Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3s is a new smartphone, released in early 2017. It offers advanced specifications, such as 5.2-inch screen, 3GB of RAM and 32/64 GB of internal memory, but the main feature of smartphone is 5000 mAh battery.

Our step-by-step guide for Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3s hard reset can be useful for every user of this smartphone. But before factory reset, you need to backup data. Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3s hard reset removes absolutely all files from your phone (except system), so you must save photos, contacts, messages and other important data in cloud, microSD card or other smartphone.

Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3 hard reset

1. Power off Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3s.
2. Then press Volume Down (-) and Power keys at the same time.
3. When you see Asus logo, release all keys.
4. As a result, you should enter Recovery menu.
5. First we recommend to clear cache memory. If you have errors on your smartphones, or it works very slow, and so on, then select “Wipe cache partition“. After that, restart your smartphone, and make sure that your problem has been resolved.

If the problem is not solved, then you need to perform Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3s hard reset. Repeat 3 steps above to return to Recovery mode.

6. Here you need to select “Wipe data / factory reset“.
7. In the next window, select “Yes“.
8. Wait for wiping will be finished, and then select “Reboot system now” to exit Recovery mode.

Done! Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3s hard reset is completed. The instruction is quite simple, and can be used on all Asus ZenFone models.

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Factory reset is recovery function on all electronic devices, including iPhones, PCs, tablets and smartphones. You can do a reset on all devices, but each of them has different method of performing. This function returns factory settings to device, thereby removes all errors and faults.

In this article, we’ll show you how to perform hard reset Asus Zenfone 5. Be sure to backup photos, contacts, and other important data, because reset clears phone memory.

If you are ready, we can start!

Hard reset Asus Zenfone 5

1. As we said earlier in this article, we are going to perform hard reset by FastBoot mode. Pressing and holding Power button and Volume UP button can help you to enter this mode. When menu appears, you can release the buttons.
2. So, you just need to select Factory reset. The touch screen does not work, so we will use the old way – Volume Down to go down the menu and Power button to select menu item.
3. Then you will see Android robot. You need to wait. After the system deletes all the data, the smartphone will be rebooted.

3 steps, of which only 2 you need to do to start the process hard reset asus zenfone 5. It is very easy, however, factory reset is very helpful for many users.

If this method was not able to solve your problem, you can use another as described in the article – HOW TO RESET ANDROID PHONE WHEN LOCKED.

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Features Asus TF101

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer (Asus TF101) is a tablet, which is pleasant to hold in hands. It is easy (680 g) and compact (13 mm). The body has a special surface texture that prevents the hand from slipping. Thanks to the dual-core processor Nvidia Tegra 2, the tablet runs intensive applications and web pages. 10.1-inch IPS screen is covered by durable, scratch-resistant glass and has a wide viewing angle.

I give you a brief instruction to perform Asus TF101 hard reset by using buttons on tablet body.

Asus TF101 hard reset

1. Make sure that Asus TF101 battery is fully charged or at least 50%.
2. Make a backup of internal memory. You can copy photos, videos, text documents, etc. to memory card or computer. After Asus TF101 all user data will be erased.
3. Turn off the tablet (press Power button).
4. Remove microSD memory card.
5. It is advisable to disable tablet from the dock (if it was connected to it).
6. Simultaneously press Power button + Volume Down button and hold them for 5-10 seconds, until the small text in the upper left side on the display appears.
7. After the appearance of the text, you need to release buttons.
8. When you will see Wipe Data, immediately press the Volume Up button.
9. The display shows an animated picture: Android robot on a dark background screen.
10. Then your tablet will be rebooted.

You have successfully completed Asus TF101 hard reset. Your tablet will be loaded and you can make the first settings such as select the language, connect to Wi-Fi, etc.

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Drone GoPro Karma

GoPro is known for its compact Action cameras. In January, it will show the first drone with a camera on board. We think that drone will shoot in 4K-resolution. It is also known that the company will distribute the first one hundred samples for free, but those lucky ones will receive GoPro Karma who sign up here.

