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  • Black Ops 2 getting new Personalization Packs next week

    Great news for Call of Duty fans still playing Black Ops 2 as Treyarch will be releasing some brand new Personalization Packs on the Xbox 360 next week to freshen things up. There are 6 new Personalization packs in total namely Aqua, Pack-a-Punch (from Zombies), Rogue, Breach, Desert Coyote and Glam.

    Find them pictured in the gallery below (click to enlarge):

    All of these Personalization Packs will be available on July 23rd on Xbox Live for 160MSP each. They’ll be released on PS3 and PC at a later time. Which of these Personalization packs will you be getting first? Let us know in the comments below, personally I really like how Pack-a-Punch looks.

  • Galaxy S II I9100 XWLST Android 4.1.2 Firmware Install Guide

    Samsung has released a brand new stock firmware for their now legendary Galaxy S II smartphone codenamed XWLST running Android 4.1.2 bringing a ton of features along with it. The Galaxy S2 is great smartphone still relevant today two years after it’s release in 2011. Although I currently use a Nexus 4 I still have my old Galaxy S II with me just to tinker around with it and install new ROMs and apps.

    samsung galaxy s2 Galaxy S II I9100 XWLST Android 4.1.2 Firmware Install Guide

    Follow the guide below to install the XWLST firmware on your Galaxy S II.

    Step 1. Download the XWLST firmware for Galaxy S II I9100.

    Step 2. Download and install Odin on your PC.

    Step 3. Turn off your phone and connect it to your PC in Download Mode. To access Download Mode turn on your Galaxy S II I9100 while holding the Volume Down and Home buttons.

    Step 4. Make sure you have the required USB drivers installed for your Galaxy S II.

    Step 5. Wait for Odin to recognize your device, if it does, one of the ID:COM boxes in Odin will turn yellow with your device’s number.

    Step 6. Select the required files from the XWLST archive you download from the first step:

    • Click the PDA button. Select the file which has CODE in its name
    • Click the Phone button and select the file which has MODEM in its name
    • Click on the CSC button and select the file which has CSC in its name
    • Click the PIT button and select the .pit file. Some firmwares will have this, ignore if it doesn’t.

    Step 7. In ODIN select Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options. Select repartition only if your selected the PIT file

    Step 8. Click the start button. Installation process will take a few minutes. After the reboot is complete, your Galaxy S II will boot into the XWLST Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware.

  • Gat is back, Johnny Gat is back in Saints Row IV

    Volition developers behind Saints Row IV announced yesterday that beloved character Johnny Gat who died at the beginning of Saints Row III will be back in it’s sequel. To go with the announcement the devs released a brand new trailer starring Gat shooting aliens and being a badass in general. The trailer is embedded below:

    Saints Row IV hits stores in North America August 20th and August 23rd in Europe for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

  • Google schedules July 24 event, possibly related to Android 4.3

    Google has set out invites for an event schedule for July 24, where the company is supposed to introduce new Android features and possibly new Nexus devices. Although all this is speculation as the invite itself doesn’t contain any information regarding what is to take place at the event.

    google invite Google schedules July 24 event, possibly related to Android 4.3

    The speculation regarding these specific topics is because Google hardly talked about the next version of their OS and new Nexus devices at their recently held Google I/O event. Also Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president for Android will be in attendance so he would talk about something relevant.

    Although it’s unclear what features will be included in Android 4.3 right this moment but the update should bring significant improvements.

  • Playstation 4 confirmed to support Playstation 3 headsets

    Sony confirmed to Polygon recently at San Diego Comic-Con that the Playstation 4 will indeed support Playstation 3 headsets unlike the Xbox One which will require propriety ones.

    ps xbox headset 570x320 Playstation 4 confirmed to support Playstation 3 headsets

    Sony also detailed that although the Playstation 4 will ship with a mono earbud inside the box you will be able to quickly setup your older Playstation 3 headsets with a breeze. The Xbox One on the other hand does not include a headset inside the box even though it’s priced $100 higher.

    The Sony Playstation 4 is expected to hit stores in November priced at $399 going head to head with Microsoft’s Xbox One priced at $500. Who will win this upcoming console war? Only time will tell.

