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Internet.org : Browse internet for free

Hi Guys,

Today we will discuss about the renowned free internet service provided by Facebook Inc. namely Internet.org.

What is Internet.org?

Internet.org is a partnership between Social Networking Services company Facebook and 6 other companies (Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera Software, Nokia and Qualcomm) that plans to bring affordable access to selected Internet services to less developed countries by increasing efficiency, and facilitating the development of new business models around the growth of Internet access.

Vision and Goals

Internet.org was founded by  Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2013. It is mainly designed, keeping in mind the people living in developing and underdeveloped countries where they cannot afford the internet. A few countries on the list are Zambia, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa and Philippines. Many others will soon be added to this list. See Launch dates below.

Founders & Partners

 Ericsson is a world-leading provider of communications technology and services.

 

Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.

 

 MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabulous semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions.

 

 Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world.

 

 Opera products enable more than 350 million internet consumers to discover and connect with the content and services that matter most to them.

 

 Samsung is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere through relentless innovation and discovery.

 

 Qualcomm is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies.

Launch

Internet.org was launched on 20 August 2013, at the time of launch, Mark Zuckerberg released a 10-page whitepaper he had written elaborating on the vision. In the paper, he wrote that Internet.org was a further step in the direction of Facebook’s past initiatives, such as Facebook Zero, to improve Internet access for people around the world. He also said that “connectivity is a human right.”

It was launched on different dates in different countries, viz. are –

Only the TeleCommunication Companies which are stated with Countries would be able to access internet.org. Thus, the number of sites freely available to the user also depends on the country from where it is being used.

Controversies

It has been criticized for violating net neutrality and favouring Facebook’s own services over its rivals. An Indian journalist, in his reply to Mark’s article defending Internet.org in India, criticized Internet.org as “being just a Facebook proxy targeting India’s poor” as it provides restricted Internet access to only Reliance ‘s subscribers in India. Until April 2015, Internet.org users could access (for free) only a few websites, and Facebook’s role as gatekeeper in determining what websites were in that list was criticised for violating net neutrality. In May 2015, Facebook announced that the Internet.org Platform would be opened to websites that met its criteria, which is a bit controversial.

List of services once can use via Internet.org

Category Free Services
Social Networking Facebook, Facebook Messenger.
Career Jagran Josh.
Entertainment Astrology, Hungama.
Government AP Speaks.
Health Malaria No More, Facts for Life (UNICEF), Social Blood, BabyCenter & MAMA.
Information Aaj Tak, AccuWeather, Reuters Market Lite, Amar Ujala, BBC News,  IBN Live, Daily Bhaskar, Translator, Dictionary.com, Jagran, Maalai Malar, Maharashtra Times, wikiHow, Wikipedia, Basics of Internet
Women Empowerment Nike Foundation (Girl Effect), UN Women (iLearn).
Jobs BabaJob.
Search Bing Search.
Shopping OLX.
Sports ESPN Cricinfo.

How to use Internet.org?

  • First, make sure you have the mobile network of respective Telecommunication company as mentioned above.
  • Then make sure that you have a working data plan. The mobile data will not be used on sites available on internet.org but in case, you click a link outside that area, data charges may apply.
  • Go to www.internet.org using a mobile web browser (on any internet supported phone). Or get its app from Google Play Store (only for an Android smartphone). Downloading the app itself will require mobile data, but it won’t consume data while using the app.
  • Customer will be presented with the language selection page where a choice of language can be selected. By default, the regional language will be selected. The customer can opt for other languages by clicking ‘+’ button on the page.
  • Click “Continue” to get to the main page of Internet.org, with “Free Services” & “Reliance” sections displayed in the choice of language.

Follow Internet.org

You can follow Internet.org on its own site or YouTube for future updates, but it will require mobile data.

Read Mark’s post regarding Internet.org on Facebook.com

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That’s all folks.

Data source – rcom.co.in
Image source – en.wikipedia.org, dailytimesgazette.com, timesofbengaluru.com, vrworld.com, techcrunch.com.
Disclaimer- TechGlobule is not responsible if you are unable to experience or use the services listed on this article or any other external or internal links. Hope you have a nice day. And don’t forget to wear your seatbelts.
Author – Swapnil Jha
Co-Author & Idea – Abdul Rehman

Telegram Messenger: What is it?

Hi Guys,

Today we are discussing about the Telegram Messenger, an instant message carrier brought to you by Pavel Durov, who also brought VK.

What is Telegram?

