About Ashraf
Happily married to the most beautiful woman ever, Ashraf is the founder of dotTech. Ashraf spends insane hours on dotTech (usually writing articles but sometimes doing absolutely nothing except staring). Yes he is weird, but he is also very friendly.
Custom ROMs, such as CyanogenMod, allow for after-market improvements to Android devices. The only problem with custom ROMs is they can be annoying/dangerous to flash (aka install), whether that be initial flash or flashing subseq...
CyanogenMod is a popular after-market third-party developed custom ROM for Android devices, phones and tablets. The goal of CyanogenMod is to supercharge your Android experience by adding features, functionality, stability, and sp...
Between the likes of Flame, Stuxnet, and Mahdi I’m sure most people have had their fair share of state-sponsored cyber attacks. As much as we wish they would go away, they won’t. In fact, they are likely to increase as...
There was a time when 7 inch tablets cost $300-400. Then Amazon shook things up with a $199 Kindle Fire and Google recently followed suit with a $199 Nexus 7. In response, Samsung dropped the price on its 7 inch Galaxy Tabs to $24...
Since it hit the airwaves, Microsoft has been touting its new ‘Metro UI’ for Windows 8. Microsoft still intends to keep this new user interface… but with a different name. Last week an internal Microsoft memo was...
Some employers struggle to provide basic health insurance. Not Google. Aside from free lunches, on-campus doctors, car washes, etc., Google is now providing death benefits to its employees. No, I’m not talking about life ins...
See the above image? It is may be the Galaxy Note 2. The above image was floated around the Internet earlier this year as a potential Samsung Galaxy S III but we all know that turned out to be wrong. Now it has reappeared, courtes...
Hey dotTechies, dotTech is looking to hire a writer who will cover Android. I’m primarily looking for someone who is familiar with Android modding because this position will be writing How To guides on rooting, unlocking boo...
As the battle between Apple and Samsung heats up, Apple is bringing out the big guns. Samsung has been forced to furnish a 132-page internal document (link below for those that want to read it) which shows a detailed comparison of...
Come on, don’t tell me you didn’t crack a smile. [via CrackBerry, Joy of Tech]
September 11, 2001 changed the world. As a result of 9/11, then USA President George W. Bush introduced what has come to be known as the Terrorist Surveillance Program, a program that allows the NSA (National Security Agency) to s...
Interested in a Galaxy S III? Samsung will give you up to US$300 to trade in your old phone for a Samsung Galaxy S III. Through its new Samsung Upgrade program, Samsung is allowing consumers to trade in their old phones in return ...
‘Do Not Track’ is a semi-new concept in the digital world that tells advertisers to not track user Internet activity for the purposes of serving targeted advertising. What happens is, when enabled, a header is sent to ...
Outlook.com is a new free web e-mail service by Microsoft intended to replace Hotmail. Using Outlook.com can be done by creating a new Outlook.com account or upgrading your existing Hotmail account to Outlook.com. If you have used...
Microsoft recently introduced Outlook.com, the impending successor to Hotmail. If you don’t have an existing Hotmail account, you can get started with Outlook.com by easily creating a new account. However, if you do have an ...