag into your website html file.

function initialize() {

var mapOptions = {

zoom: 9,

center: new google.maps.LatLng(28.9285745, 77.09149350000007),

mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN

};

var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('responsive-google-map'),

mapOptions);

var marker = new google.maps.Marker({

map: map,

draggable: false,

position: new google.maps.LatLng(28.9285745, 77.09149350000007)

});

}

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'resize', initialize);

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

</script>

HTML markup

It is working fine on your phone or tablet.

MyGlass application was available on Apple's App Store, before it got pulled a while ago

Google's MyGlass application was available for free to download in the Apple's App Store, for iOS powered devices to control the $1500 worth fashionable and wearable American's technology.

As we are aware of what the application basically does, as seen on an Android smartphone application. The MyGlass app for iOS too allows it's users to initial setup the Glass, manage data networks and synced Glassware application's like the Google Search, Google+ and Gmail, locate a missing device using Google Maps, mirroring of what you see through the Glass to the display of your iPhone and it also assists in adding or removing certain contacts.

But unfortunately, the app is no more available in App Store, as it was removed by Google or Apple a while ago. We are still unclear of what made this happen all of a sudden.

Update: Following the recent XE12 update to the Glass, Google refreshed their support webpage and promises to bring the application back to Apple's App Store later this week.

Source: Android Community, Google

LG made Google Nexus 5 receives minor hardware tweaks

This happened previously too, South Korean LG manufactured Google's 2012 flagship Nexus 4 was also a part of this treatment. And now we have the company's latest model too undergoing minor hardware tweaks with their latest shipment.

Junior XDA-Developers forum member made in note that, due to several manufacturing defects, many of the users have chosen to send back their devices to receive a new one in it's place. The defects were basically described as, "Dancers and Noisy Buttons", "SIM card tray protruding" and "Cutting edge display frame".

As the reports suggests, the new products are hitting the store shelves with better and larger speaker and microphone holes on the bottom and the buttons seems to be more firmly fixed. But according to the newly built screen, the new models come with a more yellowish display and a few green struck pixels. So if any of you have the new updated Google flagship, do let us know, how you feel.

Source: XDA-Developers

Google removes 'App Ops' in the latest update of Android 4.4.2

When Google introduced it's new version of Android 4.4 KitKat, there also came in a new option from the company to manage application permissions.

As already seen in Apple's operating system iOS, this new option dubbed as 'App Ops', basically allows the user to restrict certain apps from accessing your Location, Contacts or even Camera.

But unfortunately, the option is now seen no more with the latest update of Google's platform, Android's 4.4.2 KitKat. According to the company, the application permission was released by a mistake, where the feature was not yet consumer friendly. It is also said that, continuing usage of this initial feature could reportedly bring-up certain errors in various apps.

Source: Engadget

Next generation Nexus wireless charger hits United States

Yesterday the American search giant introduced the next generation Nexus wireless charging pad with improved design language and usability. As the company also went posting it up on sales along with the previously announced official Nexus 5 Bumper cases and Quick covers.

We all like to see this coming, as Google too. The new pad features a new sleek design black gloss finish, where Google have gone to be more squarish, than the previous circular Nexus Orb charger. The new Qi powered wireless charger is officially compatible with the new LG made Nexus 5 smartphone, 2nd generation ASUS manufactured Nexus 7 tablet and the 2012 flagship, LG made Nexus 4.

But nonetheless, you will possibly be able to use this with any Qi wireless charging enabled units. The United Sates based Google Play will sell the new mate for a price of $49.99.

Source: Google Play, DROID LIFE

How To Install Android 4.4 Kitkat Launcher On Any Android Smartphone

Before You Begin:

Works in any device using Android 4.2 and higher.
Enable USB Debugging in your Android device. Click Here if you don't know how to enable.
Make sure your device is charged more than 50%

Download Required Files:

Android Kitkat Launcher

How To Install Android Kitkat Launcher:

Download the Android Kitkat Launcher zip file in your computer.
Unzip the zip file and you will get three files in it.(GoogleHome.apk,PrebuiltGmsCore.apk,Velvet.apk)
Copy all this apk file in your device's memory card or in internal memory.
Open your device Settings>Security & Privacy> Allow Unknown Sources installation in your device.
Now open the folder where all three apk file are copied.
Install Velvet.apk file first in your device.After successful installation
Now install PrebuiltGmsCore.apk in your device.
In last install GoogleHome.apk file in your device.

Congrats...Android Kitkat Launcher is successfully installed in your device...Enjoy :D

Next generation Google Nexus 10 leaks, reportedly manufactured by LG

Before we move one with Winter, we let you speculate with, what is so-called the next generation Google and South Korean LG partnered up-sized tablet of 2013, the Nexus 10, which recently leaked out from a Reddit user's account, who is reportedly an employee at Telefonica, S.A., which is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider with operations based in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia.

