Cardboard: Virtual Reality (VR) for Android

Cardboard is a simple DIY enclosure that transforms a phone into a basic virtual reality headset and the accompanying open software toolkit. Cardboard makes it easy for both users and developers to experiment with VR.
This session in Google I/O 2014, Cardboard: VR for Android, discuss how to build immersive 3D experiences for Android. Give a deep dive into 3D side-by-side rendering, head tracking, and user interaction principles. Introduce a new open source VR toolkit and walk through using it to create a sample immersive app.

Asustek turns sights to online smartphone sales in Southeast Asia


Taipei, June 29 (CNA) Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. is scheduled to open its official online store in Singapore on July 7 as the company's first step in expanding its online sales network of the low-cost ZenFone smartphone into Southeast Asian markets.

Further, the PC vendor will open its e-commerce website in Hong Kong in late August or early September, said Michael Huang, general manager of the Taiwan branch of Singapore-based e-commerce group Uitox Corp., which teamed up with Asustek in April this year to sell ZenFone models online in Taiwan.

By the end of this year, Asustek plans to launch its official online smartphone sales service with Uitox in more Southeast Asian markets, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, Huang told reporters last week when he attended an e-commerce forum in Taipei organized by Facebook Inc.

Asustek officials admit to being surprised by the better-than-expected results of its online smartphone sales, which accounted for more than 30 percent of Asustek's total smartphone sales volume in Taiwan in April, Huang said.

The Taiwanese computer maker is targeting a higher ratio of online smartphone sales in July for its home market, and has determined to make inroads into the fast-growing e-commerce market in Southeast Asia, in partnership with Uitox, he added.

The ZenFone models, priced as low as US$99, were unveiled in January this year as Asustek's answer to Chinese handset maker Xiaomi Corp.'s affordable Hongmi series

The ZenFone series has hit retailers' store shelves in Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, and is scheduled to go on sale in India, Russia and Brazil in late second quarter, according to Asustek.

Asustek CEO Jerry Shen told a media briefing on June 2 at the Computex Taipei computer trade show that the company was working with its suppliers to double ZenFone shipments from 500,000 in May to one million units in June, and it will maintain that level until at least the fourth quarter of 2014.

Asustek forecast at an investor conference on May 7 that it would sell 5 million to 10 million smartphones this year to boost its 2014 revenues.



(By Jeffrey Wu)

ENDITEM/ROBERT

Leaked photos of Asus Zenfone 5 LTE ?


Found it on the Internet :D
more photos: here



The ART runtime

ART is an evolution of the Android runtime, and was first made available as an option on Android 4.4, KitKat. It comes with improvements in the garbage collector, threading and locking model, compiler and runtime performance. This session in Google I/O 2014, The ART runtime, focus on all of the improvements have been made to the Android runtime.

Zenfone v0625 Firmware (Fixed Facebook crash issue)




How to update ? Here

ZENFONE 5:

Version V0625(TW)

DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00F/T00J) software Image: V1.14.40.50 for TW SKU only*
Improvement Item:
1. Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system
upgrading.
File Size674.51 MBytes 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal



Version V0625(WW)

DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00F/T00J) software Image: V1.14.40.50 for WW SKU only*
Improvement Item:
1. Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system
upgrading.
File Size670.26 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

Version V0625(CN)

DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00F/T00J) software Image: V1.14.40.50 for CN SKU only*
Improvement Item:
1. Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system
upgrading.
File Size661.96 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

Version V0625(CHT)
DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00F/T00J) software Image: V1.14.40.50 for CHT SKU only*
Improvement Item:
1. Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system
upgrading.
File Size670.63 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

Zenfone 4:

Version WW_4.3.5

DescriptionASUS ZenFone 4(T00I) software Image: V4.3.5 for WW SKU only*
Improvement:
Fixed Facebook V11 compatibility issue


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
Example: ASUS_T00I
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
File Size652.87 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

Version CHT_4.3.5

DescriptionASUS ZenFone 4(T00I) software Image: V4.3.5 for CHT SKU only*
Improvement:
Fixed Facebook V11 compatibility issue


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
Example: ASUS_T00I
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
File Size682.87 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

Zenfone 6  

Version V0625(WW)


DescriptionASUS ZenFone 6(T00G) software Image: V1.14.40.50 for WW SKU only*
Improvement Item:
1. Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system
upgrading.
File Size669.98 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

Version V0625(TW)

DescriptionASUS ZenFone 6(T00G) software Image: V1.14.40.50 for TW SKU only*
Improvement Item:
1. Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system
upgrading.
File Size674.22 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

Version V0625(CN)


DescriptionASUS ZenFone 6(T00G) software Image: V1.14.40.50 for CN SKU only*
Improvement Item:
1. Improved APP compatibility (Fixed Facebook crash issue.)


Steps of Update:
1. Check software version of your device**
2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system
upgrading.
File Size661.68 MBytesupdate 2014/06/26
Download fromGlobal

The L Developer Preview is available for download now

The Android L Developer Preview is available for download. It lets developers explore features and capabilities of the upcoming Android L release and get started developing and testing on the new platform. You can take a look at the developer features and APIs in the API Overview page.



What's new in Android and Android Development Tools@Google I/O 2014

Join for a thrilling, guided tour of all the latest developments in Android technologies and APIs. Cover everything that's new and improved in the Android platform.



Provide an in depth tour of the Android development tools and take a closer look at everything new - along with tips and tricks for getting the most out of them!

Zenfone 4.5 A450CG Already On Sale in Indonesia?



Today one of the biggest online shopping in Indonesia Bhinneka.com posted about Zenfone A450CG. The price is Rp. 1.599.000 / around 131.63 US Dollar.

OSAndroid OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
ChipsetIntel Atom Z2520
CPUDual-core 1.2 GHz
GPUPowerVR SGX544MP2

Full Specifications: First Look Zenfone 4.5 A450CG 


How to Transfer files from ZenFone to Macintosh computers(MacBook)?

 



Download Android File Transfer for Mac. Android File Transfer is an application for Macintosh computers (running Mac OS X 10.5 or later) you can use to view and transfer files between your Mac and an Android device (running Android 3.0 or later).
 
Android File Transfer Download Link： https://dl.google.com/dl/androidjumper/mtp/current/androidfiletransfer.dmg

Nexus 7 receive Android 4.4.4 System Update

My Nexus 7 (1st generation) just received Android 4.4.4 System Update :)

Cardboard, Virtual reality on your smartphone

Cardboard is a no-frills enclosure that transforms a phone into a basic VR headset, and the accompanying open software toolkit that makes writing VR software as simple as building a web or mobile app.


Install Cardboard app puts virtual reality on your smartphone. Try a variety of immersive demos on Android, and get inspired to build your own using the VR Toolkit at http://g.co/cardboard.

• Earth: Fly where your fancy takes you on Google Earth.
• Tour Guide: Visit Versailles with a local guide.
• YouTube: Watch popular YouTube videos on a massive screen.
• Exhibit: Examine cultural artifacts from every angle.
• Photo Sphere: Look around the photo spheres you've captured.
• Street Vue: Drive through Paris on a summer day.
• Windy Day: Follow the story (and the hat) in this interactive animated short from Spotlight Stories.

To fully enjoy this app you'll need a Cardboard viewer. You can make your own using the instructions at http://g.co/cardboard to build your viewer.


more: Cardboard: Virtual Reality (VR) for Android

Google I/O 2014 Keynote

Google I/O 2014 Keynote is available now.

Zenfone 5 Install International WW ROM Tutorial



Better Method = Here
  1. Go to Here (Driver and Tools > OS Android and Download the lastest version of WW ROM same with your zenfone 5 type T00J/T00F)
  2.  After download done, extract file, you will receive a zip file. Rename zip file to: 
    • If current rom is TW: rename zip file to UL-ASUS_T00F-TW-2014.3.27.935705-user.zip
    • If current rom is CN: rename zip file to UL-ASUS_T00F-CN-10000.11.40.1-user.zip
  3.  Wipe Data (tutorial Here)
  4.  Copy  ROM ZIP file to the root directory of phone memory ( that is placed directly under the root directory of the phone  not on any folder ) , remember not to decompress 
  5.  Un plug your cable, (may be wait about 30s) => you will receive update notification. Touch it to update :)

    - make Sure your zenfone > 20% energy (or you should charge your phone). If not, may be you will not receive any update notification
    - After up other rom (your zenfone is CN up to WW rom, TW up to WW or CN up to TW rom) your zenfone will not update through OTA :( (to update, you must go to asus download center to download and manual update)

    Sku error? Try this method : Here

    If error/can't change to WW : Follow this step

    New look of Google Developers web site for Google I/O 2014



    https://developers.google.com/

    How to Solve Zenfone Facebook Apps Issue after update




    Facebook is currently experiencing problems latest version (11.0.0.11.23) can not be used, we are clarifying and confirm the  problem, the real cause of the problem under investigation, suggest that Facebook users downgrade to the first pre-update version (10.0.0.28 .27).

