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Top 10 Animated Films Worldwide – Highest Grossing Movies of All Time

by Malukah on May 17, 2012

Usually we all love animated films, we never know the tough tasks involved in producing a animated film. The time and effort taken for making a animated film a super success is really a tough task for its crew. Each and everyone in the team will try to produce a good animated film by planning from a year atleast. There will be a lot of challenges in making a animated film successful. You might have heard the fact that some directors spend almost 4 to 6 yrs to make a simple, short animated movie. You can find different kinds of genres in these movies, which teach you how to be brave, creative and funny. We have collected Top 10 Animated Films which recorded the highest number of collections all over the world. We hope you all will love these Top 10 Animated Films list, which created a history in collections all over the world.

Top 10 Animated Films with Highest Grossing Amount.

Top 10 Animated Films

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1) Toy Story 3 ($1 Billion)

Toy Story 3 undoubtedly is one of the highest watched film. It was liked by the kids and the adults same time. From the year 1995, the toy story games, action figures, merchandises, T-shirts and apparels have made millions of dollars of business as well. 15 years later, Toy Story 3 has give the world wide animation industry and Hollywood a massive blow on the box office and set a statement for the other animated movies grossing at an unbelievable 1 billion dollars worldwide. The figure cant be estimated accurately but it definitely still gradually increasing through DVD sales and other means.

Should you watch it? Yes go ahead,if you have a family with the weekend approaching then this is definitely the movie you have to watch. Kids are going to love it.

2) The Lion King ($961 Million)

The lion king, one of the most followed cartoon along with different version of games. Lion King deals with Simba, a lion prince who swallows his pride and abandons his identity and makes new friends along the way, Timon and Pummba. 1994 was the year which had a cartoon with 30 fps and lots of kids used to like the animation and its characters. Its definitely one of a kind feature film back in those days.

Should you watch it? Definitely yes, kids will love it!

3) Shrek 2 ($919 Million)

Who wouldn’t love the green ogre character which is voiced by the great comedian Mike Myers himself? The story begins after its prequel Shrek, where Shrek has rescued princess Fiona, and is now married, here’s the fun part. Its now time to meet the parents. Shrek and The king have a very hard time getting along with each other. Prince charming returns after a failed attempt of saving Princess Fiona, where he tries to broaden the gap and chemistry between Shrek and Fiona who is childish at his behavior and frequently is upset about everything and throws tantrums.

Should you watch it? Not if you are aged over 16.

4) Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs ($901 Million)

Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs, the events take place after The Meltdown where Scrat is still on the hunt for his acron. Where Sid begins to wish to have a family of his own and steals a few dinosaur eggs. In short, the sub-zero heroes are back to save the Mammal world, yet once again. With an estimated box office collection of over 900 million dollars, Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs


Should you watch it? Yes.

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5) Finding Nemo ($867  Million)

A clown fish named Marlin living in the great barrier reef loses his son Nemo, after venturing deep into the see inspite of being warned constantly. Nemo is caught, and sent to Dentist’s office in Sydney.Meanwhile Marlin tries to save him, Nemo makes a few friends and set on a mission to escape the Dentist and live their lives, free and wild. Finding Nemo grossed over 867 Million worldwide also attracting game developers to launch a game based on similar story.


Should you watch it? Yes,it’s a very good movie indeed.

6) Shrek The Third ($798 Million)

Sequel to the Shrek 2, Shrek The Third tells you the story of Shrek when Fiona’s Father and the king of Far far away(that’s what they call the kingdom,let’s assume it’s in a place far far away) passes  away. Prince Charming now joins the villains of the fairy tale plotting a coup d’état who feels he is destined to become the new king. Shrek the third hit the box office with a staggering 798 million dollars!

Should you watch it? Yes, only if you are a fan of Shrek and are not allergic to ogres, or even the color green.

7) Shrek Forever After ($752 Million)

Shrek Forever After, voiced by Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz. Shrek, bored and domesticated makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to get back to the feeling of being an ogre again.He is now thrown in a twisted version of his story where He and Fiona never met each other and all the ogres are hunted down. Rumpelstiltskin is now the king of Far far away, he sets out to restore the world back to how it was.

