5 Apps to Reduce Your Monthly Phone Bill

The smartphone has been a very important invention for the entire world and has increased the efficiency of day to day tasks in ways possibly not imagined by anyone when they were first launched.
There are a variety of ways through which you can cut down on the money you spend on your calls. There are a number of apps available that let you make calls for free through the internet. They are absolutely safe and are real money-savers.
Here I have chosen 5 apps that you can use on your phone and see the money piling up.


Viber
  
Available: iOS and Android
Viber has a very smooth and simple approach to the concept of making free calls.  What makes Viber a very useful app. It has no noticeable lags or delays on the audio while making calls.
Along with that feature it has the option of sending text messages, multimedia messages and e-mails.

Link: Viber



 Fring

Available for: iOS, Android and Symbian
Another popular app in the market is Fring. Importantly it supports Symbian phones. There are the regular features for making calls but with a twist as you can make all those free calls through your phonebook as it gets integrated with Fring.
You can hold conference calls to up to 4 people even while video chatting. Like Skype, you can make calls to normal phones however you have to pay for them.
What sets Fring apart from other apps is that you can actually integrate your AOL and Google Talk with Fring making it a handy tool to handle all your communication needs.

Link: Fring



Skype

 Available: iOS, Android and Windows Phone
Skype is no doubt one of the most well-known desktop app for making calls. It was first created for computers but has now branched out into the world of smartphones.
You can make calls to any smartphone or computer in the world which has Skype installed in it. It also comes with the ability to send IMs as well as make video calls.
Additionally you can actually call a regular phone but that will cost you credits which can be purchased. Essentially, mobile users in India use this App to keep in touch with near and dear ones staying outside the country.

Link: Skype



Nimbuzz

Available: Almost all Operating Systems for phones including Java.
Nimbuzzis undoubtedly one of the most versatile apps for free calls available in the market and doesn’t require a single monetary unit to operate expect for your normal data charges. It has the ability to integrate a variety of other chatting portals like Facebook, MySpace, ICQ, Google Talk, Yahoo! etc. Once integrated, you can make calls to people on any of these contact lists. If that is not enough, there is a desktop version of Nimbuzz available. Apart from calls, it can also send messages and can obviously be used to send IMs. An option for web-chatting is also at one’s disposal.

Link: Nimbuzz



 Qik

Available: iOS, Android phones.
The best app that you can find for video chatting is Qik. Apart from making calls, you can also create video feeds and send video broadcasts live and go through the feeds of your friends as well. If you feel like, then share your videos through Facebook or other assorted video sharing services.

Link: Qik


Hope you find these apps useful to bring down your telephone bills. If you have more apps that you know about do let me know about them in your comments.

How to deal with your fake/impostor facebook profile?

This post is for all those Facebook users who wants to report a fake or impostor  profile. You can report any such Facebook profile that violates Facebook’s terms and conditions or Facebook’s statement of Rights and Responsibilities. There is a hair line difference between a fake and an impostor profile and here we need to understand that as the method for reporting both of them are slightly different.

We are using the term ‘Fake’ here for the profiles that are using Fake profile name and if that name is yours (or anyone you know) then that will be an impostor profile that is if someone has created an account to impersonate or imitate you or someone else.

 When I can report?

You can report a fake profile to Facebook whenever anyone violates Facebook’s terms and conditions.That can be:

• Profiles that impersonate you or someone else
• Profiles that use your photos
• Profiles that list a fake name
• Profiles that do not represent a real person
• Profiles that have been hacked

How to report a Fake/Impostor profile?

If someone is impersonating you or someone else, go to his/her profile page an click on “Report/Block this person” link on the left bottom of the page.

Then check the “Report this person” box and use “impersonating you or someone else”. Enter the Impersonated profile link in the box given there and add required comment which is mandatory too.Finally click submit.

However if someone is using fake profile name then just use “Using a fake name” option in the report type and add comments in “What makes it fake” box, click submit.

  

For any further information, drop a comment below.