Lenovo K4 Note

Lenovo will bring a metal phablet Lenovo K4 Note at CES 2016. The company planned to create smartphone with maximum performance at an affordable price. Lenovo K4 Note is equipped with MediaTek Helio X10 and 3GB of RAM. On the rear panel of smartphone will be located fingerprint reader.

Huawei Honor 7X and Huawei Watch

Huawei is planning to show several devices at CES 2016. The network is rumored that Chinese company developes female version of smartwatches Huawei Watch. The main differs between female version and regular is that it will have more sophisticated design and “female” dials. We don’t know the characteristics and dimensions of new smartwatch.

Huawei Honor 7X is the next generation smartphone of the popular line Honor. According to preliminary information, smartphone is equipped with a 5.2″ Full HD screen, eight-processor HiSilicon Kirin 935, 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory, 13 MB main and 8 MP front camera.

Asus ZenFone 3

We don’t know much about this smartphone. However, we can say for sure that it will not have QHD display and CPU Snapdragon 820. The smartphone has best combination of price and quality. According to director Johnny Shih, ZenFone 3 will receive USB type-C port. Unfortunately, he did not tell other details. It is also rumored that ZenFone 3 will has fingerprint reader.

Frameless smartphone ZTE Nubia Z11

As you remember, smartphone ZTE Nubia Z9 has been developed by technology FIT (Frame Interactive Technology), which allows you to use the screen completely from edge to edge. ZTE Nubia Z11 will have 5.2-inch display with a resolution of QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) and a density of 565 ppi, 20.7 main megapixel and 13 megapixel front camera. Like many flagship smartphones, it will has 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with graphics Adreno 530. Also, do not forget 4 GB RAM and 128 GB of internal memory.

Sony SmartWatch 4

Smartwatch SmartWatch 4 looks like previous model Sony SmartWatch 3. The difference is that the new model will be thinner and longer. At the same time the battery will remain the same – 420 mAh. We know that Sony was planning to add support for 4G. Sony SmartWatch 4 based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, 1.2GHz and 512MB of RAM. Also new smartwatch will be added to the optical heart rate monitor and altimeter.

LeTV LeMax Pro

Most recently, LeTV LeMax Pro will appear in the test Antutu 6.0 and set a record of 133 557 points. We are waiting with great impatience for the announcement of LeTV LeMax Pro at CES 2016. It is expected that LeMax Pro will receive a 5.5-inch screen with resolution of QHD (2560×1440), Snapdragon 820 and GPU Adreno 530. The RAM is 4 GB and internal memory is 64 GB. It reportedly has 21 MP main and 4 MP front camera. And of course, Android 6.0.

Augmented Reality Glasses HTC Vive VR

HTC has repeatedly postponed the presentation of HTC Vive VR. Recently Director Cher Wang said that augmented reality glasses HTC Vive VR will be shown at CES 2016. Cher Wang said that they have “a very, very big technological breakthrough” and that’s why the show was postponed. What she had in mind, and how a “breakthrough” changed glasses, we see at the beginning of January.

We remind you that HTC Vive is a joint project of HTC and Valve.

LG webOS 3.0

As you remember, at CES 2016 show not only devices, but also operating system. LG Electronics has announced the release of a new operating system for smart TVs webOS 3.0. Developers have reported that it will receive enhanced mobile connectivity. Application LG TV Plus connect your smartphone to your TV and give the opportunity to work with mobile applications on the big screen. Magic Zoom will increase the objects on the screen with no loss of image quality. Improved Magic Remote got more buttons for easy control.

Also in webOS 3.0 appeared new Channel Plus with a selection of free content from Bloomberg, TIME, Condé Nast Entertainment and The Wall Street Journal, as well as the function of Channel Advisor, which tells the user that it will be interesting to see. Function of Multi-view allows you to watch two different channels at once.

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Asus has entered into a partnership with Eyeo GMBH, creator of Adblock Plus. Smartphone manufacturer can use Adblock Plus in the browser for smartphones. Founder and CEO, Till Faida, said about the partnership at the beginning of this week:

“We are very pleased to work with Asus, the first manufacturer of smartphones, which agreed to use tools to block ads on mobile devices. This step is a challenge for innovation in the advertising industry,” said Till Faid in a press statement.

