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I decided to try playing pokemon ranger on my phone via melonds (available on github) this trilogy appears to be one ofthe few games that can be played using only the touchscreen, and mobile games primarily use touchscreens. Now, if you have this game, either on og hardwareor on your phone, I'd like to know if you think there's a serious difference between using the ds's resistive touchscreen, and a mobile phone's capacitive touchscreen. It's been a long time since i've played these games on original hardware. Also, I'd like a list of ds and 3ds games that cam be played using solely the touchscreen, and maybe some impressions as to how well those games play on mobile via emulators like melonds and citra.

My phone suddenly showed up a long list of errors related to mounting memory. What do I do?

so i was looking into selling my rig and just buying a good slim gaming laptop but i also want to be able to hook it up to my monitor and peripherals and all that but i wanted to use it plugged in all the time. i do know this used to damage batteries i just dont know if they have changed or not, but i saw someone on quora say that as soon as you plug in your laptop it instantly stops using the battery and goes to ac power. so basically in short my question is would it be ok to run a gaming laptop on ac power all the time with peripherals and such like a desktop without damaging the battery for travel uses?

Thought I'd post here as this question, although primarily storage focused, might branch out and go off topic. TLDR; I'm switching from a big permanent Windows PC setup to a 13" Macbook Pro and there's a grey area with the specifics of my new setup outside of the MBPro & the monitor, and I'm looking for some suggestions (particularly storage). This setup will be used primarily for digital painting with some light video work and 3D in Blender and Marvelous Designer. *Will most likely include an iPad/Wacom display at some point. Detail The idea with this switch was to make a move toward something more portable. I've been into games in the past, so my current setup (~5yrs old) is geared toward that and it can't move anywhere. I don't really play any games anymore so my values and usage have shifted so appealing specs like high refresh rate have been replaced by colour accuracy and easy of use. One of the major problems I have is data managament. Not organization, but storage and backup. In my current system I have a large mechanical drive and two SSDs. I have Dropbox which I store projects I'm actively working on but my slow connection gets in the way with cloud storage making it awkward and time consuming if I drop a large file in there. Saying that I should be getting a much better connection late next year, so that won't be a limiting factor forever. For the most part my projects aren't HUGE, but I do have a large photo reference library and a bunch of educational videos that are several hundred GB. I wanted to discuss some options with mobility in mind, how to backup my work so it's "safe", what are the pros & cons of the different external storage optons. Values: -Simplicity: "Less, but better." - Dieter Rams (not having to unplug 10 different cables when taking my Macbook from my desk haha) - Easy backups, access files on multiple devices quickly - Transfer speed (minimal down time moving/saving "large" files) - Understated/professional looks, no flashy lights or gamer-aesthetics. - PC & Mac compatability (low prio, but I might have a Windows machine in the future if I need for 3D)

With Windows 11 supporting Android apps and plenty of features were made for device like Surface Neo. Will a device like Surface Duo (or other smartphone types) run a Windows 11 type of OS? What's your opinion? New Windows 11 mobile OS or nah? https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-android-apps/

Changwon-Si, South Korea. Shot on Note 10 5G Stockton, CA, USA. Shot on S7

I just bought a Fairphone 3 with the intent of downloading /e/ to it when I got it, but I just heard about Ubuntu Touch, which seems like an equivalent operating system. Due to the fact that there is little to no media coverage for both of them, i was wondering if anybody who has used them can recommend one. I love open-source things, and my daily driver computer runs Ubuntu 20.04, but the appeal of /e/ is that you can still access the Play Store. Any Thoughts?

Dr. Lisa Su kicked off COMPUTEX 2021 with a bang, and there’s a LOT to talk about. So let’s do that. Sorry, Intel.

