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Advantages and Disadvantages of Rooting your Android Phone

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April 12, 2015

Android is one of the most popular mobile platforms for smartphones and tablets everywhere. Since its release, Android handsets have constantly been “Rooted”, a process similar to the jail breaking of iOS devices. The main idea behind rooting a device is to simply change how part of the device works to do more than one could before.
“Rooting” is the process in which the restrictions are removed and full-access is allowed. Once rooted, the Android phone owner will have more control over many settings, features and performance of their phone. Basically, “rooting” means to get to the root of the operating system and to have the ability to make comprehensive changes. This includes things like unlocking a carrier locked phones, installing a tethering application to act as a router, or disabling a Default manufacturer’s UI and installing a new one.

Advantages of Rooting:

1. Bloatware

Bloatware infects the vast majority of Android phones. Custom UI’s like Samsung Touchwiz, HTC Sense, Huawei Emotion UI or Xiaomi MIUI usually consumes a lot of RAM than the Stock UI. For eg. Samsung Touch wiz UI on my Galaxy S4 consumes around 1GB of RAM, and that effects the overall phone’s performance. Moreover, there are lots of Samsung’s in-house apps that cannot be uninstalled. By Rooting your phone, you can uninstall these Bloatware apps and free up your RAM, which of course isn’t possible without Rooting.

2. Overclocking

When you root your Android, you gain some control over the hardware components, making overclocking and under Volting possible. It’s not uncommon to overclock a 1GHz Android CPU up to 1.6GHz, of course with a greater tendency toward instability. Several root-only apps available in the Android Market handle both overclocking and undervolting, such as SetCPU and Voltage Control.

3. Custom ROM’s

There are hundreds of custom ROM’s out there on market that changes the entire look and feel of your phone. I recently installed a custom ROM called “Cataclysm” on Nexus 5, which looks insanely good.
Another custom ROM that you can try is Cyanogenmod. It is the most popular ROM that exists for the Android OS. It has tons of customization options, and is extremely stable.

4. Moving Apps to SD card

When you install an app on your phone, it is stored on the phone’s memory. “Rooting” allows you to move installed applications to your SD card, thus freeing up system memory for additional files or apps. This feature can be very useful for smartphones that are low on internal storage.

5. Apps for Rooted Phones Only:

There are majority of useful apps that are exclusive to Rooted phones only. Here are the top 30 Rooted Apps you should know.

Disadvantages of Rooting:

1. Rooting immediately voids your phone’s warranty
2. Rooting involves the risk of “bricking” your phone
3. Rooting and installing a unstable ROM can effect the performance of the phone.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Price in Nepal

Samsung

Yural Maskey

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April 10, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Price in Nepal Talking Point

IMS, the authorized distributor of Samsung smartphones in Nepal, is set to launch the new flagship Galaxy S6 alongside the Galaxy S6 Edge. The official unveiling will take place on 16th of April, 2015 and only 32GB version will be sold. The Samsung Galaxy S6 price in Nepal will be approx. Rs.77,900, and the Edge variant will cost Rs.94,900. But the variant 128GB Galaxy S6 price has not been revealed yet.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are the flagship device that comes with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop operating system out of the box. To be cut and clear it is the rival to the apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus running on iOS 8. The South Korean manufacturer has manage use of more premium materials (glass and metal) in Galaxy S6 compared to Galaxy S5 which is plastic built.

Display

The new Samsung Galaxy S6 models feature a 5.1-inch 2K AMOLED display (2560 x 1440 pixels) . The pixel density goes up to 572ppi, much more higher than the 326ppi as in the iPhone 6. The device display also features a coating of Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4 ensuring your device remains scratch-less.

Processor

Samsung, this time has parted ways with Qualcomm’s processor tech for its latest flagship and is instead using it’s own Exynos silicon. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has been designed with Exynos 7 Octa-core processor which contain two quad-core processor clocked at 2.1 GHz and 1.5GHz respectively, coupled with 3GB RAM. Samsung has also planed some Qualcomm Snapdragon variants of the Galaxy S6.

