Mediacom PhonePad Duo S510U S510 specifications, to be launched in June 2015

Mediacom PhonePad Duo S510U and S510 are the two new phablet phones for Europe packing dual SIM functionality and Android operating system. Mediacom PhonePad Duo S510U specs include a large, bright 5 inch HD IPS display, a powerful octa-core 1.4 GHz processor and 16 GB of flash storage for storing data. Both models have similar specs but S510 has one gigabyte of memory and 8GB flash storage.

Mediacom PhonePad Duo S510U review

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ZBOX RI323 RI531 specifications, mini PCs with powerful CPUs launched

Zotac has introduced Zbox R-series that bring lot of power along with a small size. The company has added more features to raise the concept of Mini PCs to a new level while maintaining small size and power. These mini PC were called nettops in 2008 but now that they come with desktop grade processors, people have stopped calling them nettops.

ZBOX RI323 RI531 specifications

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Coolpad 5261 specifications, equipped with a Snapdragon 210

Coolpad, a Chinese phone manufacture has churned out Coolpad 5261. Packing TD-LTE / FDD-LTE / CDMA2000 / GSM modules, the Coolpad 5261 specifications include the just released Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 processor that runs at 1.1 GHz clock speed, 4.5 inch FWVGA display packing 480 x 854 pixel resolution, 2 megapixel rear camera and even LTE that supports maximum download speed of 150 Mbps.

Coolpad 5261 review

Like most Chinese android phones, Coolpad 5261 is dual SIM and it can accommodate two micro SIMs. Other specs include Bluetooth 4.0 and wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 b / g / n (2.4GHz). For storage you get 4GB flash storage and has 512MB RAM.

Capacity of battery is 1800 mAh and it will made available in just one color which is white. It is on sale for about 499 RMB which rounds about to 80 dollars.

OnePlus A2001 specifications leaked, thanks to Geekbench benchmark

Upcoming handset OnePlus A2001 specifications got leaked as its benchmark results surfaced on Geekbench website. Not all specs were revealed though as the site shows only some of the specs.

OnePlus A2001 specifications

OnePlus A2001 specifications

Specs include Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) processor, 3 gigabytes of memory and it runs Android 5.1 lollipop operating system. That is all we have got till now but those are enough to make anyone sure that it will be a high end android phone. Then Snapdragon 810 runs at 1.55 GHz clock speed and has eight cores.

Also like all other OnePlus products, we are expecting it to have a great price tag that will lure a lot of people and garner media attention. Its geekbench single core score is 1256 and its multi core score is 4093. You can find results here.

Unbrand Xperia Z ultra with this rooted firmware

Own a Sony Xperia Z ultra and want to unbrand it? Well consider using this XDA tool to obtain root as well. This firmware works on both unlocked and locked Xperia Z Ultra phones.

Unbrand Xperia Z ultra

Flashing instructions

1. make sure to be on a rooted rom with Philz recovery
2. download the ROM on your External SD
3. reboot to Philz recovery
4. wipe (data, cache, dalvik/art cache) and format (cache, system, data)
5. flash rom

Here is its build.prop file which is said to improve Wi-Fi and 3G signal. You can replace it in Root/System with a file manager root setting RW-R–R—permissions.

I have the ROM installed on my Xperia Z Ultra and it is the most flawless ROM out there. I did remove loads of apps and firmware to suit my own usage and that was easy.

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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