HOW TO UPDATE GALAXY S4 TO KITKAT 4.4.2 BY ODIN

NOTE:Before starting the installation process, it is recommended to perform a back-up first. Also, proceed only at your own risk as the IBT media is not responsible for any damages incurred during the process.

INSTRUCTIONS

1 - First download the Android 4.4.2 XXUFNB3 software for Galaxy S4 I9500 from the Samsung flashing application Odin.

2 - Turn off your device then boot Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9500) into download condition by long pressing the Volume.

3 - Press Down + Home + Power Buttons until you see the boot screen then press Volume Up key to continue to Download Mode.

4 - Next extract the Odin 3.07 .zip file you downloaded by right clicking and pressing Run as administrator.

5 - Connect your Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9500) to your computer using USB cable. In the Odin3 screen, if there is a message that pop up showing a COM Port number like "0:[COM7]" at ID:COM section and "Added!" text, this denotes that your phone is detected already.

6 - Ascertain that the only ones checked are the "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options. Then extract the downloaded firmware .zip file, and then you'll see a software file having .tar.md5.

7 - Next click the PDA button in the Odin screen then choose the firmware file with .tar.md5 extension that looks like this (I9500XXDLJ5_I9500ODDDLI7_INU.tar.md5).

8 - After that, press the Start Button to start the installation, which may take some time.  You would see "PASS" message in the ID:COM port with green background when the installation is done. Then your phone will reboot itself after it is finished. If this happens already disconnect your phone from your computer.

Then you're successfully done! You have the latest version of the official Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware on your Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9500). 

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GALAXY S5 HANDS ON VIDEO

Having spent our fair share of time with the Samsung Galaxy S5 we keep bring you all the details on the latest flagship by the Korean company and now it’s time for the hands-on videos.

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GALAXY S5 IS NOW OFFICIAL

We have all been waiting for the announcement of Galaxy S5 smartphone from Samsung,and now finally its official. The device looks little slimmer and larger than the previous model Galaxy S4, it is also worth noting that the company has incorporated the awkward looking micro USB 3 port in the device just like the Galaxy Note 3

SIZE COMPARISON OF THE GALAXY S5

The design of the phone is completely revamped although the front looks like any other Galaxy Smartphone. The rear panel of the phone has a texture with dots on it. Another thing worth noting is that the Galaxy S5 has a slightly bigger home button compared to other Galaxy devices, well that may be due to the built-in finger print scanner that’s embedded in the home button.

The bottom of the phone has the Multi-tasking button, Home button and the back key. Only the home button is physical one and rest 2 are capacitive touch buttons

Samsung Galaxy S5 at a glance:

• Form factor: Water-resistant bar phone, IP67 certification
• General: 2G, 3G and 4G LTE connectivity
• Dimensions: 142 x 72.5 x 8.1mm, 145 g
• Display: 5.1" 16M-color Super AMOLED HD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (431ppi)
• Chipset: Snapdragon 800 MSM8974-AC
• CPU: 2.5GHz Krait 400
• GPU: Adreno 330
• RAM: 2GB
• OS: Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
• Memory: 16/32GB storage, microSD card slot
• Still camera: 16 megapixel auto-focus camera
• Video camera: UHD (2160p) video recording
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 3.0 with MHL, GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack, NFC, Infrared port
• Battery: 2800mAh
• Heart rate monitor
• Fingerprint scanner
• Additional sensors: humidity sensor, temperature sensor

The screen grew up only a bit and it kept the 1080p resolution rather than going to QHD.

The camera does, however, record UHD video - Samsung's initial information was for 1080p, but we can now confirm it's really 4K UHD (2160p).

Samsung does maintain the clockspeed advantage with a rare Snapdragon 800 chipset and while the fingerprint scanner was no surprise, the heart rate monitor certainly is.

TouchWiz was a bit of a surprise too. We got pumped up for a brand new flat version of Samsung's custom UI.

