AT&T variant of Samsung Galaxy S4 has locked bootloader

If any of you new AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 owners in the United States were hoping for that version of the device to be showered with custom ROMs aplenty, you might want to put those dreams on hold for a while. Steve Kondik, of CyanogenMod fame, has confirmed that the Ma Bell version of the Galaxy S4 launches with a locked bootloader. Locked doesn't always mean encrypted, of course, and although Kondik never used the latter word he seems to feel strongly about the fact that this model wouldn't be ideal to buy for those looking to flash custom ROMs like CyanogenMod or work with low-level hardware stuff.

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Acer Aspire V5-122 Powered By AMD's Temash Processor

Acer has just announced a spanking new notebook for the masses, where it comes with a rather tiny display, although it will not break the bank – which is a good thing, of course. The notebook's name. It is known as the Acer Aspire V5-122, where it will run on the Windows 8 operating system alongside a processor from Intel's once-mighty but now seemingly vanquished rival, AMD.

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DC Design plans Avanti facility in India by 2014

According to a story in the Economic Times of India, the DC Design Avanti is on its way – but it's going to take a couple of years. Company founder Dilip Chhabria told the paper that he plans to have a manufacturing facility in the Sanand, Ahmedabad district in Gujarat state, India by next year with a production capacity of 3,500 units. It would be the fourth DC facility in the country.

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Auris Bluetooth Receiver Breathes New Life Into Your 30-pink Dock Connector Speakers

When Apple introduced the Lightning connector, it probably upset many older iPhone users who might have a ton of accessories, such as speaker docks, which relied on the 30-pin dock connector. Sure there is the adapter but it's a clunky solution, not to mention due to the way some speaker docks are designed, the adapter might not fit. In any case if you own a 30-pink speaker dock that you'd like to use again with your new iPhone 5, the Auris Bluetooth receiver might be the answer you've been looking for.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Appears As SM-T311 On Bluetooth SIG

Here is the latest bit of news on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 – it has appeared as the SM-T311 on Bluetooth SIG. This bit of information has started to make its rounds on the Internet, as the Bluetooth SIG has recently approved a new Samsung tablet with the above mentioned model number, SM-T311. According to a previous report that SamMobile put forward, the SM-T311 is actually the Wi-Fi enabled model of the yet to be announced Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, with the 3G version being widely known as the SM-T310.

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Google Glass Jailbreak Has Been Achieved

Google Glass has only been shipped out to a few select people, dubbed Explorers, and they are keeping the public informed about the various details of this gadget through a variety of mediums. Jay Freeman, a.k.a Saurik, is regarded as a legend in iOS jailbreak arena. He also happens to be a Google Glass Explorer, and what did he do with his unit. He performed a jailbreak.

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US Ambassador Hopes Australians Will Stop Game Of Thrones Piracy

Game of Thrones was crowned as the most illegally downloaded show in 2012. Earlier this month when its Season 3 premiere aired, it was downloaded over a million times in one day, breaking the previous record for the largest BitTorrent swarm ever. The premiere was illegally downloaded the most in Australia. Game of Thrones airs on HBO and the network's programming president, Micheal Lombardo, doesn't mind all this piracy. Actually, he thinks that the blatant Game of Thrones piracy is akin to a compliment.

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HTC One Developer Edition RUU now available for download via HTCDev

It's only been a week since the first HTC One Developer Editions started shipping, and while many are still on back-order, you may be pleased to know that the RUU has already been made available for download on HTCDev. What's that mean for you. Well, chances are if you purchased a Dev Edition, you were more than likely got it for its unlocked bootloader. Aside from other things, an RUU ensures that no matter kinda ROMs you flash in your travels, you'll always have a completely stock version of the original software to come home to.

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Mailbox For iPad In The Works, Developers Considering Mac Version As Well

If there's one thing about Mailbox that makes it such a great app is the fact that it has a clean user interface and includes the use of intuitive gestures, making organizing your mailbox a less complicated process. Unfortunately at this point in time the app is currently available for the iPhone, but it seems that according to its developer, Orchestra, they are currently working on a version that will bring the mail app to the iPad as well. No word on when the iPad version will be released since no ETA has been given, but hopefully for iPad owners it will be released in the near future.

