XBMC has made monumental developments since it was first designed for the original Xbox to double as a media player. Over the past 10 years, XBMC has released 13 versions of the open-source media player and they are now set to release a 14th, Helix.
Category: Recent
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Gotham, the last XBMC version
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iNew Updates ROM Within First 2 Weeks of Release
There has been a new iNew V8 official ROM released. This ROM fixes the toast notification bug that popped up when switching between E, H and H+ data modes. Other bugs may have been fixed. (more…)
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Biggest Camera Sensor in a Mobile in the World – Panasonic DMC-CM1 Review Specifications
Panasonic recently announced their LX100, a camera made to go head to head with Sony’s RX100. I think it would have been smarter to release a 1″ sensor camera that size-wise would match the Sony RX100, but Panasonic hasn’t completely forgone pocketable — Check out the Panasonic CM1, an Android phone with a 1″ sensor, which easily gives it the biggest sensor in a smartphone in the world. (more…)
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Panasonic LX100 Review Specifications – Ground Breaking Compact Micro 4/3-inch
Quality aside, there is something special about holding a standalone camera in your hands to take pictures as opposed to a smartphone. The buttons, rings and dials are damn fun to play with. (more…)
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End of the Budget Standalone? Optical Image Stabilization in Smart Phones
Over the last few years, smartphones have stolen a huge chunk of the low-end camera market. This is all lead on by several factors: (more…)
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Easy How To Stream Video and Music From PC To Android
Today we will take a look at one of the ways to stream video and audio over WiFi to your Android China phone from your PC or Mac computer. This will work for all Android versions including Froyo 2.2, Gingerbread 2.3, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Jelly Bean 4.2 4.3 and KitKat 4.4. It will work across all MediaTek / MTK devices and allow you to watch movies on MT6572, MT6582, MT6592, MT6595, MT6589 and MT6572 SoC. (more…)
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Lenovo’s Upcoming Releases and 2014 Roadmap
Lenovo is going at it, mixing it up with Qualcomm and MediaTek SoCs, quad- and octa-core CPUs. In addition to the Vibe X2, Lenovo has a couple more cards to lay on the table.
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KitKat 4.4.2 for China Phones Has Arrived
There was a lot of complaining a couple of months back about KitKat not arriving to China brand phones. Many accused them of being ‘behind the times’ (more…)
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Meizu MX4 Review Antutu – Huge New Score
Meizu and Xiaomi have been running head to head, even dubbing their models with very similar nomenclature — Xiaomi using Mi3/Mi4 and Meizu using MX3/MX4. (more…)
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Zopo 9530 Coming To A Store Near You
Lately, it has been Doogee and iNew taking center stage and battling it out model to model. Meanwhile, Zopo has been keeping a low profile, but they are certainly not moving over – on the contrary, they are moving in.
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Unlimited Power for Smartphones? ZnO Nanorod Technology and Soundwaves
In the later part of 2013, researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London came up with an interesting technique to boost solar cell efficiency by as much as 45%. The tech was to incorporate Zinc Oxide nanorods coated with an active light-to-electricity converting polymer into the solar cells. They then generated sound waves to trigger vibrations in the nanorods which in turn produced electricity.
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MediaTek MT6735 Review – Full Mode 4G LTE Chipset
MediaTek’s most recent update is a 4G LTE chip with 64-bit architecture implemented, but more significantly, it supports a full range of network connectivity. The chipset has been designated as MT6735, with a corresponding low-end version, MT6735M.
