How to Transfer Your Contacts from iPhone to Android

Many people are switching from iPhone to Android these days (and yes, some people are switching the other way, although not as many).

That’s why a lot of people are trying to find the best way to switch contacts from one device to the other. Today, I’m going to show you how to quickly and easily switch your contacts from iOS7 to Android.

What you need:

-An Android

-An iPhone running iOS7

-A Google account, which you’ll need anyway for your new Android

Step 1) Grab your iPhone and go to the Settings menu. Click Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

Step 2) Click Add Account and find Gmail under the list of providers. Enter your Google account username and password

Step 3) Toggle all of the aspects of your Google account you’d like to sync. By default, the Contact option will be toggled off, but we’ll obviously want to turn that on for the purpose of this exercise. The toggle will glow green if you successfully toggled it on.

Step 4) Your iPhone will upload Contact information (and whatever other toggles you selected) to your Google account over the next few minutes. If you’re super popular and have lots of contacts, then your contact information could take some time to be completely shared.

Step 5) Check your Contact sharing is complete by going to this URL: https://www.google.com/contacts

Step 6) Log into your Android with your Google account and watch your Contacts magically appear. How easy was that?

Remember the olden days when you had to manually switch each and every contact between phones? Remember when you could pay your carrier a “transfer fee” to switch your information to a new flip phone. You can relax now: those days are far in the past.


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The 'extremely popular' Lightning may return (again)

Lightning Returns may cap the Lightning saga, but director Motomu Toriyama told Siliconera that this isn't the last we'll see of the "extremely popular character."

"For Lightning, her story ends here in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, as this game is meant as a finale to this series," Toriyama explains. "But we know that Lightning is an extremely popular character, even when compared to other Final Fantasy characters. So there is a possibility that Lightning would appear in other future Final Fantasy titles, not as a protagonist, but as a guest character."

Hopefully this means something more akin to Balthier and Cloud in Final Fantasy Tactics than cameos in mainline sequels. Then again, with the amount of fan service in Lightning Returns, who knows. (Admittedly, the Locke outfit looks great on Lightning)

What's most surprising, though, is Toriyama's claims that Lightning is excessively popular -- apparently more popular than other series favorites. I wonder how Square came to that conclusion.

Anyway, how about a game ten years from now called Lightning Strikes Again?

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Light Pad HD turns your iPad into a light box

Here's a new solution to an old problem. How to view slides, transparencies or X-rays without a light box? Light Pad HD (U.S. $1.99) lets you see those old slides and other analog photographic media without lugging around a separate light box.

I have to admit, I have boxes of 35mm slides left over from my film days. Sorting them is a pain, holding them up to a lamp or a window is pretty cumbersome. Light Pad HD makes the process easy. Set the app up for the size film you have, or create your own custom size. In 35mm mode, there is room for 6 slides, and each pane can be turned on or off if you aren't viewing 6 at a time so glare can be eliminated. 4 slides fit on an iPad mini.

Setting up a custom window is easy. Just use the standard 2 finger pinch to adjust the size. The app also features a brightness control so you're not overwhelmed by the light in a dimmer environment.

Now I've got to find a decent scanner to get the slides I want to save into my Mac. My old Nikon scanner was designed with an ancient interface, so time to update.

Light Pad HD is a clever idea, yet another way to turn your iPad into something useful. Professionals will find it really useful, and if you have a lot of slides like I do it will be truly worthwhile. The app requires iOS 6.1, and as mentioned above, it adjusts it's windows to fit the iPad mini.



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What if Microsoft gave up on devices and went all in on services for iPhones and iPads?

Right now Apple makes money on their own devices like the iPhone and iPad, Google makes money on the advertising attached to services for everyone, and Microsoft struggles for breath somewhere in between. What if Microsoft decided to cede the device market and become a full-on competitor to Google in the services space? What if they leveraged their cloud-savvy to provide a true online alternative for iPad and iPhone users, and maybe even Android (AOSP) as well? Ben Thompson writing for Statechery:

"Apple makes money when you buy devices, and they differentiate those devices by making their own operating system. This incentivizes them to make the best devices and best operating system, and, in my opinion, they do   

Google makes money when you access their services. This incentivizes them to make their services available, with the best possible implementation, everywhere, regardless of device. And, in my opinion, they do"

In this context, Microsoft is divided against itself, licensing Exchange — and maybe even bringing Office to iPad to help services but hurt Windows Phone, keeping Halo on mobile exclusive to help Windows but hurt software sales revenue. Read Thompsons's piece, and then come back here and let me know — would you rather Microsoft go all in on devices against Apple, all in on services against Google, or continue to try and do both?


