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  • Black Ops 2 Tip: Post Patch Scar-H Is A Beast

    So as regular Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 players may know by now that a new patch was released a few days ago which changed quite a few things gameplay wise. A few guns including the FAL, MSMC and PDW were nerfed hard while others like the Type 25 and Scar-H were buffed. After playing around with the new Scar-H for a few hours I can say that it’s much better than the launch period Scar-H.

    scar h 570x320 Black Ops 2 Tip: Post Patch Scar H Is A Beast

    When the game came out everybody ignored the Scar-H because of it’s high recoil and slow fire rate even though the weapon was very popular in Modern Warfare 2 as well as Modern Warfare 3 (although MW3 featured the Scar-L variant). So the last two patches have definitely changed that Scar-H for good and it’s now one of the best guns in the game.

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    The patch released at the end of January reduced idle sway for all the Assault Rifles as well as increasing the 3 hit kill range for the gun, now only at long range would the Scar require 4 shots to kill which was standard for all Assault Rifles. Well the March patch one up’ed that and now that Scar-H is a 3 hit kill at any distance, only the SMR and FAL have more damage now but they’re primarily single shot weapons.

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    So in short, the Scar-H is a beast now, go try it out and let me know what you think.

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  • How To: Forward Ports On The PTCL Fiber Home AN1020-25

    This guide will show you how to port forward your PTCL’s Fiber Home AN1020-25Just follow the following steps:

    1. Type 192.168.1.1 in Browser
    2. Username: admin, Password: admin (default)
    3. Click on Advance Setup then NAT and then Add
    4. Check Custom Server type anything there, enter the network IP of your Computer
    5. External Port Start: 1 , External Port End: 65535 Protocol: TCP.
    6. External Port Start: 1 , External Port End: 65535 Protocol: UDP.
    7. Click on Save/Apply

    And that’s it! Your ports have been forwarded so go ahead and enjoy!

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  • Some Sony Xperia Z Smartphones Dying Without Warning, Sony Promises A Fix

    Reports of Sony Xperia Z smartphones dropping like flies are popping up on various forums. According to XperiaBlog there doesn’t seem to be a specific issue that causes the phone to die but it does so suddenly with users unable to turn it back on. A hard reset turns the phone back on for some, but for others they seem to have a dead weight on their hands.

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    Thankfully it seems Sony Mobile has identified the issue according a post on their forums, they promised a fix in the next software update for the Sony Xperia Z.

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    Have you been facing such issues with your Xperia Z? Let us know in the comments below.

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  • Samsung Finally Reveals The Galaxy S4, All Details Here

    As rumored, teased and even confirmed Samsung did reveal their latest flagship – the Galaxy S4 at their Samsung Unpacked 2013 event yesterday. At a glance, the Samsung Galaxy S4 looks just like a bigger Galaxy S3, but internally the Galaxy S4 is something brand new.

    Hardware wise the Galaxy S4 is no doubt the highest spec’d phone on the market. It’s powered by an Octacore (yup 8 cores) Exynos 5 processor running at 1.6GHz or a Qualcomm S4 Quad processor, the one you’ll get depends on the region you buy the phone in. Although Android isn’t optimized for 8 cores yet, having the extra cores will sure come in useful when the next version of Android comes out.

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    The huge 5-inch display on the Galaxy S4 is a Super AMOLED panel running at 1920×1080, unfortunately the screen has a Pentile pixel arrangement but with the high pixel density you shouldn’t notice it often. The pixel density for the display comes in around at 441 ppi and is protected by Corning Gorilla Class 3.

    On the memory side, the Galaxy S4 runs on 2GB of RAM which is standard with flagships nowadays. The smartphone will be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB flavors and the memory will be expandable by microSD cards.

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    On the camera size the front is a 2MP sensor while the one in the back in a 13MP shooter. Major software features for the camera include Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization and HDR. Both front and back cameras are able to record video in Full 1080p HD at 30fps.

    The Galaxy S4 will launch with Android 4.2.2 with Samsung’s Nature UX on top. Samsung has been working hard on adding extra features to it’s phone and this time they’ve come up with a ton. S Translator translates texts and emails from other languages, Air Gestures changes or scrolls pages by swiping your hand in the air, Air View gives you an S Pen like functionality by allowing you see information by hovering your finger over emails or calender entries. There are also other albeit more gimmicky features like Smart Pause and Smart Scroll which pause videos and scroll pages by sensing eye movements respectively.

