Wednesday, 17 June 2015

How to remove stains from clothes

One thought that never fails to haunt most of us is staining our favourite piece of clothing. Sometimes we become reckless and spoil our clothes with stains that become tough to handle and really hard to remove. Stains of oil, paint, grease, food, lipstick, blood are the toughest to deal with.

Kids being their naughty self also tend to play and get their clothes stained with mud which also could be tough to remove at times!

The View Crunch puts together solutions on how to remove stains from clothes.

Few tips:

  • One thing that must be remembered for all kinds of stains is that the longer the cloth is stained and left unattended the more difficult it will get for you to remove it. So as soon as you find a stained cloth, attend to it with utmost urgency to avoid the chances of the stain being left on the cloth forever.
  • Before you wash all the clothes together, the stained cloth must be treated to removal techniques so that it has already been dealt well before it goes for laundry with other clothes. Also this will completely remove all the chances of other clothes too getting stained because of that one stained cloth.
  • Remember that some clothes are made of soft fabric and get damaged if you use a concentrated stain remover that you got from the market. So remember to check and read all the instructions before you set out to remove the stain.
  • If you want to remove oil stains, ink stains or paint stains from your clothes, never rub the clothes harshly, this will damage the cloth from within. Instead of rubbing, just dab the stain remover on the affected area of the cloth and give it for the regular wash.

Home Remedies for removing stains from clothes:

  1. For immediate cleaning of an expensive piece of clothing, dab club soda on it using soft wipes.
  2. Baby powder comes as a handy solution for removing liquid or oily stains. Sprinkle some on the affected area. Wait till the powder gets absorbed completely. Now wash the cloth.
  3. Your precious white clothes can be saved from stains with fresh lemon juice! Yes, you read that right. Lemon is a great natural bleaching agent so it helps the white clothes retain their shine and whiteness. Squeeze some lemon juice on that stained white shirt and see the magic happen.
  4. White vinegar is a great stain remover as it absorbs all the stain and lets your clothes be stain free after one wash. Also if you want to retain the brightness and shine in your clothes you can pour about half a cup white vinegar into the washing section of your laundry machine. It also helps in removing armpit sweat stains and deodorant stains from your clothes.
  5. For the wax or wax like stains, applying heat to the stain is a great remedy. You'd ask how. The answer is simple. Put paper towels on the stain and iron it. This will make the waxy substance come out of your clothes.
  6. Nail polish remover and after-shaves also come as great help in removing stains from clothes. Pour some on baby wipes or cotton and dab on the stained portion of the cloth. This lessens the effect of the stain on the cloth, making it easy to remove while washing.
  7. Salt is a great cleaning agent on clothes when it comes to wine stains. Sprinkle salt on the stained part of the cloth and let it soak all of it. After your regular wash you will find the stain completely vanish.

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

How to take a screenshot in Moto G, Moto E and Moto X

The technique of taking screenshots varies from phone to phone. If you have a Moto G, Moto X or a Moto E and want to take a screenshot, follow these simple steps:

1. Press the volume down button and the power button simultaneously for about 2 seconds.
2. You will hear a click sound.
3. Your screenshot is taken.
4. To see your screenshot go to your photo Gallery.

5 Best android phones between INR 15000 and INR 20000

Looking to buy an android phone between INR 15000 and 20000 and wondering which one is the best? The View Crunch is happy to help. With so many android phones flooding the market and each one is at par with the other, it really becomes difficult to decide which is the best of them all. The selection process becomes easier when all the information is available in front of you and you just need to compare and choose. So here the the top 5 android phones between the price range of Rs 15k and 20k. Please note that the list given below is not in any order and it is upto you to decide which one you like the most.

1. Mi 4: Soaring high on the popularity charts these days, in the price range of INR 15,000 to 20,000 is the Mi 4. Its great technical specifications, looks and performance have made it very popular among the youth.

Technical Specifications:

Android: v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Processor: 2.5 GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
RAM: 3GB
Internal memory: 64 GB
Battery: 3080 mAh
Screen: 5 inches Full HD
Camera: 13 MP (Rear), 8 MP (Front)
Single SIM

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 19,999
Buy from Amazon India Price: INR 17,999
Buy from eBay India Price: INR 18,999

2. Asus Zenfone 2 (4GB RAM): Asus after doing fairly good in the laptop market has entered the android phones market with a bang. Its phones are fast picking up popularity, especially among the youth. The Asus Zenfone 2 is one such very popular phone in this price range.