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The Evil Within on PS4, PS3: Evil Takes Hold on August 26th

You’re going to be happy your DualShock 4 can double as a night light. That light will serve as a small comfort as you play through the latest survival horror game from the genre’s most iconic game director, the legendary Shinji Mikami. Today we’re happy to announce that The Evil Within arrives on both PS4 & PS3 on Tuesday, August 26th.

Developed by the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension. With limited resources at your disposal, you’ll fight for survival and experience profound fear in this perfect blend of horror and action.

While investigating the scene of a gruesome mass murder, Detective Sebastian Castellanos and his partners encounter a mysterious and powerful force. After seeing the slaughter of fellow officers, Sebastian is ambushed and knocked unconscious. When he awakens, he finds himself in a deranged world where hideous creatures wander among the dead. Facing unimaginable terror and fighting for survival, Sebastian embarks on a frightening journey to unravel what’s behind this evil force.

We’ll have much more news about The Evil Within leading up to launch. Until then, we leave you with the game’s official pack art, seen above. Sleep tight!

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How to get good bass on Android: boost the sound on your Android smartphone or tablet

Here's where we show you how to get good bass and boost the sound on your Android smartphone or tablet.

If you're looking to find out how to get good bass on your Android device, or simply boost the overall sound and audio performance of your Android smartphone or tablet, then you've come to the right place.

The first thing you should know - and probably already do - is that there is no magical piece of software that can improve the power of your Android's audio output, it simply is what it is. However if you have a good pair of headphones and want to improve the bass and overall sound performance of your Android smartphone or tablet, here's a method you should try.


How to get good bass and boost the sound on Android: Step one
Go to the Google Play store and search for the app Music Volume EQ, download it (It's only 2.1MB) and install it.

How to get good bass and boost the sound on Android: Step two

Now that you have downloaded the Music Volume EQ, you want to start playing a song in the background of your Android device and then open the Music Volume EQ app.

The app will appear like a floating widget, don't panic, it's a bit weird to look at but it works fine. The first thing you will see in a big onscreen volume control as well as a basic audio visualizer, in-between the two of these is an EQ button, which is where the party starts. Press it.

How to get good bass and boost the sound on Android: Step three

Now you will have all the controls you need to season your Android device's audio levels to your taste. The bass booster knob is located in the bottom left of the widget.

You should also have a play with the presets in the drop down menu as this can be a quick and easy way to set your equaliser to the specific genre of music you are listening to.

Note: To close the app – and not have it still running in the background – press and hold the power button located in the top right of the widget/app.

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Chorus brings ability to play music on multiple Android devices

Owners of newer Samsung devices, like the Samsung Galaxy S4, have enjoyed a feature made available by Samsung called Group Play. This app gives users the ability to share a song to multiple devices and have them all synced and playing together. The obvious downside is that everyone has to have a relatively new Samsung device that supports the Group Play app. XDA developer rahuliyer95 wanted to help all the people with older Samsung devices or non-Samsung Android units enjoy similar functionality, which led to the creation of Chorus.

The Chorus app only requires Android 2.3 or newer and there is no limitation to only working with Samsung hardware. The app creates a “room” visible on a WiFi network. Other devices that are connected to the same WiFi network can then connect to that room using a code generated by the host. Once connected, the additional devices work like additional speakers, with music being played on the host device synced and played on all the other devices. For those who enjoy sharing their music with friends in social gatherings, it makes it a little easier as opposed to everyone gathering around a single device. Alternatively, users with multiple devices could setup their own poor man’s surround sound system.

The Chorus app is still in beta, but it has been released to Google Play. At least one known issue with auto-syncing exists, an issue that can easily be corrected by a manual sync. If you and your friends want to give Chorus a try, hit the download links after the gallery below.

Google Play Download Link

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