HTC’s Mo Versi confims HTC One M8 will be getting Android M update
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Given HTC‘s recent financial troubles and a knack for being unpredictable, you could have been forgiven for thinking that the future Android M updates could be in doubt for HTC’s older devices. HTC One M8 owners, at least, can breathe a sigh of relief as HTC’s VP of Product Management, Mo Versi, confirmed on Twitter today that the HTC One M8 will be getting Android M update.
@sonsonnetwork @HTCUSA Thanks Pierrette! Appreciate your support. Yes, the M8 will receive the M OS update.
— Mo Versi (@moversi) June 30, 2015
Naturally, no timeframe was given, though we’re going to go out on a limb and guess HTC won’t be promising a 90 day window this time – but for many, the promise itself is more than enough. The next question of course is when Android M is going to be released, which according to last year’s release should be sometime around the end of October or early November. Given this timeline, and even assuming a 90 day delivery, HTC One M8 owners shouldn’t expect an update before February, and of course plus a few months if you have a carrier variant – we’d love to be wrong though.
What do you think about the HTC One M8 getting Android M? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Twitter via Phone Arena
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T-mobile launching the HTC Desire 626s, Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and Core Prime next week
T-mobile will launch three affordable devices on July 22nd for its customers. The smartphones include the brand new HTC Desire 626s and the existing Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and Core Prime. The HTC Desire 626s was officially announced today, and it will come equipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop with Sense 7 UI. The specs include:
- 5-inch display (720 x 1280 pixels)
- 1.1 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor
- Adreno 204 GPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 2 MP front-facing camera
- 8 MP rear camera
- 8 GB of internal storage (with Micro SD expansion up to 32GB)
The Desire 626s will be priced at $169.
Unlike the HTC Desire 626s, the other two Samsung smartphones aren’t new. They also have slightly lower specs than the Desire 626s, same for the price; The Samsung Grand Prime will cost $189 and the Core Prime at $139.
Via: Android Central
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HTC’s Jeff Gordon claims all OEMs shipping Snapdragon 810 phones are using v2.1 of the processor
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor is arguably the most controversial component for mobile devices ever designed and released. Before any devices actually hit market with the flagship CPU there were rumors and accusations about overheating problems with the chip, and we’ve seen a ton of damage control to try and play down those issues.
The latest twist in this mobile phone soap opera is that all manufacturers are reportedly using an updated version of the Snapdragon 810 processor. OnePlus says they’re using v2.1 of the processor in their upcoming device, and Sony has mentioned that their Xperia devices are using the slightly improved version of the chip. This newer version supposedly fixes the overheating problems and doesn’t have as many issues with clock speed throttling, but according to HTC’s own Jeff Gordon, every OEM that’s offering a Snapdragon 810 device is using v2.1 of the processor. That includes the HTC One M9.
He clarified in a tweet that the M9 has already been using the newer spec, which raises the question of if the newer version of the chip makes a huge difference. And regardless of whether or not it does, we’ve got a ton of manufacturers that are marketing their devices in a slightly shady way trying to mitigate the bad press that’s been associated with the Snapdragon 810.
Hopefully Qualcomm keeps this in mind when they release a newer flagship processor for 2016.
source: Jeff Gordon (Twitter)
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ZEISS VR ONE will soon support the Samsung Galaxy S6
The ZEISS VR ONE is a virtual reality headset aiming to give users a much improved VR experience thanks to their superior lenses. Just like the Google Cardboard it uses your phone to do everything. What makes this one different from a basic Cardboard is the overall build quality. One problem is it uses a tray system that you put your phone inside before sliding it into the device. That means unlike the Google Cardboard the list of phones it supports is unfortunately very small.
The good news is the phones it does support currently are all the biggest sellers and another will soon be added. ZEISS have announced they are soon to release a tray that fits the Samsung Galaxy S6.
If you would like to purchase the ZEISS VR ONE it cost $129.00 and you get a choice of one tray. If you would like any additional trays they cost $9.90.
Source: Slashgear
Via: Androidcommunity
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How to Encrypt Your iOS Device’s iTunes Backup
If you connect your iOS device to your computer to back up your data instead of using iCloud, some of your most private data is not backing up. For security reasons, by default, an iTunes backup will not include saved passwords, Wi-Fi settings, website history, or Health data.
You can save information like passwords and website history in an iTunes backup if you encrypt it, which is an option that Apple offers. Encrypted backups are not the default option, but for those of you who want to be able to save more comprehensive backups to your computer, we’ve created a tutorial that walks you through encrypting iTunes backups and removing that encryption.
If you back up your iOS device using iCloud, you do not have to follow any steps for encryption, as iCloud backups are automatically encrypted for you.
JXE Streams: A special tribute to Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata
Above all, video games are meant to just be one thing: Fun for everyone.
