Author: Tarandeep Kaur

Even though Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview was released earlier last month, Huawei Ascend W1 were not able to update to the new OS because of firmware / driver issues. In fact, there was enough of a chance that it would brick phones for MS to stop its deployment till the problem could be fixed.

An XDA user has made a tutorial on how to get WP8.1 on the Huawei Ascend W1. All the steps are mentioned in this XDA thread. Basically you will need to install Qualcomm driver, followed by its I/O driver and support tool. After that you will be putting custom bootloader onboard to get WP8.1 up and running.

The developer was kind enough to make an easy-to-use video as well.

The HP Pro Tablet 610 G1 is a new 10.1 inch Windows 8.1 business tablet. It is technically based on HP ProPad 600 and we believe that it is just a European variant of it.  Interestingly, this Windows 8.1 tablet is so far listed only with 64-bit operating system and 4 GB of RAM.

HP Pro Tablet 610 G1 Specifications

10.1 inch display with multi touch capability
Resolution of 1920×1200 pixels
Gorilla glass coating on the display
No digitizer, so no stylus fun on photoshop
Intel Atom Z3795 bay trail processor
4 gigabytes of RAM
64 / 128 GB of internal storage
Windows 8.1 64 bit operating system
Micro USB 2.0 ports, micro-HDMI output
Micro SD card slot
802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
8 MP camera and 2MP webcam
31 Wh battery

There is no word if HP has equipped it with USB 3.0 ports. At 652 grams the HP Pro Tablet 610 G1 is not a light tablet by any means but given its beefy specifications we will take it over an iPad any day. Also at 9.9 mm it is still quite thin.

The HP Pro Tablet 610 G1 is already on sale in Italy for EUR 571 for the 64 gigabyte flash storage model.

John McAfee has launched Chadder a new encrypted private messaging application that is available for both Android and windows phone platform. The app is coded by FTC (future tense private systems) which is a company founded by folks at McAfee. The FTC has already churned out couple of security apps like Decentral1 and Etransfr.

For now you can download Chadder only on windows phone and Android

Chadder for Windows phone is different from Whatsapp and other messaging clients because its top priority is privacy.

The developer’s goal was to build an application that is fun and easy to use that happens to be private.

When you first sign up, you are asked for providing nick name, user name and password. After that you are able to enter your email address and mobile number to find from your telephone directory.

Alternatively you can generate a code to share and link up with individuals that way. As said earlier only WP and Android versions are available for download but iOS support is in the tunnel and would be released sooner than you think.

• Windows Phone
• Android

We were able to notice another upcoming tablet using Android OS on GFXbench website, the Dell XPS 12 that was running Android 4.4.2 kitkat operating system over a Core i3 processor from Intel. This tablet that doubles as laptop is already available with Windows OS from quite sometime.

Mentioned as Dell XPS 12-9033 on GFXbench website, it comes with dual-core Intel Core i3-4010U processor with a clock frequency of 1.7 GHz, Intel HD Graphics 4400 graphics chip clocked at 200 MHz to 1 GHz that is also backed by 4-gigabytes of RAM.

The display packs a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, on a 12.6-inch screen. Technical specifications also include a 80-gigabyte built-in SSD as well as a dedicated video camera with a 1 megapixel sensor.