The Blackview Omega Pro Flagship Available For Just $124.99 From December 29th

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Dec 27, 2015

Blackview has been carrying out a lot of promotions for its existing smartphones this holiday season. We have seen some great discounts being offered by the company in the past few days, and now, we have just been informed that the flagship Blackview Omega Pro will be available for sale at just $124.99 this specific holiday week. This is over $15 OFF than the regular price tag, which makes it a great deal.

The Blackview Omega Pro comes with dual side Gorilla Glass design with CNC Metal Frame. This makes the phone stand out, as it looks much more premium than the competitors in this price range. Its pretty slim too, measuring just 7.8mm in thickness. The phone is available in a number of colors, black, white and even gold.

When it comes to the specs, the Blackview Omega Pro doesn’t disappoint. The phone comes with MT6753 octa-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. There’s a 5-inch display at the front with 720p HD resolution. The camera at the back is of 18MP (13MP SW Interpolated) while you have a 2MP front facing shooter.

Despite the thin size, the battery is pretty decent, of 2400mAh capacity which will last you an entire day. As for the software, you get Android 5.1 Lollipop OS right out of the box. The phone supports 4G LTE networks, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.

At just $124.99, the Blackview Omega Pro turns out to be a great deal. Its powerful, good looking and comes with the new Android 5.1 OS, making it a great overall package.

You can check out more details about the device from the links given below.

Blackview Omega Pro (English Link)

Blackview Omega Pro (Russian Link)

Blackview Omega Pro (Spanish Link)

Xiaomi Mi 5 Video Leaked along with HD Pictures, Seems Like The Real Deal

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 27, 2015

In the past couple of months, we have come across some great looking Xiaomi Mi 5 Renders. However, it looks like the one leaked recently could be the real Xiaomi Mi 5 as we have seen multiple leaked renders with the same design. But if you had some doubts about the machine being real, here’s a leaked Xiaomi Mi 5 video which will cast them away.

Looks like the Xiaomi Mi 5 with the oblong home button at the bottom could be the final design that we will see this February. The video shows off the smartphone running on MIUI 7, which was released a couple of months ago. The bezels are super thin and the phone looks pretty good. From the leaked Xiaomi Mi 5 video, it looks like the phone is quite large, somewhere around 5.5-inches, which will make it bigger than its previous generation which featured a 5-inch screen.

The overall design has an uncanny resemblance with the Xiaomi Mi Note series. Except for a few changes like the physical home button, design wise, they look similar. Hence, we can’t really be sure that this is the Xiaomi Mi 5. Even the Mi Note series is due for an update in January, and it’s possible that the device in the pictures as well as the video, is the new generation Xiaomi Mi Note 2. We can’t be sure of that at the moment, but its a possibility.

However, if this is the real Mi 5, then design wise, we know a lot about the phone already. It comes with 3D back cover, a larger 5.5-inch+ display and a physical home button that will also be a fingerprint sensor. Unfortunately, it looks like the company is continuing with a plastic design on the new flagship.

Apart from the video, we also spotted some HD pictures of the Xiaomi Mi 5. They confirm the same design as the one in the video and also reveals some of the colors that the phone could be available next year.

You can check them out from below. You can read more about the Mi 5 and its specs from here.

So, what do you think about the video and leaked images. Is this the real Xiaomi Mi 5? Or do you think this could be the Mi Note 2?

1byone Outdoor Sports & Shower 4.0 Bluetooth Speaker Review

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Linus

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Dec 26, 2015

If you are looking for ultra portable yet powerful, rugged and waterproof Bluetooth speaker, 1byone speaker is one of the solutions worth checking out. Find out more in our full review.

1byone Outdoor Sports & Shower Bluetooth Speaker Review: VIDEO REVIEW

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1byone Outdoor Sports & Shower Bluetooth Speaker Review: UNBOXING

The device comes with a carbine, micro USB cable and instruction manuals.

1byone Outdoor Sports & Shower Bluetooth Speaker Review: DESIGN

As far as design, the 1byone Bluetooth speaker is very compact and it fits in the palm of your hand. It is well made and it uses rubber and metal in its construction.

