Archives for April 7th, 2014
HTC One M8 S-OFF Achieved, Let The Hacking Begin!
Owners of the brand spanking new HTC One M8 are one step closer to being able to get HTC’s nasty bloatware off of the powerhouse device. S-OFF has been achieved on the M8, allowing HTC’s security to be bypassed to allow for the installation of custom ROMs, bootloaders and kernels. S-OFF is available for every HTC ...
Internal Apple Slides: Growth Rates Slipping, Consumers Want Cheaper Devices With Larger Screens
Apple’s popularity is on the decline, and the company knows it. Internal documents from 2013 straight from the Cupertino company reveal that Apple is well aware of the company’s shortfalls. The slides were released as part of evidence in Apple’s ongoing patent battle with Samsung. Re/Code spotted the slides, which were submitted as evidence by ...
Xperia Z1 Compact owners: Any regrets moving to a smaller phone?
The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact sits alone in the smartphone world, by providing genuine flagship specs in a smaller form factor. The phone attracted many who railed against ever-increasing smartphone sizes and particularly against the fact it would only be these largest phones that would get the best specs. However, now that you’ve been using ...
This Terrifying PSA Makes Sure You Will Never Text and Drive Again
Texting and driving is dangerous business, and we all know it. A new PSA from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration takes just 30 seconds to scare you into never picking up your phone while driving again. The ad’s debut coincides with the kick-off of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The ad begins with three high-spirited ...
Hot Deal: Target’s Offering the Samsung Galaxy S5 for just $100
In just a few days on April 11th, the Samsung Galaxy S5 will land on retail store shelves. The Gs5 can be purchased online right now if you’re super antsy and need Sammy’s new flagship, but if you are looking to pick up the GS5 on a mobile carrier, Target’s got you covered. The U.S. ...
64-Bit Snapdragon 808 and 810 Mobile Processors Announced
Forget the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 and 805, some new mobile processors are coming that will blow away any other processors out there today. Qualcomm announced the 64-bit Snapdragon 808 and 810 processors today, which will provide incredible connectivity while blasting through processor intensive apps and services. That means that Android powered tablets and smartphones are ...
WhatsApp and E-Plus Launch €10 SIM; Includes Free WhatsApp Messaging, Low Rates on Calls and SMS
Super popular messaging app WhatsApp is changing it up a bit, moving into a new phase which sees the company working with carriers to provide prepaid SIM cards which provides access to WhatsApp without eating up a customers’ mobile data allotments. WhatsApp is now offering a €10 SIM card from E-Plus which gives customers unlimited ...
Watch Episode One of Mike Judge’s ‘Silicon Valley’ on YouTube for Free
As I’m sure you all know, HBO Go crashed last night, denying millions of people access to the season four premiere of Game of Thrones. GoT wasn’t the only season premiere last night, though. Mike Judge’s new half-hour show that takes on the tech scene, Silicon Valley debuted right after GoT on HBO. In case ...
Xperia Z2 tops DxOMark camera rankings; takes Nokia 808 Pureview’s crown
The Sony Xperia Z2 has come top in the latest DxOMark rankings, knocking one of the best camera phones ever made, the Nokia 808 Pureview, into second place. The Xperia Z2 achieved a score of 79 points, enough to supplant the Nokia 808 Pureview at 77 points. “Although the new Xperia Z2 takes the coveted ...
Qualcomm’s new 64-bit Snapdragon 810 and 808 chipsets to land in 2015
Qualcomm has unveiled its first high-end 64-bit chipsets in the form of the Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) and Snapdragon 808 (MSM8992). These 20nm big.LITTLE chips include the most advanced 4G LTE connections supporting 3 x 20MHz carrier aggregation designed to reach CAT 6 speeds of up to 300 Mbps. Think of this as three lanes to ...