Facebook Claims Future As It Builds On Chinese Rivals

Facebook doesn’t seem to sit back even after becoming the de facto social media giant in terms of daily active users and incredible reach round the globe. Facebook once again takes the world by storm by announcing its new feature for the Messenger users where they can order an Uber car from the Messenger app itself. Facebook has turned its simple messaging client into a wholesome platform and it is pushing it hard to be seen as a leader in the West.

How Messenger became a platform? 

The platform and its definitions have been heard since the inception of internet. First we have had CPU where operating system platform was heard, then Linux development brought the platform of kernerl and later on we were enveloped by the web as platform for the enterprise and finally even the web browser became a dominant platform in itself with the development of Chromebook. Facebook and some other websites are even proclaiming them to be a platform with various benefits and features.

Facebook has gradually worked and developed the Messenger to such a point where it is being pushed forward as a platform. The move of Facebook and Uber coming together on a single platform i.e. Messenger is interesting and it showcases the Messenger capabilities and might even help in making a dominant platform. But Facebook IM client-Messenger is not alone there are a lot of competition in Silicon Valley with players like WhatsApp, Apple Messages and Skype which offers more features, services and benefits as a platform.

Facebook takes the Chinese rivals head on

It will come as surprise for the consumers in west that Facebook and Silicon Valley is rather behind the curve on the idea of ‘’messaging as a platform”. China has been a remarkable force in the hardware production they have taken a huge leap in the ‘messaging as a platform’ by working on developer outreach, user education along with the commercial implementation and mass-market adoption. It was the China’s TenCent’s WeChat which came first as successful platform in messaging by offering voice and text messaging along with ability to purchase good and pay for various services. WeChat also allows a number of services to run on the top of the messaging app which makes it easier for the customers, clients and other businesses to interact with each other.

Messenger as a platform is soon to rise to the challenge

Facebook’s decision of allowing people to order an Uber cab via its Messenger opens up the idea of utilizing it as a platform on larger level. But competition will reach out to Facebook soon as other Silicon Valley companies are gearing up to allow running of more services on top of the messaging app. There is one distinct advantage which Facebook has over Chinese rivals that is Chinese platforms are mostly resting to China only which gives Facebook a whole world to try push its Messenger as a platform.

Root Lava Iris X1 Beats Without PC

Here we will try to guide you to root Lava Iris X1 Beats for you to enjoy the root access so you can further enjoy any possible goodies you will not get on the default stage. With the rooting in hand, then you can make the most of your handset, such as installing custom ROMs you regard best for your phone.

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And the rooting process we will perform don't need to use any computer or laptop. It can be done directly from the smartphone itself. Because why? Because we will root Lava Iris X1 Beats using Kingroot app apk.

Before starting to root your Lava Iris X1 Beats there is a few things you should firstly read.

Preconditions.

• Make backups over your existing and precious data.
• Secondly you will loose your device's warranty.
• Rooting is considered not safe activity, therefore if you still want to proceed, then the possible risks are yours to bear.
• The rooting instructions here don't require a computer.
• Enable your device's Unknown Sources option via Settings -> Security.
• We will use KingRoot app.
• Follow the whole instructions without skipping any steps.

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Instructions to root Lava Iris X1 Beats without computer.

1. Download the KingRoot app on your Lava Iris X1 Beats first.
2. Install it. When it's installed. Then go to your app drawer to find the KingRoot app icon -- usually it's a crown or flash icon that depends on Kingroot version you downloaded.
   
   
3. And then click on the icon to launch the app.
4. Then tap on the Start button to start the rooting process.
   
   
5. The rooting process is only about minutes and once done you will see the following notification or such.
   
   

Done! Your Lava Iris X1 Beats is now owning a root access. That means you can tweak it to the level of your dream.

Install N910FXXS1COK4 Android 5.1.1 On Samsung Galaxy Note 4 N900F

Install N910FXXS1COK4 Android 5.1.1 firmware. Samsung has poured an Android 5.1.1 Lollipop official firmware as an update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 N900F phone.

