Preparing for the unexpected is critical when you are on the road. Tires get flats, cars breakdown and accidents happen. Mobile devices go a long way in getting help in a short time when problems arise. People use their mobile devices for directions, locating assistance, calling friends and family or the authorities if an accident occurs, but a mobile device is useless if it has a dead battery. Having a portable power bank orcar charger gives you the power to get help during an emergency.
We have got hold of official touchwiz android 6 Marshmallow ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini that is deodexed, rooted and de-knoxed. This ROM is exactly the same as the one that was pushed by Samsung but the only difference is that it has been rooted so there is no need of rooting it again. The only requirement to flash it is that you need to have Galaxy S5 Mini TWRP installed and second, it works only on the G800F variant of the android phone.
Here are the installation instructions for installing the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Android Marshmallow 6 Pre rooted, deodexed, de-knoxed ROM.
1 Download original Firmware and mod.
2 Boot to recovery and wipe everything – internal storage isn’t necessary, but it is always recommended to start a 100% clean installation
3 Boot to Download mode and flash original firmware using ODIN
4 Let it boot, configure your things, etc and then go back to download mode
5 Flash latest TWRP recovery – don’t let the phone boot. Press volume up + home + power until “recovery is not seandroid enforcing” message pops up as soon as ODIN finishes the flashing process
6 Press install and select this mod.
Shuttle XC60J is cheap industrial mini PC that that is aimed for those who want a low powered, efficient fanless computer. It has TDP of mere 10 watts which has allowed its manufacture to make it fanless since there is so less heat dissipation. Shuttle XC60J specifications include Intel Celeron J3355 processor, two SoDIMM RAM slots, three storage slots, Intel i211 gigabit Ethernet base and three RS232 ports.
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Purism laptops were launched back in 2015 as a crowd funding campaign. The company sells free and open source laptops that come in 13 inch and 15 inch flavors. The demand for its laptops has grown multifold over the past few years for its Librem 13 and Librem 15 laptops. Purism says that the company is manufacturing enough laptops that its users would not have to wait for their favorite laptop model for months since they are available without few weeks after purchase date.
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Huawei Matebook D was unveiled at an event in Berlin. While it is yet to be launched in Italy, you will be able to find it in other European markets for 799 euro. Our friends at notebookitalia have done a review of Huawei Matebook D. The frame of the Huawei Matebook D is made of monobloc aluminum alloy with CNC cutting. It has thickness of mere 16.9mm and weight of 1.9kg. While it is not as pretty as Huawei Matebook X, it has all the technical features you will ever need.
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If you are an android user, you might be having several questions about whether you should have antivirus on your phone or not. Many Apple users see android phone as virus-prone phones and do not like buying them for this very reason. However, this virus problem becomes a non-issue if you install a nice antivirus application on your phone. This way, you will be able to enjoy all the benefits of an android ecosystem and remain virus-free too.
There are plenty of antivirus applications out there but the one we recommend is AVG antivirus. This is a free antivirus for android and protects your phone from viruses and more. The Google Play Store is the main target for such viruses and malware. Google does not have a strong comprehensive policy and hackers make use of it put adware, Trojans, viruses and spy tools in their applications. Their applications send private user information back to the hacker which can be used for all sorts of bad things.
Fortunately, by installing AVG antivirus, you make your phone immune. The first thing you should do after installing of AVG app is full scan of the system. It supports scanning of both internal and external storage. This is important as sometimes there are applications that might have installed malware or virus in your system which could already be harming you or your phone’s performance. AVG will help you get rid of those and more.
AVG antivirus is more than antivirus. It has wifi scanning feature that alerts you if you are connecting to a network with poor security level. It also protects your phone from ARP poisoning where the hacker can redirect you to different URL and infect your phone. It runs in the background and scans the webpages and if it finds something harmful, it stops its activity and alerts you. Main web browser and Google Chrome are supported. It monitors the battery consumption in the background and can turn on power saving feature if the power levels go under specified level. For instance, you can make power saving turn on as soon as your phone hits 20 percent battery level.
Verdict – We love the fact it works on both android phones and tablets. It is optimized for both small and big screen devices. AVG antivirus is must have phone for all android users.
If you are looking for an Ethereum wallet, you should definitely check out MyEtherWallet. It is the best choice if you do not want to give you private keys to a large organization such as coinbase or cex both of which hugely popular ethereum wallet providers. MyEtherWallet is built only for Ethereum – nothing else. Unlike coinbase and cex, it does not let you store other cryto currencies.
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Which is better for professional work – Tablet or laptop? Tablets have been getting extremely powerful lately and many have been thinking if it is possible to replace a laptop with a tablet for working on professional applications like AutoCAD, solidworks, 3D modeling applications and so on. The answer is – it depends.
Vanilla Android 7 Nougat ROM for the Samsung Galaxy J7 SC-02F and SGH-N075T variants is available for download. This is designed to make your android phone fast and increase performance over the stock android ROM that is brimming with useless features. This is a cyanogenmod 14 ROM which means it is totally vanilla.
For this, you will have to install TWRP custom recovery for the Galaxy J and then install the ROM. Without custom recovery, installation of this cyanogen mod14 ROM is not possible.
ROM feature:
Based off latest CyanogenMod 14.0 sources
Custom camera HAL featuring:
– 4k video record
Kernel feature:
Adreno idler
CAF update tag to LA.BF.1.1.3-01610-8×74.0
F2FS
No placebo patches, features, or compiler “optimizations”
Many other misc. improvements not listed here
What’s working :
Boots
RIL (Calls, SMS, Data)
Wifi
Bluetooth
Camera ( Videos And Photos )
Video Playback
Audio ( Record and Playback )
Sensors
Flash
Pretty much everything
What’s not working :
NFC (Osaifu/kentai)
TV Tuner
Instructions:
Download the ROM from here and GAPPS Android 7 ARM; Flash the latest TWRP; Reboot to recovery; Flash latest build; Flash GAPPS; Reboot
That is it, you have successfully install android 7 nougat vanilla variant on your Samsung Galaxy J. Make sure to do fresh install of everything.
It is a mind bending fact that even the playstore is brimming with malware applications right now. In fact, few days back, a malware by the name of DroidDream has popped up which is said to have compromised personal data of users. It takes over the device and sends information back to its hacker putting your data at risk. So if you are an android user and paranoid about security of your phone, it is now time to get an antivirus app.
We installed and tested many antivirus applications and found the AVG antivirus to be most effective. This antivirus application doubles as antimalware and runs in the background at all times. Like a watchdog, it keeps an eye on the data that is downloaded on your phone. It ensures that no malware or virus is able to infect your phone and steal personal PIM and other information. It is a free mobile antivirusapplication and anyone can install it for free from the playstore.
After installing AVG antivirus on your phone, you should do a scan of your phone. You can tell it to do scan of both internal as well as external storage. This is also recommended as it will help find any malware or virus that could be there on your phone already.
AVG antivirus can run in the background without making the phone down. It monitors your web browsing sessions and ensures no malware website is able to install dangerous application or game on your phone. If it finds something dangerous, it immediately alerts and notifies you.
AVG antivirus is more than just an antivirus application. It keeps track of your mobile data usage and alerts you if you are going overboard. It also optimizes internal storage space. It does this by clearing the cache, cookies and unneeded site data that it downloads over the internet.
It comes with several other useful features such as device lock feature which can automatically lock your android phone or tablet if the SIM card is replaced. So even if the thief gets hold of your phone, you can be rest assured that the data and PIM information stored on it is safe.
Verdict – AVG Antivirus is the best antivirus application for android devices and must have for all users.
