Huawei Reveals P9, P9 Plus and P9 Lite Prices in the Philippines

Huawei Reveals P9, P9 Plus and P9 Lite Prices in the Philippines

In an exclusive sneak peak held earlier today by Huawei Philippines, the manufacturing giant has finally revealed the prices of their much awaited P9 series, which includes the Huawei P9, P9 Plus and P9 Lite.

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Royqueen Royale Announced, 5.5-inch FHD 64-bit Octa Core 3GB RAM Fingerprint Sensor 16MP Camera

Royqueen Royale Announced, 5.5-inch FHD 64-bit Octa Core 3GB RAM  Fingerprint Sensor 16MP Camera

It has been quite a while since we wrote an article about Royqueen, one of the local brands selling smartphones, tablets and accessories, not because their products are not newsworthy, but because we are not paying much attention to their releases, until their recent announcement of their newest device, the Royqueen Royale.

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Cherry Mobile Cherry Fit Now Available, Fitness Tracker and Bluetooth Earphone in One

Cherry Mobile Cherry Fit Now Available, Fitness Tracker and Bluetooth Earphone in One

After the Explorer 2 Action Cam became available to the masses, Cherry Mobile seeds to the local market its newest wearable product, the Cherry Fit.

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Globe Telecom Set to Debut ICONIC Store in June

Globe Telecom Set to Debut ICONIC Store in June

Globe has been always hard at work on delivering a unique experience to its customers, and it has done so with the new services and offerings that it has been providing as of late. Now, the company wants to change the retail platform as it plans to open its flagship ICONIC store – a world-class destination that offers what's hot in retail, entertainment, and everything that's all about your digital lifestyle.

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Cherry Mobile Outs Android-Powered Explorer 2 Action Camera

Cherry Mobile Outs Android-Powered Explorer 2 Action Camera

After its first appearance at CeBIT in Germany last year, Cherry Mobile has finally released in the Philippines its second generation action camera, the Explorer 2.

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Epson Introduces New and Upcoming Products at Fusion 7 in Siargao

Epson Introduces New and Upcoming Products at Fusion 7 in Siargao

Epson has made giant strides in the market, and it has been clearly evident all thanks to the company's push in bringing products that deliver efficiency and quality up a notch. As of late, Epson Philippines recently held the Fusion 7, the 3-day Epson Media Adventure event at the Siargao Bleu Resort & Spa to showcase its achievements in the past year as well as to unveil what we can expect for the incoming fiscal year.

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Xiaomi Yi Home Camera Review

Xiaomi Yi Home Camera Review

INTRODUCTION:

There's no such thing as too safe when it comes to one's well-being, especially if there's a family that's a part of the equation. With that said, surveillance and alarm systems are now easily at the reach of the consumers, with companies such as D-Link, Nest, and the like bring them to the mass market. Apparently, Xiaomi also wants a piece of the action when it released one of its own IP cameras last year. Meet the Yi Home Camera – an affordable IP camera that wants to be your eyes in your home whenever you're away.

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Haier Goes Beyond Products; After-Sales Service Does Matter

Haier Goes Beyond Products; After-Sales Service Does Matter

There's always the challenge of keeping your customers as well as gaining new ones in the business industry. Apparently, it's not just about the products or the services you offer. There are more factors that come into play when it comes to customers, and that comes in the form of your after-sales service.

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Genuine Brother Consumables Safeguard Your Investment

Genuine Brother Consumables Safeguard Your Investment

Brother has built its solid reputation over its 100 years of operation. The company has been providing innovative, reliable and practical solutions for everyone that require its services, and it has been enjoyed by consumers around the world. Brother's commitment in delivering quality global products to meet the needs of the people has been greatly adhered to ensure quality and reliability.

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Globe's GoWiFi at Ayala Malls Now With Accelerator for Faster YouTube Streaming

Globe's GoWiFi at Ayala Malls Now With Accelerator for Faster YouTube Streaming

Globe has been bullish in its push to elevate the state of internet connectivity in the Philippines, and the company has been upgrading its customer experience as of late. Now, Globe has rolled out its free premium public Wi-Fi service called GoWiFi to more and more locations.

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Kritika Online Launches in Southeast Asia

Kritika Online Launches in Southeast Asia

Kritika Online has been one of the most popular mobile games to date all thanks to its high-paced battle system and striking character designs. Now, Playpark is set to launch the game in Southeast Asia this May, where it will also see four classes to keep you trying out different play styles that will suit you. It will soon commence its service simultaneously across six countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Audio Refinery Opens Its Store in UP Town Center

Audio Refinery Opens Its Store in UP Town Center

For audio enthusiasts, there always exists the hunt for the best equipment outlet and retail concept stores in the metro, and they're somewhat difficult to find more often than not. Now, it seems A. Refinery wants to make it loads easier for everyone as it debuts its store at the 2nd Level of UP Town Center in Katipunan Avenue, which also happens to be an easy place to go to if you know your way around the bustling streets of Quezon City.

