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Jul 13, 2017 11:35 PM • by Joe Maring | Vertu – the Company behind Multi-Thousand Dollar Android Phones – Is Shutting Down After 19 years of making some of the most luxurious and expensive phones on the market, Vertu is shutting down. The company was originally owned by Nokia, and in 2012 was then sold off to an equity firm by the name of EQT. A few years later in 2015 it was sold to China-based Godin Holdings, and was then purchased by Murat Hakan Uzan a year later in 2016. Vertu has been in a state of bankruptcy for some time now, and although Uzan did offer to pay off £1.9 million (around $2.4 million USD) of the company's £128 million worth of debt, this was unfortunately not a big enough offer for Vertu's creditors. As a result of this, Vertu's manufacturing unit will be closing indefinitely. No more Vertu products will be created, and this also means that more than 200 employees at Vertu's Hampshire location will be losing their jobs. With Vertu's manufacturing division gone, Uzan will hold onto the company brand, design licenses, and technology. The Financial Times reports that someone who is close with Uzan says that the man plans on bringing Vertu back to life at some point in the future, but we aren't entirely sure how likely this is. Vertu did bring something unique and different designs to the smartphone market, but with so much money still owed and not a lot of customers all that interested in paying an upwards of $30,000 for a phone made out of alligator skin and rubies running outdated hardware and software, Uzan will likely be facing an uphill battle should he ever try to resurrect the company. Despite this, Uzan appears to be serious about bringing Vertu back as soon as possible. Upon visiting the company's official website, you'll be greeted with the following message: "We have taken the difficult decision to suspend our current Vertu services and focus on developing a completely new, next generation suite of services, exclusively for our customers. We plan to launch these new services from September 2017 and update this page closer to launch with further information."
I don't think anyone in this website will be mourning them.
Source: The Financial Times  | | Android Advices
Jul 13, 2017 4:13 PM • by Karthik Iyer | How To Install Android 7.1.2 Nougat based Resurrection Remix ROM on Xiaomi Mi 5S Smartphone Xiaomi launched the new Mi 5s smartphone just recently and it more like a successor to the previously launched Mi 5 smartphone. The Mi 5 itself was a great smartphone and it had some really great internals, however, the Mi 5s brings in a lot of upgrades to the table. It comes with an upgraded SoC and it also introduced the new type of fingerprint scanner that detects your fingers through the glass. However, if you own this smartphone, then you already know that the software on this smartphone is not the best. It is running the company's MIUI out of the box and it is certainly not the best one when it comes to user experience. However, there is not a lot that you can, other than simply replacing it with a custom third party ROM. Well, if you are wondering how to do it, then you are in the right place. Today we will be showing how to do the same. Today we will show you how to install Android 7.0 Nougat based Resurrection Remix ROM on Xiaomi Mi 5S Smartphone. But before that, let's take a look at some of the new features that it will bring to the table. About the ROM Below are some of the working features of the smartphone on this ROM – - Camera rear/front (Photographs)
- Camera rear/front (Video – Use Camu from Play Store)
- Auto brightness.
- Fingerprint.
- Bluetooth, Mic, Wi-Fi, GPS, IR
- Hotspot
- RIL
Now that it is out of the way, let's check out some of the requirements that are necessary for the installation. Below are some of the pre-requisite for the same – Pre-requisite - The first thing which you need to make sure is that you are creating a complete backup of your files. Since we will be completely wiping the internal memory of the phone, you will end up loosing all your files.
- You also need to make sure that you are installing a custom recovery software. You can install any of your choices; however, we suggest you go for TWRP for this installation.
- You also need to make sure that the battery in the tablet has about 60-percent charge before you begin the installation. If your smartphone's battery dies during the installation, then you may end up with a completely bricked smartphone.
- And lastly it is also necessary to make sure that you have downloaded the firmware file which is necessary for the installation. Without this file, you won't be able to proceed with the installation, and hence we suggest you download the same from the link given below.
Download Resurrection Remix ROM on Xiaomi Mi 5S Smartphone Installation - Assuming that you have downloaded the files given in the link above, it is now time to begin the installation process.
- The first thing which you need to make sure is that you copy the downloaded file to the smartphone.
- Once done, simply turn off your phone and enter into the recovery mode. You can do this by pressing Volume Down + Power Key at the same time.
- After this, once you are in the recovery menu, look for wipe and format option ⇒ wipe data, system, cache and Dalvik cache and initiate it.
- Once done, now return to the recovery menu and tap on Install.
- Now it will ask you to browse for the firmware file which you had copied earlier. Simply navigate to the same and select it.
- After that simply swipe to begin the installation.
- Do make a note that the installation will take some time, and hence we suggest you be patient with the same.
- After it is done, before rebooting you can also choose to install the GApps.
- Once this is done, your device will automatically reboot into the new ROM.
Do make a note that the first reboot may take a long time, and hence we suggest you stay patient with the same. Having said, if you have any queries regarding the setup, then be sure to let us know by commenting down below and also stay tuned to Android Advices for more tutorials like this.  | | |
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