How to buy google nexus 5 and nexus 7 from USA

If you are living in India, you would have noted that Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 are a little costlier in India when comparing with other countries' play store. Nexus 5 is more costlier in stores and online-shopping sites in India. But there is a way to buy Nexus 5 from USA and you can ship it to your address.

Don't read if you are looking for Indian warranty on Nexus 5. If you need warranty in India, You need to use India play store, Indian Online shopping sites or showroom near you. Nexus is not providing international warranty. By following this method, you will get only USA warranty for your Nexus 5.

What do you need?

1. USA IP Address
2. International or USA Credit Card
3. USA Shipping Address

If you don't have an international credit card, I would suggest you to drop your idea of buying Nexus 5 from USA. If you don't know anything about your credit card, just use it in google play store, If you are lucky, your card will be accepted in google play store. (You can still get an usa credit card. The details are in the end)

Warning : Once you made a successful transaction on play store, you can't use your gmail address to access Google India Play Store. You will be taken to the USA play store.

There are so many proxy websites available to change your IP Address. But most of them will not work with secured connection. So I suggest you to download TunnelBear. TunnelBear provides 500MB of data every month to browse the world with USA, Europe and few more countries' IP address.

Now, You got an USA ip address. I assume you already have one international credit card. Now we need USA shipping address. Many websites are providing free USA shipping address.

These are the steps involved to buy Nexus 5 from USA

1. Buy Nexus 5 from USA using USA IP Address, International credit card and USA shipping address
2. Google will ship your device to your temporary USA Shipping Address
3. That temporary shipping address will collect your device and send it back to India (to your address)

How to get USA Shipping Address?

USA Shipping Address is nothing but a service provider's company address. Go to ComGateway and register for an account. You will almost understand how does it work. You will enter your contact details and Indian address in ComGateway. In the return, they will provide one USA Shipping Address for you. That is going to be your USA shipping address in Google Play Store. (Many websites are providing USA Shipping address. Search for google and find the right one.)

Your ComGate address will look like this.

17146 NE Sandy Blvd
c/o xxx-yyyy 
Portland, OREGON 97230 
Tel: 503-914-6317

That c/o xxx-yyyy is important. That is unique for every users. They will find your Indian address using that c/o xxx-yyyy only.

* Go to google play store
* Enter the complete address including c/o xxx-yyyy
* Choose the product - color, size and everything.

Google will charge about $10 for shipping and tax will be free for OREGON.

If you go for 32GB version, you need to pay $408.99 which is approximately Rs.25,500/-
Your product will be shipped to ComGateway in few days. Once they receive the product, they will send a mail to you. Now, it is time to pay some money to ComGateway to ship the nexus 5 to India.

Go to ComGateway website and see the package details. They charge for KG. I can't tell you how much they will charge for your nexus 5. The phone will be generally charged for 1KG and if you search online, you will find some coupon code to get complete or some discount for your first shipping.

Phone's cost is increased now :

Google Play : Rs. 25,500
ComGatewat Shipping Cost: Rs.2000 (I have put the maximum. You can get discounts by using coupon codes.)

The Phone's Cost is now : Rs.27,500

There is a final check point on your device. That is Indian Customs. The product will be verified in Indian customs and you will be asked to pay 7% for mobiles. Just go through the Indian Customs Tarrif. 7% will be Rs.1785 for Rs.25,500. Let me round it to Rs.2000.

The final cost will be

Play Store Price : Rs.25,500
ComGateway Shipping: Rs.2000
Indian Customs Charge: Rs.2000

Total : Rs29,500.

The actual cost for this 32GB in India's play store is Rs.32,999 and you can buy it for Rs.29,500. You can save approximately Rs.3500 or even more. It is going to be a big process and it will take a lot of time to get the product in your hand. Importantly, It will come to your hand without any warranty (with usa warranty).

So think and buy.

Additional Info : How to get USA Credit Card

There are so many online websites who are providing USA virtual credit card. You need to register on their site. You should pay the required money from your credit card to their website. If the transaction is success, they will provide a virtual credit card which can be used to buy the nexus 5. It is not free again. You might lose another Rs.2000 or so for this transaction. I haven't used this since I have an international credit card! Usunlocked and more virtual card providers are there.

Good Luck!

Nokia Asha 501 - New update is available along with WhatsApp

Nokia is doing good things for its users. Nokia is providing update to "Asha 501". This update includes a famous online SMS application WhatsApp. With the help of WhatsApp, users can send SMS for free. Before start doing anything with WhatsApp, Just read this completely please.

How to install Asha 501 update?

