Physical Versus Virtual Buttons — it’s More than Just Placement
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The beginning of the trend Up until late 2011, hardware buttons were the widely-accepted norm for buttons on a handheld device, with Androi...
samedi 30 avril 2016
On Affordable Smartphones: Iterative Improvements Over Time Depend on the Flagship
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It’s been hard this week to look anywhere in the technosphere and not see an article proclaiming the death of the Flagship. Fueling these th...
vendredi 29 avril 2016
RootJunky: How to Bypass Factory Reset Protection on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge
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We here at XDA are big fans of esteemed flashaholic RootJunky who specializes in teaching you how to hack your Android device. If you’re th...
KangVIP ROM For The Mate 8 Changes Developer, Updated to B180
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After announcing that he was selling his Mate 8 but would continue to try and support the development on his ROM, ajsmsg78 announced today...
Intel Cutting Significant Part, Possibly Entire Atom Lineup
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Intel has started to clarify where it is going after the announcement of cutting up to 11% of its workforce last week – and fans of Intel’s...
SurveyMonkey: Microsoft Mobile Office App Usage Crushed by Google
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Earlier this week SurveyMonkey released information from its Intelligence division that provides some insight into how many people are usin...
Chrome OS Gets Google Play. MODE Switchable Android Wear Bands. Ultra-Sonic Link Sharing?
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Chrome OS is getting full Google Play Store support ! Google introduces switchable watch bands for Android Wear with MODE . Finally, share ...
Chinese OEMs in the West: Can They Capture both the Mainstream and Enthusiasts?
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Chinese OEMs are no stranger to North America, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that they really started breaking into our higher-end sma...
Fairphone 2’s Open OS is Available to Download
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The software inside the Fairphone 2 is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop and this week the company has released it for all to download. You can ...
Screenshots Emerge of Google Trips: Google’s Latest Travel Focused App
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Google has begun testing Google Trips, an app focused on travelling. Open to select Local Guides volunteers, Trips allows you to view info o...
Google Enhances App Security in the Play Store
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Google has just announced they have added another layer of app security to Google Play via the Developer Console. After you upload an applic...
ZUK Z1 Landing in India as Lenovo Z1, Cyanogen OS in Tow
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The ZUK Z1 is coming to India, taking a rebranding as it comes in. The device will be known as the Lenovo Z1, and is “powered by ZUK”. There...
LG Invests ~$400 Million to Expand OLED Production
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With so much money being invested in OLED (from both LG and Samsung), it’s hard to say the technology isn’t the future of displays. LG has j...
Sony Patents Contact Lens Cam with Zoom, Aperture Control and More
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Joining the ranks of Google and Samsung on eye-wearables, Sony has applied for a patent on a contact lens camera. The patent points towards ...
LeEco Opens a U.S. Headquarters in San Jose
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LeEco now has a presence in the United States. The company just opened up their first U.S. headquarters in San Jose right on North First Str...
Amazon’s 1st Appstore Developer Day Happens May 12th
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If you’re going to be around Amazon’s UK office on May 12th, you might want to show up at noon to take part in the company’s first Appstore ...
Three UK Partners with will.i.am to Launch Dial
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Musician will.i.am has been getting into the hardware business the last few years and his company’s latest device is a wearable called Dial....
Zopo Speed 8 is the Cheapest, Top-Benchmarked Smartphone in the World
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Zopo recently announced the Speed 8 as the world’s first smartphone with a 10-core SoC and it only costs $300. It has the MediaTek Helio X20...
jeudi 28 avril 2016
Rick Osterloh is the SVP of Google’s New Hardware Division
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It was March 18th when news hit that Rick Osterloh would be leaving Motorola as Lenovo finalized their reorganization plans. It didn’t take...
Twitter Helps Bring Fenix Back into the Play Store
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We recently reported on the removal of a popular Twitter application, Fenix, but the application is back in the Play Store. Matteo Villa is...
BlackBerry brings BBM Video to Priv Users in the US
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BlackBerry says their users have been wanting a way to do video calling within the BBM application and now the feature is here. The feature ...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 XDA Review: The King of The Low End
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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is one of Xiaomi’s trump cards to capture the low-mid end market for 2016, being the successor of one of Xiaomi’s mo...
Android N Style SystemUI for Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Dual
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If you’re looking to get some Android N flavor onto your Sony Xperia Z5 or Z5 Dual, install this modified SystemUI by XDA Senior Member nre...
Rady Red Theme for Sony Xperia Z5
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Rady Red Theme by XDA Member tanto124 employs a combination of black and red in the right proportions to give a new look to your Sony Xper...
Control Music From the Edge Panel with Edge Player
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XDA Member hymxdev ‘s app, Edge Player, lets you make better use of the Edge panel on Galaxy Edge devices by using it for controlling music....
Official Facebook, Messenger and Instagram Apps Coming to Windows 10
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Facebook is releasing the suite of official apps for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram for Windows 10. These apps are designed for to run qu...
Moto 360 Sport No Longer Listed on Google Store
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Mere months after its release, the Moto 360 has been taken out of the Google Store. The device now shows up as “Not Available” on the Store,...
Google and HP Collaborate on Chrome OS based Chromebook 13
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HP has unveiled the Chromebook 13, a chromebook designed in collaboration with Google and running on Chrome OS. Base models of the Chromeboo...
Motorola Sends Out Invites for Indian Event on May 17th
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Motorola has sent out invites for an event in New Delhi, India scheduled for May 17th. While the invite itself does not mention many details...
Sony’s 2015 Financial Report Shows Revenues Down but Profits Up
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Sony is working hard on getting its mobile division back above water but it lost $544 million in the company’s 2015 fiscal year. Overall, So...
