How To Download Videos or Audio From Streaming Websites

Most video sites operate on streaming algorithms. These algorithms only allow the online streaming of videos and prevent the downloading of videos to your disk or memory. Although, downloading videos from these kind of sites are breaking the rules. But there are lot of ways to do so. 

In the case of YouTube, it allows you to save videos for offline streaming. But it doesn't allows to download the videos to local drive or memory. But there are lot of methods which let you to download videos or just extract the audio and save them to your local drive or memory. The simplest way you can do this is by removing three letters from the video URL. For example a YouTube video URL will look like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Boc39rGYcrc . Now remove the letters 'ube' from the word 'youtube' on the link and hit 'enter'. This will take you to a new website called 'yout.com'. This site allows you to download the video or just the audio of the video as an mp3 file by selecting appropriate option.


Download Facebook Videos

Similar to YouTube, the Facebook mobile application also has the feature that allows users to save videos for offline viewing. Inorder to save the video, just play the video you want to download and open the three dot menu in the top right corner. From the list of options, select 'Download'. The video will be downloaded to your device so that you could watch it offline later.

If you want to download the Facebook videos from your web browser on a desktop, you can download that video file easily by the following steps. First, determine if the video is hosted by Facebook and if it is, "Right click" on the video and select "Copy link address". Open a new tab and search "downvids.net". Paste the video link, select the video format and hit the 'Download'. This site works for many other video sites and so you can even use it to download from YouTube or other streaming websites.

Asus Zenfone Live Launched In India At Rs. 9,999

Asus Zenfone Live Launched In India At Rs. 9,999Asus has launched a new device in the ZenFone series called the ZenFone Live. The main feature of this smartphone is it comes with the worlds first real time beautification technology for live streaming videos. Company's new live beautification app called BeautyLive is used for this real time beautification. So this smartphone is mainly aimed at those who like shooting videos on social medias.

The device comes with a 5MP front camera with LED Flash, auto focus, 1.4 micrometer pixel size and 82 degree wide angle lens. It sports a 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture lens and pixel master technology. 

The ZenFone Live comes with a 5-inch HD IPS display with 2.5D glass at a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. It also has a Bluelight filter for eye protection. The device is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded upto 128GB.

The connectivity options of this device include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, WiFi direct, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Micro USB and a 3.5mm headset jack. It supports Accelerator, E-Compass, Proximity and Ambient light sensors. The device is backed by a 2650mAh battery which delivers up to 158.8 hours of standby time and up to 24 hours of 3G talk-time.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 :Second flash sale on Amazon is scheduled on 30th May at 12pm

Redmi 4 next flash saleThe Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is continuing their success in Indian smartphone market with its latest device Redmi 4, successor to the Redmi 3S series. The device had its first flash sale today on Amazon.in. Today Amazon witnessed record sale of Redmi 4. On its first flash sale 2,50,000 units of Redmi 4 has been sold within 8 minutes of the sale, Amazon India confirmed. 

Amazon has announced the date of second flash sale. The next sale is scheduled to be on 30th May 12PM. Amazon India is also providing a lot of launch offers to boost the sales. Offers include up to Rs. 5000 off on flights and hotel bookings on goibibo, 45GB free data for 5 months from Vodafone and Rs. 200 promotion credit for Kindle books on Kindle app. Also on the accessories the Mi cases for redmi 4 starts at Rs, 349 and Mi headphones will start at Rs 599.

Key features of the device are
  • 5inch 720p HD display
  • Front 2.5D curved glass
  • 13MP rear camera with PDAF
  • 5MP front camera
  • Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor
  • 2GB/3GB/4GB RAM
  • 16GB/32GB/64GB internal storage
  • Expandable up to 128GB
  • 4100mAh battery
The Redmi 4 smartphone comes in three variants. The 2GB RAM, 16GB storage variant priced at Rs 6,999, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage variant priced at Rs 8,999 and 4GB RAM, 64GB storage variant priced at Rs 10,999. The 64GB variant will not be available for the upcoming sale on 30th May.

ZTE Nubia N1 Lite Launched In India At Rs. 6,999

ZTE Nubia N1 Lite Launched In India At Rs. 6,999ZTE sub-brand Nubia has launched an entry-level smartphone in India named Nubia N1 Lite. The N1 Lite was first unveiled at the MWC in February and it will be available from May 22 from the e commerce giant Amazon at a prize of 6,999.The device will be available in black color only.

The Nubia N1 Lite comes with a 5.5inch HD IPS display with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. The device is powered by a 1.25GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The phone also comes with 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded upto 32GB via a microSD card.

Camera on the Nubia device had been fantastic till now. Nubia Z11 mini is the best camera phone you can get under 20K in India. That shows how the Nubia cameras perform. Here the Nubia N1 Lite comes with an 8MP rear shooter with f/2.0 aperture and four element lens. It also has a LED flash. On the front the N1 Lite packs a 5MP camera with f/2.8 aperture, 84-degree wide angle lens and front flash. The smartphone also features a fingerprint sensor.

The connectivity options of the device include dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The device is 8.4 mm thick and weighs around 171 grams. The smartphone is backed by a 3000mAh battery.

Karbonn Aura Power 4G Plus with 4000mAh battery launched at Rs. 5,790

Karbonn Aura Power 4G Plus with 4000mAh batteryAfter the launch of Aura 4G smartphone last week Karbonn has now come up with an addition to its lineup called Aura Power 4G Plus. The main attraction of the new device is its battery. The Aura Power 4G Plus replaces the small 2150mAh battery in the Aura 4G by a large 4000mAh battery. This battery promises a stand by time of up to 400 hours and talk time of up to 16 hours.

The Karbonn Aura Power 4G Plus features 5-inch HD display with 720x1280 resolution. This dual SIM smartphone comes with 4G VoLTE support. The smartphone runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The device comes with an internal storage of 32GB which can be expanded upto 32GB using external microSD card. 

The smartphone features a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and OTG support.

The Karbonn Aura Power 4G Plus is priced at Rs. 5,790 and is available in both the Grey and Champagne colors. The previously launched Karbonn Aura 4G is priced at Rs. 5,290.

Vivo V5s with 20MP selfie camera is on for sale now at Rs 18,990

vivo v5s smartphoneVivo V5s, the successor to the V5 launched in November is on for sale in India at Rs. 18,990. This selfie smartphone was launched at an event in Gurugram earlier this month. Eventhough the phone was launched in two colors only the Matte Black variant of the device is available now. The Crown Gold colour variant will only become available starting May 20. The main attraction of this device is the 20MP front facing camera which makes the smartphone a selfie-centric one. 


The Vivo V5s has a 5.5inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The display comes with a 2.5D Curved Glass, Gorilla Glass protection, and a pixel density of 267ppi. The phone is 7.6mm thick and features an all metal build. The device also features a fingerprint sensor on the home button. 


The device is powered by a 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6750 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. It comes with 32GB internal storage which is expandable upto 256GB using a microSD card. The dual SIM smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Funtouch OS 3.0 running on top. 


The main highlight of this selfie centric device is the 20MP front facing camera with a moonlight flash. The phone comes preloaded with a Face Beauty 6.0 app for selfie editing. The front facing camera uses a 1/2.8-inch sensor and has an aperture of f/2.0. The device also packs a 13MP rear camera with PDAF and dual-LED flash. Also for better audio experience V5s comes with a AK4376 Hi-Fi Audio chip. 


Connectivity options of this device include 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Micro-USB with OTG, GPS/ A-GPS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board the Vivo V5s are accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, and a virtual gyroscope. The device runs on a 3000mAh non-removable battery.