On the right there are a bunch of buttons, which include answer calls, mode switch, skip tracks, play/pause and power/off buttons.

On the bottom there are micro USB port as well as microSD card slot. They are covered by a flap, which is, however, very hard close to get a perfect seal. However, I was told that this is only my review unit, which is of an early production nature.

Overall, I love the build quality, the choice of materials and the portability of this Bluetooth speaker.

1byone Outdoor Sports & Shower Bluetooth Speaker Review: SOUND QUALITY

When it comes to the sound, the speaker is very loud for the size. Also, it has a great amount of depth and punchy bass for a tiny speaker. However, make sure you don’t pump up the bass on your phone’s player as you will start hearing crackling noises at the highest volume settings.

1byone Outdoor Sports & Shower Bluetooth Speaker Review: TEST NOTES

The 1byone speaker has the hands-free feature and it works really well. The people on the other end were able to recognize the sound difference if we compare it to the phone’s mic but they were absolutely satisfied with the call quality.

As far as the Bluetooth range, I had no issues neither indoors nor outdoors.

When it comes to the battery life, I could get around 6 hours of music playback, which is pretty good for a speaker of this size.

As far as the music via the microSD card, it works flawlessly.

1byone Outdoor Sports & Shower Bluetooth Speaker Review: CONCLUSIONS

The 1byone outdoor Bluetooth speaker is a pretty good offering overall. It has a great design and build, and portability. Also, the sound quality and the volume output are pretty good.

However, the flap that covers the connectivity ports is kind of hard to close at least on my review unit and I hope that retail units don’t have the same issue.

In addition, although the sound quality is good for the size of the speaker, you may hear some crackling noises at the highest volume settings.

All in all, the 1byone Bluetooth speaker has a lot to offer for the price of $36 and it is a great device overall. However, you have to consider a few minor flaws.

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Elephone P9000 crowd funding turn $5 in to $50 + win prizes

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shanos

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Dec 25, 2015

Elephone have launched a P9000 crowd funding page for the Elephone P9000/ P9000 Lite

The page allows you to make a $5 or $3 contribution towards funding of the handset, in exchange you will receive a ten fold discount on your purchase so your $5 becomes $50 and your $3 becomes $30.

At the moment the price for the Elephone P9000 after the P9000 crowd funding $50 discount is applied, is showing to be around $200, with the P9000 Lite showing around $150 after the Elephone P9000 crowd funding discount.

Elephone have said that the more backers that commit, the lower the end price will be, but have not indicated what scale the discounts will be implemented too.

Not only will you receive a discount on your chosen handset, you will also get priority delivery, the $5 contributors getting the first available handsets and the $3 contributors getting the next round of handsets.

If you would rather not pay towards the Elephone P9000 crowd funding you can also claim a $30 discount, by downloading and installing the new Elephone App and posting a selfie (needs to include the Elephone Logo) using the App.

Whilst your on the App you can also try and win one of several prizes by entering the free Scratch & Win competition.

Details from the Elephone website can be found below.

So what do you think of the Elephone P9000 crowd funding promotion? its certainly different from the usual pre-sale promotional pricing.

I had a quick go on the Scratch & Win and ended up with a tempered glass screen and cover package if I purchase a P9000 🙁 I was hoping to get a $50 Ele Code but I guess I will end up donating $5.

Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Regards Shane

Two ways to join it.

1.Enter Elephone official website, and sign in to get $50/ $30 ELE Code for P9000/P9000 lite.

Pay $5 Get $50 Voucher (12.25.2015-1.5.2016 )

Pay $3 Get $50 Voucher (1.6.2016.-1.15.2016 )

2. Download Elephone App, play “Scratch & Win” or post a selfie to get $30 voucher.

Time: 12.25.2015.-1.15.2016

Prizes:

W2 Smartwatch

10000mAh ELE Power

$50 ELE Code for P9000/ P9000 Lite

$30 ELE Code for P9000/ P9000 Lite

Leather case+ Tempered Glass Film

$5 ELE Code

QR code to download the Elephone App

Landvo XM100 Is A Good Looking Budget Phone That Costs Just $59.99

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 24, 2015

Landvo is known to release cheap smartphones. We have seen many value for money handsets from the manufacturer, but the company has been quite for the past few months. Now, they have just released a super cheap smartphone called as the Landvo XM100 which costs just $59.99.