RAM

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has the super-fast LPDDR4 3GB RAM. 3GB can run the device without too many lags and along with the new Exynos chip it could deal better with the TouchWiz.

Camera

The Galaxy S6 features a 16-megapixel rear camera with an aperture of ƒ/1.9. The secondary camera’s resolution is 5-megapixel that comes with an aperture of ƒ/1.9, which makes it an ideal device to take low-light selfies. The additional imaging options of the handset include optical image stabilization, auto HDR, 4K video capture, dual video capture and IR white balance detection.

No Removable battery

A change that most users may not like can be Samsung’s decision to fit in a non-removable battery.The Samsung Galaxy S6 removed the replaceable battery found in the Galaxy S5 and almost all Samsung smartphones, but now allows you to charge the smartphone wirelessly. It supports WPC and PMA wireless charging using Samsung’s own charging pad.

On using a traditional microUSB cable, According to Samsung ,50 percent battery can be charged in a half hour. It comes with a 2,550mAh battery.

No Expandable storage

Another change that most users may not like is the exclusion of additional storage.The company’s minimum storage capacity model has been upgraded from 16GB to 32GB. Samsung has also pulled out support for microSD card slot which had been a feature that set Samsung phones apart from the iPhone. Personally I don’t think this is costumer friendly approach.

Samsung S6 Edge and Samsung Galaxy S6 Price in Nepal

Samsung has announced that they will be dropping the price of the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge all over the world due to poor sales expectations.

The press release reads:

WHILE THE IT & MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (IM) DIVISION IS EXPECTED TO FACE A DIFFICULT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, THE SALES MOMENTUM FOR HIGH-END PRODUCTS WILL BE MAINTAINED BY ADJUSTING THE PRICE OF THE GALAXY S6 AND S6 EDGE AND INTRODUCING NEW PREMIUM SMARTPHONE MODELS.

According to the latest rumor, the price drop will be around 15-20%. The galaxy S6 costs Rs. 77,900 and if the price drops, then the new price in nepal will be around Rs. 60,000. However, we are not quite sure whether Samsung Nepal will follow the global strategy since they have recently come up with a new scheme i.e. Buy a Galaxy S6/S6 Edge and Get a Core Prime for Free.

Summary

The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a flagship phone that runs Android 5.0.2 Lollipop OS
Its curved screen variant is called as the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
The device has a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen with a pixel density of 577 PPI
The smartphone has a 16 MP rear camera with OIS and dual tone flash and a 5 MP front cameraIt is powered by a 64-bit
Octa-core (2.1GHz + 1.5GHz) Samsung Exynos processor paired with LPDDR4 RAM 3GB RAM
It has 32GB internal storae. There are 64GB & 128GB variant too.
Connectivity options include LTE Cat 6, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.1, Infrared, NFC and microUSB 3.0
The smartphone is powered by a non-removable Li-Ion 2,550 mAh battery

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Aluminum Battery that charges your smartphone in 1 min

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Yural Maskey

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April 10, 2015

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Aluminum Battery that charges your smartphone in 1 min

Stanford University scientists have developed the first high-performance aluminum battery that’s fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive. They say it can charge a smartphone in 1 mins and is a safer substitute to many commercial batteries in use today.

“We have developed a rechargeable aluminum battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames,” Stanford professor of chemistry Hongjie Dai told CNBC. “Our new battery won’t catch fire, even if you drill through it.”

“Our new battery will not catch fire, even if you drill through it.”

HOW IT WORKS

This rechargeable aluminium battery with high-rate capability uses an Aluminium metal as a negative charged anode and a three-dimensional Graphitic-foam as a positive charged cathode. The battery operates through the electrochemical deposition and dissolution of aluminium at the anode, and intercalation/de-intercalation of chloroaluminate anions in the graphite, using a non-flammable ionic liquid electrolyte. The cell exhibits well-defined discharge voltage plateaus near 2 volts, a specific capacity of about 70 mA h g^–1 and a Coulombic efficiency of approximately 98 per cent. The cathode was found to enable fast anion diffusion and intercalation, affording charging times of around one minute with a current density of ~4,000 mA g^–1 (equivalent to ~3,000 W kg^–1), and to withstand more than 7,500 cycles without capacity decay.

