Author: Tarandeep Kaur

Blu has launched three new android phones to its smartphone lineup. All the three phones are members of the Blu Studio family and all of them boast 4G LTE radio for providing high speed broadband connectivity in the USA.

Blu Studio Mini LTE is the cheapest of the newly models. It is priced at 120 dollars and has these specifications. Currently it runs Android 4.2 jelly bean operating system but the company has confirmed it will be pushing kitkat update very soon. The Blu Studio Mini LTE supports AT&T, T-Mobile, Straight Talk, Cricket, and Metro PCS networks.

Blu Studio Mini LTE specifications

* 4.5 inch with 854 x 480 pixel display
* 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor
* 1GB of RAM
* 4GB of storage expandable via microSD card slot
* A 5MP rear camera and front facing 0.3 megapixel webcam
* Connectivity options include onboard WiFi, Bluetooth, all of which is powered by 1850mAh battery.

Next is the Blu Studio 5.0 HD LTE which sells for 199 dollars. It comes unlocked to be used on any cellular network.

Blu Studio 5.0 HD LTE specifications

5 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel display, has a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera, sports a 2200mAh battery, and has 8GB of storage. Unlike the aforementioned model, the Blu Studio 5.0 HD LTE ships with Android 4.4 kitkat operating system onboard. Rest of its specifications are similar to the Blu Studio Mini LTE.

Last one is the Blu Studio 6.0 LTE which costs 279 dollars and like Studio 5.0 HD LTE, it also comes unlocked and runs latest Android 4.4 kitkat operating system software. However it does not supports AT&T’s 4G LTE network.

On the brighter side the Blu Studio 6.0 LTE does have full support for T-Mobile’s LTE network for faster internet browsing.

Blu Studio 6.0 LTE specifications

* 5 inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution
* 2 gigabytes of memory
* 16 gigabytes of flash storage expandable via micro SD card slot
* 13Mp and 5MP cameras
* Android 4.4 software
* 1.6 GHz Snapdragon 400 chip, and a bigger 3200mAh battery.

Asus will be unveiling the Zenfone 2 at the Consumer Electronics Show to be held in Las Vegas in 2015 but its filing at Bluetooth SIG has already spilled out its specifications.

A phone by model name ZC451CG has surfaced on Bluetooth SIG’s website which tells us that the Asus Zenfone 2 will feature 4.5 inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. It will be powered by Intel dual core processor backed by 1 gigabyte of memory. There is a 5 mega pixel camera and a VGA front facing shooter as well.

Power all this is a 2100 mAh battery which should be enough for a day of good usage.

We loved Asus Zenfone 5 which was one of the best budget android phones of 2014. We will learn about the Zenfone 2 in about two weeks time when it will be unveiled at the Las Vegas.

Samsung MHL 2.0 adapter is meant to be used in latest Galaxy Note and S series and it allows users to run full HD 1080p videos at up to 60 FPS. The best part is that you do not require your phone to connect to power source to use it. Also this HDTV adapter is fully backwards compatible with Galaxy S3 and Note 2 that have only MHL 1.0 support.

Continue reading “Galaxy Note 4, 3, S5, S4 MHL 2.0 HDTV adapter review, connect using HDMI cable”

Few days back we mentioned steps on how to disable knox on international Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. Today we are going to teach you how to do it on T-Mobile variant.

Step 1:
1.1 Download the factory NK3 ROM (link below) and Odin the package. This is the full factory NK3, which means it contains the factory recovery, modem, system, etc. It will essentially reset your device to factory (without wiping the /data partition, so all your installed app and data will still be there). You will lose root. When you complete this step, your modem will also be on NK3.
This is a zipped file. You need to unzip to get the tar file for Odin. The extension will be .tar.md5.
Download Link
1.2 Follow these instructions here to regain root. Pre requirements for getting root: Chainfire’s CF-AutoRoot & RECOVERY TWRP.Also, UPDATE SuperSU-v2.16. and just in case, Samsung USB Drivers. Finally Download Ext SD Card Write Fix.

Root T-Mobile Note Edge

Store these files inside your phone’s internal storage.

1. Make sure file UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16.zip is in your Internal SD Card (Phone’s Internal Memory. Do not unzip this file – simply copy and paste it).
2. Make sure file tmo_n915t_extsd_fix_tekhd.zip is in your Internal SD Card (Phone’s Internal Memory).

STEP 0 -> Make sure you have already the Samsung USB Drivers installed; if not… Download them from the link above and install them.