When was the last time a FULLY AMD laptop could compete with the best Intel/Nvidia could muster? Um… never? Gaming notebooks may never be the same… Buy ASUS ROG Strix G15 Laptop (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/LtaOmY7 Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

Just as described as the topic, I want to play mobile games with PC keyboard and mouse (ROG Strix Scope RX & Logitech G520 Hero). Is there any app that allow user to configure things like when I press a key on the keyboard, the app makes a touch on a corresponding place on the screen? No-root-required apps are the best. thx. Phone model: HONOR X10 Max/Blackshark 4 Tablet model: HONOR X6

Over the past several years i have been happily using Authenticator Plus, im not sure when but i found it had stopped syncing with my google drive and looking into why i found that the app has basically been abandoned. aaand then the on device backup failed. So, slightly annoyed but oh well i started moving my keys over to another app, i then remembered WHY i had started using this particular app in the first place... Blizzard authenticator ! . this old app i had been using had the easiest implementation of the Blizzard 2FA i had found back then AND it had cloud backup AND it was supposed to work with yubikeys ! I have had a look around, and i see so many new options to use in terms of 2FA but nobody has an EASY way to add a blizzard 2FA . some have encryption , some have cloud backup and im not even sure if any work with yubikey. Im looking at Aegis authenticator currently but i dont see any plain easy way to add a blizzard key. Is there any other app that i could use ?

I have an Asus laptop with a 1050 and I'va noticed that on other people's laptops the gpu runs at a slightly higher clock (~65Mhz) although mine stays cooler. My brother's Dell with the same specs for example scores higher in benchmarks and also behaves better in COD Warzone. I figure it has to do with the vbios and was wondering if I can extract the one on his laptop and flash it on mine since I don't seem to find vbioses for 4gb 1050s. How can I do that? And how do I restore my version if I don't like the new one?

So, Cheat Engine's a lovely memory scanner for PC that lets you scan and modify memory values on running processes, and it can be used for plenty of things aside from modding gameplay. For the purposes of defending myself against gaming purists, if I actually use something like this in game, it's only on single player as trying to mess around with a multiplayer game is a jerk move as you're affecting others...but I feel perfectly entitled to mod things I've paid for. I enjoy using it to look at what Windows is doing sometimes, or software I'm unsure of at a more granular level. It's impressive also to see how poorly obfuscated certain values, including some that have to do with sensitive processes, including financial-related processes like those to do with microtransactions (not the actual handling of card, account details, those are secure) involving the item counts. It's also a nice utility to have when watching for leaks in unproven programs. Is there a version of a memory scanner utility with the same function as the Cheat Engine memory scanner, but for Android? I'd like to use it in a similar fashion on my phone to watch various callouts and see what's burning up power in the background...the built-in utilities only show me so much.

So in my quest to find a good mobile controller, I've decided to design some of my own. Here's an overview. There would be six individual SKUs, three basic, and three advanced. The first controller would be handlebar-style (like the psvita and gameboy advance.) The second would be clamshell style Like the DS) The third would also be clamshell styleb but include a resistive touchscreen. (You're probably thinking this is intended to better emulate ds and 3ds games. You'd be right.) All three controllers would utilize the Xbox/Playstation face button layout, with two circle pads oriented below the Face buttons and D-pad, similar to the Dualshock series. I would like the L3 and R3 buttons to be built into the 3ds style circle pads, however I'd settle for putting them as a separate button off to the side of each pad. All three controllers would feature 4 face buttons, two rear buttons, two rear analog triggers, a Nintendo-style D-pad, two 3ds-like circle pads the start and select buttons, a system menu button, and a turbo button The turbo button is a common staple of third party controllers, however I'd include some unique funtionality. Double-tap the turbo button, and an LED ring around the button will flash rapidly. Hold any button to activate turbo on that button. Repeat process to deactivate turbo. Hold the button down to enter sustained press mode, then hold down the button you want. The LED will sustain. to program. Now when the button is pressed once, it'll behave as if it is being held down. Pressing it again will stop. Repeat the programming process to disable sustained press. Double tap and hold to program sustained turbo. The led will blink slowly (relative to the flashing of turbo mode.) The programmed button will behave as if it is being held down with turbo mode enabled. Again, repeat the programming process to disable it. All three controllers will feature a capacitive Stylus and built-in holder. The third controller will feature a double-ended stylus for both resistive and capacitive touchscreens. The handlebar style will stretch open with a spring-loaded slide, while the clamshell design will feature a rotating clip to enable both portrait and landscape orientations. The advanced set has all the features of the basic set, but also includes it's own APU, RAM, and Storage dedicated for running and storing mobile games. Unfortunately I don't think Android is compatible with these "hardware boosters" just yet. The third controller's resistive touchscreen will be compatible woth a select number of apps, and will also be able to display a full qwerty keyboard, albeit with the limitations of a resistive touchscreen. The clamshell controllers would measure 6 inches by 3 inches, to fit with most smartphones, the clip would open up to 3.6 inches to fit most smartphones, and be able to extend and rotate for portrait or landscape mode. The handlebar controller would be about 3-4 inches vertically, with a slide that could stretch up to 7.5 inches wide to accommodate almost any smartphone. All three controllers would have its own internal battery, a USB-C passthrough and port for charging, and a 3.5mm headphone jack to plug in headphones. So there's my controller design. Probably the most difficult thing to find would be the circle pads, but everything else should be easily available. Now comes the question. Do you know anyone who can build it? If Linus can do it, I'd pay him to do so. All the websites I've found mostly do pre-made controller mods rather than fully custom builds.

