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[Leak] Download B520 Firmware for Ascend P6-U06 (V100R001C00B520)

October 18, 2014 By Asif 1 Comment Filed Under: Android, Firmware, Rumors, Tips and Tricks

An unofficial test firmware, numbered B520 (V100R001C00B520), has been leaked out online for the Ascend P6 (U06) smartphone in Russia. Although, it’s still based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat and EMUI 2.3 it bumps the device’s kernel to version 3.0.8.00795 – evidently implementing several unspecifed changes to its core software.

A handful of users around the world who have managed to lay their hands on the updates report random lags and system freeze after installation of this firmware. Moreover, changes in bootloader may also lead to issues with custom ROMs created for this phone.Therefore, you’re recommended to create a complete system dump before flashing this firmware. [Read more…]

Download B133SP01 KitKat Firmware for Ascend P7-L10 [V100R001C00B133SP01]

September 19, 2014 By Asif 11 Comments Filed Under: Android, Firmware, Rumors, Tips and Tricks

Nearly three weeks after the release of an obscure KitKat firmware (B127SP02) for Ascend P7, an update to that firmware is being pushed out in a few European regions under build number B133SP01 (V100R001C00B133SP01). The Android version still sticks with v4.4.2 KitKat but it does offer some new features like Smart Cover mode, new Sound settings, bug-fixes for native apps, as well as other performance and feature enhancements to improve system stability. You can download update through the direct links given below.

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Download G901FXXU1ANH5 KitKat Firmware for SM-G901F (Galaxy S5 LTE-A)

August 22, 2014 By Asif Leave a Comment Filed Under: Android, Firmware, Gadgets, Rumors

Just like the recently-leaked G750FXXU1ANGD KitKat firmware, Samsung has purposively pushed out the stock Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware (build G901FXXU1ANH5) of its yet-unreleased European Galaxy S5 LTE-A (SM-G901F) in United Kingdom and Switzerland, giving us an early peek into the new features the device is going to offer. You can download its Odin-flashable Tar file using the direct download links given below.

In case you didn’t know, SM-G901F will differ greatly in terms of specs from the Korean Galaxy S5 LTE-A (SM-G906S) that got released last month and – if the reports that have surfaced online uptill now are true – SM-G901F is probably going to be the one that will sport toned-down hardware. [Read more…]

[Leak] G750FXXU1ANGD Android 4.4.4 Firmware for SM-G750F [Galaxy Mega 2]

August 18, 2014 By Asif 1 Comment Filed Under: Android, Firmware, Gadgets, Rumors

Well, this may be a surprise for some but we all know that companies can do practically anything these days to hype up their products as much as possible before they actually hit the market. Today, the official Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware (G750FXXU1ANGD) of SM-G750F – an unannounced Samsung smartphone that is strongly speculated to be the much-rumored Galaxy Mega 2 – has leaked out online.

Galaxy Mega 2 is expected to sport a mid-range specs sheet that will include ~6.0 TFT HD touchscreen, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor based on Snapdragon 410 SoC, 2GB of RAM, and 8/16GB of expandable internal memory. It’ll come fitted with a 13 MegaPixel rear shooter. For now, you can just download the firmware below, play with it and explore the new features the phone has to offer. [Read more…]

Next-Generation Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 FHD Tablets Visit FCC; Launching in US Soon

July 2, 2014 By Asif Leave a Comment Filed Under: Android, Gadgets, Rumors

Dell is reportedly prepping the next iterations of its last-year’s Venue 7 & 8 Android tablets, namely Venue 7 2014 edition (T01C) and Venue 8 FHD 2014 (T02D) based on Intel Atom chip with the new Merrifield platform. Both of these tablets showed up earlier last month at Computex 2014, but for some unspecified reason, didn’t get released in Europe on the expected July 1 launch date. This time, however, they have officially got certified by FCC and are tipped for release in the US very soon.

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