The phone comes with a quad-core MT6580 chipset along with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable internal storage. At the back, there’s an 8MP (interpolated) camera with LED flash while a 5MP front facing shooter lies on top of the display, up front. The display is of 5-inches with a decent resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. Finally, for battery you have a 2000mAh capacity one, which with these specs should be enough for a day’s usage.

One of the highlights of the phone is the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS that comes right out of the box. These specs are not extraordinary, but then you can get the phone for just $59.99 which makes it a pretty good deal.

You can check out more details about the Landvo XM100 from the link given below.

Buy Landvo XM100 For Just $59.99

Xiaomi Mi3, Mi4 & Mi Note Soon Getting MIUI 7 on Android 6.0 Marshmallow

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 24, 2015

At the start of this month, we reported that Xiaomi was going to release Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for a few of its devices like Xiaomi Mi 4, Mi Note and even Mi 3. Now, the MIUI operations manager of Xiaomi has revealed that the update is in its final stages.

It’s like a Christmas gift for all those users who were waiting to get the taste of the newest Android 6.0 operating system on their devices. He revealed that the update validation is almost finalized and the version will soon be released. The release could be as soon as tonight. In this regard, he even released a screenshot showing off MIUI 5.12.24 update based on Android 6.0.

Back when Xiaomi unveiled the brand new MIUI 7 ROM, many fans were disappointed to see that most of the devices which were going to get the new update would be stuck on Android 4.4, instead of Lollipop. At that time, Xiaomi had said that users shouldn’t be worried about the Android version as the features of the MIUI 7 would be the same on all devices.

But it looks like many of the models will directly be updated to the latest version. Of course, this is just the beta stage, after which we can expect a developer version and finally, a stable release via OTA a couple of months later.

So, if you don’t want to risk your device with a beta update, you better wait for a few months more. Meanwhile, we expect other devices to be updated to the new version in the coming months. We will keep you updated with more information, as and when we receive it.

Xiaomi Mi 5 Patent Docs May Have Confirmed The Phone’s Design

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 23, 2015

Yesterday, we saw a new render of the Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship, with an oblong shaped home button. It was much wider than the buttons seen on initial renders. Now, it looks like the render could be the final design as a number of patent documents leaked earlier today come with a similar design. Further, we have seen a couple of real life images of the device with such a design.

First off, the patent docs reveal the overall design of the Mi 5 flagship. There seems to be a lot of similarity between the Mi Note series and Mi 5 flagship. The bezels on the sides are pretty thin, which is definitely a good sign. At the bottom, there’s the USB Type-C port along with dual speaker grills beside the port. Like previous rumors states, the phone looks to be made out of a metal body. Also, the overall body seems to be pretty thin as well. From the image above, it looks like the Mi 5 will have a curved back.

We have also got a couple of real life images of the Mi 5 flagship with the same design. So, could this be what the Mi 5 will end up looking?

Yesterday’s leak said that the fingerprint sensor on the Mi 5 will be the world’s smallest and fastest fingerprint ID. Well, whether this turns out to be true can be confirmed only after a couple of weeks.

As we near the launch of the new flagship smartphone from Xiaomi, more and more details are coming out about the device. The patent documents, as well as the real life images of the device, make this leak quite convincing. However, this could be an early prototype, and we can’t really confirm the design, at least not at the moment.

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EXCLUSIVE: Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Plus Cases Leaked

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 23, 2015

We all know that we will soon see the awaited Samsung Galaxy S7 flagship. Next year, it is said that the South Korean giant will announce another variant of the S7 called as the S7 Plus in addition to the Galaxy S7 edge. We have already seen some leaked renders of the device, but now, our sources have given us exclusive pictures of the first Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Plus cases.

These cases confirm the renders that we had seen a few days back, with a rectangular home button, raised rear camera sensor and a similar design to the current generation Galaxy S6. The volume rocker keys are located on the left while the power button is on the right. Most of the ports are located at the bottom, including the MicroUSB (can’t say its a USB Type-C) port, 3.5mm headphone jack and there’s a speaker grill as well.

