MOTO G FOR TECH GEEKS

                                                   

                       

                                                         by Piyush Kumar

Guys we know that we have been quite late in uploading our review for Moto G,  the delay was due to the limited availability of Moto G henceforth we got our hands pretty late on this device we hope the detailed review  will makeup for the delay .  Moto G was launched on the 5^{Th  of} February in India and is currently available only through Flipkart. The phone since its launch has been selling as hot cakes and henceforth was sold out in India and the the customers had to pre-book the device for about 20 days in advance to get hold of the device, but then  flipkart came to the rescue and the as of the device is available and is in stock. Moto G as of now is available in two variants, 8GB model and 16GB model.

Now cutting the chase short and coming straight to the performance of moto G. When we were testing the Moto G, we found that the performance of this device is best-in-class in the 15k segment. We also tried to hack this phone and we successfully were able to do it. For our readers (who are in for a treat) the whole procedure to hack this phone is written at the end of this review. Moto G is a marvelous device by Motorola and is one of the best budget android phone at present. If we look at the hardware specs of this device it owns a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quadcore processor with exceptional performance which no other brand as of now is providing in the 15k segment except XOLO Q1100. Moto G also holds in its arsenal the 450MHz single core Adreno 305 GPU which is also best in its class when compared to Samsung S and Sony Xperia M and also the Micromax canvas. Moto G also owns a 4.5 HD,1280x720 multi touch IPS display screen which is also best-in its class. the device also Dons 1GB of RAM and is packed with li ion 2070 mAh battery which works quite good and to capture your memories the phone has also been armed with 5 MP camera and 1.3 MP secondary camera.

We had tested Moto G thoroughly and found that the performance of this device is exceptional under the 15k segment. The build quality of this device is also robust and the back panel is also sightly depressed under the camera which gives the phone provides a study  grip. the phone scored 17,263 in CPU  and I/O tests which were far better than any other device under this segment. It even beats Nexus 4 and Xperia C in the CPU performance. When we tested the GPU, then we found it is quite impressive but not the best but on the flip side we should also see that we cant get better graphics than this device under this segment. while performing the Quadrant test the device scored 8000 points which is good as compared to Xperia M and Xolo Q1100. In multi thread test it even manages beats Samsung Galaxy S2, Micromax Canvas Turbo and LG Optimus L9, which are priced above than this device.  The RAM of Moto G is 1GB and works without and glitches  games work seamlesly on this device without any hangs or other type of errors. the makers of moto Moto G also claim that it can play videos upto 30fps, but when we tested this device with GFX, we found that it can't play videos upto 30fps  but can manges to play videos up to 27fps which is also quite good but not the best. The UI of this device can be also customised extensively with different types of widgets available online, The 3D mark icestorm gave the score of 5411 better than Xperia M, LG L9 and Optimus F6, Micromax Canvas doodle and turbo, Xolo Q1100 and even Google Nexus 4. Moto G supports HTML5 and is MIDP java emulator compatible which makes browsing experience quite good and user friendly.

But on the other side Moto G also has some drawbacks. One and the main problem is the camera quality of this device. Although it has been powered with a 5 mega pixel camera but the shutter speed and  the performance of the camera are really poor. The other problem is the irremovable battery the uni body design. Another drawback is the model of this device. The build quality of Moto G is good but to some the model might look quite outdated. Currently Moto G is available only through Flipkart in India, It is again a drawback because flipkart has very good service in tier 1 and 2 cities but what about tier 3 cities? Flipkart has no service in rural and tier 3 cities so what if the person wants to buy this device? There is a report that some middlemen were taking extra money from the rural and tier 3 city's customers due to unavailability of flipkart in these areas and also the poor customer service is again a problem with Moto G. But overall Moto G is a fantastic device under 15k segment and till present date it is the best android phone in terms of performance and hardware under budget segment.

                                             HOW TO HACK YOUR MOTO G

During the testing of this device, we also tried to hack this device and we did it. You can also hack your Moto G and customise it as you want but please note hacking will void your phone's warranty so after hacking your device you are at your own risk.

NOTE: If you have important data then you should backup your data before hacking it.

NOW FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

Enable USB debugging fron the path by going to settings>applications>development>USB Debugging in your Moto G.

Now open your PC and then head to motorola's official website and unlock bootloader for Moto G.

Then head to MoDaCo Forum and download the latest version of superboot for Moto G.

Now extract the contents of the zip file inside a new folder called moto in your PC. Now open the command prompt in your computer and navigate to the folder of “moto” which you had created earlier.

Now turn off ypur Moto G and enter ther device in a bootloader mode by PRESSING VOLUME DOWN +POWER BUTTON SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Once you have entered in the bootloader mode connect Moto G to your PC with USB CABLE AND ENTER THE COMMAND (IF YOU HAVE WINDOWS OS IN YOUR PC)-  superboot-windows.bat

Once you have followed the steps seccessfully you will be able to ROOT ACCESS in your device and SUPERSU will be installed succesfully.

Now download the ROOT CHECKER from PLAY STORE and check whether your Moto G is rooted or not.If rooted then congratulations you have succesfully hacked the device and if not follow the same steps again.

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BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL, WELCOME TO THE 80's

During a recent interview for a popular magazine, legendary famous action director, William Kootcheff known for directing Rambo series, recalls the action flick of the 80's. according to him directing 'Rambo' with Sylvester Stallone is one of the best decisions he has ever taken in his life.