This is a a mobile device question but still curious if anyone here knows the answer. I'm on Galaxy Note 20 Ultra running Android 11. Does anyone know if there's a setting somewhere where you can set a default image tag for Screenshots taken in a specific app. For example. Can I set my phone to automatically tag any screenshot taken in the AFK Arena application with "AfkArena" or do I have to manually tag the images each time.

Hi everyone, please bear with me here as I've never had or needed to use a mobile data dongle/adapter until this week. Reason I'm asking: I'm starting a new job next week but my WAN connection has started being super slow and very unreliable recently. I emailed my ISP who told me they are doing region-wide upgrades for the next 12-18 months so I should expect frequent outages. Amazing timing! I immediately looked for another ISP but it's this one or nothing as I'm in a rural area. So, I went to a store and picked up a 3G/4G dongle but I could barely even connect! When I managed to load a speed test I was getting a 10,000-40,000ms ping with a speed so slow it couldn't register, it just showed 0.00Mb/s. Of course, I immediately took it back to cancel it. I want to try with another network that supposedly has the best coverage in this country and some people have recommended. Question(s): Is there any possible way I can help or improve the signal on a mobile data dongle? Would the old improve your WIFI hack work by making a dish out of aluminum foil with the dongle placed in the middle? Or what about connecting it by a USB extension cable and putting the dongle outside the house in a waterproof box? Or same idea but in the attic/loft? Anything that could improve it? Appreciate the help.

Budget (including currency): $300+ Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Godot game engine, various games Hello! I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but I am planning on "building" a laptop by taking an old gaming laptop, taking it apart, and adding a desktop GPU, and a new keyboard. I have it all planned out, but I need advice on a few things: If it is possible to make a battery-powered eGPU (I am currently planning to weld a bigger case for the laptop to fit a homemade eGPU, and then either connecting that to an extension cord, or a battery). If I can replace the keyboard with an older mechanical desktop keyboard. Any concerns you have about any of this, including where I posted it. Thanks!

i to whoever stumbles onto this post! I have an MSI Fx600 laptop with an i3 330m and gt325m gpu. It has a MS16g11 VER1.0 board with a HM55 chipset (which I believe supports the first gen mobile quad core i7s). I couldn't find anything in the MSI support pages or the user manual about CPU support of any kind unfortunately. I thought that the tdp difference of 10W didn't really matter, as I had seen people upgrade 4th gen laptops from 35W to 45W Cpus in the past. This was the extent of the research I did before deciding to buy an i7 740qm. I installed the i7 into the laptop, only to be greeted with nothing from the screen. I've tried the 'ye old' resetting the cmos and seeing what happens method, but to no avail, although the new cpu seems to be kicking off more heat now. Since the laptop still works with the i3, I've updated the bios, but again this didn't change anything to my knowledge At this point, I'm almost sure that the CPU simply isn't supported by MSI for this laptop, but I've also considered the possibility of the i7 not having integrated graphics playing a role in the lack of display (although it probably shouldn't given the discrete gpu - I'm not sure) or that perhaps I'm being really stupid about something. But it's safe to say I am stuck, so any suggestions are welcome and much appreciated! N.B. As you may have guessed, this isn't an urgent issue - I thought it would just be cool to see this old laptop run with an i7 instead of the lacklustre little i3.

Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Vivo V20: the Galaxy A51 emerges a clear winner in this competition Samsung Galaxy A51 emerged earlier this year as one of the most popular phones, with everything buyers want from a mid-range smartphone: a big 6.5-inch Super AMOLED screen, a long-lasting battery, and awesome 48MP quad camera with flagship camera features. The affordable price tag was the icing on the cake. Now, the Vivo V20 has launched in the Indian market promising to do more or less the same. These two devices have been priced similarly, but the Samsung handset has the upper hand here due to its lower starting price of Rs 24,499, compared to the Rs 24,990 starting price of the Vivo V20 for the 8GB RAM configuration which comes with 128GB of built-in storage. Furthermore, buyers opting for the 6GB RAM variant of the Galaxy A51 can save valuable bucks without compromising on the storage capacity as the handset does come in a 6GB/128GB option too. Today, we’ve decided to compare the Galaxy A51 with the Vivo V20 to see which device comes up at the top. Design and display Both Galaxy A51 and Vivo V20 feature gradient colours on the back panel, but while the Samsung handset goes for subtle pastel shades, the Vivo device goes for relatively harsher, dark hues. Moreover, the Galaxy A51 sports a rhythmical finish that gives it a premium feel. The V20, on the other hand, gets the rather plain matte finish on its back surface. Over to the front, the Galaxy phone has the more modern 6.5-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display that has an unobtrusive hole-punch cutout at the top. As for the Vivo device, it has gone for a smaller 6.44-inch AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch that tends to feel more intrusive when viewing videos. Furthermore, be it in terms of aesthetics or innovation, the Infinity-O screen on the Galaxy A51 edges past the V20’s outdated U-shaped cutout too. The displays on both these handsets bear full HD+ resolutions. Camera This is the most important part of this comparison since it’s most to likely help you determine what handset you’ll be going for. Right off the bat, the Samsung Galaxy A51 impresses with its quad-camera setup, which gives it an edge over the Vivo V20’s triple camera assembly. The latter phone does have a higher resolution 64MP primary sensor, but the 48MP primary camera of Galaxy A51 is also quite remarkable. With the Samsung device, you’ll be able to capture 12MP ultra-wide shots, 5MP macro shots, as well as 5MP portrait. As for the V20, it’ll only allow you to capture 8MP ultra-wide shots, while its portrait shots are facilitated by a mere 2MP sensor. In fact, the lack of a dedicated macro lens will make a huge difference to anyone who aims to capture Pro-grade photos of tiny objects without losing focus or details. The Vivo V20 features a 44MP selfie camera, while Galaxy A51 has a very capable 32MP selfie shooter. The major differentiating factor in the camera department lies in the kind of flagship camera features that the Samsung Galaxy A51 is able to provide, which the Vivo V20 can’t match. For instance, Single Take significantly cuts the time you spend wondering what lens to capture the scene with – it allows you to capture as many as 7 photos and 3 videos of any scene with just one tap! The front camera onboard this device also has an amazing feature called Smart Selfie Angle, which detects the number of people in the frame and automatically switches to wide-angle mode to accommodates all of them. This is perfect for when you want to fit all your friends or family members into a single selfie. With the Samsung device, you also get a feature called Switch Camera While Recording, which lets you switch between the front and rear cameras in the same video, without interrupting the recording. This will save a ton of your time in editing later on. Another eye-catching Samsung feature is Custom Filters, which enables you to create personalised filters according to your taste and use them on any image you capture. All these awesome features ensure that the Samsung Galaxy A51, with its quad camera setup, offers the kind of versatility that no other competing handset, including Vivo V20, can offer. Security and privacy For biometric authentication, both smartphones make use of under-display fingerprint scanners. However, where the Samsung handset really shines in terms of its security and privacy features is with the tried and tested Samsung Knox security suite. This defense-grade security suite isolates, encrypts, and secures your data, so nothing – from your credit card details and important files to health data and passwords – can fall into the wrong hands. It also applies to Samsung Pay, which is yet another big advantage of buying Galaxy A51. This service allows you to securely store your credit and debit card details on your phone, so you won’t have to carry them around everywhere you go. And it differs from any other mobile payment service as it works with any NFC-enabled Point of Sale terminal, which have become commonplace in retail stores across the country. This means you can simply make contactless payments through the Galaxy A51 at practically any store that accepts debit and credit cards, thereby mitigating the need to hand over your card or have any physical contact with the vendor. Suffice it to say, carrying all your cards around in your wallet will be history once you own the Samsung Pay-capable Galaxy A51! Another feature that gives Samsung Galaxy A51 users a guarantee of privacy is Quick Switch. Gen-Z is particularly cagey in handing over their phone to someone else and for a good reason – after all, no one wants a set of prying eyes on their personal photos, messages, etc. If you fall under the same umbrella, then you will greatly appreciate the Quick Switch. In a nutshell, this feature allows users to switch between private and public versions of the same app with the tap of a button and stores all of the personal data in the phone’s Knox-powered Secure Folder. That means you can have two separate instances of WhatsApp, Instagram, on the same phone and switch to the public version when you have to hand over your phone to someone. Then there’s Content Suggestions, which identifies personal images basis pre-set identifiers in the public Gallery app and automatically recommends them to be moved to the Secure Folder. As a result, buyers opting for the Galaxy A51 can comfortably use their smartphone and be guaranteed of all their data remaining private, even when someone else is using the device! Performance Samsung Galaxy A51 opts for a 2.3GHz octa-core Exynos 9611 processor, whereas the Vivo V20 goes for a 2.3GHz octa-core Snapdragon 720G chipset. The Samsung and Vivo devices also come with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. Each of the two devices houses a microSD card slot too. That said, Samsung has gone the extra mile in optimising the software on Galaxy A51 to work effortlessly with its powerful hardware. Gaming, for instance, pushes any phone to its limits, which is why the Galaxy A51 comes with the company’s AI-enabled Game Booster technology. Game Booster monitors the phone’s temperatures and memory consumption and makes changes to the settings accordingly. So, whether you’re swerving through angular turns on your favourite racing game or scoping out enemies far, far away in a popular shooter, the Galaxy A51 will consistently perform like a champ. Bottom line All things considered, the Samsung Galaxy A51 is definitely the better choice between the two smartphones. It impresses with its inspired design, its gorgeous display, and, most importantly, its abundant camera features that will really take your photography game up several notches. At a starting price of Rs 22,999 for the 6GB RAM variant, and Rs 24,499 for the 8GB model, Galaxy A51 is definitely the best smartphone to buy in India right, squarely beating newer rivals like the Vivo V20. So, get yourself the Samsung Galaxy A51 – the world’s No. 1 Android smartphone that is highly affordable too – today!

