Get Your Sony Xperia Z Updated to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with CyanogenMod 10.1 [How to Install]

Sony is currently working on the AOSP version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on Xperia Z and developers are encouraged to help out to speed things up. If you're an owner of Xperia Z and cannot wait till the official version kicks out, update your Xperia Z using CyanogenMod 10.1 custom firmware.

CyanogenMod 10.1 brings the latest features of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean to your Sony Xperia such as lock screen widgets and Quick Settings which isn't available with Android 4.1.2 pre-loaded on your device.

Requirements:

• Your Sony Xperia Z must be rooted to flash this custom ROM.
• Battery level should be at least 80 per cent to prevent power interruption.
• Install all the necessary USB drivers for Sony Xperia Z on your computer.
• Enable USB debugging mode on your phone.
• Have a custom recovery app on your Xperia Z such as ClockworkMod or TWRP.
• Create a backup of all your personal information, system settings and data files on your Xperia Z.
• Download the CM10.1 Android 4.2.2 firmware on your computer.

Warning: This is a custom ROM and developers are not liable for any damages which may occur on your device. Flashing this ROM can brick your Xperia Z; read and follow the instructions carefully to avoid destroying your phone. Do this at your own risk.

Installation

1.????? Connect the Xperia Z to your computer via USB cable.

2.????? Copy the CM10.1 firmware you have downloaded earlier to the SD card of your phone.

3.????? Disconnect the phone from the computer and switch it off.

4.????? Go into Recovery mode by pressing Volume down for a few times as the device reboots.

5.????? Create a Nandroid backup for your current ROM in case you wanted to restore it later. Go to "backup and restore > backup" and confirm the backup creation.

6.????? After creating a Nandroid backup, go back and perform a full wipe on your device. Select "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition."

7.????? Now do a Dalvik cache wiping. Go to "advanced > wipe dalvik cache."

8.????? Install the CyanogenMod 10.1 to your Xperia Z, select "install zip from SD card > choose zip from SD card." Choose the custom firmware you have copied earlier and confirm the installation.

9.????? After the installation, go back and select "reboot system now." Be patient as the device boots for the first time using this ROM.

Done! Your Sony Xperia Z is now running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean using CyanogenMod 10.1.

In case you want to restore your old ROM, reboot into Recovery mode and select "backup and restore."

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Meet IBM's 'Boy And His Atom,' Stars Of the Smallest Movie Ever ...

The image above shows two animated characters in what has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest movie ever made. It?s called ?A Boy And His Atom,? and the medium of animation is, you guessed it, atoms.

It lasts all of 60 seconds, and depicts a boy ? made up of individual atoms himself ? encountering a single atom that he befriends and throws like a ball. He then bounces up and down on a tiny trampoline made up of atoms, then throws the original atom into the sky, where it erupts into a tiny commercial for the company that produced it: IBM.

What?s going on here is this: Scientists at IBM?s Almaden Research Lab in San Jose, Calif., have figured out a way to precisely move and manipulate individual atoms. To do it they?re using a big piece of equipment called a scanning tunneling microscope that weighs two tons and operates at a temperature of minus 268 degrees Celsius (or 450.5 degrees below zero on the Fahrenheit scale, according to the Unit Convert widget on my Mac). In the world of physics and nanotechnology, this thing is a big deal and led the two IBM inventors to share the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1986. (Here?s a video history about it.)

Using a computer, researchers used a tiny needle that moved along a surface of a postage-stamp sized bit of copper. The needle would draw within one nanometer (a billionth of a meter) of the individual atoms and thus ?feel? them so it could then move them into place and shift them around frame by frame in order to make the stop-motion action happen. The film you?re about to see is made up of 242 such frames using not one but two of those scanning tunneling microscopes. The atoms have been magnified about 100 million times from their original size.

Before they tried animation, and in the tradition of humorous art that sometimes appears on the surface of individual computer chips, the folks at IBM experimented with illustrations made of atoms. Among them was a rendering of the Starship Enterprise from ?Star Trek? that?s not much more than a single nanometer tall. (Pictured at right; click the image to make it bigger.) Before that, way back in 1989, the big brains at Big Blue were able to spell out the company name using 35 individual atoms of xenon.

So why is IBM using atoms to make crude animations? As has long been the case, everything inside computers is getting smaller all the time. According to Moore?s law ? named for Intel co-founder Gordon Moore ? individual transistors on chips tend to shrink every 18 to 24 months. So does the amount of space needed to store individual bits of data. Right now, IBM says, it takes about a million atoms to do that, but it can see a trajectory leading to a point in the future to where that number can be reduced to 12 atoms. At that scale, the media to store information will be so compact that every movie ever made, including ?A Boy And His Atom,? could be stored on a device the size of your iPhone. That means the ability to move and manipulate individual atoms with great precision will eventually come in handy.

?Steamboat Willie? it?s not, but here for the first time on public display, is IBM?s ?A Boy And His Atom.?

And here is the obligatory ?Making Of ?? video that explains how and why the movie was made, including an interesting detail: What moving individual atoms sounds like.