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Flash Plus 2 Hands-on and Initial Impression

Flash Plus 2 Hands-on and Initial Impression

INTRODUCTION:

Flash may not be that dominant in the upper segment of the smartphone market, but they are pretty much well-known in the entry and mid level categories, especially in the bang-for-the-buck classification. The Flash Plus is an evident proof of its success and remains so in the hearts of the budget-conscious consumers. That being said, it is no brainer that the TCL-owned company will release its successor, which is simply named as Flash Plus 2.

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Flash Plus 2 Retails for Php6,990 Starting This May 31

Flash Plus 2 Retails for Php6,990 Starting This May 31

Flash, in partnership with Lazada Philippines, will bring the highly anticipated and much awaited Flash Plus 2 starting this May 31 for a very reasonable price tag of just Php6,990.

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Cloudfone Cloudpad Epic 7.1 Review: Crossover for Work and Play

Cloudfone Cloudpad Epic 7.1 Review: Crossover for Work and Play

INTRODUCTION:

The demand generated by the tablet market isn't as strong as it once was, and the need for a device with bigger screen real estates were filled in by the likes of unwieldy phablets that served as an 'in-betweener' to deliver more portability. However, it goes without saying that there are still those who prefer a standalone device with larger screens, and it's even evident if you factor in how you're going to use it. This is where the Cloudfone's Cloudpad Epic 7.1 comes in – a 7-inch tablet that features both Windows and Android in its core. Best of both worlds, if you will.

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SKK Mobile Aura Lite Review: Distinctive Atmosphere

SKK Mobile Aura Lite Review: Distinctive Atmosphere

INTRODUCTION:

SKK Mobile has been stepping up its game in the budget spectrum as the local tech company unleashes offerings that feature elegant and gorgeous designs coupled in with hardware specifications befitting of the price range. Late last year, the company introduced another budget smartphone that carries the description, the Aura Lite.

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ADATA PV150 Power Bank Review

ADATA PV150 Power Bank Review

INTRODUCTION:

ADATA has already built its reputation in the memory and storage business in the consumer electronics front, and the company has been one of the go-to brands when it comes to such products. Apparently, the company is also dipping its toes in the mobile accessories segment, and we've seen most of their products up top the shelves in malls and in online listings as of late. What we have here now is the company's hefty power bank that packs in 10,000mAh of juice, the ADATA PV150.

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Cherry Mobile Touch XL 2 Now Available, 6-inch HD Quad Core Android Marshmallow with FREE VR Glasses for Php3,499

Cherry Mobile Touch XL 2 Now Available, 6-inch HD Quad Core Android Marshmallow with FREE VR Glasses for Php3,499

Last March we wrote about the upcoming Cherry Mobile Touch XL 2, a 6-inch phablet that comes with a FREE VR Glasses for an affordable price tag of just Php3,499. About two months after it surfaced online, it finally hit the local stores, giving us the glimpse of how the device and its accompanying freebie look like.

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MyPhone My28S Review, A Smart Phone for the Masses

MyPhone My28S Review, A Smart Phone for the Masses

INTRODUCTION:

MyPhone is on the offensive in the smartphone industry, and it goes to show with the latest rounds of leaks that have surfaced as of late. More to the point, the local tech giant has also entered the sub Php1K handset arena, and it's looking to boost its reaches with its partnership with Smart Communications. Enter the MyPhone My28S – a compact 4-incher that's easy on your pockets, both in a literal sense and in a figure of speech.

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Cherry Mobile Flare Lite 2 Review, Budget-Friendly Awesomeness

Cherry Mobile Flare Lite 2 Review, Budget-Friendly Awesomeness

INTRODUCTION:

As the smartphone race gets much tighter, choosing a device that's fit for you is easier said than done. There are now a plethora of devices that present themselves as a viable go-to device – their performances are at the baseline, but the prices and features are the two factors that set offerings apart from each other. This is especially true for the budget segment.   Local tech giants are now vying for the best budget offering, with Cherry Mobile's trump card, the Flare Lite 2, marking as a hot item in the spectrum.