Technical Specifications:

Android: v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Processor: 2.3 GHz Quad Core Intel Atom Z3580
RAM: 4GB
Internal memory: 32 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 64 GB
Battery: 3000 mAh
Screen: 5.5 inches Full HD IPS
Camera: 13 MP (Rear), 5 MP (Front)
Dual SIM (GSM+LTE)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 19,999

3. Samsung Galaxy E7: After enjoying great success from the Galaxy S series, Samsung has been fast launching phones in its other series as well to keep up with the every growing market. The Galaxy E7 is the latest phone in its kitty. If you do not like taking risks with other brands and want to stick with the good old Samsung, considering it has one of the best customer service among all brands in the market, you would like to have a look at the Galaxy E7.

Technical Specifications:

Android: v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Processor: 1.2 GHz Quad Core
RAM: 2GB
Internal memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 64 GB
Battery: 2950 mAh
Screen: 5.5 inches HD
Camera: 13 MP (Rear), 5 MP (Front)
Dual SIM (GSM+UMTS)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 18,649
Buy from Amazon India Price: INR 18,499
Buy from eBay India Price: INR 18,232

4. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo: Another one being offered by Samsung in the 15k- 20k price range is the Galaxy Note 3 Neo. With amazing looks and fairly good tech specs, Note 3 Neo is also a good choice.

Technical Specifications:

Android: v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Processor: 1.7 GHz + 1.3 GHz Hexa Core
RAM: 2GB
Internal memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 64 GB
Battery: 3100 mAh
Screen: 5.5 inches HD Super AMOLED
Camera: 8 MP (Rear), 2 MP (Front)
Single SIM

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 20,860
Buy from Amazon India Price: INR 19,900
Buy from eBay India Price: INR 18,666

5. HTC Desire 816G: Among all the recent phones in the mid range launched by HTC, the Desire 816G emerged out as the most popular one, all thanks to its super smooth operations, excellent performance and beautiful looks.

Technical Specifications:

Android: v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor: 1.7 GHz Octa Core
RAM: 1GB
Internal memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 32 GB
Battery: 2600 mAh
Screen: 5.5 inches HD
Camera: 13 MP (Rear), 5 MP (Front)
Dual SIM (GSM +WCDMA)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 18490
Buy from Amazon India Price: INR 17350
Buy from eBay India Price: INR 20499

5 Best android phones between INR 10000 to Rs 15000

Are you looking to buy an android phone between the price range of INR 10000 and 15000 and are confused regarding which one is the best? The View Crunch is here to give you a list of the 5 best android phones between Rs. 10k to 15k to choose from along with the price, technical specifications and the best online shopping websites from where you can buy your new android phone.

Please note that the list is in no order and these are the personal views of The View Crunch.

1. Moto G (2nd gen): Priced at INR 10999, Moto G is our personal favourite due to its smooth, lag-free performance, affordability and durability factor.

Technical Specifications:

Android: 5.0 Lollipop
Processor: 1.2 GHz Quad core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
RAM: 1 GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 32 GB
Battery 2070 mAh
Screen: 5 inches, HD, IPS LCD
Camera: 8MP | 2MP
Dual SIM (GSM +GSM)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 10999

2. Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo: Samsung's probably the most successful phone was Samsung S3. Being 'Designed for humans', this phone had absolutely amazing features that no other phone was giving at that time. What stole the show away was its gorgeous screen. Later Samsung launched Galaxy S3 Neo which has now come in the 10- 15k price range.

Technical Specifications:

Android: 4.4 Kitkat
Processor: 1.2 GHz Quad core
RAM: 1.5 GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 64 GB
Battery 2100 mAh
Screen: 4.7 inches, HD, Super AMOLED
Camera: 8MP | 1.9MP
Dual SIM (GSM +WCDMA)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 13285
Buy from Amazon India Price: INR 12499
Buy from eBay India Price: INR 13590

3. HTC Desire 526G Plus: HTC is one brand that has never really paid much attention to its marketing and advertising which is the main reason why it has left behind other android phone brands. Its brilliant lag-free, smooth operating phones have remained underrated. In this price range too HTC has a great option called the Desire 526G Plus.

Technical Specifications:

Android: 4.4 Kitkat
Processor: 1.7 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 32 GB
Battery 2000 mAh
Screen: 4.7 inches, TFT LCD
Camera: 8MP | 2MP
Dual SIM (GSM +UMTS)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 10139
Buy from Amazon India Price: INR 10000
Buy from eBay Price: INR 9858

4. Asus Zenfone 2: Starting from the low price range, Asus has phones ranging to medium budget phones to cater to all kinds of buyers. In this price range too Asus has Zenfone 2 that is gaining popularity quite fast. Zenfone 2 is the phone with one of the best technical specifications in this price range.

Technical Specifications:

Android: 5.0 Lollipop
Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core, Intel Atom Z3560
RAM: 2 GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 64 GB
Battery 3000 mAh
Screen: 5.5 inches, HD, IPS
Camera: 13MP | 5MP
Dual SIM (GSM +LTE)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 12999

5. Mi 4i: If you want an android phone with one of the best tech specs then you would want to consider the Mi 4i. Slowly gaining its position at the popularity chart, this is one of the hottest phones in the market in this price range currently. It also has the most heavy duty battery of all phones in this price range.