  • Supposed iPhone 5S back panels leak, could be the real thing

    Apple’s “S” upgrades to their iPhone line don’t really make changes to how the phone looks but instead upgrades the processor, GPU, camera, etc. Recently some images of some supposed iPhone 5S back panels have surfaced on the internet that could point towards what the aforementioned upgrades would be.

    iphone 5s 1 630x533 Supposed iPhone 5S back panels leak, could be the real thing

    The images were spotted by EXP Review on Chinese Social Network Weibo. An NFC chip was spotted along with a confirmation that the iPhone 5S will have the same resolution as the iPhone 5 i.e 1136 x 640. The source also believes that Apple will put in better graphics, processor, a Fingerprint reader and a better camera in the iPhone 5S.

    iphone5s2 Supposed iPhone 5S back panels leak, could be the real thing

    Apple is planning to release the iPhone 5S this September so be ready for tons of leaks till then.

  • One million Nexus 7 units are sold each month says Asus

    In an official statement Asus’s CFO David Chang has revealed that his company is selling one million Nexus 7 tablets per month. He announced this information after the company’s third quarter conference that took place on Tuesday according to WSJ.

    Nexus 7 is a joint venture of Asus and Android maker Google which has been undoubtedly become the most success Android tablet ever produced. Asus revealed that the sales were 500K-700K in the beginning but last month the sales jumped to 1 million units. While the number announced by Asus is good, it is no where near to the market leader Apple’s sale numbers. Apple recently announced in its third quarter results that it sold over 14 million iPad units in the last quarter alone in the US while the global sales of iPad were 25 million in the third quarter.

    While Apple is enjoying the status of the most successful and the only king of the tablet industry Google is expected to boost its sales in the coming months. Google recently announced Nexus 10 with 2560×1600 resolution display and a 32GB version of Nexus 7. Google has also reduced the price of 16GB model to $199 replacing the 8 gig version with it.

  • Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC now available on Xbox Live

    The day is finally here COD fans, the Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC is now finally available to download on Xbox Live.

    The Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC includes four new multiplayer maps namely Cove, Detour, Rush and Uplink. The maps look really good personally, especially Uplink which is supposed to be a remake of Summit from the original Black Ops.

    black ops 2 vengeance dlc Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC now available on Xbox Live

    The Zombies map included in Vengeance is called Buried and takes place in an underground cave, this mode will bring back the original Zombies characters and will feature a new character that could be a friend or foe.

    So what are you waiting for? Go and download Vengeance now!

  • The “Senseless” HTC One Google Edition supposedly releasing this Summer

    Recent rumors have been suggesting that HTC, just like Samsung, is working on a Nexus version of their flagship phone. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition was revealed a few weeks back at Google I/O and has been causing much excitement throughout the Android community.

    The HTC One which many hardcore Android fans claim is the best smartphone available on the market right now can give some competition to the aforementioned Galaxy S4.

    The latest rumor of the HTC One Google Edition comes from the recent major restructuring of the Taiwanese smartphone maker which lead to many key employees leaving the company. One of these key employees was HTC’s chief product officer Kouji Kodera who was a huge supporter of HTC Sense which is HTC’s proprietary Android skin.

    OneGoogleEd 580 75 The Senseless HTC One Google Edition supposedly releasing this Summer

    Kodera was once quoted that he “very proud of HTC Sense” and that he desired to ship it on every one of their devices. Maybe this new Google Edition lead to him leaving the company.

    Other than this rumored HTC One smartphone, HTC has also been responsible for the first two Nexus devices namely the G1 and Nexus One, they’re also the manufacturers of the first Facebook phone called HTC First which is able to run stock Android along with Facebook’s own Home overlay.

    I personally am a huge fan of stock Android and if HTC’s great hardware present in the HTC One is coupled with Stock Android, things can only get better. Which Android UI do you like? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

  • Unlock your iPhone 5 on iOS 7 beta

    Apple recently revealed the long awaited iOS makeover in the form on iOS 7 last month at WWDC in San Francisco. The update was praised by some and hated by others who were shocked by the radical makeover.

    iphone 5 ios 7 2 Unlock your iPhone 5 on iOS 7 beta

    Follow the steps below to unlock your iPhone running iOS 7 beta:

    Step #1: Contact one of the companies listed here or unlocking sites like this one that factory unlock iPhones.

    Step #2: Check what carrier your phone is locked to, the carrier name usually shows up on the top left corner of the phone.

    Step #3: Find your iPhone’s IMEI code by either dialing *06# or going into the About section in Settings.

    Step #4: Provide the information collected in the two aforementioned steps to the company you selected in the first step. They’ll send you a confirmation email after the unlocking process is complete.

    Step #5: Connect your iPhone to your PC via USB.

    Step #6: Open iTunes so that it detects the device.

    Step #7: A message will appear indicating that your iPhone 5 has now been unlocked.

    And now your iPhone 5 on iOS 7 beta should be factory unlocked.