LG’s Q1 Financial Report Shows a 65% Increase in YoY Profits
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LG’s quarterly financial report shows a healthy increase in profits, but this was mostly thanks to their entertainment and home appliance di...
Samsung Working on Standalone VR Headset
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The Gear VR is a great, and inexpensive way to get people who already own a Samsung flagship interested in VR but even Samsung understands ...
Samsung is Experimenting with a Vulkan Version of its TouchWiz Launcher
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A lot of people are getting excited about what Vulkan can bring to the table in terms of graphical power on mobile devices. Samsung, however...
Huawei Announces the Affordable honor 5C
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It is unclear if the honor 5C will make it out of China, but the device seems to offer a lot for its price tag. The honor 5C has a 5.2″ 1080...
“Contains Ads” Labels in the Play Store Appearing for Users
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Toward the end of last year, Android app developers received a message from Google saying they need to designate whether or not their app co...
FTC Extends Google Investigation into Possible Antitrust Issues
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Shortly after the EU formally starts investigating Google for antitrust issues, the FTC has decided to extend the probe they started in 2015...
Google Calendar Helps You Find a Time for an Event
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If you use Google Apps for Work or Edu, then it just got a lot easier to schedule an event with people on your team. All you have to do is c...
Nextbit Releases Factory Images for the Robin’s April Update
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We knew the Nextbit Robin was going to be receiving the Android 6.0.1 update sometime in April and today it started rolling out to users ....
LeEco Announcement Event Recap
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Chinese Manufacturer LeEco has announced the Le Max 2 and some other variants. XDA TV Host TK was in Bejing, China covering the event and a...
mercredi 27 avril 2016
Piecing Evidence Together: The Nexus Line, HTC M1 & S1, and an Elusive Tablet
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Google I/O 2016 is less than a month away, which means we’ve entered the final bout of new Nexus rumor hype. Today, famed device leaker @ev...
Minimal ADB & Fastboot Tool Updated to v1.4
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XDA Recognized Developer shimp208 just released version 1.4 of their Minimal ADB & Fastboot tool. This brings ADB and Fastboot up to the...
How Much Mobile Data Do You Consume, How Much Do You Really Need?
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One of the propagating factors that played a symbiotic role in the adoption of smartphones is Mobile Data. Over the years, our consumption o...
Poweramp Music Player App Review & Giveaway
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Today XDA TV Host TK takes a look at the music player app Poweramp . Additionally, we are giving away twenty-five (25) unlock codes for the...
Network Monitoring: How to Get Started and Why You Should Consider it
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Security and privacy are of the utmost importance when modifying your device or buying from a third party reseller. Of course, nothing will...
Android N Preview Now Supported in Android Studio 2.1
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The Android team released version 2.1 of the Android Studio and there are significant changes in the release. Primarily the release now add...
HTC 10 with Unlocked Bootloader and TWRP Cannot Download OTA
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XDA Recognized Contributor topjohnwu found out that unlocking the HTC10’s bootloader and installing TWRP makes the device incapable of eve...
Qualcomm Releases Updated Tools for Vulkan
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A lot of people are betting on Vulkan to be huge and recently Qualcomm updated their developer tools to help developers. The Adreno SDK now ...
Google Redesigns the Homepage of the YouTube App
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If you’re an avid user of the YouTube app for Android then you can look forward to an update that will revamp the homepage that you see when...
Leaked Photos Allegedly Reveal the Samsung Gear Fit 2 & Gear IconX
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Evan Blass was able to get his hands on some photos that allegedly show off two upcoming products from Samsung. First up, we have the Gear I...
Even Intel wants to Ditch the 3.5mm Jack in Favor of USB Type-C
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There’s been rumors of Apple ditching the 3.5mm jack and LeEco did exactly that with their latest batch of devices they released. Now it see...
Nextbit Robin Receives Android 6.0.1 Update with Camera and Sound Improvements
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A system update for the Nextbit Robin for Android 6.0.1 fixes a few issues with the camera and brings in better sound quality and control. W...
Microsoft’s Xamarin Launches Major Update to Cross-Platform Development Tools
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Xamarin, which was acquired by Microsoft in February, has announced major updates to its cross-platform development tools. Notably, Xamarin ...
Nintendo Confirms 2 Franchises are Coming to Smartphones
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The tweets from Nintendo of America have been taken down, but Engadget was able to preserve the text from it. Earlier today, Nintendo went o...
Pokemon GO Field Test Invites are Going Out in Australia & New Zealand
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Niantic is bringing in more people to test their upcoming game, Pokemon GO. If you live in either Australia or New Zealand, then you have th...
India Bans Import of Phones Without IMEI From China
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In an effort to avoid dumping of low quality products in India, the government of India has banned the import of mobile phones and certain o...
mardi 26 avril 2016
3 Minute Games Discounts all Lifeline Games to $0.10
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3 Minute Games is a game developer studio known for their Lifeline series of games. So far, the team has released Lifeline, Lifeline 2 and L...
Developer Explains the Future of Talon
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With Fenix recently hitting its Twitter token limit, Luke Klinker (the developer of Talon) has been getting a lot of questions about the fut...
BlackBerry Announces Android 6.0 Rollout for the Priv
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After the short beta program, BlackBerry has officially announced the full Android 6.0 Marshmallow rollout. The update is already starting t...
Pokémon GO Beta Extended Gameplay Footage
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More footage has appeared online for Pokémon GO, Niantic’s newest game which is under beta testing in Japan and Australia. This gameplay foo...
Meizu Pro 5 and Lenovo Vibe P1 Get Their Own XDA Sub Forums!
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Following the sale announcement for the Ubuntu-powered Meizu Pro 5 , XDA sub forums for the same have been created. The Lenovo Vibe P1 also...
