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Toshiba Portege Z20T was recently spotted on FCC website and we were able to find out its specifications. It comes with a 12.5 inch full HD display and a detachable compact keyboard.

There are a lot of chances the Toshiba Portege Z20T could be fanless and equipped with a Intel Core M broadwell processor or the less powerful Core i5 / i7 ultra low voltage haswell CPUs. SSD drives of different capacities will be used in different models. RAM goes up to 8 gigabytes depending on the model you buy.

Built in digitizer will also be offered in certain models so that users able to doddle or write notes just like a pen. Of course you will Windows 8 operating system on board.

Concrete release dates are not yet know but expect it to be released during or just before the holiday season. Picture shows a tablet with square corners with Toshiba logo on the bottom left. Camera and microphone looks slightly off centered.

The Toshiba Z20T looks like a slightly bigger version of the Portege Z10T released last year. Other than improved processing speed, the Z20T offers maximum angle of inclination of the tablet attached to the dock of 120 degrees which is about 15 degrees more than what one used to get with Z10t.

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If you are a vivid online shopping enthusiast, you will be aware of GOSF or (Google Online Shopping Festival). This online festival has been creating waves in the online market by offering some of the best deals. It all began on the landmark date 12-12-12 (12th December 2012) and was touted to be one of the best days for online shoppers. The same legacy continued on 11-12-13 (11th December), when the second GOSF was hosted. So, what is GOSF? Is the hype around it really worth it? Which brands participate in GOSF? Are the goods really affordable? What are the terms and conditions? These are some of the questions that are generally asked by people who are not aware of GOSF.

In this year, GOSF is going to be held between 11^th December and 13^th December. If you have some very big plans for your Christmas and New Year shopping, then hold on to your guns and wallets. There would be many exciting offers from all participating brands and companies. This concept is very similar to the China Shopping Festival and the Cyber Monday, which are held every year. More so, further discounts can be availed by using the GOSF Coupons that make shopping more fun.

During GOSF, customers are offered myriad deals and discounts on furniture, apparels, mobiles, tablets, laptops, and many other categories. In the year 2012, GOSF was only for a day, but it created a roar in the online market. Seeing the success of 2012, the organizers decided to extend the duration from one day to three days. Seeing this demand, the festival was extended for one more day. Yet, there were many customers who were very disappointed and were left in the lurch by the organizers.

Like 2013, this year too Google has decided to host the event for three days—experts say that this is really a smart move by the search engine giant. However, the experts also believe that this year the festival will be extended by two to three days. There are many other speculations that are being floated in the online world. You can choose to believe them or you can choose to ignore them—customers is the king—remember that.

If you want further discounts on the goods that are being sold during this year’s GOSF festival, then you will have to look out for some very good GOSF coupons. There are some very good Indian coupon websites that are really offering substantial discounts on many items.

Pipo W5 is a windows 8 tablet that costs 199 euro and features a small 8 inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution. The highlight of Pipo W5 is its support for stylus input.

Pipo W5 tablet specifications include Intel Atom Z3735G quad core 1.83 GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB eMMC flash memory, two cameras (5 / 2 megapixel cameras) and a battery with capacity of 4500 mAh.

The Pipo W5 costs about 899 Yuan in China which is about 120 euros in Europe. However we are pretty sure it will retail at much higher cost in European shops if it ever makes a debut here.

The new Windows 8.1 with Bing has definitely allowed the Microsoft to gain some market share in the tablet arena and with devices like Pipo W5, there is little its rivals will be able to do. Windows allows users to do so much more on the move. There are no compatibility issues and you can even connect your scanners and printers with them easily since you can use the existing x86 / x64 drivers with them.  

Shuttle XH97V and DS437T are the two bare bone mini computers that retail for less than 250 euros. Both have good configurability and high expandability which make them perfect for small and home office. This is how it looks like.

Here is a pictures from the back.

Shuttle DS437T Review

The more compact but also the less powerful of the two is the Shuttle DS437T which measures 200 x 165 x 39.5 mm and weighs mere 1.43 kilograms. It is very compact and has volume of mere 1.3 liters. Featuring a completely passive cooling system, it offers a dual-core Intel Celeron 1037U generation processor that is based on Ivy Bridge architecture. The CPU has TDP of 17W and a clock rate of 1.8 GHz.