The era of the 80's was known as the golden period of action cinema. the 80's were the times when new rules were written in the action gene of the cinema, the movies like Rambo, Rocky,Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Code Of Silence and Indiana Jones to name a few were successful in changing the landscape of the film industry forever. There were more explosions, more abuses, more deadly and high tech wepons and to top them all brilliant stunt work. All of which was done with "a wink and nod to the audience" but all these are now things of past because i personally along with legends like William Kootcheff think that Hollywood now just doesn't make films like  that anymore. the films now have too much of glamour and too much of hi-tech equipment but no mind boggling stunts.

Actors like Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundergren and Jackie Chan were the flag bearers of the action cinema. Stallone and Arnold also got their famous aliases of Rambo and Terminator respectively after the success of the Rambo and terminator series. All there action movies also had a huge impact on the world of wrestling. Wrestlers like Stone Cold and Bret Hart were also seen in the spin off of Stallone'd "Rambo" and Lundergren's "The punisher".

If we look at the current trend in the movies, although the technology is much more advanced than the 80's but still there is a dearth of quality action movies. According to Stallone, " Hollywood would really have to work hard to regain the lost momentum in the action genre ". The new breed of action stars like Jason Statham, Chris Evans, the wrestler turned actor Dwayne Johnson etc are very talented and also have proved there mettle. 

In 2010, Stallone frustrated by the action movies of today directed, "THE EXPANDABLES" to pay a tribute to the action films of the 80's. The movie turned out to be a blockbuster and hence was followed  by a sequel EXPENDABLES 2 which would be followed by, "EXPANDABLES 3. In EXPANDABLES 3 all the stunts are performed by Lundergren himself without any protection gear and when a journalist asked him why he did it? he said,"I am back in the old school and i don't want to miss it ". This very statement tells us why the movies of the 80's were legendary.

4 Directors Who’ve Never Made A Bad Movie

When ever we think of the word "Greatest film maker" odds are a few names names come to our mind without any hesitation.

Ethan Coen, David Fincher,Baz Lhurmann  and Steven Spielberg, amongst others. But aside from having directed several motion picture classics each amongst these guys also share the not-so-good characteristic of having also made some stinkers.

For the Coen brothers it is the ho-hum Tom Hanks comedy The Ladykillers. And now how about Fincher? Though it’s by no means awful, Alien3 is certainly a negative mark on his record. As for the legendary Spielberg, he has Hook, 1941, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park all tainting his legacy. Yes, even inarguable greatness doesn't mean the occasional slip-up is out of the question. But for those rare cases of spotless excellence, the respective filmmakers’ steadfastness is quite remarkable.

 in the history of cinema there have been some directors who never made a bad movie and here are according to us-

1)Quentin Tarantino

Winning streak: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol.1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Grindhouse: Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009),Django Unchained

From Reservoir Dogs' Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) to Pulp Fiction's Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Inglourious Basterds' Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz), Kill Bill's Beatrix Kiddo (Uma Thruman) and Django Unchained's Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) , Tarantino's colorful, unpredictable, and combustible characters are scene-stealers which prove that not only he could write but also is phenomenal  behind the camera. Scenes like The Bride's black-and-white, one-against-88 throwdown at the end of Kill Bill: Vol. 1, or the four-POV, gruesome car crash in Grindhouse: Death Proof, are exactly why any new Quentin Tarantino's have both celebration and feverish anticipation. As his perfect track record indicates, he has yet to disappoint.

2) Martin Scorsese

Winning streak: Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1968), Boxcar Bertha (1972), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Casino (1995), Kundun (1997), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011)

Focusing on the man's potential missteps. Of course 2002's uneven, messy, yet powerfully staggering Gangs of New York looks inferior when placed alongside movies like Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, but on its own, free from any unfair comparisons, Gangs of New York is an exhibition of the attention to detail and stirring violence.

3)Christopher Nolan

Winning streak: Following (1998), Memento (2000), Insomnia (2002), Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Back when the England-born writer-director first took on the Caped Crusader brand with 2005's Batman Begins, he wasn't the most obvious choice; before then, Nolan's credits included a black-and-white noir flick (Following), a crime thriller told backwards (the spellbinding Memento).

Fortunately, though, the brass at Warner Bros. felt that the great films, like the ones Nolan had already made, met  all the criteria they required  And today, thanks to Christopher, his brother Jonathan Nolan, and their collaborator David Goyer, the Dark Knight trilogy has legitimized superhero movies for those uptight folks who'd typically frown upon Comic-Con products.

in midist of directing The Dark Knight saga. he also directed the incredibly brain-scrambling dueling magicians sleeper The Prestige and the James Bond by way of Sigmund Freud smash Inception, Nolan brings the same level of intelligence and showmanship to any and all of his projects.

4)Stanley Kubrick

Winning streak: Killer’s Kiss (1955), The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960), Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

the best director and editor the industry has ever seen.

Kubrick, a New York City native, blessed the film world with inarguable all-time best movies in each of its biggest fanboy genres. For horror, he drained all optimism out of Stephen King's novel The Shining to concoct one of the creepiest, darkest explorations of supernatural insanity ever put to celluloid; sci-fi heads, for their part, have both the mind-numbingly hypnotic 2001: A Space Odyssey and the dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange by which to swear. Even dark comedy lovers were given a slice of cake by the courtesy of Kubrick, in the form of the sharp, scathing Cold War skewer-fest Dr. Strangelove.

A big reason why Kubrick's movies have maintained such high levels of aptitude is that he notoriously shunned the Hollywood system; it was either his way or, the highway.Kubrick made his pictures outside of the corporate system and with total creative control.