* Go to Settings from your phone
* Just click the Phone Update.
* Press the Update and Presto, You will get the update for Nokia Asha 501.

Important to note!

Before pressing the updat button, make sure your internet connection is turned on. I recommend you to use wi-fi connection. Because mobile network might charge some huge amount for this update.

Once everything is done, You will see a short cut to WhatsApp in the home screen. App is not ready to use. It is just a short cut to install the app. Again, turn on your wi-fi (recommended) or mobile network and open the WhatsApp icon from the home screen.

In few minutes, you can start to use the WhatsApp full version in your Nokia Asha 501.

What is WhatsApp?

What is an alternative way to send SMS to your friends. WhatsApp is not using your sim provider. WhatsApp is using internet connection from your phone and it sends SMS to your friends. So, If you are having free or unlimited internet connection, it is best way to save money on SMS.

WhatsApp is not a native nokia Asha application. Does it work like a native app? Yes, WhatsApp will work exactly as a native application by providing alerts to your all SMS and sending messages will be easier with WhatsApp.

Nokia has promised to provide WhatsApp as a pre-installed application to Nokia Asha 500, 502, 503.
It is a good news to all Nokia Asha 501 users. Remember, this update is not just providing WhatsApp to your phone. You will get few more enhancement for your Asha 501.

Fastest mobile processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 805

Qualcomm is the leading mobile processor ( CPU and GPU ) manufacturer. Qualcomm has announced the first fastest mobile processor, Snapdragon 805.

* First processor to run at the speed of 2.5 GHZ per core. Remenver, many people are not running their computers at this speed.

* First mobile processor to produce mobile videos, imaging and graphics at ULTRA HD resolution.

* First mobile processor to support 4K resolution. For mobile phones, this is too much resolution which you don't need mostly. But this processor supports Ultra HD TVs. So, it is useful to keep one like this.

* Snapdragon 805 brings others performance optimizations. 40% power optimized than Snapdragon 800. Superior performance, multitasking, power efficiency and much more.

Do you like to buy a device which running Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, then wait till the mid of 2014.

Sanpdragon S4
Snapdragon 200
Snapdragon 600
Snapdragon 800 -> nexus 5 using this

Now. Instead of Snapdragon 1000, it is Snapdragon 805. Imagine the power of Snapdragon 1000.

Nexus 5 will be released in India in few days

Nexus 5 is one of the top phone in Android world. Google has not launched the phone in India. But Google play store India is showing that "Coming Soon" word for long time. When will google / LG release the phone in India? Yes, They are going to release it. The wait is going to over.

Do you know?
Nexus 5 was sold by few online stores already. Few online stores are allowing customers to pre-order the phone for Rs.999. Few online stores have imported nexus 5 from USA and they are selling it for higher price.

What online stores tell?
I called Homeshop18, Flipkart and Snapdeal to know the release date of nexus 5. They all said, the phone will be released in one week. But they refused to give any confirmation and asked me to subscribe for nexus 5.

Is it good idea to buy nexus 5 via pre-oder
The demand for the phone is really huge. I am getting news that LG is going to release the phone next week. But the price will be little costlier than play store's price. But people are not thinking about the price of the phone. So, who knows you might not get the phone even if it is released in India.

So, I recommend to pre-order that phone if you really need it quickly. But before making pre-order, Ask them for the real price of the device. So you will not get any surprised price / bill. Go and check the nexus 5 price in Ebay. You will be surprised to see. They are selling it for higher price.

It is possible to buy nexus 5 in USA price
The phone approximately costs Rs.25,500 is USA. But it is priced for Rs.33,000 in play store and online stores are going to release this phone for Rs.34,000. But you can still buy nexus 5 for USA price with USA warranty.  That is what i have done. I might try to create a new post to explain how did i buy that phone from USA.

How to install Android 4.4 Kitkat update on HTC One GPE ( Google Play Edition )

HTC ONE GPE - Google Play Edition

Google is not just releasing Nexus devices in google play store. In addtion to Nexus devices, google is release two more devices in google play store.

1. HTC ONE
2. Samsung Galaxy S4

These two devices are called Google Play Edition (GPE) devices. You can't find much differences on Google Play Edition phones.

But, Google Play Edition phones are receiving / providing faster updates for android OS. It must be true because Nexus 4 has already got its android 4.4 kitkat update.


HTC Tweet 

Good news, we've delivered KitKat code to Google for HTC One GPE. Timing of push via PlayStore to be determined by Google.

So, What does it mean? Yes, Google Play Edition devices will receive updates from google. Even though, HTC has delivered the update for HTC ONE GPE, It is all in the hand of google to approve and provide the update for HTC ONE GPE.