Should you watch it? Like I said, not if you’re allergic to color green.

8 ) Up ($731 Million)

Edward Asner voiced the main character, A 78 year old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dreams of exploring wide places and especially South America.Things get out of hand when he meets another explorer who is 70 years younger, that’s right, the 8 year old kid, Russel. Where Carl’s adventure inadvertently becomes a stowaway.

Should you watch it? Yes, the movie has a really unique concept and well portrayed environment. I say you shouldn’t miss it. Especially the floating house Carl carry’s around his back.

9) Kung Fu Panda 2 ($665 Million)

The world famous Kung fu panda, I don’t need to give you any further explanation about the character. Though you might ask, why isn’t the prequel, Kung Fu Panda in the list. Well evidently it took a while for kung fu panda to gain popularity and fell prey to piracy, so nobody really bought tickets  to keep this movie on the top of this list. However Kung fu Panda is placed on the 11th spot of highest grossed movied of all time.


Should you watch it? Yes, highly recommended movie during vacation or on a holiday.

10) Ice Age : The Meltdown ($665 Million)

Ice Age: The Meltdown, prequel to Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs revolves around the plot where Sid and his buddies discover that the Ice Age is coming to an end. All the mammals and animals alike set their journey to a higher ground to survive the meltdown. On the trip they also discover that Manny, is not the last of their kind. He finds a female mammoth  , The only problem: They cant stand each other at all.

Should you watch it? Yes, if you’re are on a vacation and need to kill a few hours, then this is it.

We hope you liked out list of Top 10 Animated Films. If you think we have missed out amazing film in here, you can always leave a comment below. We will surely add it our Top 10 Animated Films list.

Top 5 USB Drives You Can Trust Buying – Best Pendrives 2012

by Phoenix on May 15, 2012 · 3 comments

Memory is something none of us can really have enough of. Get a new HDD and you’re suddenly thinking, “hey, I could use that obscenely large program once in a while” and install it. It ends up being used once a year but no harm keeping it since you have memory right? The case with USB flash drives are quite similar too, you can never have enough of them, because there’s nothing cooler than whipping out a tiny rectangular object and proclaiming it holds the coolest movies ever!

Right, so there are a lot of memory manufacturers these days but only the good ones offer satisfactory read and write speeds. For that very reason, CoolPCTips is going to tell you the top 5 USB drives you can buy right now. Since we’re in 2012, only USB 3.0 drives will be mentioned because most computers are starting to support it and faster data transfers are always a good thing. Also, since everything is now rather large these days like movies, games and the like, 4GB or 8GB drives just won’t cut it anymore. 16GB and 32GB are pretty much required in this day and age. 64GB drives and upwards are available as well, but the price spike is a bit too much.

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Top 5 USB Drives – Best Pendrives in 2012

All of the drives mentioned here have similar read and write speeds (USB 3.0 level). Sure, some companies offer a little bit extra in the tune of backup or security software, but it’s ultimately price and looks that most of us base our purchases on. So, in no particular order, here are the top 5 USB drives you can buy:

5. Sony MicroVault Mach

Sony’s new range of USB 3.0 drives come in capacities of 4,8, 16 and 32GB. The exterior is built from a brushed-metal finish plastic and the drive looks rather snazzy. The actual USB connector is hidden via a spring mechanism that can be pushed out and retracted via spring mechanism. It’s a bit on the weaker side, but eliminates the need for a cap that can be so easily lost. It’s a good looking and solid performing USB pen drive that doesn’t offer any extras, but is good at what it’s supposed to do, store data. The 16GB version costs INR 1250.

 Top 5 USB Drives

4. Kingston DataTraveler Elite 3.0

Kingston is a brand very well known in portable date storage and it doesn’t disappoint with the new USB 3.0 pen drive. A solid, capless design makes the drive robust and easy to handle. It looks pretty good too, with multiple coloring in layers and is available in 8, 16, 32 and 64GB. The 16GB version retails for around INR 1450 and comes with a 5 year warranty, free tech support and the legendary reliability of Kingston.