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If you are the owner of the device then you can utilize the automatic update features such as OTA or Samsung KIES. However using one of the said features can take sometime. Because Samsung has to served all the supported regions. Your turn could be in queue.

Preconditions.

• If your device is rooted, then the N910FXXS1COK4 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop stock firmware will wipe your root access.
• You only install this firmware on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 N910F not on the other model.
• Remember that you must firstly make a necessary backups before starting to flash the firmware.
• Be sure you have enabled your device's USB debugging mode before proceeding.
• Since Odin will be used, therefore your antivirus software and Samsung KIES running on your computer, should temporarily be deactivated.
• If your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is powered with a custom ROM then this firmware will delete its cache partition.
• And if your device is using a custom recovery image then this firmware will replaced it with a stock recovery image.
• Your warranty will be restored.

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Now grab these files to be saved on your computer.

• Download Android 5.1.1 N910FXXS1COK4.
• Download ODIN v3.09.

Instructions to install XXS1COK4 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 N910F phone.

1. Now make your devices off, and then boot into the Download Mode by pressing the Volume Down + Home + Power at the same time.
2. When you see a warning like this then release your fingers, then press Volume Up button to access to the Download Mode.
   
   
3. Now click the Odin saved on your computer.
   
   
4. When Odin is opened then connect your device to computer.
5. Added!!! notification shows up indicating that your smart device is recognized by Odin.
   
   
6. Click the AP (For Odin3 v3.09 or newer) or tap the PDA (For Odin3 v3.07) button to find the firmware file you previously saved on your PC. You will see .tar.md5 as its extension.
   
   
7. Now to begin the installation process just click the Start button.
   
   
8. PASS word like in the picture below will come out telling you that the firmware flashing was successful.
   
   
9. Now restart your smart device.

Fix bootloop and other errors.

To fix the bootloop mode, all you need to do is performing a factory reset, make sure you have make a backups.

Great my friend because you have successfully flashed the N910FXXS1COK4 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 N910F device.

Flash XXU2AOK7 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop On Samsung Galaxy Note 5 N920C

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 N920C can now be updated officially now after Samsung released the XXU2AOK7 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop recently. Of course you can get this official release using either Samsung KIES or Over The Air (OTA) utility directly from your smart device. And enjoy more stable and rich featured firmware.

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But for you to know flashing this firmware to your rooted Galaxy Note 5 (If it's rooted) will wipe out its root access and restore your phone to its original condition. And the situation will also bring back your lost warranty.

So those who wish to try this firmware, are invited to firstly read the preconditions below and then continue to read the instructions section. Okey? Let's do it.

And one more thing you are also recommended to firstly make necessarry backups to your existing data.

Preconditions.

• Make sure that your smart device is Samsung Galaxy Note 5 N920C, see its model number guys by going to Settings -> About -> Model number.
• And make backups first because if you are stuck at the bootloop condition then you need to factory reset your smart device and doing so will erase your data guys.
• Your root access will be wiped out.
• If your device is powered with a custom ROM then its partition caches will be deleted.
• If your device is powered with a custom recovery image then it will be changed with a stock recovery image.
• Be sure to firstly enable your USB debugging mode.
• Since we will use Odin then be sure to temporarily deactivate your antivirus and KIES installed on your PC to avoid these software interrupting Odin from running.
• Follow the entire steps without skipping anything.
• Good luck guys.

Get these files and stored them to your computer.

• Download Android 5.1.1 N920CXXU2AOK7.
• Download ODIN v3.09.

Tutorials to install J200HXXU0AOIB / XXU0AOIB Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on the Galaxy J7 J700F

1. You need now to power off your smart device, to further entering the Download Mode, do so by pressing these three buttons altogether Volume Down + Home + Power.
2. Do not release the buttons until you see the following warning, and then release them, press Volume Up to access the download mode.
   
   
3. Now when your device is in download mode, then launch Odin you previously downloaded to your PC, click on the exe file.
   
