Thursday, June 11, 2015
Prices On The Black Market For Gold iPhones Are Completely Insane
Apples inability to supply the insane demand for the new gold iPhone 5S has created a second-hand iPhone price bubble on eBay and a black market of gold iPhone scalpers in China.
One gold iPhone just sold on eBay for $10,100.
Its not clear why Apple cant give everyone who wants one a gold iPhone. Officially, online orders with Apple wont be fulfilled until October. We noted over the weekend that the gold iPhone never actually existed in some stores, countries, and among some wireless carriers. The flagship Apple Store in San Francisco, for instance, only ever had 20 gold iPhones.
With the gold iPhone completely unavailable to ordinary consumers minutes after it went on sale, some have turned to eBay, where gold iPhones are selling for as much as $4,600 at the time of writing (pack of three). Thats the highest ask, but in active auctions gold iPhones are seeing brisk bidding all the way up to $2,247. One single gold iPhone eventually sold for a staggering $10,100.
In China, a gold iPhone on the "gray market" will cost you the equivalent of $1,634, about twice the price of retail. Scalpers were buying gold iPhones in Hong Kong on the day of sale for US$1,161, still more than the $721 original price tag.
Lastly, a company called Gold Genie is selling a real gold-plated version of the iPhone starting at $2,850. An actual iPhone 5S isnt actually gold, of course. Its colored aluminum. Gold Genies version is actual gold plate:
Data source: via BI (ByJim Edwards)
Saturday, April 4, 2015
How to fix Bootloop on Asus Zenfone 4 4 5 A450CG
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Today i will post, How to fix Bootloop on Zenfone 4.5 A450CG
Resources:
- ADB (Download HERE)
- Intel USB Driver (Download HERE)
- System.img.gz (Download HERE)
- Download all Resources above, Install Intel USB Driver and Extract ADB folder then place System.img.gz to ADB Folder.
- Turn off Zenfone 4 a450cg then go to Droidboot (Power + Volume up)
- Connect Device with PC/Laptop
- on ADB Folder Press Shift+Right Click then choose "open command window here"
- Then type this on CMD (bold only):
fastboot erase cache then wait until complete
fastboot erase userdata then wait until complete
fastboot erase system then wait until complete
fastboot reboot-bootloader then wait until complete (will restart to droidboot)
fastboot flash system system.img.gz then wait until complete
fastboot flash boot boot.img then wait until complete
fastboot reboot-bootloader then wait until complete - Factory Reset via Droidboot
‘Samsung Galaxy S6 model gets screen that runs on sides’ – Android Planet
The Samsung Galaxy S6 gets an Edge variant with a screen that runs on both sides, in the same way as the Galaxy Note Edge
. It is expected that Samsung will announce its new flagship early March during the Mobile World Congress in. Samsung may also reveals the Edge version of the Galaxy S6, which according to SamMobile is in the works.
The Edge version of the Galaxy S6 would resemble the Galaxy Note Edge, the Edge variant of the Galaxy Note 4. This smartphone has run the screen on one side, allowing users to quickly see notifications or applications can start.
The curved screen of the Galaxy S6 Edge can to both sides are used for different purposes. According to sources, getting the Galaxy S6 Edge same features as the Galaxy Note Edge, which among other Yahoo news, S Health and your favorite apps and contacts are displayed. Through Samsung’s app store users can download more applications, such as various clocks.
Furthermore, Samsung adds some options on the Edge panels increasing. Thus it would be possible to activate your favorite Edge panel, depending on the hand you are most used to control you smartphone. Also can light the Edge panel when a call if you have put the smartphone on its screen. Per contact, you can set a color, so you know exactly who is calling
The smartphone further based on the Galaxy S6, but is expected to be be given a higher price. Reportedly the Galaxy S6 gets a 5.5-inch qHD display, octacore processor, 4GB of RAM and a 18 megapixel camera.
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Friday, April 3, 2015
LG Tribute Premium style on a budget
Whats lacking here is size; the phone has a small 4.5-inch screen thats a bit of an anomaly in todays market. But for its low price, Im not disappointed by the petite display.
The Tribute was released alongside Virgin Mobiles new Unlimited prepaid plans, which get you unlimited talk, text and data for $35, $45 or $55 per month, depend on which data level you pick. If you reach your data limit, Virgin Mobile will throttle your data speeds, but you wont be charged for any extra mega- or gigabytes.
Design
Compared to todays pocket-busting smartphones, the Tribute is on the small side. Its just 5.02 inches tall, 2.67 inches wide and 0.42 deep (127.5mm by 67.8mm by 10.6mm), compact enough to slip into any pocket and easy to wrap my smaller hands around it. Weighing 4.90 ounces (138.9 grams), its a bit heavy for its size, but the heft makes the phone feel sturdy and more premium that it really is.