According to the tipster, the new render was accessed from the company's database four days back from today, and claims it to be completely genuine.

We have no important listings from the sources yet other than the new LG manufactured Google Nexus 10 carrier rendered image with top sided single speakers and the model number hinting to be LG-V510 along with a price tag of 482 United States Dollars for what is presumed to be the 3G variant. As we read, it is also reported that we may see the companies announce the new tablet with 4G LTE coming in both Black and White color options on 22nd of November, 2013. But before we leave, let us remind you, this is just an usual leak with a few rumors, and we know how much to trust on.

Source: REDDIT, Pocket-lint

Google setting up Winter Wonderlab retail stores for this holidays

The American searching giant Google is already into holidays, as the company have introduced new retail stores across North America, dubbed as Winter Wonderlab.

Google's new retail store, Winter Wonderlab will sell all kinds of Google products in this holidays, including the Nexus 7 tablets, Google Chromecasts and even the Chromebooks, but let us point you, this isn't just a boring retail shop you have been before, as it is more exciting with the new Snow Globe.

Yes a place where you can play around with fake snow falls, where Google will capture a slow motion video of you playing in the Snow Globe, which can be further viewed from the source link (Google Winter Wonderlab webpage) with a specific ID provided by the appointed Google employees.

Isn't it exciting? Well, yes if your from New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey or Sacramento, United Sates, as the stores welcome's you.

Source: Google, DROID LIFE

Google Play Music for iOS devices is here

If we haven't gone wrong, on a fine Friday over the past month, October, we had reported you that the American multinational corporation, Apple is testing a Beta version of Google's own Music Streaming application, the Google Play Music on their company's iOS devices.

And as folks, yesterday both America's manufacturing and searching giant's went officially introducing Google Play Music, an application that plays and shares the music you love, now from your iPhones and iPods, as an iPad's app is in works, said Google.

To be clear, you can now download the new app and enjoy unlimited music streaming and dedicated radio services, which in turnover can be a serious challenge for Apple's own iTunes application available out there as this new app hit's the Apple App Store with a free one month subscription of fine music in 21 countries.

Get it on Apple App Store or scan the below QR code

Source: Apple, 9TO5Mac

BlackBerry have no plans to introduce Google Play Store, but will run Android apps instead

While we have a few images of BlackBerry manufactured Z10 running the Google Play Store application, leaked a couple of days ago. Following the allegations, pilled up a number of rumors too. But to put a full stop on this case, one of the company's spokesperson have now moved all speculations out of it's way.

As he made it clear that the new update to the Canadian's operating system will pack the Android Runtime (ART), and will support installations and running of Google's platform Android based applications on BlackBerry 10 devices.

"There is no planned support for Google Play on BlackBerry. BlackBerry World remains the primary source for trusted and curated BlackBerry applications and we continue to support open standards and open source tools so BlackBerry developers can continue to create great apps on any of the development platforms we support," said the officials.

And as seen before, exactly what happened on the Z10, users with the BlackBerry update 10.2.1.1055 will be able to open up apk. files from the smartphone's file manager and install the application, without the need of converting the file to a BlackBerry optimized bar. format.

Source: CrackBerry

Google Nexus 10 tablet price in india, specs and features

Google Nexus 10 tablet listed on India Play Store at Rs. 29,999. It comes with a 10-inch WQXGA True RGB Real Stripe PLS display with pixel density of 300ppi featured with Corning Gorilla Glass 2. Google Nexus 10runs on Android 4.4 and powered by 1.7GHz dual-core Cortex A15 processor with Mali-T604 GPU along with 2GB of RAM. It available in two storage variants 16GB and 32GB. it sports a 5 MP rear camera and 1.9 MP front-facing camera. The Nexus 10 also sports a large 9000mAh battery.

Google shows up an unannounced tablet on their official Android webpage

Everything went right on the Nexus 5's speculations of rumor and leaks round table, since the device first showed up in Google's video on YouTube. This time the company's official Android webpage has come up with a new mysterious tablet with their Android 4.4 KitKat update to the domain.

Well, we don't want to speculate our readers to any wrong turns from here, but we can assure you that this is not one of Google's previously announced tablets either. Accordingly, as we read the sources, this can also be the third sized tablet, as Google already holds a seven-inches Nexus 7 and a ten-incher Nexus 10.

The new photograph has popped from the website's "A library that goes with you" section, where a women holds this talked about tablet in her hands with Google Play Store splash screen on. The bezels on this new mysterious tablet looks comparatively smaller from any other official Nexus tablet and there are no traces of a front facing camera. At this moment we too have named the above picture as the Nexus 8, that is probably anyone else could think of.

