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LG G Watch Tool is a Toolkit all Owners Need

G Watch Toolkit

The LG G Watch is one of the first two devices hitting the market rocking the highly anticipated Android Wear OS. Naturally, many folks have snatched one up to get a taste of what Google’s take on wearables would be like. And so if you’re one of these people, and especially if you’re a new owner of the G Watch, what better way to kick things off than with LG G Watch Tool?


Developed by XDA Recognized Developer Tomsgt, LG G Watch Tool is a toolkit which prepares your G Watch for aftermarket development and modification with a host of useful functions. This includes:



  • Unlocking the bootloader

  • Relocking the bootloader

  • Flashing stock recovery

  • Flashing stock boot image

  • Restoring the device if bricked

  • Rooting the G watch

  • Installing and testing necessary drivers


The toolkit is compatible with PCs running Windows, Linux and iOS, and Tomsgt has also provided a handy video tutorial for those who may be trying this out for the first time. Also, for those who may have a slow internet connection or very limited bandwidth, it should be noted that the toolkit is quite large in size, coming in at about 135 MB.


If you would like to kick things off the right way, head over to the LG G Watch toolkit thread to get started.


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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week


It's finally the weekend, and your smartphone has been faithfully by your side all week. Time to reward its tireless service with a gift—in the form of some shiny new apps!


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OneNote makes its way to Amazon Android devices

OneNote may not be as popular anymore as other note-taking apps like Evernote and SimpleNote, but no one can say it’s giving up the fight. True to its promise of trying to bring its functionality across all platforms and devices, Microsoft announced that the app will now be available at the Amazon Appstore for Android. Meaning OneNote is now coming for your Kindle Fire and the new Fire phone.



It used to be that OneNote was one of the favorite productivity apps, well at least for loyal Microsoft users. The problem is that newer apps came into the market, with the aforementioned and ubiquitous Evernote taking the lion’s share of users and the now gone Springpad also being a popular choice back when it was still alive. And the advantage that these apps had is that they are cross-platform and available for almost any kind of device. Plus, it had all kinds of different functionalities aside from just being there for writing and storing notes.


So Microsoft sat up and took notice and eventually changed the way they do things over at OneNote. Earlier this year, they added features that made it easier for Android users to share and save stuff they found on their web browsers, pictures and even screenshots on to the app. It became sort of a digital dumping ground for mobile users (yes we know, Evernote users are saying they’ve had it all along) and so they were able to get new fans along the way. Earlier this month, they also opened up the app for developers in a beta program for Android, again, just like what Evernote did to much success. Now users can suggest and developers can develop new functionalities and features for OneNote which will definitely improve the app in the long run.


OneNote for Amazon devices is free to download on their Appstore for Android. It is also of course available at the Google Play Store for all other Android devices that are running on Android OS 4.0 and above.


SOURCE: Microsoft





Verizon now offering Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 at a discount

For those looking for a new tablet for personal or family use, looks like Verizon will be tempting you with a $100 discount on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1. For a 2 year contract with the carrier, you’ll be able to get the tablet for $359.99, with the option to upgrade after 2 years. You can also opt to pay for the gadget on a 20-month basis under the Verizon EDGE program.



Verizon’s online store is offering a no-contract price for the Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 at $459.99. But if you feel like you’d rather have a plan to go with your gadget, not to mention the whooping $100 price off, then the 2-year plan is a much better offer. However, if you want to split your payments into 20 monthly increments, the Verizon EDGE is not a bad deal in itself. You need to shell out $22.99 per month, and you’ll also be able to upgrade if after 30 days, you decide to at least pay 60% of the tablet’s price.


The 10.1-inch display is a very attractive proposition, especially if you plan to use it to read books, watch videos or play games on it. We have to warn you though, that the resolution, at 1280x800 and the 1.2 GHz quad-core processor is not something to sing home about. It also has a 16GB internal memory, but can be expanded with its microSD card slot, since you need a lot of space to store your different media and gaming apps of course.


One of the biggest attractions though of the Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 is that it is created especially for multiple users. Your family members and loved ones can have separate log-ins for the tablet and each profile can have their own personalised apps, settings, and files which the others will not be able to access (unless they know your password of course). It is also built for multi-tasking as its Multi-Window function lets you view and use two apps at the same time. So if you feel like this tab is for you, take advantage of Verizon’s offer.