The Tribute has a simple, rounded rectangle design, similar to the LG Nexus 5. It has an all-black front bezel and matte white battery cover and the two colors meet on the edge, creating a nice effect. The front of the phone is mostly empty, with just an earpiece, front-facing camera lens and light sensor. The only two buttons are on the side; a power/lock button on the right edge and a short volume rocker on the left.
On the back, theres the main camera, flash, and small grill for the speaker. Though I like that the battery door wraps around the sides of the Tribute and sits snug against the phone, that makes it difficult to remove the cover to get to the SD card, SIM card and battery. You need to wedge your fingernail under the cover near the microUSB port to pop it off. Luckily, the SD card slot is separate from the battery, which means you can install a card or swap it with the phone on, which is helpful.
Theres a 4.5-inch, 800x480 pixel WVGA screen which isnt remarkable sharp, but not fuzzy either. On paper, the screen doesnt sound all that impressive, especially when you compare it to higher-end smartphones, but in person, it looks vibrant and clear. The colors are rich and natural. The screens easy to view in direct sunlight, especially at full brightness.
The screens biggest hindrance is that its paired-down size makes websites feel a bit cramped and some apps dont fill the screen quite right, meaning some buttons might look cut off or smashed together.
Software features
The Tribute is running Android 4.4.2 KitKat and has LGs custom UI that youll also find on the higher-end LG G3. Its a simple, yet sophisticated design that goes a long way to making the phone feel much more expensive than it really is.
You can customize your home screen layout with a handy grid that appears when you press and hold the screen, and you can change the animated transitions when you scroll between home screens. There are also several fun animations throughout the phone, such as when you remove an app from a home screen or when you uninstall it. These small touches make the phone more memorable and interesting than other available budget Android phones.
Like the G3, the Tribute lets you set a Knock Code to unlock the device, instead of entering a password or PIN. You just tap the screen in a unique pattern to unlock it. The phone also has gesture controls, so that you can flip the phone over to silence incoming calls, snooze the alarm, or pause a video. I like that LG put the some of the same care into this budget device that it does for its higher-end models.
Virgin Mobile loaded up the phone with several apps, including browser add-on Lumen Toolbar, security app Gadget Guardian from Lookout, and Virgin Mobiles My Account app. Unfortunately, the app is also loaded with several shortcuts to apps in Google Play that youll want to remove because they just clutter the screen.
Camera and video
A 5-megapixel rear camera handles most of your shots, and theres also a VGA front facing camera for selfies or video chatting.
What stood out to me immediately is that the camera app has a minimal setup by default, with very few on-screen controls are the default. Theres not even a shutter button, instead you just tap the screen to take the picture. If youd rather have more controls, tap the three vertical dots to bring up more options, including the shutter button and camera settings.
Along with the typical scene settings and filters, the camera has many extra features, including panorama mode and Cheese Shutter, which takes a photo with a voice command. You can also use a hand gesture to take a selfie; you just hold your hand up and then make a fist when youre ready for the camera.
In my testing, the camera produced good, but not stellar photos. It struggled to pick up fine details, and occasionally made shadows overly dark, but overall it performed well.
The camera can capture 1080p video and the video I shot with the Tribute looked sharp and picked up fine details a bit better than in photos. There were still a few lighting issues, mostly that any dark or shaded areas looked overly dark. You can also capture still shots while recording video with Live Shot, a handy feature.
Call quality
I tested the Tribute on Virgin Mobiles network in San Francisco, and I was impressed with what I heard. In my test calls, voices on both ends sounded clear and natural, with very little distortion and no static.
Occasionally, my testing partner sounded a bit muffled, but I could still hear her just fine. The phone did a good job of reducing any background noise, even outside next to a busy street.
On speakerphone, my testing partner said I sounded clearest when I held the microphone close to my mouth, but that when I moved it farther away, it was still easy to hear me. On my end, her voice was crisp, natural and loud, without getting distorted even at the highest volume. Unfortunately, that speaker didnt perform as well when playing music or videos, as it sounded harsh and distorted at high volumes.
Performance: Processor, data, and battery
Inside, the Tribute has a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and 1GB of RAM, both which keep the phone snappy and responsive. I did notice some occasional lag when opening apps and menus, but it didnt detract too much from the overall experience.
Likewise, the Tribute handled games well, with almost zero lag or dropped frames. Just a note that I wasnt able to run a Quadrant test on the Tribute because the phone asked me to turn of any network connection to run a benchmark app, and the Quadrant Standard app needs an Internet connection to calculate the results.
