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LG G5 & Accessories Hands-On (Video)

A lot of mobile phone companies are starting to focus more and more on accessories for your phone. And it makes sense, in a world where Android manufacturers are trying to differentiate their devices from one another in anyway they can, accessories is a space less crowded that has a huge potential for innovation. This year at MWC, LG is betting big on that fact. The new LG G5 was announced and with it LG also announced not one but a half a dozen or so companion devices to go with it including a small robot to terrorize your pets […]

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Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Hands-On (Video)

One of the most expected phones to be announced a MWC this year was the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge from Samsung. Instead of making multiple variants of the S7 in size and then making Edge versions of each like they did with the S6, it seems they are simplifying their portfolio and just offering an S7 in 5.1 inch screen variety and a larger 5.5” Edge version. Both devices are basically identical in every way with the only differences being the screen size and aforementioned curved screen on the Edge and battery size (the S7 has a 3000mah

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Sony Xperia Ear Hands-On (Video)

Sony wants you to try to use a different sense for your smart devices. Instead of looking at your smartwatch or smartband, why not listen instead. Essentially, this is the idea behind Sony’s new Xperia Ear device. In addition to being able to be used like any other Bluetooth headset, the Xperia Ear also has a built in voice commands that allow it to grab info from your device in much the same way as the aforementioned smartwatches do. From having it dictate messages, read you Navigation directions as you go, to playing music with your voice, to even searching

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Samsung Gear 360 Hands-On (Video)

We’ve all heard of the Gear VR by now. Samsung’s VR headset that you pair with your Samsung phone to be able to watch VR content powered by Oculus. But at MWC this year, Samsung has announced a device that should help get more of that content out there and give you something else to do with your Gear VR. The Gear 360 is comprised of two 15 MP CMOS sensors with wide angles that enable it to capture 360 degrees of photo or video. It then beams this live to the phone and it’s companion Gear 360 app so

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Samsung Announces the S7, S7 Edge & Gear 360

Samsung had a crazy, VR-filled event today in Barcelona to announce the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, their latest new flagship devices. Here’s a quick run down of everything you need to know about what was announced at the event. Read More: Check out the LG Event wrap up. Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Two varieties, smaller S7 5.1 inch vs the larger S7 Edge 5.5 inch with the curved display we’ve seen in the S6 Edge. Improved Edge panel to swipe to get to apps. Opened the Edge panel as an SDK for developers to use to

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LG G5: All You Need To Know

Today LG announced not only their latest flagship device, the LG G5, but along with it a host of accessories – called the LG Friends – that all connect to the LG G5 in some way or another. Here’s a quick rundown of the LG G5’s specs and each of the new accessories they’ve announced. Read More: Check out Samsung’s Press Event wrap up. LG G5 Highlights Metal body with rounded edges 5.3″ IPS display with 2.5k resolution Wide-angle lens camera (135 degrees) Fingerprint sensor that clicks down to be used as the power button Fast charge 3.0 Always on

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Video: How to Unroot the OnePlus X

You’ve rooted your phone maybe you’ve been tinkering a bit too much with your OnePlus X? Maybe you need to send it to OnePlus for warranty reasons but with root access you’re worried they’ll refuse to do the warranty repairs? If you find yourself in either of these situations, it’s probably best to unroot the OnePlus X before you do anything else. Unrooting the phone is the process of flashing the device’s stock firmware and getting it back to the way it was when you first received it. Besides reinstating your warranty in most cases, this will also solve any

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Video: How to Install CyanogenMod on the OnePlus X

CyanogenMod is a small company that makes custom ROMs for Android devices run by a community of developers. This community and the ROMs have become hugely popular with tinkerers of their devices and when OnePlus began developing their first device, it makes some sense as to why they were tapped to make the software for the fledgling companies new flagship device: the OnePlus One. Sales were good, everything seemed great for the two startups and their new marriage of software and hardware, but then came the release of the OnePlus Two, the One’s sequel, and one thing was blatantly missing:

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Video: How to Root the OnePlus X

The OnePlus X is OnePlus’ latest phone to hit the market and instead of going for a flagship killer, the X is aimed slightly lower (only slightly). With a quad-core processor, 3GBs of RAM, and a slick body of Onyx (seriously it’s slick), it’s still no budget phone. Yet with a price tag of about $249.00, it sorta is. Despite these well qualified specs, some people do have issue with one thing about the OnePlus at least –the software. OnePlus made a switch from CyanogenMod, a community driven custom version of Android, to their own ColorOS version of Android starting

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Video: How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

Want to root your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and get rid of some of that annoying bloatware Samsung puts on the phone? I don’t blame you. I’m pretty vocal about my disdain for the majority of custom UI’s that manufacturers put on their devices in an effort to make their phones a bit different than the rest of the Android phone world. I get the need, sort of, but it generally just slows down the phone and has some questionable design choices (comic sans font? really?). If you feel the way I do, don’t worry, there is a solution.

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Video: How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Looking to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and remove some of Samsung’s bloated software on the phone? So long as you have a specific version of the Note 5, it’s a pretty easy affair. Essentially, we can just flash a rooted kernel onto the phone via Odin, Samsung’s own flashing software, and that’ll give us root access. Once you have root access, you’ll be able to flash custom firmware in the form of custom ROMs (once you flash a custom recovery image onto the phone), remove bloatware from the phone, and more. If you’re ready to get started, here’s how.

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How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)

If you went ahead and rooted your Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon) despite the carrier’s restrictions and now wish to get back to stock, you do have a way to do that. There are various reasons as to why you wish to unroot your Galaxy S5. Maybe the root-only apps didn’t cut it for you, or maybe you have issues with the software on your device and you think flashing back the stock firmware should solve that for you. In many cases, flashing the stock firmware has solved most of the software related issues as the procedure just removes everything from

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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)

Verizon has that habit of keeping the bootloaders locked on their devices and the same has been done with the Samsung Galaxy S5 that comes from them. Since bootloader’s locked, you’ve a limited number of options to customize your device. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t root your device or can’t have a custom recovery. You’ve got both of these and the guide below discusses how to go about getting both. Root on the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 has been achieved with Towelroot, and a custom recovery has been possible with Safestrap. Here’s the entire procedure for you to root your

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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (AT&T)

Gaining root on the AT&T variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini involves flashing two kernels and then using saferoot to actually root the device. While that may seem like a lot of things to do, it actually isn’t. It’s darn simple to gain root on your Galaxy S3 Mini from AT&T and the following procedure should walk you through all the steps to do that. It’s worth following this guide to root your device as you’ll then be introduced to some of the really great custom developments available for the Android OS. From root-only apps to customized version of

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How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace

If you’ve done tons of customizations on your Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace and you wish to remove that all in one go, then you can do so by flashing back the stock firmware on your device. Doing so will put back all the default apps and default settings on your device and you’ll have a completely untouched device in your hands. The following guide should teach you how you can go about how to unroot the Galaxy J1 Ace and get it back to the stock: I. Before You Begin 1. You should’ve rooted your device using our how to root

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