Asus Browser uses about 15 million users each day, while Google Chrome is a basic browser to more than 850 million users of Android and iOS devices. Nevertheless, partnership between smartphone manufacturer and developer of ad-blocking tools is an important step for users and all advertising industry.

Ad-blocking tools have been around for more than ten years, but only in 2015 they have become especially popular. This year, Apple allowed users to install software that blocks banner ads on mobile browsers. This feature has been available with the update of iOS 9.

After the release of iOS 9, Marco Arment, founder of Tumblr, developer of Instapaper and mobile applications Overcast, released tool to block ads called Peace. Three days later, he removed the app from the App Store, claiming that the use of software to block advertising is immoral.

Also, you should note that Adblock Plus has a special option called Acceptable Ads, which allows publishers to pay to program owners that they do not remove the ads. But users can disable Acceptable Ads in the settings.

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CEO John Shi confirmed the development of a new line of smartphones ZenFone, as well as the fact that the device will have a USB Type-C interface.

As we remember, ZenFone and ZenFone 2 were presented in early 2014 and the first half of 2015, so we can expect that the first smartphone Zenfone 3 will be presented in the first half of 2016.

It is noteworthy that at the moment only a few Android smartphones equipped with a new connector USB Type-C, such as OnePlus 2, Google’s Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. Also, tablet Nokia N1, smartphones Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL using modern technology. In addition, Apple has left only connector USB Type-C in the recently released 12-inch laptop MacBook.

We know that the series ZenFone 2 consist of high, middle and low class smartphones. We suggest that the series Zenfone 3 will also follow this strategy, but we don’t known whether all smartphones equipped with connector USB Type-C or only high-level device.

Recently in India, it was released a new smartphone ZenFone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL) at the price of 13,999 rupees ($ 220). ZenFone 2 Laser 5.5 is the third model in the series ZenFone 2.

What do you think about USB Type-C in smartphones ZenFone? Will innovation to increase sales of smartphones ASUS?

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A special role in this abundance allocated budget sector, the most numerous and, therefore, popular among the modern users. Ideally, everyone wants to buy a cheap device, with capacious storage and a good display, ability to “pull” the problem of a different orientation. However, to comply with most of the criteria, the manufacturer still obliged to sacrifice something, for example, the same filling or screen design. But what if the ASUS X553MA – this is an exception, and its internal content harmonizes with the outside cut? Let’s find out!

Design ASUS X553MA

As the gadget ASUS X553MA has turned the budget, it is quite natural that his body is completely plastic. However, it leaves a good impression, a feeling of cheapness and low-quality finish does not arise. The manufacturer offers to buy one of four colors ASUS X553MA: white (White), black (Black), pink (Passion Pink) and violet (Lavender Purple), and we, in turn, decided not to change the classic and selected packaging exemplary black.

Beauty is in the details ASUS X553MA, so let’s see how this state of affairs with our laptop. His cover is characteristic minimalism, because, except for a small mirrored logo on it is nothing else. Incidentally, the surface of the panel has an interesting pattern that resembles a series of ZENBOOK: the same concentric circles extending from the center and the beautiful Lambent in daylight.

Inside devices are simple but tasteful. The upper part is connected with the lower hinge. The screen of ASUS X553MA is surrounded by a not too wide plastic frame, which is willing to collect fingerprints. On the bottom, you can see the verge of another logo, brand name, and on top – a small peephole webcam. At first glance it seems an ergonomic keyboard is very comfortable to use. Below it is placed a medium-sized touchpad.

ASUS X553MA turned out not the most subtle, as evidenced by the presence of the optical drive and the size of the laptop – 280x252x25 mm. But we pleased weight – 2.2 kg, so the laptop ASUS X553MA can take with you, without fear of its excessive severity. Incidentally, we note and build quality, which also no complaints, because the body of the gadget does not bend, do not play, in a word, no way gives it a budget “companion.”