On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus comes with a larger display, and it’s much wider as well. But the basic design remains the same as the S7.

Although our sources have not given us exact measurements of the device, earlier leaks have pointed out that the phone will be quite large, with 163.32 x 82.01 x 7.82mm measurements. This looks to be the case, as these renders reveal that the S7 Plus variant is going to be huge, probably with a 6-inch display.

While we have not yet seen renders for the Galaxy S7 edge variant, our sources have said that there will be three models including a curved edge variant. So, in all, coming February, we will meet three new Galaxy models, the Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Plus and the S7 Edge. Unfortunately, we still don’t know whether these models feature a MicroSD card slot.

As for the chipset inside, it is said that the S7 series will feature a variant that uses the latest Qualcomm flagship, the Snapdragon 820. The other variant will run on the Exynos 8890 chip.

This is all we have on the Galaxy S7 series at the moment. Let us know whether you like the design on the Galaxy S7 and the S7 Plus.

Oukitel K6000 CM12.1 Rom available to download

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shanos

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Dec 23, 2015

Oukitel K6000 CM12.1

With Christmas nearly upon us, Oukitel have today sent over another Christmas gift for owners of their K6000 handset, the gift is a that of a Cyanogen mod Oukitel K6000 CM12.1

I am currently downloading the Oukitel K6000 CM12.1 rom and will get it installed as soon as possible to provide an over view of whats working and whats not.

But for now its nice to know that Oukitel are thinking about us over the festive season.

Please leave comments and questions below, if you have a chance to test the Oukitel K6000 CM12.1 rom it would be great to hear your views.

Regards and merry Christmas

Shane

If you fancy trying out Cm12.1 on the big battery phone, you can purchase the Oukitel K6000 here

Original article posted on Gadgetz.tv

Another Xiaomi Mi 5 Render Emerge, This Time With A Weird Looking Home Button

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 23, 2015

As 2015 comes to an end, Xiaomi fans are getting excited. Sometime early next year, probably as soon as January, Xiaomi is expected to unveil its newest flagship smartphone, Xiaomi Mi 5 more than a year after the release of its last model, the Mi 4. Much to the fan’s delight, we have seen many renders of the Xiaomi Mi 5 till now, and today, we can add one more to the list.

Earlier today, a couple of images of the Xiaomi Mi 5 surfaced on the Micro-blogging website, Weibo. Like one of the earlier leaked render, this set of images showed that the Mi 5 will probably end up looking like its brother, the Mi Note. In fact, from the image, we can say that the phone is just a smaller version of the Note series models which were launched back in January.

One of the highlights of the render is the home button below the display. Its not square or even perfect oval, rather a oblong shaped button, unlike anything we have seen before. Not really, the prettiest looking button that we have seen on a phone. However, it is said that the fingerprint sensor on the button is “The Worlds Smallest and Fastest Fingerprint Identification”.

Well, given the striking resemblance to the Mi Note series and the shape of the button, we don’t think its anywhere close to what the Mi 5 will end up looking. Further, there’s still a few weeks until we can confirm the design. So, we can expect more such renders to come up online before the launch.

As for the Xiaomi Mi 5 specs, you can expect the phone to feature Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset with 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, 16MP rear camera and a large battery.

So, what do you think about this design? Also, you can check out this article to take a look at all the Xiaomi Mi 5 renders that we have seen recently.

Blackview R7 2016 Flagship Will Feature Helio P10 Chip, 4GB RAM & A Large Battery

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 23, 2015

In the past one year, we have seen some great smartphones from the manufacturer, Blackview. Now, the company has revealed its plans for 2016 and one of the first flagship devices of next year will be the Blackview R7. This is an important product for the company and hence, the company has made sure that the phone comes with pretty good specifications to justify its “2016 flagship” name tag.

The Blackview R7 comes with the powerful yet efficient Helio P10 MT6755 chipset. The P series Helio chips focus on performance and efficiency. So, the Helio P10 is expected to be mid-range flagship chip with eight Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2GHz. This will ensure pretty good performance without sacrificing on battery life.

