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Huawei P8 Lite can be pre-ordered now at Saturn in Germany and in other parts of Europe. The official price has been dropped to 249 euro which was rather unexpected. Huawei P8 Lite specifications are given below.

Dual SIM phone

Interestingly Huawei P8 Lite has two SIMs making it one of few dual SIM phones out there.  Huawei P8 Lite specifications include 5 inch display packing 1280 x 720 resolution, 2GB RAM, 1.2 GHz HiSilicon Kirin 620 octa core processor with 64 bit architecture and 16 gigabytes of internal storage expandable via microSD card to 128 GB. As expected you get LTE, WiFi, NFC and GPS.

On the back of Huawei P8 Lite there is a 13 MP camera, while a 5 MP camera comes installed on the front. The battery has 2200 mAh capacity and is not user replaceable. At 131 grams, the Huawei P8 Lite feels nice and light. The operating system is Android 5 lollipop with proprietary EMUI 3.1. 

• See listing at Saturn.de

Hisense Sero 8 Pro is the newest tablet from European manufacture. Hisense Sero 8 Pro specifications include quad-core Rockchip RK3288, 2GB of RAM and up to 32GB of internal storage. It is already on sale in Germany and Italy for 199 euro.

The tablet runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat operating system and features Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi 802.11b / g / n and has a weight of 335 grams and features 8 inch LCD display packing retina resolution which means you get 2048 × 1536 pixels onboard. A variety of applications come already installed including YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify and Photos.

Hisense Sero 8 Pro is an ideal tool for entertainment and business thanks to quad-core Rockchip RK3288 processor which supports multi threading as well. The processor is backed by 2GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM sotrage expandable up to 32GB.

The tablet is equipped with dual cameras, 2MP front and 5 megapixel rear camera. The internal battery with a capacity of 4500mAh and a charging time of no more than four hours. It offers 300 hours in standby mode and up to 10 hours with the simultaneous use. Hisense Sero 8 Pro is available in Italy and other parts of Europe at the price of 199 Euros.

A full fledge Deodexed ROM for Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is available for download. The ROM is build on the N915KKTU1BOC2 and is pre rooted. There is no Samsung Bloatware on this Note Edge ROM so you would not find any Samsung applications on it.

Install Deodexed Note Edge ROM

To install it, make a back up of current data. Make sure you on the latest stock firmware which is v5.0.1. Then root your note edge and install CWM recovery. Go into recovery (power button + volume up) and do a full wipe. Then format the system by going into “mounts and storage” > “format system”. Download and put the deodexed Note Edge ROM into the SD card. Install it by going into recovery. Reboot when it installed.

There is a bug in ROM that Internet does not work out of box. Fortunately the fix is easy. Take any phone with hotspot capability and turn its 4g / 3g off. Then turn on hotspot on it and connect your Note Edge to it. Turn it off and connect to your local Wi-Fi.

There is a new XDA ROM available for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo that allows you to enjoy AOSP with Touch Wiz. The ROM was is based on stock N7505XXUCNH1 and its kernel is from a french firmware. It comes with Aroma installer and is pre rooted as well. There is no Samsung crap on it.

So you will not find Shealth, svoice, s planner, scloud, stranslator, my magazine, Samsung apps, gallery, stock camera, stock mms app, stock browser, stock music app, evernote, flipboard and easy mode. The samsung keyboard is replaced with google keyboard and the developer has added Keep, google camera, google calendar, google launcher and google geniewidget which are actually useful for the end user.

It is knox free and the stock Calculator, Setup wizard, clock and sound recorder are replaced with AOSP ones.

Installation instructions.

1. Make sure you have your n7505 rooted on stock rom and with latest TWRP installed
2. Download and install the rom from here.
3. Swipe and follow the installer instructions
4. Click reboot and enjoy the rom

Inctel has launched its first mini PC that features broadwell fanless processors. Specifications include Intel Core i7 5500U dual core 14nm processor that can run at 2.4 GHz clock speed and supports turbo boost speed of 3GHz. The CPU is accompanied by Intel HD 5500 graphics that run at 950 MHz under turbo boost mode.

The entire chip consumes very little power – spec sheet says it eats mere 15 watts when in use. On the front, the Inctel has power button, LED status, four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, SD card reader, headphone jack and microphone.

On the rear, you will find two wireless LAN antennas, two COM ports, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two HDMI 1.4 outputs video and power connector. It can be purchased for $ 495 from the official Inctel online store. The price includes shipping via DHL.

