Download KitKat 4.4.2 116k4 firmware for Tronfy MXIII TV Box

Download KitKat 4.4.2 116k4 firmware for Tronfy MXIII TV Box from here or from here. Download previous 113k4 firmware from here. To flash firmware on this TV Box from PCcard read this article.

BTW, you can now buy Tronfy MXIII TV Box from www.tinydeal.com for only $72.63with free shipping.     

Firmware details
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Archive size: 784 MB 
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Model: MXIII / MX3 TV Box

Platform: AMLogic S802

Elephone P8000 source code have been updated

Elephone P8000 source code have been updated. Please check here.

The Trouble With Android Tablets

Anyone else frustrated with the mediocre tablet market in the Android world?

With phones, people get excited, and they’re weighing the pros and cons of one flagship vs another. I can’t even remember the last time I saw someone look forward to the release of an Android tablet.

The Nexus 9 seemed like it was going to be killer, but it was plagued with poor build-quality and performance issues. The Nexus 7 line was inexplicably killed after being the most successful Nexus device ever.

And then you’ve got Samsung with an absurdly large variety of release-them-and-forget-about-them Galaxy Tabs.

Are we going to see a resurgence of tablets in Android? I know the Pixel C is on the horizon, but that device seems too large and niche to really appeal to an average tablet user.

For me, I think I basically just want to see a refreshed Nexus 9 without all the issues.

Interesting replies at that reddit thread.

Makes me think there will be iPad as the sole remaining tablet.

Not that that isn’t happening right now anyway.

Nook Glowlight Plus: Google Books PDF Simulation

Photos taken with the 7-inch Nook tablet. Blurtastic because I couldn’t stretch the security tether to get closer.

This joint:

Second screensnap page from here:

Third screensnap page:

Pinch-zoom enlarge on the Nook Glowlight Plus itself:

Settings -> Software -> Software Version triple-tap -> scroll down -> turn off Demo -> turn off Daydream.

Go in a book, select text, hit Share icon, see Loading, get Facebook page, hit Help Center, get webpage, put in URL you want.

Bloody amazing!

I returned the Nooks to their demo state.

Text was fully black, high contrast, sharp, and readable.

I can’t express how dammed excited this makes me.

Next-day update: That Samsung Nook 7-inch tablet seemed to lack the “>” symbol in its keyboard. I’ve put it in where it belongs.

I’ve also cropped-zoom the PDF test images to save people from having to click on each image to enlarge:

Monday November 2 2015 update: I had a second look. They were blurry. My excitement got the better of me. I looked at the original snaps on an iPad Mini 4 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 and discovered the problem. Exporting a page from a PDF using PDF XChange Viewer always leads to a mysterious result. The images were just too small. So I used a Tab S2 to get Retina-class screensnaps and replaced them. One of the new snaps simulates using SmartQ Reader. The images were sharp and dark. But this was still just a simulation. How the Nook secret browser renders a PNG image might be — probably is — way different than how things would look running SmartQ Reader.

First Review: Onda V919 Air CH

Over at IMP3Net by, once again, the pseudonymous “bugs bunny” (who has done other such reviews) [Google Translate].

I just don’t care. I just browsed the pictures, didn’t bother with the text. All of you are on your own. My coverage of Chinese tablets is winding down.

Go over to TECHTablets. My god, I’m so glad I’m not dealing with shit like this:Teclast X98 Pro Boot to Bios / Missing eMMC Fix Bios update.

Same-day update: IMP3Net is also running a hype post for those interested [Google Translate]. It’s clearly Onda press material.

Huawei Mate 8 Phone Hype

This might have a six-inch screen.

And be the most powerful phone this year.

After the break, see why that “8” has all those sharp edges.

It seems the phone will have that kind of design too:

First Images Of Huawei Mate 8 Surface, Metal Build & Round Fingerprint ID

I also wonder if anything will come of this: Huawei hires Apple’s former creative director Abigail Brody.