STEP 1 -> Unzip the CF-ROOT File (CF-Auto-Root-tbltetmo-tbltetmo-smn915t.zip)

STEP 2 -> You will now have a program called Odin3 v3.07.exe… Run the program as Administrator (Right click, run as administrator) Once you open Odin3 v3.07.exe you will have a screen with only 1 checkmarks on it:

Follow these steps on the phone. Then Turn OFF Your Phone and Turn it back ON by pressing POWER + VOLUME DOWN + HOME button together at the same time. A Warning Screen will come up; press Volume Up button to enter DOWNLOAD MODE. Now connect the phone to PC via USB.

STEP 3 -> Make sure your program looks like the picture above… Now click on PDA and browse for the file CF-Auto-Root-tbltetmo-tbltetmo-smn915t.tar.md5.

>>> Now, If you are a 100% sure that your program looks like the picture above… Click START

-> The program will flash the Chainfire’s CF-AutoRoot for a few seconds then IT WILL FAIL. No need to worry.

Download and install TWRP custom recovery on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

STEP 4 Now, to DOWNLOAD MODE AGAIN (by pressing POWER + VOLUME DOWN + HOME button together at the same time. A Warning Screen will come up; press Volume Up button to enter DOWNLOAD MODE).
STEP 5 -> Now open ODIN v.3.07, then click on PDA and browse for the file openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.1-trltetmo.img.tar.
>>> Now, If you are a 100% sure that your program looks like the picture above. Click START > > PHONE WILL REBOOT AFTER FLASHING RECOVERY.
-> Now you have TWRP Custom Recovery.

STEP 6 -> Now turn OFF Phone Again. This time you are going to the recovery. (Not Download Mode) So basically after the phone is off, you just turn it on by pressing POWER + VOLUME UP + HOME button together at the same time. You will see this on the display.

STEP 7 Now hit SETTINGS ->SCREEN -> and UNCHECK "Enable Screen Timeout" & Set Brightness to 10% (See Pic Below) -> This will prevent display issues when using TWRP on your Note Edge.

STEP 8 -> No hit INSTALL (upper left) > then browse for the file UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16.zip and swipe to install. Root Flashing completed, but don’t exit recovery yet. Now browse for the file tmo_n915t_extsd_fix_tekhd.zip and swipe to install. External SD Card Write Fix Flashing is complete. Exit Recovery and reboot (System Option in TWRP).

Now the final steps. 2.1 Download and flash the deodexed NK3/Knox disabled zip, be sure to verify the MD5
Download Link
MD5 Link
2.2 Clear dalvik and cache.

The Lumia sales of 730 and 830 models is great and to improve them even more, Microsoft is working on Lumia 435 windows phone which will retail at an even cheaper price tag than 530.

This could be the device Microsoft needed from start in order to grab a decent chunk of marketshare, but better late than never, right? The Lumia 435 emerged earlier in various leaks by these model numbers – RM-1068, RM-1070, RM-1071, RM-1032, RM-1034  and RM-1069 which represent single and dual SIM models.

Both have already been spotted on Indonesian certification and FCC websites. The Lumia spotted has 4 inch display packing WVGA 800 x 480 pixel resolution and hardware navigation buttons.

Other specifications include 118.1 x 64.7 mm, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, 5 megapixel camera and removable battery.

Allwinner A83T is an eight core processor that is designed for cheap tablets. We had a chance to use the InFocus C2107 7 inch Android tablet for some time and the first thing we did were few benchmark programs to see how it fares with likes of RK3288, Atom Z3745 and Snapdragon S4 Pro by Qualcomm.

The Allwinner A83T specifications includes 2 GHz octa core that is based on ARM Cortex A7 architecture with PowerVT SGX 544MP graphics.

AnTuTu benchmark test comparison

Allwinner A83T – 27942 Detailed Allwinner A83T benchmark.
Rockchip RK3288 – 37153
Intel Atom Z3745 – 33703
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro – 20383

To give you an idea of its performance, it is faster than the Snapdragon S4 Pro that is being used in the Nexus 7 2013 tablet.

CF Bench test

Allwinner A83T – 26138
Rockchip RK3288 – 21070
Intel Atom Z3745 – 29018
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro – 15230

Allwinner A83T – 27942
Rockchip RK3288 – 37153
Intel Atom Z3745 – 33703
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro – 20383

I will be honest with you – while these benchmark tests the raw power, all chips are speedy enough for your daily work.

After spending some time with our InFocus C2107, we have come to conclusion that the processor is powerful enough to handle most games, videos and web browsing which is surprising since I tis meant to be used in such cheap tablets.

The Allwinner A83T will be used in tablets that cost between 150 to 200 dollars.