Phones
How to drive Mediatek closer to custom ROM developers
The question put up by Andi, whether Mediatek should embrace GPL (or at least offer more tools to custom ROM devs) can, in my opinon, be easily answered with “Yes”. If you buy a device, its always great to have the opportunity to fiddle around with it and change things. Theres already a lot possible, once you acquire root rights on your Android system, but if the hardware base is open too, the possibilities are even bigger.
Should Mediatek honor GPL or shall Chinese phone makers use rival processors?
Chinese phone makers are finally looking to offer their phones to the international community, but with very little developer support available for MTK phones should we push Mediatek to honor GPL, or push manufacturers to rival processors.
It’s official 5-inch displays or smaller are more popular!
At the start of the week we posted a poll asking which if GizChina readers wanted larger 6.44-inch phablets. Well the results are in and we can confirm that smaller screen are still more popular by a long stretch!
Dakele 3 launching 26th September, along with a mystery device
Dakele are taking a leaf out of Xiaomi’s book for the launch of the Dakele 3, by hinting that a mystery second device could also make an appearance.
Oppo N1 roundup!
With only a few days to go before the official launch of the Oppo N1, we thought this would be the perfect time to roundup all the rumours, leaks and details!
Oppo N1 spotted during filming of advertisement in Korea
According to sources on Weibo Oppo have been in Korean filming an advertisement for the Oppo N1 ahead of Monday’s launch.
How to install new “Smart View Flip Cover ZP990 firmware” with Flash tool
Zopo international forum has published a very interesting guide on how to update new Zopo ZP990 C7 Captain S phablet to the latest firmware. Whit this new firmware will be activates and allows FLIP Cover use with phone in standby mode (style Samsung Galaxy S4) . To understand what we are talking about, look at these sample pictures below:
Update: Probably an LG G2 – Oppo N1 shows in up Marques Brownlee video!?
Marques Brownlee has taken to YouTube once again in another great video, which seems to feature the still unreleased Oppo N1.
Meizu MX3 Hands On
Although it is Mid- Autumn Festival here in China, Shenzhen’s busy Huaging Bei district remains mostly open giving me a chance to try out the still unreleased Meizu MX3!
Video: Exclusive hands on with the JiaYu S1!
It took hours to get out there, but the trip to the JiaYu Shenzhen factory proved fruitful as we got to play with the JiaYu S1!
iPhone 5S clone, GooPhone i5C specifications and hands on video
GooPhone managed to beat their previous record this year by launching an iPhone 5C clone before Apple had chance to unveil the real thing! Here are the full GooPhone i5c specifications plus hands on video.
Another spy photo of the Oppo N1
Another spy photo showing the base of the Oppo N1 has turned up online, giving us a clearer look at some of the possible expansion ports.