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    The Galaxy S4 will be available in the US Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, US Cellular, and Cricket and Deutsche Telecom, EE, H3G, Orange, Telenor, Telia Sonera, Telefonica, and Vodafone in Europe. The Samsung Galaxy S4 hits stores on April 26th and will be available in Black and White.

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  • Nuketown 2025 Map Going Free In Black Ops 2

    Good news for Black Ops 2 owners who missed the previously pre-order only map Nuketown 2025 as Activision just announced that it will be available for to download on Xbox Live starting Wednesday.

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    The map will also be available for free on other platforms later, but as Microsoft has a DLC exclusivity deal with Activision, the Xbox guys tend to get the new offers first.

    Nuketown Zombies on the other hand will still cost some moola and will sell for 400MSP and it’s equivalent on other platforms.

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  • Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Championship Top 8 League Play Qualifier Teams Announced

    Activision and Beachhead Studios have announced the list of eight teams who’ve qualified for this year’s Call of Duty Championships via League Play for Black Ops 2. The eight teams are named below:

    • Rage
    • TVA
    • Vintage
    • Phoenix
    • Curse
    • Quantic
    • comPlexity
    • Awe Sports

    Obviously more teams will be announced for the Call of Duty Championships after the MLG, ESL and other tournaments take place. The Call of Duty Championships for Black Ops 2 will take place in Hollywood, California on April 5-7 and will be streamed live via Call of Duty Elite.

    call of duty championships Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Championship Top 8 League Play Qualifier Teams Announced

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    Did you favorite team make the cut? Let us know in the comments below.

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  • PTCL Technical Fault Causes DSL Problem Nationwide

    People all over Pakistan might be having trouble with their DSL connections. The fact that majority of the DSL users belong to PTCL, they might be cursing PTCL due to this problem. It is actually due to maintenance currently undergoing by PTCL.

    Actually it is not a problem on PTCL side, PTCL’s link from SMW-4 is currently under planned maintenance activity. It started on 24th July and will end on 29th July providing there is no interference in the maintenance.

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    The issues that are being experienced by everyone currently exist mainly in torrents, browsing and video streaming. People are unable to download torrent files, in some cases even torrents are not working even though they are downloaded fine. There is no fix for this issue. If you try to download a torrent file, the browser will keep loading forever, sometimes it takes 3 to 5 minutes to download torrent files and even then they don’t work and you get an error “invalid .torrent file”.

    Currently, we can do nothing about it. The only way to bypass this issue is to use a proxy. Alternatively, you can try using IDM or Flashgot or any other download manager to try to download the torrent files. It can work or won’t in some cases. If the torrent site has a Magnet link, then you can just start the torrent using the Magnet link of the torrent file.

    The other issue is currently with video streaming. Videos won’t stream properly. In our case, we are using 4 MB DSL but still videos are loading very slow and some videos are not even opening at all.

    The only advice we can give you is to be patient. This issue is being faced by most DSL service providers in Pakistan. Nayatel emailed their customers about this issue. They have given an ETA of 29th July. You can read the email below.

    Dear Valued Customer:

    Kindly note that Nayatel(NTL) customers might experience
    degradation in Internet services provided by NTL as one
    of our backbone service provider ITI, PTCL’s link from
    SMW-4 will undergo a planned maintenance activity
    This maintenance activity will commence on 24th July, 2011
    (Sunday) and is expected to be completed by July 29th, 2011
    (Friday), subject to favorable conditions at sea.

    NTL will be in constant contact with ITI, PTCL for any
    expected outage during this activity and will update
    our customers accordingly.

    Video (Cable TV) and Voice(Telephone) services provided
    by NTL will not be affected due to this activity of
    ITI.

    NTL apologizes for any inconvenience that you may
    suffer due to this activity. Your patience will be
    deeply appreciated.

