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Do you overclock smartphone GPU?

Samsung was caught cheating on Samsung Galaxy S4 GPU benchmark? Well, I don’t care if its PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU (GT-I9500) can handle higher clock speed. As long as it does not overheat, I am fine since I get better 3D performance. Right? Wow… Galaxy S4 GPU really can run at higher clock speed than the default 480 MHz compare to previous generations. Galaxy S2 and S3 GPU can’t overclock much. Here are 3DMark benchmarks that I ran on Galaxy S4 – both Ice Storm normal and extreme mode. CPU stays on default setting while GPU overclocks at 700 MHz.

Top best custom kernel for Nexus 4

Still not using custom kernel on your Google Nexus 4? Then you are not getting the best performance, battery life and extra features out of it. Yes, it can improve sound, display colour and gamma too. No need to install entire custom ROM but install custom kernel on stock ROM will do. There is lot of custom kernel that you can try. Some offer CPU & GPU overclocking, voltage control but some don’t. So just try them one by one and leave the best one on your Nexus 4.

Trinity Four Kernel for LG Nexus 4
Der Kernel Trinity Four

How to root Android 4.3 on Nexus 4, 7 & 10?

Want to root the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean? Yes, I just rooted Google Nexus 7 using Chainfire SuperSU with CWM. It should work on Nexus 4 and 10 stock ROM since they are pretty much the same. Can it? Just try it to find out.

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Root Android 4.3 with SuperSU

Galaxy Note 3 storage speed ~ internal NAND vs external SD card

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has 32GB storage as the base model. There is 64GB model but still missing in action. 3GB of RAM too. Yes, the very first smartphone with such large memory. Furthermore, it has UHD 4K video recording and USB 3.0 support. Therefore, its storage performance should be good, right? Let’s find out…

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Galaxy Note 3 storage performance on A1 SD Bench

CheapCast – ChromeCast Emulator

Don’t have your ChromeCast Dongle yet? Turn your Android device to become one with CheapCast. Yup, if you happen have 2 Android devices (Nexus Q with TV or Chromebook) at home, try out CheapCast then. It is still in beta stage so it might not work on your devices yet. But this application looks promising. I can turn my Galaxy S4 with MHL 2.0 HDTV Adapter into ChromeCast clone. Of course, actual ChromeCast is easier and cheaper than this combo. But this gives me a chance to try out ChromeCast features without the hardware itself, right?

CheapCast
CheapCast

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