Popular Apps and Categories for Windows Phone Development
Windows Phone Development is a new technology platform in the market in comparison to the other well known mobile development verticals. During its short tenure, it has emerged as a valuable vertical and as of now, is projecting itself as a capable competitor to the existing rivals, of the likes of Android and iOS. This article takes a dig at the most feasible reasons leading to the widespread popularity, followed by the mention of prominent apps from various Windows Phone categories that fare way better than their counterparts.

Probable Reason behind Windows Phone development

A bulk of credit to the popularity of this mobile development domain goes to the extension of the Windows Phone 8 OS to multiple devices, such as HTC, Nokia Lumia and Huawei, which has also worked actively in motivating the professionals to develop exclusive Windows Phone apps. Yet another prominent factor in this regard is Voice command, which is the latest feature addition in the Windows Phone family. This feature helps users to operate the phone and apps using voice commands. They can call, make Bing search queries, send messages and much more by merely speaking instead of typing. As obvious, it acts as a significant booster in glorifying the Windows Phone app development industry

Prominent Windows Phone app Categories

Entertainment: The Windows App store is home to a number of entertainment apps related to movies, ringtones, HD Wallpapers, painting, etc. Flixster is a widely popular application in this context, which is perhaps the best one to enjoy movie trailers, get information about show times and read out films reviews by critics. The newly introduced features of the free App also let users set movie posters as lock screens. The voice command facility is a further plus that lets the users to search information about their movies by merely speaking to the phone while the app is up and running.

Lifestyle: This is the section everyone looks forward to. Sophisticated mobile applications that could help you maintain an exquisite lifestyle are always greeted by open arms, Magic Mirror is one such noteworthy app. As the name suggests, it lets you experiment your looks with a host of fresh and fascinating color variations, hairstyles and more. You may often use it for fun or for checking out various options to choose an enticing one finally for a party. It is available at a nominal cost, engages less space, works on Windows 7.5 and 8. and leaves the users with maximum exhilaration.

Travel: The travel industry is wide and rich, and so are its apps. You can have robust tools that provide detailed info on tourism, on the other hand, some may also fetch valuable details regarding flight, metro train or bus ticket availability, stations, stops, etc. Delhi Metro App from Finoit labs is a decent Windows Phone to fit the bill. It provides all the tidbits that one can gain about first of its kind modern public transportation system in India. Users can seek its help to know about tourist places, restaurants, hotels, metro train timings, fare, smart card info and so on. It works perfectly offline and is free of cost.
Free Yoga Apps - Now, Be Your Own Trainer
Yoga is one of the most ancient ways to not just exercise and stretch, but also to find the inner peace and de-stress. However, most of us do not know about which yoga poses are good for us and how should we perform them. This takes us to the expensive yoga training classes. But, not anymore. Now all you need to learn yoga is your iPad. Yes, here we have listed out some of the best iPad apps that will help the user to learn yoga on his own.

Yogify
This yoga app comes from Electronic Arts. It features five classes that include three beginner classes, one intermediate class and one advanced class. Each class features a seamless video with audio cues, so you can practice quickly and easily wherever you are. At the beginning of each class, the user can see a list of each poses; he can click on each of these poses to see pictures and written explanations about them. Additional classes can also be availed by paying $2 extra for each class (or $4 for an entire level or $10 unlocks all classes). The full app boasts around 35 hours of yoga over 50 classes and over 275 yoga poses.

Daily Yoga
This app offers various beginner workouts for free, while the more-advanced workouts can be purchased for a monthly subscription fee of $2 to $3. Apart from the training sessions, the app also offers a library of poses with videos and written instructions and a music library. There is also a community in which the user can post his workouts and achievements and rank himself against other members of the app. The user can select the duration of the sessions from 5 to 45 minutes.

Yoga Studio
This amazing yoga app is composed of 30 HD videos of ready made classes and more than 280 individual poses to learn. The ready-made yoga classes can be downloaded at the touch of a button. These classes can be categorized on the basis of the duration and the user's abilities. The app also enables the user to schedule classes and sync them with their calendar. There is also a build-your-own class feature that allows the user to build his own yoga class by choosing from the long list of poses available.

iYoga+
This app enables the user to earn and practice on his own by downloading HD yoga videos and lessons related to different poses and asanas of yoga. The app has different program that help s the user to get a perfect body shape in a natural and healthy way. There are almost 58 types of various yoga positions explained in eight videos, each having 30 minutes of duration.

