Increase sound volume on Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Find the overall sound volume and audio clarity a bit low on on your Sony Xperia Z Ultra? Here are steps if you wish to do so. First change the value of mixed_paths as follows:

Handset Voice 94
Headphone Voice 93
Handset 93
Speaker 93
Headphones 93
Speaker and Headphones 94

Increase sound volume on Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Go to settings > apps > audio settings and clear the data. Also clear the data of walkman and now download the walkman app from here. Open the walkman app and you will find better sound volume and audio clarity. If you want to experience some bass, set the equalizer to:

400 to +3
1k to -3
2.5k to +2
6k to +6
16khz to +10
clear bass to +10

How are tablets adapting to suit a boom in mobile gaming

Currently the top tablet to play games on is the iPad mini. Sales of the iPad and iPad mini continue to outstrip those of all Android tablets put together with the exclusion of the Kindle Fire, with iPad mini sales accounting for 60% of the sales volume measure in units rather than market value. A recent Adobe survey on mobile devices has discovered that one of the most important uses for tablets is playing games. This covers all kinds of games including console type multiplayer games, apps and similar sites.

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Which 2015 tablet is best for gaming?

Sometimes it is best to give a simple answer first and then to explain the reasons. The best 2015 tablet for gaming is the EVGA Tegra Note 7. It is the fastest seven inch tablet in the world, it has just about the best battery life of any tablet which means you can watch at least 10 hours of HD video between charges, and it has one of the most vivid displays out there. What’s more, and possibly the most astounding thing about this tablet, is that it costs just £140. At that price it is worth buying it even if your idea of gaming is playing a simple game like Candy Crush or Subway Surfers.

The 3DMark Ice Storm bench test on the Tegra Note 7 is an outstanding 16,000 which is the highest of any tablet currently on the market; the higher the 3DMark the faster the CPU and GPU and subsequently the better the gaming performance. By comparison the DMark of the Apple iPad mini with retina display is 14,300 and the DMark of the Apple iPad Air is 14,800. This means even if you are into heavy duty stuff is using your tablet with a projector, you can count of The Tegra Note 7 tablet. These days a lot of people have started using the tablet with a projector. There is no need to carry a laptop if all you are planning to do is project content on to a wall using a projector http://www.gearbest.com/projector/pp_3254.html. There are many different kinds of projectors – some are small and very portable. While others are big and massive and are really not very portable. You can go here for more products. When you consider that the current retail prices on these are £319 and £479 respectively, you can see that there really isn’t any other choice for a gaming tablet than the Tegra Note 7.

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The Asus Transformer Pad TF701T is the second best Android tablet http://www.gearbest.com/ for gaming with a 3DMark of around 14,100 and both the Samsung galaxy Note 10.1 clocks in at 13,77. The Google Nexus 7, which is undoubtedly a great all-round tablet at a reasonable price and has a 3DMark of just 10,500. If you are curious how these bench tests compare to dedicated gaming consoles or PC’s, the 3DMark of the Alienware M17 is 60,000; four times that of the Tegra. If you want to check how fast your current device is, you can download the 3DMark Ice Storm app and check for yourself.

Moto E: Youtube not working on custom ROMs like CM12

If you are failed to play Youtube video or something like that on your Motorola Moto E while running CM12 or any other custom ROM, we might have a solution. This however will not solve the green pixel problem as it is a kernel issue.

Youtube not working on custom ROMs like CM12

To fix it, all you have to do is install this APK on your Moto E and make sure that you have allowed your phone to allowing unauthorized APK installations. Install this APK and make sure you never update it as otherwise the YouTube will again stop working. If that doesn’t work for you, try this alternative method:
* Remove YouTube.apk from /system/app (if there is any)
* Uninstall YouTube if it’s still on the drawer
* Push my APK into /system/app (be careful with permissions / ownership)

Olipad Graphos A10 tablet lets you sign documents, specifications inside

Olivetti Olipad Graphos A10 is a new Android tablet packing Atom clover trail processor and most importantly graphometric pen that supports the reading and transmission of several digital parameters such as levels of pressure, angle, speed, acceleration which not only lures professionals for drawing and taking notes but also to sign digital documents.

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Asus SDRW 08D2S U Lite DVD writer has mere 6 watt power consumption

Asus SDRW 08D2S U Lite is the newest USB powered portable DVD writer on sale. Priced at about 3300 Yen ($ 27), it consumes mere 6 watts of power and you do not a a separate power supply to use it. Supported list of operating systems include Windows XP / Vista / 7/8 / 8.1, Mac OS X 10.5 or later. There are two colors to choose from, black and white.

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Fujitsu Stylistic Q665 specifications leaked as it hits FCC

Fujitsu Stylistic Q665 is a 2 in 1 hybrid laptop that is yet to be officially announced by Japanese electronic giant. We were able to spot it on FCC website so its release date should be near – we are guessing by the end of 2015. While we do not have Fujitsu Stylistic Q665 detailed specifications, we still have some concrete data like its screen size, resolution and the wireless radios it will pack.

Fujitsu Stylistic Q665 specification

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Osprey 2 mini mobile LTE WiFi router from EE

UK mobile operator EE has announced the Osprey 2 mini router with FDD-LTE / W-CDMA / GSM connectivity. Osprey 2 mini specifications include Qualcomm MDM9225, Qualcomm AR6004 chips with category 4 LTE UE connectivity with maximum down speed of 150Mbps and uplink speeds of up to 50Mbps.

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The devices are connected to the Osprey 2 mini mobile LTE WiFi router using IEEE 802.11 b / g / n (2.4GHz) wireless LAN network. It has inbuilt capacity of 6GB and battery size is 1500 mAh. Right now, only one color variant is available and it is black.

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In the box, you get device, USB cable, Keep Me Card, Quick Start guide, Cloth pouch and Safety leaflet. It measures just 88 x 88 x 17.6 mm.

Huawei MediaPad 10 T1 specifications, on sale soon

Huawei MediaPad 10 T1 is going to hit the retail shelves soon. The tablet made its appearance on the Global Certification Forum recently which leaked some of its specs too. Huawei MediaPad 10 T1 specifications include 64-bit Qualcomm Snapragon 410 processor that is based on quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 architecture, integrated Adreno 306 graphics chip and 1GB of RAM. 

Huawei MediaPad 10 T1 specifications

Huawei MediaPad 10 T1 specifications

You also get 9.6 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 5-megapixel main camera, 2-megapixel front camera for doing video calls, 16GB of internal storage, micro SD card reader that supports cards up to 64 GB cards, battery capacity of 4800 mAh, Bluetooth 4.0, wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 b / g / n (2.4GHz) and 4G LTE cat 4 radio that supports data download speeds of up to 150 Mbps.