Avast for Android Updated with Low-Battery Notification in Anti-Theft Component

Avast has just updated its Android security application with new features and bug fixes. Several UI tweaks have been included as well, along with Turkish language pack.

Avast Mobile Security application for Android devices features simplified Anti-Theft installation and comes with support for Boat Browser and Boat Browser Mini apps in Web Shield.

The latest version also offers a new “low-battery notification” feature in Anti-Theft component, as well as lots of tweaks and bug fixes that have yet to be detailed.

Keep in mind that the Network Meter now has a “Billing day” option and the user interface has suffered some minor changes. Developers have also fixed several issues in Firewall and Call/SMS filter.

avast! Mobile Security 2.0.3377 is now available as a free download via Google Play store and it should be fully compatible with all devices running Android 2.1 and up.

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the Danger of Using your Mobile Phone While Charging

Many people are guilty of this! I guess you should stop it after reading this and please tell others about it...

A few days ago, a guy was charging his mobile phone at home. Just at that time a call came in and he answered it with the charging Instrument still connected to the outlet.

Shortly electricity flowed into the cell phone unrestrained (maybe there was current fluctuation) and the young man was thrown to the floor with a heavy thud. As you can see, the phone actually exploded.

His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Cell phones are a very useful modern invention. However, we must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death if not handled with care.

Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet!

If you are charging the cell phone and a call comes in, unplug it from the charger before answering the call.

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5 Alternative Chat Apps to Blackberry Messenger

The various IM apps around make BBM look irrelevant. Why? BBM is only limited to blackberry phones and you can’t use it without a BB PIN (Blackberry Prisoner Identification Number) but these alternatives work across all platforms.

1. Skype

Skype is probably the most popular IM application and as a matter of fact, it’s more than just an instant messaging app. With Skype, you can keep in touch with family and friends and it supports video calls on almost all mobile platforms except, of course, the overrated Blackberry. Even Blackberry’s most sophisticated smartphone doesn’t support video calls on skype for now.
Skype to Skype calls are free and you may even buy call credits at a very reduced rate.

2. Whatsapp

I’m not the chit-chat type that spends the whole time chatting with people on social networks but Whatsapp really got me. With over 100 contacts on my phone already using it, it’s probably the best alternative to Blackberry messenger since it consumers very little data and it works across all platforms. Even almost all BBM users have Whatsapp installed on their device to keep in touch with their contacts who do not have that thing they call Blackberry PIN.

3. Viber

Although the latest blackberry messenger can make voice calls over Wi-Fi which is quite a big step forward for the company and something very appreciated by all BBM users to say the least, I’ve been doing that with Viber and Skype for a very long time over 3G. Viber is very widely used and also, the free VoIP feature is great.

4. Facebook Messenger

This doesn’t need an introduction and you definitely can’t deny the fact that Facebook is the largest social network right now and when it comes to instant messaging, Facebook chat has a lot more users than any other IM application. There’s a Facebook messenger for every phone, even feature phones.

5. Live Profile

Compared to others, I use this a lot less but it’s a great instant messaging app with a cool UI.
You got a lot of alternatives and the choice is yours. I have most of these installed on my iPhone and Nokia N97 and I still keep in touch with my loved ones. Not sure I’m gonna get a Blackberry device just because of BBM…

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