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Galaxy Alpha is a great phone but let us accept it, Samsung used it as testing device to see if the market is ready for a premium Samsung Android phone or not. Now that Samsung Galaxy S6 is the most premium looking phone from company, they are not pushing improved features of S6 to Alpha users which is kind-of worrisome. Fret not as XDA has released a Galaxy S6 ROM for Galaxy Alpha users.

This ROM is deodexed, and comes with a Galaxy S6 launcher, keyboard, weather widget and its applications. It is also fully rooted so no need to root Galaxy Alpha using conventional methods. Just make sure you have CWM or TWRP for galaxy alpha installed as only then you will be able to flash the Galaxy S6 ROM for Galaxy Alpha. 

Here are the installation instructions:

1. Download the ROM from here.
2. Fully wipe your phone using TWRP and then put the ROM into the root folder of your device.
3. Boot into recovery by pressing volume up and power button simultaneously. Select Rom from there and install.

Acer Aspire Switch 11 V is a hybrid laptop that is run Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system on an Intel Core M 5Y10 processor. This processor is a dual core with four thread that runs at a clock frequency of 800 MHz to 2.0 GHz under turbo boost mode. There is 4-megabytes of cache and an integrated graphics chip Intel HD Graphics 5300 clocked from 100 MHz to 800 MHz. The processor is backed by 4-gigabyte of DDR3L RAM and 128GB SSD. There is a cheaper version that comes with 64GB SSD as well.

Acer Aspire Switch 11V specifications

Other Acer Aspire Switch 11V specifications include 11.6 inch screen packing full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels. The screen IPS matrix display with zero air gap technology and provides wide viewing angles, high contrast, and good color reproduction.

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It makes use of magnets to attach to the keyboard dock that turns the tablet into a proper laptop. Battery size is 45 Wh and is designed to provide up to eight hours of continuous operation. You also get USB port, mini HDMI output, micro SD card reader and of course wireless LAN. There are two front speakers with Acer True Harmony technology and Dolby Digital Plus Home Theater support.

Acer and Lenovo have partnered with Intel and Microsoft and will be releasing three new families of laptops equipped with 11 and 14 inch displays and packing Intel Broadwell processor and Windows 10 operating system. Prices will start from 150 euro or 169 dollars for the cheapest broadwell laptop.

Release date for cheap broadwell laptops 

These cheap broadwell laptops will be released in August which is almost 2-3 weeks after the launch of the new Windows 10 operating system. This information comes from Digitimes that says Acer will introduce a 11.6-inch laptop with the price of $ 169 (150 euro) and one with 14-inch clamshell design for about $ 199 (180 euro) while Lenovo will continue with Yoga laptops packing 14-inch display at a price of $ 249 (220 euro).

All of these cheap broadwell laptops will be manufactured by Inventec which is a laptop ODM that manufactures mainly for HP.

With the launch of these laptops, Microsoft wants to tackle the super cheap Chrombook lineup that is currently best seller on Amazon. Like last year, Microsoft has adjusted the prices of its tablets and notebooks with Windows to compete with Chromebook laptops. We are expecting Acer and Lenovo to use the super cheap Celeron 3215U and 3765U broadwell processors in these laptops.

Intel Celeron 3215U and 3765U micro processors are meant to be used in cheap laptops and ultra thin laptops. Both of these processors are built in Broadwell architecture and come with basic, entry level integrated graphics from Intel. You can call Intel Celeron 3215U and Celeron 3765U as successors to Celeron 3205U and 3755U processors.

Intel Celeron 3215U specifications include 1.7 GHz clock speed, dual core, 2 threads, 2MB L3 cache and 16GB RAM support. TDP is 15 watts and maximum operating temperature is 105 degrees.

Intel Celeron 3765U specifications include 1.9 GHz clock speed, dual core, 2 threads, 2MB L3 cache and up to 16GB RAM support. TDP is same as 3215U which is 15 watts and maximum operating temperature is same as well.

At the Computex 2015 event, Acer launched Aspire Switch 10V that packs the latest Intel Atom X5 processor manufactured with 14nm process. Acer Aspire Switch 10V specifications include 10.1 inch IPS display with 16:10 aspect ratio, 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, synaptics digitizer, USB 3.0 on keyboard and of course, the Atom X5- Z8300 processor.

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While buying a latest smartphone, you would probably look at the cost and compare phones that have similar features. Once you zero down on the smartphone of your choice, you begin the buying process. Most online stores have discounted rates for the smartphones that they sell, but for further discounts people generally search for discount coupons. Paytm coupons are the most commonly used coupons for the purchase of smartphones online.

With the advent of the latest Android operating system (Lollipop), many people are selecting the smartphones that have this latest OS. Let’s have a look at some of the best smartphones that have the Lollipop operating system.

Google Nexus 6

This smartphone along with the Nexus 9 tablet have a lot to boast with the Lollypop operating system. In addition to the software, the hardware too packs a punch with the Snapdragon 805 processor. The amazing quad HD display and the nimble camera are the key attractions of this phablet. Other features of this Lollypop running phablet are: 3GB of RAM, 3,220mAh battery, 2,560 x 1,440 pixels resolution, Adreno 420 GPU, 13MP optically stabilized rear camera (with ring flash and dual LEDs) and 2 MP front facing camera.

HTC Desire 826

This is another smartphone that runs on the latest Lollypop operating system. When you look at some of the reviews of this smartphone, you find that it houses one of the best cameras. It has a 13 MP primary camera with an LED flash. The front facing camera is a 4-ultra pixel shooter that provides fantastic selfies even in low light conditions. Other key features of the Desire 826 are: 16GB/32GB of expandable storage, 5.5-inch FHD display, 4G LTE, 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor and 2GB of RAM.

ASUS ZenFone 2

This smartphone is considered to be a next-gen ZenFone series smartphone that houses a 4 GB RAM and a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor. Here are some of the fantastic features of this smartphone: 5.5-inch full-HD display; 13MP rear shooter, 4G LTE, 3,000mAh battery, 3X Optical Zoom etc.

Micromax Canvas Juice 2

This is one of the flagship phones from Micromax that dominates the budget smartphone segment. This Lollypop enabled smartphone houses some of the best hardware components such as the Quad Core Mediatek processor and 2GB RAM. Other features include 8GB internal storage, 2MP front camera, 8MP rear camera, 3000mAh battery, etc. This phone is available in silver colour and is reasonably priced at Rs. 8875.

Lenovo A7000

This 5.5 inch smartphone has become very popular because of the high end hardware and the latest software (Lollypop). Here are some of the main features of this smartphone: 1.5 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M processor, 8MP autofocus camera with LED Flash, 2GB RAM, Bluetooth 4.0, 2,900mAh removable battery, GPS, LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. At a price tag of Rs. 8,999, this is definitely one of the best smartphones to be floating in the market. If you search the online stores, you find this smartphone very competitively priced.