One of the features that has helped set Sony apart from the rest of the pack is that its devices often come with water and dust resistant technology, although handsets like the Galaxy S5 have now followed suit with this trend. Officially, Sony rates its Xperia Z2 as being IP58 complaint, meaning it can handle fresh water up to 1.5m for up to 30 minutes. Unofficially though? It seems the handset can last much longer than we’d think.
Ask and ye shall receive! In the case of the HBO Go app, owners of Android tablets have been asking for the streaming app to work on their devices for quite some time now. And it looks like their prayers have been answered.
HBO has just updated its HBO Go app on Google Play Store and guess what? It no longer discriminates tablet devices. The added tablet support is listed on the change log, but unfortunately, it fails to mention any specific devices.
Looks like even Sprint’s Epic 4G Touch gets a power up, thanks to CyanogenMod 9. At the moment, the release is experimental (alpha 3.1 as of this writing), ported from the current build of the CM9 for the Galaxy S2. Thanks to XDA Developers member sbrissen, this ROM is based on the latest AOSP sources, and incorporates some enhancements and tweaks.
Because this release is still an experimental build, there are still a number of bugs to be addressed.
This week Apple announced that it has sold 100 million iPod Touch units since 2007 – keep in mind that this is not a statistic for all iPod devices, but all iPod Touch units. This is obviously a massive milestone for Apple, but it also brings up the question, why hasn’t an Android manufacturer built a legitimate iPod Touch competitor?
What past experiences have brought us As far as Android is concerned, there have been very little competitors to the iPod Touch.
Commits found in the Chromium open source project, the precursor of Chrome and Chrome OS, suggest that Google may be bringing Chromecast support to the Android version of the browser in the close future.
Code first spotted by the folks at Myce suggests that a flag to enable the feature will be added to the Developer channel of Chromium, while the feature will be present but turned off in the Beta channel.
OontZ speakers may not have the brand recognition of Beats or Bose, but they are known for their excellent value for money. Normally selling for $130, the OontZ Angle 3XL Bluetooth speaker takes the value up a notch, if you buy it today on Amazon.
Amazon has the OontZ Angle 3XL going for $79.99. That’s almost 40% off the normal selling price and the lowest this device has ever got on Amazon.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini will be using the Snapdragon 400 chip, the company has confirmed recently.
Well, Samsung has decided to make everything crystal clear, and gave Phone Arena details about the CPU the phone is using.
Two Snapdragon 400 chips are being used for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, depending on whether the respective device is the 4G LTE or 3G variant of the device. The 4G LTE version uses the MSM8930AP, while the 3G one has the MSM8230AP Pro in it, and both versions use Adreno 305 graphics.
Google Trends has launched a new interface that lets you gauge the likelihood of showing up to the costume party dressed just like someone else. It’s called Frightgeist, and it uses Google Trends’ search data to anticipate how many people are dressing up in specific costumes this Halloween season in the United States. You can even see which costumes are most popular by region.
Spoilers: if you’re planning on going as Harley Quinn, don’t expect to be the only motley seductress on the dance floor or get any bonus points for creativity.
Autoplaying videos are one of the most divisive features on the web today, as websites blare out content regardless of your wishes. Now, it seems like the Google Play Store will be offering this functionality.
Google noted on its Play Console Help portal (h/t: XDA-Developers) that it will be enabling autoplaying videos on the Google Play Store from September 2019. The firm reasons that autoplaying videos will “help more users discover your content at a glance.
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The tech world offers fantastic career opportunities. If you have the right IT certifications then you can build a resume that stands out in any big-money job application.
Some people spend three years in college to get qualified or fork out thousands of dollars for evening classes.