There will reportedly be 4GB of RAM on board the device, which is at par with what most flagships offer. As for storage, you will get 32GB internal with an option to upgrade it via MicroSD up to 128GB. The display will be of standard flagship size, measuring 5.5-inches with FHD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. On top, you will have 2.5D curved glass.

Given the flagship status, the Blackview R7 comes with the Samsung 3M2 13MP sensor at the back with fast focus times of up to 0.3 seconds. Up front, there will be the OV5648 5MP sensor which will enable users to take good selfies. The phone reportedly comes with improved camera tech such as a perfect SWDR (smart wide dynamic range), great SNR (signal to noise ratio) which will help the user take better low light images as well.

The phone supports 4G LTE networks, but we are not yet sure whether it’s a dual SIM dual standby phone. As for software, the Blackview R7 will feature the latest version of Android on board, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The R7 is said to have Hi-Fi sound effect, but it’s yet to be confirmed whether they have incorporated a Hi-Fi chip. You get a powerful 360-degree fingerprint sensor on the back as well.

To power all these specs, the company has added a large 3500mAh battery inside, which will make sure that the phone runs for at least a day. Moreover, it supports fast charging at 9V 2.5A which means 5 minutes of charging will give you around 90 minutes of talk time.

Even the looks of the phone are impressive, with a metal frame that goes through 169 processes including 8 CNC machining, micron-sized sand blasting and anti-fingerprint coating. We can see that the phone will be available in at least one color, i.e. Gold.

Overall, the Blackview R7 looks like a great smartphone. We would really like to see the company price the device aggressively. But for now, we have no details on the pricing. We will keep you guys updated with more information in the coming days.

Meanwhile, let us know whether you like the upcoming flagship from Blackview.

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Mediatek’s Helio X20 MT6797 Spotted On GeekBench, Multi-Core Performance Out Of the World

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 22, 2015

Although Mediatek was one of the first chip makers to announce its latest chip for 2016, the company hasn’t debuted it’s Helio X20 MT6797 deca-core chip on a smartphone yet. We know that the chip will feature 10-cores, of which two are Cortex A72 for high-end performance, four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz for performance and efficiency and the remaining four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.4GHz for low-end tasks.

In the past few weeks, we had the opportunity to see the benchmark scores of the rival chips like Snapdragon 820 and Huawei Kirin 950. But things have been relatively quite about the Helio X20, until now.

Earlier today, a device powered by the chip was spotted on the benchmarking website, Geekbench revealing the true power of its deca-core setup. We haven’t seen the chip in action lately, hence, we were left to wonder about its capability.

According to the benchmarking website, the MT6797 chip reportedly scores over 7000 points on the multi-core test, which is one of the highest scores we have seen from a smartphone chipset. Looks like the deca-core setup really enhances the performance of the chip. In the single core test, however, things were quite normal, scoring about 2100 points. This is comparable and even a bit less than the scores posted by other chipsets.

Helio X20 vs Snapdragon 820 vs Kirin 950 vs Apple A9: Geekbench Scores

Since we now have the geekbench scores for all the four chipsets, its time to compare them to see which one comes out on top.

In the multi-core test, there’s really no comparison, with the Helio X20’s amazing score of 7000 points. Here are the scores of the other three chips in the multi-core tests.

Kirin 950: 6245

Snapdragon 820 (developer unit): 5400

Apple A9: 4578

On the other hand, the Apple A9 comes on top, in the single core test, with a score of 2576. The following are the scores posted by other chips in descending order.

Snapdragon 820: 2320

Helio X20: 2103

Kirin 950: 1871

From today’s benchmark visit, it looks like Helio X20 will be a powerful chip, at least on paper. However, these benchmarks only show us one aspect of the chipset and there are many other factors to consider before making conclusions. For example, we will have to see whether the chip overheats or whether its as effficients as rivals.

According to a company official, Helio X20 will enter mass production in the second quarter of 2016. We can expect leading Chinese manufacturers such as Xiaomi and Meizu to unveil a Helio X20 powered smartphone by that time.

