Jumping head first into the hybrid tablet trend Chuwi have launched a 12 inch 2 in 1 tablet. The Windows 10 tablet comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage and the same 2160*1440 display as the surface...
Monday, February 29, 2016
This is the New TouchWiz on the Galaxy S7/Edge [Gallery]
The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge is now shipping to T-Mobile customers, and XDA/Android Podcast Member altimax98 was lucky enough to receive his first thing in the morning.
Since then he’s been playing with...
Waze Shows Off New Design and Features in a Video
There’s going to be a big update hitting the Android version of Waze soon. We aren’t told when this update will start to roll out, but a new video shows off the changes that will be coming. The update...
Rock, Paper and Scissors Come Together in Android’s Latest Ad
Continuing with the Be Together, Not the Same campaign, Android’s latest ad features Rock, Paper and Scissors becoming best friends. I don’t want to spoil too much, but I have to tip my hat to whoever...
HTC is Now Letting People Pre-Order its Vive VR Headset
For those who have been waiting, the HTC Vive is currently available for pre-order directly from HTC’s website (and on Steam too). To pre-order, simply head over to their website and plop down $800...
On Plagiarism, Piracy in Design, and the HTC Themes Outrage
Android has matured by leaps and bounds as a mobile platform, winning the hearts of consumers worldwide and quickly establishing its dominance in the sphere, while simultaneously spreading to other ones.
While Andy...
Android Pay is Reportedly Launching in the UK Next Month
A report from the Telegraph says that Google is finally getting ready to bring Android Pay to Britain next month. They are citing “industry sources”, but don’t go into further detail about it right now....
The LG G5 for Latin America Will Not Have the Snapdragon 820
When LG announced the LG G5 last week at Mobile World Congress, we received official confirmation that it would be rocking the new Snapdragon 820. While this is true for some markets, it seems it won’t...
Samsung’s LSI Ranks in the Top 5 of the Global Smartphone SoC Market
A new report from Strategy Analytics says Samsung LSI (which is the division in charge of the company’s Exynos SoC) now ranks in the top 5 of the global smartphone application processor...
Xiaomi Receives Over 16.5 Million Registrations for Xiaomi’s 1st Mi 5 Flash Sale
Xiaomi will be holding the company’s first flash sale for the Mi 5 on March 1st. To help gauge how much interest the device will have, they setup a registration page. While not officially pre-sales,...
Samsung is Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Tidal Again
A few months ago it was reported that Jay-Z was spotted leaving the office of Samsung Research America. He was allegedly in talks with Samsung about an acquisition of his music streaming service,...
Old But Gold: Sony Ericsson Devices From 2011 Get Marshmallow Support
Before making a whole bunch of “Z” devices, Sony, or rather Sony Ericsson, was focused on bringing up some really good and affordable devices. In 2011, Sony released about a dozen mid-range devices that...
ASUS ZenFone Zoom: Does the Optical Zoom Matter?
XDA TV Host Jordan reviewed the ASUS Zenfone 2 in June. Since then ASUS had added pieces and parts to the ZenFone 2 to created new special models. Today we are looking at the ASUS ZenFone Zoom, the ASUS...
Diesel Gives You Quick Access to Your Apps
Need a quick way to access recently or frequently used apps? Diesel lets you do that by placing a shortcuts bar in your notification panel, with several options options to tweak it to your liking....
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Monitor Your System with CPU Hardware and System Infos
CPU Hardware and System Infos combines all the info you might need about your device in one lightweight app. From screen and battery stats to network info and sensors data, you’ll find it all here....
MacBuntu 15.10 Transformation Pack for Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf
For those of you who would like to compile Android, Ubuntu is one of the obvious choices. An interesting transformation pack has showed up recently. With a little effort, you can transform your Willy...
Console OS Creator To Take Legal Action Against Site Explaining How to File a Federal Trade Commission complaint
Mobile Media Venture’s, Inc. has stated on Kickstarter that they are taking legal action against a site detailing the best manner in which to file a complaint about Console OS to the federal trade commission...
Have You Experienced Malicious Software on Android?
We constantly hear about Android’s malware problems, the security issues that periodically raise havok in the blogosphere, and the huge privacy infringements committed by various companies and apps....
Top 5 Best Wallpaper Apps!
The great thing about Android is its customizability. One part of the customization is background wallpapers. This is the most prominent part of a device’s visual appeal, picking the right one allows...
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Microsoft Lumia 650 Available For Pre-Order in Poland and Romania
Microsoft has put a lot of efforts to at least pick up the gauntlet in the fight against Android or iOS. The mid-range Lumia 650 is now available to pre-order in Poland and Romania. It’s not...
Give Your TWRP 3.0.0 New Colors with Lovely Dark Themes
One of the best TWRP’s features, apart helping us be flashoholics, is theme support. XDA Senior Member fichl created a nice set of dark stock themes that can change your current TWRP 3.0.0...
Best Microsoft Apps for Android
Microsoft is a large company, and while we may just think of them as making Windows and failing at making Windows Phone success that is now all they do. They have a lot of apps that are available for...
Friday, February 26, 2016
Baidu Browser found to be Leaking Personal User Data – What it means for you
You’ve probably heard of Baidu before. Known somewhat as China’s Google (though that may change if Google finally decides to re-enter the market this year), the mammoth search engine giant/advertising...
Hard-mod your Nexus 6P to Greatly Reduce Thermal Throttling
XDA Senior Member Gorgtech has posted a picture guide on how they hard-modded their Nexus 6P to improve cooling and greatly reduce thermal throttling. Check it out if you think your device...
What Do You Think of the LG G5’s Modularity? Thoughtful Addition, or Gimmick?
The LG G5 now allows you to detach the bottom chin of the otherwise-unibody design in order to remove the battery and also expand the phone’s functionality through its “friends”… little hardware modules...
ASUS Publishes Their Marshmallow Update Roadmap
ASUS says they will be updating the following devices to Android 6.0 Marshmallow in the 2nd quarter of this year: PadFone S (PF500KL), ZenFone 2 (ZE550ML, ZE551ML), ZenFone 2 Deluxe (ZE551ML), ZenFone...
OnePlus X Hotfix Update is Rolling Out to Fix a Camera Image Corruption Bug
Some OnePlus X users have been having an issue with the camera software on their device. This bug was introduced when the company added manual controls to their camera application and it’s been ruining...