HTC Sense 5.1 has been leaked for the Butterfly. This build features Android 4.2.2. This should quickly be ported to the HTC One and the Droid DNA. This build includes quick settings with brightness controls and other toggles. It looks like HTC is getting serious about bringing updates to their devices which is great news!
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Nothing has been confirmed or official about the Unicorn device “X phone” by Motorola so it is hard to say that the project has been “abandoned” by Google. However there have been so many leaks and rumors of an upcoming device by Motorola that many people are anxiously awaiting it’s arrival.
Analyst Sun Chang Xu out of China thinks that the project may have been scrapped by Google, and handed back over to Motorola for further production. The reason being that the “X Phone” is just not innovative enough. This doesn’t mean that the X Phone won’t continue to be developed, just that it won’t be developed by Google. Keep in mind that this is just an observation by a well known analyst, and take that for what its worth.
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Well that didn’t take long. The Facebook bloat phone has been officially reduced from $99 to $.99. I am still not sure that anyone will buy this. Facebook Home was really strange to me and I loaded it to my Galaxy Note 2 and only kept it for about 2 hours before i was really sick of it. Chat heads is interesting and I would love to see some form of that integrated into Google services. Other than that I can’t believe this device has had as much attention as it has. Is anyone interested in this device for $.99? I think it should be free. You couldn’t pay me to use it!
On the bright side you can actually turn off Facebook Home in the settings and you get stock Android! The specs are pretty sweet for $.99. The decision is a bit more difficult when you consider these points.
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Take it with a grain of salt. EvLeaks has been known for being spot on in the past, but they have also passed along a few images over time that have turned out to be blatant fakes. The image above shows a Blue Razr HD, Blue Razr M, and Razr M Employee edition. Who knows if or when Verizon will release these Blue devices for public consumers. You can bet someone list their’s on ebay for $1,000 if this ends up being an employee exclusive.
What do you think? Does a blue version of the RAZR HD series support an earlier rumor that Motorola is looking to allow you to customize your device by offering tons of color options for future devices?
Via Twitter EvLeaks
AT&T has confirmed that the LG Optimus G Pro will land on their network on May 10. It will set you back $199 with a 2 year agreement. Specs are pretty outstanding fro this device. Th Optimus G Pro comes loaded with a Quad-Core 1.7ghz processor, 2GB Ram, a 5.5″ 1080p HD display, and a huge 314o mah battery. It is running Jelly Bean 4.1.2 out of the box. The device comes with 32GB of internal storage, am impressive 13mp rear facing camera, and 2.1 mp HD front facing camera.
AT&T will make this device available for preorder on May 3.
Via AT&T
Last week there was a benchmark for a “Google X” phone that stirred up a bit of excitement. Today a new Motorola device labeled “XT1055″ was benchmarked. Could this be the X-Phone? Who knows what this really is. It is by Motorola and we know that they have something coming down the pipeline.
Specs for this device include a SnapDragon 600 Quad-Core Processor clocked at 1.7GHz and 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system. The Antutu score is 18252. This could be a prototype or nothing at all. What do you guys think?
Via PhoneArena
If you have considered shelling out the crazy cash that it would take to buy Google Glass you should check out the video above. It shows you the Google Glass UI using screen cast! Everything looks to be pretty simple. It is not nearly as flashy as I had imagined it to be in my mind. It is really neat to finally see first hand just exactly how Google Glass works.
What do you guys think? Pretty cool?
If you preordered your Verizon Galaxy S4 a few days back I have some bad news for you. Only the 16GB variant was made available for preorder. It looks like the 16GB model only has 9GB of usable storage out of the box. That really isn’t much room. That is what you get when Samsung decides to add a million features.
The good news is that all U.S. variants have already been rooted! This means you will be able to install Titanium Backup and easily remove all the bloat ware which should free up some space.
What are your thoughts? Should OEMs only advertise usable storage? Or atleast include an astrick and explain the amount of usable storage?
Via Geek.com
If you don’t like the sub premium feel of the plastic back plate that comes with your Samsung Galaxy S4 no worries. There are some metal covers showing up on ebay. They come in just about any color you can think of to add not only a bit of a higher end feel but also a bit of customization! Who needs a case. You can grab this back plate for only $10.
Via Ebay / Droid-Life
SamMobile has obtained an allegedly leaked roadmap for upcoming Samsung products. There are many tablets listed in the roadmap, but what has to be the most interesting device listed is the Nexus 11. According to the document the Specs will still need to be approved by Google.
NEXUS 11*
- 11” Super PLS TFT
- 8 Megapixel
- 2 Megapixel
- Octa-Core A15 / A7 (Exynos 5410)
- Micro SD 64 GB (Rumoured)
* Needs to get approvement from Google (Worlds first Octa-Core tablet)
These are some pretty serious specs. This may not come to Google I/O which is just around the corner, but this very well may be the next version of the Google Tablet! Who is willing to part with their money for this?!
Via SamMobile