The Twelve South HiRise Deluxe for iPhone 5S and 6 is an aluminum stand that looks like it was designed by Apple. It comes with a lightning cable inside a box to hold your Apple iPhone 5 / 5c / 5s / 6 / 6 Plus or iPad Mini.
It is available in three colors – black, gold or silver so that you can color match it with your iPhone or iPad. A thumb dial has been added so that the user can adjust the rear support for various cases and covers.
Onyx Book I62A is a new ebook reader that features a 6 inch e-Ink display and it retails for $89 with cover. For many the Onyx Book I62A is a like Barnes Noble Touch tablet that is updated to newer operating system and faster processor. This model is currently not on sale in Europe but we have heard that is coming soon to European land.
Onyx Book I62A specifications include a 6 inch eink pearl display with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and runs Android 2.3 OS that runs fine thanks to the powerful Rockchip 1 GHz processor and 512MB RAM.
For storage you get meager 4GB but that should be just fine to store quite a lot of ebooks but if you want to store more, you can always use its micro SD card slot.
The Onyx Book I62A also comes with Wi-Fi module and headphone jack. It weighs 238 grams and has thickness of 10.2 mm.
But let us face it, after the launch of Amazon Kindle 2014 model for 59 euro, it leaves no room for competition. Thus Onyx will have to work very hard in pushing these units off the shelves as Kindle offers so much more for less.
When it was released, the iPhone 6, like its predecessors, was an instant hit. People around the globe were clamoring for the device as either new iPhone owners or as an upgrade. The latest version of the iPhone, the iPhone 6, is being widely used for gaming purposes. In fact, many find the iPhone to be an ideal device for gamers. While previous versions of the iPhone worked well for gaming, the iPhone 6 is just that much better. Its dimensions make it easy to hold in one’s hands while playing their favorite games and at the same it provides more immersive experience as it packs a bigger display. Compared to the iPhone 5, the newer model has 0.7” bigger screen which makes a big difference in real life.
The iPhone 6 has a much larger and longer screen. While it still may not be as big as some Android phones, its length is important. With the longer screen, it makes for a 16:9 ratio which is the same as an HDTV. What this means for users is a screen that makes all mobile games look correct in landscape mode. For many who play mobile games, they find the experience much more pleasing with this new design. Another side benefit is that the iPhone 6 has a longer screen is that there is more room for the buttons and battery. Talking about battery, expect rise in battery runtimes by 30 percent.
Gamers point to this as another reason why they enjoy gaming on the iPhone. Many mobile have optimized online versions of certain games so they work well on the iPhone. The classic game of blackjack can be found for use on the iPhone. Blackjack is easy to learn and can be played quickly on mobile devices. The object of the game is to obtain a hand with a value of 21 or as close to that without going over.
Of course, it also matters what the dealer’s hand looks like. If the dealer has a hand that would beat the players, the dealer wins. On the other hand, if the dealer’s hand is less than the player’s, the player would win. Ties, also known as pushes, can also happen.
Microsoft has also brought some amazing desktop games like Age of Empires to iPhone and it looks wonderful on the big display. If you are a heavy gamer, consider getting the iPhone 6 Plus that packs even bigger display and battery.
Galaxy Alpha development at XDA can not exactly called on-the-roll as not a lot of people are buying it. Nevertheless an XDA developer member has released a custom firmware for it that is prerooted and zipaligned.
* Based on Latest Stock 4.4.4 Samsung firmware G850FXXU2BNJ3 * Prerooted, Zipaligned * Full Deodex * KNOX Free * Init.d Software Support * Insecure Stock Kernel with Init.d Support
There is only one problem with it – when you reboot it, the firmware forgets the Wi-Fi password. For that you will have to modify build.prop and change "ro.securestorage.support" from "true" to "false" and then it everything will work fine.
XDA developers have finally released TWRP and CWM recovery for the Samsung Galaxy Alpha smartphone. Before proceeding with installation of TWRP or clock work mod recovery, make sure to backup your data and make sure you have a backup of a firmware.
Here are the installation instructions for downloading TWRP or CWM recovery
STEP 1 : -Download and setup ADB drivers for your device can be found here Drivers ! STEP 2 : -Download the recovery from —> TWRP(more stable) CWM -Download odin 3 Link -Turn of your device and go to odin mode [ Vol down + power + home button (all at the same time) ] release it when you see Galaxy Alpha logo -Press vol up to confirm STEP 3 : -Now that you are in odin mode connect your device via usb cable ! -Now open Odin3 3.09 that you have downloaded. -If there is a pop-up like Installing ADB drivers let it get finished it is usually updates !!!! -Make sure the COM : xx (xx is USB port number it can be any number so don’t worry about it,just verify COM is lit up) -Select the recovery (Link in STEP 2) ! Now select AP and browse to where you have .tar file and select it. Make sure you un-tick the auto-reboot button. – Click Start. Once it says pass, remove the battery and then re-insert the battery and boot into recovery using volume up + home + power button.
