PowerPoint Backgrounds of The Sci-Fi Movie: Looper

Looper poster

An American sci-fi and action movie called Looper hits theater in North America and United Kindom since yesterday. This film is directed by Rian Johnson and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt.

The film's plot is like the poster slogan said: "Hunted by your future. Haunted by your past". The movie tells such a story: In the year 2044, there's a young man named Joe Simmons (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) works for an assassin organization called Looper in Kansas city. Crime and violence always happen in USA at that time. 25-year old Joe has to become a mercenary to make a living. 

Joe is sent to Shanghai of the year 2077, in order to kill a target who makes trouble in the future. Loopers are all well trained assassins and never fail to kill their targets. But this time, Joe fails to complete the operation because he recognizes the target is an older himself (Bruce Willis).

After failure of mission, Joe can no longer return to the past. More and more loopers are sent to 2077 and plan to kill the young and old Joes. At that moment, what the young Joe can do is to take up weapons, cooperate with old Joe and find out the truth.

Well, as a sci-fi movie fan, I'm planning to watch this film a few days later. Here I collect some official wallpapers and share with you. They can also be used as PowerPoint backgrounds or templates.

How to Play PowerPoint on Motorola Droid Razr M

Motorola Droid Razr M

Motorola's Droid Razr M smartphone is now on sale in the US market for Verizon. Announced with another 2 Droid Razr handsets on September 5, this device comes up with a 4.3'' Super AMOLED advanced display with 960*540 resolution. It's also equipped with a 1.5GHz Dual-Core Snapdragon processor and runs Android 4.0.4 OS. For cameras, it has a 8.0 MP rear-facing camera with 4 times digital zoom, auto focus and flash LED. The secondary camera supports 720p video recording.

As an Android based smartphone, you have no difficulty playing this handset in daily life. Watching movies, sending e-mails and surfing on the Internet, just a piece of cake. How about playing PowerPoint on Droid Razr M? As we all know there are some apps to view PPT on Android phones : Documents To Go,Quick Office, Kingsoft Office, etc. However, these apps sometimes can not completely replace the function of PowerPoint on PC. It's quite inconvenient for businessmen to watch PowerPoint on their phone. Is there any solution to view PowerPoint on Droid Razr M? Yes, we can convert PPT files to other formats, for example, to videos.

It's not difficult to do that. What we need to do is use a software named PowerPoint to Droid Razr M video converter.It's free download and able to convert PowerPoint files to different video formats just with a few clicks.

To introduce the conversion process more clearly, I have made the following guide:

Step 1: Input PowerPoint files.

Download, install and launch the converter. You'll see the main interface with simple guides of the software. Click the Add button and choose the PowerPoint files from your hard drive. The converter supports batch conversion so that you're able to add multiple files at the same time. Files can be review on the screen.

Step 2: Setup output video format.

Click the Profile drop down menu, you'll see a list of output video formats. Hundreds of options with different formats and resolutions are available. We choose "Motorola Droid Series" as the output format. As the Droid Razr M is a new model, to make the video plays on the phone fluently, we need to setup its parameters.

Advanced settings

Click the Settings button, a new Profile window pops up. You're free to setup the parameters here, such as Video Codec, Quality, etc. As I mentioned above, the resolution of Droid Razr M is 960*540, so the video size should also be the same.

Step 3: Convert PowerPoint to Video.

Click the big Start button and wait for the conversion. 

A new window will pop up and provide you some notices. Click OK button to continue.

Process starts. The conversion time depends on the file size and your PC's speed.

 When it is done, a new window pops up and shows you the results.

The last but not least step, check out the videos from the folder.
Put the videos into your Motorola Droid Razr M smartphone and watch play conveniently!!


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PowerPoint Backgrounds of James Bond's New Movie: Skyfall

Skyfall poster

No matter if you're a movie fan or not, you must have heard such a name: James Bond. Yes, the famous spy from the agent 007 movie/novel series. According to the news, the 23rd installment of the movie: Skyfall will hit theater next month. 

This movie will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the series, which began with Dr. No in 1962. It's the third time for Daniel Craig to play James Bond. Moreover, it's rumored that Craig has signed contract for two future 007 movies. if this turns out to be true, Craig will portray James Bond in at least 5 movies.