    Provide teaching retreat version below for your reference :
    1. Go to the application list, press the Facebook APP icon to uninstall
    2. Go to "Settings" menu, select "Security" and "allow the installation of applications from unknown sources" option is turned on
    3. Open your browser and enter the following URL: http://www.asus.com/zentalk/tw/data/Facebook.apk (short URL http://goo.gl/9hkujH ) or scan the following QR Code, download v10 .0.0.28.27 Facebook APP version of the installation file
    4. after the download is complete will automatically start the installation.
    5. Please remember to Google Play will be updated automatically canceled, again to avoid the system update to the latest version of APP after installation

    PS. ASUS engineers have confirmed this APK had no problems.

    Asus to launch ZenFone smartphones in India on July 9



    NEW DELHI: Buoyed by burgeoning Indian smartphone market, Taiwanese manufacturer Asus is all set to enter the segment with its ZenFone range next month.
    The company will introduce on July 9 a number of smartphones, phonetabs and tablets in the country, including ZenFone models unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as well as Computex. This will mean Asus will have a device at every size ranging between 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 and 6 inches, and above.

    ZenFone 5 also comes in two processor options: 2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 or 1.6GHz dual-core Atom Z2560. On the back, it has an 8MP camera with LED flash, while a 2MP camera is placed in front.It is expected that these models will be positioned in the sub-Rs 25,000 segment and aimed primarily at budget to mid-range buyers.
    Apart from the ZenFone models, Asus may also introduce at the July 9 event the MemoPad and FonePad products it debuted globally earlier this year.
    Asus already sells its PadFone and MemoPad voice calling tablets in India, but not the ZenFone series, which was introduced globally this year only.
     

    An Introduction to Android Wear

    Google release new video to give an overview of the current Android Wear developer preview.

    Zenfone 5 Firmware update




    How to update ? Here

    ZENFONE 5:

    Version V0611(T00J_CHT)
    DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00J) software Image: V0611 for CHT SKU only*
    Steps of Update:
    1. Check software version of your device**
    2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
    3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
    4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
    5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
    *How to know the device model?
    Path: Settings->About-> Model number
    **How to know the device software version?
    Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
    ***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
    File Size675.91 MBytes update 2014/06/03
    Download fromGlobal


    Version V0611(T00F_CHT)

    DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00F) software Image: V0611 for CHT SKU only*
    Steps of Update:
    1. Check software version of your device**
    2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
    3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW, CHT->CHT.
    4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
    5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
    *How to know the device model?
    Path: Settings->About-> Model number
    **How to know the device software version?
    Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
    ***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
    File Size675.91 MBytesupdate2014/06/03
    Download fromGlobal



    Version V0610(T00J_WW)

    DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00J) software Image: V0610 for WW SKU only*
    Steps of Update:
    1. Check software version of your device**
    2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
    3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW.
    4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
    5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
    *How to know the device model?
    Path: Settings->About-> Model number
    **How to know the device software version?
    Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
    ***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
    File Size675.52 MBytesupdate 2014/06/03
    Download fromGlobal

    Version V0610(T00J_TW)

    DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00J) software Image: V0610 for TW SKU only*
    Steps of Update:
    1. Check software version of your device**
    2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
    3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW.
    4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
    5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
    *How to know the device model?
    Path: Settings->About-> Model number
    **How to know the device software version?
    Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
    ***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
    File Size679.77 MBytesupdate 2014/06/03
    Download fromGlobal

    Version V0610(T00F_WW)
    DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00F) software Image: V0610 for WW SKU only*
    Steps of Update:
    1. Check software version of your device**
    2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
    3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW.
    4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
    5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
    *How to know the device model?
    Path: Settings->About-> Model number
    **How to know the device software version?
    Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
    ***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
    File Size675.52 MBytesupdate 2014/06/13
    Download fromGlobal

    Version V0420(T00F_CN) 

    DescriptionASUS ZenFone 5(T00F) software Image: V0420 for CN SKU only*
    Steps of Update: 
    1. Check software version of your device**
    2. Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
    3. Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW.
    4. Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
    5. Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
    *How to know the device model? 
    Path: Settings->About-> Model number
    **How to know the device software version? 
    Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
    ***System upgrade may cause part of data missing, please buckup your important data before system upgrading.
    File Size714.42 MBytesupdate 2014/04/25
    Download fromGlobal

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