Telegram is an instant messaging system mainly focussed on privacy and multi-platform availability. Telegram clients exist for both mobile (Android, iOS, Windows Phone) and desktop systems (Windows, OS X, Linux).

Telegram is run by a German nonprofit organization backed by entrepreneur and philanthropist Pavel Durov. Its client code is open-source software, while its server-side code is currently proprietary.

In short, Telegram is super fast, simple and way more secure than any of the messaging apps out there.

Features –

  • Connect from most remote locations with even the connections.
  • Coordinate groups of up to 20,000 members.
  • Synchronize your chats across all your devices.
  • Send documents of any type and size.
  • Encrypt personal & secret messages.
  • Destruct your messages with a timer.
  • Store your media in the cloud.
  • Build your own tools and bots on their API.

Why use Telegram when we have Whatsapp?

You might be thinking that why should one even bother about any other messaging app when one can use WhatsApp, following is the list of differences which make Telegram better than any other messaging app out there including WhatsApp.

  • It is cloud-based, which lets you access your messages from multiple devices.
  • It is open source.
  • It is secure. Not only the messages are encrypted but Telegram also offers Secret chat, in which after a set interval of time, the messages are deleted from all the devices.
  • It is distributed. Its servers are spread worldwide to enhance speed and security.
  • It enables you to share unlimited high-resolution photos, videos, and files of any type up to sizes of 1.5 GB.
  • It has Bots. For e.g. Add @ImageBot in your contacts, whenever you message it something like /get Ferrari, it would reply with an image of Ferrari. Telegram supports many different kinds of bots for different tasks. You can even make a bot for yourself if you want to.
  • It supports @replies, mentions and #hashtags. No this is nothing complex. It makes Group Chatting easier. For e.g., if I want to reply to person A in a group of 100 people. I can type @A followed by my message, and only A will be notified.
  • It is free and will stay free forever.

About the Developers

You can follow Telegram on Twitter, for ongoing news about it. Or check out its FAQ section.

Telegram is supported by Pavel and Nikolai Durov.

Pavel Durov is known as the Mark Zuckerberg of Russia because his VK userbase outnumbered Facebook users in own own country that is Russia. Pavel supports Telegram financially and ideologically, while Nikolai’s input is technological. To make Telegram possible, Nikolai developed a unique custom data protocol, which is open, secure and optimized for work with multiple data-centres. As a result, Telegram combines security, reliability and speed on any network.

Supported Platforms with Download links

Telegram is available on a number of different platforms and Operating Systems as listed below.

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Android –

iPhone –

Desktop –

That’s all folks.

Image source – telegraph.co.uk (Featured image) Swapnil’s Yuphoria, iPhone 5 and ASUS K50C (for screenshots).
Author – Swapnil Jha
Co-Author – Shubham Rajput

Get paid apps for free in Android without Root via BlackMart

Hi Guys,

Today we are going to get our Android users some paid apps for free via an app called BlackMart Alpha.

Get paid apps for free in iOS 7 to iOS 10 without jailbreak. Read more...

Why a post on Downloading Paid Apps for free?

TechGlobule by no means is supporting or will ever support Piracy. We are with all our might against Piracy.
And the only reason we are showcasing BlackMart Alpha is to provide a way for users who are willing to pay for an app or game but want to try it first before paying their hard-earned money. Many of the times if not all, after buying an app, it seems unworthy of the money spent.

What is BlackMart Alpha?

BlackMart Alpha is an excellent substitute for the Google Play Store, because not only it can get you an app for free, but also it offers its market in multi-language selection which will attract any Android user of any country.

Features –

BlackMart Alpha also has the following features. that makes it easy to use :

  • Multilingual option for a global user experience.
  • Completely free, without the need for any payment methods.
  • It also offers apps that are not yet officially released in one’s country.
  • It also provides downloading of different versions of the same app.
  • It helps you update your apps before they are officially updated in your country.

How To Get BlackMart Alpha?

  • Download the latest version (as on date) of BlackMart Alpha from this link of BlackMart.us.
  • Go to Settings > Security > Unknown Sources. Make sure that Unknown Sources is checked.
  • Install the BlackMart App.
  • Launch the app, you will find a magnifying glass icon in the top right corner.
  • Tap on the icon, and type the app’s name you want.
  • Select the app you want to download from the search results.
  • Tap on Install, on the top right corner. You may be asked to one from  2 or more different versions of the same app.
  • Downloading will start. After downloading, it will ask you to install the app.
  • After installation of the app, enjoy.