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LG Planning To Release Flexible OLED Smartphone This Year

LG has been working on flexible OLED displays for several months now, even going as far as predicting it would begin selling 60-inch flexible OLEDs by 2017. But before they can do that, they need to get these flexible OLEDs in the hands of consumers on a much smaller scale, which is why they're reportedly planning to launch a smartphone equipped with a flexible OLED some time this year. The report comes from The Wall Street Journal where they spoke with LG's vice president of mobile Yoon Bu-hyun. Yoon has stated LG's first flexible OLED smartphone will be released during the fourth quarter of 2013.

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Don't forget to pre-order your Verizon Galaxy S4 today

In case you've forgotten, Verizon is opening the floodgates for folks to give them their money early for the Samsung Galaxy S4. Due to launch May 30th on Big Red's airwaves, the Samsung Galaxy S4 was thoroughly assessed in our review, one carried out by Mr. Krause himself. The verdict.

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North America To Receive Metallic Gray DualShock 3 Controller

We have read on our fair share of special edition DualShock 3 controllers in the past, and even the fact that this wireless controller is able to play nice with your Sony Xperia smartphone, but for folks living in North America who have been waiting for the longest time to wrap their fingers around this delicious looking metallic gray DualShock 3 wireless controller, your waiting is not in vain. At all.

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Tim Cook: New Apple Devices Arriving This September At Earliest

Apple's latest earnings report for the second quarter that ended at the end of last month had generally feel good news, where they manage to rack up a net profit of $9.5 billion, where it rode on the back of revenue which amounted to a whopping $43.6 billion. This came about as Apple managed to place another 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads into the hands of happy consumers, which is up from 35.1 million and 11.8 million for the corresponding quarter in 2012. There was no boost in Mac sales figures, which remained flat at 4 million sold.

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Cloud Computing: is it safe? Best Practices for Secure Enterprise Cloud Networking

Webinar 3-Part Series: How to Implement Security Strategies such as Software Defined Networks, Federated Hybrid Clouds and Industry Compliance    What: Cloud Networking Webinar SeriesWhen: Wednesdays May 8, May 15, May 22, 20134pm UK / 10am CT / 8am PT Where: Online, via GoToWebinarRegistration: www.cohesiveft.com/webinarsFees: FreeCloud computing infrastructure is elastic, scalable, highly available and accessible, but is it safe.

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Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 release date still April 27th, but online only

Shortly after T-Mobile announced that its Samsung Galaxy S4 wouldn't be launching as planned today, another major US carrier has had the unfortunate need to announce delays. This news will be a tad easier to swallow for those on the Now Network, however. The original Galaxy S4 release date of Saturday, April 27th for Sprint is still on, but you'll only be able to get the device online and via telesales (1-800-SPRINT1). The in-store launch will have to wait until this sudden shipping crisis Samsung has experienced subsides.
That date is still sooner than T-Mobile users' first crack at the device, a crack which won't come until April 29th.

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ZTE Is Agreeable To Android And Chrome Patent Licensing From Microsoft

ZTE might be a wee bit late to the party, but you know what they say – better late than never. Most of the other Android smartphone manufacturers and vendors have already signed up with Microsoft's patent program, and now, ZTE of China has also jumped aboard the ship as ZTE and Microsoft both inked an agreement for the former's Android and Chrome patent licensing program. In case you didn't know, virtually every major Android player is paying royalties to Microsoft, since the company behind Windows has been able to successfully litigate against Android handset makers concerning a number of patents infringements.

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Facebook Messenger Android App Updated With Stickers

Facebook Home brought over “stickers” for Messenger. Stickers are basically emoticons on steroids, they're similar to those we have seen on other chat applications such as LINE. These large and quite funny emoticons can be sent to your friends during chats. Earlier today we posted a guide on how to enable stickers on Android, but now Facebook Messenger for Android has been updated and it comes with stickers, no need to perform any trying procedures.
To get stickers on your Android device, just update the Facebook Messenger app. The latest version is now live and can be downloaded right away from Google Play Store.

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Superb Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Case For iPad

Logitech has just announced a couple of new cases for the iPad and iPad mini. The Logitech FabricSkin is the high-end model which is covered with colorful fabric (Electric Blue and Sunflower Yellow to Mars Red Orange) that gives it a warmer and softer appearance when compared to most plastic iPad cases.The Logitech FabricSkin Folio case also has an integrated keyboard that is thin and elegantly designed. This is the sexiest keyboard/case design for iPad that I have seen. Frankly, this is something that Apple should have come up with a long time ago. I haven't tested it yet, but if you want to boost your productivity this is pretty much it.