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Globe Now Offers No Lock-up Postpaid Plans

Globe Now Offers No Lock-up Postpaid Plans

If you're interested in getting a postpaid plan without all the boundaries and restrictions that come with them, Globe Telecom is offering a new myLifestyle No Lock-Up plan. The new plan will let subscribers surf and stream with almost twice the data allowance, giving them more mileage in the long run. It even comes with unlimited texts to all networks, so you're still connected with everyone in your circle regardless of their subscriptions.You're not locked up to any contract periods, and you get a bigger data allowance as well as free content in the process.

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Globe is Now Offering the iPhone SE, Yours at Plan 1299

Globe is Now Offering the iPhone SE, Yours at Plan 1299

Globe Telecom has been offering iPhones for its postpaid plans over the years, and the company isn't planning on missing out with Apple's latest 4-incher. Globe has just announced that it is now offering the iPhone SE, which sounds like a good deal if you want to get one as early as possible.

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SMART is Bringing the iPhone SE to the Philippines starting this May 26

SMART is Bringing the iPhone SE to the Philippines

Smart Communication has just announced that it will bring the compact iPhone SE in the Philippines starting May 26. This 4 inch wonder looks to be an appealing offering for those that want to stick with a smaller iPhone, but want to get the performance upgrade that came in with the iPhone 6s.

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Salarium Announces Major Improvements in Core Product

 Salarium Announces Major Improvements in Core Product

Salarium has been around the Philippines to simplify the payroll system for businesses. The company has been improving its services over the course of its presence, and it has now announced a major update and an overhaul of the application that focuses in the attendance and approval modules. Weekly time sheet views, hour types, shift visibility, projects/tags, time disputes, and a better UI are all in tow to improve the workflow of companies.

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Grab Brings GrabCar to the City of Smiles

Grab Brings GrabCar to the City of Smiles

Grab, the country's number one car-booking app, has just announced that it is offering GrabCar in Bacolod. GrabCar has established its reputation in the on-demand chauffeured service that gives consumers the beauty and convenience of a private car, but without any of the hassle that comes with it.

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Vivo V3 Max Launches in the Philippines, 5.5-inch FHD Snapdragon 652 4GB RAM for Php16,990

Vivo V3 Max Launches in the Philippines, 5.5-inch FHD Snapdragon 652 4GB RAM for Php16,990

Vivo Philippines has finally launched in the country their second device to hit the local store this month, the Vivo V3 Max.

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O+ M Announced, 5-inch Quad Core Android Marshmallow for Php4,395

O+ M Announced, 5-inch Quad Core Android Marshmallow for Php4,395

Just recently, O+ USA has announced their newest affordable and first ever Android Marshmallow device, which simply goes by the name O+M.

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Lenovo Expands its Reaches to Iloilo City

Lenovo Expands its Reaches to Iloilo City

Lenovo Philippines has proven its presence in the local scene, and the company wants to capitalize on its continued success by expanding its reaches to Iloilo to offer its services at a much grander scale. There is now a Lenovo Exclusive Store at the 3rd floor Cyberzone Area of SM Iloilo to let consumers in the area reach the company much easier.

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Onplay is Spicing up Red – Clash of Heroes with Rewarding Events

Onplay is Spicing up Red – Clash of Heroes with Rewarding Events

If you're having difficulties fighting Dong Zhuo along with his evil forces as they become tougher as you progress, help is on the way. Global mobile publisher OnPlay, who brought you Red – Clash of Heroes is spicing up the hotly received mobile game with a wave of fun-filled events to help you in your battles. What's more, the company is even offering further discounts on Legendary Heroes as well as other items for more clashing goodness.

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Samsung Gear S2 Brings Innovation in Physical Training

Samsung Gear S2 Brings Innovation in Physical Training

In the world today, our mobile devices are at the center of our daily lives. Be it for our work and for our daily activities, we are now capable of tracking most of the things we do using our smartphones. Now, it's no secret that there is already a wide array of offerings that can also monitor real-time health statistics, which now come with more compact offerings in the form of fitness bands. However, Samsung wants to offer something that's much more sophisticated and popular among the crowd, a smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S2.

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WD Broadens Datacenter Portfolio With WD Gold Hard Drives

WD Broadens Datacenter Portfolio With WD Gold Hard Drives

World leading storage solutions provider Western Digital Corporation has announced that it is expanding its award-winning color portfolio with a new line called the WD Gold™ datacenter hard drives. The WD Gold datacenter hard drives are built for a vast number of applications for SMB servers and storage, as well as rack-mount data center servers and storage enclosures.

