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  • How to Create Windows 10 Bootable DVD or USB Disk

    Windows 10 is the latest operating system. There are plenty of reasons to upgrade your windows to the latest version. It also recieved good reviews from most of the reviewers. If you are running on genuine Windows 7 or Windows 8 with eligible specification, you are going to get Windows 10 update. So once you get automatic update to Windows 10, how to create a bootable DVD or Bootable USB disc for future resinstalls if required? We will learn on this.

    Microsoft provides a option to create Windows 10 bootable DVD or USB disc. It is upto you to decide which one you want create or even you can create both. Before, creating the bootable disc, you should to know few things. Here is the quick checklist.

    • Know the version of your Windows: That is your currently installed Windows is a home edition or pro version. Also make sure you note down whether it is 32 bit or 64 bit. You can know this by right clicking on “this PC”. Select properties. You will get a page which desscribes your windows version.
    • You should have a disc with minimum 4GB free space as process required 3GB of space. If you are usingUSB disc, then ensure you dont have any data on it. Before creating the tool, the disc will be formatted.

    How to Create Windows 10 Bootable DVD or USB Disk

    • First download and install the Windows 10 media creation tool. For downloading 32 bit version click here or for 64 bit version click here.
    • Once the  media creation tool is downloaded installed, launch the application.

    Windows 10 Bootable DVD creator

    • Choose the option “Create installation media for another PC”. Click Next.
    • On the screen, select the preferred laungauge, Edition(Home or Pro or Home Single Language) and Architecture on which you want to create bootable media for Windows 10. Then click Next.
    • This page it ask for you want to create USB disc or DVD.
    • If you choose, DVD, it will download the iso file. You need burn the image to DVD later. For burn the iso to DVD, there is direct option in Windows. Insert blank DVD and right click on the iso and choose burn image. It will create the bootable media for Windows 10.
    • If you choose USB, it will format USB disc and copy the necessory files to USB disc. Your USB bootable disc will be created. It takes 3GB of space in your USB disc. Also it removes all data you have stored before. So ensure you have the backup for the same.

    Hope this guide on how to create Windows 10 bootable media is useful. It is always recommended to have a bootable media with you. Incase of corrupt disc or if you want to do clean install Windows 10 from scratch, it is ideal to have your own Windows 10 bootable DVD or USB disc.

  • Yu Yureka Plus With Android Kitkat Available for Rs.8999

    Yu Yureka Plus which originally released with Cynogen OS 12 now available with near stock Android Kitkat. It is available on open sale and listed in Amazon.in. The price of Yu Yureka Plus with Android Kitkat is Rs.8999.

    Specification of Yu Yureka Plus with Android Kitkat looks similary to Yu Yureka Plus with Cynogen OS which is released in July.  This is a dual sim(GSM+GSM) smartphone with 4G compatibility. It is powered by 1.5GHz 64-bit oct-core Snapdragon 615 SoC (MSM8939) with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The lsiting says, it is upgradable to Android Lollipop.

    Read:

    Yu Yureka Plus Review With Cynogen OS.

    Yu Yureka Plus features 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS display. The other specifications includes 13-megapixel autofocus camera with an LED flash, and a front-facing 5-megapixel fixed-focus camera, 16GB of inbuilt storage with microSD card support (up to 32GB) and 2500mAh battery. The connectivity options includes Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack.  This Yu Yureka Plus has sensors like accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and gyroscope.

    Yu Yureka Plus
    Yu Yureka Plus

    The original Yu Yureka Plus with Cynogen OS was released at a price tag of Rs.9,999 through flash sale. After few weeks after launch, the company announced the Rs.1000 price cut. It is surprasing to see, Yu Televenture moving away from Cynogen OS. The recently launched Yu Yunique too runs on Android rather than Cynogen OS. There is also a rumour that, partnership betSween Micromax and Cynogen is near end of Life.

    Source: NDTV Gadget.