Nook Glowlight Plus Rooting Notes #7

Repeating the steps, this time via The Digital Reader — How to Find the Hidden Browser on the Nook Glowlight Plus — which published a photo (see link for uncropped large version):

Over at XDA Developers, Renate says:

While I’ve been fixated on rooting, the fact is getting unrooted ADB access gives many people most of what they wanted.

Which seems to be true, as evidenced by all the app-loading action being reported at the Mobileread forums!

jkrzok:

It took some effort involving installing Java, Android’s Studio Bundle (A 1.1GB download) and re-familiarizing my self with a command prompt (how retro!) I now have Nova launcher, calibre companion, Stockfish Chess and Moon Reader pro running on my Nook.

Using Nova Launcher as the default launcher makes the NGP look like an android tablet from another manufacturer with nary a Nook reference to be found.

Full screen is sort of broken inside apps with the exception of Moon Reader; its option for full screen fixes the issue. There are full screen apps out there but they require root. Nova crashes when I try to change the wallpaper as well.

I haven’t tried to install the Play store yet but as I have made the changes I want to my NGP I see no real need to. Perhaps I’ll try to install the Play store when root is available. I’m also interested to see how battery life is affected.

And dnastase:

Installed Zeam Launcher, FBReader, Kindle and Button Savior. And I’m in business!

Then downeaster59:

I’ve installed Nova Launcher and a couple of other apps on my NGP. Nova seems to mess up the screen saver size, as now the screen savers with the quotes are way too big for the screen. Also, it’s evident that this is indeed an eReader and not a tablet. Opening up a resource in Logos Bible Software, for example, gives a black screen. Logos needs hardware acceleration features that the NGP doesn’t have (but that the Boyue T62+, for one, does). However, install your favorite reader apps and Calibre Companion, and you have a very fine eReader here. Moon Reader Pro is a good choice. I’ll try KOReader next.

Who also follows up with:

Just for the record, I tried rooting with the Root Master apk. It didn’t work.

I also like Moon Reader Pro on this device – more satisfying than the stock reader. Better at formatting, and with more options. The NGP didn’t seem to like the version of KOReader I installed. When I have time, I may try another. But I like Moon Reader Pro with the Outdoor theme. Works quite well.

And over at the B&N support forum, captainnook reports:

I just tried Calibre on the NGLP. Works and even shows book covers!

Calibre does post an error every time I launch it with the NGLP connected, but the error doesn’t seem to affect anything.

I needed to do a little device configuration in Calibre, to make sure to send EPUB to NOOK/My Files, but after that, it works a treat. Very happy!

I’d still like:

1) Confirmation that the Play Store can be installed and works

2) Root

Why do I want root? As far as I know, being able to take screensnaps requires root access for it to work. I need the screensnap functionality.

As it stands, no one has yet done a step-by-step guide for non-techies like me to even load apps.

And no one has done any video for YouTube.

On the Google Books PDF test front, last evening I went looking for a demo Kindle that had a working Experimental Browser. This used to be available in past demo models. No longer. Plus, they’ve even closed off access to browsing the Kindle Store. They’ve made demo Kindles really useless — which I guess is the point, to make them worthless to steal from stores.

Sennheiser celebrates 70th birthday in lavish luxury with the world-class Orpheus headphones

Sennheiser has taken a good grasp of the consumer headphones market in recent years, with a number of successful and popular models being worn by huge swathes of the general public.

More exclusive, however, is its stunning Orpheus headphones rig, a luxury unit that strives for perfection and costs – wait for it – €50,000 (US $54,700).

The Sennheiser Orpheus headphones and amp combo first appeared in 1991 and has been evolving ever since, culminating in the super-spec HE 1060/HEV 1060 electrostatic headphone system.

The new unit features self-hiding knobs that reveal themselves when necessary, concealed in the solid stone body.

The headphones feature transistor power amps built into the ear-cups, and the frequency range is a massive 8Hz – 100kHz.

The amp runs on a ESS SABRE ES9018 chip for the eight internal DACs that process high-resolution audio up to 32bit/384kHz.

Released mid-2016, this will be both a sexy conversation starter and will be a brilliant sounding system. So rush out and pick one up today! Maybe splash out for a spare, too.

Via whathifi