Source: Android, PHANDROID, TechnoBuffalo

Buy Bumper cases and QuickCovers for Nexus 5 from Google Play

As the 2013 smartphones wait comes to an end initially, after all the giant mobile manufactures announcing their flagships, including Google doing that yesterday, with the latest Nexus 5, comes along a couple of new protective and trendy accessory to add with.

First up is the Bumper casing for your new stock Android smartphone, but rather than the traditional covering protection to the sides, this time the company's have designed it to protect your handset's back too. Yes, by giving a full round safety to back and sides of your Nexus 5, by skipping the front, keeping the 3rd generation Gorilla Glass open.

This new Bumper cases comes in four new colors, two in Bright Yellow and Red, and the other two in standard neutral Black and Grey. These new redesigned and re-engineered Bumper cases are priced at $35 each and will be available from today on Google Play.

Next we have the QuickCover for all round protection on front, sides and back of the unit with LG's branding imprinted on the back, moreover like the flip cases we have seen from Samsung. The new QuickCover for LG Google Nexus 5 sports a small hole like opening on it's flap's top for LED notification and supports wireless charging. The case also wakes and sleeps automatically on flipping the cover off the screen.

The QuickCover of Nexus 5 is too available from Google Play Store in two colors, White and Black at a price of $50 each.

Source: Google Play, GSMArena

Android 4.4 KitKat announced along side the Google Nexus 5

Google has officially announced their new flagship, the LG made Google Nexus 5 alongside with the latest add-on to the Google's platform, Android version 4.4 KitKat.

So what's new with this new version from Android? Well, the operating system comes with a complete redesigned and more polished User Interface. Where Google likes calling it the, "Beautiful & Immersive" Android version of all times.

With the launch of this new version, the Android 4.4 KitKat, the company has updated their predominant search assistant, 'Google Now'. Yes, according to the Americans, users now don't need to touch the screen for getting your searches implemented, just say "Ok Google" from your homescreen or from the Google Now application to launch the voice search, send an text message, navigate or play a selected song.

Next up is the new updated look of the homescreen, where Google has put a camera shortcut on the right below corner of the screen, something we saw from the iOS devices. It is not just the camera shortcut the company added to the lockscreen this time, but also a full-screened album and movie art, that turns on while your are listening to music or screening content from a Chromecast.

Google has also put up a new 'Immerse Mode', a mode that will basically hide everything on screen, and helps you focus more on the activity the user is intended on, for example, while you are reading a book, playing a game or when you are watching a video, all gets more centering, according to Google. You can bring back the status bar and navigation buttons by just a swipe on the screen's edge.

A new phone application is too introduced with this new refresh, which now searches across your contacts, nearby places, business locations and even looks for people in your Google Apps domain.

"A smarter caller ID", that's what the Americans like to call it's new caller identification system, which looks for matches from business with a local listing from Google Maps for calls from phone numbers that is not listed in your contacts.

With the new Hangouts application, all your SMS and MMS messages will be up for reading or viewing on one single app all together, along with other conversation and video calls. With the new updated version of the app, you can now share your location and even send animated GIF files.

The final big thing is the new Cloud Print buit in option, which helps you print photos, documents and even web pages to any printer that is connected wirelessly to the Google Cloud Print, for now HP prints do the job with their ePrint app.

Google's Android 4.4 KitKat bags tons of new features, and will be available for an over-the-air download on your Nexus smartphone, excluding the Samsung manufactured Galaxy Nexus. But users of the 2012 flagship Nexus 4, Nexus 7, both 2012 and 2013 editions as well as the Nexus 10 will be able rock the new version of Android update in the coming days.

The company also claims that, the 4.4 update can scale to fit your hardware using just 512 megabytes of your device's Random Access Memory (RAM), and also aims to reach the next 1 Billion count of users with their newly announced refresh.

Source: Android, Google

LG Google Nexus 5 finally goes official

We are glad that, there comes an end to the rumor and leak flood, as Google goes officially announcing one of the most anticipated smartphone of all times, the South Korean LG manufactured, Nexus 5.

It turned out exactly as what we have seen previously, as the device's specification was something flowing in our ears and eyes, but as our work is to deliver you with the official listings, here is the newly announced flagships's specs for you to enjoy.