The back of the device is a new iteration of Samsung's leather-like plastic, with what looks like perforated holes. It only looks like it though, the Galaxy S5 is IP67 certified

GALAXY S5 OVERALL

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SAMSUNG IS GONNA LAUNCH METAL GALAXY F ALONG WITH S5

Finally Samsung is gonna launch a device that's gonna have a nice metallic finish.Everyone so fed up with Samsung's boring Plastic finish this is just what fans need right now.Because when it came to looks Samsung was always behind,Especially flagship products like S4 & HTC One.HTC One with smoking Aluminium Body was preferred over S4. But now that's gonna change.

The Korean outlet, ETNews reported that Samsung plans to make a high end metal smartphone that is the Galaxy F. The phone will be decked out with a metal exterior, and should be launched around the same time as the highly awaited Galaxy S5.

This was supported by earlier reports that a production line in Vietnam was created for making metal casings for the Galaxy S5. We also previously reported that Samsung had plans for a metal clad, premium line of smartphones, which will carry the model number SM-G900F, giving more and more credence to the phone's rumored release.

The Galaxy F is purported to be Samsung's newest top-of-the line handset,But we dont know for sure whether it will have the premium technical specs.There's been rumors that in addition to the metal body of the Galaxy F, the phone will sport an awe inspiring QHD 2K display (2,560x1,600 pixels). However, these are clearly rumours and nothing new have announced yet.So will keep you posted if anything new pops up.

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SAMSUNG WITH ITS NEW 4GB DDR4 MOBILE DRAM

Samsung has been working hard lately and it paid off,Today Samsung announced its 8Gb (that's 1GB) LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chip. This is not only the industry's first LPDDR4 mobile DRAM, but it's also the first mobile DRAM to fit such a high density (8 gigabits) on a single die. Four of those dies can successfully be combined for a total of 4GB of mobile memory - an amount that so far has not been achieved commercially.

Fabricated on the 20nm manufacturing process, the new mobile LPDDR4 chips promises to be 

• 50% faster than the fastest LPDDR3 memory
• Consumes 40% less power at 1.1 volts.

Now thats an impressive feat and will be well received through out the entire phone industry.

The data transfer speeds the new 8Gb LPDDR4 DRAM chip can achieve are 3,200Mbps per pin - twice the speed of currently produced 20nm LPDDR3 DRAM.

Samsung also hints that the resulting 4GB RAM modules will be included in "UHD smartphones, tablets and ultra-slim notebooks," which paints a picture  about the jump in smartphone screen resolution going on now. Perhaps even the upcoming Galaxy S5 may be one of those UHD smartphones.

To utilize that kind of memory, the Galaxy S5 will need a 64-bit CPU architecture. Good thing Samsung promises it's 64-bit SoC will be ready in time for the phone's announcement (usually in the first half of the year).So we can expect the Galaxy S5 to be a heavily packed smartphone.

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HOW TO ROOT GALAXY S4 THE EASY WAY

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Download and install Samsung’s USB Drivers.

2. Pull down the notification bar and tap the Settings icon.

3. Tap More > About Device.

 4. Tap Build Number repeatedly until the device pops up a notification saying “You are now a Developer”.

5. Go back and tap on Developer Options.

6. Turn USB Debugging on.

7. Plug your device in via USB cable and wait for the drivers to install.

8. Download the Motochopper program to your desktop.

Motochopper (the download is in the first post in the thread)

9. Extract the .zip file to your desktop.

10a. Double click the run.bat file inside the the newly extracted folder if on Windows.

10b. If on a mac, open Terminal (inside Applications > Utilities) and then type the following into Terminal with hitting enter at the end of each line:

cd desktop
cd motochopper
./run.sh

11. Select OK on the device when prompted.

12. Once it’s all done, check for SuperSU in your applications drawer. If it’s there, you’re all set.

Congratzzzz!!! you have successfully rooted your Galaxy S4!!!!!!!!!!

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SAMSUNG GONNA UNVEIL THEIR TIZEN PHONE AT MWC 2014

The wait is finally over as the Korean giant Samsung in cooperation with intel who also a member of the Tizen alliance have sent out invites for a press event in February and its going to take place a day before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The invite didnt specify the type od device they are gonna announce but it did say Samsung will show off Tizen Os running on devices.