Dell Venue Pro 11 is going to be first laptop to be equipped with USB Type-C port which is the same one that was made its debut in the Macbook 12 inch 2015 model and Chromebook Pixel. The new USB replaces a wide range of interfaces acting as power connector, HDMI and Display Port. However you must buy a adapter for each if your current peripheral does not uses USB-C port. Using this new USB port, you will be able to charge your device, connect it to a monitor, storage or other external devices.

The new model will be released in September and will come pre loaded with windows 10 operating system, Intel Atom X5 / Atom X7 processor, 3D real sense room and reversible USB-C port.  

The current gen Dell Venue Pro 11 features Atom Bay trail processor and windows 8.1 pro and we feel the upcoming model will pack a lot more than just being a minor update with processor update. 

• Via computerworld

This is a case review of Scout case for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and it for the Urban Armor Gear. I picked this up few days ago and have been using it since then. UAG cases normally has good reviews and this one is no exception. I bought the Urban Armor Scout Note 3 case from Urban Armor’s website. The case retails for $ 34.95 and that includes free shipping via USPS.

The packaging is really good. UAG makes a lot of cases for lot of different phones so they have same packaging for iPhones, HTC phones and Samsung phones. The packaging includes a screen protector, cleaning cloth and the case.

Made of high quality TPU

The UAG Scout is made from TPU on the inside. For those who do not know about TPU – it is not cheap silicon that you find in most cheap cases. Such cases pick up dirt easily and look really bad after few days of use.

On the outside, there is hard plastic with a big UAG logo which looks pretty cool. The detail on this case is really remarkable. The fake rivets gives it a rugged look.

On the sides, there are honeycomb cutouts and it will give you just enough grip to hold on to the phone. The cutouts are really nice. Sleep / power and volume buttons are covered. Buttons are not stiff and make clicky sound which is nice.

A lot of people think that is a UAG Scout is a two piece case but it is not. It is all fused together into one solid piece. All you have to do is take your phone and guide it into the case.

Rugged protection

It adds extra protection on the sides. So if you drop from, say like 6 or 7 feet, it will protect the display from getting scratched or messed up. There is a little lip on the corners of back side that protects the camera, back of the case from getting scratched.

Verdict

The UAG Scout for Galaxy Note 3 does not add a lot of bulk. I have medium hands and I have no problem in gripping this case. It is a great case and does not cost a lot of money. Feel free to check out UAG case collection at urbanarmorgear.com

VIA High DS 2 is a new Android Mini PC for the new digital age. VIA High DS 2 specifications include a VIA Elite E1000 CPU based on Cortex A9 architecture, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It will go on sale online at a price of $ 195.

VIA High DS 2 has fanless design and is very compact. It is very powerful too as it can handle a second screen and play 4K content simultaneously. It comes equipped with dual core VIA Elite E1000 1 GHz processor based on Cortex A9 SoC that delivers high 2D and 3D performance with support for hardware acceleration and support for Open GL ES 3.0 standards.

Ports selection of VIA High DS 2 includes two HDMI ports, two USB 2.0, two mini USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet, audio jack and SD card slot to expand the internal storage. It runs Android 4.3 and will retail for 195 dollars.

Italy is not very well know for its computer industry and OnePC is looking forward to change that. OnePC is an Italian based desktop vendor that also makes laptops and all in one computers. It has launched a new product in the market called OnePC Cube which looks like a small speaker box. However OnePC Cube specifications do not disappoint the geeks as the vendor is offering it with Linux operating system.

OnePC Cube specifications. Five variants will be offered

1) OP.CS05 / OP.CS05W with Intel Celeron G1840 2.8 GHz, 4GB RAM, 1000GB HDD starts from 269 Euros;
2) OP.CS06 / OP.CS06W with Intel Pentium G3250 3.2 GHz, 4GB RAM, 1000GB HDD starts from 299 Euros;
3) OP.CS07 / OP.CS07W with Intel Core i3-4160 3.6 GHz, 4GB RAM, 1000GB HDD starts from 359 Euros;
4) OP.CS08 / OP.CS08W with Intel Core i5-4460 to 3.2GHz, 4GB RAM, 1000GB HDD starts from 449 Euros;
5) OP.CS09 / OP.CS09W with AMD A8-3850, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD starts from 239 EUR.

Extremely compact

The OnePC Cube is customizable, extremely compact and versatile. You can watch streaming movies, surf the net, play online and interact with social networks. It does not disappoints on ports selection too as it features two USB 3.0 ports on front panel and 300 Mbps wireless networking card.

You can choose between a dedicated GPU Nvidia GeForce GT 730 or GT 750 and Ubuntu Linux or windows 8.1 (100 euro extra) operating system. No matter which Cube model you get, you get three year warranty.