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Lyrid Meteor Shower Shown Live Via NASA's Broadcast

NASA might have found 3 new planets in the habitable zone, but all of that would not amount to much until there really is solid, undeniable evidence of life out there. Well, here is something a little closer to home, with NASA sharing that they would want to project a webcast of the Lyrid meteor shower live.

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Netflix iOS App Update Brings New Design And Episode Selector

Netflix has been in the news today as it released its quarterly letter to shareholders, but that's not the only thing they did today. The Netflix iOS app has been updated, though its not a major revamp, it does bring some subtle design changes as well as an episode selector. Netflix app's user interface has been slightly improved, users can now flip through content that they have already started watching or would like to watch. The episode selector feature is only available for Netflix's iPad app. It allows users to switch episodes within any given series, even if there's an episode already playing.

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Google Glass Users May Be Able To Take Photos By Simply Winking

Right now Google Glass is being shipped in waves to Glass Explorers, who by the way, are not allowed to sell their units. Explorers who are using Google Glass tend to reveal new information, such as the fact that users might be able to take photos using Google Glass by simply winking. As cheesy as it may sound, it doesn't change the fact that the device offers users the ability to take photos without even having to touch it. A Reddit user has uncovered code in the MyGlass companion app which points towards the winking gesture for taking photos.

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Acer Iconia W3 Windows 8 Tablet Purported Images Leaked

Microsoft is expected to make a lot of announcements at the Build Conference,which takes place in the last week of June. The company will reveal more information about the upcoming software updates, though quite a lot is already known courtesy of leaked builds. They'll also be making hardware related announcements. Microsoft CFO Peter Klein has already confirmed that the company is working with OEMs on smaller Windows RT/Windows 8 devices.

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Yahoo iPhone App Updated With Summly Integration

Summly, a mobile news app developed by a British teen, was acquired by Yahoo for a reported sum of $30 million. Nick D'Aloisio, the developer of this app, is ranked among the world's youngest self-made millionaires. After teaching himself to write code just when we was 12 years old, he developed this app at the tender age of 15. Today Yahoo has updated its main iPhone app which now comes with Summly integrated.
Yahoo says that the new mobile app for iPhone is all about delivering the best of web. It capitalizes on Summly's natural language algorithms to quickly deliver summaries of stories to the user.

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See how the McLaren P1 was 'Designed by Air'

In attempt to visualize the claim that the McLaren P1 is, "The most aerodynamically advanced car in the world," the Woking, UK firm has put out a video called Designed by Air to show how the stuff we breathe interacts with the supercar. The video isn't the complete story, it's just a teaser for an interactive experience that will be released next month. The full story will go into how the raw materials in the P1 were designed into the final shapes by the airflow around them.



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New York City Celebrates Earth Day With All-Electric Taxi Pilot

Earth Day has officially started in the U.S. which means we'll all have to use the bathroom less, turn off all of the lights or whatever else you do in order to celebrate today's event, but New York City decided today would be the best day to unveil its new electric taxi pilot program. Don't expect all taxis in the New York City area to magically be replaced with electric vehicles, as only six Nissan LEAF cabs will hit the streets as a way to introduce the program to those looking to take a ride inside of a green vehicle.

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One Bloobury replaces three cables

This Bloobury cable replaces three cables in your EDC charging kit, at least for Apple device owners.  The retractable cable has a standard USB plug on one end, and the other end has a 30-pin Apple connector, Apple Lightning connector, and a microUSB for charging most other portable devices – Bluetooth headsets, or even Android smartphones and tablets.  The cable extends to up to 2.5 feet and rolls up to take up minimal space in your kit.

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Sanwa Direct - Bluetooth alarm tag for iPhone - A key chain that prevents you from losing your iPhone and keys

Sanwa Direct just released a Bluetooth compliant keychain that prevents you from losing your iPhone and keys. By connecting it to your iPhone wirelessly, it works in the following ways:. 1) When your keychain is missing, you can ring an alarm on the keychain by controlling your iPhone.





