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Cube iWork10 Ultimate Review And Comparison to Hi10
Edit: The full Cube iWork10 Ultimate Review is now online. I’m just finishing up my written review of the Cube iWork10 Ultimate. But if you missed the YouTube videos I posted on the tablet here they are below the iWork10 Review and a comparison against the Chuwi Hi10 which is a very similar tablet. If you know how to install Play Store on this model, please let me know as I’ve tried so...[Read More]
Cube iWork10 Ultimate Gets Play Store
Wondering how to install Google Play Store and the Google services framework on your new Cube iwork10 Ultimate. Well I was, I tried and tried to get Play installed with no luck and gave up. However, today Cube posted a new OTA update that said it’s bug fixes, 170+Mb worth of an update also installs Google Play and I can confirm it’s working just fine. So you’ll you need to do is ...[Read More]
Xiaomi Mi5 Review
Xiaomi’s latest flagship mobile phone the Mi5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Adreno 530 graphics (Same chipset used in the Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5). I’ve had mine now for almost a week and here’s the full Mi5 video review. The Mi5 has a premium build, great audio quality. A bright and sharp 1080p screen and the Snapdragon 820 is a beast that can play all the lat...[Read More]
Mini M8S Android 4k Media Player For Under $40
Here we have another super cheap 4k Android 5.1 media player. The Mini M8S, is powered by a quad-core Amlogic S905. It has a HDMI 2.0 port, that supports 60hz 4k. It can also decode H.265 so an ideal cheap media player. On the connectivity side of things it has wireless N and a LAN port (Sadly only 100 mbits) It has 2GB of RAM and a 32GB eMMC. There is a MicroSD card slot and USB 2.0 for expanding...[Read More]
Daily Deals: Chuwi Hi12 $229 & Cube iwork10 Ultimate $160
Update: Banggood has slashed the price again to just $229 with coupon 01d22c Thanks to Mahadi for pointing this out. Banggood has a coupon just added for the Chuwi Hi12, bringing the price down to $229 from $279. For some reason prices went up on this one just after it released. But good to see they have now dropped again. If you’re new to the Chuwi Hi12, it’s a large 12″ tablet ...[Read More]
Teclast X98 Pro Custom Rom – Mirek190 V4.0
Mirek190 is back with a new ROM for the Teclast X98 Pro. The tablet is still receiving some love from him, not so much from Teclast. This latest release features a long list of changes (See below) many tweaks and fixes to get the best out of your X98 Pro when running Android. X98 Pro Mirek190 V4.0 Changelog: – new default wallpaper – added contacts – added setup wizard after a clean install ...[Read More]
Teclast X80 Plus Dual OS – Android Review (Video)
I’ve just uploaded the Android review video of the Teclast X80 Plus (Below) Android does perform well on the little tablet and the speaker sounds a little louder than in Windows. But it’s still no way near as loud as it should be. My review video below demonstrates just how the ROM is, benchmarks and gaming. Battery life is still quite poor, 3 1/2 to 4 hours battery life. Maybe more in...[Read More]
Teclast X98 Plus 3G Coming This Month
According to GearBest.com’s X98 Plus 3G listing, the 3G version of the dual boot X98 Plus will be available from the 19th. We haven’t seen a modem version of Teclast’s Retina tablets since the X98 Air 3G. The X98 Pro was rumored to get 4G. But it seems this won’t be happening and as we are getting is the X98 Plus with a 3G modem (No 4G) The supported bands: 2G 850/900/1800/...[Read More]
Deal: Teclast X98 Air III for $119 Cheapest Retina Tablet
Updated: The coupon now gives $28 off and this brings the price to $119 Teclast’s X98 Air III is their cheapest X98 series retina tablet. It was released to combat the Cube i6 Wifi model which was the cheap Atom Retina tablet around at the time. The X98 Air III is now just $119.99 with Banggood.com‘s new $28 off coupon 4c3218 making it the cheapest one around. The good thing about this...[Read More]
Teclast X98 Plus Dual OS Bios MicroSD and 1600Mhz RAM Fix
Teclast has released a bios update for the X98 Plus Dual OS model (A5C8), this update addresses connection issues with UHS large MicroSD cards 128GB and 200GB ones. I’ve just flashed my X98 Plus A5C8 and it all went without a hitch. Loading up CPU-Z in Windows I see the RAM speed is now set to 1600Mhz? At least according to CPU-Z it is. Before it was 1066Mhz affecting performance somewhat. N...[Read More]
Teclast TBook 16 & Teclast TBook 11 Prices
Update: 10th The prices on both units have dropped, more competitive now with the likes of the Cube iwork10 and Hi10. It also looks as if the TBook16 is using the same screen and housing as the Teclast X2 Pro? I noticed today that GearBest.com have already listed the newly announced Teclast 2 in 1 Atom tablets. The TBook 16 is listed for $237.98 and the smaller Tbook 11 is $176. The prices donR...[Read More]
Teclast X98 Plus Dual OS Android Review Video
My X98 Plus Dual OS arrived (Sorry a bit late, snail mail and no DHL this time) and I went through the usual benchmarks I like to test and some popular games like Mortal Kombat X which really pushes the GPU to the max. As you’ll see in the video review here, the ROM is still geared towards China, but that’s not a huge issue. Luckily most of the Chinese bloat (95%) can be removed by jus...[Read More]
