How to Root the Lava Xolo A1000 and Install Recovery?

The Lava Xolo A1000 is doing a pretty good job having a good set of specifications and a reasonable price especially in markets like India. This guide is aimed to teach you how to install both a recovery and root the Lava Xolo A1000. Before going ahead with our actual root process, it’s better to get some knowledge about the specifications of this device. The Xolo A1000 packs a 5 inch HD IPS display and a 1 … Read more

How to Root Your Karbonn Smart Tab 8 Velox and Smart Tab 10 Cosmic?

If you’re looking to buy any Karbonn tab, then the Smart Tab 8 Velox and Smart Tab 10 Cosmic are still one of the best available in the respective segment. Both these devices are packed with dual core processors and therefore they are perfectly suitable for their price segment. Although they do differentiate in terms of camera as the Smart tab 8 Velox packs a 2 megapixel camera and the Smart tab 10 cosmic features a 3 … Read more

Can VOIP Services Replace Business Phone Systems?

VOIP or Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol) technology deals with transmitting voice messages using Internet Protocol based networks. Internet telephony allows us to have typical PSTN, PBX or Public Switched Telephone Network services like voice calls, facsimile or fax, SMS and voicemail available over the internet. The first generation VOIP services were along similar lines as conventional telephone networks. Second generation service providers like Skype offered limited network communication for FREE with access to public … Read more

4K Ultra HD Technology – Should You Bite?

What is 4K Technology? HD or High Definition refers to the high resolution or visual detail of cameras and displays like LCD screens, LED screens etc. used as monitors for computers as well as Television screens and projectors. Digital images and videos are split into tiny units called Pixels, which are used to decide how much the resolution of a display screen is. The Ultra HD Television or UHDTV category currently includes 4K and 8K … Read more

Review of the Titan Taichi USB Charger

I get a few USB car chargers here and there to review for this site but it isn’t often I get one that surprises me with something new, so I decided to give a review of the Titan Taichi USB charger which was announced and shown at Computex 2013 but it isn’t available to purchase yet for the general public. This USB Charger is the only one I have seen that has 4 USB ports … Read more

How To Find CPU Cores Logical Cores On Windows 7 Windows 8

Do you want to quickly find out how many CPU cores your Microsoft Windows based laptop or desktop computer has?   You can even use this method to find the number of logical or virtual cores being currently used and available.   Just copy the following code exactly, WMIC CPU Get NumberOfCores,NumberOfLogicalProcessors /Format:List Open your Windows command prompt (using Start Menu Search or from Accessories), Right-click within the window (black space), and Select paste. Press … Read more

Open Tyrian a DOS Game on Android

I don’t know when I first started playing this game on the PC, but it was one of my favorite DOS games of all times. Tyrian takes you on a journey from lowly fighter to greatness. As you progress through each level you will uncover more of the story, as well as valuable things you will need to complete the game. There are many ship modifications you can do to increase your fire power, but … Read more

Review of the RAVPower FileHub Wi-Fi Disk and External Battery

This is a review of the RAVPower FileHub Wireless SD Flash Card Reader USB External HDD / SDD Reader with Built-in 3000 mah External Battery Pack and Portable Wifi Hot Spot which once again is a product name that tries to include everything the device can do into the name of the product.  Simply referred to as the RAVPower FileHub this device is the only one I have reviewed that provides the following functionality all … Read more

Leather Case from Rocketcases Review

Disclaimer: Rocketcases has provided Dragonblogger.com with a Leather Case for evaluation purposes. Opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own. The bland smooth finish of the back of the iPhone can lack personality for most people. Purchasing an iPhone case is one such way that Apple fans attempt to solve this problem. Lately the repertoire offered up by Rocketcases.com has caught my interest. While disguising your phone with one of their Retro cases is … Read more

Why Android beats iOS in India – Features, Pricing and Brand

The world of consumer electronics in India is in a state of very high flux, and the sheer number of Tablet PC and Mobile/ Smartphone manufacturers is shocking. Local brands like Micromax, Karbonn, Lava, Maxx, Spice etc. hold significant portions of the market, offering the Indian consumer a wide variety of products at all price ranges. Even international brands like Samsung, Motorola, Nokia and Apple with decades of legacy are having to fight hard to … Read more

Auralux an Interesting Ambient Sound Game

For some reason, I am not a mainstream music fan. I grew up listening to tunes on my Amiga and C-64, and most had no words. the genre is Ambient or Atmospheric, and that is how I ran across this game. Personally, I don’t believe I have seen any other game quite like this one. Aside from the wonderful ambient sounds, and simple looks, this game is anything but simple. It comes with several different … Read more

Review of the UtechSmart Super Slim Mini Bluetooth 3.0 Wireless Keyboard

I have reviewed quite a few wireless Bluetooth keyboards over the years here at DragonBlogger.com but none have impressed me as much as the most recent UtechSmart Super Slim Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard.  This mini keyboard which feels very close to a full size keyboard without the 10 keypad, has just the right spacing and sized keys to make it the perfect fit for my hands and accompaniment to my iPad for when I need to … Read more

Blast from the Past: Alien Breed on Google Play

Back in the day, I played this game on my Amiga computer. The parent company Team 17 may have gotten it’s start on the Amiga, but it has transcended to cover a whole host of other platforms. Normally when I do a review of a game or even an application, I try to stick to free ones, this is one of the rare exceptions. I found this game on Google Play for $4.99, and was … Read more

Android Cameras: Smart Camera Technology of The Past Year

The past year witnessed the integration of new camera technologies with the launch of digital cameras running on Android platforms. The first in the league was Samsung which launched its much-appreciated Samsung Galaxy Cameras that run on Android giving you the flexibility of sending your photos instantly online for social sharing or to cloud storage. Later in the year and in the beginning of 2013, more and more reputed brands introduced their versions of Android … Read more

Are you Aware of the Router Power Drain?

It wasn’t until I read an article recently about how much power routers and home networking equipment consumes and how much total power could be saved if people were more aware and switched to more energy efficient products. Just consider this IEEE.org article on home networking equipment costs Americans a total of about a billion dollars a year in energy just to power them, 1/3 of which could be reduced just by using more power … Read more

Review of the Anker Portable Bluetooth Speaker

I get a lot of products to test and review from various companies including Anker which is one of my favorites and I was excited for the chance to test out a new kind of product from them rather than the compact external batteries.  This product was the Anker Mini Bluetooth Speaker 4.0 which is a portable speaker that connects to your devices via Bluetooth.  This speaker is ideal for letting you listen to your … Read more

Setting up Ubuntu on VMWare Player in Windows 8

I was getting tired of paying $12 per month to host a Minecraft server online for my kids and figured my home computer with Intel Core-i7 2600K and 8GB of RAM should be sufficient for me to host an Ubuntu VMWare environment where I could run a Minecraft server for the boys to connect to without hampering my computer too much. I decided to setup VmWare Player which is the replacement for VmWare Server for … Read more