    Best Regards

    Manager
    Technical Assistance Center
    Nayatel Pvt. Ltd.
    Islamabad

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  • Black Ops 2 Patch Notes For March Update (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

    A new update for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 has been released and as always we have the patch notes. Check out the full Black Ops 2 Patch Notes for the March update below:

    Feature Improvements
    The CODcast control panel can now optionally show the overhead map in the player list in games with 10 players or less.
    Added the ability to view past seasons for all the leagues a team has been a part of in League History.
    Background Downloading has been enabled on XBOX 360.

    Multiplayer Issues Addressed
    Resolved an issue where players were receiving an error message when trying to join a System Link or LAN Party lobby without internet connection.
    Resolved Select Fire reverting back to default settings after a round transition.
    Fixed a potential exploit using the Trophy System.
    Addressed an issue with the Collector’s Edition camo un-equipping from weapons.
    Addressed an issue with the Peacekeeper not appearing for players that join into a match that is already in progress.
    Resolved an issue on Drone where the automatic doors at the weapon plant would trigger/destroy Lethal Equipment.
    Addressed an issue with the highlight for the Dual Band Scope on players equipped with certain weapons.
    Fixed an issue with the planted bomb disappearing at the “B” site on Hydro when the water floods.
    Addressed an issue with the VTOL Warship not destroying if hit when exiting the map.
    Players will now be able to complete the Shredder Scorestreak challenge using a Death Machine from a care package.
    The Stealth Chopper no longer counts towards completion of the Chopper Hunter challenge.
    Resolved an issue where planted Riot Shields were not getting destroyed by the gondolas in Downhill.
    Resolved an issue with C4 and Bouncing Betty’s killing players on contact.
    Fixed an issue where the Combat Axe would sometime destroy the Guardian.
    Addressed a missing image issue with the Medals section of the Combat Record for new players.
    Players with Hard Wired equipped will no longer lose their Care Package if throwing it while an enemy EMP Scorestreak is active.
    Fixed an issue with bomb plants being automatically aborted while a Care Package or Hunter Killer Drone is equipped.
    Hosts can now kick players in Custom Game lobbies.
    Hint text for the Camera toggle in the Live Stream menu updated to include support for the XBOX 360 Kinect sensor.
    Videos being rendered in the Theater will no longer be automatically canceled when the controller disconnects.
    The CODcast UI is now displaying the flag for the Flag Carrier in the Objective column.
    Addressed a button mapping issue in the Emblem Options menu.
    Resolved an issue with the red crosshair appearing in the Target Finder when targeting an enemy equipped with Cold Blooded.
    Fixed an issue with the stats tracking for the Executioner’s Accuracy in the Combat Record.
    Fixed an issue where the Friends List showed a joinable/green arrow icon for players who were not playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
    Resolved an issue where the turret in the northern building on Turbine would become unusable.
    Addressed an issue with the Lightning Strike Scorestreak if the player had the tablet out during a host migration.
    Fixed an issue with some weapons having invisible magazines from 3rd person animations during an automatic reload.
    Resolved an issue on XBOX 360 with backing out of a Guest Account sign-in.
    Addressed an issue where the game would sometimes crash after repeated host migrations.
    Fixed knife lunge launching players on the Express map.
    Fixed an issue where the player could get an empty War Machine or Death Machine when switching classes at the start of the match.
    Addressed a loss of functionality for the player and guest when switching between Multiplayer and Zombies and having the guest switch back to Multiplayer.
    Match clocks in Multi-Team and Free-for-All games modes no longer continue to tick down in Theater when a CODcast game is paused.
    Resolved an issue where planting a Claymore in front of a crouched player with a Riot Shield would cause the Claymore to fly across the map.
    Resolved a couple of overlapping UI issues when CODcasting.
    Players can now turn the Voice Icon On/Off when CODcasting a match in Theater.

    Gameplay Balancing

    Spawn System Improvements:
    Reduced the weight of positive team spawn influencers on owned Domination flags. This reduces cases in Domination where players may spawn near their team but also near danger.
    Added more spawn points to Hijacked for Demolition and Kill Confirmed, which improves the spawn-picking algorithm on that map in those game modes.
    Adjusted spawn influencers on Standoff for improved spawn-picking algorithms in all game modes.