 Top 5 USB Drives

3. ADATA S107

ADATA isn’t a very well known name but the new USB 3.0 pen drive is sure to generate some buzz. It might not look as good as other pendrives, but offers solid performance at a great price. Even better is the fact that the ADATA S107 is made out of a rubber material that is water and shock resistant. It is available in red or blue colors in capacities of 8, 16, 32 and 64GB. The 16GB version is a  good buy at INR 1300 if you’re prone to dropping stuff!

 Top 5 USB Drives

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2. Corsair Flash Voyager

Corsair’s new pen drive another great performing pen drive that can take a beating. It’s water resistant and shockproof and can supposedly survive a stint in the washing machine! The downside is it doesn’t include any software and doesn’t have an integrated cap. The Flash Voyager is available in red or blue color in capacities of 8, 16, 32 and  64GB. If great transfer speeds and exceptional durability is what you need, grab the 16GB Flash Voyager at INR 1550.

Top 5 USB Drives

1. Transcend JetFlash 700

So the last few USB flash drives were all about the externals, meet the new Transcend JetFlash 700 which is all about what’s inside. Encased in a relatively inconspicuous black garb, the simple yet elegant JetFlash 700 offers excellent data transfer speeds along with extra features. The package includes data management and security software so there’s no worries of unwanted people snooping around your data and your data can be backed up and synchronized very easily. It’s not particularly rugged or good looking either and the cap is not integrated, but the software included and the excellent data transfer speeds justify its great price. The Transcend JetFlash 700 is available in 8, 16, 32 and 64GB and the 16GB version is a steal at INR 999!

Top 5 USB Drives

Keep in mind that even though USB 3.0 is supposed to be 10 times faster than USB 2.0 at peak, these flash drives will practically be only about 2-3 times faster than USB 2.0 flash drives. So expect read rates to be around 90-120MB/second and write rates to be around 80-100MB/second.

So there you have it, the top 5 USB drives you can buy, drop us a line and let us know what you think!

Simple Hack to Instantly Send your Gmail Attachments to Google Drive

by Satish Coolpctips on May 4, 2012 · 5 comments

Have you ever tried sending your gmail attachments to Google drive automatically ? If not, then try this simple hack.  I think everyone is familiar with new Google Drive which is one such amazing drive to store all your data in it. You can access your data from any part of the world if you upload some data into your Google Drive. With Google Drive, you are on the web, in your home, at the office and on the go. So wherever you are, your stuff is just there. You can share you data with your friends in any part of the world. Google Drive offers you 5 GB free drive to store all your data. Google Drive launched with one missing feature in it. Its the ability to save your Gmail attachments directly to your Google Drive account. Which means, when ever you have any attachment in your Gmail account, the attachments getting transferred to your Google Drive automatically.

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This is not possible with the default Google Drive options, But still you can hack it with a small code give by Amit Agarwal who blogs at Labnol.org. Thanks to him for this amazing trick where your gmail attachments will automatically be saved to your Google Drive. So when ever you have any important attachment, you no need to save to your Desktop PC/Laptop or any other external device to keep it safe. You can actually save it in your free 5GB online Google Drive account. Imagine if you reading a Gmail message on your mobile accessing a mail. It had an attachment which has to be saved immediately. Well, this is really easy now, you have to just apply a Google Drive label to your message and it will appear in your Google Drive account. Google Drive will automatically synchronize with your desktop folders and save the attachments in your local disk in just few minutes. Later you can access the file either online or offline from any part of the world.

gmail attachments to google drive
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So, going into the details of this hack, you have to just create a small document in your Google Drive which can save all your attachments from Gmail account. You no need to install any extensions or addons. Just follow this simple technique which will work fine in the web and mobile version of Gmail. Including any of your Gmail apps that support labels.