Vivo Could Be The First Chinese Manufacturer To Use Snapdragon 652

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 22, 2015

After months of waiting, Vivo finally announced the Vivo X6 last month. But even before the phone’s release, we have been hearing rumors about the Vivo Xshot 3, the next generation version in the popular Xshot series. Now, we might have got some idea what chip to expect in this upcoming smartphone.

According to insider news sources, Vivo will be one of the first manufacturers that will use the rebranded Snapdragon 652 aka Snapdragon 620. We have seen reports which state that Samsung’s Galaxy A9 will probably be the first smartphone to feature this chip, however, when it comes to domestic manufacturers, Vivo should be the first one.

If that’s the case, then what better smartphone to debut this chip other than the Vivo XShot 3. We have been waiting for this particular flagship for quite some time now. Plus, Snapdragon 652 with Cortex A72 cores is expected to be as powerful as the Snapdragon 810 but without any heating issues. As a result, the Xshot 3 could turn out to be the perfect phone to feature this new chip.

We have already seen some alleged pictures of the XShot 3 a month back. The phone looked big, with a display around 6-inches and a basic design as the Vivo X6. Also, at the back, it had a fingerprint sensor like the X6. Given that the XShot series is known for its powerful camera, we can expect something great to adorn the back of the phone.

Vivo is yet to officially confirm any of this information, so we better wait for some more details before getting too excited.

Get $7 Off 1byone Shiny Antenna Super Thin Amplified HDTV Antenna

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Linus

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Dec 22, 2015

We probably all have TVs and a lot of us enjoy watching Full-HD content. However, it is not always possible to have the best signal reception if you live a bit farther from the TV tower… Of course, this applies only to those who rely on antennas to get the TV signal. 1byone has one of their best sellers on Amazon on sale, so you may want to keep reading.

The 1byone antenna has a powerful amplifier that boosts the signal up to 50 miles and that is one of the most powerful antennas on the market. In addition, the amplifier part is removable, if needed.

In addition, it comes with a 20-foot coaxial cable for greater flexibility. Thus, it makes it easier for you to place it in your house to get the best reception, especially for customers whose TVs are quite far away from windows.

The antenna is also flexible, so it gives you more freedom for mounting either on the walls, windows or other areas.

Currently, 1byone has a a deal on this antenna and you can get it with a $7 discount.

Deal summary:

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End Date: 2015.12.27 11:59pm

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Final price: 22.99

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Cubot S550 Coming Soon with MT6735 & 2GB RAM

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 22, 2015

Cubot has stepped up its game recently releasing some beautiful looking smartphones in the past few months. Now, the company is all set to release another device, with a good looking design called as the Cubot S550. The phone features thin design with slim bezels. The large front features 2.5D curved glass. The exterior is polished looking, thanks to CNC machining.

The Cubot S550 comes with MT6735 quad-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB of ROM. The storage is further expandable via MicroSD slot. There’s a large 5.5-inch 720p display which translates into a decent pixel density of 320 ppi. At the back there is a 13MP camera sensor with LED flash, while up front, there’s an 8MP shooter. Both these cameras are interpolated. You will also find a fingerprint sensor at the back.

As for the software, the phone comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS out of the box. There’s a large 3000mAh battery on board, which is quite enough for a day’s long of usage. Its also good to see that the company managed to put in such a large battery inside a 7mm thin body. The phone supports 4G LTE networks and supports dual SIM dual standby.

Overall, the phone looks like a great addition to the existing lineup of cheap good looking smartphones from the company. We still don’t know the pricing or release details of the device, but we will keep you guys updated with that information in the coming days.

You can keep yourself updated with news about Cubot from their official facebook page.

ZOPO’s Deca-Core Smartphone In The Works, Will Release Early Next Year

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 22, 2015

We have been hearing about the deca-core ZOPO smartphone for the past few months. After the initial exciting period, things slowed down for the company and we haven’t heard much about the device. However, yesterday the company revealed some information about the development of the deca-core phone.

ZOPO revealed in a company blog post that it takes a lot of time and efforts to design a remarkable phone. In fact, the company has been investing a lot of time into the phone’s design. In the blog post, ZOPO revealed a number of prototype designs that were rejected by the company till date. You can check out these dummies in the pictures above. So, we now know that the phone won’t look like this. However, what it will end up looking is something that we don’t know for now.