According to analyst Geoff Blaber of CCS Insight, Samsung has to show commercial devices at the Mobile World Congress. This would make Tizen their strong backup if Anroid takes a turn for the worse.

Back in November, 36 companies chose to back Tizen, including Panasonic, eBay, Sharp, McAfee, and Intel just to name a few.

More light will be shed on this aspect as Samsung and Intel unveils Tizen on February 23 when the event is scheduled.MWC 2014 will take place in Barcelona from February 24 to 27,So check back with us to find more about Tizen

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UK WILL BE GETTING PINK GALAXY S4

Good news for girls in UK because Galaxy S4 is gonna be coming in pink color very soon.UK retailer Phones4u has already announced that it will be exclusively be offering the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Pink early next year.They seem to make it a special deal for the upcoming Valentines Day

The color option comes in addition to the standard White and Blue colors and there is an other Blue color. With this Phones4u claims this means it offers the widest range of color options in the UK.

The pink Galaxy S4 will be available for pre-order starting in early January 2014 for new contracts and upgrades. 

The phone will be free with a 

£33 contract (3G data)

£38 contract (4G data). 

The choice of carriers is Vodafone, E, Orange and T-Mobile.

Phones4u will also throw in a wireless speaker – the retailer doesn’t specify make or model, saying only it usually costs £120.

Note: pink Galaxy Note 3 and pink Galaxy S4 mini are also available in the market

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MICROSOFT BRIBES SAMSUNG TO PRODUCE WINDOWS PHONE

In addition to mentioning several unconfirmed details about upcoming Windows Phone 9 changes, Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin has also revealed an even more interesting note about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone plans: apparently the Redmond-based giant plans to pay an astounding $1 billion “bribe” to another tech behemoth to ensure that it continues making Windows Phone handsets. “Another ‘good’ news from Microsoft,” Murtazin wrote on Twitter. “Company negotiates withSamsung and offer $1 billion support if vendor will produce Windows Phone devices.”

While this is just a rumor at this point, it wouldn’t be the first time Microsoft puts its cash reserves behind the development of Windows Phone, which is yet to pick up significant market share or profits in a world dominated by Android and iOS. The company paid Nokia $250 million per quarter to adopt Windows Phone, even though the Finnish company “returned” the favor with Windows Phone licensing fees – in March 2013, Nokia revealed that it still had to pay around $650 in licensing fees from that point until the contract expired, at which point licensing fees would surpass Microsoft’s “platform support payments.”

Microsoft did not stop with its Windows Phone spending spree there, deciding to buy the mobile division of Nokia for over $7 billion, a purchase that has received the go ahead from shareholders and industry regulators. Also worth noting is that Microsoft incentive developers with serious cash to bring their apps to the Windows Phone ecosystem.

As for Samsung, the South Korean company is currently king of the mobile business when it comes to market share, while dividing mobile profits with Apple, although the latter gets the larger chunk of cash each quarter. In addition to its Android and Tizen interests, Samsung already makes Windows Phones handsets and Windows 8 computers.

The company has been known to avoid placing its eggs in one basket when it comes to its mobile business and flooding the market with handsets to match every taste and pocket, so making Windows Phone smartphones may still be in the cards for Samsung for the near future, regardless of whether Murtazin’s rumor is correct or not. One thing that Microsoft is also said to be considering is dropping licensing fees for Windows Phone, which could also be a good enough incentive for interested OEMs to make more Windows Phone devices.

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CRISTIANO RONALDO AND MESSI GONNA PLAY TOGETHER FOR GALAXY 11

This will be a dream come true for all the football fans out there,As the two Football legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are on the same team.The Galaxy 11 team its a luxury only Samsung can offord.

The Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was the final one signing the team who will be facing a squad of aliens in a football game where the Earth’s future is at stake.To make it even more jawdropping the coaching duties have been assigned to German legend Franz Beckenbauer, who has proven to know a a lot about tactics.

