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Thursday, September 4, 2014

iPhone 6

We now know that Apple will announce its next iPhone on September 9th. Reliable rumors say the company has been working on two models, in 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch sizes, although it may not announce the 5.5-inch model until next year. At the very least, we're going to have a larger iPhone, which is sure to draw away many people who were considering Android devices because the iPhone 5s's 4-inch screen is just too small.
What else will be in the iPhone 6? It'll probably have an even faster A8 processor, and many people have been saying it'll have a super-scratch-resistant sapphire screen. It could be thinner than the 5s, with a more rounded design, and have a 128GB storage option. It'll run iOS 8, of course, which will launch at the same time as the phone. That bigger screen might be 1,704 by 960 or 2,272 by 1,280. We'll see in early September.
The iPhone 6 release date is virtually certain for September, which would fit in nicely with the rollout of the newly announced iOS 8.
More exactly, the iPhone 6 launch date momentum has been set forSeptember 9, an idle Tuesday at the start of the month.
The standard launch cycle will be likely followed, which means the Tuesday announcement will be followed by an on-sale release date 10 days later - which means Friday September 19 will be the first time you'll be able to get your mitts on it. It's looking increasingly likely that we'll see more than one Apple handset this year, with a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and a 5.5-inch phablet - possibly dubbed the iPhone Air or the iPhone 6L - coming alongside. The latter was rumored to be pushed until later in the year, thanks to problems with the battery and production, but recent updates seem to say these have been solved.
TechRadar's sources have also intimated that both models will launch together, so we're pretty confident that will happen.







New Smartphone

OnePluse One


The OnePlus One nevertheless feels great in the hand. It's primarily made up of a quality matte plastic shell that extends around the back and sides of the device. This isn't a unibody construction, and this rear panel can be removed for customisation purposes, but it's firmly fixed in place with minimal creaking or flexing.
There's a metal-effect plastic rim that separates this rear cover from the glass front, which cheapens the effect ever-so-slightly, but it's thin and unadorned. It does mean that the aforementioned glass frontage appears to stand out rather than melding into the body of the phone, but it's not an unpleasant effect.
All in all, it looks and feels like something of a cross between the Nexus 5 and the Nokia Lumia 1520.

Perhaps the best illustration of this is to boot up the gorgeous Badlands game with its inky-black silhouettes layered over detailed amber backgrounds.
It hasn't been plain sailing for the OnePlus One's display though, with a few users taking to the web complaining of a "yellow hue" at the bottom of the screen. OnePlus sent TechRadar two handsets, and having used both I can either that neither have suffered from this issue.
Around the back of the OnePlus One is the vaguely oblong black camera element that houses the lens and dual-LED flash. This has been allowed to jut out slightly, its flat surface peeking above the curved shell. I quite liked the effect, especially in concert with the funky OnePlus One logo situated below.

OnePlus has housed a tiny pair of stereo speakers on the bottom edge of the device - as held in portrait view - with two telltale rows of machined holes either side of the microUSB port.
Button placement is strong, with the power key situated two thirds of the way up on the right hand side and the elongated volume rocker opposite on the left hand side.This is ideal for a device as large as the OnePlus One, as they always fall under a thumb or finger, whereas a top-mounted button would have required some finger contortion to reach single-handed.
Sources: techradargsmarena

GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G NetworkLTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600
SIMMicro-SIM
Announced2014, April
StatusAvailable. Released 2014, June
BODYDimensions152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm (6.02 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight162 g (5.71 oz)
DISPLAYTypeLTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi pixel density)
MultitouchYes, up to 10 fingers
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass 3
- CyanogenMod 11S
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3 ringtones
LoudspeakerYes, dual mono speakers
3.5mm jackYes
MEMORYCard slotNo
Internal16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
DATAGPRSYes
EDGEYes
SpeedHSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetoothv4.1, A2DP
NFCYes
USBmicroUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
CAMERAPrimary13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash,check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video2160p@30fps, 2160p(DCI)@24fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality
Secondary5 MP, 1080p@30fps
FEATURESOSAndroid OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v4.4.4 (KitKat)
ChipsetQualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
CPUQuad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPUAdreno 330
SensorsAccelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
MessagingSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
BrowserHTML5
RadioNo
GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
JavaYes, via Java MIDP emulator
ColorsSilk White, Sandstone Black
- SNS integration
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
BATTERYNon-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time
MISCSAR US0.62 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
Price group
TESTSPerformanceBasemark OS II: 1196 / Basemark X: 13129
DisplayContrast ratio: 799 (nominal), 1.961 (sunlight)
CameraPhoto / Video
LoudspeakerVoice 74dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 80dB
Audio qualityNoise -94.1dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
Battery life






Tuesday, September 2, 2014

How to root the Galaxy S5 on Verizon/AT&T, or just about any Android phone easily with the new Towelroot










George Hotz (geohot), the developer to whom many iOS and PS3 device users own the privilege to install custom modded software on their otherwise walled gear, is at it again, this time making the lives of Android users easier. Yesterday geohot posted his one-step solution for rooting the Samsung Galaxy S5 on Verizon - an achievement that thousands of users have been clamoring for since the launch of the S5 on Big Red.

Not only that, but the Linux kernel exploit he found, is possibly applicable to most Android devices with a kernel build before June 4th, when the vulnerability was patched. Besides the Verizon S5, the so-called "towelroot" tool has been tested and working on the AT&T version, as well as on the Verizon's S4 Active,Nexus 5, and on the AT&T/Verizon/Sprint Note 3. As mentioned, you are likely to shoehorn the root method on most Android handsets (save for the write-protected HTC and Motorola) without the most recent kernel version, and the process is very simple:

1. Download the Towelroot apk file indicated with the lambda sign on the default website;

2. If you went to towelroot.com from your mobile device, just install the downloaded APK file - remember to check the "Install from unknown sources" option from the developer menu in your phone or tablet's settings;

3. If you downloaded on your computer, sideload the Towelroot APK, and install it on your handset;

4. Run the Towelroot app, and click on the "Make it ra1n" button in the middle, then wait for about 15 seconds until the phone reboots, and you are now free to remove bloatware, ads, or TouchWiz altogether, as rooting will open the floodgates of custom ROMs and tweaks very soon.

5. If you have a kernel with a date later than June 3rd, when the latest patch was released, just install a previous kernel for your device, and you'll be able to utilize the Towelroot goods, too.

Source:Phone arena