Display, sound, and webcam ASUS X553MA

Unfortunately, in terms of the characteristics of the screen, the model has not made much of an impression on us. Its diagonal of 15.6 inches, the resolution is quite low by today’s standards – 1366×768 pixels. In addition to the TN-matrix of the wide viewing angle you can only dream of, while the horizontal visibility is better than vertically. In general, of course, things are not as bad as it might seem at first glance. If you’ve worked in the past with similar displays, the difference for the worse, you may not even notice. By the way, due to the glossy surface to work with a laptop outdoors, especially in sunny weather, it will be difficult, will prevent glare and annoying.

Here are some figures: Compliance sRGB scheme is equal to 61%, the black level of 0.57 cd / m2 and contrast ratio – 416: 1. The indicator brightness ASUS X553MA is average, that is, the screen, of course, stars from the sky is not enough, but also to call him very much, too bad we can not. Color reproduction is limping a bit though the picture lacks richness and saturation.

In order to ensure a high level of sound devices, engineers have implemented it technology SonicMaster. However, even that is not possible to make a multimedia notebook “giant.” It is unlikely that the consumer expects such happiness in such a democratic price. Two speakers located on the front slant notebook, very good job with their responsibilities: the output sound, though not very loud, but at the maximum it is not distorted. Of course, there are problems with the bass, but the situation could improve somewhat, just by connecting to the gadget headphones. This, incidentally, saves in the case, if the room where you are watching a movie or listening to music too loud.

The webcam ASUS X553MA quite typical resolution – 0.3 megapixels. It allows you to chat on Skype and quite clearly see the face of the interlocutor in the process. Of course, in a dark room the visibility deteriorates, but this quality – a lot of most built-in laptop cameras.

Keyboard and Touchpad ASUS X553MA

ASUS X553MA has a keyboard island type with the separate numeric keypad and a standard layout. It is difficult not to notice a very dense arrangement of keys, because of what between them is not very much space. Marking buttons are done in white, key travel is short, the return – is not very expressive, so to the press on a keyboard need to be accustomed.

Laptop Keyboard ASUS X553MA be called unremarkable: the characteristics and appearance, it is absolutely typical of the inexpensive segment. Keys, including commonly used, do not attract attention. For example, [Enter] single-row, beneath it there is the small size of the button [Shift]. Another [Shift], left, looks much more, almost caught up with her size [CapsLock] and [Tab]. A switch unit does not take up much space, its buttons are small, rectangular shape. Above the keyboard, in the upper corner, it was seen power button of the laptop. It is an oblong, easy groped blindly.

Perhaps, it may be called front position, that, in principle, only the user’s hand. The manipulator is very sensitive, it promptly responds to all commands, executing them without delay. The touchpad supports various multi-touch gestures, providing a high-quality navigation in the operating system Windows 8. These include the standard: scrolling, zooming, etc. EXPRESS physical keys in touchpad is not. A user to clearly understand where the built-in buttons, engineers noted its lower part of the vertical strip the of the separator.

Performance ASUS X553MA

ASUS X553MA (90NB04X6-M18820) operates on 64-bit operating system Windows 8.1. As for the filling, then this configuration pending quad-core Intel Pentium N3540. Its nominal frequency of 2.16 GHz is able to rise to 2.66 GHz, and the multi-threading technology Hyper-Threading, unfortunately, is not available. The chip is made on 22nm process technology, a 2 MB cache level 2, consumes only 7.5 watts of power.

Another important element of the filling – the graphics processor. In our laptop, it is Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), the clock frequency range from 311 to 792 MHz. The graphics support DirectX 11.0, Shader 5.0, and coupled to the processor, it is perfect for everyday tasks, and less likely to play. Discrete graphics card in a laptop is not available.

RAM in the device – 4 GB DDR3-1600 MHz standard out of a possible 8 GB. To store all sorts of information provided hard disk capacity of 750 GB and a rotational speed of 5400 rpm. Moreover, you can make free use of storage ASUS WebStorage, proposed by series notebook X.

Ports and Communications ASUS X553MA

Things interfaces in the gadget things well: all you need is, however, little ports USB. See for yourself: on the left side placed USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, HDMI video output and VGA, the network RJ-45 connector, card reader 2-in-1 (SD / SDHC) and a combined audio jack.

The right side has only the optical drive DVD-RW and a slot for a Kensington lock.