SOURCE: Verizon





Square Enix beats the summer heat with Final Fantasy sales

Summer is here and what better way to spend the season than by basking in the sun and going out. Or you can also stay indoors or even outdoors and immerse yourself in the myriad wonderful worlds of mobile gaming. In line with many gaming-related seasonal promotions, Square Enix is throwing out its own summer sale, with a bit of a twist: they won't be happening all at once.



While many Final Fantasy fans gushed over the fact that the game publisher has made available the first 6, plus one latter, titles of the franchise, the rather high cost of the games may have discouraged them from picking them up. It may have even scared off would be new players from even trying out these wonderful classics. If so, now would be a great time to get these games, which are being offered at half the price, at least for the first batch.


Square Enix is doing its sales in batches. You might have already been aware that Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV are already on sale, but they won't be for long. Other FF titles will also be up for grabs at latter dates, hopefully with the same discount. Here is the schedule:


Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV - $7.99 from $15.99, ongoing until July 30

Final Fantasy V - Price TBA, July 31 to August 6

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years and Final Fantasy VI - Price TBA, August 7 to August 18


Be sure to mark your calendars and check back for additional information when those days come. Google is also holding is own Summer Sale, which includes FF III and IV, covering a wide variety of games as well as apps. And if you prefer free, and some non-free, games that don't need to connect to the Internet in order to enjoy, checkout Google's Offline Games catalog too.


SOURCE: Square Enix





Lenovo announces Google Glass rival, push for collaboration

The main gadget highlight of Lenovo’s NBD launch (more on this below) was the Lenovo C1, a wearable camera-based eyewear device notably similar to Google Glass. This new wearable device will ostensibly be built under Lenovo’s NBD platform – which is, at its most basic – a call for collaboration between companies to make more internet-driven, internet-powered, and internet-capable household devices.



Lenovo has promised more details about the C1 in October, and so logically, information about this Google Glass competitor is a bit low at this point. Upon inspection, it does look like the google device it is competing with, although Lenovo is putting the battery of the device in a neck-worn appendage to the C1.


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According to what information can be had at the NBD launch, the C1 will have 12GB of in-device storage space, and users can sync content to Lenovo's cloud services. The camera itself is a 5MP shooter, although the quality could improve when the device is formally announced in October. The device is said to feature voice recognition, gesture control, a touchpad, and WiFI and Bluetooth connectivity. Amusingly, it supposedly runs a much older Android 4.0.4 version.


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All of this is connected to Lenovo’s new “NBD” platform – which in Chinese means “New Bench”. The platform was launched by Lenovo with the purpose of encouraging other companies to collaborate with them in the area of hardware manufacturing to make the so-called Internet of Things – which is basically all your normal household stuff with an Internet aspect. Already, Lenovo has worked with German air purifier outfit Luftmed, on air purifiers which can be remotely-controlled and monitored from a smartphone. The NBD website also features a Wifi router that can be controlled from a remote handheld device.


VIA: SlashGear, PC World





Moto 360 with ambient light sensor, first in Android Wear

Motorola’s Android Wear device, the Moto 360, is priming up to be the pick of the bunch. It has always been the more eye-catching one with its techno-traditional circular approach to Android wear, the only one as of now to pick this format. Now, from TechCrunch’s hands-on video we also see that Motorola has incorporated an ambient light sensor, totally logical now that we’ve seen it.



There has been no mention at all of this feature in the product’s visible marketing materials – or at least, we don’t remember hearing about it. Strange that the device’s marketing team would fail to hype up what looks now to be a very important feature of Motorola’s first Android Wear device. Look at the video below for the hands-on.




At the 1:50 mark of the video, the reviewer mentions the ambient light sensor. The feature could be a huge factor in the battery life of the Moto 360, and it could put the device’s usage time at the top or near the top because of this. For those unfamiliar to the feature, the sensor could be used to automatically adjust the display brightness of the device depending on the ambient light available in the environment where the user is.


The Moto 360 as of the moment seems to be just a tad bit more sophisticated in its product design than the other Android Wear devices being bandied around the internet by other manufacturers. If the competition doesn’t watch it, and if Motorola actually decides to bring the Moto 360’s pricing to a very justifiable level, it might just run away with the competition.


VIA: 9to5oogle, TechCrunch's video





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