   
4. When Odin is opened, connect your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 now, for Odin to detect your device.
5. Added!!! notification will show up indicating that your Galaxy Note 5 is detected by Odin.
   
   
6. Click the AP (For Odin3 v3.09 or newer) or click the PDA (For Odin3 v3.07) button to get your firmware version file you downloaded to your computer earlier. In general the file comes with the following extension .tar.md5.
   
   
7. Click the Start button to begin the flashing process and let Odin installing the firmware file to your smart device.
   
   
8. PASS message (Look at the picture below) will appear, that means the firmware was successfully installed on your Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and for that I should say congratulation.
   
   
9. Now restart your Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

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Fix bootloop and other errors.

To those who are stuck at the bootloop situation, to which unable to reboot normally, then you can fix it by simply entering the recovery mode and then perform a factory reset. Doing this will erase your data. Make sure you have backups. Because without backups the unsaved data will be erased entirely guys.

Great job my friend now your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is now powered with the latest and most sophisticated firmware.

Samsung’s Patent Loss to Apple Is Appealed to Supreme Court

Samsung has been battling the patent infringement charges brought by Apple for years. Just few weeks ago it lost the patent battle in Federal District Court and it agreed to pay whopping $548 million in damages to Apple. But this wasn’t end for the road for Samsung as it has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court where it seeks rekindle the clash with an aim of getting better of Apple. The South Korean electronics giant Samsung is arguing that the legal framework which are utilized in the design patents are outdated for the current modern digital world. The legal framework for design patents is sitting right at the center of the suits provided in the software by both the companies.

How detrimental is the patent battle for both the companies? 

Though Samsung is just appealing to get its case heard in Supreme Court but if heard this can have far reaching implication for design patents, product looks and the financial penalties which are allowed under law. Design patents play a vital role in the software designed by the companies and apart from providing utility it also covers how a product functions and looks.

As per Samsung the legal framework for design patents is shaped as per the 19th century laws which were introduced to protect the designs of carpers, ornamental spoons and fireplace grates. In short it isn’t applicable or can justify or bring justice to the modern electronic device sin the same manner when patent battle is being heard.

Age old laws to judge modern complex electronic device

In the old times the design was seen as the heart of those products and seizing those designs to bring copycat products brought gains which were known as total profit rule and it was justified. But in the modern times complex products like Smartphone comes loaded with a dense bundle of intellectual property comprising of more than 100,000 patents which lays claim to every small aspect of the phone. A law professor at Stanford University named Mark A. Lemley stated that the law was written in the primitive age before the invention of smartphone which means it won’t be able to be fair with both the companies.

Apple has an upper hand in patent battle

Apple had simply publicly declined to comment on the Samsung appeal in Supreme Court. But over all these years Apple has maintained that the three major design patents infringed by Samsung represents the sense of its iPhone. Apple argues that Samsung is simply taken over its user interface, rectangular display and the rounded shape and the flat front which has become synonym for iPhone design. Even the jury at the Federal District Court agreed with the Apple view and defense.

Samsung gets huge support from the fellow technology companies which include Google, eBay and Facebook. They believe that if the ruling against Samsung in this patent case is left to stand then it will lead to absurd results and can have devastating impact on the companies.

How To Root Samsung Galaxy Infinite With Or Without PC

Root Android instructions I will share now is not too different with other similar rooting procedure I previously posted regarding how to root Samsung Galaxy with or without computer.

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But in case you don't know how to root your Samsung Infinite SCH-I759 without or with PC, then you will find the complete rooting tutorials from here.

Remember. The rooting Samsung Galaxy Infinite SCH-I759 tutorials shared here has been tested and work 100%, but you are recommended to follow them attentively so you will find no error.

And if you experience any technical issues during or after rooting process. Then the risks are yours to bear.

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The easiest way to rot Samsung galaxy infinite sch-i759 without PC, and with computer are here for you to follow, okey?

Prerequisites.

• Your battery life should be at least 60%.
• Have enabled USB debugging mode on your Samsung Galaxy Infinite SCH-i759, do so by launching Settings - > Developer Option > And then check the USB debugging mode.
• Now install the Samsung USB Driver on PC.
• Install vRoot app on PC (6.49mb).

