Android rooting is the process of allowing users of smartphones, tablets, and other devices running the Android mobile operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") within Android's subsystem.
Rooting is often performed with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers
and hardware manufacturers put on some devices, resulting in the
ability to alter or replace system applications and settings, run
specialized apps
that require administrator-level permissions, or perform other
operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user. On
Android, rooting can also facilitate the complete removal and
replacement of the device's operating system, usually with a more recent
release of its current operating system.
As Android derives from the Linux kernel, rooting an Android device gives similar access administrative permissions as on Linux or any other Unix-like operating system such as FreeBSD or OS X.
Root access is sometimes compared to jailbreaking devices running the Apple iOS
operating system. However, these are different concepts. By contrast,
only a minority of Android devices lock their bootloaders—and many
vendors such as HTC, Sony, Asus and Google explicitly provide the ability to unlock devices, and even replace the operating system entirely.[1][2][3] Similarly, the ability to sideload apps is typically permissible on Android devices without root permissions.
Rooting Android Phones, firmware upgrades, custom roms installation, and many more
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Pharrell's Hat & the Greatest Grammys 2014 Moments | What's Trending...
The producer/singer/songwriter showed up in a hat that became the conversation
piece on a night when the conversation should have been about the
music. Somehow, Pharrell's hat out-performed Taylor Swift, Willie
Nelson, Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar combined.
When the artist first arrived on the red carpet, we couldn't wrap our minds -- nay, our eyes -- around what we were seeing.
Another big hit from Willy Paul and Gloria
Another big hit from Willy Paul and Gloria Muliro- "Kitanzi"
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Grammy Awards 2014: Complete List of Winners
The 56th annual Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday night
with performances from Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Jay Z,
Beyonce and more.
Take a look at some of the top winners below:
Record of the year
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers — WINNER
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
“Royals” — Lorde
“Locked out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers — WINNER
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
“Royals” — Lorde
“Locked out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
“The Blessed Unrest” — Sara Bareilles
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk — WINNER
“Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” — Kendrick Lamar
“The Heist” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Red” — Taylor Swift
“The Blessed Unrest” — Sara Bareilles
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk — WINNER
“Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” — Kendrick Lamar
“The Heist” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Red” — Taylor Swift
Song of the year
“Just Give Me a Reason” — P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
“Locked Out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Roar” — Katy Perry
“Royals” — Lorde — WINNER
“Same Love” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Just Give Me a Reason” — P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
“Locked Out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Roar” — Katy Perry
“Royals” — Lorde — WINNER
“Same Love” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best new artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Best pop solo performance
Sara Bareilles — “Brave”
Lorde — “Royals” — WINNER
Bruno Mars — “When I Was Your Man”
Katy Perry — “Roar”
Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”
Sara Bareilles — “Brave”
Lorde — “Royals” — WINNER
Bruno Mars — “When I Was Your Man”
Katy Perry — “Roar”
Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”
Best pop duo/group performance
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers — “Get Lucky” — WINNER
P!nk featuring Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me a Reason”
Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko — “Stay”
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z — “Suit & Tie”
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers — “Get Lucky” — WINNER
P!nk featuring Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me a Reason”
Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko — “Stay”
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z — “Suit & Tie”
Best pop instrumental album
Herb Alpert — “Steppin’ Out” — WINNER
Boney James — “The Beat”
