Rogers is the latest carrier to stop rolling out Galaxy S 5 Lollipop update
Bad news for Galaxy S 5 owners in Canada; Rogers is the latest carrier to stop pushing out their Lollipop update to Samsung’s GS5. After some reported issues of boot looping and other problems, it looks like the carrier has indefinitely suspended the update with no time frame on when you can expect it to start back up.
Users on Bell are still getting the update, so the bugs might be limited to Rogers’ specific device, but with how many problems everyone is reporting with the 5.0 update on their device, it’s very hard to tell right now. The 5.1 upgrade can’t come soon enough.
Getting Android devices updated is a touchy subject, and things like this certainly don’t help Google’s, or any Android OEM’s, situation.
source: SamMobile
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Allegedly leaked Xperia Z4 renders shows Sony keeping with Xperia Z3 design with minor changes
The race to the top of the mobile market is a slow, painful and unforgiving one. One bad move can cost a company millions and sink an otherwise water tight ship. Out of the primary device manufacturers out there, Samsung is one of the few that likes to take a new design and toss it […]
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Gear up Ingress lovers, Niantic Labs Endgame: Proving Grounds AR game on the horizon
While I would like to say “dust off you gear Ingress players,” I know that would partially be a lie since Ingress is still very much alive and well for many out there. Maybe it is more fitting to tell you guys to get ready to switch gears a bit and pick up another battery […]
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Take a peek at Cyanogen OS 12’s new boot animation
Interested in what Cyanogen OS 12’s boot animation will look like? The company has posted a short YouTube clip of what you’ll see when you turn on a Cyanogen 12 OS device, and it looks almost exactly like what you’d expect from a budding tech software company.
Unfortunately, Cid is completely absent from the animation, but that’s to be expected now that Cyanogen is a full blown company worth millions and not just some enthusiast Android users hacking together a ROM.
Hit the link below to check it out.
source: Cyanogen
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Adobe gets its docs ducks in a row with Document Cloud
Acrobat DC apps for Android and iOS (and with easy syncing for Windows access)
Adobe may have invented the portable document format — that’d the venerable PDF, boys and girls — but for whatever reason its “Acrobat” suite never really had much to do with consumers, and even for biz types it often was easier just to print, sign, scan and send. That ends today with the announcement of Document Cloud, which brings forth Google Drive-like syncing capabilities and the mobile document power we’ve seen from Samsung.
The broad strokes:
- Acrobat becomes Acrobat DC, with “an intuitive, touch-enabled interface.” (Because mobile, of course.) The really cool feature is that it leverages some Photoshop tech to let you take a picture of a document, enhance it so it’s less like a picture, and then manipulate it like you might a natively digital doc, including with fillable fields.
- Document signing gets easier and more powerful across all mobile devices.
- Proper mobile syncing means you can start from a mobile device and pick up where you left off on a desktop.
- And document management and control services let you manage and control the entire process for sensitive docs.
All of this is expected to be available in another month. Adobe Document Cloud will be available through Acrobat DC for Creative Cloud subscribers. There’s also a $14.99-a-month standalone subscription option, as well as the option for a perpetual license.
U.S. jury clears Apple of alleged patent infringement charges in $100 million lawsuit
Apple was cleared of all charges in a $100 million lawsuit from a Canadian firm that alleged that the manufacturer used five of its wireless technology patents without permission.
The lawsuit was filed in Tyler, Texas in 2012 by Core Wireless Licensing Sarl, a subsidiary of Canadian patent licensing firm Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. The firm initially alleged that Apple infringed upon 14 of its wireless data transmission patents, but reduced that number to five “in order to streamline the case,” seeking $100 million in damages.
The patents in question were transferred to Conversant following its acquisition of Core Wireless in 2011, which maintained a portfolio of over 2,000 patents and patent applications that were originally assigned to Nokia. Court documents revealed that at the time of the acquisition, Microsoft was licensing the patents:
At the time, as part of an agreement with Nokia, Microsoft Corp had a license to those patents, according to Conversant company documents.
In its purchase of Core Wireless, Conversant agreed to return two-thirds of any revenue from licensing and litigating the patents back to Microsoft and Nokia, according to the documents. A Microsoft representative on Monday night could not confirm whether that agreement was still in force.
While the jury found that Apple did not infringe upon Core Wireless’ patent holdings, they also dismissed Apple’s claim that Core Wireless breached fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms:
The jury deliberated for about five hours before delivering its verdict on Monday night. The company, whose patents were originally held by Nokia Corp, was seeking $100 million in damages at trial. It said it was entitled to a portion of Apple’s device sales, and of similar, future devices. Apple pegged damages, if any, at less than $1 million.
