At the mobile world congress, Hewlett Packard (HP) launched the new HP Spectre X360 that packs versatility of a tablet with productivity of laptop. Featuring a beautiful aluminum body, the HP Spectre X360 specifications are great too.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are the two new premium smartphones from Korean company packing new Exynos octa-core 64bit processor, up to 128GB of internal storage and Android 5.0 Lollipop. The phones will be made available in Italy on April 10 2015 but at the moment we do not know the price.
The Galaxy S6 has a timeless design and is built by molding glass. It has thickness of only 6.8 mm and weighs just 138 grams. The Galaxy S6 Edge is 7 mm thick and weighs just 132 grams.
Some HTC Desire 616 users have been facing proximity sensor related problem where the backlight turns off whenever one places or receives a call and comes back again in between few seconds of interval.
Fortunately it is only a software issue and not a hardware one. To fix it, go to -> Settings -> Display -> Daydream. In daydream, select "While Docked" and then switch off the Daydream. This problem will be solved.
While this solution is a bit weird, it does solves the proximity sensor problem being faced by HTC Desire 616 users.
HP Spectre 13 x360 is a new convertible laptop with touch screen. It packs a lot of power and offer impressive specifications. Two models HP Spectre x360 13-4001ng and HP x360 13-4000ng were released today.
HP x360 13-4000ng features Intel Core i5 5200U 2.2 GHz processor, 4 gigabytes of memory and full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. The other model HP Spectre x360 13-4001ng has Intel Core i7 5500U 2.4 GHz processor, quad HD 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution and 8 GB of RAM. Both models pack 13.3 inch display, Intel HD Graphics 5500 integrated GPU, 256 GB SSD in small M.2 SSD format, three USB 3.0 ports, Mini Display Port, SD card reader and HDMI and touch panel.
If the last year’s HP Pavilion x360 did not pack enough power for you, the HP Spectre 13 x360 promises to offer you plenty of power to get your job done. Also if the build quality of HP Pavilion x360 looked a bit kid-ish, you love this one’s exterior. HP Spectre 13 x360 itself is made entirely of aluminum that feels fantastic in hand.
HP promises a battery life of up to 10 hours which is amazing since it comes with a 3 cell battery with 56 Wh capacity. It weighs just 1.51 kilograms and has thickness of mere 16 mm. HP x360 13-4000ng price is 999 euro while the HP Spectre x360 13-4001ng will cost you 1299 euro.
Lenovo S31 and S41 were released at the consumers electronic show where Lenovo used Nano Imprint Lithography for manufacturing these laptops. This technology allowed the manufacture to color the metal surfaces of the chassis. This gives it is a very clean and sleek look.
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Mediatek MT8173 is the newest SoC to make its debut in the market. The new chipset features a 64 bit architecture and a quad cores based on Cortex A72 / A53 with big little technology. Here is Mediatek MT8173 review.
Continue reading “Mediatek MT8173 review, reference tablet overview”HTC sells its Android phones preloaded with lots of junkware. To make matters worse, it is not possible for an end user to uninstall theme. So how do you get rid of HTC’s unwanted applications. The best way is to flash MIUI firmware.
The Deisre 616 is a great budget phone but HTC has burnded it with their heavy skin which its drop frames and cause stutter. Here are the installation instructions on how to install custom HTC Desire 616 firmware.
1. First root your HTC desire 616 device.
2. Install the CWM / TWRP Recovery for Desire 616.
3. Backup your current ROM using cwm and MTK droid tools before making any changes to your mobile. (Important)
4. Download the ROM zip file from here.
5. Put the zip file in the SD card.
6. In CWM Recovery: Wipe cache, data, dalvik cache, system; Select Install Zip From SD card and Flash MIUI Zip File and reboot.
Root functionality allows you to do access hidden folders, change permissions of certain folders that you cannot do without root and run applications that require Super User (Super SU) access. Fortunately rooting HTC Desire 616 is fairly easy. All you have to do is download Kingroot’s apk from here and put it in your device.
Then Open the application ,with Internet on and press the Green Circle and wait for few minutes. That is it, your phone is rooted when you see this screen. close the application and enjoy your rooted HTC Desire 616. Then download Supersu from the play store. Go Supersu settings > click on "Install SuperSu into /system" and then remove Kinguser.
It shall kept in mind that in case something goes wrong, you should be on stock ROM and rooting voids warranty.
CWM a k a clock work recovery is a software that allows you to install custom firmwares and all sorts of hacks including ability to root HTC Desire 616. Fortunately CWM for HTC Desire 616 is now available. To install CWM on HTC Desire 616, you must use SP Flash Tool to install.
You can download it but before you use it on your computer, you must install driver for SP Flash Tool for windows. Then select MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin and then MT6592_Android_scatter.txt.
After that press download button and turn off phone (wait for it turn off completely) and plug the USB cable into phone. The SP Flash tool will auto detect your Desire 616 phone and write recovery.img into phone.
Every time you install a tweak or root Grand Prime, you void the warranty of your phone. Many times users brick their phone and the only solution is to flash the stock ROM. By downloading and installing this Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime firmware, you will be back to stock and everything installed and stored on your phone will be deleted as well.
Pre requirements
1. Samsung USB Driver
2.Odin from here http://devfilescloud.com/download/4
3. Stock Firmware (In the search box enter your model then select your region then download)
4. Please make sure that the battery juice is more than 40 percent
Instructions:
1. Download the USB Driver Install in our computer
2. Download the firmware from and extract you will see file tar.md5
3. Power off your grand prime
4. Boot into download mode by pushing volume down + home + power together
5. Press volume up
6. Connect the usb between mobile and computer
7. Extract Odin zip
8. Open Odin.exe
9. When You open you will see yellow color in BOX that means your phone is connected
10. Now Click on PDA and browse to the extract of the firmware and select where pda in file
11. Now Click on CSC and browse to the extract of the firmware and select where csc in file
12. Now click on PHONE and browse to the extract of the firmware and select where modem in file
13. After that click on start button
14. When the process complete unplug your phone
15. When your phone reboot remove your battery
16. Now push Volume up + power + home together to go in recovery
17. Now navigate to wipe data reset by pressing volume up /down
18. Click on wipe data reset by pressing power
19. Again Navigate to reboot system now and click on it
20. Be patient first boot may take time