The 15 Best Free iPad Games

Not all iPad games are created equal, especially when it comes to cost. You might download a great game only to fall into a trap of ugly graphics, bad controls and in-app purchases.

Lucky for you, we've tested 15 games for their fun factors — and they're all free. You'll find complicated strategy games, creative titles and games you can play against your friends.

Subway Surfers
Since Temple Run, top-down endless runners have been in vogue, with many great variations. Subway Surfers is worth recommending because the brightly colored levels offer variety as you swipe to duck, jump, dodge, climb ramps and collect coins.

As you run to escape the ever-present train conductor, the level gets exceedingly more difficult and requires quicker reflexes. The coins you collect in-game can be used to purchase revives after you get knocked out -- or you can purchase them for real money. You'll end up addicted to Subway Surfer as you try to beat your score.

Haunted Hollow
Firaxis games has a reputation of strong strategy games, like XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the Civilization franchise. The company's first attempt at an iOS strategy is just as high-quality as its PC and console games, and it's free.

Haunted Hollow is a turn-based strategy game in which you must construct a haunted house and send monsters to terrorize a nearby town. Your goal is to beat your opponent by taking over the town with your monsters. Haunted Hollow can be played against the computer, an opponent via network play, or with two players sharing the iPad.

Wizard Ops Tactics
If you're looking to duel it out in a traditional fantasy tactical game, Wizard Ops Tactics is for you. This game is part army building and part turn-based strategy, as you send out your army of wizards against opponents.

Wizard Ops Tactics has detailed environments in which to play, with terrain that can help or hurt players. A "fog of war" system shields your movements from your opponent until you meet face to face. Each wizard has spells rendered with dramatic effects that add a level of fun to the game, and the sounds effects, all created by the mouth of Michael Winslow of Police Academy fame, will make you want to wear headphones.

Wizard Ops Tactics provides you with one army, which you can upgrade as you play, or you can spring for more stuff in the store.

Super Monsters Ate My Condo
Adult Swim has a reputation for amazing mobile games, and Super Monsters Ate My Condo is no exception. This is probably one of the most twisted renditions on the match-3 gameplay format: You must match colors of precariously stacked condos to clear them and gain powerups. The only problem? Angry monsters surround your stack and threaten to topple it, unless you feed them the matching color buildings, or clear three of that color.

Super Monsters Ate My Condo is actually a free sequel to Monsters Ate My Condo. It added a time limit for games and boosts that can be activated with in-game currency. This game is highly addictive, and will definitely suck hours of your time as you click for one more turn.

 Whale Trail
Sometimes the most interesting games just make no sense. Take Whale Trail, a game where you, a whale, harness the power of rainbows to fly through the clouds to escape an evil monster. You know, just like real life.

Whale Trail is an endless runner style game, where you only control the whale's altitude and descent by tapping the screen as it swoops among the clouds. Your goal is collect more rainbow fuel to keep it flying, and avoid the grumpy nimbus clouds that will sap your juice. While Whale Trail is simple in premise, the short rounds will keep you coming back for more as you level up your whale. Keep chasing that rainbow!

You Don't Know Jack
If trivia is the name of your game, you've probably already heard of You Don't Know Jack. The trivia software relaunched last year with a free-to-play version on both mobile and Facebook, and it's a total blast.

You can play one or more episodes of You Don't Know Jack each day for free, and earn money to unlock new episodes. Each episode is recorded with different questions and original dialog, making for short bursts that only take about five minutes. The trivia references a lot of current events and popular culture, so you'll see questions occasionally ripped from the headlines.

War of the Fallen
Most people expect a genre like collectible card games to stay analog, and yet the addictive nature of card collecting and the deep strategy to building your deck works perfectly on a tablet.

Zynga, better known for casual games, created War of the Fallen to give players who are new to the idea of deck building and card strategy a game that would teach them the basics, offer some real challenge and get them hopelessly addicted to the format. War of the Fallen is a fun game with great art and funny, creative character designs depicted on each card.

If you've always been interested in card games without the investment, this is a game worth trying, especially at the nice price of free.