All these apps are ideal for the beginners. The app store is composed of numerous other similar apps developed by brilliant iPad apps developers. So, what are you waiting for just get the one that best suits your requirements. And of course, do not forget the mat to lie down!
Tracing a phone number especially a cell phone number may sound really high tech and you may often associate tracing numbers with professional investigators, detectives, FBI and so on. But, haven't you ever thought that if a number exists, there may be some way to match the number to its owner? Today, with the emergence of reverse number lookup services, it is easy to secretly get information on any number. Want to know how to trace cell phone numbers right from the comfort of your home? Read on to find out.
The important thing that you need is the cell phone number you would like to trace. Make sure that it is the complete number including the essential area code. The next important thing is a good reverse cell phone lookup directory. There are many reverse number directories available, but there is only a handful which is reliable. A reliable directory should always be chosen so that you know that the information you are getting for the money you have spent is accurate and recent.
 Next, you need to determine how much information you want to obtain and how much money you would like to spend. Usually, you will be given two options. You can perform a basic search and obtain the name and address of the owner of the number. Or, you can pay an extra fee and get a detailed report on the number. This detailed report will include the person's family information, date of birth, employment details, phone service provider name, previous numbers he owned, previous addresses where he lived and so on.
You can decide what level of information you would like to obtain and pay accordingly. After this, you can login to your account on the site and start searching. A reverse lookup service is the best way you can get information on almost anymore. Moreover, you can do this really secretly meaning that not even the person whose number you have looked up will ever be able to find out.
Samsung has released the highly hyped Galaxy S3 phone that runs the latest version of Google Android operating system. It comes with Android 4.0, which is also known as ice cream sandwich but the Korean giant has also sliced in some amazing exclusive features too. Here is the list of tips and tricks for your S3.

1) Direct call: This feature is activated by the proximity sensor. It automatically calls the contact if you have a particular contact, call log or message opened on the display. All you have to do is place the galaxy phone on your ear and it will automatically call the person.

2) Music pause: This feature would be very appreciated by the music lovers. Just move your palm over the screen and it will pause the music being played. It also works for videos. If you find it irritating, you can easily turn it off by going to the settings menu and select the item that says 'motion'.

3) Popping out the video player: If you ever wanted to work on a document while watching a video stored on the phone, you can do that with this Samsung smartphone. To do this, open the video player application and tap the icon on the bottom right of the display. After that, you will be able to drag the video around the display.

4) Launching camera with motion control: You can use the motion control function of the S3 to quickly launch the camera app. From the lock screen, just perform tap and hold function on the display and rotate the phone into the landscape mode to open the camera.

5) Screenshot gesture: In other Android phones, where you have to press a combination of keys to take a screenshot. However, in Galaxy s3, you just have to turn on one gesture in the settings menu that says 'Palm swipe to capture'. After that, swipe the screen from left to right to take a screenshot.

6) Smart stay: This feature tracks the eye of the user to make out if you are looking at the display or not. In case you are reading something on the screen, then it prevents the phone from going into sleep mode. If you to disable this feature, you can easily do so by going into the settings and then to the display menu.

7) Tap to top function: To use this, just double tap with your finger on the top of the display, right next to the headphone jack. After this, you will be able to scroll to the top of any list.

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Secret codes for Android mobile operating system. If you are unsure about any codes better not to execute it. Most of the codes are meant for only advance users. So if you would like to try it, better you keep a backup copy of your data on the handset! we are not responsible for any of the data loss or damage to your device by using the codes.

Code
Function
*#*#4636#*#*
Display information about Phone, Battery and Usage statistics
*#*#7780#*#*
Restting your phone to factory state-Only deletes application data and applications
*2767*3855#
It's a complete wiping of your mobile also it reinstalls the phones firmware
*#*#34971539#*#*
Shows completes information about the camera
*#*#7594#*#*
Changing the power button behavior-Enables direct poweroff once the code enabled
*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#*
For a quick backup to all your media files
*#*#197328640#*#*
Enabling test mode for service activity
*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#*
Wireless Lan Tests
*#*#232338#*#*
Displays Wi-Fi Mac-address
*#*#1472365#*#*
For a quick GPS test
*#*#1575#*#*
A Different type GPS test
*#*#0283#*#*
Packet Loopback test
*#*#0*#*#*
LCD display test
*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#*
Audio test
*#*#0842#*#*
Vibration and Backlight test
*#*#2663#*#*
Displays touch-screen version
*#*#2664#*#*
Touch-Screen test
*#*#0588#*#*
Proximity sensor test
*#*#3264#*#*
Ram version
*#*#232331#*#*
Bluetooth test
*#*#7262626#*#*
Field test
*#*#232337#*#
Displays bluetooth device address
*#*#8255#*#*
For Google Talk service monitoring
*#*#4986*2650468#*#*
PDA, Phone, Hardware, RF Call Date firmware info
*#*#1234#*#*
PDA and Phone firmware info
*#*#1111#*#*
FTA Software version
*#*#2222#*#*
FTA Hardware verion
*#*#44336#*#*
Displays Build time and change list number
*#06#
Displsys IMEI number
*#*#8351#*#*
Enables voice dialing logging mode
*#*#8350#*#*
Disables voice dialing logging mode

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