Initializing and Running the Script to Send Gmail Attachments to Google Drive:

So, if you want to have a similar setup for your Gmail account and Google Drive, all you have to do is to follow these simple steps given below.

1) Login to your Google Account, and create a copy of this sheet in your Google Docs (Google Drive). As soon as your open that document, You will be asked to Make a new Copy of this document ? Click on Yes, make a copy. Then you can see a interface like below screenshot.

gmail attachments to google drive
2) Now click on Initialize and grant the necessary permissions. You can check out the below screenshot.

gmail attachments to google drive
3)  If you feel your account is not secured and don’t want to take a risk of someone’s else code, Here is the actual code used in the sheet. You usually wont share your Google credentials or data with anyone else. But for your satisfaction, we have just mentioned the source code of the above script.

4) Next go to the Gmail menu again and select Run. As shown the above screenshot with a red mark arrow. After running the script, close your Google sheet and you are done.

Gmail Attachments to Google Drive: Behind the Scene

Its very simple, The program works very logically, The Google sheet will monitor your Gmail mailbox in the background for every 2 minutes and as soon as it finds any message that has a label Google Drive, it will automatically save all the attachments int hat message to the Gmail folder on your actual Google Drive.

So, when all the above setup is ready, you have to just apply the label Google Drive to any of your email messages in Gmail. The attached files will be available in your drive (both online and offline) in the next few seconds. And if you get any errors like  “Service invoked too many times,”  just increase the trigger duration. You can open the same sheet in Google Docs, go to Tools –> Script Editor and then choose Resources –> Current Script Triggers. Now change the value of  minutes timer from “Every 5 minutes” to “Every 15 minutes”. If you would like to stop the script from running in the background, go to the same trigger screen and simple delete the “SendToGoogleDrive” time trigger.

How to label your Gmail Messages:

1) Login to your Google Account and go to Gmail and go to your inbox. Click on any mail which have a attachments to save those attachments in your Google drive.

gmail attachments to google drive

2) So. whenever you label your mails as Google Drive, the attachments(if any) will be automatically synchronized into your Google Drive account. Check out the below screenshot to check the file thememin (730 kb) in Google Drive (which you can see in the above screenshot).

gmail attachments to google drive

With this simple hack, you can all your attachments into your drive automatically. Your attachments will be more secured and no need to upload them specifically. You can always leave a comment below if you any queries on this simple hack on how to add Gmail attachments to Google Drive automatically.

Everything You Need to Know about USB Drives – USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0

by Phoenix on April 21, 2012 · 3 comments

Everyone probably knows what USB stands for, universal serial bus. It’s one of those abbreviations that’s so commonplace, its become part of our daily life. Like the name implies, USB is truly universal. It is one of the most versatile communication protocols in the world today. Encompassing devices of all shapes and sizes, USB connectors are found on computers, televisions, photo frames and whatnot! Originally started as an attempt to facilitate easier connections between devices and computers, it has now become the standard connection interface. Now, when you go out to get yourself a new device, lets say an external hard drive, you’ve probably come across a few that boast of “USB 3.0 support”. Also, these devices are slightly more expensive. So what’s it all about?

The tech world has a penchant for adding larger numbers to software and hardware alike, and often, it’s hardly a change. But that’s not the case this time around, USB 3.0 is quite an improvement over its predecessor. Although introduced back in 2008, USB 3.0 devices and capable computers have started breaching the mainstream market only in the recent past. It’s hardly been long since USB 3.0 devices don’t burn large holes in your pocket.

USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0USB 1.0 and 1.1

Back in 1996, USB 1.0 was introduced with a max. data transfer rate of 12Megabit/s. It had quite a few limitations and didn’t really catch on. Almost 2 years later in August 1998, USB 1.1 was introduced. It fixed some limitations of connectivity and made the protocol more practical. This was the earliest version of USB that caught on. Devices and computers started using it and the then widely used serial ports began to see a decline.

