Monday, April 4, 2016

Blackberry Priv Beta Access For Marshmallow Testing

Blackberry Priv Owners can now have access to Marshmallow as Blackberry has opened up Beta Access for Marshmallow testing.


blackberry priv marshmallow


Users who are eager to get the latest Marshmallow update on Blackberry Priv can access the Beta offer. This is for the first time that Blackberry has issued these kind of offerings for update.


The new Marshmallow Beta Update Android 6.0+, as well as additional privacy tweaks that will make your Priv’s data more safe than ever.


Here are few other Blackberry Priv Marshmallow Beta Features:


  • Now On Tap, which identifies keywords in your communications, apps and searches and automatically adds cards with relevant information, such as directions to a restaurant mentioned in your friend’s dinner invitation.

  • Better battery life with Doze, which puts your PRIV into a sleep state when you haven’t used or moved it in a while, and App Standby, which limits the impact of rarely used apps on your battery.

  • Streamlined settings allow you to manage all of an app’s settings in one place.

  • Auto backup for apps, which lets you seamlessly back up your apps and app data, and system settings backup, which allows you to back up things like sync, do not disturb and accessibility settings, so you can get right back where you were if you need to restore.

You can sign up for the Android OS by BlackBerry beta program.



Blackberry Priv Beta Access For Marshmallow Testing

Samsung Gear VR now Supports WebVR

Samsung Gear VR gets the WebVR support which means now you can easily transition from a mobile experience to immersive VR, meaning that we can start browsing the web on a mobile browser and then insert the phone into the Gear VR to seamlessly transition to a virtual reality environment where they can experience 360-degree video and related content. Although the WebVR is in Beta mode so you may get some problems while using this service.


Samsung’s GearVR WebVR


Samsung gives some more features along with the WebVR in its latest update, Which includes any web page you are browsing on the Samsung Internet browser for Android will automatically show up on the Gear VR browser when you attach your smartphone to the headset.


Also Read: Best Lollipop and Marshmallow Custom ROMs for Samsung Galaxy S4


Although Samsung has already has a web browser Last Year. But this experience will be very different. Do Tell us about your experiences about these features on Samsung Gear VR via comments below.



Samsung Gear VR now Supports WebVR

Nova Launcher 4.3 Beta 2 comes with new Night mode

Nova Launcher is one of the most popular Android launcher. That’s why Company introduce Nova launcher Betas which include new features and fixes before they are released to all users. However they also are not as well tested and may not be as reliable. Betas are best for people who don’t mind when things temporarily break a little bit. Now in Nova Launcher 4.3 Beta 2 they introduces new Night mode.


Nova Launcher 4.3 beta 2


Nova Launcher 4.3 Beta 2 comes with Night Mode, Improved search bar configuration and Bug fixes. In Night time Nova launcher automatically configures search bar, app drawer, and desktop folders to Dark theme. It works either follow your system time, be set to auto mode based on your location.


To install this New Beta version of Nova launcher you need to be part of Nova Launcher Beta G+ Community after that you also have to be part of beta testing program on play Store. After that you can either turn on beta updates in the regular Nova app or download the APK from here.


After installing this version of Nova launcher do tell us about your experiences with this new Night Mode introduces in this beta version of Nova launcher.



Nova Launcher 4.3 Beta 2 comes with new Night mode

Buy Samsung Galaxy S7 from Walmart and get $150 Discount

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Samsung’s latest flagship device Galaxy S7 gets a price cut on Walmart. Walmart gives discount of $150 on Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S6. This promotion Offer is available in-store on monthly installments from AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. The Offer will continue till teh end of June 2016.


Also Read: Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Galaxy S6 vs Galaxy S5 Comparison


Also Read: Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S7 Vs. LG G5


For a Reminder  Galaxy S7 features a 5.1-inch display sporting a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels, a Exynos processor paired with 4GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot and ships with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. Other features include 12MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing camera, WiFi, water resistant and comes with a massive 3,000 mAh battery. Moreover, Samsung Galaxy S7 comes in three color variants namely Gold, Silver or Black.



Buy Samsung Galaxy S7 from Walmart and get $150 Discount

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Best Android Phones of 2016

best android smartphones 2016Android Smartphone market is growing day by day as new companies are coming with new Android Phones in the market. Result of which there is a flurry of Android Phones in the Market this year. Some of the major manufactures also announced the flagship Devices this year in span of three months. Here we are with the best of guide which consists best Android phones of 2016 till present date. Moreover we will update this Best of Guide every month with New entries.


1. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge


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Samsung launches Galaxy S7 Edge in MWC 2016 in Barcelona. Galaxy S7 Edge has many refinements in design when comparing it with predecessor Galaxy S6 Edge. In S6 edge company makes the back panel flat which is bit uncomfortable in holding, keeping this thing in mind company make the Galaxy S7 Edge back panel is curved like the front side.


It is more powerfull than S6 edge as it is powered with the latest Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB RAM, 32GB built-in storage with microSD support up to 200GB, 3,000mAh battery and it also have same Dual Pixel Cameras on front and back 5MP and 12 MP. Coming to Display it haves a  5.5″ Quad HD Super AMOLED display with 534ppi. Moreover this phone is waterproof and dust Resistant.


We have given the top spot to Galaxy S7 edge because of its Edge Screen because almost all other features and specs are same with Galaxy S7. It is priced at $779 in US, 56900 INR in India5,688 Yuan in China and £639 in UK.


2. Samsung Galaxy S7


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Samsung did not change much in the Galaxy S7 Design. Although device is more powerful than S6. It comes with a new feature in the camera app is called Motion photo very similar to Apple’s Live Photos.


Anyhow Samsung Galaxy S7 is packed with more improved camera with a 12 Megapixel sensor having LED flash and IR sensor on the back and 5MP on the front side for selfies, a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED QuadHD screen, 3,000mAh battery. Galaxy S7 is powered with Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB RAM, 32GB built-in storage with microSD support up to 200GB.


Now coming to the Galaxy S7 Price, it is priced at $670 in US, 48900 INR in India, 4,888 Yuan in China and £569 in UK.


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3. LG G5


Lg launches its Flagship device is LG G5 in an event in MWC 2016 in Barcelona. It comes packed with some interesting features like Always-on Display and dual Cameras on the Back.


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In detail LG G5 is embedded with a 5.3-inch screen Quad HD IPS display (2560 x 1440 / 554ppi) and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Processor. There’s a microSD Card Slot and Always-on Display is also present along with Camera: Rear: Standard 16MP, Wide 8MP / Front: 8MP. It’s camera is fixed with 135 degree wide-angle lens. Graphically it is powered by Adreno 530 GPU, 4GB RAM, 32GB internal storage and much more is present. It runs on latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is gets its power from 2,800mAh battery.


Moreover, LG G5 comes with various Accessories like LG 360 VR,LG 360 CAM, LG Rolling Bot, LG Tone Platinum, H3 by B&O PLAY, LG Smart Controller which extends the features of LG G5. Although, The price of LG G5 is not out yet.


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4. Sony Xperia X Performance


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Sony Launches its New Xperia X series in MWC 2016. Sony Xperia X Performance is the new flagship device of the company. Xperia X Performace is waterproof, stereo speakers, latest Snapdragon 820 with 3GB Of RAM, 23 MP Camera, 32 GB internal storage.


Xperia X Performance is the most powerful phone among the other X series smartphones launched by the company. Phone will be available in June 2016 for sale. Although according to some sources Device is only for Asian Market. Sony is also did not said any thing about the price of this Smartphone.


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5. Xiaomi Mi 5


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Xiaomi’s launches its next flagship device on 24th february 2016. It comes in three variants and its price starts from CNY 1,999 (21,000 INR). Its Price is very less than the other flagship devices from the big companies like Samsung, etc. Although Xiaomi Mi 5 performs very well against all the flagship devices.


Xiaomi Mi 5 is powered with a Quad-Core Snadpragon 820 processor and runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with two-tone LED flash and 4 megapixel front camera. It is also packed with USB Type-C port and a 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, fingerprint sensor is present and phone also has a 3D glass body with strong glass.


As i said in the opening paragraph that Mi 5 comes in three variants, So these variants are- standard edition featuring 3GB LPDD4 RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage priced at CNY 1,999 (approximately INR 21,000); high version featuring 3GB LPDD4 RAM and 64GB storage priced at CNY 2,299 (approximately INR 24,000), and exclusive edition featuring 4GB LPDD4 RAM and 128GB storage priced at CNY 2,999 (approximately INR. 31,500).


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Stay Tuned we will update this Best android phones of 2016 list with new entries next month.



Best Android Phones of 2016

Best Lollipop and Marshmallow Custom ROMs for Samsung Galaxy S4

Last week we made a tutorial to install Marshmallow based ROM on your Samsung Galaxy S4 Today we are going to enlist some best Custom Lollipop and Marshmallow ROMs for Samsung Galaxy S4. The list will be categorised into parts based on different versions of Android.


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Without wasting any time let’s start with


Android Lollipop ROMs for Samsung Galaxy S4


  • Albe95 LolliROM 8.0 DEODEX – One of the best Lollipop ROM for Galaxy S4 i9505 model. It gives various useful features that you guys miss on Stock ROM.

