Home Blog Page 1208

‘Iron Man’ Galaxy S6 Edge Teased By Samsung On Twitter

Is it official announcement of Iron Man Galaxy S6 variant via Twitter? Today Samsung posted a picture of a retail box of Iron Man Galaxy S6 Edge variant.

iron man galaxy s6 edge

On the front side of the device there’s a Iron Man helmet and on the back side we currently don’t know. Currently, we don’t have any image of the device itself but we are expecting it to be a rugged variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge.

Samsung tweeted it with only an imaGe with no other details. They tweeted as  Coming Soon (*Detailed availability in markets may differ by region). 

According to Samsung, the device will be limited to select markets in select regions, naturally.

Guide: Improve Performance Of Your Android Smartphone

improve performance android

Android devices are always known for their customisability, performance and lot of apps. Sometimes after so much of customisability, time and constant working, devices starts working slowly. Also, you might have noticed, technology develops pretty fast. It’s entirely possible that high-end smartphone that you bought last year is starting to hang up a bit.

So to boost the performance here’s a guide so that you can easily boost your phone’s performance. Before proceeding, let me remind you that you need root access for you device to make most out of these performance boosts techniques that we are going to tell you below.

Overclock CPU

SetCPU is an app that can help you to overclock your pc. It is a paid app and it will help you to take control of the processor on your rooted device. As well as being able to push it to output more power, you can also set profiles to change the CPU depending on what apps you’ve got running, whether you’re charging your device or want to know how much battery like you’ve got left. It also monitors the temperatures of your device to make sure that you’re not putting it in danger.

overclock android processor

Follow our old guides for processor tweaking:

Other apps for Power Boosting:

  • Easy Battery Saver – A neat looking, fully featured battery saver that lets you make sure you’ve always got enough juice to keep your phone or tablet running and it gives a breakdown of your usage too.
  • Power Tune Up – A handly in all in one app that enables you to keep an eye on your regular power usage, shows you how you can save your power ans also tells you how much data you have used.
  • Memory Booster – An app that lets you quickly tweak the settings of the RAM on your device, killing processes to make sure that everything runs as smoothly and swiftly as it possibly can
  • Bluetooth Power – An app that turns your bluetooth on when you plug your phone in and off when you unplug it. It also switches your bluetooth off if you haven’t paired for two minutes, which is handy.
  • Overclock your Android – Another overclocking tool that offers a set of widgets so you can keep an eye on your CPU from your homescreen. Also lets you to set up profiles.

Automated Task Management

android automation

ZDbox is an app that kills the tasks and processes to speed up your device. One way to speed up your device’s performance is to make sure you’re not using anything you don’t need to. You can set it to kill everything when you lock your screen as well and it will also clear your cache to free up even more memory.

Improve Graphics Juice

First of all you can do some tweaks by just going to the “Developer options” button. Then heading to the bottom of the next page and tap advanced. On the advanced tab, scroll to “Force 4x MSAA” and tick the box. This will improve performance for graphics.

android graphics

There’s an app also known as with the name of GLTools. It lets you to play all latest games on low-end Android devices. Using this tool you can set a custom resolution and rendering mode on a per app basis. Not only this it also allows you to change the GPU name for unsuitable Games.

AutoStarting Apps:

autorun manager

Use Autostarts to set which apps boot up when you start your rooted phone or tablet. As like of every operating system, there are some programs which gets started at the first stage when system boots up. Similarly, in the Android operating system apps gets started on boot of the system. If your boot time is really slow then you can try Autostarts app from the Play Store. It helps you to select the apps which you want to start at the boot. This way you can save battery and can minimise the boot time.

Delete Files Of Uninstalled Apps:

Sometimes it happens that we usually uninstall an app but its cached files remain present in the file manager. So to clear that and free up some space you can use ES File manager or SD Maid.

Flash Custom ROM:

custom android roms

If you did all the above steps and still didn’t get much improvement than you need to flash a  custom or faster ROm compatible with your Device. In custom ROMs, the features are already tweaked to full extent and you can manage your CPU power from the settings, you not need to install any third-party app. You can even install multiple ROMs and swap between them using ROM Manager.

There are many custom ROMs available in the market but the popular ones are – Paranoid Android, CyanogenMod, AOKP, etc.

More guides are to follow soon and many new App collections are coming. For the time being you can see our old guides:

If you want Guide on any topic then share with us via comments.

Stay Connected with us!

HTC J Butterfly 3 Coming To Japan; Better than One M9 In Specs

HTC is coming with new flagship in Japan, named, HTC Butterfly 3, successor of the HTC Butterfly 2. It will launch on au by KDDI.

htc j nutterfly

HTC Butterfly 3 is coming with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chip with 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, microSD expansion, IR blaster, NFC and LTE-Advanced radio (225 Mbps down, 25 Mbps up) here. The smartphone sports a 5.2-inch QHD (1440×2560 pixels) Super LCD3 display and is a water and dust resistant device with IPX5/ IPX7 and IP5X certification.

The smartphone comes with 32GB built-in storage and supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 200GB). The Butterfly 3 will be available in three colors: Indigo, Rosso and Silk.

Mozilla Rolls Firefox 38 With Material Design, Ruby Annotation And More

Mozilla has rolled out new update to the Firefox browser and it is now available for the download from the Play Store. The Firefox 38 has included many new changes and features like Material Design and whole New User Interface.

firefox 38

Further, in detail, Firefox 38 has included ruby annotation support with design changes in New “Welcome Screen”, Reader View controls (on Tablets and Phones), “Synced Tabs” panel new layout (on Tablets) and “Add to Firefox” feature (from outside Firefox).

