ZMI Powerbank boosts battery and adds LTE and WiFi hotspot

Powerbanks / portable battery packs always seem like useful gadgets to have around, but the new ZMI powerbank ups the ante by offering LTE and WiFi hotspot capabilities too.

At the unit’s core is a 7800mAh battery. Alongside this is a receiver that picks up LTE, 3G and GSM signals and so acts as a WiFi hotspot for data on the go or data sharing in a group.

For charging it has a single USB socket and LED lights for signal strength monitoring, as well as WiFi status and remaining power.

It’s expected to launch at 500 yuan but the official price and launch date are yet to be announced.

Via gizchina

This milkshake won’t bring many boys to the yard: Android M likely to be 5.2, not 6

Android M – expected to be code for Milkshake – will be out by the end of the year but rather than being the next incarnation of the OS, 6.0, it’s looking more likely that it will instead just be the 5.2 update.

The last big update was the jump from Android KitKat 4.4 to Android Lollipop 5.0. It was correctly predicted by shots of demo mode developer builds, which set the time as the Android version.

The latest screenshot to emerge (see below) is the one that shows we’ll just get a small leap to 5.2 with Milkshake.

Via pocket-lint

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 official announcement: two size options and more

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 has officially been announced and it will launch in 8- and 9.8-inch variations, both with 4:3 aspect ratios.

Both size displays are 2048 x 1536 resolution and both models run on an octacore processor, which measure up as four 1.9GHz cores and four 1.3GHz cores.

The S2 comes with 3GB of RAM and storage options are 32GB and 64GB, expandable up to 128GB via microSD.

The rear camera is 8MP and it has a 2.1MP front-facer.

It will launch with Android Lollipop out of the box and connectivity options are WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS.

For security there’s a fingerprint scanner beneath the home button and the unit measures 5.6mm thick.

The two sizes have their own batteries – the 8-incher has a 4000mAh battery, while the 9.7-inch model carries a 5,870mAh unit.

Price and availability details are expected soon.

Via tablet-news

E-inky fingers – Siswoo R9 Darkmoon dual-screen HD and E-ink smartphone

The E-ink side of the Siwsoo R9 Darkmoon smartphone has appeared in photos and as a battery-saving, easy on the eyes second display option it’s doesn’t look too bad at all.

The R9 is powered by an octacore 64-bit processor and runs Android Lollipop.

It comes with 3GB of RAM, a 13MP camera and the main display is a 5-inch Full-HD screen.

The second screen, pictured, is a 4.7-inch E-ink unit with a resolution of 960 x 540. This display is designed to be used for reading emails, ebooks and browsing at a lower power consumption rate that’ll save the 3000mAh battery from running too low too quickly.

Price and availability TBA.

Via gizchina

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-Y1 is a monster Intel-powered 20-inch 4K tablet

Combining 4K graphics with a super-sized screen is the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-Y1, a 20-inch Windows 8.1 tablet with an IPS LCD 15:10 panel and a 5th gen Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 2.9GHz.

The tablet, which is essentially a flat portable PC, comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD storage.

If 20-inches isn’t enough, it also has  HDMI 2.0 an a Mini DisplayPort, as well as a USB 3.0 socket.

It will be out at the end of August at the premium price of $2,888.

Via tablet-news

Elephone P6000 Pro 3GB Version running Flyme OS

Elephone have today released another video, this time showing the 3gb version of the  updated P6000 Pro running Flyme OS 4.5.1A based on Android 5.1

Its really nice to see that Elephone are working hard to bring rom support to their handsets, Flyme looks to be working well and seems to be pretty much complete feature wise.

Performance wise Flyme OS on the 3gb P6000 Pro seems to be doing pretty well, scoring a reasonable Antutu score of 36888 (lets not forget this is not a flagship device and is running a ported rom), theming is also looks to be working fully, the windows 10 theme looks interesting, hopefully we will be getting to see this on the dual boot Intel version of the Vowney when it is released later in the year.

Please leave comments and questions below.

Regards Shanos

Original article posted on gadgetz.tv

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Cyanogenmod 12.1 will bring with it a slew of new features and updates to the Alife P1 Pro

Cyanogenmod 12.1 will bring with it a slew of new features and updates to the Alife P1 Pro. Because the new version is based on Google’s latest Android 5.1 Lollipop, all new the features and updates from that version of Android has been included in Cyanogenmod 12.1 including the new notifications menu which now looks like the one from Lollipop. The new animations from Android 5.1 Lollipop have also been introduced in the new update.

Cyanogenmod 12.1 also introduces a new launcher settings menu accessible almost directly from the home screen which lets you adjust launcher settings such as scroll effects and icon labels and more. A new settings or configuration menu is also coming with the new update along with the addition of more languages into the operating system.

Blackview has released a video to show some of the new things coming with the update tomorrow: