Author: Tarandeep Kaur

Asus S Zenpad Z580CA android tablet is on sale now in France and other european countries. Asus S Zenpad Z580CA specs include Intel Atom Z3560 processor clocked at 1.83 GHz clock speed, Power VT G6430 graphics, 4GB RAM, 64GB of eMMC flash storage and micro SD card slot.

There is HDMI output port but you can use Miracast technology to push whatever is on your display to bigger screen. There are two cameras onboard, 5MP in the front and 8MP on the back. You get 802.11 a / ​​b / g / n / ac and Bluetooth 4.0 for connecting to the Internet.

You can buy it at best buy for 299 euros. It packs QXGA IPS 8 inch display packing 2048 x 1536 pixels that gives you 4:3 ratio.

Almost 74 percent of the front of the device is covered by its display and the rest of the available space is used to hide pair of stereo speakers that provide DTS HD Premium Sound.

While the Asus Z580CA is not the cheapest android tablet of 2015 but it is definitely worth the cost since it packs premium specs.

Official firmware is now available for download for all variants of Motorola E first generation android phone thanks to folks at XDA developers. This will allow you to do away with any modifications you have done on your Motorola android phone.

This will also remove all sorts of custom recoveries on Moto E. It will also remove root. You should install official ROM before reselling it to someone else. This will ensure that nothing is left on the device.

Download links

• XT1021 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347806816
• XT1022 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347806879
• XT1023 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347800628
• XT1025 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347807055
• XT830C http://trac_cdma_xt830c_4.4.4_kxc21.5-40_cid15/ (android 4.4.4)

Panasonic FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 are two new tablets for people that make widespread use of pen and paper. The Atex FZ-E1 runs Windows Embedded Handheld 8.1 operating system while FZ-X1 runs Android 4.2.2.

Panasonic FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 specifications include quad core Snapdragon processor backed by 2GB memory and 32GB flash storage. The screen supports multi touch gestures and screen works even in rain.

The Toughpad FZ-E1 ATEX and FZ-X1 ATEX are equipped with voice and 4G data capabilities. Ports selection includes Micro USB port, Wi-Fi 801.11 a / ​​b / g / n / ac, NFC (Near Field Communications), stand-alone GPS and Bluetooth v4.0 (Class 1). The GPS functionality is highly precise and accurate. The devices are equipped with rear 8MP camera with auto-focus and LED flash and 1.3MP front camera for photo and video quality.

Thanks to 6200mAh battery, you will be able to get 14 hours of runtime. Quick charging function is also available and you can charge about 50 percent in about an hour. It provides about 1000 hours of standby and 23 hours of talk time. Both of the tablets are IP54 certified and can operate at temperatures ranging from –20 to +40 centigrade.  They are also covered by a 3 year warranty and customer service.

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-X1 ATEX (Android version) and FZ-E1 ATEX (Windows Embedded Handheld 8.1) will be available from the end of September 2015.

Onda V919 Air CH is the new windows tablet to hit the market packing some really good specifications for power user. Onda V919 Air CH features the new 9.7 inch retina display with cherry trail SoC and latest windows 10 operating system.

Onda V919 Air CH specifications include Intel atom X5 Z8500 processor backed by 4GB RAM, 12EUs Gen 8 GPU @ 600 MHz clock speed, 64GB of eMMC flash storage and a 9.7 inch display packing 2048 x 1536 retina resolution.

Onda V919 Air CH weighs about 450 grams and looks very sleek in pictures. The processor in this windows tablet is made using 14nm manufacturing process and based on the new and efficient cherry trail platform.

There is no word on its price tag or release date.

Samsung Electronics is set to reveal Galaxy View tablet. It was recently spotted by its model number, SM-T677A on Bluetooth’s website on September 15, 2015. This also revealed some of the Samsung Galaxy View specifications.

Samsung Galaxy View specifications include Samsung Exynos 7580 64-bit processor that runs at 1.6 GHz clock speed, 18.4 inch full HD display packing 1920 x 1080 pixels. The camera packs 2.1 mega pixel CMOS sensor and 8MP rear camera. Bluetooth website suggests that it has BT module v4.1

Galaxy View comes with 2GB RAM and 32 gigabytes of flash storage. Capacity of the battery is 5700 mAh and it will likely have FDD LTE / W-CDMA radio. It will be making its way to AT&T network in USA.