Note – For bigger apps (usually more than 100MB), BlackMart Alpha will download the initial file (small-sized) and install it. When you will launch that app for the first time, it will download the rest.

Limitations

  • It will display some ads in between downloading and installing other apps.
  • Unlike Google Play Store, it fails to show compatible apps only, Thus, it is possible that you will not be able to run some of the apps you downloaded.
  • To prevent the second limitation, you can try to install a lower version of that app. And if needed, update the app from within.
  • Any app uploaded to BlackMart is instantly available for download without any moderation or testing. Thus, some of the apps may prove harmful to download.

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That’s all folks.

Image source – Swapnil’s Yuphoria. (for screenshots) and android.25pp.com (featured image).
Author – Swapnil Jha
Co-Author – Abdul Rehman

Sherlock: The Network (Review)

Hi Guys

Today, we are reviewing the Sherlock: The Network game based on the Sherlock series.

Sherlock Holmes

If you don’t know already, Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He is a London-based “consulting detective” whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. Even the police forces and other national security forces approached him on cases where they stuck.

Holmes, first appeared in print in 1887, and was featured in 4 Novels and 56 Short stories. The events in the stories took place from about 1880 to 1914. Most of his stories were written in third person by Dr. John H. Watson, his friend, with an exception of 4 stories.

Take this quiz to find out which Sherlock Holmes are you? I'm Dr. Robert Downey Jr. (thanks for asking).

Sherlock

Sherlock is a British crime drama T.V. series and a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson. Nine episodes have been produced, the first three of which were broadcast in 2010. Series two was broadcast in 2012, and a third series was broadcast in 2014. The third series has become the UK’s most watched drama series since 2001. The iMDb ratings for the series are 9.3, in case you wanna watch the whole series like me. 🙂

Critical reception has been highly positive, with many reviews praising the quality of the writing, performances, and direction. Sherlock has been nominated for numerous awards including: BAFTAs, Emmys, and Golden Globe, winning several awards across a variety of categories. The show received the most number of wins at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for Moffat, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Cumberbatch, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Freeman. In addition, the show was also honoured with a Peabody Award in 2011.

Game’s Storyline

Become one of Sherlock’s trusted lieutenants by joining The Network (the homeless network). Immerse yourself in the world of Sherlock Holmes by joining The Network and helping him solve a series of new cases.

This official Sherlock app contains a lot of exclusive video and audio content featuring Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch), Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman), Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gratiss) and many other characters from the Sherlock series  as well.

Along with above mentioned audio and video clips, it includes a lot of puzzling games, and an entire mystery for you and Sherlock to solve. Answer Sherlock’s messages to source and deliver information to him at 221B Baker Street. Navigate virtual London in search of information. Communicate with Sherlock and others in The Network. The more valuable you are, the higher you will rise in the ranks…

Read more about the game at SherlockTheNetwork.com or follow it on Twitter at twitter.com/sherlocknetwork.

How to get the app?

This app is currently available on Android and iDevices only. The game itself is free, and you can play & solve the first 2 cases without paying a cent. But the rest 9 cases, require an in-app purchase. But I assure you that the game is worth every penny.

Android users can download this app from Google Play Store or Amazon App Store. iPhone or iPod users can download it from this Apple App Store link, whereas iPad users can download the HD version of this app from this link.

If you want to buy the app in China, it is only available via the Tencent store for Android devices and Apple for iOS devices. This version is in Simplified Chinese.

Which devices are supported? What are the system requirements?

The app is supported on Apple devices running iOS 6 and above and on Android devices running Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above. Note, the app is only available in English and Simplified Chinese.

The app will requires a considerable but justified amount of storage space, so make sure your device have enough space. Android devices need about 720MB of storage space for this app to work properly, whereas iDevice users need about 520MB of storage space.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any further queries about the app, you can view the FAQ section of official website of this app.

Personal Experience

I, being an avid Sherlock Holmes fan, just loved this game, after watching the last episode of the Series which is, “His Last Vow“, I became a highly functioning sociopath with a dull routine (which means I was bored). Everything including my life started to seem slow and dull. Learning some tricks from Sherlock, I could easily guess like what my friends had for their breakfast but that didn’t gave me a purpose, I was just left with an option to wait for the Special episode which will come on Christmas, this year.

Then, I came across this very particular app, this is the best game of Sherlock ever made on a mobile device.