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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe Concept is green-tinted high performance

Those of us who like a little style injected into our greenery will appreciate the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe Concept seen above. Like the original seven-seat non-coupe version of the crossover first seen at the Detroit Auto Show, this five-seat machine from Shanghai features a high-tech drivetrain that consists of twin electric motors, one up front and one at the rear, that get juice from a 9.8-kWh lithium-ion battery. Under the hood sits a 295-horsepower, direct-injection, gasoline-burning V6 in place of the turbo-diesel of the Detroit version.

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Android Key Lime Pie May Include iOS Game Center-Like Multiplayer Features

When Apple released its Game Center back when iOS 4 debuted, the company single-handedly provided what many iOS gamers wanted for years: a unified multiplayer service. It's been two years since Game Center was released, and it looks like Android may be working on a similar service according to analyzed code from Google's MyGlass application.

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HTC One now available - are you buying it? [POLL]

Today is the day, fellow HTC fans. The HTC One is the best device of the year for many (including our very own Chris) and it is all but guaranteed to sell like hot pancakes. If you have been holding your breath on this one it's time to pull the trigger. The HTC One is available from 3 major US carriers as of today – Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile.
HTC One pricing and availability

T-Mobile: Magenta's HTC One costs $99.99 with a $20 monthly device payment for 24 months. You can also purchase the phone for $579.99. (Stores will have it available the 24th). Either way, customers get a free car dock for a limited time.

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Buick Riviera Concept debuts in China

It's nighttime in China, and Buick has just concluded an evening event the day before the first – and only – press day of the Shanghai Motor Show. The star of this evening's party was the Buick Riviera concept vehicle, a plug-in electric hybrid coupe that the automaker says gives a glimpse at its future design direction, not to mention resurrecting some nomenclature from the brand's history that includes a similarly named concept from 2007. The shape of the Riviera is said to be inspired by water.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Arriving On Verizon This May

We have seen how different mobile carriers in the US have announced that they will be offering Samsung's upcoming flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S4, where most of them will hit the respective carriers in the month of April. Take for instance, Sprint with an April 27th rollout, or how about T-Mobile this coming April 24th. US Cellular themselves will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S4, and as part of a deal sweetener, they are throwing in a free S View flip cover.

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Toshiba KIRAbook Images Out

Japanese firm Toshiba has dived headlong into the luxury and high-end notebook market with their latest release, known as the KIRAbook, which we talked about yesterday, but have managed to snag a bagful of photos today, which you can check out its photo gallery right after the jump. KIRA is part of Toshiba's exercise in introducing a new premium brand for consumers, where the KIRAbook would be an all-new Ultrabook that will offer the first and vaunted ultra-high resolution PixelPure display, helping achieve a lightweight yet compact design that was precision engineered with AZ91 pressed magnesium alloy.

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Sony's New Bravia W-series [Pre-Order Now]

So what will you get from this beast. In addition to built-in Wi-Fi, all W-series models features X-Reality PRO picture processor and Motionflow XR™ for the best home entertaining.


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Playdemic Launches Quiz Buddies - The Brain Teaser for Trivia Fans in a Hurry

With short, sharp bursts of multiplayer trivia goodness, it’s the perfect game for quiz fans on the moveManchester, UK - 18th April 2013 - Playdemic, creators of Facebook hits Village Life and Gourmet Ranch, have now launched Quiz Buddies - the new fast paced, two player trivia game for Facebook and iOS.In Quiz Buddies, it’s a race against time to test your knowledge, as players challenge their friends to correctly answer 15 randomly generated questions as fast as they can, split over three rounds of increasing difficulty.Paul Gouge, CEO of Playdemic said: "With Quiz Buddies, think SongPop meets Who Wants To Be A

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Sony NEX-3N review: superior shooting on the cheap

Last year, Sony's peculiar move to beef up its entry-level NEX left us puzzled, and generally unimpressed. The NEX-F3 was a fine mirrorless camera by most accounts, but its larger footprint left us hoping for a next-gen offering more in line with its predecessor, the NEX-C3 - a tried-and-true shooter that many Engadget staffers still turn to for review photos and trade shows, thanks to its consistent performance and light weight. We were quite relieved, then, to see that this year's device represented a return to the 2011 design, with a few very compelling additions, to boot.










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