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Some of us are still on our contracts and cannot purchase the S5 and some of us are just not interested in the S5 as it lacks S-Pen – a note taking accessory which makes the entire Galaxy Note series unique and popular. However an XDA user has ported the ROM of S5 and added S-pen apps to it. The end result is amazing and very useful.

The ROM is in Spanish but you can select English as your preferred language. Here is the list of its features.

– Disposal apk
– Deoxeded and Zipaligned
– Airview
– 4 Options reset.
– Custom AccuweatherWidget
– Custom Keyboard
– Limitlessness in multiwindow.
– Lantern on lock screen
– Button menu to kill applications.
– Launcher 270 º rotation
– Note 2 S voice
– Application Note 3 SketchBook
– Wallpapers, 30 funds of known terminals.
– 24 personalized toggles
– SecPhone HD
– Call Recorder
– Lock screen with transparent reporting.
– Removal of lock transparent curtain
– Call Button contact.
– Horizontal Calibration
– S Pen Gesture
– Configuration clock position
– AOSP lock screen

And here is how to install it. First download it from here and follow these steps.

1 Make sure you are using a safe kernel. Otherwise hop on to this link to install the kernel and then restart the recovery.
2 In Wiper make full recovery (The first wiper goes into recovery you will like the phrase new rom).
3 Install the rom and reboot.

Samsung might have stopped supplying latest updates to the first generation Galaxy note n7000 but XDA developers is still churning out ROMs on a daily basis. In fact we now have an Android 4.4.2 ROM for it that works pretty well. The ROM has pretty exhaustive list of features too. 

* Facebook Sync Hack
* PDroid patches included
* Immersive mode
* Hot Reboot Option
* Appbar (ribbons)
* Customizable Quick Settings
* Customizable power menu
* Customizable lockscreen shortcuts
* App Ops access in Settings
* TRDS (built in theme in settings)
* Statusbar Clock options
* NavBar Options
* Halo from Paranoidandroid
* Halo size changer
* Hardware key remap mod
* Battery Bar / Circle batteries
* Network speed indicators in statusbar
* CF’s SuperSU
* Build.prop mods
* Init.d Tweaks
* Active Display (Moto X notifications)
* ListView Animations
* Custom System Animations
* Custom BusyDialog
* Advanced Low Battery Indicator options
* ScreenShot QuickTrash
* Color Changing PhaseBeam
* Gesture Anywhere
* Button Light Notification
* Statusbar Color options
* Hosts file manager (ad-free option)
* OmniSwitch (multi-tasking tool)
* Driving Mode
* Lockscreen theme options

Flashing this ROM is pretty easy if you follow the following steps correctly.

– Copy the ROM and Gapps zips to your device
– Make sure you have TWRP or CWM Selinux compatible recovery
– If you don’t know what the previous line means, flash this kernel first to get the proper recovery, then reboot the recovery (not the system)
– Wipe everything but your external/internal storage
– Flash the Rom followed by the Gapps and reboot
– Now just flash the Rom zip and reboot, no wipes or Gapps needed

We have not heard much from Toshiba from quite sometime. Last year the company released Encore 8 a windows 8 tablet with 8 inch display. Now we have spotted another model by the name of Toshiba WT10 on WiFi Alliance website.

While detailed Toshiba WT10 specifications are not available yet we do know that it will come with Intel Atom Bay Trail, 32 gigabytes of eMMC storage, 2 GB of RAM, Bluetooth 4.0, a Micro HDMI port, micro SD slot and a main camera with 8 megapixels and a front camera with 2 megapixels.

In other words the Toshiba WT10 will be identical to WT8 but with a 10 inch screen.

Allview a Romanian manufacture has released AllView X2 Soul which is an Android smartphone. Priced at 333 Euros the Allview X2 Soul will hit market shelves on June 10 in black color. If you are interested in white, then you will have to wait for five more days.

Allview X2 Soul Specifications are given below

5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display with Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels
MediaTek MT6592 octa-core processor with 1.7GHz
Mali 450 GPU
16 GB internal memory
2 GB of memory
13 megapixel camera back, Full HD Video Recording
5 megapixel camera front
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
2,300 mAh battery
Gorilla Glass 3-cover on front and back, metal frame

There is no word on the Android version it runs but its Chinese variant runs v4.2 jelly bean at the time of this post.