Sony Xperia Z3+ is an amazing phone but you can make it even better by flashing custom firmware. To do that you will require a custom recovery for Xperia Z3+ such as TWRP. After flashing TWRP on Xperia Z3+, you will be able to do all sorts of hacks onto it including the ability to flash custom ROMs. Here is how you  download and install TWRP on Xperia Z3+.

Sony Xperia Z3+ TWRP flashing instructions

This recovery image is for the E6553 single SIM Z3+. Do not use it on another model.
This recovery image requires an unlocked bootloader. You will lose some functionality on your phone if you unlock your bootloader
Do your research and make sure you’re using the latest version of the relevant tools if you do decide to unlock.
This recovery image CANNOT be flashed to your phone. Sony has not yet released the open devices bootloader for the Z3+
Until Sony releases an open bootloader you need to use this image via fastboot boot mode.
Unzip the recovery.zip file to extract the recovery.img file
C:\>adb reboot bootloader
C:\>fastboot boot recovery.img

A custom kernel has been released by XDA developers that features A53 Overclocking; Sweep2sleep; init.d support, USB Quick charge, Disable SELinux, RIC, Add SIO, FIOPS, Headphone quality improvement and other misc optimizations.

USB fast charge depends on your computer. In our test conditions, it increased the current for 500ma to 700ma. It shall be noted that the processor clock while overclocking does not stick.

So lets say, you set it to 1708 and it resets back to default, do not fret as it is completely normal. The overclocking is performed by the Qualcomm core and one does not need to set it manually. 

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Sony Xperia android handsets are well known for having small and high resolution icons. An XDA developer user has just released an icon set that is inspired from the new  Sony Xperia Z5 android phone. It will not only give your phone material look but also native Sony user interface feel. This android hack also themes some core applications like calculator.

To install the Sony Xperia Z5 icon set, you will need Root access; Recovery ( Or you can install them manually ) and Super User mode ( Not important but recommended ).

If you are a Android lollipop user, flash the file using recovery and clear your cache. And if you are a kitkat user, extract the file using root explorer and install them manually. Also, don’t forget to set the permissions for ” RW-R–R– “.

MP4 is currently the most popular video format and is playable on almost every media device out there, except for the DVD player that can only handle AVI format. So, while you can easily the MP4 file on Android, iPhone, windows phone, windows computer or Mac, you will not be able to play it on the DVD player. In order to play on DVD player, one must convert the file to AVI format that is natively playable.

While there are tons of video conversion software out there, the best and easiest one is Movavi video converter that makes conversion from mp4 to avi a breeze. The software makes use of some of the most advanced algorithms that reduce the conversion time in a big way. Moreover, if your desktop or laptop has hardware encoding or Nvidia CUDA support, encoding will be done even faster.

To use it, download it from the Movavi’s official website and install it on the computer. Both Macs and PCs are supported. Installation is simple and takes only couple of minutes.

After you have installed it, start it up. Since we have to convert MP4 to AVI, we will click on “Add Video” button. You can add all of your MP4 files at once since the Movavi video converter support batch video conversion. After that, click on the drop down menu located beside the “Convert To” label. From there, select AVI present for conversion. In this case, we suggest selecting AVI HD 720p for maintaining optimum video quality and size.

In the next step, specify the destination where you want the converted files to be stored. If you don’t enter any, default location will be used which is same as the input folder. Now, it is time to press the “Convert” button that will start the conversion process.

Once the conversion is completed, the output folder will open that contains all the converted files. You can now burn them to your DVD drive.

The Movavi video converter also lets you convert between various video formats. For instance, if you want to convert from MP4 to MOV or vice-versa, you can do it by selecting MOV format in the “Convert To” option. In a similar way, audio and image file conversion is also possible. Just select “Add Audio” or “Add Image” instead of “Add Video” in the first step; select appropriate codec and click on Convert to start the conversion.