As for the release, ZOPO says that the deca-core phone should be announced sometime early 2016. So, we can expect the phone to be launched around Q1-Q2 2016. Lets hope that the company sticks to the schedule as we are all excited to see a 10-core smartphone.

Ulefone Offers USD149 Be Touch 3 for Christmas Deals

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Shine Wong

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Dec 21, 2015

With Christmas getting closer, Ulefone will launch a series of deals to promote their products, the first of which is Ulefone Be Touch 3 for minimum price of USD149, compared with the original price of USD199.99.

As the third model in Ulefone’s “Touch ID flagship” series, the device has adopted their component supplier’s latest generation of fingerprint scanner, promising faster recognition by partition process. Other specs include MTK6753 Octa-core 64-bit chipset, 5.5-inch Full HD display, Sony IMX214 13MP camera, 3GB RAM, 16GB expandable storage, 2550mAh battery.

In addition, Ulefone plans to offer a special version of light ROM next week where only some indespensible apps will be kept. The version is expected to improve software smoothness greatly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=978wMO8X0Qs

http://ulefone.com/lp/xmasbetouch3.html

Morefine M1+ Review – World’s Smallest Windows 10 and Android PC for $99!

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Linus

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Dec 21, 2015

Do you remember those days when we all had the desktop PC’s and we were okay about its size? It turns out we can now have the full computer in the palm of your hand… and it has Windows 10 and Android for the price of $100. Stay tuned for a full review.

Thanks to Morefine official for sending Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC for a review.

Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC Review: VIDEO REVIEW

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Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC Review: UNBOXING

The Morefine M1+ mini PC comes with the power plug, HDMI extension cable and USB OTG cable.

Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC Review: DESIGN

As far as design, we are looking at a tiny piece of kit which is about double of size of a regular USB flash drive.

The Morefine M1+ is made entirely of plastic and it doesn’t necessarily scream premium but doesn’t feel cheap neither.

On the front we have ventilation grills as the device has a dedicated vent to handle the heat that’s coming out of the chips inside the mini PC. Right next to it there is an LED indicator, which lights up once the device is powered on.

On one side there is a power button, the cutouts for air intake, a power input port and the USB port.

On another side we have one more air intake cutout, micro USB port and the microSD card slot for storage expansion up 128GB.

Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC Review: SETUP and FEATURES

The setup of the Morefine M1+ is very easy. All you have to have is the monitor with the HDMI port, a keyboard and the mouse.

Firstly, you have to connect the power plug, then you can use the HDMI extension cable optionally or just plug in the mini PC to the monitor as it is.

Secondly, you should connect the mouse either via the USB port or via the Bluetooth if you have a Bluetooth mouse. Finally, do the same with a keyboard, hit the power button and you are good to go. See the video review for more detailed instructions.

One of the key features is that this mini PC has two operating systems – fully licensed Windows 10 and Android 4.4, and you can choose either of them once the PC is booting up.

Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The Morefine M1+ mini PC has a Quad Core Intel Bay Trail-T Z3735F chip with the clock speeds of up to 1.3GHz, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.

As far as Windows 10 performance, you can’t expect to play the high-end games on it but the Morefine mini PC is definitely enough for Internet browsing, editing documents, watching movies and any other daily tasks. The performance was smooth and I didn’t have any hiccups or lags. Well, maybe the internal flash storage is not that fast but, you know, I am used to using a very fast SSD disk on my daily laptop.

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As far as Android user experience, we have the outdated 4.4 version and hopefully we will see an update in the future.

Basically, what you are getting is a stock Android designed for tablets. Everything is running super fast and fluid, and it is kind of cool to see Android on a big screen. A great thing is that you can control a lot of things using a keyboard too.

A tried playing Asphalt 8 on it and it was a fun experience. The graphics actually look pretty good and honestly, it is much more fun playing this game using a keyboard. Most importantly, the gaming performance was good with just a few minor skipped frames.

A really cool feature is that you can easily switch from Android to Windows with a simple click.