The Shuttle DS437T can be configured with up to 16 gigabytes of memory and both DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600 are supported. For storage there is space for single SATA III 2.5 inch disk. Despite its small size it offers a large number of ports. There are a total of 8x USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, DVI video outputs, SD card reader, audio jacks for headphones and earphones and a RJ-45 Ethernet jack for LAN. For connectivity you get the trusty old Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11n Wi-Fi. The Shuttle DS437T is already available on the market at a recommended retail price of 234 euro.

Shuttle XH97V Review

For those who have a little more available space should go for the Shuttle XH97V which offers more performance and flexibility. You can configure it with any Haswell processor that includes Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, i5 and i7 fourth generation CPUs with maximum TDP of 65 watts. The Shuttle XH97V measures 240 x 200 x 72 mm with a volume of 3.5 liters and weight of 2.2 kilograms. There are two RAM slots which can be used to equip the system with up to 16 gigabytes of DDR3-1600 memory. For storage there are a total of three units thus giving the user a lot more flexibility when it comes  to storage. The drives can be configured in RAID configuration as well.

Connectivity and ports selection in Shuttle XH97V is same as DS437T. It is already on sale for 235 euros including VAT in Europe.

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Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30TF has hit the Chinese certification site TENAA which is the approval authority for mobile devices in China. It shall be noted that the new model is not announced by the company and Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30TF specifications include 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display with IPS screen technology, 1.3 GHz quad core processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM and Android 4.4 KitKat operating system. We are also very sure it does come with phone functions built-in as well.

This is how the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30TF tablet looks like. It looks like this tablet comes equipped with 7 inch WSVGA resolution. It measures 191 x 104.5 x 8.8 mm and weighs 300 grams.

For storage the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30TF comes with 8 gigabytes of NAND storage. Here is its complete specifications sheet.

* 7 inch display
* 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
* 8 gigabytes of flash storage
* 1 gigabyte fo memory
* Quad core 1.3 GHz processor
* 2 megapixel camera with 0.3 MP webcam
* 3450 mAh battery
* Android 4.4.2 kit kat operating system

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The Dell Optiplex 9020 is a very compact nettop computer with a volume of 1.2 litres that has Intel Core i7 processor, 8 gigabytes of memory and choice of hard disk or SSD.

With the Dell Optiplex 9020 you will be able to save space without sacrificing performance. It is interesting not only for consumers with limited space at home but also for business houses where space is premium.

The body indeed is very compact and has an internal volume of just 1.2 liters. It can also be mounted on the wall or on the back of a monitor using VESA mount.

Being a very compact and powerful computer does not mean, it has small number of ports. In fact you get a total of six USB ports, two audio jacks for headphone and microphone along with VGA and display ports.

Dell Optiplex 9020 specifications include  Intel Core i5-4590T 2 GHz and a 2.2 GHz Core i7-4785T processor backed by either 4 or 8 gigabytes of RAM and 500GB 7200 rpm hard disk or 128GB SSD storage. GPU with either processor is Intel HD Graphics 4600.

For operating system, you can choose Microsoft Windows 7 or 8.1 64 bit. Prices start at 699 dollars and go up to 989.

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By default the Motorola Moto E install apps in the main internal storage. Same goes for the files that are received using Bluetooth or files that you download using the web browser. To change the defaults paths you will have to use the Xposed module.

Of course to do that you must have a rooted Moto E. Then install the Xposed framework from here. After that you will have to download and install Downloads2SD. This application will redirect your Chrome and Firefox downloads to /sdcard/Downloads.

Your pictures will go to /sdcard/DCIM and your screenshots will go to /sdcard/Pictures while using the Screenshot. Get the Download2SD from here.

In this tutorial we will guide on how to root Motorola Moto E the easy way using Super Tool from XDA as-well-as how to install CWM customer recovery on it.

First you must unlock the bootloader of it. If you have not already you can visit Motorola’s website to get it done or you can follow our unlock bootloader guide for Moto E.

Download the Moto E Auto Root tool.

• Get it from here.

Extract the tool to your desktop
Turn on usb debugging mode on the device
install the Motorola drivers
Run the Moto E auto root.bat file
then just select what you want to do
1. Root your Moto E
2. Flash TWRP Recovery
3. Flash Stock Android Recovery
4. flash CWM recovery
5. remove unlocked bootloader warning
6. full restore of device for moto e xt1023 only
7. full restore plus relock bootloader for moto e xt1023 only

That is it. You’ve rooted your Moto E.