Category: PC

Micro Star International loves all in one computers and the company has launched two new AIOs namely MSI Adora20 5M and AE200 5M both of which are powered by AMD Beema. Interestingly both MSI Adora20 5M and MSI AE200 5M have identical specifications too.

There are two sub models in AE200 5M has two sub models, first has 21.5 inch display packing full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. It comes with multi touch, anti glare coating, anti-flicker and blue light technology that reduces eye strain.

The 19.5 inch model has HD+ display packing 1600 x 900 pixel resolution and has same features as 21.5” model. For storage you get 500 GB or 1 TB SATA III HDD in both models.

The MSI Adora20 5M has 19.5” display with 1600 x 900 pixel resolution, AMD E2-6110 1.5 GHz quad core processor, Radeon R2 discrete class graphics, up to 8GB RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, DVD super multi drive and 1 megapixel HD camera. It too has multi-touch with anti-glare, Anti-Flicker technology and Less Blue Light technology. The anti glare coating is totally optional though. For storage you get a 2.5 inch SSD.

All in one computers did not enjoy a lot of success last year but it looks like this category will finally take off this year.

NVidia GeForce GTX 960 is the new graphic card that introduces the new GM206 GPU and it is also the world’s first graphics card that is capable of outputting 5K resolution.

NVidia GeForce GTX 960 specifications include 1024 CUDA cores, 1127 MHz clock speed which together promise maximum single precision floating point performance of 2413 GFLOPS and if you overclock it, you can push it as high as 3073 GFLOPS.

The reference design of NVidia GeForce GTX 960 will carry 2048 MB 128-bit GDDR5 memory with a clock speed of 7010 MHz and bandwidth of 112.16 GB/s and its output ports include one dual link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0 and three display ports. As said earlier the NVidia GeForce GTX 960 si capable of driving displays up to 5120 x 3200 (5K).

NVidia GeForce GTX 960 operates over PCI-E 3.0 bus and takes power from its 6 pin PCI-E power connector that has TDP of 120 watts. It has maximum operating temperature of about 98 degrees centigrade.

Hanspree Micro PC is powered by Intel Bay trail processor which allows the company to sell it preloaded with Windows 8.1 operating system. This allows user to transform your HDTV into a tiny windows PC that runs on a USB drive. That said the Hanspree Micro PC is slightly bigger than a typical Sandisk flash drive but clearly the pros outweigh the cons.

Hannspree Micro PC specifications

Intel Atom Z3735F quad-core processor
32GB of storage (25GB available as free space)
802.11b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0
An HDMI connector, USB port, a micro USB port and a microSD card reader
4.4″ x 1.5″ x 0.4″ and weighs 1.3 ounces

Hannspree Micro PC Price

Unlike other similar solution, the Micro PC costs a lot. Some online stores are selling it for 277 dollars while some European stores can get it to you for mere 177 dollars, excluding VAT.

That said, it is still a better choice than getting a nettop since it plugs directly into your TV and is much easier to carry around. Its Bay Trail quad core processor is no slouch and can actually get the job done.

We have just spotted a new Lumia device on Indonesian website. Its product code is RM-1099 and it has been revealed for the first time. Earlier we have reported RM-1072 and RM-1077 phones both of which will come with 5 inch display packing 720p resolution. Both had earlier passed certification in Indonesia.

Unfortunately we do not have any word on specifications of RM-1099. In the upcoming Lumia devices, RM-1062 may be released as Lumia 1330 (successor of 1320) while RM-1072 will be churned out by the name of Lumia 1335. We will keep you updated if we dig out more information about the RM-1099.

Could this be the Microsoft Lumia 940? We have to wait for some spec leaks. Maybe a windows 10 device? Who knows.

An XDA user has released custom kernel for the exynos-powered Samsung Galaxy Alpha that allows you to easily overclock or under clock. You can change clock frequencies of A7 core to 200-1800 and A15’s core to 200-2000. To change clock speeds easily we recommend installing Synapse from play store.

Under clocking a processor increases the battery life while overclocking improves performance. We tested this Galaxy Alpha custom kernel at 2.0 GHz and did not notice any extra heat. Phone remained stable too. We recommend 500-1800 MHz for a15 cores and 200-1800 MHz for A7.

It shall be noted that it is not a firmware or a ROM. This is a kernel meant to be flashed over a stock ROM. Here is the screenshot of results achieved by overclocking. As you can see it surpassed the mighty Galaxy Note 4 in the AnTuTu Benchmark.

• Download kernel from here.

