All things Mi - Siao Me

Today I'll talk about Xiao Mi Phone, particularly the Mi3W model. The problem I had was probably caused by me - as I was/am not sure about android, let alone it's booting technology. A friend had an old Mi3W phone sitting in a box - unused for years, built in 2013. He said it was un-usable so he gave it to me. It didnt boot up, but eventually I managed to get it to factory reset and upgrade to Android 6.01 by using the OTA method. Then I discovered that there were no Google Playstore, and thats useless for me. I decided to flash a custom rom, hoping that playstore shall be available. After flashing Mokee, it doesnt boot up ever again, always getting to Fastboot screen. But strangely enough, it finally booted into Mokee. All was fine, but still no Playstore. So I attempted to factory reset again from within Mokee. This created the infinite Bootloop with the Mi logo showing up and reboots again. But I can still somehow get into Fastboot. I attempted to MiFlash the Fastboot roms, which MiFlash said successful, but i can never boot right. Now the unit doesnt even boot up. pressing any combination of buttons does nothing. Plugging into Windows, seems like it keeps connecting and disconnecting from the USB. Plugging into power, there is a red blinking light.. I think this is like superfast reboot or bootloop. I'm about to throw the damn phone into the trash soon - and no more Mi devices in the future. its also know as the Red light of death. Siao Me

Star Trek Discovery - Boldly delay till May 2017

Star Trek fans have to wait another extra few months for the new Star Trek Discovery. CBS is on track to debut a new spinoff series from The Good Wife in January 2017.  This could be interesting, afterall, The Good Wife had been getting pretty good ratings.  Looks like the Good Wife got one up on space saga.

iPhone 7 Rant

The iPhone 7plus has the added dual-camera feature which adds a "zoom" feature to the camera. Coupled with the longer battery life and water resistance feature makes the iPhone more useful in more environments. Why the phone isnt protected by water damage, I have no idea 8)

Look and feel looks dated since Apple is probably keeping a secret new design for next year's all important 10 years anniversary.  Many people rant about the lack of the audio jack, which I think is no big deal. It just mean you can charge the phone while using a lightning headphone - just go wireless I guess.  Whats annoying is there is no NFC or wireless charging capabilities yet. (yes I know - wait for next year)

Meanwhile Google is marching ahead with Android Nougat and Google Home, which I think will give Apple's eco-system a run for it's money