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Learn How to Build Ubuntu Kernels with Comprehensive Guide

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Linux is an operating system that many of you folks love and use on daily basis. It’s free, powerful, and quite a configurable operating system that can compile Android without much effort. One of the most popular Linux distributions is Ubuntu. Unlike Arch, which is a bleeding-edge distribution, Ubuntu uses tested packages that have been added by maintainers. This type of distribution is called cutting-edge.


Ubuntu comes with quite old Linux kernel (3.13), while the newest stable release is 3.16.3. If you want to use the newest kernel with Ubuntu based distribution, you can learn how to compile it by following a guide written by XDA Forum Member #buzz. By reading this guide, you will learn which dependencies have to be installed in order to successfully compile a kernel.


If you are planning to tweak your kernel a bit, #buzz explains the whole process step by step, so you can edit the configuration to match your system architecture. The build process differs on every distribution, so you should check Wikis to get the required information, but it’s a great experience nonetheless.


Building a kernel is quite a fun and educational process. Of course, if you don’t know what you are doing, you can destroy your system. So if you are totally green to the entire process, it’s recommended to try out this guide first on the virtual machine with Ubuntu installed. You can learn how to build a kernel by visiting the Ubuntu kernel guide thread.


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Seek Thermal is an infrared camera add on for your Android device

Thermal imaging for your phone is one of those ideas that you talk about with your buddies, saying how cool would it be if your phone’s camera can also provide thermal (infrared) imaging – and then you relegate it to wishful thinking. But that’s what Seek Thermal camera is – it is a real-life affordable thermal imaging solution for your Android device, and no, we’re not joshing you.



The Seek Thermal camera is a “for real” effort at an affordable thermal imaging accessory that you can easily connect to your Android. Most companies out there wouldn’t even try because of the cost – but it looks like the developers of the Seek Thermal camera have found a way to offset it. Of course, the issue with thermal imaging is usually the resolution it gives you.


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Because of the cost of bigger sensors, this notion starts to become prohibitive – think FLIR’s thermal iPhone accessory at 80x60 resolution for USD$1000. But the Seek Thermal camera gives you pretty decent resolution – 206x156 – at USD$199, almost a fifth of what FLIR is charging. The accessory fits right into the microUSB connector of your device and you can control it from there. Check out the demo video below.




What will you use it for? Well, safety primarily. You can scan a dark parking lot before going on to your car. Or you can take it when going boating and scan the dark waters for heat-emitting objects. There are actually numerous uses, and these are just some. Would you buy something like this?





Galaxy Note 4 gets unboxed in Korea

Here in the US and other parts of the world, we still have a bit to wait before we can get our hands on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. In Korea, the device has just launched and it has already been unboxed. Get ready to be very jealous.



If you are wondering what it will be like to unbox our own Galaxy Note 4, this video will show you. The hardware included in the box may vary a bit from country to country, especially the power adapter. The adapter in this photo looks like a European design.


Along with that charger comes the USB cable, the smartphone itself, a rather subdued and recyclable box, the battery, earphones, extra earphone tips, and extra S Pen tips along with the S Pen itself. Specifications of the smartphone may vary by country.


Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Note 4 in 140 countries by the end of October. This should prove to be one of the more popular Samsung Galaxy devices out there when it launches, lot of folks love the bigger screen. Check out the unboxing video below to see all the details.







Retro Wings Flappy Plane Aces: Yet another Flappy Bird-like game

Anyone who has played the Flappy Bird and was disappointed when it was pulled out would agree that there are far too many copycats out there. You see, a lot of Flappy Bird-like games have come out, perhaps hoping they’d be as successful as Dong Nguyen.



We don’t know exactly how many similar games are on the Play Store but new ones are being released almost every week. The latest of which is the ‘Retro Wings: Flappy Plane Aces’. The app developed by Bangkok-based 8-Bit Gamestudio is a follow up to the Retry Run and Retry Bird.


Playing Retro Wings: Flappy Plane Aces is very much similar to Flappy Birds. Still difficult but game controls are good so perhaps this time, you can finally go far. The game includes difficult tasks that must be completed, making it more challenging.


Can you make it farther than one or two obstacles? You can with Retro Wings. Alas, there is hope. Thanks to 8-Bit Gamestudio for improving game control. It’s expected after all, it’s the third app the developer has released with the same gameplay.




Maneuver that plane through worlds without crashing into the environment. Pass through the many obstacles and finish the increasingly hard levels. Actually, you only need to finish 200 meters to see if you're good enough to fly Retro Wings. The 8-bit graphics are colorful and the music is interesting so it’s one fun gameplay.


Download Retro Wings from the Google Play Store


VIA: Droid Gamers





Why Android Phones Now Come With So Many More Google Apps Than Before

Why Android Phones Now Come With So Many More Google Apps Than Before


Google's apps are front-and-center on newer Android phones for a reason: Google wants you to use its services on Android, and it has contracts in place to that end.


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Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 gets CyanogenMod 11 support

CyanogenMod 11 is a popular alternative to plain vanilla Android and the software that Samsung and others install on their smartphones by default. Typically, when we are talking about CyanogenMod 11, we are talking about the software coming to another variety of smartphone.



Today owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 tablet can get their hands on CyanogenMod 11 nightlies for the tablet. Nightlies for the smaller Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 have been available for a while. With support for the Pro 10.1, two of the four tablets in the Pro line have CyanogenMod 11 access.


The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and the Galaxy Note Pro are still without CyanogenMod 11 support at this time. For now only a singly nightly build of the software is offered for the Tab Pro 10.1 tablet, the software is called picassowifi on the CyanogenMod page.


I wonder why they don’t just call the software something that makes it easier to tell what device it goes with. Another caveat with the software for the Tab Pro 10.1 is that it only works with the WiFi version of the tablet.


VIA: AndroidPolice





Motorola reveals new Motorola Migrate video

Motorola migrate isn't new, but it was updated earlier this month. The update brought Migrate the ability to move your contacts and other information from traditional dumb phones over to shiny new Motorola smartphones. I'm sure this feature will keep lots of us from having to manually move contacts for our parents.



The update also brought with it a slew of bug fixes. The app is currently in version1.5.0.03 and weighs in at 4.3MB in size. It has had as many as 50 million installs according to Google Play.


The only caveat in moving from a dumb phone to a Motorola device is that the old phone does need Bluetooth for the process to work. As always, the app supports migration from iPhones via iCloud as well. The big news here isn't the update though; it's that Motorola has rolled out a new video to help people with migration.


The video is on YouTube and goes over the process of transferring all those contacts with a single click. You can check out the video below to see for yourself. Motorola migrate will bring your contacts, photos, and videos to the new device with a single press of a button.




SOURCE: Google Play





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