The jury also rejected Apple’s claim that Core Wireless breached its obligation to license its patents, which are considered essential in the industry, on fair and non-discriminatory terms.
Apple may have won in this instance, but another jury last month found the manufacturer guilty of infringing three of Smartflash LLC’s patents, with the company ordered to pay $533 million in damages.
Source: Reuters
HTC: “One M9 software isn’t final yet, no matter how many pre-release benchmarks you run”
Having a regular day job puts a person like myself behind during the day on the happenings of the world. Playing catch up this evening it became apparent that an image of a thermal image that compared a set of devices physical temperatures against that of the unreleased HTC One M9 on a GFXBench stress test […]
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Virtualized Air Force war games put Top Gun to shame
Every year for the past four decades, the US Air Force and its NATO allies have staged a series of mock battles — dubbed Red Flag events — to provide soldiers with “real-world” experience before actually throwing them into active combat. But this year’s Red Flag marks a significant departure from its predecessors in that the 2015 exercise will be the first to virtually integrate warfighters from around the country using cutting-edge flight simulators.
Red Flag events are put on by the United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) and typically held at Nellis Air Force Base, just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. This site provides 15,000 square miles — roughly half the size of Switzerland — of open airspace in which participants can operate.
However, real conflicts rarely happen within such a small area. That’s why the USAFWC is leveraging a network of connected flight simulators to virtually expand the theater of operations from 15,000 square miles to a whopping 1.3 million square miles. This integration allows for many more friendly troops (Blue Flags) to match up against enormous simulated enemy forces (Red Flags).
“The benefits to the warfighter of integrating ‘virtual’ into Red Flags are that it allows us to bring in more of the combat-realistic threat envelope, and we’re now able to maximize the air tasking order with the most amount of ‘Blue Forces’ in both the virtual and live sides of a joint air operations area that is 1,200 by 1,100 nautical miles, compared to the Nevada Test and Training Range which is about 100 by 100 nautical miles,” Lt. Col. Kenneth Voigt, 505th Test Squadron commander, said in a statement.
That’s not to say that everybody involved gets to fly (either physically or virtually). In fact, most of the remotely participating forces will be providing simulated ground surveillance and support for the planes that are actually above Nellis AFB, though there will also reportedly be a few virtual aerial assets in the mix.
“What we’re going to do is take a virtual Joint Stars, or VSTARS, to pick up movers – live trucks on the range – and broadcast that to live strike assets, F-16 (Fighting Falcons) or F-15 (Eagles), to go employ on a dynamic target mission,” Voigt continued. “The Nellis Test and Training Range personnel on the range are a crucial partner for LVC [“Live-Virtual Constructive”] integration. The ability to track and send location data to the VSTARS is due to their experts.”
Red Flag will reportedly even include scenarios involving both live and virtual Patriot units — despite each missile costing nearly $1 million to transport out to the event. In all, hundreds of pilots are expected to participate.
And it’s not just the cost savings that has the USAF crowing over the virtual integration: “By combining LVC training, we’ll be able to show how we can maximize our footprint in LVC, push the technology envelope, see where we need to go in the future with our end-goal being able to integrate fifth-generation fighters and bombers with our fourth-generation assets, while being able to provide them with realistic threats to go against,” Voigt explained. “The combined efforts in the months leading up to 15-2 will pay huge dividends for all the participants, as they’re going to get the most combat-realistic environment in the Air Force.” At least until combat UAVs like the Taranis or the nEUROn take over and relegate every Air Force pilot to the role of remote operator.
[Image Credit: USAF]
Via: The Aviationist
Source: USAF Air Combat Command, Wiki
Chainfire roots T-Mobile Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge prior to official release
It’s pretty rare to see an Android device that doesn’t get rooted at some point in it’s life cycle, and it looks like Samsung’s Galaxy S6 isn’t going to escape that fate. Chainfire’s famous root method has already been confirmed to work on T-Mobile Galaxy S6 and its Edge variant, and those devices aren’t publicly available yet.
Apparently there weren’t many changes that needed to be made, so T-Mobile isn’t going to be locking this one down like some other carriers inevitably will be. Chainfire does mention that rooting the device is very likely to trip Samsung’s KNOX security measures, and an untripped KNOX will probably be required for phone based payments. If you root the device, say goodbye to one of the biggest selling points of the GS6.
Either way, we’ve got at least a month to go before the S6 hits T-Mobile’s network officially, so you’ve got some time to think it over.
source: Chainfire
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Xiaomi planning on releasing a smartwatch of its own
Xiaomi, is looking to respond to the Apple Watch with a smartwatch of its own. Also known as ‘China’s Apple’, the Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer is reportedly gearing up to take on Apple in a new product category. As per the rumors, the Xiaomi smartwatch is expected to feature a round dial and a brushed […]
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