TWRP for the Oppo N1 phone has been released. It provides same functionality as CWM, but lets user interact with the phone using touchscreen (no more volume rocker or power buttons to press).
To download TWRP to your Oppo N1,
1) Install GooManager from the Play Store
2) Open GooManager and provide root permissions
3) Hit Menu (or the button with the 3 dots on your screen) and then Install OpenRecovery
We are huge fans of XDA portal. After all, it is the most active developer community in the world. Now, a developer called Eatheat has churned out an app to read the news feed. The app is called XDA Reader, and it offers a lot of features. It has a slick Holo user interface, and has 4x built in themes. Here are its list of features.
Loads image and text in both the lists and the detailed view.
Loads feeds by asynctask. No heavy load on main UI.
10 latest posts from the Portal.
Ability to swipe through detail view to go on to the next feed.
Offline reading.
Complete Holo UI.
4 inbuilt themes to choose from.
Live preview of new theme directly on screen. No need to restart every time to select your choice. However, restart of app is need for applying the full theme.
There are two versions – free and pro. The pro adds these 3 features.
Get 12 inbuilt themes.
Ability to switch to full screen.
Ability to use expanded mode removing the StatusBar and the ActionBar.
Nokia has posted detailed specs and videos of the Lumia 520’s successor, the Lumia 525. While it looks and feels just like the Lumia 520, it has double the RAM (1 GB VS 512 MB). It is priced at 200 dollars and is SIM unlocked, which means you do not need to get into contract after buying it.
Nokia and SSC Napoli, Italian football team have churned out three personalized versions of Lumia 520 phone for fans of Serie A team.
First one comes in Napoli’s sky blue color wrapped up in a camouflage design to match the team’s shirt color. It has team’s logo stamped on the back.
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Mediatek officially announced the MT6592 processor back in September. Special feature of this processor was its ability to operate all of its eight cores independently or together depending on the workload. To avoid overheating, the MediaTek MT6592 uses a special algorithm that constantly monitors the temperature and power consumption.
Now, you can get the Nokia Lumia 1020 for INR 13,500 (~ $215) cheaper under buy back scheme. Under this scheme, consumers can exchange their old smartphones and can avail a discount of INR 13,500 over the MRP. Following list of smartphones can be used in buy back scheme. This means you can get it for INR 47,222 (MRP) – INR 13,500 = INR 33,722 ($ 538), which is an excellent price for an unlocked, contract free phone.
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