USB 2.0

Again 2 years later, in 2000 USB 2.0 was released. It is still used today is one of the rare instances where technology doesn’t change for quite some time. So USB 2.0 brought with it a host of new features. The main one was of course, speed. USB 2.0 is capable of data transfer of 480 Mbits/sec or 60MB/sec. That meant it was almost 10 times faster than the previous version! It was thus dubbed “Hi-Speed”. USB 2.0 devices and computers flooded the market pretty soon and they became the standard connection protocol pretty soon. Until 2006, USB 2.0 was tweaked internally for more efficient power usage and other enhancements were made. Also, form factors and new connectors were added. In December 2006, one of the most important features used today was added. The feature was USB On-The-Go. This allowed USB devices to communicate with each other without requiring a full time host. To make it clearer, know how USB drives can be connected to tablet PC’s, PDA’s or other such devices? This is made possible because of USB On-The-Go. 2007 saw another very useful feature being intoduced, USB charging. Now devices could draw power and still transfer data effectively. In the years after, USB 2.0 was improved to consume less power and have in idle mode where they didn’t draw power. The last revision/upgrade to USB 2.0 was back in 2010.

USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0

USB 3.0

In 2008, USB 3.0 was released. It was capable of data transfers upto 5Gbits/sec or 625MB/sec, was more power efficient and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. USB 3.0 was termed as “SuperSpeed”. USB 3.0 ports look quite similar to USB 2.0 ports, but feature 9 pins instead of 4 found in 2.0. USB 3.0 operates in full-duplex mode, unlike USB 2.0 (half-duplex). This means, data upload and download can take place simultaneously without slowdown. When initially introduced, USB 3.0 didn’t see much mainstream support and industry biggies like Intel and Apple didn’t start USB 3.0 support until 2011. This significantly increased market adoption time. Most conglomerates decided to wait for data communication protocols like SATA 3.0, PCIe 3.0 and USB 3.0 to mature before extending their support. Even now, there are some driver problems and Windows 7 doesn’t natively support USB 3.0. But Windows 8 is slated to fully support USB 3.0.

USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0

Now, its rather well known that what you see is not always what you get. Case in point here is the USB interface. Although USB 2.0 claimed data transfer speeds of 60MB/s, practically you can get speeds of upto 40MB/s, even on computers with all the bells and whistles. USB 3.0 is capable of upto 625MB/s transfers, but in the real world, you’ll be lucky to see anything in excess of 300MB/s or so. This is mainly the fault of compatibility with the OS. Most drivers are still faulty and the full potential of USB 3.0 hasn’t been unlocked yet. So is it worth putting some extra moolah to get USB 3.0 capable controllers or devices? It probably is, according to us. You won’t be spending a truckload of money, yet you will have the advantages of speed and efficiency.  Getting a new computer? Make sure you get a motherboard capable of handling USB 3.0. If you’re not getting a new computer and still want to jump on the USB 3.0 bandwagon, get yourself a USB 3.0 external card that attaches to a PCIe slot on your motherboard and provides USB 3.0 ports. These cards come for around 50$ or so. Sure, the world isn’t switching to USB 3.0 this very moment, but it doesn’t hurt to be future proof, would it? Do you think it’s worth the upgrade? Drop us a line and let us know what you think about this USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0 post.

Upgrade Your CPU with Old, Unused Computer Docks: Creative Desktop PC

by Malukah on April 17, 2012 · 0 comments

Upgrades for Unused Computer is  some thing which is really interesting and fun to try. Almost everyone will have a unused PC or a Laptop with them nowadays. If you use your creative brain, you can actually make some interesting and funny upgrades to your existing PC from that junk. Taking that in mind, we have tried to add some modifications and upgrades. You might got some unused DVD Player, Old CPU and etc. But what’s the use with those empty docks, aren’t you going use them for something that would fulfill your needs? Well to help you with that, We’ve got some amazing upgrades and some silly ones (If you are that crazy) to fill those bays up for you. I’m gonna assume you’ve built your own computer by purchasing custom CPU dome and other accessories, in most of the cases when you buy a CPU with a cool sleezy dome, you should be able to open those 5.25″ and 3.5 drive bays and stick something right there.