Overall, the user experience on both Windows and Android platforms is mostly positive but if you asked me which operating system is faster, I would say Android as it just flies through everything given the nearly stock build and powerful hardware.

Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC Review: CONNECTIVITY

When it comes to connectivity, the dual-band Wifi worked great although the range was a bit worse than on the iPad but I cannot say it was poor. As far as Bluetooth, it worked absolutely fine with a few different keyboards and the mouse I tested with.

Morefine M1+ Dual Boot Mini PC Review: CONCLUSIONS

All in all, the Morefine M1+ dual boot mini PC is a great idea and it is mostly well implemented.

I love the fact that it can actually replace your laptop and a tablet and all you need to have is the monitor, keyboard and the mouse.

I was happy with the overall performance of it and the fact that you can easily switch between two operating systems. Also, the microSD card slot lets you expand the storage up to 128GB and you can also use the USB port for addition storage or accessories, if needed.

However, I was disappointed that the device ships with the outdated Android 4.4 as we always want the newest version of Android.

Also, the mini PC is pretty loud as the embedded ventilator is constantly working. Well, it is not as loud as the full-fledged desktop PC but it could definitely be more silent.

All in all, the Morefine M1+ is worth the price of $100 considering the feature-rich and versatile package you are getting. However, you should take a few shortcomings into consideration before making a purchase.

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Zeblaze Cosmo Details made official : Uses MT2502C Chip

By

Frank Tu

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Dec 21, 2015

Chinese smartwatches are all the rage right now. With all the features they offer for a very affordable price, and the large selection of designs to choose from. It’s an overall very good market. However, it’s been very stale when it came to the processor these smartwatches from various manufacturers. Almost all of them use the MediaTek MT2502A chip in their watches.

Their design might vary, and the user might get a lot of options to choose from, but the performance side of things has not improved in any manner whatsoever. Zeblaze, a very well known smartwatch manufacturer wants to change that with their upcoming smartwatch, the Zeblaze Cosmo.

Zeblaze is still using the industry-standard MT2502 platform, but, is using an improved version of the MT2502A, the MT2502C. The new MT2502C has improved performance and power effiency making it a suitable upgrade.

Zeblaze also released a few details about the manufacturing process of the Zeblaze Cosmo. The device is made out the 316L grade Aluminum, combined with an Anti-Rust element. The new Aluminum takes 42 stages of CNC machining to make the completed product from raw materials.

There is no word on what the Zeblaze Cosmo’s price will be just yet. Stay tuned to GizmoChina for more details.

Meizu sold over 20 Million Smartphones In 2015, Growth Rate Impressive!

By

Joel Joseph

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Dec 21, 2015

Compared to rivals like Xiaomi and Huawei, we can say that Meizu was late to enter and make a mark in the smartphone industry. This is clearly evident from the fact that the company managed to sell only about 4.40 million units in 2014, as compared to rivals, who easily sold in double figures.

However, that doesn’t mean we can rule out Meizu from the competition as the company has shown tremendous promise this year. Since the launch of the low cost yet attractive Blue Charm series, the company’s sales have been growing pretty well.

Now, Meizu revealed in an event that the cumulative smartphone sales of the company has surpassed 20 million units in 2015. This is a 350% increase in sales year over year, which shows that the company has done well in the past 12 month period.

Given such a growth in the sales in just a year, we would be thinking Meizu has big targets for 2016. However, that’s not the case, as Li Nan, Meizu’s VP has revealed that the company will control the sales next year and it should exceed around 25 million units.

While this is a surprising strategy from the company, it makes sense to some extent. The company is still tiny as compared to giants such as Samsung and Apple. So, if they try to get into the rat race of sales numbers, they will most likely lose the product quality. But they cannot afford to lose that since Meizu is often considered as an affordable yet quality smartphone maker. So, if they manage to limit the sales to 25 million units next year, it would be easier for them to focus on the quality of the smartphones produced next year.

Of the expected sales next year, the ratio of Meizu MX series to Blue Charm series should be 3:7. This means that, about 30% of the 25 million units sold is expected to be an MX series phone and the rest 70% to be a Blue Charm device.

What do you think about Meizu’s strategy to control the amount of sales in 2016?