Asus has released an updated version of Transformer Book T100 with Intel Atom Z3775 processor for 399 dollars. The new chipset runs at 1.47GHz which makes it faster than the outgoing model whose Z3740 CPU runs at 1.33GHz.

Even though the CPU upgrade will not transform (no pun intended) into a gaming machine, it should offer decent performance bump. The new model will cost about 399 dollars as mentioned earlier.

The last year model, T100 with Z3740 can now be bought at much lower prices. Adorama is already taking preorders of the new model. You can choose between two colors – white or red.

Other specifications include 2GB of main memory, 64GB of eMMC storage, Windows 8.1 operating system and Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Student software.

Iconia One 7 is one of the latest tablets from Acer to be launched in Europe. The device has 7 inch display and runs on an Atom processor. It went on sale in Dutch market with a price tag of 149 Euros.

Acer Iconia One 7 Specifications

Display: 7-inch IPS matrix with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, a five-point touch,
Processor: Dual-Core Intel Atom Z2560 (x86) with a clock frequency of 1.6 GHz,
RAM: 1 GB,
NAND Memory: 8/16 GB + micro SD card slot,
Camera: VGA,
Camera: 5-megapixel,
Communication: Bluetooth 3.0, network card working in a standard N,
Battery: 3700 mAh
System: Google Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (updated to version 4.4 KitKat)
Case Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 320 grams

Earlier this month, Acer launched One 7 at a press event held in New York. We also expect the company to release Tab 7 in coming weeks.

ASUS G550JK is a gaming notebook and belongs to the Republic of Gamers family. For many it is a more compact version of the ‘ ASUS G750 which we have already mentioned in the past. These two laptops have similar specifications, starting with the body dressed in brushed aluminum coating and cleaner and more straightforward design. The keyboard comes with the red backlight LED keys.

Inside the chassis that measures 383 x 255 x 27.7 mm and weighs 2.6 kg, you get a choice between an Intel Core i5-4200H or i7-4700HQ processor that is accompanied by up to 16 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM, 750 GB or 1 TB hard drive (5400 RPM and 7200 RPM) and above all a dedicated graphics card from Nvidia, the GeForce GTX 850M with 2 or 4 GB of DDR3 onboard. Among other features is its 15.6 inches which is available with either HD or Full HD IPS panel with anti-glare technology.

ASUS G550JK also integrates an optical drive where you can choose between Blu-ray Combo or DVD Super-Multi drive. Other specs include HD webcam, Wi-Fi modules and Intel WiDi (Wireless Display) technology for wireless video streaming, Bluetooth 4.0 and Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 3 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI digital video outputs, a mini DisplayPort, RJ-45 connector for wired networks, combo audio jack for headphones and microphone, Kensington security slot and 2-in-1 (SD / SDXC / MMC) memory card reader. There is also an audio system with four speakers backed with ASUS SonicMaster and MaxxAudio.

ASUS G550JK is already available in several shops both in the U.S, Australia and New Zealand. You can buy it for $ 1,066 with a Core i7 processor, 8 GB of RAM, 750 GB 7200 RPM hard drive and DVD combo.

Asus Transformer Pad TF303CL has been made official and it brings Intel powered computing to the Android operating system. Priced at EUR 582 the Asus Transformer Pad TF303CL features a quad core Atom Z3745 1.33 GHz processor with turbo boost technology, integrated graphics 311MHz-778MHz, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of flash storage and micro SD card slot that can also be used to expand internal storage.

The screen has aspect ratio of 16:10 and measures 10.1 inches. We have been told that it packs 1920×1200 pixels which means you get full HD resolution on it. Couple that with IPS technology and you have one of the best tablet displays out there.

The Asus Transformer Pad TF303CL also has LTE connectivity so you can remain connected while on the move. So here are its specifications once again at a glance.

10.1 inch screen
FHD resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
IPS technology
Built in LTE modem
Intel Atom Z3745 1.33 GHz – 1.86 GHz processor
Intel HD graphics
32 gigabytes of flash storage expandable via Micro SD card slot
2 GB of main memory
5 MP main camera and 1.2 megapixel front webcam
Rechargeable battery providing 10 hours of continuous runtime

Since it will be sold under Asus Transformer series you will also get a keyboard that will add another battery, thus extending runtimes.