  • Which Motorola Devices Get Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update

    Android 6.0 Marshmallow will start seeding to the Nexus smartphones from next week. Many customers are eager to know, whether thier devices too get Android 6.0 Marshmallow and when the update will come. Motorola has come out with list smartphones which will get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow.  When Motorola was with Google, Moto G got the update very fast. Hence, Motorola smartphones are considered to be getting latest updates on timely basis. Unfortunately, Lenovo owned Motorola released list of smartphone which gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow has many disappointment.

    Latest Android 6.0

    So first let us which Motorola smartphones get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. Then we will discuss on the device which are not listed in getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.

    List of Motorola Smartphone which gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow

    • 2015 Moto X Pure Edition (3rd gen).
    • 2015 Moto X Style (3rd gen).
    • 2015 Moto X Play.
    • 2015 Moto G (3rd gen).
    • 2014 Moto X Pure Edition in the US (2nd gen).
    • 2014 Moto X in Latin America, Europe and Asia2 (2nd gen).
    • 2014 Moto G and Moto G with 4G LTE (2nd gen).
    • DROID Turbo.
    • 2014 Moto MAXX.
    • 2014 Moto Turbo.

    As you might have already observed, Moto E both 1st and 2gen are omitted. Also the Moto G as well is not included. Motorola when released Moto E 2nd Gen promised gaurenteed 2 major upgrades. First Gen Moto G and  Moto X can be considered old models. But 2nd Gen Moto E, is a big disappointment. Many people bought Moto E 2nd Gen just because of timely Android update. There are many smartphones with much better specification available for much less price. Motorola broke its promise.

    Motorola has not revealed the exact release date for Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. But company said will update on timings in the coming weeks. Motorola also discontinueing the apps such as Moto Assist, Motorola Migrate, Google Chrome extension found in Motorola Connect. The functionalities of these apps are either integrated with Android itself or availability of other free third party apps.

    In conclusion, it feels like,  Motorola is forgetting the main reason for the sucess of Moto series smartphone.

    Source: GSMARENA.

  • Motorola Moto X Play Cons and Pros Review

    Motorola Moto X Play is a mid range dual sim Android smartphone. It has many of the features of previous generation Moto X smartphones. It is no more a flagship variant. The flagship variant is Moto X Style. This Moto X Play will be learn more on the pros and cons of the device and features of this midrange Android smartphone.

    Moto X Play is powered by 1.7 GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 615 Soc with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The device runs on stock Android 5.1 out of the box along with few useful Motorola Apps. Though it has only 2GB of RAM, there was no lag and shutter observed on day to day performance. The casual games were played without any issues. However, the high end games such as Nova 3, showed laginess. There are two variants of Moto X Play. One 16GB variant and another one is 32GB variant.

    Moto X Play Dual

    Motorola Moto X Play sports 5.5 inch ful HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The screen is bright and hence there is no issue with the sunlight legibility. The viewing angles and colors reproduction are also good. Moto X Play has thin bezels. Hence, though it has 5.5 inch screen, it doesnot feel big in hand. Also the curved back with textured panel, gives good grip to hold the phonw.

    Moto X Play key highlights are camera and battery life. It sports 21MP rear camera with Dual LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera. Comparing with previous gen Moto X, there is a improvement. The outdoor camera shots came well. But low light performance is also decent.But it does not feature OIS. Hence you should be extremely carefull while taking the low light shots. The front facing camera performance is just average.

    Motorola Moto X Play comes with 3630 mAh battery with fast charging feature. The battery life on this device is impressive. With casual usage, it lasts upto 2 days. But with heavy usage, our test unit lasted for a complete day. The connectivity features of the device includes 4G, 3G, WiFi, NFC and Bluetooth. It also supports USB OTG. The call quality on this device is good. But in poor network connectivity areas, call quality is just average. We expected a better performance here.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Motorola Moto X Play

    Pros of Moto X Play

    • Decent build quality and in hand experience.
    • Full day battery life.
    • Good camera performance.
    •  Stock Android experience.