How to root Samsung Galaxy Infinite  using computer.

1. Open vRoot app you have previously installed.
2. Now connect your Samsung Galaxy Infinite to computer using USB cable.
   
3. Now wait till the vRoot finished detecting your Android smartphone.
4. If a notification appears, just ignore it, guys.
5. Once your phone is detected by vRoot, just click the Root button on the down right side.
   
6. Now wait till the whole process finished, and if it's done then your smartphone will reboot.
   
7. Take off the data cable from your computer if it's done.
8. After your smartphone has finished rebooting and on again, check on your main menu to see whether the SuperSU has been installed and displayed. If the app is available that means the rooting process has successfully done.
9. Delete the new app entered from vRoot on your Samsung Galaxy Infinite that come with Chinese language. And if you wish to unroot your smartphone just select the Unroot menu via vRoot.

How to root Samsung Galaxy Infinite without PC.

1. Root Master 1.3.6_Cekas.apk here (2.86MB) and then install it on your Samsung Galaxy Infinite and then run it.
2. Select Mulai Root.
   
3. And then choose Root.
   
4. But if you find a notification like in the following picture, you better select Batal.
   
5. Rooting process will start running, after the process done then manually reboot your Samsung Galaxy Infinite. If the your smartphone is on again, please check your smartphone menu to see whether an icon namely Perizinan Rumah Tangga is there? If that's so, your phone was successfully rooted.
   

Tips.

• Once you have successfully rooted your Root Samsung Galaxy Infinite SCH-i759 , then you can delete its Root Master.
• To unroot; then you can simply launch Perizinan Rumah Tangga > Setup > Hak akses root is gone > Bersihkan.

To be sure whether your Samsung Galaxy Infinite is rooted then you can use Root Checker app.

How To Find Lost Android Phone If In Silent Mode Or In Ring Off?

Do you know how to find your lost Android phone when it's in silent mode or in the ring off? Well if you do, then you are at the right place since this post will guide you to the process of finding your lost Android powered phone if it's left in silent mode.

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Surely it's a paint in the back when you need your handset yet you can find it, and you finally realize they you set it on silent mode.

For a second it looks like a frustrating situation, because it's useless to call it using other phone because your phone will not be ringing, because it is in silent mode. You really need that phone because you want to see the data or contacts you save in it.

Well do not loose hope yet. Because in the Android realm, almost there is a help for every inconvenient situation.

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How to find a lost Android smartphone or tablet when it's in Silent mode?

To find your lost silent mode Android phone then you can utilize the ability offered by an Android app called Wheres My Droid that's available on Google Play Store. Wheres My Droid will text your phone with a special code. So if your lost phone gets the code, then it will ring at maximum volume so you can hear it and follow the sound to find it.

How to install Wheres My Droid to find lost phone when the ring is off?

What you need now is launching Google Play Store from other Android based device. And then search for the Wheres My Droid app. Once you find it. Then install the app right away guys. After it's fully installed you can launch it.

1. And then change the default secret message to activate your smartphone's alarm, this to prevent anybody to do the same.
2. And then launch Wheres My Droid to configure its settings. You need to alter the Attention word and Attention word GPS. And set the duration time of the alert plays when it's needed.
   

   Note. Your GPS should be enabled in order for the GPS feature to run.

3. Now to find your lost phone just text it using other phone containing a secret message you set earlier. And your lost phone will then ring delivering an alert at maximum volume.

In case there is no other phone for you to use, then you can use email to send email to your smartphone / tablet number. This will work the same as texting it. To do so, just use the format below and change with your phone number.

• T-Mobile; phonenumber@tmomail.net.
• Verizon; phonenumber@vtext.com.
• Virgin Mobile; phonenumber@vmobl.com.
• Cingular; phonenumber@cingularme.com.
• Sprint; phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com.
• Nextel; phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com.

Other option to find lost phone if it's silent / vibrate mode or not ringing.