Theres 4GB of internal storage for apps, photos and files, and if you need more space, you can use an SD card to add up to 32GB. If you plan to install a lot of apps or snap a lot of photos, youll want to get an SD card, because 4GB can fill up quickly.
LG says the removable 2,100mAh battery is offers up to 15 hours of talk time, and I found that the phone lasted a full day without a charge while checking email, playing games, and making a few phone calls. I can see it lasting a full day with moderate use, but if youll spend a lot of time on your phone, playing performance-hogging games, you might need to top off the battery.
The phone runs on Virgin Mobiles CDMA network and gets 4G LTE data speeds via Sprints Spark 4G LTE service. In my tests, browsing the Internet was fast, as was downloading apps. Streaming video loaded quickly in HD and played without any buffering. While the LTE speeds are great, I could do without the sun-like Spark logo in the status bar that spins frequently.
Should you buy it?
LGs Tribute impressed me from the moment I took it out of the box. Its modern design gives it a premium feel, while the internal guts come together to create a deft phone that handles everyday tasks well and the snappy LTE data speeds give you a fast experience when browsing the Web and cruising your social networks.
The Tribute is a budget phone done right, thanks to its polished design and solid specs. For $80, you dont have much to lose and you could do much worse on Virgin Mobile.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Bono makes an apology for the automatic U2 album download on iTunes
The band’s front man said he was sorry and that U2 got “carried away” as they were concerned that the music they’ve poured years of hard work into might remain unheard. Still, the $100 million deal between Apple and U2 is unlikely to drop.
U2′s latest album Songs of Innocence was downloaded automatically by every iTunes user following the update to iOS 8. The album reached 81 million users, many of which were angry at Apple for not giving them a choice whether to download it or not and the company had to create a special tool for removing it.
NVIDIA announces GTX 980 and GTX 970 based on the new Maxwell architecture
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
XiaoMi Red Rice HongMi is now available for Pre Order on www phonasia com



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Nextdoor Neighbourhood Community App Now On Android
Nextdoor is a popular social networking community portal specially developed for neighborhoods and now its also available for Android users. Nextdoor has been among the popular apps for neighbors relying on important things such as a babysitter, finding lost things within the neighborhood and critical things like house-break or burglary. It has become like a lifeline for neighborhoods.Nextdoor has already been launched in May for iPhone and generated over 20% of the sites content till date. Users need to register providing the proof of residency and the approval of certain neighborhoods having faith to keep the environment safe and healthy. The interface of this Android based app is quite similar with the web-based Nextdoor application, so those who are familiar with it wont find any difficulty to operate.
Nextdoor has crossed over 18,000 neighborhood mark compared to 14,000 in May. The service is presently available in major cities like San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Seattle, New York and many other. It has been rumored that Nextdoor will be adding 50 more districts and sending more than a million messages everyday.As now this app is available for both Android and iPhone, making more neighbors stay connected regarding everything no matter what time or place it is.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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How To Install Apps On iPhone 4 4s 5 With iTunes

In iPhone we need to use iTunes to add any media files in the phone but only few people know that we can also install apps in iPhone with the help of iTunes. This will save your network data charges up to great extent.
To download apps you must have an apple iTunes id.
So just follow these easy steps to install any app on your iPhone (any model)
I have used iTunes 11 And iPhone 4s
- Step 1: Open iTunes and connect your phone
- Step 2: Click on iTunes store(on top right corner) and open the app which you want to install
- Step 3: After you have opened the app which you want to install Click on Free or Buy(for paid apps) in the left sode of screen as shown in figure below

- Step 4: The app will start downloading and you can see the progress in top of the screen
- Step 5: After downloading Click on library (top left of the screen) and select your iPhone near Library. If your iPhone is not coming then you can reconnect it.
- Step 6: After clicking on iPhone you will enter a screen as shown below

Click on Image to Enlarge
- Step 7: Click Install and it will show you will install
- Step 8: After that click on Apply on bottom right of screen and the app will be installed on your iphone
- Step 9: Click done on top right corner and eject your iphone
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Monday, March 30, 2015
THL W300 now ready for order on PhonAsia com

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Sunday, March 29, 2015
‘Metal Galaxy A7 will be presented on January 14 “ Android Planet
The Galaxy A7 release occurs, the device is probably presented on January 14 in the first quarter of 2015.
according to new information published by a South Korean technology website. The Galaxy A7 is the high-end model in the new A-line, reportedly the Galaxy Alpha replacing. The metal design philosophy of Samsung is the A-line continued.