LG Google Nexus 5 will come out of the box with a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Central Processing Unit (CPU) with four Krait 400 cores and Adreno 330 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a 4.95-inches True 1080p Full High Definition IPS Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) capacitive touchscreen of 1920 x 1080 resolution display marked at 445 pixels-per-inch, in protection of Gorilla Glass 3 on the front, 16 and 32 gigabytes of on board storage options, 2 gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM), eight megapixels primary shooter of 1/3.2-inches sensor with an aperture rate of f/2.4 and optical image stabilization (OIS) technology fitted with a LED flash light, a 1.3 megapixels front facer, Bluetooth 4.0, Global Positioning System (GPS), Near Field Communication (NFC), 3G and 4G LTE with wireless charging support, a 2,300mAh powered battery, all running on the latest Google's platform Android 4.4 KitKat.

The new Google flagship will be available from today in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, Japan and Korea. The 16 gigabytes variant of LG Google Nexus 5 will be available at a price of $349 and the 32 gigabytes version will hit $400 from Google Play Store. And if your looking for a carrier based model, grab one from the Sprint and T-Mobile stores nearby. The phone is also available from Amazon, Best Buy and RadioShack.

Source: Google

LG Google Nexus 5's unboxing photo leaks

How much times should we just say this? Another leak of leakstar from the decade, the South Korean manufactured LG Google Nexus 5, also codenamed as Hammerhead. While we have our fingers crossed for the Americans to just officially announce the device along with Google platform's latest, Android 4.4 KitKat.

And yes, what you see above looks to be a fresh piece of Nexus 5 unit itself, just unboxed from the previously seen or leaked retail packaging, that looks more as the 2013 edition of ASUS manufactured Nexus 7, the bright blue color finish. Nothing much else is detailed in the above leaked photograph, but to be instinct, it looks like the phone is being through the boot process, where the splash screen on the phone appears with the 'Nexus 5' wordings.

As we already have expectations of Google announcing the device officially either today, the 31st of October or on 1st of November, which is tomorrow. But as we always say, these are just rumors, and we know how much to believe them.

Now, for your dose of refresher, the LG Google Nexus 5 is expected to pack a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Adreno 330 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a 4.95-inches True Full High Definition IPS capacitive touchscreen of 1920 x 1080 resolution display marked at 445 pixels-per-inch, 16 and 32 gigabytes of on board storage, 2 gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM), eight megapixels primary shooter with optical image stabilization (OIS) technology and 1.3 megapixels front facer, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE support, a 2,300mAh powered battery and running on Android 4.4 KitKat.

Source: PHANDROID, OVERCLOCKERS UK

Google shows up the new redesigned version of Google Glass

It was recently said by the American multinational corporation specialized in internet-related services and products, Google, that they will have a refreshed version of their wearable technology, the Google Glass soon. And now, without any more further delays, Google have posted a couple of photos featuring the new Glass on their official Google+ page.

At this point what is really noticeable, is the new earphone attachment with the Glass logo branding on it, what Google exactly calls this new addition is the 'mono earbud' which slots in the microUSB port of your Glass. The Google Glass Explorers or beta testers will be able to swap out their outdated version with this new one shortly, where now you also have an option to invite three person each into this program.

This newly announced Glass's will work with shades and prescription lenses in the future as the company announced it previously.

Source: Google Glass (Google+), TechnoBuffalo

LG manufactured Google's upcoming Nexus 5 leaked yet again in White color, new launch dates also rumored

It's the famed tipster evleaks in the lights again, not alone, but also shedding some more lights to the brightly leaked device of the recent times with a new color. Yes. we are talking about the upcoming South Korean LG made Google Nexus 5 in White color. What we saw recently on the leaked retail boxes of the unit.

This new press renders showed up in a recent tweet from the source claims, that this is how the yet to be announced Nexus 5 in White color will look like. Along with this trio press photograph, came in numericals too, '11/1' what was attached to the tweet.

First of all, we are not taking things here for granted, but this numbers on the tweet can be the date on which we may see the American multinational corporation Google officially announcing their piece of flagship smartphone, to be exact, on the 1st of next month, November. We have already witnessed the handset making its appearance in black color and also nailing it's position in Google Play previously. Friends we need some more patients.

Source: evleaks (Twitter)

Supposed Nexus 5 retail packaging leaks, hint's the white color option

We admit we are just not concentrating on any specific device in here, but as the LG made Google's next flagship Nexus 5's flu is all around, we have more on this South Korean and American collaborated device and this time it is the purported LG Google Nexus 5 retail box packaging.

The new box from the manufactures looks something like the ones we have seen for the Nokia made Lumia devices, made more brighter with the blue color finish. What else we get to notice? We have already seen the handset show up in black a number of times, but now a new color option for the flagship appears, if we are not wrong on this, the smartphone is now pictured in white on this leaked box you see above.

As we saw the white Nexus 4, the Nexus 5's white color too seems to be limited to the device's back panel, where the front stays classy with black. Nothing much is detailed on the box, other than the name itself, Bluetooth, Google logo on the front and LG's branding on the side.

Source: iTechTriad, Android Police

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