Archives for May 9th, 2014
Xperia M2 gets Root and ClockworkMod Recovery
The Sony Xperia M2 (single-SIM) has received ClockworkMod-based Recovery and Root. The Touch Recovery is built from CWM 6.0.4.6 sources. XDA member DooMLoRD has posted all of the details in the source link below, including instructions and download links. The main requirement to install this CWM-based Recovery is to have an unlocked bootloader. DooMLoRD has also ...
Video: Top 5 OnePlus One Features
The OnePlus One, powered by CyanogenMod 11S and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor is a powerful smartphone at an affordable price, and a new video shows off the top 5 features of the device. It’s a short but sweet look at the smartphone, and a great introduction to what CyanogenMod has been up to since ...
Sony may finally launch a successor to the Xperia go/active in 2015
At the start of the year, we posted that we longed for a successor to the Xperia active and Xperia go. We saw no such low/mid-level rugged water resistant handset in 2013 and so far in 2014, we’ve still seen no sight of one. This may change in 2015, as Digitimes is reporting that Sony ...
Berkeley Apple Store’s Shiny Glass Windows Eviscerated by Car, Cause Unkown
A car smashed through the massive glass windows of an Apple Store in Berkeley, California early this morning. According to Apple Insider, the car not only crashed through a plate-glass window but busted through the Apple Store’s security gate as well. The cause of the smash-up is still unknown. Cars smashing into Apple Stores is nothing ...
LG Announces Global Launch of the F70, A 4G LTE Mid-Range Android Device
LG’s new mid-range 4G LTE Android KitKat powered F70 will be making its way across the globe, LG announced today. Announced at MWC back in February, LG’s F-series is aimed at emerging markets and comes touting LG’s Knock Code software which first made its appearance on LG’s G series smartphones. Here’s a look at the LG ...
New firmware builds (18.0.A.1.33 and 18.0.C.1.15) certified for Xperia M2
Two new firmware builds have been certified for the Xperia M2 (D230X). Firmware version 18.0.C.1.15 has been certified for the D2303 and D2306 variants, whilst firmware version 18.0.A.1.33 was certified for the D2305 version. The Xperia M2 has begun to see a slow rollout globally, it is already out in Russia and India and due ...
Xperia ZR sees KitKat build certified (10.5.A.0.230)
A few days back, we saw a new Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware build certified for the Xperia Z, ZL and Tablet Z. The same build was conspicuously missing for the Xperia ZR (C550X), fear not though as firmware version 10.5.A.0.230 has been certified for both C5502 and C5503 models. This build has now been certified ...