Hello, today I go a phone from my friend and it turns out to be an BQ Aquaris X2 with 64GB of storage and 4GB RAM. I discovered, that its bricked. I can't access fastboot, adb, or edl (Qualcomm 9008). There is no file manager and the phone app works but you can't call anyone because Quicksetup is blocking it. If someone finds a solution, I would appreciate it very much. Sincerely.

Long story short, my Motorola Z play droid from 2017 started boot looping on Tuesday, and there's some very important data that I absolutely NEED that only exists on this phone. I need a way to get it into working order again, by any means possible, or four years of work goes down the drain. Any professional repair company recommendation, or DIY solution would be helpful. Thank you Edit: No, I never rooted it, and yes, it has probably already been updated to Android 8.0

I did a search of the forum before posting. But do we have a Brawl Stars club? My rank is getting pretty high, and I'd love to be a part of one. If not, I'd be willing to start one if that's okay with you guys.

Summary Nvidia has launched the MX450, the newest in their mx series of gpus. The mx series is meant to be used in budget/lower end laptops. While not as powerful as a gtx or rtx mobile card, they are faster than the integrated graphics found on both intel and AMD cpus. While not all of the specs or performance benchmarks have been released yet, we do know it will be using/support pcie 4.0 and have gddr6 memory. It will also support other standard nvidia technologies such as optimus and will have cuda cores (how many has not been said). It is still unknown what architecture it will be based on, but is likely to be turing or ampere. OEMs will start shipping laptops with this gpu in October. Quotes My thoughts Nothing too exciting about this launch. We are only a few days away from the announcement of 3000 series cards and since these are releasing in October, it might not be too unreasonable to assume the same general date for the 3000 series cards. I find it weird that these will have support for pcie 4.0, seems very unnecessary to me. Maybe this means we can expect to see pcie 4.0 on the upcoming tiger lake cpus? Sources Nvidia Website KITGURU Tom's Hardware

does stuff like camera , wifi , bluetooth , mobile data , calls ,sms work?

Hi, my first time on the LTT forum and I am wondering if there is such a device that plugs in via type c into a mobile phone to extend the range of a 4g signal? Thanks -Josh