Technical Specifications:

Android: 5.0.2 Lollipop
Processor: 1.8 GHz Octa Core, 2nd gen Snapdragon 615
RAM: 2 GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
Expandable memory card slot: Upto 64 GB
Battery 3120 mAh
Screen: 5 inches, Full HD, JDI
Camera: 13MP | 5MP
Dual SIM (LTE +LTE)

Buy from Flipkart Price: INR 12999

5 best android phones under INR 10,000

Monday, 15 June 2015

How to make a video your android phone's ringtone

If you have a video in your android phone that you received through WhatsApp or downloaded it and love and would like to make it's audio the ringtone of your phone then The View Crunch has the way out! The best part is that you don't need to have any technical knowledge and it is as easy as using any app on your phone.

Here is a step by step tutorial on how you can make the song/audio/sound of a video in your android phone, your ringtone:

1. Download the Video to MP3 app from PlayStore and open it.



2. Now choose the video from which you want to extract the audio by pressing the plus sign at the top.



3. After you are done with choosing, this app will extract the audio out of the video and make it into an .mp3 file. You don't have to worry about losing your video, it will not get deleted or replaced by this .mp3. After the .mp3 is made, tap on the tick sign above to confirm and save the audio.



4. Now you will be able to see your new audio like this:



5. Long-tap the audio and you will get a 'Set as ringtone' option. Choose that and you're done! You have successfully converted your video to mp3 and have set it as the ringtone of your android phone.


Friday, 12 June 2015

5 Best Android phones under Rs. 10000

With so many phones flooding the market, choosing the best phone is becoming more and more difficult. If you are planning to buy an android phone within Rs. 10,000, you are reading the right post.

The View Crunch has compiled the list of the 5 best android phones under INR 10000. They are as follows:

1. Moto E (2nd gen): As we all know, Motorola really shook the market by launching an android phone with 1GB RAM at the lowest price possible. It was a huge success and people loved the phone. Its lag-free performance impressed the users.

Recently they have come up with the successor to the same phone Moto E (2nd gen) at a very competitive price of INR 6999

Specifications:

Android: v5.0 Lollipop
Dual SIM (GSM+UMTS)
Camera: 5MP | 0.3MP
Battery:2390 mAh
Screen: 4.5 inches, TFT LCD
Processor: 1.2 GHz
Internal Memory: 8GB
Expandable external memory upto 32GB
Colours available: Black, white.

 Buy Moto E (2nd gen) from Flipkart

2. Asus Zenfone 5: After gaining good popularity in the laptops category, Asus is fast picking up popularity in the mobile phones category too with its affordable price range, good features and great looks.

The Asus Zenfone 5 (16GB) is priced at INR 9999 and the 8GB variant is priced at INR 8499.

Specifications (16GB):

Android: v4.4 (Kitkat)
Screen: 5 inches, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, IPS Display
Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)
Camera: 8MP | 2MP
Battery: 2110
RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 16GB
Expandable external memory upto 64 GB
Processor: 1.6 Dual core Intel Atom Z2560
Colours available: Black, Gold, Red, White.

Buy Asus Zenfone 16GB from flipkart Price: INR 9999
Buy Asus Zenfone 5 16GB from Amazon India Price: INR 8990
Buy Asus Zenfone 5 16 GB from eBay India Price: INR 9532

3. Redmi Note 4g: This phone is also scaling high on popularity and is counted among the best android phones under INR 10k. Its high performace multitasking abilities are loved by one and all. The highlight of this phone is its battery.

It is priced at INR 9999

Specifications:

Android: 4.4.2 (Kitkat)
RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 8GB
Expandable external memory upto 64 GB
Processor: 1.6 GHz, Quad Core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Cortex A7
Battery: 3100 mAh
Screen: 5.5 inches, HD, IPS display
Camera: 13MP | 5MP
Single SIM
Colours available: White.

Buy Redmi Note 4g from Flipkart Price: INR 9999
Buy Redmi Note 4g from Amazon India Price: INR 9999

4. Lenovo A7000: After being counted among the best in the laptop market, Lenovo has come a long way in the mobile phones market too. It has been paying attention not only on its sales but is also working hard to improve the after-sales experience of the customers.

It is priced at INR 8999

Specifications:

Android: v5.0 (Lollipop)
RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 8 GB
Expandable external memory upto 32 GB
Processor: 1.5 GHz 8 core Cortex - A53
Battery: 2900 mAh
Screen: 5.5 inches HD display
Camera: 8MP | 5MP
Dual SIM (GSM+LTE)
Colours available: Black

Buy Lenovo A7000 from Flipkart Price: INR 8999
Buy Lenovo A7000 from eBay India Price: INR 11749

5. Micromax Canvas Nitro A311: Very popular in the affordable low to medium budget range android phones, Micromax has brought into the market Canvas Nitro A311. This phone runs games and multiple apps simultaneously quite smoothly.