In a video demonstration (below), scientists were able to show how their prototype aluminum batteries are used to charge a smartphone “within a minute.“

WHY DIDN’T MANUFACTURER USE ALUMINIUM BATTERIES FROM THE BEGINNING?

Aluminum has long been a striking material for batteries, mainly because of its low cost, low flammability and high-charge storage capacity. For decades, researchers have tried unsuccessfully to develop a commercially viable aluminum-ion battery because aluminum batteries lasted just 100 charge cycles while the Stanford aluminium-ion battery can withstand more than 7,500 charge cycles without any loss of capacity.

But with Stanford aluminium-ion battery, there is still one barrier the researchers are facing: Scientist are unable to produce sufficient voltage after repeated cycles of charging and discharging. This means the battery does not offer as much voltage as existing solutions – coming in a about half the voltage of lithium ion packs. If the scientist can find a way to add up the extra voltage, then it’s going to make a big break through in smartphone history.

Huawei Y625 and Gplay Mini to get official announcement

Huawei

Yural Maskey

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April 10, 2015

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Huawei Y625 and Gplay Mini to get official announcement

Huawei Y625 and G Play Mini is set to launch 2 new products- in Nepal by Huawei Device Nepal. The pricing and its availability details is yet to be announced.

Huawei Y625 is a mid-range phone with 5 inch FWVGA (480 x 854) touchscreen display with Quad Core Snapdragon 200 chipset, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of expandable storage, 8 mega- pixel rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front snapper and 2000 mAh removable battery. In terms of Connectivity options, the phone sports GPS/AGPS, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, and G-sensor. It runs Android 4.4.2 Kitkat layered with Emotion UI 2.3 Lite. The expected price of this phone should be around NRs.14,000. The phone measures 142mm * 72.6mm * 9.6mm.

G Play mini is another smartphone to get announced in Nepal. Gplay mini, dubbed as the successor of Huawei Honor 3c, will sport a 5 inch HD IPS screen with a resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels. The phone is equipped with Huawei’s in-house Kirin 620 chipset with an octa core Cortex A53 64 bit processor supplemented by 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 8GB in-build storage. The phone storage can be further expanded via a microSD card slot up to 64GB. Huawei Gplay mini will feature a 13 mega pixel rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The phone still runs on older version of Android 4.4, but will soon get lollipop update. The phone is powered by 2550 MAh battery. As connectivity options, it bring on board features like Bluetooth, WiFi b/g/n, USB, 3G, GPRS, EDGE, FM radio, etc.

Huawei Device Nepal also comes with Lucky Draw competition. Upon a purchase of any Huawei smartphone, you get a chance to win a smartphone every week and a round trip for a couple to Malaysia.

Recently, Huawei device Nepal has also slashed the prices of Ascend G7, Ascend P7 and Honor 6. Ascend G7 is priced at Rs. 33,000, Ascend P7 at Rs.37,400 and Honor 6 at Rs.35,500.

Indian Police to use Pepper-Spraying Drones to control uncontrollable crowds

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Yural Maskey

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April 9, 2015

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Indian Police to use Pepper-Spraying Drones to control uncontrollable crowds

The Lucknow Police Department has confirmed that they will be using Pepper-Spraying Drones to control uncontrollable crowds. Lucknow, the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, is a common place of constant rebel and clashes. Keeping that in mind, Pepper-Spraying Drones could be a valuable asset to control huge crowds.

“The results were brilliant. We have managed to work out how to use it to precisely target the mob in winds and congested areas. Pepper is non-lethal but very effective in mob control. We can spray from different heights to have maximum results,” -Yashasvi Yadav, Police chief of Lucknow.

The Lucknow police department is the first one in India to purchase five weaponised drones that can spray pepper on rowdy crowds. Each drone can carry a load of up to 2 Kilo grams and costs approx $9600 (Approx NRs.9,60,000).