Other Firefox 38 features includes:

  • Send a tab to another connected device with the ‘Send to device’ option in the “share” menu
  • Add a website to your Reading List with the “Add to Reading List” button in the overflow menu
  • Locale added: Azerbaijani (az)

Changes:

  • autocomplete=off is no longer supported for username/password fields
  • URL parser avoids doing percent encoding when setting the Fragment part of the URL, and percent decoding when getting the Fragment in line with the URL spec
  • RegExp.prototype.source now returns “(?:)” instead of the empty string for empty regular expressions
  • Improved page load times via speculative connection warmup

Along with these changes Firefox has also brought various bug fixes. You can download the latest version of the Firefox from the Play Store link below.

 

Verizon HTC One M7 To Get Lollipop

Today, Verizon has announced Android 5.0 Lollipop update for HTC One M7. It is quite late but is good then never, so Verizon HTC One M7 users here’s Lollipop for your Android device.

htc-one-m7-noir-blanc1

Verizon is the only carrier, holding Android 4.4.4 Kitkat for HTC One M7, all other carrier in the U.S. has rolled out the update for the device. If we go through the Verizon’s ensured time for the update then it is three months late than that. Mo Versi, HTC’s VP of Product Management announced on Twitter (as he often does) that Android 5.0 Lollipop will start rolling out by Thursday for HTC One M7 owners who are on Verizon.

The users will be having the Material Design, New Notifications experience, a whole new recent apps panel, security enhancements, among many other changes and improvements.

It will be of around 650 MB and we suggest to throttle to WiFi networks.

How many of you have received the update on Your HTC One M7.

Moto G 3rd Gen Leaked Via Flipkart

Motorola is again on its track for new, Moto G 3rd Generation. Motorola hasn’t shared any details but its official retailer in India, Flipkart has posted a product page about the Moto G 3rd Gen.

moto g 3rd gen

Motorola’s new listing on Flipkart has raised a lot of new questions, rumors but on the other hand, ended the speculation, whether Motorola is bringing the Moto 2nd Gen’s successor or not.

The Indian version of Moto G (3rd Gen) will have a model number AP3560AD1K8. As per the snippet of the leaked page it is going to be packed with

  • 1.7 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 SoC
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 5 or 5.2 inch 1080p display
  • 4G LTE

It is not clear whether Motorola leaked it purposely or not. It seems to be a marketing gimmick before the launch.

Additionally, In recent days Motorola has slashed price of the Moto G 2nd Gen by INR 2000 in India. What does this means? Motorola clearing shelves for the new Moto G?

moto g 3rd gen specification

Update: Page is now taken down by Flipkart.

LG Urbane Charger Now Available From Play Store

lg watch urbane charger

Google Play has got chargers on the board for LG Urbane smartwatch. You can buy it right now from the Play Store for $20.

So, if your charger has got misplaced then here’s a chance to order new charger. Further, Google is offering free shipping and USB cable along with the charger. Overall, it is a good deal if you want to own a new charger and best deal if you have misplaced your old one.

Play Store: LG Watch Urbane charger

Google I/O App Receives Update For 2015 Event

Google I/O 2015 is around the corner and is going to start on May 28th, 2015. Google is preparing hard for it and has rolled out an update to its Google I/O app for 2015 event.

google-io-android-app

If you’re not lucky enough to be at I/O, Google I/O Android App is the perfect spot to watch the opening keynote, where we usually see and hear about any new products, plus all the subsequent live streaming sessions. On the new updated app you can build your own personal schedule, check out a conference map, and get reminders when events on your schedule are about to start.

This time Google has embedded Social Conversations OVerview for Twitter and Google+, a video library of past events, plus the agenda.

You can Download the App from the Play Store.

Micromax Yu Yuphoria Lands In India For Rs 6999; Packs 2GB RAM, 410 Snapdragon And More

Micromax has launched new device in India named, Yu Yuphoria for Rs 6999. The smartphone sports a 5-inch IPS display with 720 x 1080 pixels resolution with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

amazon_yuphoria_02._v304345198_

Yuphoria has a 5 inch display with 294 ppi pixel density and a Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone comes with a metal body and has the 64 bit, Snapdragon 410 quad core processor that has a clock speed of 1.2 GHz. Graphically it is embedded by Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB DDR3 RAM, the phone has 16GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB via microSD card.

The above all thing is that it is coming with CyanogenMod 12, a aftermarket version of the Android 5.1 Lollipop. YU Yuphoria features a 8MP rear camera (f2.2 aperture, capable of 1080p video capture) with LED flash and a 5MP front camera (f2.0) with 86 degree wide angle lens.

It is backed by a 2230mAh battery, and weighs 143 grams. The dual-SIM based Yuphoria supports 4G and features accelerometer, ambient, proximity, gyroscope, and e-compass.

BodyPrint Makes Your TouchScreen Into Biometric Scanner

0

It’s new innovation that now we can scan body parts with our touch screen by converting them into Biometric Scanners. This new technology named as Body Print allows you to do this job.

bodyprint

Until, now we have seen biometric sensors on various flagship devices like Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, iPhone 6 and others. The great use of those scanners is to unlock the device, make payments and can perform only limited functions. Now with the BodyPrint user and you fingerprints, but along with them we can also use our palms, ears, finger grip and other parts as identification to run any program.

For eg, if a call is coming that we can assign ear biometric scan to pick up the call. So whenever you will turn you phone by the side of your face on ear, it will be automatically picked up. It was recently demoed at the 2015 Computer-Human Interaction Conference (CHI) in Seoul, accurately identified body parts and their owners 99.98 percent of the time during a small test comprised of 12 subjects. You can watch the video below for detailed functioning of the device:

Right now more research is needed to make it more accurate and to get its place on commercial devices.