How To Install TuRdZzROM Custom ROM On Xperia Z

May 21, 2013 By Arshdeep Singh 2 Comments

In the previous how to article we taught you how to root your Xperia Z, Zl and Tabket Z and we promised that in our next article we will teach you how to install a custom ROM on your rooted Xperia Z device. So below is a quick and easy guide for the same.

Features:

Based on Stock 10.1.A.1.434
Bloatware removed
PureXAudio Sound Mod
De-odexed
Ubuntu Font
Zipaligned
Busybox

Downloads:

ROM from here
Default font from here

Instructions:

First of all you need to root your device which you might have already done, if not then head over to this article Root your Xperia Z, ZL and tablet Z

For Unlocked Bootloader

Unlock your bootloader at here.
Copy ROM to your SD card.
Flash kernel with recovery and then go to CWM Recovery.
Do a factory reset and then install the ROM.
Enjoy your rooted Xperia Z with a Custom ROM.

For Locked Bootloader

Copy your ROM to SD card.
Install CWM for Locked bootloader from here.
Go to CWM recovery.
Now go to “mount and Storage”.
Wipe Data partition now.
Install ROM
Enjoy Custom ROM on your Xperia Z.

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Do comment below how did you liked the tutorial and how is your phone working after installing custom ROM.For more help head over here

Recap: Things You Should Know From Google I/O 2013

May 17, 2013 By Arshdeep Singh 3 Comments

So yesterday was Day One of Google I/O 2013 and most of you might have watched the entire keynote or even attended it. It was held at Moscone Centre in San Francisco. Android reached 900 million activations in 2013 which was 400 million in 2012. Google Play Store hits 48 billion app installs also revenue generated for developers is increasing at an incredible rate.

There are many other big announcements let’s check them in detail:

New APIs:

This time Google announced three new API’s these tools help developers to make great applications and even existing ones better. Basically API helps to determine location of the operator of device in various ways whether by using GPS, network or Wi-Fi so to make this even better they added new APIs named as: Fuse Location Provider, Geofencing and Activity Recognition feature. Fuse Location Provider helps to acquire location more swiftly and uses 1% less battery per hour. Second one is GeoFencing it allows developers define a virtual fencing around a particular area and find location of user easily. Third one is Activity Recognition Feature it helps to track physical activities, it senses whether one is walking, cycling, driving and will do it without even using GPS which saves a lot of battery juice.

New Android Studio for developers:

This year’s I/O is largely focused for developers taking this into care Google launched new Android Studio, an integrated development environment based on IntelliJ platform. It has great interface in which a developer can see how his/her application will look like after development and on even different screen sizes. Android comes with live code updates and even font changer tool too.

Google Play Games Service:

We all heard lot of rumors about Google releasing Play Games which is no more a rumor but it is officially live. This Game service is available on cross platform too means you can enjoy gaming with your friends those are on iOS and web. This service offers cloud save feature means syncing game saves, statistics, leader boards, achievements, matchmaking and even multiplayer across various devices. Multiplayer feature is managed by Google Plus means other person should have a G Plus profile.

Google Play Music All Access:

Basically Google Play Music All Access means ”radio without Rules” and it focuses on music discovery when user clicks on single track Google will recommend playlist and radio station based on your selection. This service is currently available in US but will soon come to UK and more. This service comes at price though i.e. $9.99/ month but if users in the States signup by the end of June they will receive for $7.99 only.

Stock Samsung Galaxy S4 is real:

Google launched Samsung Galaxy S4 with stock Android providing all updates thus giving it a Nexus like feel plus Google will sell the 16GB version of the device in Play Store which comes 4G LTE, unlocked bootloader and will be available for $649 from June 26^th in US only.

Google Plus New Layout:

Google Plus got a major overhaul new layout, new design, auto Hash tags, auto- awesome photos, new stream and new hangouts. It’s been two years that Google launched Google Plus since then it didn’t get any major update. Google Plus now has support for three columns with lot animations. This layout fits itself according to the size of display and chooses the best viewing mode. Hangouts got a separate application available on iOS, Android and Web from now only. One can see when new member joins and even see when one is typing and this hangout now saves history. Hangout now replaces you GTalk on your device.

This is not the end of the story:

There are many more things and new services which are launched at this Keynote and yet more to come in coming days. Some of the other new updates are: one tap Checkout Button means if you want to buy something in store then you need to simply tap the purchase button your payment and address will be automatically added from wallet information. Google Play for Education here applications will be made for students, teachers and related to education. Google Now got new cards and reminders some new services are announced which you will get to know when you will use it major added features are knowledge graphs and more. Google Maps will get Zagat Integration this includes 5 star rating for restaurants, hotels, cafes, bars and more.

So these were some major announcements at Google I/O yesterday. So did you guys liked it or not do tell in comments below.

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Motorola X Phone visits FCC, Looks Like Early leaks

May 13, 2013 By Arshdeep Singh Leave a Comment

Here is a quite surprising and head cracker move for all other companies that have been fighting to make their device faster than one another, Motorola’s X Phone model number XT1058 made a visit to the FCC recently as reported by TechCrunch.. Motorola was earlier bought by Google for Billions and since then they have not even released a single device yet.

There are the sketches of the device and they closely resemble the earlier leaked X Phone which was leaked by @EvLeaks earlier this month. Phone is found to be of AT&T carrier and had LTE bands of the carrier.

