HTC One (M8) Full Specifications

HTC One: Specifications

• Price: Varies by carrier and region (US: $699 unlocked)
• Processor: 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
• GPU: Adreno 330
• Network compatibility: Varies by carrier and region (all major US LTE networks supported)
• Operating system: Android 4.4.2
• Display: 5.0" S-LCD3 1920x1080 (441 DPI)
• Memory: 2GB RAM / 32GB storage
• Cameras: 4MP rear, 5MP front
• Battery: 2600mAh, non-removable
• NFC: Yes
• Infrared: Yes
• Ports / expandable storage: microUSB / microSD
• Thickness: 9.4mm
• Weight: 160g

HTC One (M8): Photos

 

The Sony Xperia Z2 Will Launch In The U.S. This Summer

The Xperia Z2 will be launched in the U.S. but not for several months. The launch is planned for "summer." A U.S. launch of the Xperia Compact Z1 is currently not on the books at all, we also learned.

The Z2 will be sold unlocked through Sony's online store. Companies have not been announced, and from what Sony told us, it seems talks are ongoing with carriers and nothing has been finalized yet.

Sony exposed both the Z2 smartphone and Z2 Tablet at Mobile World Congress a few months back. We recently spent some time with the pair and they are impressive kits. Both the phone and tablet are water-proof and while incredibly thin, feel more like the swanky HTC One M8 than the plasticy Samsung Galaxy S5. The Z2 tablet is now available in the U.S.

Yet as Sony indicated in late 2013, the company is not focusing on the US market. Historically, the company has not had much success in the U.S. The Z2 smartphone was released in select Asian markets in March and April. It’s hitting other markets including Canada in May. The U.S. is apparently at the bottom of the list.

And that’s a damn shame. The Z2 is a fantastic Android device.

Samsung Statements only a few Galaxy S5 cameras are defective

 The Samsung Galaxy S5 has been getting issues with its camera – namely, it stops working after a cryptic warning. Samsung has issued a report saying the issue affects only a very limited number of devices.

The company declined to specify an exact number, but apparently the problem was not confined to the US and Verizon, but affected a few other countries as well.

According to the report, the problem was caused by "complications" in the ROM, specifically in the parts responsible for the camera. Samsung has taken steps to reduce this problem reoccurring in newly made devices.

Samsung is expecting lower profits for the first quarter of this year than the same period in the year before. That would be a second quarter of lower profits in a row (Q4 2013 saw a 6% dip in operating profits compared to 2012).

Samsung Galaxy S5 - Full Phone Specifications

Available as:
Samsung SM-G900F - for Europe
Samsung SM-G900I - for Asia
Samsung SM-G900K/G900L/G900S - for Korea
Samsung SM-G900M - for Vodafone
Samsung SM-G900A - for AT&T
Samsung SM-G900T - for T-Mobile
Samsung SM-G900V - for Verizon
Samsung SM-G900R4 - for US Cellular
Samsung SM-G900P - for Sprint

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE (market dependent)
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2014, February
	Status	Available. Released 2014, April

Body	Dimensions	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)
		- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.1 inches (~432 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		- TouchWiz UI

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB
	Internal	16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host

Camera	Primary	16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/2.6'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR
	Video	Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call

Features	OS	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
	CPU	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 330
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, White, Blue, Gold
		- Wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll - Air gestures - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

Battery		Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 21 h

Misc	SAR US	1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Price group

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB

How WhatsApp Got To Be Worth $19 Billion?

WhatsApp, the super-popular messaging app, has once again come under the spotlight, and became a sensation all over again as Facebook moves to bid $19 Billion for its acquisition. The deal is all but done, making it Facebook's biggest ever purchase, and the second-biggest tech-acquisition of all time. So what is it that makes WhatsApp so special? Let's take a look at the story behind WhatsApp, which is one of the most incredible and 

motivational success stories of this age.

According to sources, Facebook has agreed to pay $4 Billion in cash, and $12 Billion in Stock. In addition, a sum of $3 Billion is to be paid to the WhatsApp CEO and staff. The deal is set to be finalized later this year, failing which Facebook will have to pay $1 Billion as recompense.

The story behind WhatsApp

The story of WhatsApp is one of hard work and dedication, of taking risks and entrepreneurship. Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp - and soon to be a billionaire - is yet another example of college dropout successes.

Born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine, Koum lived a simple, ordinary life. His father was a construction manager, and the family somehow managed to eke out a living from a meager income. At age 16, he along with his mother migrated to Mountain View due to the troubled political and anti-Semitic environment back home. The father couldn't make it over.

They got a small apartment through government assistance. To make ends meet, his mother took up babysitting, and Koum started sweeping the floor of a grocery store.