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Snapchat is Now a Part of Globe's GoSAKTO Prepaid Offers

Snapchat is Now a Part of Globe's GoSAKTO Prepaid Offers

The masses are now shifting from long-form and lengthy content to short-form videos as the latter gains strong popularity through mobile apps. Now, digital natives are contributing to its growth as users spend more time watching videos using their mobile devices. Apps such as Snapchat strongly benefit from the growing trend, which now comes with a huge 100 million user base around the world.

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OPPO F1 Music Festival Celebrates Talents in the Local Scenes

OPPO F1 Music Festival Celebrates Talents in the Local Scenes

OPPO has been widely successful in its quest to dominate the smartphone landscape, as its latest handsets gain massive popularity all thanks to powerful and innovative features feat for the consumers. Now, as a way of supporting the music industry in the Philippines and celebrating the importance of digital technology, the company just held the biggest Phone x Music Festival in the country that feature the most popular artists as well as fast-rising college bands.

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Kata i4 Giveaway Winner

Kata i4 Giveaway

Another giveaway has ended, and it simply means that one lucky reader will bring home the prize for this particular raffle, which is the Kata i4. From more than 8K entries, we randomly selected the winner, and that person is...

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Alcatel Flash 2 Successor Coming This May 17, Sports Metal Body, Helio P10 and Fingerprint Sensor

Alcatel Flash 2 Successor Coming This May 17, Sports Metal Body, Helio P10 and Fingerprint Sensor

Alcatel's Flash lineup has been the boon for smartphone photography enthusiasts all thanks to its performance in the field. It has been evident in the company's critically acclaimed Flash 2, and it looks like the company is gearing to make a big follow up as it gives hints with its latest photography campaign dubbed as “Life with Metal.”

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Acer K138ST Short-Throw Projector Announced

Acer K138ST Short-Throw Projector Announced

When it's time to relax and you just want to chill in the confines of your home, nothing beats watching the best movies, TV series and events at your spare time. As great and cool as that might sound, you can still top that off by watching them on a much bigger screen. But we're not talking about investing on a larger TV. You have a vast number of options available, and Acer may have just the thing that you're looking for, meet the Acer K138ST.

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Xiaomi Mi Max Launched, 6.44-inch FHD, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM, 128GB ROM

Xiaomi Mi Max Launched, 6.44-inch FHD, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM, 128GB ROM

Many would probably argue that a 6-inch device isn't what you can exactly call “pocketable,” it seems Xiaomi is begging to differ with its latest handset. Meet the Mi Max, the Chinese company's biggest phablet to date with its 6.44-inch display. First off, it comes with a 7.5mm body to make it fit inside pockets. But then again, that's a bit debatable seeing that pockets vary in sizes.

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LG G5 and Friends Hit the Philippines

LG G5 and Friends Hit the Philippines

LG made a stunning show during the Mobile World Congress when last February when it unleashed its latest flagship, the LG G5. The South Korean tech company, however, didn't want to skimp on its release as it has announced not just its flagship, but also its “friends” that step up the people's personal computing experience on mobile. Through these modular features, the G5 managed to bag a record-breaking number of 33 awards at the Oscar's equivalent of the mobile spectrum.

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Huawei MediaPad M2 8.0 Review: Entertainment Amplified

Huawei MediaPad M2 8.0 Review: Entertainment Amplified

INTRODUCTION:

The tablet industry is not as mainstream just like years ago when compared to smartphones, especially when the phablet era emerge, bridging the gap between two devices. But, it does not mean that it is already out of the equation, there are still tons of people that finds the comfort of big screen for watching movies, playing games and doing work while on the go. These consumers are the main target of the Huawei Mediapad M2 8.0, a sleek 8-inch tablet with phone functionality.

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PLDT HOME Wins Award for Pushing Digital Innovation Through Converged Data Sharing

PLDT HOME Wins Award for Pushing Digital Innovation Through Converged Data Sharing

PLDT has always been hard at work to bring its massive user base innovations that are vital to consumers nowadays. PLDT HOME, the company's home digital services division, is proud to announce that it has been recognized in being a leader in digital innovations in the continent through its data sharing initiative done in partnership with Smart Communications.

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Starmobile Presents the Best Gifts for the Techie Mom

Starmobile Presents the Best Gifts for the Techie Mom

With Mother's Day coming very soon, now would probably the best time to start putting your thinking caps on and wrack your brains to plan out the best events for that special lady in your life. However, should you take the techie route, it would most likely require more effort and thought. After all, there is already a plethora of offerings available in the market today, and you don't want to settle for cheap.

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Professional Card Stacker Builds House of Cards on Running LG Washing Machine

Professional Card Stacker Builds House of Cards on Running LG Washing Machine

Professional card stacker Bryan Berg looks to set a new world record together with LG Electronics as he made the tallest house of cards in under 12 hours. However, it wasn't just a simple card stacking. Berg made his incredible record-breaking 3.3-meter card structure on top of LG's Centrum washing machine that was also turned on, spinning at 1,000 RPM.