  • GOLDENEYE – It is also one of the best ROM with some minimal tweaks with Stock ROM. It is based on Android 5.1.15 Lollipop.

  • PhoeniX ROM v11.6 – PhoeniX ROM has got many modules pre installed which gives you some more modularity over the Stock ROM.

  • CarHDRom V.44 – CAR HD ROM is pretty quite old but is packed with Colorful elements.

  • CyanideL Android Lollipop – This ROM is based on the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Android 5.1.1 Lollipop that brings a great set of modification features like statusbar ticker, privacy guard, custom LCD density, gesture control and much more.

  • EuphoriaOS Lollipop – This amazing EuphoriaOS custom ROM comes with tons of new features and is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. A quick list of the main features in EuphoriaOS is given below and we are sure you’d love to use this on your Xperia Z2:
    • Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

    • Close to AOSP.

    • Stable and Smooth.


  • Resurrection Remix – Resurrection Remix the ROM has been based on CM,slim.omni and original Remix ROM builds, this creates an awesome combination of performance, customization, power and the most new features, brought directly to your Device

Android Marshmallow ROMs for Samsung Galaxy S4


  • VRToxin custom ROM – “Fusion and Cyanide will be merged up from marshmallow!” This amazing VRToxin custom ROM comes with tons of new features and is based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

  • CyanogenMod 13 – This is the Marshmallow based ROM from Team Cyanogen. Cyanogen is the largest custom ROM for Android over the world. You can check the Installation steps for installation of CyanogenMod 131on Galaxy S4.

  • crDroid custom ROM – crDroid is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device also attempting to bringing many of the best features existent today.

  • Dirty Unicorns 10.0 – From AOKP moved to an AOSP base with a lot of patches from CAF to make our older devices function as they should. It is a good ROM for Marshmallow Dreamers.

These are some best ROMs for Samsung Galaxy S4. Hope, now it would be easy to find a Lollipop and Marshmallow based ROM for Galaxy S4.


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Best Lollipop and Marshmallow Custom ROMs for Samsung Galaxy S4

Asus ZenFone Go 5.0 LTE with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM Lanched in India

Asus launches its ZenFone Go 5.0 in India for 7,999 INR($120). It is an another mid-range android smartphone in the market with 5″ Display with the resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels.


Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 LTE


Asus ZenFone Go 5.0 is powered with 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 64-bit quad-core processor with Adreno 306 graphics. It has 2GB of RAM with 8 GB of Internal storage, 2500 mAh battery. Moreover, Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 LTE comes in Charcoal Black and Pearl White colors  options and it is available to buy form Snapdeal, Flipkart and Amazon India. Detail specs of the smartphone are listed below.


Also Read: Samsung Launches its Galaxy J3 (2016) with NFC in India


Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 LTE (T500) specifications


  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display

  • 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916 ) 64-bit processor with Adreno 306 GPU

  • 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 32GB

  • Dual SIM

  • Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI

  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash

  • 5MP front-facing camera

  • Dimensions:146.0 x 73.0 x 5.4 ~ 9.9 mm; Weight: 153g

  • 4G LTE/3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS

  • 2500mAh battery


Asus ZenFone Go 5.0 LTE with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM Lanched in India

Saturday, April 2, 2016

BlackBerry Teases Marshmallow Beta Testing for Priv by Next Week

Blackberry launches its first android powered Blackberry Priv last year. Since than company has rolling out the regular monthly security patches to it. Now Michael Clewley, the director of Handheld Software Product Management at BlackBerry, hinted about the Marshmallow beta in his personal Twitter Account:


https://twitter.com/MichaelClewley/status/715937501072990208


Company has already promised that Android Marshmallow update will be out in early May to all users. Although blackberry is little late on updating its flagship device to Android Marshmallow as now Android N developer preview is out. Almost all the major Android smartphone manufacturers has updated their flagships devices to the Latest Android Marshmallow.



BlackBerry Teases Marshmallow Beta Testing for Priv by Next Week

Moto X3 Passes Zauba Having 5 Inch Display

Motorola seems preparing up for the 2016 variants of its popular smartphone models. Last week we got news of Moto E 2016 coming with some major upgrade in hardware compared to its Predecessor.


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Today, we got to know the not Only Moto E but Moto X’s new version is also coming up. India’s Import listing site Zauba has listed Moto X3 device in its imports database. We didn’t got enough from the listing but at least got to know about its 5 inch display. Moto X3 is shipped from the United States to India on 23rd march.


The above stats means that soon Motorola is going to launch the Moto X3 along with Moto E 2016 version.


No more details are present now but we will let you know guys when more details gets surfaced.



Moto X3 Passes Zauba Having 5 Inch Display