How to root the Samsung Galaxy Alpha
– Download SuperSu (obviously the latest one) from here ——> Click here – Copy that to internal sd card – Power off your device and press vol up + power + home button (all at once) – Select install zip from sdcard —>choose zip from sdcard —> scroll down and flash UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.xx.zip
In this tutorial we will show you how to enable call recording on Sony Xperia Z3 and Z2 android phones. While call recording is not legal in most parts of the world, many people use it. Sony did make call recording available on Xperia Z3 and Z2 but hide it for some reason.
Sony hide it in semcphone.apk but some XDA member was able to enable this feature and has made a simple APK file called callrecording.apk to make it available in phone dialer.
First you have to install this APK and then enable it by going into Settings > Call Settings > Call Recording. Check it and Accept notice, only if your country allow it. Now call recording button is on the top of outgoing calling screen. Call record is saved in /sdcard0/CallRecorder.
Note: Phone Pro User is not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards.
Then, follow these instructions step by step:
1. Download Odin from here. 2. Extract Firmware zip file that you downloaded earlier from above link, you will get a .tar.md5 file and some other files (optional). 3. Extract Odin zip file and you will get Odin3 v3.09.exe along with few other files. 4. Power off your Android device. Wait 5-6 seconds for vibration to confirm complete switch off. 5. Now, put the Galaxy Note 3 Neo SM-N750 in Download Mode by pressing and holding down the Home and Volume Down button together while pressing the Power button. A warning screen will come up; press Volume Up button to enter Download Mode. 6. Now run Odin3 v3.09.exe (see Step 3) as an Administrator because Admin privileges is required to complete the process smoothly (only applicable Windows Vista and higher). 7. Now connect your device to your PC using USB cable. An “Added!!” massage will appear in Odin’s message box. If you don’t get the same then you should try another USB port (try USB port located in back in your desktop PC). If that too don’t work then you should reinstall the driver. If you successfully see the “Added!!” message in Odin then you are ready to go in next step. You should also see COM port with a number in Yellow if you successfully added your device. 8. Click the AP Button, and select that .tar.md5 file that you get in Step 2. If you are using old Odin then add the file to PDA button. 9. In Odin window, make sure only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time check boxes are selected. 10. Double check everything that we mentioned in Step 8 & Step 9 above. Now, once satisfied hit the START button to begin the flashing process.
11. Once flashing completed, your Galaxy Note 3 Neo SM-N750 will restart and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.
Folks at XDA have developed clock work mod recovery and TWRP for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo. Right now CWM recovery is available only for the N7505 version. The developers have released non-tar version as it does not increase counter.
Onkyo is a popular Japanese company and it has launched a new 8 inch Windows 8.1 tablet with an affordable price tag of 25,000 Japanese Yen (~ $200). The tablet is called the Onkyo TW08A and here are its specifications:
Many experts once said that Windows tablets will never be able to match the affordability of Android tablets. Well those folks have been proven wrong as many big companies have already started offering cheap windows 8 tablets. But what will Chinese OEMs react to this? Well some companies like Chuwi are offering their windows 8 tablets at incredibly low price tags. Their new Chuwi Vi8 tablet retails for mere 82 dollars.
Chuwi Vi8 specifications
For $82, you get a Chuwi Vi8 tablet that runs the latest version of Windows on an Intel Atom processor and free one year Office 365 subscription. Other specifications of Chuwi Vi8 include 8 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel IPS display, an Intel Atom Z3735F quad-core Bay Trail processor, 2 gigabytes of memory and 32GB of flash storage.
Why are some Windows 8 tablets so cheap?
The reason why some of companies are able to sell some windows 8 models so cheap is that Intel has been subsidizing certain models of Intel Atom family that has brought the overall cost of such devices very low.
Another and most important reason is waiving license fee of Windows. Microsoft is offering windows 8 for free to the device makers whose tablets are less than 10 inches in size. And to make the offer even better, Microsoft is throwing one year of free Office 365 subscription.
Intel has said that it will be waiving off its subsidies in 2015 which will result in cost of windows tablets going up.