A Samsung Galaxy smartphones are equipped with a metal frame and mid-range specifications, and therefore sold at lower prices. Galaxy Galaxy A5 and A3 have been presented by Samsung and are sold in early 2015. The devices are already ordered for
Galaxy A7 release:. What can you expect
The Galaxy A7 is rumored a 5.5 inch screen with full HD? resolution, Snapdragon 615 chip with a octacore processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 13 and 5 megapixel camera on the back and front respectively
In addition, the Galaxy A7 feature a 2500 mAh battery and run out of the box on Android 4.4 KitKat. It is expected that the smartphone will also get an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop.
The Galaxy A7 release is believed to occur in the first quarter of 2015. The phone rings in our cost 510 euros. The Galaxy A5 and A3 are having a price tag of 410 and 310 euros.
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Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 hands on review
The square-sided handsets look and feel good, similar to Galaxy Alpha, or like smaller, more maneuverable versions of the Note 4. Theyre also on the light side and are noticeably slim - in fact, theyre the most svelte Galaxy phones yet. Dont look for any real standout textures or design elements to show off the move to metal; these smooth-backed specimens are understated as far as that goes.
Since the back cover isnt removable, youll find the SIM-card and microSD-card slots on the right edge. In some countries, a hybrid slot will accommodate either a second SIM or a storage card, just not both at the same time. As midrange phones, you wont find a heart-rate monitor built in with the camera module; Samsung says that sensor is reserved for more premium phones like the Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4, and Galaxy Alpha.
Midrange specs
You might think that luxe metal casings like these would house equally high-end specs, but the A series is actually defined by midrange specs that target a more youthful demographic. Samsungs market studies revealed that this group isnt fussy about top-flight hardware, but is turning toward the metal trend in a serious way.
Samsung also points out that the Galaxy A5 ad Galaxy A3 emphasize sound quality, with adjustable audio that increases volume when it detects competing background noise. Another feature, called Wise Voice, helps keep volume levels constant for the receiver even if youre holding the phone away from your face. Sounds good in theory, though I didnt get a chance to test out either enhancement.
In terms of color, both the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 will come in six shades. Theres the usual black and white, gold and silver metallics, and the same blossom pink and light blue as the Note 4. As usual, not every color will be available in every country.
Extra themes
Android 4.4 KitKat is the OS standard for these phones, with Samsungs TouchWiz interface on top. In a nod to self-expression, a new take on the UI lets you apply four new themes -- such as "nature" -- that applies pre-selected images and ringtones. The Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 also have their own unique touch sounds that other Galaxy phones dont.
Supercharged selfies
The Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 may fall in the middle of the hardware spectrum, but they have a few fun new camera features dedicated to selfies, another huge trend were seeing in smartphones.
It all starts with wide-angle selfies that shoot up to 100 degrees in portrait and a 120-degree landscape/panorama mode. The Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 also get the same rear-camera selfie feature first seen on the Note 4. In addition, the airbrushing Beauty mode found in pretty much every Samsung and LG front-facing camera goes a step further here with effects to correct your skin tone and slim your face, plus one to enlarge your eyes. If you prefer to send your selfies au naturel, youll have the option to turn this off.
You can trigger selfies with a voice prompt as before, and Samsung also adds the ability to launch a count-down by holding your hand in front of the camera. Youll have 3 seconds to get your palm out of the way before the shutter snaps to life.
Also brand-new is an animated GIF mode, which combines up to 20 pictures you capture by pressing and holding the shutter button. You can adjust the frame rate for 1-to-10 frames per second, and also tweak the GIF quality using a sliding scale. Youll also be able to reorder frames and adjust the settings before saving your animated GIF.
Its a cute idea, but one thats clearly still in its infancy. Quality on my GIF was choppy in my hands-on demo, and thats because it caps off at a 640x480-pixel video resolution. Sharing is also limited. While animated GIFS are shareable through a messaging app, it wasnt clear if you could upload them to social networks like Facebook.
Where can I get Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3, and for how much?
The Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 will launch in Asia first in November (including China), followed by rest of the world. While Samsung hasnt released pricing or distribution details yet (carriers will likely do that on their own), look for costs of unlocked models to come in significantly lower than the Note 4.
Outlook
Once again, Samsungs approach of aiming its first fully metal devices to the middle of the market rather than the tippy-top is a different strategy than Id have expected from the smartphone leader. It isnt an unreasonable position, however. Appearances matter, and with midrange specs largely on par with competing devices, the more premium metal may very well help the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 stand out against rival phones.
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Top 5 Fastest Planes on Earth
Here we have enlisted the top 5 fastest planes in the world. Check-out these enthralling videos.
5. Bell X-2 "Starbuster"
4. MiG-25 Foxbat
3. Lockheed YF-12
2. SR-71 Blackbird
1. X-15
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