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Android 4.4.2 HTC Butterfly ROM with Sense 6, x920d

HTC may not release a Android 4.4.2 ROM for HTC Buttery but XDA already has released this KitKat firmware

The ROM has variant of HTC Sense that comes on the One M8.

Requirements for flashing the ROM

* Unlocked Phone from HTCDEV or S-OFF
* Custom Recovery like TWRP or CWM and we prefer TWRP.

Features of the ROM

Latest HTC NEW ONE (M8) Sense 6 base ported to x920d
More languages enabled (FULL WWE)
Root, busybox and init.d support
Persistent ADB enabled
Ramdisk improvements
Battery life, performance and memory improvements
sysro / sysrw binaries
openvpn / sqlite support
disabled logging & removed bloatware
stripped debugging info for improved performance
optimized with latest sdk for improved performance
trimmed partitions for improved performance
zipaligned apps for improved performance
flar2’s Write Protection MOD to allow S-ON users fully writeable /system partition
advanced power menu
disabled Persistent Navigation Bar (m8 has it since it has no softbuttons)
5×6 Grid size option in Sense App Drawer
Sense Launcher Menu Support
Possibility to ODEX your ROM
Ability to map LongPress Home SoftButton for MENU in Settings – Display
optional show LTE icon instead of 4G
optional Disable Persistent NFC Icon
optional Lower Proximity Sensor Sensibility
optional Louder Speaker Mod

Android 4.4.2 HTC Butterfly ROM
optional Stock Boot Animation
optional Exchange Email Hack (disable EAS Pin Requirement)
optional Disable HTC Color Enhancement
optional Show LTE instead of 4G
optional Disable Fast Dormancy
Smoothest ROM
Best Battery Management
Fast fixes / updates
myHUB with OTA support
InsertCoin Kontrol APP with unique features

Download from here and flash it using ODIN.

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ECS i-Buddie TA10TA2 Specifications, Budget Android tablet with Quad Cores

Taiwanese tablet manufacture ECS Elitegroup has churned out a 10 inch tablet i-Buddie TA10TA2 that is based on Intel Atom “Bay Trail” platform. Another Taiwanese company Acer has also been rapidly adapting the new Bay trail Atom processors in its latest Windows 8.1 and Android tablets.

Again thanks to the GFXbench website we were able to get its specifications.

Android 4.2.2 operating system
10.1 1280×800 pixel resolution
Intel Atom Z3735E quad core 1.8GHz processor
Intel HD graphics
1GB RAM
32GB flash storage
5MP rear camera, VGA webcam
802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

ECS i-Buddie TA10TA2

Pricing details are not available but our best guess is that it will cost under EUR 200.

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Acer Aspire SW5 Switch Specifications Confirmed, new images surfaced

Acer Aspire Switch SW5 is a windows 8.1 tablet that comes with keyboard dock that lets you use it like a sleek laptop. It comes with a quad core SoC from Intel. Today we have its press photos which show how good-looking this tablet computer is.

Acer Aspire SW5 Switch Specifications

10.1-inch IPS display with 1366 x 768 pixels
Intel Atom “Bay Trail” quad-core SoC Z3745 with 1.33 GHz (Turbo Boost 1.83 GHz)
2 GB of RAM
64 GB internal memory + microSD card slot
2 megapixel cam
MicroHDMI-out
MicroUSB 2.0 port
N-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
585 grams
8.9 mm thin

If you take a quick glance at the pictures you will notice the similarities to Lenovo Yoga tablets that also doubles as laptops. So you can also pick up the tablet part and attach the other way around for instance to use it in presentation mode.

Acer Aspire SW5 Switch Specifications

Battery life is said to be 8 hours on a single charge but you would be able to double those runtimes with another internal battery present in keyboard dock.

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Acer A5-810 Iconia Specifications include Octa Core and WUXGA Screen

Acer is really on the roll this year. In January the company launched Iconia W4-821 that was followed by A1 840 Android tablets. The company has also adopted Intel processors in all the tablets, be it Android or Windows 8.1 tablets. Now it is all set to launch Iconia A5-810 with 7.9 inch display and Octa core processor which is interestingly not powered by Intel.

Like recent yet-to-launched Acer tablets, the Acer A5-810 has also surfaced on GFXbench website which has spilled details on its specifications.

Acer Iconia A5-810 Specifications

* Mediatek MT8392 1.664 GHz processor
* Mali 450MP4 quad core GPU
* 2 gigabyte of RAM
* 7.9 inch WUXGA resolution (1920×1200 pixels)
* 5 mega pixel LED camera
* 16 gigabytes of flash storage
* Micro SD card slot
* 2 MP webcam
* Bluetooth, 802.11n Wi-Fi and GPS

Acer Iconia A5-810 Specifications

This upcoming Acer tablet runs Mediatek MT8392 CPU that is manufactured using 28nm manufacturing process. The processor is backed by 2GB RAM that is fine enough for running Android 4.4.2 KitKat smoothly.

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Asus Hyper Express SSD with SATA Express Released

Asus has collaborated with Kingston to create its first solid state drive. Normally companies start with basic features but Asus has come with a new feature called SATA Express interface.

Slated to be released in May, the Asus Hyper Express SSD with SATA Express supports Serial ATA (SATA) and PCI Express (PCIe) devices. It comes with multiple PCI express lanes as pure PCI Express connection to the storage device that allows doubling the speed of SATA easily.

Asus Hyper Express SSD with SATA Express

In theory you will be able to get speeds of 1,969 MB/s. This SSD is basically a RAID 0 array made of two mSATA storage devices encased in a 2.5 inch case. Future models will come with 2x M.2 SSDs instead of mSATA drives for even better performance and capacity.