Meanwhile, Koum keep at educating himself - while still at school - and learned computer networking from the books he used to borrow. His prowess led him to the San Jose State University, and to Ernst & Young as a security tester. Soon, he interviewed at Yahoo and got a job as an infrastructure engineer while still at San Jose, which he dropped out of two weeks later. It was during his time at Yahoo that he met and befriended Brian Actor, WhatsApp co-founder.

Both left Yahoo in 2007, and applied for a job at Facebook. They were rejected.

Koum bought an iPhone in 2009, and instantly realized that the seven-month old App Store was about to spawn a whole new industry of apps. Hence, the idea of WhatsApp was born. At this point, both Acton and Koum were jobless. So Koum had to spend what money he had saved from his work at Yahoo on building and running his simple app, which has now become the most popular messaging app in the world.

The competition

If you look over closely at some of the competitors, you will see that none of them were valued even half as much. Facebook offered to buy Snapchat last month for $3 Billion, which was rejected. The popular IM and Voice calling service Skype was purchased by Microsoft for $7.5 Billion. However, most surprising of all, WhatsApp's closest competitor, Viber was recently sold for a meager $900 Million to a Japanese company.

Guess the previous Viber owners have something to think about now.

Top 5 Best Android Racing Games [android apps] free

1-Redline Rush

Jump into a super sports car and test your driving skills in this high speed driving game where you have to weave through traffic to escape the police. Avoid crashes, take down traffic cars, pick up power-ups and walk to the top of the leaderboard! This game will challenge even the most skilled arcade racing fans.
2-BMX Boy
Boosting Up, Jumping，performing various techniques in the air and getting protection. The experience “BMX Boy” is so simple but extremely fun. You only need to speed up or leap over the challenges on the street and get the ratings as possible as you can. 

3-GT Racing: Motor Academy Free
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 4- Angry Gran Run – Running Game
Our Granny has been locked away in the Angry Asylum by Fred the agent in white, she’s plotting her escape, and she needs YOU to guide her through the streets once she’s busted out! Run, jump, dash and slide over and around tons of different and WACKY obstacles in this crazy new endless running game!

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Drive your way from rookie to pro.
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(Must Play) Sky Boom Boom – an intensely super-fast unlimited flying game

"Vibrant, overactive, and similar to Japanese people video arcade activities...There’s a lot to be said for passion, and Sky Growth Boom is essentially stuffed with it." --148Apps

Get prepared to release in Sky Growth Boom, an extreme limitless aircraft sprinter compared with any other!
Play as a extremely lead of the Hype Technical Group, and effort the lengthiest antenna run ever! Your opponent, The Buccaneer Group, will do anything to quit you. With your airships, power-ups, and weaponry, avoid pirate strikes, contend against buddies, gather celebrities, and boost past the competition!

How far will you fly?! Sky Growth Boom – where goals boost off and hogs can fly!

FEATURES:
• COLLECT 15+ Buzz Tech Planes– from flying pigs to hi-tech jets with unique attacks
• OBTAIN and UPGRADE pilots with unique attributes
• COMPETE against friends in the sky runner leader board
• DODGE missiles, pirates, planes, and sky high cliffs
• ENCOUNTER massive pirate bosses
• GET power-ups such as NITRO or FEVER-TIME to charge past the competition 

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AOKP Updated to Android 4.4.2 'Kit Kat,' Nightlies Now Available For Select Devices

If you are into flashing ROMs and using your Android operating system system, it may please you to know that the popular Android operating system Open Kang Venture (AOKP) has now started providing formal nighttime develops of their Android operating system 4.4.2 “Kit Kat” ROM to a small number of of gadgets.

AOKP is one of the last major ROMs to be updated to Kit Kat, with heavy-hitters CyanogenMod and OMNI already up to date. One notable absentee from the 4.4 game, however, is Paranoid Android, with their “PA 4.0″ release currently in beta.

Here is the full list of devices with nightly builds for this ROM:

1. Nexus 5
2. Nexus 4
3. Nexus 10
4. Nexus 7 (2013)
5. Galaxy Nexus
6. Galaxy S 3 (Verizon, ATT, T-Mo, USC)
7. Galaxy S 4 (Verizon, Sprint, T-Mo, USC)
8. Galaxy Note 2 (ATT, T-Mo, LTE-Intl.)
9. HTC One (ATT, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mo, Intl.)
10. Xperia Z, ZL
11. Xperia T
12. Xperia V 

The AOKP group informs you that cleaning with the leap to 4.4.2 is not just a suggestions, but a need, “unless you really like bootloops.”

ROM lovers, are we blinking this one? Preferred ROM these days?