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Xbox 360)

Everything old is new again. The entertainment industry has proven that mantra time and time again as film, television, and music continually tap nostalgia for inspiration. The relatively young video game industry recently dipped into that well, with the likes of Capcom's Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10, retro-themed PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titles designed to mimic the Blue Bomber's 8-bit NES adventures. Several other titles reveled in a similar retro video game aesthetic, but very few tapped the overall retro feel of the decade that spawned video game classics: the 1980s. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is one. It takes 2012's popular Far Cry 3?title and filters it through a '80s vision of the future, complete with neon, dark synth music, and exciting gunplay. It's a smaller game than Far Cry 3, but this downloadable PC, PlayStation 3?, and Xbox 360?title is the better game.

Welcome to the Party, Pal
Blood Dragon isn't a mere standalone Far Cry 3 expansion; it's a celebration of '80s action silliness. Pseudo action star and #1 James Cameron go-to guy Michael Biehn (Aliens, Terminator, The Abyss) lends his gruff voice to Sgt. Rex "Power" Colt, a cybernetic commando who battles the evil Omega Force army in a post-apocalyptic world where mutants and dinosaur-like Blood Dragons roam. Yes, it's '80s cheese, but well-done '80s cheese, highlighted by homages to Predator, Terminator, and other testosterone-filled flicks from the decade of decadence.

At its core, Blood Dragon plays very much like Far Cry 3 with its tight first-person shooter mechanics, ziplines, collectibles, dangerous animals, multitude of side-missions, garrisons (the game's version of outposts), and open world (though on a much smaller scale). But it's the game's playful adherence to old school action movie clich?s that give Blood Dragon its own footing. The "futuristic" year of 2007?as envisioned from a decidedly '80s point of view?recalls elements from our own real-world '80s with its cold war fears, and big, dumb action movies. The latter, naturally, receives the most spotlight.

Got No Time to Bleed
Sgt. Rex "Power" Colt starts his mission armed to the teeth with a shotgun, pistol, grenade stash, and other weapons that let you ventilate enemy troops with well-placed shots. It's a potent arsenal that only gets better as you loot corpses for ammo and cash.

Money lets you purchase add-ons like silencers and laser scopes from designated areas within garrisons. The carnage you unleash over the course of the game earns CP (Cyber Points) that as XP (experience points) which level up Sgt. Colt with increased health, better accuracy, and other traits. Unfortunately, Blood Dragon doesn't let you select abilities; you automatically gain new ones after reaching certain plateaus. Some may not find that a fault, but I would've loved to dictate how my cyber-commando functions.

As you become more powerful, your ability to take down hordes of Omega Force warriors becomes increasingly effective and fun. In fact, Blood Dragon keeps tally of your accuracy, efficiency from cover, stealth kills, chain kills, and more. The game's tutorial, thankfully, gives you a rundown of the basics, though Sgt. Colt?in a bit of meta-commentary on the game playing experience?constantly gripes that he just wants to kill.

You're a Funny Guy, Sully
Environments are fittingly dark, with Tron-like splashes of blue, orange, and green neon. As a result, the world carries a weighty feel that's given levity by a handful of Arnold-worthy one-liners and hilarious cut scenes that recall the limited color schemes and animations of Sega CD and TurboGrafx-16 titles. The jokes, however, sometimes fall flat. For example, there's a button that causes Sgt. Colt to flip the bird when pressed. That felt less '80s cool, and more immature junior high school student. At other times, some of the dialogue seemed nothing but an obvious set up for a Schwarzeneggeresque one-liner.

Still, Blood Dragon redeems itself in other ways. Omega Force's cyber-troops speak with hilarious computerized vocals, and the screen tears with VHS-like tracking effects when explosions or player death occurs. The attention to '80s ridiculousness is obviously handled by a team with sincere love for the era.

Nothing symbolizes the game's grasp on the wacky than the eponymous Blood Dragons, neon-colored dinosaurs that fire lasers from their eyes. They roam the lands between garrisons and prove quite lethal combatants should you rush encounter one without a sound strategy. Their appetites for cybernetic hearts, however, make them tools in combating the enemy. For example, the tickers you collect from fallen enemies can be tossed into a garrison's entry, which attracts nearby Blood Dragons who rush into the base for a meal. Laughter quickly ensued as I sat upon a hilltop and watched Omega Force members defend themselves with laser rifle from a rampaging dinosaur who shot lasers from his eyes.

Gonna Have Me Some Fun!
Ubisoft must be commended for taking the Far Cry series in this radically different direction. In a gaming industry populated by titles that takes themselves far too seriously (for example, the original Far Cry 3), it's good to see that there's still a place for the goofy.

Game developers have a long history of using of using '80s action movies for inspiration?the original NES Contra has not too subtle Stallone- and Schwarzenegger-based characters that fight Xenomorph-like aliens. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, likewise, wears its inspirations on its sleeve. At times the dialogue forced and the bird-flipping comes off as too Duke Nukem-like, but Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon's old school strengths outweigh its few weakness.

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