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Apple releases iOS 8.3

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Yural Maskey

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April 9, 2015

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Apple’s iOS 8.3 is now available for download to all supported devices. You can get the update by navigating to the ‘Software Update’ section of the Settings app on your iPhone/iPad and get started by tapping to download and install. The update is around 1.4GB.

iOS 8.3 brings the following things:

-Number of bug fixes
-Performance improvements
-Support for over 300 new emoji
-Wireless CarPlay support
-Messages app improvements
Check out this link to know the full features fixes list from Apple for iOS 8.3:

To know about the price of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in Nepal, check out the this link here.

LG G4 launching soon with leather back

LG

Yural Maskey

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April 9, 2015

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LG has officially confirmed that they will unveil the LG G4 on April 28 in New York City. LG G4 will be the successor of the present flagship LG G3. The G4 is expected to pack a 5.5 inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 810 SoC, 4GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage and ƒ/1.8 lens with Optical Image Stabilization on the rear camera.

LG also shows off the ‘professional-grade’ camera inside the LG G4 in a teaser video. As this phone comes with OIS, we can expect a good video camera. LG G4 will also run the company’s new UX 4.0 software interface. The teaser video shows the new UX UI from LG will include a newly build:

Multitasking
Improved camera UI
New Calendar app
Weather App

According the teaser photo, LG G4 is expected to have a faux leather texture with volume & power keys on the back. We will know more about the LG G4 on April 28. The LG G4 will go head to head against the Galaxy S7 and the latest iPhone. We can expect the phone to launch in Nepal too.

HTC One M9 plus with Quad-HD screen officially unveiled

HTC

Yural Maskey

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April 8, 2015

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HTC One M9 plus with Quad-HD screen officially unveiled

HTC today in Beijing announced the larger variant of its current flagship One M9. Named as One M9 Plus, the phone is nearly identical to the One M9 and features the same unibody metal design, but there are some notable changes like the addition of finger print sensor, Quad HD screen and using a MediaTek SoC instead of Snapdragon.

Here are the key specs of the One M9 plus:

Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC ‘China Sense’
Dimensions: 150.99 x 71.99 x 9.61mm
5.2-inch LCD display with 1440 x 2560-pixel (Quad HD) resolution
MediaTek MT6795T octa-core chip clocked at up to 2.2GHz
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage
20MP main Duo camera, ‘UltraPixel’ front cam
BoomSound with Dolby Audio surround sound simulation
2,840 mAh Non-removable battery

The phone will be available in three colors: a combination of silver and gold on the side, an all-gold one, and a gunmetal grey model.

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is difficult to get repaired says iFixit

Samsung

Yural Maskey

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April 8, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is difficult to get repaired says iFixit

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge might look sexy with its slim figure and edge display, but according to iFixit.com teardown, the phone is difficult to get repaired. It scores 3 out of 10 in repairability score, which means it’s a nightmare if your S6 Edge gets damaged.

Since the Galaxy S6 Edge has a unibody design with Gorilla Glass 4 on the front as well as the back coupled by Adhesive materials, it makes the phone difficult to open, unlike other Galaxy S-series which had a removable back.

Inside the phone is a non-removable battery which is even more difficult to get replaced. The battery is held captive, all the way under the motherboard.

However, there are good things about the S6 Edge too. The phone features modular components in the Galaxy S6 edge., which is easy to ger replace. For eg. you don’t need to remove the display to replace the motherboard, which can be marked as an improvement.

Source: Via

Sony working on a $250 phone with 1080P Display

Sony Xperia

Yural Maskey

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April 8, 2015

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Sony working on a $250 phone with 1080P Display

Sony is currently working on a mid-range smartphone with some interesting specs. Codenamed Lavender, the phone features a Full-HD screen, MediaTek 64 bit MT6752 SoC and Android Lollipop 5.0. The phone is expected to launch before or together with Xperia Z4.

Leaked Specification about Sony Lavender so far:

Model Number – Sony E5503
Processor – MediaTek M6752 64 bit Octa-Core
Display – 1080p
Type number – PM-0861-BV
Firmware – 29.x firmware i.e Android Lollipop 5.0

According to the leaks, the price should be around $250 margin, which would give tough competition to other chinese manufacturer like Xiaomi and Meizu. We will keep you updated as soon as more info about Sony E5503 Lavender comes along.