– Satoru Iwata, 1959-2015
The gaming industry mourned the passing of Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata this week, sharing his many memorable quotes and creating touching pieces of art in his honor. Iwata was consistently beloved in a fickle and volatile industry, often winning over players with his joyful approach to gaming. Iwata joined Nintendo as a developer in the 1980s and helped create Earthbound, Kirby, Balloon Fight and other major titles, before rising to the role of President in 2002. Iwata was the first Nintendo president not related to the company’s founding Yamauchi family. In recent years, Iwata led Nintendo through releases of the Wii, 3DS and Wii U, and laid out plans to dive into mobile gaming and launch a new console, the NX. He delivered much of the company’s news in (super adorable) “Iwata Asks” interviews and Nintendo Direct live streams, some of which featured him as a puppet, as Robot Chicken-style claymation, or gazing longingly at bananas.
Today, we tip our hats to Iwata with a special Wii U live stream where we’ll play some of our favorite Nintendo games and talk about the good old days. We kick off with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time at 3PM PT / 6PM ET right here, on Twitch.tv/Joystiq or on the Engadget Gaming homepage. Join us — and bring your memories.
Emailing your members of Congress just got much easier
It’s supposed to be easier to email Congresspeople than it is to pick up the phone, but that’s not always how it works in practice. Just ask anyone who has navigated convoluted web forms just to voice opposition to a bill, for starters. You won’t have to put up with those technical hurdles after today, though. The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s new Democracy.io site helps you email House and Senate representatives without having to dig around their sites. You can even email all of your politicians at once, if there’s a concern that stretches across both legislative branches. There’s no guarantees that officials will listen when you fire off your messages, but you’ll at least get to say that you exercised your civic responsibility.
[Image credit: TTarasiuk, Flickr]
Filed under: Internet
Via: EFF
Source: Democracy.io
‘3D’ white graphene could revolutionize gadget cooling
Graphene seems to be the new millennium’s wonder material: it can be used to build more powerful processors, more efficient solar cells, better sounding headphones and, apparently, can even be deep-fried to create long-lasting batteries. Now, researchers at Rice University think that a “3D” variant of the material could change the way we cool our gadgets.
Normal graphene is already a pretty good heat conductor, but it has limitations–heat moves easily across the surface of stacked graphene, but not so well across the material’s multiple layers. That problem, however, can be solved: according to simulations at Rice, creating 3D structures of white graphene with boron nitrade nanotubes can overcome these thermal limitations, allowing for unimpeded heat transfer in all directions.
In laymen’s terms, that all means that this research could eventually lead to new, smaller, more efficient thermal solutions–making it possible for us to cool smaller and more powerful electronics in the future. Sounds good to me.
[Image Credit: Sharsavari, Rice University]
Filed under: Science
Via: Eureka Alert
Source: ACS Publications
The OnePlus 2 13MP f/2.0 Camera gets reviewed
Popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee was lucky enough to get his hands on an early release of the long-awaited OnePlus 2 and he’s taken to what he does best to give the camera on the device an early review before it’s even released.
Only pictures were released that were shot by the camera but they show a 13 Megapixel camera with a f/2.0 lens and are of a decent quality.
There is an automatic mode and also a clear shot, HDR, and beauty mode on the software behind the OnePlus 2 camera and the video mode also shoots in 4K.
The pictures look almost as good as the Galaxy S6 but not quite on par, which is down to the f/2.0 of the OnePlus 2, but certainly proves that the camera on the upcoming device will be up there with the best Android shooters on the market.
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HTC says the One M9 is already powered by the Snapdragon 810 v2.1
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 is one of the most controversial processors of all time, largely thanks to a report back in March that claimed the HTC One M9 heated up to dangerous levels because of the processor’s overheating issues. Ever since that report, the processor (and the phone) have been scrutinized heavily by the tech community, thus giving both a bad name overtime.
Snapdragon 810 devices
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Since then, a few manufacturers have released handsets that are powered by the supposedly cooler Snapdragon 810 v2.1 chipset, or at least that’s how the companies are marketing it. Interestingly enough, the HTC One M9 might already be powered by this newer, cooler version, according to HTC’s Senior Global Online Communications Manager, Jeff Gordon.
Gordon noted earlier today that according to information he’s received from Qualcomm “virtually all” OEMs that have announced handsets running the Snapdragon 810 are already using the v2.1 processor. Moreover, he explains to one user that the HTC One M9 is in fact powered by the newer version as well. Take a look:
The truth, according to what Qualcomm tells me, is virtually all OEMs who’ve announced devices with Snapdragon 810 are currently using v2.1.
— Jeff Gordon (@urbanstrata) July 15, 2015
A handful of devices have already been marketed as running the Snapdragon 810 v2.1, including the upcoming OnePlus 2.
Read more: Here’s what’s new with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 v2.1
The HTC One M9 has perhaps been the biggest offender of heat-related problems among spectators, though we never really experienced too many problems with the handset in our full review. With that said, thanks to its bad reputation, it’s no secret that many folks are nervous to adopt the handset due to potential overheating issues.
If the information from Gordon proves true, it looks like most Snapdragon 810 devices already use the newest version of Qualcomm’s flagship processor. With that said, you probably don’t have anything to worry about when it comes to overheating issues, but that all depends on which handset you’re using. The One M9 has received multiple software updates that aim to fix heat management issues, while on the other hand, Sony’s Xperia Z3+ has actually proven itself to be quite toasty most of the time.
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