If you are flashed all sorts of hacks on your ATT branded Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 smartphone and want to get back to stock firmware, you might want to flash its official firmware I527UCUBNE7. This method will remove root from Galaxy Mega 5.8 and also remove custom recovery and whatnot. This package must be flash using ODIN. It has multiple parts.

AP: Get the file from here and flash it under PDA in ODIN. It is a huge file and it contains system, stock recovery and kernel partition. Download it from here.

BL: This is the bootloader. If you already took the update ignore this but if you want to upgrade your phone you must flash this Download
CP: This is the modem and other network related partitions. You must flash this under Phone in odin Download
CSC: This contains carrier related settings for our firmare. Flash this under CSC in odin. Download

If you are store a lot on your smartphone, then Saygus V2 might be the smartphone you are looking for. Developed by a small company in the USA, the Saygus V2 packs 5 inch display and has pretty high end specifications.

You get a full HD display that offers a pixel density of 445 PPI (pixels per inch). The screen is Gorilla Glass 4. There are two light sensors on the unit – one on the front and another one on the rear to allow better control of brightness. It also has outdoor mode that temporarily screws up with the brightness in order to improve the readability outdoors.

For taking pictures there is a 13 megapixel camera in the front and whopping 21 MP rear for taking some serious photos. Both front and back camera has optical image stabilizers to ensure less blurry photos and videos. The picture quality is really good. You can record a 4k video too.

Of course the highlight feature of Saygus V2 are its two micro SD card slots which allow you to use use up to 128GB in each slot bringing total onboard storage to whopping 320GB. That is more than what you used to get on a hard disk-totting Apple iPod Classic. Flash storage is much more powerful than the hard disk storage and there are no lags. Android which is its Saygus V2’s operating system is quite fine tuned in handling such massive storage capacities.

The Saygus V2 has a battery capacity of 3100 mAh which is similar to what you get in most of the top end Android phones these days. For instance the Galaxy Note Edge has 3000 mAh battery while the Note 4 comes with 3200 mAh capacity. Saygus V2 comes with a power saving mode that lets you significantly increase the battery life. You can purchase new batteries for it since battery is user replaceable. To replace it simply remove the back panel and pop in a fresh battery.

Saygus V2 is not thin at 9.7mm but that allowed the manufacture to crap a lot of features like dual micro SD slots into it.  It will go on sale in beginning of March for around 400 dollars off contract. There is no word if any US network provider will be offering on contract-basis. 

HP Pavilion Mini is a gorgeous small desktop that has good enough specifications for doing business work and some multimedia tasks. Prices start at $319 for the model that comes with Intel Pentium 3558U and $449 for the top end Core i3 4025U model.

Common HP Pavilion Mini specifications include: 3 in 1 card reader, HDMi output, HP wireless keyboard + mouse and snow white casing. Both models come preloaded with Windows 8.1 operating system.

The Intel Pentium 3558U benchmark results show that it scored 1865 in the passmark benchmark test. The Intel Core i3 4025u passmark score is 2891 which is 1000 more than 3558U model.

The Pavilion Mini as evleaks says is about 2 inches tall and weighs 1.6 pounds. On the back there is a display port as well as HDMI output port. It is capable of streaming quad H resolution. For connectivity you get 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 radio.

Acer RL85 is a small computer that is designed to be your home media PC. You can add up to 6 terabytes of storage, up to two 4K displays, and 7.1 channel audio and up to an Intel Core i5 processor.

Acer RL85 Revo One specifications include three HHD bays that support up to 2TB drives in each, two USB 2.0,  two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card slot, 802.11ac WiFi and Ethernet port. To insert the hard disks, just open its latch by using a pen or similar tool.

Acer has bundled Smart Control applications with it that can be used to control the computer from iOS or Android device. You can also stream content from your phone to your TV through the PC.

There is no news if it will make it to the United States but it will be hitting European nations in January for 269 euros. Acer will launching it in Middle East and Africa in coming months.

Along with launching newer ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2015 edition, Lenovo introduced ThinkPad X250 with 12.5 inch display packing full HD display with touchscreen panel and newest Intel Broadwell processor.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X250 is about 0.8 inches thick and weighs less than 3 pounds which makes it as light as Mini laptops of 2015. However there is nothing netbook-ish about it when it comes to performance and features. For instance the X250 has dual battery support that lets you add up to 96 Wh of battery power to let you run for a whole day (literally).

Its specifications up to 8GB of memory, 2 USB 3.0 ports, mini Display Port, and a VGA port. For controlling the mouse pointer on the display, you get trackpoint, touchpad and pointing stick.

Prices start at 1150 dollars for the base model and if you purchase dual batteries, faster CPU, you will have pay more.

It’s too bad they only put 2 USB ports in the X250.