Earl Klugh — “Handpicked”
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot — “Summer Horns”
Jeff Lorber Fusion — “Hacienda”
Herb Alpert — “Steppin’ Out” — WINNER
Boney James — “The Beat”
Earl Klugh — “Handpicked”
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot — “Summer Horns”
Jeff Lorber Fusion — “Hacienda”
Best pop vocal album
Lana Del Rey — “Paradise”
Lorde — “Pure Heroine”
Bruno Mars — “Unorthodox Jukebox” — WINNER
Robin Thicke — “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake — “The 20/20 Experience — The Complete Experience”
Lana Del Rey — “Paradise”
Lorde — “Pure Heroine”
Bruno Mars — “Unorthodox Jukebox” — WINNER
Robin Thicke — “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake — “The 20/20 Experience — The Complete Experience”
Best dance recording
“Need U (100%)” — Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK
“Sweet Nothing” — Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
“Atmosphere” — Kaskade
“The is What it Feels Like” — Armin Van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie
“Clarity” — Zedd featuring Foxes — WINNER
“Need U (100%)” — Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK
“Sweet Nothing” — Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
“Atmosphere” — Kaskade
“The is What it Feels Like” — Armin Van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie
“Clarity” — Zedd featuring Foxes — WINNER
Best dance/electronica album
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk — WINNER
“Settle” — Disclosure
“18 Months” — Calvin Harris
“Atmosphere” — Kaskade
“A Color Map of the Sun” — Pretty Lights
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk — WINNER
“Settle” — Disclosure
“18 Months” — Calvin Harris
“Atmosphere” — Kaskade
“A Color Map of the Sun” — Pretty Lights
Best traditional pop vocal album
“Viva Duets” — Tony Bennett and various artists
“To Be Loved” — Michael Bublé — WINNER
“The Standards” — Gloria Estefan
“Cee Lo’s Magic Moment” — Cee Lo Green
“Now” — Dionne Warwick
“Viva Duets” — Tony Bennett and various artists
“To Be Loved” — Michael Bublé — WINNER
“The Standards” — Gloria Estefan
“Cee Lo’s Magic Moment” — Cee Lo Green
“Now” — Dionne Warwick
Best rock performance
Alabama Shakes — “Always Alright”
David Bowie — “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
Imagine Dragons — “Radioactive” — WINNER
Led Zeppelin — “Kashmir”
Queens of the Stone Age — “My God is the Sun”
Jack White — “I’m Shakin’ ”
Alabama Shakes — “Always Alright”
David Bowie — “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
Imagine Dragons — “Radioactive” — WINNER
Led Zeppelin — “Kashmir”
Queens of the Stone Age — “My God is the Sun”
Jack White — “I’m Shakin’ ”
Best metal performances
Anthrax — “T.N.T.”
Black Sabbath — “God is Dead?” — WINNER
Dream Theater — “The Enemy Inside”
Killswitch Engage — “In Due Time”
Volbeat featuring King Diamond — “Room 24″
Anthrax — “T.N.T.”
Black Sabbath — “God is Dead?” — WINNER
Dream Theater — “The Enemy Inside”
Killswitch Engage — “In Due Time”
Volbeat featuring King Diamond — “Room 24″
Best rock song
“Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round” — Gary Clark Jr.
“Cut Me Some Slack” — Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear — WINNER
“Doom and Gloom” — The Rolling Stones
“God Is Dead?” — Black Sabbath
“Panic Station” — Muse
“Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round” — Gary Clark Jr.
“Cut Me Some Slack” — Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear — WINNER
“Doom and Gloom” — The Rolling Stones
“God Is Dead?” — Black Sabbath
“Panic Station” — Muse
Best rock album
Black Sabbath — “13″
David Bowie — “The Next Day”
Kings of Leon — “Mechanical Bull”
Led Zeppelin — “Celebration Day” — WINNER
Queens of the Stone Age — “… Like Clockwork”
Neil Young with Crazy Horse — “Psychedelic Pill”
Black Sabbath — “13″
David Bowie — “The Next Day”
Kings of Leon — “Mechanical Bull”
Led Zeppelin — “Celebration Day” — WINNER
Queens of the Stone Age — “… Like Clockwork”
Neil Young with Crazy Horse — “Psychedelic Pill”
Best alternative music album
Neko Case — “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”
The National — “Trouble Will Find Me”
Nine Inch Nails — “Hesitation Marks”
Tame Impala — “Lonerism”
Vampire Weekend — “Modern Vampires of the City” — WINNER
Neko Case — “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”
The National — “Trouble Will Find Me”
Nine Inch Nails — “Hesitation Marks”
Tame Impala — “Lonerism”
Vampire Weekend — “Modern Vampires of the City” — WINNER
Best R&B performance
Tamar Braxton — “Love and War”
Anthony Hamilton — “Best of Me”
Hiatus Kaiytoe featuring Q-Tip — “Nakamarra”
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar — “How Many Drinks?”
Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway — “Something” — WINNER
Tamar Braxton — “Love and War”
Anthony Hamilton — “Best of Me”
Hiatus Kaiytoe featuring Q-Tip — “Nakamarra”
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar — “How Many Drinks?”
Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway — “Something” — WINNER
Best traditional R&B performance
Gary Clark Jr. — “Please Come Home” — WINNER
Fantasia — “Get It Right”
Maysa — “Quiet Fire”
Gregory Porter — “Hey Laura”
Ryan Shaw — “Yesterday”
Gary Clark Jr. — “Please Come Home” — WINNER
Fantasia — “Get It Right”
Maysa — “Quiet Fire”
Gregory Porter — “Hey Laura”
Ryan Shaw — “Yesterday”
Best R&B song
“Best of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
“Love and War” — Tamar Braxton
“Only One” — PJ Morton featuring Stevie Wonder
“Pusher Love Girl” — Justin Timberlake — WINNER
“Without Me” — Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott
“Best of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
“Love and War” — Tamar Braxton
“Only One” — PJ Morton featuring Stevie Wonder
“Pusher Love Girl” — Justin Timberlake — WINNER
“Without Me” — Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott
Best urban contemporary album
Tamar Braxton — “Love and War”
Fantasia — “Side Effects of You”
Salaam Remi — “One: In the Chamber”
Rihanna — “Unapologetic” — WINNER
Mack Wilds — “New York: A Love Story”
Tamar Braxton — “Love and War”
Fantasia — “Side Effects of You”
Salaam Remi — “One: In the Chamber”
Rihanna — “Unapologetic” — WINNER
Mack Wilds — “New York: A Love Story”
Best R&B album
Faith Evans — “R&B Divas”
Alicia Keys — “Girl on Fire” — WINNER
John Legend — “Love in the Future”
Chrisette Michele — “Better”
TGT — “Three Kings”
Faith Evans — “R&B Divas”
Alicia Keys — “Girl on Fire” — WINNER
John Legend — “Love in the Future”
Chrisette Michele — “Better”
TGT — “Three Kings”
Best rap performance
Drake — “Started From the Bottom”
Eminem — “Berserk”
Jay Z — “Tom Ford”
Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz — “Thrift Shop” — WINNER
Drake — “Started From the Bottom”
Eminem — “Berserk”
Jay Z — “Tom Ford”
Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz — “Thrift Shop” — WINNER
Best rap/sung collaboration
J. Cole featuring Miguel — “Power Trip”
Jay Z featuring Beyoncé — “Part II (On the Run)”
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake — “Holy Grail” — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige — “Now or Never”
Wiz Khalifa featuring the Weeknd — “Remember You”
J. Cole featuring Miguel — “Power Trip”
Jay Z featuring Beyoncé — “Part II (On the Run)”
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake — “Holy Grail” — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige — “Now or Never”
Wiz Khalifa featuring the Weeknd — “Remember You”
Best rap song
“F***in’ Problems” — A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
“Holy Grail” — Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
“New Slaves” — Kanye West
“Started From the Bottom” — Drake
“Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — WINNER
“F***in’ Problems” — A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
“Holy Grail” — Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
“New Slaves” — Kanye West
“Started From the Bottom” — Drake
“Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — WINNER
Best rap album
Drake — “Nothing Was the Same”
Jay Z — “Magna Carta … Holy Grail”
Kendrick Lamar — “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — “The Heist” — WINNER
Kanye West — “Yeezus”
Drake — “Nothing Was the Same”
Jay Z — “Magna Carta … Holy Grail”
Kendrick Lamar — “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — “The Heist” — WINNER
Kanye West — “Yeezus”
Best country solo performance
Lee Brice — “I Drive Your Truck”
Hunter Hayes — “I Want Crazy”
Miranda Lambert — “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Darius Rucker — “Wagon Wheel” — WINNER
Blake Shelton — “Mine Would Be You”
Lee Brice — “I Drive Your Truck”
Hunter Hayes — “I Want Crazy”
Miranda Lambert — “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Darius Rucker — “Wagon Wheel” — WINNER
Blake Shelton — “Mine Would Be You”
Best country duo/group performance
The Civil Wars — “From This Valley” — WINNER
Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill — “Don’t Rush”
Little Big Town — “Your Side of the Bed”
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban — “Highway Don’t Care”
Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton — “You Can’t Make Old Friends”
The Civil Wars — “From This Valley” — WINNER
Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill — “Don’t Rush”
Little Big Town — “Your Side of the Bed”
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban — “Highway Don’t Care”
Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton — “You Can’t Make Old Friends”
Best country song
“Begin Again” — Taylor Swift
“I Drive Your Truck” — Lee Brice
“Mama’s Broken Heart” — Miranda Lambert
“Merry Go ‘Round” — Kacey Musgraves — WINNER
“Mine Would Be You” — Blake Shelton
“Begin Again” — Taylor Swift
“I Drive Your Truck” — Lee Brice
“Mama’s Broken Heart” — Miranda Lambert
“Merry Go ‘Round” — Kacey Musgraves — WINNER
“Mine Would Be You” — Blake Shelton
Best country album
Jason Aldean — “Night Train”
Tim McGraw — “Two Lanes of Freedom”
Kacey Musgraves — “Same Trailer Different Park” — WINNER
Blake Shelton — “Based on a True Story”