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ADATA Intros the UV210 USB Flash Drive

ADATA Intros the UV210 USB Flash Drive

For consumers that require stylish designs and functionality at the same time, there are a handful of solutions available in the market today. ADATA Technology, one of the leading manufacturer of storage devices wants to provide just that as it launches the UV210 USB Flash Drive that boasts a classy champagne gold metallic finish that covers its solid zinc-alloy housing.

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FSP Announces 80Plus Bronze Certified Hydro PSU

FSP Announces 80Plus Bronze Certified Hydro PSU

For PC gamers building their own gaming machines, a power supply is more often than not one of the most important parts to invest in, especially if you plan on spending a whole lot for it. Affordable ones aren't as efficient or as reliable as the high-end offerings, and with that said, FSP may have a solution. The company has just announced its Hydro series that's built for the masses.

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PLDT HOME Telpad Brings the Magical World of Disney

PLDT HOME Telpad Brings the Magical World of Disney

The PLDT HOME Telpad has become a product of choice for families that require an all-in-one entertainment for kids that look enriched and educational apps alike. And with the summer vacation freeing up a couple of months for the children, a wave of fresh and fun Disney activities are set to take over their free time.

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Flatty Ui (By Alice Team) updated with 3.3 & 3.4 versions

Flatty v.3.0
List of changes
01. Large-scale changes in the interface for the entire system. ...
02. Fixed working Root access.
03. Fixed screen Charge the phone off.
04. Replaced the icons of system applications.
05. Additional new features in the settings.
06. Firmware is absolutely free.
08. Report a bug, you can send directly from our Alice applications.
09. Changed the graphics part.
10. In the setting of some of the items have been moved to the items - categories.
11. Vibrant and bright colors have been replaced by more discreet.
12. Added ability to switch to the quick settings directly from the notification bar.
13. Food Menu curtain replaced by button, when clicked, climbs dialogue.
14. The shutter added user profile. For smali thanks FMD.
15. The firmware already built-Gapps, so place them will not have to.

DOWNLOAD ROM

https://yadi.sk/d/qyJd1dcLr4sue

Minimal UI: Flatty v.3.1:
01. Redesigned dialer.
02. Processed screen incoming / outgoing calls. ...
03. Fixed display of call history.
04. Changed some graphics in the contacts.
05. Changed the icons in the status bar.
06. Replaced flashlight application.
07. All applications replace the icon in the launcher.
Minimal UI: Flatty v.3.2:
01. Fixed display network indicator in the status bar.
02. Edited status bar icons.
03. Changed display elements of "cap" curtain.
04. Added the display of the day of the week under the clock in the curtain.
05. Slightly edited rapid adjustment.
06. Added brightness slider shutter.
07. Changed some graphics in the contacts and dialer.
08. In the Contact Search button and add a new contact moved down in the katabatic Kitkata.
09. I changed the color of the contacts.
10. Align text notifications in curtain.
11. Fixed display of fast setting in landscape mode.
12.Zamenena oboina "default" if you want to put it, select it in the settings.


DOWNLOAD PATCH FILES
3.1:http://aliceteam.ru/ota/3.1.zip
3.2:http://aliceteam.ru/ota/3.2.zip

Minimal UI: Flatty
List of changes v.3.3:
01. Fixed the color of the text in the dialer when no calls.
02. The dialer adds animation clicking History.
03. We have replaced the dialer icon.
04. Replaced the icons of some system applications.
05. Added our news app.
06. Another portion of the changes in the schedule for the entire system.
08. The panel selected applications moved to the box recently run (by a vote).
09. In Settings - Minimal UI item was added to the settings panel of selected applications.
10. In the settings you removed the name of the category list.
11. Calculator interface changes (still in beta version).
12. Substituted font names in application launcher.
13. Replaced by a more interesting indicator of desktops in the launcher.
14. Well, even small hardly noticeable pravochki.
 v.3.4:
01. Replaced smali for the color status bar.
02. Includes auto-dimming color status bar if it is white.
03. Edited points detection, which is determined by the color of the status bar ..
04. Slightly modified cap in the curtain.
05. Fixed time display notifications curtain.
06. Changed volume bar.
08. Replaced the icons in the panel volume.
09. Fixed display of the same icons in the volume bar for the media and for the system volume.
DOWNLOAD:
http://aliceteam.ru/ota/3.3.zip
                 
http://aliceteam.ru/ota/3.4.zip
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