If we closely look at both the devices in above pictures we will notice similarity in both Motorola Logo one and sketchy one such as position of camera, flash. Even the speaker grill is at same place also the position of Logo of device. Also the placement of headphone jack and even Lock/Unlock button is same.

All we have to do is wait for Google’s annual I/O developer conference which is rumored to show off the refreshed Nexus 7, a new chat system rumored as Babel, new Google Maps, New refreshed Nexus 4 probably 32GB as a new smartphone will probably is not for this year. Android 5.0 notebooks, a Google smartwatch and a Google TV is also expected this year.

How to Root your Xperia Z, Zl, Tablet Z

May 11, 2013 By Arshdeep Singh 6 Comments

So You have an Xperia flagship device of this year? Wanna, root it? If yes, then you have come to the right place. Today we are going to give you guys a quick guide to root your Xperia device whether it is Xperia Z, Zl or Tablet Z.

Requirements to root Xperia Z:

So to root the device there are some requirements such as:

You need to install ADB drivers ( get it from )
Android Rooting toolkit get it from here
Download the above files in your system.
Close all ADB needing applications like PC Suite, PC Companion, Flashtool, etc because they all will interfere with the rooting process and might damage your device.
Extract the toolkit files and save them in one folder and do remember the position where you have saved it like on desktop or some other place.

Steps to root Xperia Z:

NOTE: DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ARE JUST PROVIDING AT QUICK AND EASY GUIDE. WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO ANY DAMAGE.

Now if you have read the above warning and still ready to root your device then here are the steps to root it:

Enable USB debugging mode. By going to Settings then Developer options then Enable and Settings then Developer options and at last USB Debugging.
Tick to check box to enable install from unknown sources. Go to Settings then Security then Unknown source
Now connect your device and run “runme.bat” from the extracted folder of toolkit package.
Press Enter to start the rooting process and as soon as your devices connects with the package process will begin.
When a dialog screen flashes on your computer saying “press the button to restore the data in your phone” then select Restore data option from your device then on the completion of process you will again see a dialog box conveying message restoring completes.
Now dial *#*#7378423#*#* from your device and select “service test” from options given then select “display” option now toolkit will start the rooting process.
Now wait for some time when the process completes phone will automatically reboot.
NOW YOUR DEVICE IS ROOTED

Now enjoy the powers of root and if you want to know what one can do by rooting your device then stay tuned our next How -To article will be on that only. If you guys need some more help then do ask in comments.

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Dual SIM Variant of HTC One Launched in China

May 7, 2013 By Arshdeep Singh Leave a Comment

HTC One is currently the flagship device of the company in 2013 launched back in February. The device is one of the best made in terms of build quality and performance it even gives proper competition to the all time famous Apple iPhone which is known for its supreme build quality and performance.

HTC One is available in some countries while some are still waiting to get the device like India meanwhile HTC launched the Dual SIM variant of the device in China. The phone also has support for micro SD card slot along with removable back. Phone is available in three variants such as 802w, 802t and 802d. The reason for this Dual SIM variant with exceptional support for micro SD card and removable back is that the country has high demand in this category and HTC surely don’t want to lose this share of market. All other features in the device remain same as in with Global version expect that Chinese version running on TD-SCDMA network.

To remind you guys of the features it runs on Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.7GHz which is also released this year only along with Snapdragon 200,400 and 800. It has Adreno 320GPU for intensive gaming. Phone has 4.7 inches Super LCD3 1080P capacitive display. It comes in 32GB and 64GB variants each with 2GB RAM. Phone has new 4 Ultra Pixel camera and 2.1 Mega Pixel 1080P front facing shooter. It has IR blaster along with all other usual stuff such as Bluetooth, WI-FI, NFC.

Samsung Galaxy Win Duos And Fame Duos Now Available In Indian Market

May 5, 2013 By Arshdeep Singh Leave a Comment

Though the prices of Samsung Galaxy Win Duos and Galaxy Fame Duos leaked yesterday but now the devices are available at online retailers for Rs.17900 and Rs.10900 respectively though company did not announced them formally which remains a merely a formality now. The Galaxy Win was announced earlier this month while Galaxy Fame was announced in the start of the year.

Samsung Galaxy Win Duos:

Samsung Galaxy Win Duos packs 1.2 GHz Quad Core Snapdragon 200 processor which was announced this year only. The phone has Adreno 203 GPU packed up by 1GB of RAM. The phone has massive 4.7 inch 480×800 pixels TFT Capacitive display and still comes under a mid range segment. The phone has 8GB of internal storage expandable up to 32GB via micro SD card. Phone has 5MP AF 720P shooter at rear with LED flash and VGA front facing camera. Phone currently runs on Android Jelly Bean and had Dual-SIM option with Dual Standby. Phone is powered by 2000mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Fame:

On the other hand Samsung Galaxy Fame Duos has 3.5 inch screen with 480×320 pixels. This phone also runs on Android Jelly Bean and has Dual-SIM option with Dual Standby. The phone is powered by 1GHz single core processor with 512MB of RAM thus aiming at low end segment. The phone has 5MP AF VGA shooter at rear and VGA front facing camera. Phone has 4GB of internal storage expandable up to 64GB via micro SD card this phone is powered by 1300mAh battery.

Both the phones have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, GPS, 3.5mm Audio jack. You can buy Galaxy Win Duos from and Galaxy Fame Duos from at lowest prices.

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