Archives for June 16th, 2014
Towelroot exploit helps root a number of Sony Xperia models
Notorious hacker Geohot (George Hotz) has turned his attention to rooting Android handsets and appears to have come up trumps with his latest exploit. For those that don’t know, Geohot managed to successfully jailbreak the PlayStation 3, which led to him being sued by Sony. He has created Towelroot, which is an apk file that ...
Facebook can finally be uninstalled using latest Xperia Z2 firmware
Sony has had a love-in with Facebook for as long as we can remember. Back in 2011, Sony released “Facebook inside Xperia”, to provide a deeply integrated Facebook experience. Since then, Facebook has remained one of those sacred apps that Sony has protected, not allowing you to uninstall the app even if you have no ...
Sprint Partners with 12 Regional Carriers to Expand 4G LTE Network
Sprint’s LTE network is about to get a little bit larger. The company announced today a partnership with twelve regional carriers which will now be able to take advantage of Sprint’s 4G LTE network, and giving Sprint customers the ability to roam freely when in an area covered by one of the regional partners. Here’s a ...
“Live on YouTube” camera app launched for Xperia Z2
Sony Mobile has launched a new camera app called “Live on YouTube – by Xperia“. As the name suggests, the app allows users to broadcast up to 15 minutes of live video via YouTube. You can use the app to share video publicly to the world or privately with friends & family in the app’s ...
Verizon Xperia Z2 coming in August 2014?
We have seen a couple of Verizon Xperia Z2 promotional press images leaked by Sony over the past few months. Whilst Sony continues to talk about an unlocked Xperia Z2 arriving in the US this summer, there remains a chance that the Xperia Z2 could land on Verizon. Well says that the handset is indeed ...
China’s GEAK, not Motorola, to launch the world’s first circular smartwatch
China’s GEAK is preparing to launch the world’s first circular smartwatch beating Motorola to the punch. The device is expected to be unveiled on June 20th and available shortly afterwards, at least in China. As for those of us living in other parts of the world, we’ll have to get that watch from some Chinese ...
Here are two iPhone 6 variants pictured next to each other
In what looks like the best iPhone 6 leak ever, we bring you both the 4.7- and 5.5-inch variants of Apple’s upcoming smartphone sitting next to each other. As you can see for yourself, Apple decided to move the power/lock key to the right side to accommodate the larger display, or something of that sort. The ...
AT&T’s and Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S5 get root access, unofficial that is
If you own AT&T’s or Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S5 and like experimenting with stuff, you’ll be glad to know that now there’s a way to root your beloved smartphone. This unofficial way to take full control the Galaxy S5 comes from famed cracker and Sony’s BFF geohot, who claims that the method will work with ...
Samsung Gear smart watch with Android Gear to be unveiled at Google I/O?
A new, still unannounced Samsung smart watch has been caught at the FCC and, as far as we (don’t) know, it could easily be the Korean company’s first smart watch running Google’s Android Wear platform. What’s interesting is that the smart watch with model number SM-R382 has dimensions of 37 x 46 mm, making it slightly ...
Samsung Galaxy F aka Galaxy S5 Prime press render leaks
EVleaks has did it again, this time bringing us the very first press render of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy F aka Galaxy S5 Prime in “perfect golden” hue. As we’ve told you before, this bad boy will come in brushed metallic finish, sporting thinner bezels than Sammy’s current flagship. Specs wise, it will apparently rock super-fast ...