In the game, you play the role of a nameless member of Sherlock’s homeless network, newly inducted and just starting out on initially menial tasks set by the detective. You journey around London by foot, tube or taxi, the latter two options giving the first of the numerous mini-games that make up the structure of the app. The tube mini-game in particular is enjoyably challenging, I’m not giving any spoilers about the puzzle.

It not only exercises our brain with short games, like visual observation skills, taxi puzzles, or completing tubes, audio decryption or images, a bit of code breaking, but also every clue we find has some significance, and at the end, comes the most difficult part, Sherlock’s Mind Palace. The game also features some TV Trivia from the Sherlock series.

Mind Palace is a memorization technique which allows a person to remember every detail or fact he/she ever came across. In the Mind Palace, we have to use our own mind about which of the clues have some relationship and make sense. There is no hint. This is the best part of the game for me. If you are true fan, you will find the relation between clues in a couple of attempts, Or if you are Sherlock Holmes, you will complete the case in the first attempt only.

I would recommend this game to any fan of Sherlock Holmes, either his books or the Sherlock Series. Even those who haven’t heard of Sherlock Holmes, (which is a an unlikely scenario) should try this Detective game and exercise their mental skills and abilities.

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Trailer of the Game

In-Game Screenshots

Sherlock: The Network Review

In case you’ve a slower internet, don’t scroll through this album, but rather scroll below.

In-Game Screenshots (Compressed images)

I would suggest not scrolling through all the images. Some images may contain spoilers for the game.

So, are you gonna join the Network. Let us know in comments.

The Game is On.

Image source – geektown.co.uk.
Video trailer – The Project Factory via youtube.com.
Author – Swapnil Jha

How to do In-App purchase for free (Android)?

Hi Guys,

Today, we are gonna learn how to get In-App purchases for free in any rooted Android device by using this famous or I may say infamous app called Freedom.

Why a post on getting in app purchases for free?

TechGlobule by no means is supporting and will never support Piracy. Freedom is meant for fun purposes and making gameplay easier for various different apps.

How does the app works?

Freedom acts as an alternative wallet, featuring payments while in-app purchases in almost all the apps.

Will it support my device?

The official site of Freedom says, they have tested it on Android version 2.3 and above and Google Market 3.10.9 and above. Freedom should be used on earlier versions on own risk.

The app supports all rooted Android devices. It worked fine on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Android 4.4.2) and Micromax Canvas 2 Plus (Android 4.4.4). You will have to test yourself if you are using a different Android version.

Who’s the developer? and List of Supported Apps

You can research a little bit about the developers behind Freedom on its official website. The nicknames of developers are ZonD80 and MadKite. You can follow ZonD80 on Twitter, if you know Russian.

LocalIAPStore has published a list of supported apps on their blog; although it is incomplete. You can also help in completing that list.

How to get it?

You can download Freedom APK file for Android Kitkat or lower with this link of official website.

Freedom 1.0.7 Alpha is ready for Android Lollipop. Download it in our Android device from the following link of official website.

How to use it?

First ensure that you’ve a Rooted android device. To check if it’s rooted or not, install Root Checker. If it isn’t rooted, check our How to root post. If you have a rooted Android device, follow these steps –

  • After downloading the app, open Settings > Security > Check unknown sources. Then install the app in your phone.
  • Launch the app. It will ask for root permissions. Grant them.
  • A list of apps will appear. These are the apps which support in-app purchase.
  • Select an app.
  • After some loading, the selected app will open.
  • Purchase whatever you wanted to buy.
  • Instead of your Google Play account, a FreeCard will appear. It means Freedom is working. Purchase the desired item.
  • It is possible you may see your registered Card too but if you have seen the FreeCard, then don’t worry, your transaction will still take place with FreeCard.

Enjoy!! It also works offline for offline apps.

You will receive Over The Air (OTA) updates for Freedom, just tap on “Update Available” dialog and update should start automatically.

How to remove Freedom App?

If you want to uninstall Freedom –

  • Launch Freedom.
  • Go to Menu > Stop.
  • Now you remove Freedom successfully.

If you don’t follow the above steps, you will not be able to use Google Play Services without Freedom.

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FAQ

Freedom is not working for my device?

  • Update Freedom. OR
  • Update your Google Play Store. OR
  • Uninstall Freedom, reboot your device, and install Freedom again. It should most probably work by now. If it is still not working, try updating your Android version.

Will Google ban me from its services, if I’m caught?

Google will never ban you for using Rooted apps.

That’s all folks.

Image Source – Screenshots by Shubham’s Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Abdul’s Micromax Canvas 2 Plus.
Author – Swapnil Jha
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