Useful Upgrades for Unused Computer Docks:

Here are few useful and interesting upgrades which are really useful. Also we have added two funny upgrades at the end of the post. Try them and see yourself different from others.

Fan controller and a CPU MonitorUpgrades for Unused Computer

I’ve always had problems with the heat my CPU generates and I’m most certain that most of the others do too, especially when you are a gamer with those 2 GB graphic accelerators which generate enough heat to melt a tungsten metal to liquid and the factory fans aren’t enough. An extra fan with a regulator is like a god’s gift on those hot sunny days to help reduce my CPU temperature by a great deal. You can get something simple and similar to this controller from Scythe. It’s pretty cool because most of the software that deal with controlling CPU fan speeds can’t be that accurate so going manual is always helpful.

A Drawer

Upgrades for Unused ComputerIt might be silly and you might think ” Who needs a drawer in their CPUs”. If you really had one, you’d know how handy it is to store the most important stuff like data drives in it for fast access in those demanding times. You could simply use it to store keys, papers, flash drives and other cards safe.You could even use it to store burnt discs in the drawer, its totally up to you how you are gonna use the drawer though. This drawer is from Cosmos, again it might be unusual but its rather practical to have a drawer than leaving it unused since its actually cheap to buy a drawer.

An SD card, USB 3.0 and a Bluetooth extensionUpgrades for Unused Computer

Most or almost all the laptops that are manufactured these days come with an SD card reader, but not the desktops unless they’re customized. So this extension is actually a great idea to greatly improve how much your desktop can achieve through input devices.Sometimes if you own a lot of USB devices, the ports aren’t enough then this is a great idea as you could use it for lighting speed data transfers. You even have an audio jack and a microphone jack if your computer is one of those old models wherein you had to sneak in behind the CPU to plug in your headphones time to time.

A temporary bay for swapping those extra Hard drives

Upgrades for Unused ComputerA super hot bay like this one from Silverstone puts a tiny door in front of your computer to insert one of your extra hard drives whenever needed to make those file transfers to a stop and use them when required. It certainly isn’t what everybody needs, but its a healthy option if you are a user who works with a lot of hard drives and file transfers rather than opening your whole computer apart and replacing your current hard drive.

A second monitor Upgrades for Unused Computer

It might be absurd to get a second monitor on your CPU dock, well depending on how crazy you are you could actually get on and use it as a second screen if your PC supports desktop extension and a Dual Core. I’m guessing that the monitor idea was originally customized and designed  for situations where you would manually just place a headless server. I can see that being pretty useful, if it is your primary monitor and can be used only if you need a proper restart and it’s not responding over the network. For the digital artists, who can’t afford to get a big screen for a desktop extension to render extra images and expand your workspace, this could actually prove to be very useful, no kidding.

Funny Upgrades for Unused Computer Docks:

Upgrades for Unused Computer

A Cup Holder and a Cigarette Lighter

I certainly would like to meet the person who came up with this idea, I’m imagining him with a bloating tummy with a cigarette in one of his hand and a fizzed drink in another.  Well thank god it isn’t that expensive, its just 5.45% on Amazon.If you are an alcoholic or drink a lot, then this one’s certainly for you. No, seriously.

A ToasterUpgrades for Unused Computer

The final and the most absurd thing you could have in your computer is a easy bake oven or a toaster. Seriously who the hell needs a toaster? Well nobody does because I found out that this was actually an April fools prank from crazyPC.com. Well if you’re really looking forward to get one of those , I suggest you hit the kitchen and bake yourself a little pie and take a nap.

Well, these are the few upgrades we tried to put them in one place. If you have got some creative brain to add more upgrades into this post, you are most welcomed. Please share you thoughts under the post via comments.