Behind and no interface is provided. As you can see, all the major ports and connectors are brought to the left end, and for them there is clearly too small, and the user is likely to be uncomfortable.

With wireless communications is simple: in the laptop has only Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0.

Battery ASUS X553MA

The ASUS X553MA set 2-cell lithium-ion battery capacity of 2500 mAh (30 Wh). It would seem that such a battery is unlikely to be able to show good results.

However, if we consider energy-efficient filling and a very high-resolution display, naturally receive good standalone figures. So, when the gadget is not particularly load, carrying on it the most unpretentious tasks such as paperwork, then he can work out the whole day. But in the high load device would have to be recharged in 4 hours with a little.

Conclusion ASUS X553MA

Well, well, it’s time to appreciate the possibilities of laptop ASUS X553MA. First, note that the device is positioned as appropriate for the tasks of the initial level. That is, the gadget is ideal for use at home as well as office work.

The laptop is finely tailored appearance: the concentric pattern on the lid, he recalled his kinsman, native “aristocratic” line ZENBOOK. The 15.6-inch display has a TN-HD-resolution and a glossy finish, in short, a complete set of “state employee”. The keyboard likely will not please everyone, yet some of its features will have to adapt. The hardware part is designed for simple office and multimedia applications. However, this factor to any claims by the user should not be, after all, so it is clear that the low-cost laptop priority can not the be high-performance machine. The results of battery life we like, but the interface is somehow crudely arranged, and USB ports absolutely enough. However, do not rush to give up on ASUS X553MA, because its cost (about $ 380) a very conducive to shopping. As you can see, the indicators of price and quality in this laptop complement each other.

Source: Asus

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Feature of the new gaming mini-Pc from Asus

The device is an improved version of last year’s model. Moreover, the changes are significant. The maximum configuration is equipped with a graphics accelerator GeForce GTX Titan X.

This is one of the most productive solutions NVIDIA, which easily copes with a picture format of 4K. Complaining is not “brake” is not necessary. Start a hit of the season – at the highest settings.

Even ROG G20 Special Edition provides an improved enclosure volume of 9.5 liters. What much better the original assembly of 12.5 liters.

In the role of the processor chip stands 6-generation Intel Skylake. Unfortunately, there are no other technical details.

The price and release date of the new gaming mini-PC are not reported.

Source: Asus

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What are the quickest charge smartphones?

To fully quickest charge smartphones the battery unit needed for 1 hour and 22 minutes. Just test involved seven of the most popular smartphones.

It is worth noting that this is not the first victory of the Korean company over the competition. According to experts from IDC, Samsung topped the list of the best manufacturers of smartphones in the second quarter of 2015.

Apple users are advised to learn to wait for the testers. iPhone 6 shown in almost all tests mediocre results.

To fully charge the smartphone must be the most time – 2 hours and 35 minutes.

The best results are demonstrated by quick charging ASUS Zenfone 2. In 15 minutes, the device is able to charge nearly a third – 32%.

Zenfone 2 also became the leader in the dough for 5 minutes. When the half-hour charging device showed similar to Samsung Galaxy S6 performance.

Shake the leadership position of Samsung and ASUS in the future, the company will be able to Intelligent Energy. Its experts have recently announced the creation of a working week without recharging the battery for the iPhone.

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Feature of  smartphone with a drive capacity of 256 GB

Is the smartphone with a drive capacity different from the others? A key feature of the device – an impressive volume of non-volatile memory. Novelty is equipped with a storage capacity of 256 GB.

Moreover, it is possible to bring the number up to 384 GB – with the help of a microSD card of 128 GB. The corresponding slot available.

A real godsend for those who need a lot of space for videos, music, games and other software.

More ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition offers support for 4G LTE, the 5,5-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels, 4 GB of RAM and a processor Intel Atom Z3580.

In the role of power in favor mAh battery 3000. There are GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, Dual SIM, as well as Wi-Fi. In addition, onboard there are two cameras: front and 5 megapixels main 13 megapixels (Pixelmaste).

The operating system of the smartphone with a drive capacity installed Android 5.0 with a proprietary shell Zen UI. Unfortunately, there is no information about the price and release date.

Source: liliputing

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