Top Bot
Racing games are hard to pull off with touch controls, so it's nice to see an arcade racer like Top Bot on iPad. In Top Bot you customize a robot to race against your friends or random challengers.

The Top Bot races are asynchronous, so you'll be able to compete any time a match is set up. The one-touch controls are easy to learn, and the race track is full of fun powerups and obstacles that make each race unique.

Spaceteam
There's some kind of appeal to sci-fi technobabble. It sounds silly, but shouting "setting phasers to stun!" makes everyone feel a little bit more awesome.

Spaceteam took that idea and turned it into a free party game playable on mobile phones and tablets. This multiplayer experience requires everyone in the same room to look at his or her screen and shout ridiculous sounding directions to each other. These directions correspond with the nonsensically named levers and dials displayed on other players screens, and it's up to them to recognize and then flip them.

If everyone works together, your spaceship won't fall apart, and you can survive to the next lightspeed jump. What sounds silly is probably one of the most fun party games available via mobile, and it's absolutely free.

Letterpress
Letterpress is a competitive game that won't annoy you with in-app purchase reminders, while testing your lexicon.

To play, challenge an opponent to make as many words as possible from a 5x5 grid of random letters. Once you've used a letter, you've claimed it, so players have to pick from the remainder. Players can steal letters back, though, if they surround tiles with the opposing color.

Letterpress runs quickly, much faster than a Scrabble-clone. The game is free; though if you want to play with more than two people at the same time, the game requires only a buck to upgrade.

 DrawQuest
While DrawQuest isn't a traditional game, its fun daily challenges ask you to stretch your creativity, and then rewards the best work.

Every day in DrawQuest, a half-started drawing asks you to flesh it out to complete the prompt. It could be anything from "What's Under the Bed" to "Give this guy hair." Once you're done, you can see how other players responded to the prompt, rate your favorites and complete other challenges you may have missed.

It's delightfully right-brained, and aims to encourage creativity in all its players.

Clash of Clans
If you've always been interested in games that require resource and energy management, but don't find farming appealing, Clash of Clans could pique your interest.

Clash of Clans is a blend of that formula, with elements of a strategy and tower defense game. You must collect elixir and gold to power your town of builders and fighters, but you need to raise an army and attack goblins or other players. You'll be able to experiment with different troop types, spells and strategies as you level and gain resources. Of course, your camp is also under threat of attack, so you'll need strategically placed defenses to keep other players out.

You can speed up the whole process by buying gems, of course, but generally the game allows a lot of wiggle room without ever having to purchase squat.

Blendoku
If you love stretching your right brain with puzzles, Blendoku might be the game for you.

This game combines crosswords, Sudoku and color theory in an excellent brain-teaser game. On each level, you're given several color swatches at the top of the screen, then a crossword-style grid at the bottom. You'll need to put the colors in order based on various factors, including shade, hue and saturation. Puzzles eventually get much harder as you have to fill increasingly large grids.

The game is free with small banner ads at the top, but any purchase from the store -- including additional daily hints -- turns those off.

Sid Meier's Ace Patrol
Sid Meier's Ace Patrol, by the legendary game designer, is a strategy title that puts you in the cockpit of fighter planes in World War I, where you'll dogfight against other aircraft for victory.

Sid Meier's Ace Patrol is another turn-based strategy game, a format that works great on touchscreens. On each turn, you'll pick your maneuvers from arrows that climb, swoop and bank your aircraft. You'll be able to attack other planes and dodge their guns.

There are several missions available free in the game, plus mission packs available for purchase if you've liked what you played.



Punch Quest
For those who like to punch down foes and relish the idea of a brawler coming to iPad, Punch Quest is unmissable. In this game, dubbed an "endless puncher" by its developers, you run through levels of enemies using two types of punches to bring them down.

The game features tongue-in-cheek humor and a great visual style. The different levels give Punch Quest a lot of variety despite its two-button design, and you'll get a lot of mileage out of the game until you finally beat it.

Do you have a favorite free game we missed? Share it with us in the comments.