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If you do not like the boot animation of your Motorola Moto X, you can easily change it. Same goes for the logo – if you do not like it, you can change it easily. The only requirement is that you need a rooted Moto X which fortunately can done easily.

Installation instruction for changing Moto X boot animation are given below:

1. Download the file from here and rename it to bootanimation.zip
2. Copy to /system/media/
3. Set permissions to root:root and rw-r-r
4. Reboot.

Instructions for changing logo are:

1. Download and rename to logo.bin
2. Reboot to bootloader.
3. Run "fastboot flash logo logo.bin" (No quotes)
4. Reboot

That is it – you can enjoy and install custom bootscreen and logo on your Moto X.

Cyanogen Mod 12 a k a CM12 is now available for the Motorola Moto X. Cyanogen Mod has its own fanbase and the development is also much faster than the standard android that comes preinstalled on your Moto X. This particular ROM comes with ad blocker pre installed so no more ads in apps.

The complete feature list includes:
Nav bar customizations;
Animated rotation tile;
Wake up on plug;
Development shortcut;
Clock and time clickable in expanded status bar;
Notification ticker;
Quick unlock;
PIN keypad shuffler;
Custom lockscreen shortcuts;
Answer calls with hardware home button;
Status bar clock tweaks (right, center or hide clock with many dates formats to show. Custom colors included);
Notifications counter;
Volume keys wake the device;
Ability to hide the alarm clock icon from status bar;
Dialer Lookup;
Profiles form CyanogenMod (new merges and lollipop style);
Protected apps (using trebuchet launcher);
Filter spam notifications;
CyanogenMod SuperUser;
Clear all button in recent panel with custom option (hide, top right or top left);
Privacy guard from CyanogenMod;
Quick settings pull down with one finger (right, left or off);
Smart pull down;
Configurable 0, 90, 180 and 270 degree rotation;
Toggle to not allow quick settings on secure lockscreen;
Brightness control through status bar;
Double tap status bar sleep;
Data activity indicators;
Call blacklist support;
Increasing ring tone;
In call vibrations;
Advanced reboot menu;
Option to hide adb notification;
Screen shot quick delete with confirmation;
Long press back to kill with configurable timeout;
Less frequent notifications sound;
Advanced keyboard features (auto rotation with timeout, disable full screen, selector notification, show enter key, volume key cursor control);
New Eleven music player and AudioFX from CyanogenMod;
Statusbar network speeds;
AOKP system animations;
Left handed navbar during landscape mode;
App circle sidebar;
Toast Animations;
Media Scanner on boot behaviour;
Gesture Anywhere;
Omniswitch;
Screenrecorder;
Weather banner;
Search bar in recents;
Ability to use Omniswitch instead of aosp recents;
Wakelock blocker;
Advanced powermenu;
Lcd density;
cLock;
Ad blocker;

Installation instructions are given below:

– Make sure you’re running a proper working Recovery (CWM or TWRP)
– Copy GApps and crDroid zip to your internal SDCard
– Boot into Recovery
– Wipe system,data and cache
– Flash crDroid zip
– Flash GApps zip
– DO A DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET
– Reboot

Lenovo N21 is a third generation chromebook for students after Lenovo ThinkPad X131e and Lenovo Yoga 11e. Chromebooks laptops have now established themselves as decent windows PC alternatives if you do all of your work in the web browser. The Lenovo N21 is a chromebook for students offering excellent specifications at a cheap price tag.

Lenovo N21 specifications as reported by chromium netbooks include a 11.6 inch display packing 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, Intel Celeron N2840 processor, 2 or 4 GB of RAM and 16GB of SSD storage. The screen of the Lenovo N21 has been given anti scratch and anti-fingerprint treatment as well.

The company knows that the students often mistreat their laptops and Lenovo N21 can withstand drops up to 70cm. Even the keyboard is water resistant and can withstand penetration of liquid up to a maximum of 330 ml. The touchpad is sealed to protect the underlying components.

The Lenovo Chromebook N21 makes use of haswell architecture which allowed its manufacture to make it completely fanless. This makes it virtually indestructible.

Processor: Intel Celeron Dual Core N2840, 1M cache, up to 2.58GHz
Screen: 11.6 “1366×768 pixel anti-glare
Operating system: Chrome OS
Memory: 2-4GB
Storage: 16GB SSD
Camera: 1.0MP rotatable
Audio: stereo speakers, built-in microphone in the webcam rotates along with it
Ports: 1 x full-size HDMI, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0
Expansions: memory card reader 2-in-1
Networking: WiFi dual-band 7260 AC Wifi 802.11 ac / a / b / g / n 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 4.0
Battery: Lithium Polymer 3-cell 36Wh, range of up to 9.5 hours
Dimensions: 300 x 215 x 22.4 mm
Weight: 1,29Kg

After launching Shuttle XH97V and SH97R6 nettops, the company has introduced world first fan less computer with Intel broadwell processor which represents fifth Intel generation. The new Shuttle DS57U incorporates Intel motherboard and processor socket Broadwell BGA  which means that the processor is soldered to the motherboard. The Shuttle DS57U is launched as successor to the Shuttle DS81 and DS47 which occupied exactly 1 liter volume. Its exact dimensions are 20 x 3.95 x 16.5 cm in case someone wants to double check.

Shuttle DS57U specifications

The  Shuttle DS57U specifications include Intel Celeron 3205U dual-core processor that runs at 1.5 Ghz with two SO-DIMM sockets to install up to 16 GB of RAM DDR3L memory and a bay which is used to install an SSD / HDD 2.5 “drive with SATA3 interface. The Intel Celeron 3205U is manufactured using 14 nm manufacturing technology and consumes just 15 watts of power.

And since this Intel Broadwell Celeron 3205U CPU does not require active cooling, it runs very quite. is delivered as barebone computer. The retail price for the Shuttle barebone DS57U is about 232 euros (VAT included).

Official Android 5.0.1 lollipop is now available for Snapdragon variant of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 that bears SM-N910F model number. If you have not received the update on your Galaxy Note 4, then you can download the update by following the instructions given below and get it updated. The best part is that you will not lose your warranty or do any harm to your device if you flash this. Please note that it’s only for N910C. Knox stays 0x0 which implies Knox counter will not increase and warranty will not get void.

Installation instructions.

Extract (unzip) the firmware file – download link.
Download Odin v3.09
Extract Odin zip-file
Open Odin v3.09
Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
Add the firmware file to AP / PDA
Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes

Some people like a lot of bling on their phone and many of us resort to cheap Chinese bling cases but those who prefer quality choose Swarovski. The quality of Swarovski for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 looks amazing and it really stylize your phone. Swarovski battery cover is adorned with crystals and is very easy to install.

Simple remove your current battery cover and replace it the Swarovski case for Galaxy Note 4 and you are done. It fits just like the OEM case and adds minimum bulk, keeping your phone’s overall profile very thin. Here is its video review.