Android 4.4.2 For Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition Available Now For Download
With the surprise release of Android 4.4.2 on all of Google’s Nexus devices last week, it was only natural that the Google Play Edition devices would also be updated to Android 4.4.2, albeit slightly later. Android 4.4.2 for Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition has been made available today and updates the device to the KOT49H build which we have heard so much about. The update should be doing the rounds as an OTA update, but if you can’t wait till it takes its sweet time to get to you, you can download the files from the Google servers; links below:
Android 4.4.2 for Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition
Specifically for the S4 GPe, there appears to be a fix for the H symbol being replaced with the 3G symbol even if you are connected to HSPA+. Along with that, like all the other Android 4.4.2 updates, the update squashes a lot of bugs and security vulnerabilities, in particular the SMS DOS bug that was causing waves recently.
If you download the update, be sure to let us know how you find it in the comments.
Source: Android Police
Android 4.4.2 For HTC One Google Play Edition Now Available For Download
Like the Nexus devices which were updated to Android 4.4.2 last week, the HTC One Google Play Edition is receive its update to the KOT49H build today. Android 4.4.2 for HTC One Google Play Edition brings in all the expected updates and for anyone keeping track, the HTC One update was actually released first. The OTA update should be appearing soon, or if you can’t wait, you can download it from the Google servers at the link below:
Android 4.4.2 for HTC One Google Play Edition
There doesn’t seem to be any fixes that are specifically for the HTC One Google Play Edition but as with the other devices that received Android 4.4.2, the update addresses quite a lot of bugs and security vulnerabilities that have been brought up since Android KitKat‘s release, most notably a fix for the SMS DOS bug that caused quite a lot of anxiety when it was discovered.
If you download the update, be sure to let us know how you find it in the comments.
Source: Android Police
Recommended Reading: inside a sexcam studio, the death of a content farm
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology in print and on the web. Some weeks, you’ll also find short reviews of books dealing with the subject of technology that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read.
I spent a month living in a Romanian sexcam studio (3,434 words)
by Jack Davies, VICE
When it comes to sexy cam shows, Romania is pretty much the undisputed capital of the world, with an estimated 2,000 studios. VICE’s Jack Davies spent a month inside one such complex on a backstreet in Bucharest, where up to 11 “models” can stream themselves simultaneously to lonely viewers around the globe (but mostly in the US). While there is certainly some stigma still attached to the idea of taking your clothes off for money in America, in this Eastern European nation it’s widely accepted. In fact, one of the two owners of this particular studio claims this is as an opportunity to better himself as a person, not just make a boat-load of money.
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Epic Fail: The Rise and Fall of Demand Media At the height of the second dot-com boom, the web was flooded with so-called content farms — companies whose sole purpose was to churn out articles carefully crafted to rise to the top of search engine results. One of the largest, Demand Media, is splitting up and may be headed for a fire sale. Pocket!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
The Mystery of the Creepiest Television Hack In 1987 Chicago TV watchers were interrupted not once, but twice by a mysterious hacker mimicking the pop culture sensation Max Headroom. A local news broadcast and an episode of Dr. Who were hijacked by chaotic and downright creepy clips. Who was behind the incidents, however, remains a mystery. Pocket!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
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Why We Can’t Let American Tech Take Over the World (1,428 words) The design of products inherently has a cultural bias. Basically the iPad is exporting American ideals, as much as its spreading Apple’s ecosystem. But Sean Madden argues that’s not necessarily a good thing, and future designers will have to learn to identify and weed out their own biases. That is, if we want to uphold the ideals of technology improving freedom and simply staying “out of the way.” Pocket!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
Reverse-Engineering a Genius (Has a Vermeer Mystery Been Solved?) (2,762 words) How Dutch painter Vermeer achieved his photo-realistic effects in the mid-1600s has long been a mystery. Some have speculated that he could have used a room-sized camera obscura, but there’s been no experimental evidence to back it up. That is until Texas inventor Tim Jenison decided to take a stab at recreating the theoretical set up, and began painting photo-realistic scene’s without an ounce of training. Pocket!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(“script”);j.id=i;j.src=”https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1″;var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,”pocket-btn-js”); |
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