The players on the team are Mario Gotze, Oscar dos Santos, Wu Lei, Stephan El Shaarawy, Victor Moses, Radamel Falcao, Lee Chung-Yong, Iker Casillas Wayne Rooney, Landon Donovan and Alexander Kerzhakov. If you ask us the squad is a bit light on defenders, but here’s hoping that The Kaiser figures out a way to set up him to work around that.

Naturally, all players will be counting on Samsung’s latest smartphones, phablets and the Galaxy Gear smartwatch to help them prepare. Here’s hoping that helps

Check out the video

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SAMSUNG S4 CRYSTAL EDITION

Samsung has been famous for launching its Galaxy smartphones in new avatars, or variants, and following the tradition, the South Korean manufacturer has now announced the Galaxy S4 Crystal Edition.It's a limited run of 3,500 units so far only available on the Samsung Thailand site.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Crystal Edition is basically the white I9500 (TheExynos 5-powered one) and features a unique back with studded Swarovski crystals.

It will cost around 20,300 baht ($630/€460) and you can only get it from the Samsung Shop. For comparison, a standard I9500 S4 costs around 17,400 baht ($540) in Thailand.

Galaxy S4 -Crystal edition

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ALL NEW GALAXY J FROM SAMSUNG

Earlier this fall Samsung launched Galaxy J smartphone in Japan. The SamsungGalaxyJ is already official and on sale on Japan's DoCoMo carrier but it now appears the phone is getting a wider release. The Galaxy J has been spotted on the Taiwanese communications regulatory website carrying the model number SGH-N075T, which could mean it will be available in other parts of Asia. Galaxy J is a premium device with a  5” with 1080p display and it is very similar to Galaxy S4 inside, but with Galaxy Note 3 looks, The device packs a 3GB RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800.

It comes in three colors

• Coral Pink
• Satin White
• Lapis Blue

There is still a chance that the phone might be exclusive to Japan & Taiwan.The Galaxy is kinda like a Hybrid between the S4 and Note 3 and it will certainly be loved by people outside Japan & Taiwan.So we can hope that phone makes its way to otherparts of Asia soon.

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HOW TO OVERCLOCK GALAXY Y

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HOW TO INCREASE SAMSUNG TOUCHWIZ UI PERFORMANCE

• Close Apps through Multitasking Window

The multi tasking window can be opening by pressing and holding the HOME button then clear all the apps on the list

• Stop Unnecessary App Processes

There are quite a lot of app processes that keep running in the background, and many at a time are responsible for the slowing down of the device. It’s manually possible to shut down these processes where you need to go to Settings >Application Manager and there you would be able to see the active processes, from which you need to select the app processes which you feel should not be running unnecessarily.

• Stop S Voice Opening through Home Key

The S Voice feature was made to be a Siri alternative by Samsung, and it is not a bad feature, but the same wastes precious seconds when you try to access it through the home key, where double pressing the home key activates the S Voice. This takes 1-2 seconds unnecessarily, and for several of those users who don’t know much about the S Voice, and who feel that they don’t need the S Voice opening from the home key, go to the S Voice app > Settings and there uncheck the option “Open via the home key”.

• Remove unnecessary widgets

Each and every widget that is located on the different homescreen uses the random memory to run, and because of being the live widgets such as the Weather, Clock, Mails, Social network updates widgets they keep the processor ticking and thus reduce the performance. If you are using them regularly, you may keep them or it’s better to remove the widgets.

• Give your device a restart regularly

We know that this isn’t a computer to shut down and restart, but yes restarting the smartphone stops all the unwanted processes that you might have started and failed to close, and thus a restart of the system changes the speed quite a bit.

• Disable the Animations

There are animations which can add to the delay of the activities, and these can be stopped if you really don’t feel any need to have them running on several instances. To stop these animations, you need to go to Settings > Developer options and set the following to off:

• Window animation scale
• Transition animation scale
• Animator duration scale

So these above tips would come handy when you feel that your Samsung devices are  being laggy and has become slow on performance, and you need some ways rather than rooting it to make the performance better than what it is right now.