It's said the plot of Skyfall has no relationship with the previous Quantum of Solace. James Bond, lost and presumed to be dead after a disaster from an operation in Istanbul. Then every active undercover M16 agent's identities are leaked on the Internet. M, the head of M16 and Bond's commanding officer, becomes the subject of a government review over her handling of the situation. When the service is being attack, Bond suddenly reappeared. M makes her decision to seek out Raoul Silva, a villain who has personal connection to both of them. When Bond follows a trial from London to China, he finds his loyalty to M challenged over secrets from her past.

Skyfall will have a premiere in London on October 23. Audience from other places of UK can watch it 3 days later. The movie will be available since November 9 in the US.

Since there's one month before the Skyfall available, I search on the Internet and collected some official and fan-made wallpapers for the movie. These wallpapers can also be used for PowerPoint backgrounds.

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PowerPoint Backgrounds of James Bond's New Movie: Skyfall 05

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PowerPoint Backgrounds of James Bond's New Movie: Skyfall 08

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Top 5 Thinnest Smartphones in the World

Well, I know that most of the apple fans will be extremely happy because the iPhone 5 will launch today. On the announcement last week, apple officially described this handset as "the world's thinnest smartphone" for its 7.60mm thickness. 

I was confused about the thickness issue of phones. Has the new iPhone 5 become the thinnest smartphone in the world? After searching for a while on the Internet, I could finally tell you: No. It's never the thinnest one. I have found some other smartphones which are thinner than iPhone 5. Now let's have a look.

No.5 Motorola Droid Razr XT912 (7.10mm)
The fifth place in my ranking is even thinner than iPhone 5. Any comments, apple?

Motorola Droid Razr XT912

• Dimensions: 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1mm
• Weight: 127g
• OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Display: 4.3’‘ Super AM-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 960*540 pixels
• CPU: Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
• Camera: 8.0 MP with auto focus, LED flash
• Status: Available since November 2011

No.4 Fujitsu ARROWS F-07D (6.90mm)
The fourth place belongs to Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu's ARROW F-07D.

Fujitsu ARROWS F-07D

• Dimensions: 127 x 64 x 6.9mm
• Weight: 109g
• OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Display: 4.0’‘ Super AM-OLED touchscreen, 854*480 pixels
• CPU: single-core 1.4GHz Snapdragon
• Camera: 5.0 MP with auto focus
• Status: Available since January 2012 in Japan on the NTT DoCoMo network

No.3 Huawei Ascend P1s (6.70mm)
Unbelievable, right? The Chinese communications company Huawei has made the third thinnest phone in the world.

Huawei Ascend P1s

• Dimensions: 127.4 x 64.8 x 6.7 mm
• Weight: 130g
• OS: Android 4.0 Ice-Cream Sandwich
• Display: 4.3’‘ Super AM-OLED touchscreen, 540*960 pixels
• CPU: Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortext-A9
• Camera: 8.0 MP rear camera with auto focus and dual-LED flash, 1.3 MP front camera
• Status: Coming soon. Probably at 3rd quarter 2012.

No.2 OPPO Finder (6.65mm)
China won again! This time is OPPO's new smartphone" Finder". 

OPPO Finder

• Dimensions: 125 x 66 x 6.65 mm
• Weight: 125g
• OS: Android 4.0 Ice-Cream Sandwich + OPPO Unique
• Display: 4.3’‘ Super AM-OLED Plus touchscreen, 480*800 pixels
• CPU: Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor
• Camera: 8.0 MP rear camera with auto focus and dual-LED flash, 1.3 MP front camera
• Status: Available since May 2012.

No.1 BBK vivo X1 (6.55mm)
As a matter of fact, the OPO Finder had kept the 1st place for a couple of months until the announcement of BBK vivo X1. This may be the thinnest phone we have ever seen. Do the Chinese phone makers want to challenge the limit of the cellphone's thickness?

BBK vivo X1

• Dimensions: Details unknown, 6.55 mm in thickness
• Weight: Unknown
• OS: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
• Display: 4.3’‘ Super AM-OLED Plus touchscreen, 480*800 pixels
• CPU: Quad-core 1.5 GHz processor
• Camera: 8.0 MP rear camera, 2.0 MP front camera
• Status: Announced in September 2012, launch date is currently unknown.

As we all know that the market and technology of smartphones develop so rapidly, the information I post above may be soon out of dated. According to the news, another Chinese communications company, ZTE, is planning to release a new phone called "Athena", which is only 6.20mm in thickness!!

