For People High On Android
We will be giving away TWO brand, new Galaxy Note 3 of your choice (AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, or international model) on October 9th, 2013 12PM PST. You must be 18 or over to enter the giveaway but it is open to all countries/internationally.
Custom ROM is a modified Android Operating System so you can get extra features from your phone otherwise not possible on stock. Think of it as upgrading your tiny wheels on your rice beater to 21” rims, or maybe even putting a Corvette engine in it.
So, what features can custom ROM bring you?Google has recently released Android 4.3 for Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 and HTC One Android smartphones. Well, one of the easter egg that came out of that is the Android 4.3 PhotoSphere camera.
After having the Galaxy S4 for over a week now and HTC One for just over a day, I do have to admit the HTC One has a “premium” build, specifically a uni-body aluminum casing that does give it more weight and solidarity.
Should you Buy the Note 2 or the S4?
So, you’ve decided to sell your Note 2 and get the S4 or can’t decide between the two?
Probably the coolest software feature on the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the Group Play app that allows you to turn multiple Galaxy S4 smartphones into instant stereo, surround-sound speakers and play multi-player games.
For those of you wondering about the new AMOLED 1080P HD 1920×1080 screen on the new Samsung Galaxy S4 fairs among smartphones, you can check out some of the comparisons I did using my Dino Lite USB Digital Microscope (which does up to 230X zoom).
For those of you with a rooted Android smartphone or tablet, you are in luck as AOKP Team has finally released the very first stable Android 4.2.2 version today dubbed “MR1 Milestone 1” for many different Android devices including Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Droid Razr, and many more.
It seems like a lot of big news sites are cropping up false headlines like, “Android hi-jacks plane” or “Android remotely attacks planes”. Well, that’s somewhat true but let me just point out that researchers were just using Android as the platform to develop their hi-jacking apps because Android is “open source” and you can develop highly-sophisticated apps custom to any project while you cannot do that on iOS or most other mobile platforms. This proves the versatility and flexibility of an open source platform and Android will keep becoming better for researchers and students to learn/develop real-world applications.
For those of you who can’t wait for Galaxy S4, you can already get some Galaxy S4 features like the S Translator app on your rooted Galaxy S3 or Galaxy Note 2.
