Author: Tarandeep Kaur

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Asus K014 Specifications, features 8.9 inch display and Atom CPU

Asus K014 is the latest Android tablet from the Taiwanese giant. We now have full Asus K014 specifications and they are looking pretty good.

asus k014

ASUS K014 Specifications

Display: 8.9-inch display with a resolution of Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)
Processor: 4-core Intel Atom Z3745 with a maximum clock speed 1862 MHz,
RAM: 2 GB,
NAND Memory: 32 GB + slot for a micro SD card,
Camera: 1.2 megapixel,
Camera: 5 megapixel with autofocus, video recording quality FHD
Communications: NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS receiver with A-GPS
System: Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

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Asus ME176C Memo Pad 7 Specifications, runs on Atom CPU

Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176C is a 7 inch tablet that we recently came across. The ME176C costs 179 euros and runs Android 4.4 kitkat operating system. It is already on sale in Germany and will soon hit the retail shelves elsewhere in Europe. We love the fact that it is powered by Atom Z3745 quad core processor.

Asus ME176C

ASUS Memo Pad 7 ME176C Specifications

Display: 7-inch IPS matrix with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels,
Processor: 4-core Intel Atom Z3745 clocked at 1.86 GHz maximum,
RAM: 1 GB,
Memory: 8 GB + micro SD slot (supports up to 64 GB),
Camera: 2 megapixel,
Camera: 5-megapixel,
Communication: Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast, network card WiFi, micro USB port,
System: Google Android 4.4 KitKat,
Battery: up to nine hours of work,
Weight: 295 grams

The Asus ME176C runs Zen user interface on top of Android operating system. The only thing not to like about it is the fact that it comes with only 1GB RAM and its rear camera has no flash.

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How to take screenshot on Motorola Moto E

Moto E is the first smartphone for many of us and most of them do not know how to take a screen grab / screenshot. Screenshots are great for saving or sharing a screen with someone.

So here is a little tutorial on how to do it. Just hold the power button and volume down key for a second. That is it – you have successfully taken a screenshot on your Motorola Moto E. The image will be saved on your device.

How to take screenshot on Motorola Moto E

If it does not work for you, you need to ensure that you press both buttons at the same time and keep them pressed for a second or so until you hear a shutter sound.

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Download MIUI ROM for Galaxy Core Duos

There is a CM11 ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Core Duos so why not a MIUI ROM? The ROM is based on KitKat ROM. Here are the features of this ROM:

1. Deodexed
2. Highly modified
3. All build Prop tweaks
4. Fully themed
5. Smooth performance
6.Miui Launcher
7. Miui File explorer
8. Miui Music player
9. Miui Gallery
10. Miui Camera
11. Miui lockscreen
12. Themed statusbar
13. Themed every app
14. Fully tweaked
15. Theme changer

Download MIUI ROM for Galaxy Core Duos

For installation follow these steps:

Download the ROM from here
Root Samsung galaxy core by following these instructions
Install cwm recovery from here 
Boot to cwm by pressing home+power+volume up simultaneously
Clear data . cache
Install Miui style v5

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Make Nokia X XL Run Fast by freeing RAM

Nokia X and XL come with 512MB and 768MB RAM respectively and that is not a lot of memory for running big apps. Fortunately there is a way to free around 300MB RAM. You can do this by using a script called TweakDrypt which decreases memory usage. This is what it does:

{} Less RAM usage through zipalign
{} Graphics Enhancement
{} Overall Better Performance
{} Less lags through LMK Tweak and Various VM
Tweaks
{} Faster SDCARD Read/Write Speed
{} CWM / TWRP Flashable
{} Increase touchscreen sensitivity
{} System cleaner script for regular cleaning of system
{} better battery performance
{} Ad blocking
{} Entropy (optional)
{} GPS optimization script
{} BUILD.prop tweaks (optional)
{} Kernal tweaks
{} Sqlite optimization

Here are its installation instructions:

1. Delete all others ram scripts you have installed in "/system/etc/init.d"
2. Download the flash able zip.
3. Reboot into recovery mode.
4. Install the ZIP file
5. Reboot your phone when finished installation
6. Done

TweakDrypt Make Nokia X XL Run Fast by freeing RAM

This script has an uninstaller script with it. For that open Terminal emulator
Type ‘su’ [enter]
Type ‘uninstall’ [enter]
Reboot for the clean uninstall

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Get Lewa OS on Nokia X

Nokia X is an Android phone so it is very hack able. An XDA user has been able to install Lewa operating system on Nokia X and judging by its screenshot it is looking pretty slick.

Lewa OS on Nokia X

Here are the installation instructions:

1. Download the driver file and extract it to your desktop
2. Download the configuration file and extract it.
3. Download the tool to let you jump into the recovery and extract it.
4. Download Lewa ROM.

Just keep in mind that you will loose all data after installing it so make sure to create a backup before proceeding.

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Download AOSP Nokia XL X ROM

Not exactly full AOSP but semi AOSP ROM for the Nokia XL and X devices. It looks and feel totally like an AOSP ROM and is very light. 

Features

– AOSP look
– Very slim and light
– Fast booting
– RAM usage very good
– Stable

Download:

WiFi would not work out of the box but there is an easy fix. After flashing rom:

Step 1) Flash Superuser SU through CWM
Step 2) Flash the Null Kernel 20140609 link
Step 3) Copy the wifi_supplicant_wapi file from miniromS5 from /system/bin and paste it in Semi AOSP rom’s /system/bin folder with similar permissions that of bin folder. usage of Root explorer is highly preferred.

Download AOSP Nokia XL X ROM

I have included a screenshot of the permission you need to set after copying.

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HTC One M8 Dual SIM Europe Price Specifications

HTC has made the dual SIM variant of the One M8 official in Europe. This Android phone is already on sale in Scandinavia, Slovakia and Czech Republic for 700 euros. Only gunmetal grey color has been made available.

The specifications of the HTC One M8 dual SIM are same as the one in single SIM variant.

* 5 inch display with full HD resolution
* Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen
* 2x Nano SIM slots
* 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
* Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
* Camera 4MP, autofocus, LED flash
* Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery

HTC One M8 Dual SIM

The shipping of the new model will start within the next two weeks.

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Micromax Windows Phone Handset Release Date

Micromax to launch its first Windows Phone handset on June 16 in India if the words of the people associated with the country are to be believed. The company has also sent out invitations that suggest they will be launching a Canvas branded phone on Monday.

Microsoft has also made the WP platform free for phones to encourage more and more companies to make windows phone.

Micromax Windows Phone Handset

No price or specifications have been released about this upcoming phone.

On another note, Karbonn and Lava are also planning to launch their own Windows Phone handsets in coming months.

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Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Specifications, unlocked android phone less than $300

Huawei is a massive cell phone manufacture and seller but has not created any wave in United States yet. Well it will try to make one by releasing its phablet, the Huawei Ascend Mate 2.

The company will be selling unlocked handsets to give some competition to Nexus 5 and Moto X. This is how the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 looks like.

Huawei Ascend Mate 2

While it does not have the most powerful specs available in the market they are good enough to run Android 4.3 jelly bean operating system.

Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Specifications

6.1 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel Gorilla Glass 3 display
1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core CPU
2GB RAM
16GB storage + microSD card reader
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
13MP rear camera and 5MP front-facing camera
802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0

Battery life is excellent on it thanks to the whopping 3900 mAh capacity. In fact Huawei is claiming that it will yield up to 25 hours of talk time.