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A few simple tips will help you get better pictures from your HTC One

The HTC One's "Ultrapixel" camera is one of its main selling points, as is the vast assortment of photo features arranged around it. But knowing how to get the most out of the camera hardware and its array of software options isn't always easy, which is why we've come up with a quick guide to walk you through the best way to using the HTC One's camera features.

If you're picking up an HTC One this week in Europe or Asia -- or you're planning on taking the plunge in the weeks ahead -- you'll want to check it out after the break.

Give yourself a lock screen shortcut, and use “sightseeing mode”



The HTC One -- and many other HTC Sense devices -- make it easy to jump straight into the camera application. If you keep the camera app in the app dock at the bottom of the screen, you’ll be able to drag this up and immediately launch the camera app from the lock screen.

HTC Sense’s “sightseeing mode” also means you can easily jump in and out of the app at ease. Lock the screen at the camera app, then the second you press the power button again, you’ll bypass the lock screen and jump back into the camera app. As the name suggests, that’s ideal if you’re out and about shooting lots of pictures of different stuff.

Both of these tricks will bypass any lock screen security you have set up, but to do anything outside of the camera app you’ll still need to enter your pattern or PIN lock.

Use swipe shortcuts to switch to switch between cameras

You could use the main camera menu to change between the front-facing and rear-facing shooters on the HTC One... Or you could just swipe inward from either edge of the screen.

For best results in regular shots, use Zoe​ mode



… but if you do, turn off auto-upload!

Zoe shots output 20 JPEGs and an MP4 video file. That means if you’ve got Dropbox, Google+ or any other app set to automatically upload images from the camera, you’re going to use up a lot of space, bandwidth and (potentially) battery power and data allowance. So if you’re going to be shooting lots of Zoe shots, you might want to turn off auto-upload in advance.

For close-ups, use Macro sce​ne mode



This might seem obvious, but unlike a lot of modern phones the HTC One doesn’t automatically switch to macro focus mode when you target a close-up subject. So to take in-focus close-up shots, you’ll need to go to the main camera menu, tap the triangle under “Scene” in “Photo capture mode,” then select “Macro.” Note that when you quit out of the camera app, the scene mode will default back to “Normal.”

Google has launched ASUS Nexus 7 2013 tablet yesterday. Stock wallpapers of Nexus 7 2013 Edition can now easily be set in Android devices, since these are offline wallpapers. To set stock wallpapers of Nexus 7 2013 Edition for Android devices, follow these simple instructions.


Setting up Nexus 7 (2013) Stock Wallpapers in your Android Device:


Download and extract Stock Wallpapers of Nexus 7 (2013) edition from here to your computer to a folder named “Wallpapers”.
Use the original USB cable to connect your device to the computer and copy the folder “Wallpapers” in your device.
Enable USB Debugging from path of Settings>Applications>Development>USB debugging. Follow the below screen capture for assistance.
In Mass Storage Mode you can use the original USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
In the file explorer, go to the “Wallpapers” folder and choose the wallpaper you wish to set as your wallpaper. Now, long press the same to set it as Wallpaper of your device.

If you have any issue please let us know by writing in the comment section. We will try to address the same.

Congratulations, you have successfully set stock/default wallpaper of Nexus 7 2013 Edition.

All the bugs in your current default factory firmware of Jellybean can be fixed by installing the custom ROM firmware in your Galaxy S2. In this discussion we explain how the same can be installed in your device prior to which the below mentioned quick pre requisites have to be followed. The firmware being discussed is the Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware. The screen captures of this custom ROM firmware, also called “Biftor ROM” have also been mentioned here.


How to Update Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with the Jellybean 4.1.2 Android OS:


The latest version of Biftor ROM Jellybean build should be downloaded from here to the user’s computer. After downloading, the user connects the device to the computer using an original USB cable and zip package is placed in the device.

To enter the phone in download mode, it should be turned off. To enter the recovery mode in Galaxy S2 GT I9100, the Volume Up Key and the Centre button need to be pressed and held at the same time. Then, pressing the Power Button will show a green robot showing that the recovery mode of the device has been activated.

After you have entered the recovery mode, choose the option “install zip from SD Card”. Then, the firmware zip file which was placed in your device should be selected.

Wait for the same to update to your device after selection. Application of the update may take almost 4 -5 minutes. For rebooting the device in normal mode, select “ Reboot System Now” after the device has been updated.

In order to confirm the update of the device with the firmware, follow the below mentioned procedure: “Settings > About Phone > Firmware Version” where the firmware version can be seen and verified.