    SMGs:
    MSMC: Recoil has been increased.
    MSMC: Hip fire accuracy has been slightly reduced.
    PDW57: Recoil has been increased.
    PDW57: Hip fire accuracy has been slightly reduced.

    Pistols:
    KAP-40: Dual wield damage reduced.
    KAP-40: Dual wield hip fire accuracy has been reduced.

    Attachments:
    MMS: Cold blooded now renders enemies almost completely invisible to MMS.

    LMGs:
    QBB-LSW: Medium range damage increased.
    HAMR: Medium range damage increased.

    Assault Rifles:
    FAL OSW + Select Fire: Damage reduced when firing full auto.
    SMR + Select Fire: Damage reduced when firing full auto.
    Type 25: Move speed increased.
    Type 25: Medium range damage increased.
    SCAR: Long range damage increased.
    SWAT-556: Long range damage increased.

    Shotguns:
    M1216: Medium range damage increased.

    Sniper Rifles:
    Ballista + Iron Sight: Idle sway reduced.

    Zombies Issues Addressed
    Resolved several issues with exploitable areas in the Die Rise
    Resolved several exploits in Green Run
    Resolved network/connectivity issues that could occur in the frontend and lobbies.

    Some great improvements there like the KAP 40 patch but I’m not sure about the two best SMGs being nerfed i.e the MSMC and PDW. As you may know all of the SMGs were nerfed in the last patch when used with silencers. The Assault Rifles also got a bit of a buff this time, looks like the SCAR will be a beast now. The FAL and SMR were nerfed even more with Select Fire, a very good decision in my opinion.

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    What change do you like the most and what would you like to get implemented in future updates? Let us know in the comments below.

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  • Samsung Galaxy S4 Screenshots Leaked From American Variant (I337)

    Great news for Samsung fanboys everywhere, some new Galaxy S4 screenshots (via GSM Israel)have been leaked and these are from the American variant codenamed I337. There’s not much to deduct from these screens but they do confirm some of the Galaxy S4′s specs like the 1080p display, new UI likely named the TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0, 13MP camera and the series of Smart features like Smart Rotation, Smart Stay, Smart Pause and Smart Scroll.

    All the leaked Galaxy S4 screenshots are below:

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    Samsung is will be officially revealing the Galaxy S4 to the public on the 14th of March in an event taking place in New York city.

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  • Galaxy S Duos S7562 XXAMB1 Android 4.0.4 OFW Root And Update Guide

    The XXAMBI1 Android 4.0.4 official firmware update for the Galaxy S Duos S7562 is out and owners of the budget phone can now install it.

    The XXAMB1 or the S7562XXAMB1 as it’s officially known is the latest Android 4.0.4 firmware available for the Galaxy S Duos S7562. The XXAMB1 firmware is a Philippine firmware but it can be installed of Galaxy S Duos of other regions as well.

    Details of the XXAMB1 firmware are below:

    PDA: S7562XXAMB1
    CSC: S7562OLBAMA3
    Date: 2013 February
    Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

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    The full tutorial to install the XXAMB1 firmware on the Galaxy S Duos is below:

    Step 1. Download the XXAMB1 firmware for Galaxy S Duos.

    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 Duos while holding the Volume Down and Home buttons.

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

    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 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 Duos will boot into the XXAMB1 Android 4.0.4 firmware.

    Now follow the steps below to root your Galaxy S Duos S7562 running XXAMBI Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich official firmware:

    Step 1- Download the Rooting package for Galaxy S Duos.

    Step 2- Connect your smartphone to a computer using mass storage mode.

    Step 3- Copy and paste the zip downloaded in step 1, into the root folder of the mass storage device. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the root, but putting it in the root helps finding it easier.

    Step 4- Turn off your Galaxy S Duos and reboot into the bootloader. Do this by pressing and holding the Volume Up + Volume Down and Power buttons.

    Step 5. Use volume rocker to navigate and power button to click. Perform a data wipe + cache wipe

    Step 6. Navigate to flash ZIP from SD card and choose ZIP from SD card

    Step 7. Select the zip downloaded in step 1 first. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

    Step 8. When installation is done, go back to the main menu of CWM and perform a reboot.

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    And you’re done. If you have any questions or problems feel free to ask us in the comments below.

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