There are good news and bad news.
The good news : HTC has submitted the Android 4.4 Kitkat update to google. :)
The bad news: It is not available for you to install the update on your device right now. :(

How to install Android 4.4 Kitkat update on HTC ONE GPE?

Stay tuned. Once the update is released, the installation method will be added here.
Don't worry. Google will not take too long to provide the update for your device!

6 Best Android Applications for Cricket Fans

I have looked into the web to find some best android applications for cricket. There are tons of cricket applications which can waste your time. So, I have decided to filter those apps to find some best cricket applications.

Remember : It is not about game apps. 

What can you do with these apps? 

Latest cricket news
Live cricket scores
Other cricket related informations

These apps will provide almost same information. So, It is not good idea to install all of them. Choose the one which best fits for you. Every app differs with installation size. If you are really thinking about saving your device space, use the smaller apps.

I haven't ranked any of these app. Just I typed them in some random order.

1. ESPN Cricinfo - Android Application

Everyone will know about ESPN cricinfo. A top website which provides fastest live score and news updates.

Download Link : Espn Cricinfo Andorid App
App Size : 14MB
Android Version : 2.2 and above

Size is little big. But it is a good app.



2. Cricbuzz - Android Applications

Cricbuzz is providing faster live score updates than ESPN Cricinfo. I might be lucky to get fastest updates. Use this app and let me know whether it is providing fastest updates for live scores.

Download Link: CricBuzz Android App
App Size: 3.2MB
Android Version: 2.1 and above

It should be a very compact application in any android phones!


3. Yahoo Cricket - Android Application

Yahoo is providing many android applications. Yahoo Cricket is one of them.

Download Link: Yahoo Cricket Android App
App Size: 2.8MB
Android Version: 1.5 and above

Fantastic! Just 1.5MB and almost supports every android phones.



4. NDTV Cricket - Android Application

NDTV's official cricket application for android.

Download Link: NDTV Cricket Android App
App Size: 1.2 MB
Android Version: 1.6 and above

Above the four android cricket apps, NDTV cricket is smaller in size!



5. Cricket Next - Android Application

Cricket Next is providing its app in smallest size. It is less than a MB. Honestly, I never used this app. But it should be one of the good app for your android device.

Download Link: Cricket Next Android App
App Size: 520K
Android Version: 1.5 and above




6. BCCI Cricket - Android Application

BCCI - Board of Cntrol for Cricket of India

Download Link: BCCI Android App
App Size: 7.2MB
Android Version: 2.1 and above






If you are still confused to choose the right android cricket application for your phone, take a look at CricBuzz. If you android device is supporting cricket buzz, then you can go ahead and install this application.

If the size is not big matter, you can easily try ESPNcricinfo Android Application. Remember, It doesn't mean that you should always install an application of a top company. The application must provide what you need and it must work in your device smoothly.

Additional Info

If you are a cricket lover and you always want to discuss about cricket matches and events, there is a good cricket forum application in android market. The application's name is Cricket Chat.

You can discuss cricket matches with other android users.

Download Link: Cricket Chat Android App
App Size: 262KB
Android Version: 2.2 and above

This app is very small. Less than half MB.



So, Don't miss any cricket news and scores by using any one of the (or all the above) android application listed here!

Where are you nexus 5?

Thousands of phones are coming every year. But few phones are dominating the world. Iphone was very special. All the mobile sites would be taking and talking about the iphones. It is time to talk about something new and something different.

It is nexus 5

Google released the nexus 5 phone in google play store without giving any announcements. The most powerful phone of the year with reasonable price. But Nexus 5 has not been released in Google India play store. Oh, Nexus!

Does Nexus have any competitors?
Indeed yes.

HTC, Samsung, iPhone and few more. Nexus 5 has silently captured the world market. Nexus 5 is not providing any advertisements. But the phone has been sold out in few hours after the launch! It is because, Nexus 5's competitors are providing similar configurations. But the price is almost double of the price than Nexus 5!

There is one more reason too. Nexus devices are producing android OS updates quickly than anyone can expect. But where is the Nexus 5 in India?

The above question makes a lot of web owners to write rumours. Google and Lg are not making any official announcement about the launch date for Nexus 5 in India. So, we need to hope that Nexus 5 will be released next week. But don't ask me for how many weeks do we need to hope like this!

A small price comparison for Nexus 5

Nexus 5 in USA (32 GB) : $399 (Approx : 25.5K)
Nexus 5 in India (32 GB) : 33K

It is very costlier in India. But a cheaper phone when comparing with other brands!
Lets hope the wait will be over in the coming week!