Dear friends, if you find some other smartphones which are as thin as these ones or even thinner, please feel free to tell me. I'll update the ranking ASAP.

How to Play PowerPoint on Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE

Samsung's Galaxy Victory 4G LTE smartphone has been put into market since September 16.This device sells at attractive $100 with two-year contract after a $50 rebate via Sprint. Although it's not a high-end product from Samsung, this handset shares some new features with the flagship Galaxy S III: S Beam, S Voice and AllShare Play.

Equipped with a 4.0'' WVGA touchscreen in 800*480 resolution, the display is unable to provide HD performance. However, it's very convenient to use this phone in daily life. Watching movies, chatting with friends on SNS, sending e-mails, you'll never feel bored with this Android based smartphone. Then how about playing PowerPoint on the phone?

As we know there are some free or paid apps for PowerPoint on Android, such as QuickOffice Pro and Documents To Go. Since Microsoft do not develop Office software on Android, these apps sometimes can not completely replace the function of PowerPoint on PC. Watching PowerPoint on Galaxy Victory seems a fancy story. Is there any way to do that? Yes, we can convert the PowerPoint files to videos and put them on the Galaxy Victory 4G LTE. What we need to do is use this PPT to Video Converter.It's a free download software and able to help you convert PowerPoint files to different video formats easily.

Now let's have a look at the process of conversion.


Step 1: Input PowerPoint files.

Download,install and double click the icon on desktop to launch the converter. You'll see the main interface with simple guides of the software. Click the Add button and choose the PowerPoint files from your hard drive. The converter supports batch conversion so that you're able to add multiple files at the same time. Files can be review on the screen.

Interface of Moyea PPT to Video Converter

Interface of Moyea PPT to Video Converter

Step 2: Setup output video format.

Setup output video formats

Click the Profile drop down menu, you'll see a list of output video formats. Hundreds of options with different formats and resolutions are available. We choose "Android Mobile MP4" as the output format because it's very popular. In order to make the video plays on the phone perfectly, we need to setup its parameters.

Advanced settings

Click the Settings button, a new Profile window pops up. You're free to setup the parameters here, such as Quality, Bit Rate, etc. As I mentioned above, the Galaxy Victory 4G LTE's  resolution is 800*480, so the video size should be the same.

Advanced settings

Step 3: Convert PowerPoint to Video.

Click the big Start button and wait for the conversion. 

Start button

A new window will pop up and provide you some notices. Click OK button to continue.

Conversion progress

Conversion process starts. The conversion time depends on the file size and your PC's speed.

Conversion progress

 When it is done, a new window will pop up and show you the results.

Conversion finished

Now just copy the video files and put them into your Galaxy Victory 4G LTE smartphone!

LG's Flagship Smartphone Optimus G Officially Announced

LG Optimus G

September is really a peak period for the smartphone market. Besides apple's announcement of iPhone 5 last week, another device manufacturer, LG, launched its new premium flagship : Optimus G in Seoul yesterday.

Supported by innovative hardware performance, this device offers a unique User Experience (UX) to the users. The powerful hardware also enables Optimus G users to "live without boundaries", according to the official PR.

LG Optimus G

LG Optimus G

LG Optimus G rear camera

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S III

The following info is the configuration of device:

• 131.9*68.9*8.45 mm in dimensions and weighs 145 grams. Similar design to LG's Chocolate and Prada.
• All-grass front with 3 capacitive buttons.
• 4.7'' WXGA True HD display with 1280*768 pixels resolution.
• With a 1.5GHz Quad-Core S4 Pro processor.
• Runs Android 4.0 (Ice-Cream Sandwich) OS.
• 13.0 MP rear-facing camera with 1.1µm pixels backside-illuminated sensor, an f/24 autofocus lens and a single flash light. 1.3 MP front-facing camera.
• 32GB built-in flash storage, no microSD card slot. 2GB DDR RAM.
• Supports 2G/3G/LTE networks.
• 2,100 mAh Li-polymer battery, supports talk time up to 15 hours or standby time up to 355 hours.

Moreover, we have a detailed specification list from GSMArena.

LG Optimus G specification

Additionally, there is another version of Optimus G which comes up with a 8.0 MG rear camera and a smaller sensor. This model was not announced yesterday and believed to be sell in some special markets.

The LG Optimus G will be sell in Korea next week and priced at 999,900 KRW ($895).


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