Category: PC

Lenovo Y40 and the entry level Lenovo G50-80 will soon be updated with a Radeon R9 M375 and Radeon R5 M330 respectively. The launch of the new AMD graphics cards is closer than expected.

There is massive excitement in the world of graphic cards as Nvidia and AMD both have introduced new models. Nvidia launched GTX 960M GPU last month and AMD launched the new Radeon M300 series. Some companies like Lenovo have already planned upgrading of some notebook models especially for gamers.

2015 Lenovo Y40 and G50-80 specifications

Lenovo has updated the data sheet of Lenovo Y40 and G50-80. Both laptops will now use Radeon R9-M375 and M330-R5 respectively. At the moment, no other details on the two notebooks is available.

Information about the new Radeon R5 GPU: It comes equipped with a memory bus to 64 bits and 1 or 2 GB of DDR3 RAM. The Radeon R7 will have the same amount of onboard memory but with the option to choose between DDR3 and GDDR5 versions and with bus 64 or 128 bits.

Stay tuned for official announcement from Lenovo regarding the new 2015 Lenovo Y40 and G50-80 laptops.

RaspPi Kiiboard is a keyboard that can do the function of a mini PC. It packs Raspberry Pi 2 inside which is one of the smallest PCs ever built. While the Raspberry Pi 2 has remained a niche product as it requires high degree technical knowledge.

RaspPi Kiiboard review

RaspPi Kiiboard on the other hand has all required ports that one would need on a modern computer. You get a full fledge HDMI video output port and two USB ports. The user can decide whether to use the RasPi Killboard as normal keyboard or an all in one computer.

To do this, the designer had to remove the doors from the original PCB of Raspberry because the motherboard does not have available ports on one side and thus he had to rewire all contacts to get them to get up to the bracket which also eliminated the Ethernet LAN because RaspPi Kiiboard only uses Wi-Fi. He was also kind enough to upload a video explaining this grueling process.

The key on the keyboard have a retro look which makes it look very unique. It clearly takes us back to the golden era of the Commodore VIC20, C64 or Amiga.

TrekStor SurfTab 8.0 is an 8 inch tablet that runs Windows 8.1 operating system. First hands on Trekstor SurfTab 8.0 review video is also available courtesy of tabletblog. TrekStor SurfTab 8.0 is a windows 8.1 Intel tablet that features Intel Atom Z3735G quad core processor clocked at 1.83 GHz clock speed. It is current on sale at amazon for around 120 euros. The first impression is quite good, but there are cheaper alternatives.

TrekStor SurfTab 8.0 is not particular exciting but has some good hardware inside. Specifications include 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal flash memory and a micro SD card slot. There is a camera on its back packing 2 megapixel low resolution camera but I do not think it matters on a tablet. In addition to Windows 8.1, you also get a free annual license for Microsoft Office 365 software.

The SurfTab Wintron 8.0 comes with a plastic housing with highly glossy surface. Since the one reviewed was in white, fingerprints were not visible. On the sides, two stereo speakers are present.

While the Wintron has good price – performance ratio, we still find it difficult to recommend it. The reason is that there are better tablet competitors out there whose prices are lower too.

• Via tabletblog.de

Samsung Galaxy S6 makes use of tweaked touch wiz interface and folks at XDA have ported Galaxy S6 theme for the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S6. The only requirement is that you need to be on Android 5.0 lollipop in order to install these. You can check it by going to settings > about.

Download Samsung S6 theme for Galaxy Note 3, S5 and S6

1. First of all enable theme support, if you don’t have it, by doing this —> http://forum.xda-developers.com/show…&postcount=146
2. Flash this V2 of theme (I adjust Calendar icon) via recovery or unpack manually if you don’t have recovery (uninstall previous version before)
3. Apply Theme from Theme Chooser of Touchwiz
4. Now choose if download Note 4 Launcher S6 Style (smaller icons and menu 5×5) or S5 Launcher S6 Style (bigger icons and menu 4×5)
5. Unpack the one you choose and put in system/priv-app/TouchwizHome (or TouchwizHome_K depends on which device you’re) with correct permissions (rw-r-r)
6. Reboot and Enjoy.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 camera has been ported to the Galaxy S4 and it brings a lot of new features to the two year old phone. However some functions like selective focus and selfie mode with front camera do not work due to hardware restrictions. Fortunately, camera, Video Recording, front cam all main features are working. HDR also works.

Install Galaxy Note 4 camera on Galaxy S4

1. Download Note 4 camera from here https://mega.co.nz/#!ulp0STrZ!pAbIhx…nGJPQzYd_KrbUo
2. Flash via recovery
3. Wait until it optimize around 10 apps
4. Open the camera and you’ll see that it’s crash. Reopen it.
5. Tap on Mode, slide down and open "Manage mode"
6. Unselect "Shot and More" and "Selective Focus"
7. Enjoy your new camera.

So now you can enjoy Note 4 camera along with Note 4 launcher and settings on your S4.

At the CEBIT 2015 tech event, MSI has launched Cubi, a mini PC with broadwell processor and windows 8 operating system. It is the smallest PC ever created by a Taiwanese manufacture. MSI did not include the Cubi in its wind box range that was powered by either Intel or AMD processors. The company will be making the MSI Cubi available by the end of March with an unknown price tag.

Continue reading “MSI Cubi is the smallest PC with Broadwell processor”

The much-awaited Rikomagic MK35 mini PC is now official and already up for preorder in UK shops at a price of 119 pounds with deliveries beginning in mid of April. Rikomagic MK35 specifications include Intel Atom Z3735F bay trail processor, 2 gigabytes of memory and 32GB of eMMC flash storage.

Continue reading “Rikomagic MK35 mini PC packs bay trail and windows 8”

An XDA developer member has released an application called Finger Security that allows you to protect apps of your choice with your fingerprint. This will allow you to further increase the security by a long margin as a fingerprint reader can be used for so many purposes. The best part is that you do not have to root Galaxy S6 in order to use Finger Security app which is great as no one would want to void warranty of their new phone.

Continue reading “Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: Protect any app with fingerprint reader”

We all love downloading wallpapers of top end and unreleased smartphones. Samsung has bundled a couple of new wallpapers with their Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge phones. To us they are a bit ho-hum because we seen them doing better in the past.

The one shown on the left is a Galaxy S6 and on the right is the S6 Edge. The one on the S6 Edge looks better. You can download both of them from the link given at the bottom at the post and decide which one looks better on your smartphone.

Make sure to clear the clutter off your homescreen so they look just like the wallpapers shown above. We personally like clear homescreens as they show off the wallpapers better.

• Link to S6 Edge official wallpaper
• Link to S6 official wallpaper

Android Open Source Project community has released AOSP 5.1 firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos dual SIM smartphone. Almost everything except FM radio works out of the box including dual SIM functionality. AOSP firmwares are great for those who despise the heavy touchwiz interface that Samsung slapped onto a mid range device.

AOSP 5.1 ROM for Galaxy Grand Duos (I9082/I9082L). What is working?

Wi-Fi
RIL (Calls, SMS, Mobile Data)
Dual SIM
Sensors (Accelerometer, Compass, Light, Proximity, etc.)
Camera
Video (playback & recording)
Audio (playback & recording)
GPS

And here are the installation instructions:
If you were on CM 10.1 or a stock ROM prior to 4.2, upgrade to stock 4.2 first.
Install ClockworkMod recovery with SELinux support (.tar) (.zip). Older CWM will result in a "status 7" error.
Reboot into recovery
Wipe data if coming from stock or other ROMs (You may get a "status 7" error if you fail to wipe.)
Install the ROM.