Project Ara MDK Released

Project Ara MDK Released

Apr

10

2014

As I wrote about previously, a developers conference was set for April 15-16. That date is now fast approaching and Google has released the Modular Developers Kit (MDK) ahead of the conference so hardware developers can get a jump on designing components for it. Pictures have also surfaced for what we can expect as far as the ...
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Samsung Gives Us an Up Close Look at the Galaxy S5

Samsung Gives Us an Up Close Look at the Galaxy S5

Apr

9

2014

http://youtu.be/E6MhcTStADU Samsung can go a little over the top, borderline corny, with some of their video spots and commercials. This video of the Galaxy S5 is none of that and the kind of advertising I personally enjoy seeing (enough sneaking celebrity selfies as advertising). As you can see Samsung gives us an up and close look at ...
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HTC One (M8) Unlock Bootloader and S-OFF with Firewater!

HTC One (M8) Unlock Bootloader and S-OFF with Firewater!

Apr

6

2014

Firewater S-OFF now officially supports the new HTC One (M8) among other HTC devices! You may ask why an unlocked bootloader or S-OFF is even needed for your device. For the 99% of us that don’t flash or root, we don’t need this. For the rest of us that love to tinker, S-OFF gives you ...
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Cyanogen, Inc. Reveals new Corporate Identity

Cyanogen, Inc. Reveals new Corporate Identity

Apr

5

2014

The folks over at Cyanogen, Inc. revealed a new corporate branding, further separating the business side from the hobbyist side of CyanogenMod. Explaining the new branding, they felt it should, “embody the spirit of the company origins, but also speak to the future.” The announcement goes into detail about customization, security, and open source, describing ...
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Kernel Source Code Released for the HTC One M8

Kernel Source Code Released for the HTC One M8

Apr

3

2014

HTC went ahead and released the kernel source code for several variants of the HTC One M8 today, including all four major US carriers. This means nothing to the average user, but this does mean go time for developers who will being turning kernel source into the custom ROM’s that we poor flashaholics need to have. ...
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Amazon Announces Fire TV for $99

Amazon Announces Fire TV for $99

Apr

3

2014

Amazon has announced Fire TV, finally throwing their hat into the ring of streaming devices trying to make it into your living room. Not only do you get access to Netflix, Hulu Plus, and WatchESPN, but it will obviously add Amazon’s own Prime Instant Video. Prime Instant Video allows anyone to rent movies or TV ...
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Sprint Rolling Out Update to Enable WiFi Calling on Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Sprint Rolling Out Update to Enable WiFi Calling on Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Apr

3

2014

Sprint is rolling out an update for their Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that enables WiFi calling for the device. It is software version N900PVPUCNC5 and WiFi calling is the only listed change. As usual, this roll out will take place over several days, so fear not if it does not show available for you yet. Head ...
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Sprint LG G2 KitKat Update Rolling Out Now

Sprint LG G2 KitKat Update Rolling Out Now

Mar

31

2014

If you are a lucky owner of a LG G2 on Sprint, get ready to get excited. Sprint quietly announced they are pushing out KitKat starting today to the LG G2. There is a very small change log: Upgrade to KitKat Fix Next Radio audio issue Not much to go on, but we all know ...
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WeakSauce Root for Verizon HTC One (m8) and HTC One (m7)

WeakSauce Root for Verizon HTC One (m8) and HTC One (m7)

Mar

29

2014

Jcase and beaups have done it again! The fruit of last night’s labor is WeakSauce, a root method for Verizon’s HTC One (m8) and HTC One (m7). The exploit gets write access to system/xbin and installs a su binary which then allows you to install Superuser or SuperSU for root access. For the HTC One (m8), ...
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Microsoft Office Mobile for Android is Now Free!

Microsoft Office Mobile for Android is Now Free!

Mar

28

2014

Microsoft has made a new move, they just made the Microsoft Office Mobile suite free for Android users. The app itself was free all this while, but needed a valid subscription to the MS Office 365 Cloud Suite for users to make use of the app. The move could be a direct result of changes ...
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