It is priced at INR 8999

Specifications:

Android: v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
Expandable external memory upto 32 GB
Processor: 1.7 GHz
Battery: 2500 mAh
Screen: 5 inches HD IPS display
Camera: 13MP | 5MP
Dual SIM (GSM+WCDMA)
Colours available: White

Buy Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 from Flipkart Price: INR 8999
Buy Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 from Amazon India Price: INR 9785
Buy Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 from eBay India Price: INR 8663

5 best android phones between 10k to 15k

10 Best Free android picture Editing apps on Google Playstore

They say that "a picture is worth a thousand words" which is true indeed. Pictures holds memories that are priceless. Each time we wish to walk down the memory lane, we always sit down and look at the old pictures that end up bringing a smile on our face. Hence, we always want our pictures to look crisp, vivid and beautiful. Cameras don't always guarantee perfect pictures because in today's times we mostly click pictures using our phone's camera. So post processing or editing becomes mandatory in order to achieve perfect images.

The view crunch brings to you a compilation of the 10 best free android picture editing apps on the Google Playstore. Please note that this is not given in the any order and are randomly listed. Check the apps below:

1. Snapseed: 



It is one of the best free editing apps available on the PlayStore. It offers various options for you to choose from that can transform the pictures beyond belief. The one-tap options that drastically change the pictures are:



Snapseed also has options through which you can make changes in saturations and add effects as per your desired levels.



2. FotoRus: Another popular free picture editing app that brings enormous changes to a dull photograph is FotoRus.



This app is extremely easy to use with customised options best suited for beginners or even the pro. Its customised editing options range from Scene, Filter, Text, Edit, Sticker (which is quite a fun feature), Mosaic



Adjust, Light, Lightpen (which is a very unique feature), Stretch, Border, Draw and Tag.




3. InstaBeauty: In this selfie-freak world, we need apps that can make us look flawless and enhance our beauty. Instabeauty is one such free editing app that is dedicated to solely selfie editing.



Its many filters that remove all pimples, dullness, under-eye bags, dark circles in just one tap! Yes you read that right.



Being very popular among girls this app is your dream come true app.

4. VSCO Cam: If you take photography seriously, have a photography blog or are a photographer and need a professional app on your phone for some serious editing and DSLR-like effects, this free photo editing app is best suited for you.



Easy to use for both beginners and professionals, you are sure to become popular on your social networking websites with your pro-looking photographs.



The best part is that this app not only provides some amazing editing options but also an inbuilt camera.



So you can not only edit pictures on VSCO but click some amazing pictures too.




For avid instagrammers, one The View Crunch special tip: go for hashtags like VSCO VSCOCam to get many likes instantly on your VSCO edited pictures. Yes, this app is famous to a completely different level!

5. Photo Grid: This is a very popular free app primarily used for making collages out of many photographs but the best part is that it also provides many filters to make your pictures gorgeous.



Now the bonus here is that this app lets you resize your pictures to make it suitable to be uploaded on Instagram! So not only can you make collages, you can edit them with the awesome filters, add some of the most funny stickers and templates, write captions and text, resize them to instagram size and upload!





In a nutshell, you just need to click the picture and Photogrid will take care of the rest.

6. BeautyPlus: Another wonderful free photo editing app for selfie-addicted people is BeautyPlus.



Just Insta-Beauty it has amazing one-tap filters that will change your selfies in an unbelievable way.



After seeing the results, The View Crunch gives it a little more points than InstaBeauty. Rest is for you to decide!

7. Autodesk Pixlr: This is also a great android editing app that lets you do many things to make your photographs much more pretty.



Its background blurring feature is quite popular. It also lets you make collages and insert texts on your pictures.



8. Photo Studio: With all the basic filters and editing options, the best part about this free picture editing app, Photo Studio is that it lets you shape your photos in exciting, amazing ways.



The options to shape your photos the way you want is unbelievable!




9. Photo Editor by Aviary: This one is a well-known free photograph editing app on PlayStore with more than 50 million downloads.



With a rating of 4.4 on the PlayStore, Photo Editor by Aviary emerges out to be a great app. The effects are amazing and the stickers are cute.



10. Retrica: One of the very famous in-app camera and editing feature app is Retrica.



You may have noticed many people uploading their pictures clicked through this app as each photograph contains their name written at the bottom of the picture. This app lets you click pictures with filters pre selected even before you click the pictures!



So you don't need any editing after the photograph is clicked as the pictures are taken using one of the filters given to pre-select from the numerous options!