How to Install Free Windows Apps in Lumia 800 Windows Phone Through PC

by Satish Coolpctips on April 12, 2012 · 1 comment

Installing free Windows Apps in your Nokia Lumia 800 windows mobile is really fun. Nokia Lumia 800 is an amazing windows mobile phone with beautiful GUI. There are a lot of free apps in windows market place which are worth installing. Usually we connect our phone through Wi-Fi or Internet to install apps from the windows market place. This is the standard way of installing apps directly in your phone. But you can also install these windows apps directly from your computer. Installing windows apps via PC will give you a chance to explore millions of apps. Usually in phone its very difficult to explore all the apps. So i personally prefer installing windows apps via PC. To do this, you need a software called Zune and little patience.

Connecting Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Mobile to Your Windows Live ID :

Before proceeding on how to install these windows apps, you should make sure you follow the below suggestions carefully.

1) The most important thing you should keep in mind is, Your windows mobile should be connected to a windows live id. When you connect your phone for the first time, make sure that your windows live is properly working. Because you will be logged into your phone via windows live id. All your contacts, emails, and numbers will be synchronized with the phone and start bothering you. So its always better to have two windows live id’s. One is your personal one and one is for installing stuff like apps, sending mails and etc. If you are not having enough contacts and people in your windows live id, you can use that with your phone. Because, once you have logged with you windows live id, you will be irritated to see all the contacts and emails popping up all the time.

2) To connect your phone to PC via Zune, You should make sure that the region and language mentioned in your phone while installing it must be US, but not UK. You should also make sure to change the PC Region and Language settings are default to United States. Usually you can find these options in your windows operating system under control panel -> Clock, Region and Language settings.

3) If your windows live id is connected with Indian region or locality, it wont work or connect to Zune. So make sure you change the settings in your hotmail account. I would rather suggest you to make a new id in your phone while connecting to Zune. Once these two things are done, your phone will be connected to the Zune and allow you to access Market Place. If you are still unable to connect, reset your phone and create a new window live id after restart.

4) Once your windows phone is connected with your windows live id, all you have to do is to make sure to remember the id and password for future synchronizations. The next synchronization will be from Zune to your phone. So, you got to remember the user id and password.

Installing Free Windows Apps in Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone:

Previously we have written an article on How to Sync Audio, Video, Pictures into Nokia Lumia 800. Here we have used a software called Zune. Zune is a amazing application to install windows apps, listen music, watch videos and do a lot of other interesting stuff. To install windows apps in your Lumia 800, you need to get Zune first. We will give you a direct link to download it. Now lets proceed on installing apps in your Nokia Lumia 800.

Step 1: Download and Install Zune Software.

Step 2: Connect your phone via data cable after installing Zune. (Ignore this step if you are smart enough)

Step 3:  Zune will automatically pops up when connected with your phone. Now, the most important part, Your phone will be automatically connected with the windows live and ask you for the password. Just enter the password and connect to Zune. If Zune is not allowing you to connect your phone, make sure you have followed suggestions 2) and 3) above.

Step 4: When Step 3 is successfully done, Zune will connect to your windows live id and give access to the control panel of Zune. Now you can just navigate to third tab called Market Place, under that you can find APPS. Just click on it to explore millions of apps instantly.

Nokia Lumia 800

Step 5: Just click on any desired app and wait for the app to load the information about it.

Nokia Lumia 800

Step 6: As seen in the above screenshot, You can see the app you wanted to install and also a FREE button under the app. Just click on the Free button to proceed further.

Nokia Lumia 800

Step 7: Now click on INSTALL button after finishing the Step 6 successfully. If your app is a free one, it will directly install it in your phone. If not, you will be asked to pay for the respective app.

Step 8: Now you can disconnect your phone and look for the app. It will be downloaded depending on your speed. No matter how many apps you install in your phone, It just sets up the basic files. The remaining downloading part will be down automatically with or without Wi-Fi. Your Internet connection can do the job.

That’s it, This way you can install any number of free, paid apps directly to your phone. The best advantage of this way of installing apps is, you will actually got to know about the app, size of the app, version of the app, paid or free, and also a chance to explore millions of apps in a single frame. If you got any doubts in following the above steps, you can ask us via comments below.

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