    Cons of Moto X Play

    • No wireless charging.
    • No bundled Turbo charger.
    • Average front facing camera.
    • No Gyroscope sensor.

    Motorola Moto X Play specification

    • Android 5.1 Lollipop Out of the box.
    • Dual sim.
    • 1.7 GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 615 Soc with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU
    • 21MP primary camera with dual LED flash.
    • 5MP front facing camera.
    • 3630 mAh battery with fast charging feature.

  • Cons of Google Nexus 5X- Reasons for Not to Buy

    Google has launched Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P smartphones. The Nexus series smartphones are known to provide pure android experience with affordable price. Google uses these smartphones to showcase the features of Android. This time we have 2 Nexus smartphones. One is Huawei made Nexus 6P  with bigger display screen and LG made Nexus 5X with smaller screen. In this post, we are discussing on the cons of Google Nexus 5X or missing features of LG Nexus 5X.

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    LG Nexus 5X

    Missing Features or Cons of LG Nexus 5X

    This is not a LG Nexus 5X review. This is purely based on the specification and features of Nexus 5X. There are several reasons to buy this smartphone such as fingerprint scanner, improved camera etc.  Below are the few features which are missing in this smartphone which may disappoint many Android fans according to us.

    No Dual Sim Support

    In India, many people use 2 or more sim cards. This may be because of lack of network coverage in some region or cheaper data package or cheaper call rates. Starting Android 5.1, there is a native support for multi sim cards. Unfortunately, there is very few flagship smartphones which supports Dual sim in India. So we have expected, one of the Nexus smartphone to feature Dual sim capability or Dual sim variant of Nexus smartphone. It is disappointing to see that, this wish is not fulfilled by Google.

    Low RAM

    Nexus 5X packs only 2GB of RAM. We are not complaining that, phone will lag or shutter.  The combination of Snapdragon 808 processor and Android Marshmallow will offer great performance at this point of time. But in the coming days, Android apps will become havier and start consuming more resources. Because developers will focus more on building 64 bit apps which will use 64 bit memory pointers which will use more RAM. At that time, Nexus 5X may not perform as expected. Longevity which is one of key features of Nexus smartphones may be in threat at that point of time.  We have seen many phones which is priced much lower than Nexus 5X, offer 4GB of RAM. It could have been great, if this smartphone featured at aleast 3GB of RAM.

    No Wireless Charging

    Nexus 4, 5 and 6 had Wireless charging feature.  Google has introduced wireless charging on the Nexus smartphone. But on the latest Nexus smartphone, no wireless charging feature. It is bit difficult to understand.

    No MicroSD card support

    The previous Nexus smartphones too didn’t come with microSD card support. But this time, we have expected it to be included in at least with Nexus 5X.  The base variant of this smartphone comes with just 16GB internal storage which is priced at Rs.31,900. 16GB internal storage will get filled very fast.

    No optical Image stabilisation

    Nexus 6P has this feature. The same optics are used in LG made Nexus 5X as well. But optical Image stabilisation feature is omitted. Even previous LG made Nexus 5 does come with this feature.

    Pay Extra to Connect Nexus 5X to your computer

    Nexus 5X comes with USB Type C. Nexus 5X page on Google store says that, the device will come with USB Type C to USB Type C cable. Except Google Chromebook Pixel, most of the PC comes equipped with USB . So we need to buy USB Type C to USB 2.0 cable which is available at a price of Rs 909.99.

     Price

    Nexus 5X price in India starts at Rs.31,900 for the 16GB variant. Comparing with the release price of Nexus 5, it is 10% higher. Even the Nexus 6 after the price cut, now available for around 30k. With the initial impressions, it seems like, Nexus 5X is over priced.

    Verdict: Above mentioned cons of Nexus 5X are purely based on the specifications. But it is also proved that, a good hardware, software integration does wonders. The previous Nexus smartphones never disappointed with performance. So we might be wrong in accesing this latest Nexus smartphone. We can judge the performance and value it offers for the price only after we do the indepth review on Nexus 5X.  Share your thoughts in the comment section below.