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  • Zenfone 5z to S10e – Is it an upgrade?

    Short answer – obviously perspective ridden. The other day, out of the blue, I decided to get an S10e for myself. I have been quite keen about it ever since its launch but wanted to hold onto the purchase until the yellow one arrives in my country. One thing led to another and I ended…

  • NAS using a Raspberry Pi – Part #1

    OK, so here is the deal. I have my videos in an external HDD and I want to be able to view them without having to plug it into every device I want to view it in. We have so many devices with WiFi capability lying around the house, smartphones, tablets, TVs and the like.…

  • Do we need that much power on our phones?

    I use a snapdragon 820 with 4 GB RAM and 32 GB internal, with 128 GB for my media needs. A 2K screen, with a pretty quick fingerprint sensor and a 12MP/5MP combo camera. This device is used for web browsing, casual gaming, some blogging, youtube, music. Most people I know use their phones for…

  • LG G6 launch event, right from the comfort of my home

    LG has been kind enough to stream the launch event online and it deserves the thanks for doing that. Not all are able to make it to Spain to watch the event. But this is no reason to not be able blog on the magnificent device that the G6 is. After the semi-success of the…

  • How to use your DS4 controller for your shield tablet

    Long story short, use the USB cable connected to an OTG adapter with the ground side on the tablet. i.e, the controller gets the power. Hence, the control. Ok, if that hasn’t answered it, please find below the step by step procedure. What you need: One USB-A to micro USB cable(the kind of one generally…

  • Able to content yourself?

    Few years ago, we had a revolution called the S^3 from Nokia which brought a good front end to the then called smartphones. A 600MHz CPU with a well to do memory of 256 MB to 512 MB. Other features such as the connectivity, camera aside, these hardware specs defined the pinnacle in contemporary hardware…

  • Why I won’t replace my N4 anytime soon

    My N4 celebrated its 2nd anniversary with me last month and this is the longest time I’ve stuck to one phone. I must admit though that I used my 808 as my primary driver for almost 5 months in this period but the N4 was always there to get me through my day for entertainment.…

  • Does the Lumia recovery tool work on Symbian phones?

    I came to know about the new Lumia recovery tool, more about it here on AAS. I experimented on my N8, and spoiler alert, it worked like a charm. So, yes, the tool works on Symbian phones. The downloadable file is about 18 MB in size. After downloading the file, opening the file will take…