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HOW TO INCREASE INTERNAL MEMORY OF GALAXY Y

Galaxy Y has a poor RAM and low internal memory so in this post we will show you how to increase its internal memory




INSTRUCTIONS

1.First of all you have to root your Galaxy Y
   here


2.Partition Your Memory Card Into two.

• MiniTool Partition, tool here
• Partition Your SD card into two sections

Partition 1:
Label: Android-SD
File System: FAT
Partition Size(in MB): 1536 MB (1.5GB for 2GB SD Cards) or 836MB (for 1GB SD Cards)
( for Cards above 2GB, deduct 1 GB for the second partition)

Partition 2:
Label: Android-EXT(EXT Number): Ex. Android-EXT2/EXT3 or EXT4
File System: EXT3

For EXT partition it is advisable to keep the size limited to 1 GB for all SD cards above 4GB

Link2SD

• Install link2sd from playstore
• Open Link2sd. It will ask the Second partition of your SD card. Select the second partition that you have made.
• Now it will ask you you to restart. You can do it now or its better to check the current memory info from Menu--> Storage Info.
• Now Restart.  
• Open Link2SD and filter Applist to show only User Apps by tapping on the funnel icon and then select User.

How to move An App To Second Partition

 Now in order to move an app to sd card, Select an application--> tick the following

• Link application file (the .apk file itself)
• Link dalvik-cache file
• Link library file (if an app have lib files)

How to Uninstall Bloatwares

• In order to uninstall bloatwares, Filter the applist to show only the system apps.
• Tap on the application and press Uninstall. It will give you a warning. Never mind, just continue.

Congratzzz!!!!! You have successfully increased the Internal Memory of your Galaxy Y

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HOW TO ROOT SAMSUNG GALAXY S3

REQUIREMENTS

• At least 60% Battery charge
• Download Odin
• Download CF-Root for SGS3-v6.2.zip

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Extract the Odin and CF-Root-SGS3-v6.2.zip.
2. Open the Odin after you have extracted it. Keep the Odin opened and enter in Download Mode
3. Download mode can be entered by pressing Volume down Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. Once entered in download mode connect your phone with the PC via USB.
4. The ID : COM section will turn yellow after you have connected the device. Click on ” PDA ” and select the tar file that is CF-Root-SGS3-v6.2.tar. It will take around 5 minutes to complete.
5. Once completed the Galaxy S3 will boot into ClockworkMod Recovery and now wait a little for it to complete.
6. It will Reboot again

Congratzzzz!!!!!! you have successfully roooted your Galaxy S3

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HOW TO ROOT SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI

REQUIREMENTS

1. Install Galaxy S3 Mini I8190 USB drivers on your PC.

2. Enable USB Debugging on your phone (Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging)

3. Take backups of your important data.

4. Make sure your device has at least 80% of charge.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Download XXALJL Android 4.1.1 rooted firmware for Galaxy S3 Mini I8190.

2.Download Odin v3.07 From Here. Install Odin on your computer and extract the root file on the Desktop.

3.Now Turn Off your device and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Buttons together for few seconds followed by Power button until you see an Android logo on screen.

4.Now open ODIN on your computer and connect the device to your computer.

5.Once the phone is successfully connected to your PC, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn yellow color and will show the COM port number.

6.Now Select the downloaded file to install by following below steps

• Click on PDA and select file with HOME or CODE in its name.
• Now click on Phone and select file with MODEM in its name.
• Next click on CSC and select file with CSC in its name.
• At last click on PIT and select file with .pit.

7.Again go to ODIN and check Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options.

8.Now click on Start button in ODIN window to start the installation process. The process may take up several minutes to complete. So be patient.

9.When the installation is completed, your phone will restart automatically. Now you can unplug your device from the computer.

Congratzzzz!!!!You have successfully rooted your Galaxy S3 Mini!!!!!!!!

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