Taylor Swift — “Red”
Jason Aldean — “Night Train”
Tim McGraw — “Two Lanes of Freedom”
Kacey Musgraves — “Same Trailer Different Park” — WINNER
Blake Shelton — “Based on a True Story”
Taylor Swift — “Red”
Best Latin pop album
Frankie J — “Faith, Hope y Amor”
Ricardo Montaner — “Viajero Frecuente”
Draco Rosa — “Vida” — WINNER
Aleks Syntek — “Syntek”
Tommy Torres — “12 Historias”
Frankie J — “Faith, Hope y Amor”
Ricardo Montaner — “Viajero Frecuente”
Draco Rosa — “Vida” — WINNER
Aleks Syntek — “Syntek”
Tommy Torres — “12 Historias”
Best Latin rock, urban or alternative album
Café Tacvba — “El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco”
El Tri — “Ojo Por Ojo”
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — “Chances”
La Santa Cecilia — “Treinta Dias” — WINNER
Los Amigos Invisibles — “Repeat After Me”
Café Tacvba — “El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco”
El Tri — “Ojo Por Ojo”
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — “Chances”
La Santa Cecilia — “Treinta Dias” — WINNER
Los Amigos Invisibles — “Repeat After Me”
Producer of the year, nonclassical
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams — WINNER
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams — WINNER
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
“Django Unchained”
“The Great Gatsby” (deluxe edition)
“Les Miserables” (deluxe edition
“Muscle Shoals”
“Sound City: Real to Reel” — WINNER
“Django Unchained”
“The Great Gatsby” (deluxe edition)
“Les Miserables” (deluxe edition
“Muscle Shoals”
“Sound City: Real to Reel” — WINNER
Best score soundtrack for visual media
“Argo”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall” — WINNER
“Zero Dark Thirty”
“Argo”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall” — WINNER
“Zero Dark Thirty”
Best song written for visual media
Coldplay — “Atlas” — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
Jessie J — “Silver Lining” — “Silver Linings Playbook”
Adele — “Skyfall” — “Skyfall” — WINNER
Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw — “We Both Know” — “Safe Haven”
Lana Del Rey — “Young and Beautiful” — “The Great Gatsby” (deluxe edition)
Regina Spektor — “You’ve Got Time” — “Orange is the New Black”
Coldplay — “Atlas” — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
Jessie J — “Silver Lining” — “Silver Linings Playbook”
Adele — “Skyfall” — “Skyfall” — WINNER
Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw — “We Both Know” — “Safe Haven”
Lana Del Rey — “Young and Beautiful” — “The Great Gatsby” (deluxe edition)
Regina Spektor — “You’ve Got Time” — “Orange is the New Black”
Best music video
Captial Cities — “Safe and Sound”
Jay Z — “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z — “Suit & Tie” — WINNER
Jack White — “I’m Shakin’”
Captial Cities — “Safe and Sound”
Jay Z — “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z — “Suit & Tie” — WINNER
Jack White — “I’m Shakin’”
Best music film
Coldplay — “Live 2012″
Green Day — “¡Cuatro!”
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite — “I’m in I’m Out and I’m Gone: The Making of Get Up!”
Paul McCartney — “Live Kisses” — WINNER
Mumford & Sons — “The Road to Red Rocks”
Coldplay — “Live 2012″
Green Day — “¡Cuatro!”
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite — “I’m in I’m Out and I’m Gone: The Making of Get Up!”
Paul McCartney — “Live Kisses” — WINNER
Mumford & Sons — “The Road to Red Rocks”
Monday 20 January 2014
Samsung's 2014 flagship phone...
Samsung's 2013 flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, has been a smashing success, so it's no wonder people are already guessing about its successor. I'm presuming that the next phone will be named the Galaxy S5, but even that's up in the air.
The Galaxy S4 was released in March, but rumors started flying about the next Galaxy flagship phone just a few months later. We're tracking all the buzz about the new phone's supposed design, materials, and upgrades to the camera and other features. We'll continue to update this post as new reports come in, but if we miss anything, let us know in the comments below.
anuary 13, 2014
Leaked info suggests top-notch specs, metal body for S5
Adding to earlier reports that the upcoming Galaxy S5 will be an ultra-powerful phone, a lone "insider" has leaked out a handful of impressive specs, according to SamMobile. First, you might be able to feast your eyes on a 2,560x1,440-pixel AMOLED display, which is higher than resolution on the iPhone 5S. There's either an Exynos 6 processor or a Snapdragon 805 processor powering the S5, both of which would make the phone blazing-fast. Next, there's allegedly a 16-megapixel camera, which, if earlier rumors are right, would take stunning pictures thanks to its optical image stabilization technology. Last, the S5 is also said to ship with the latest version of Android, KitKat 4.4.
But wait, there's more; this insider also claims that Samsung will release a Galaxy S5 Mini and Galaxy S5 Zoom shortly after the S5's debut. Like their predecessors, the Mini would be a smaller, slimmed-down version of the S5, and the Zoom would have a full-sized camera lens.
January 8, 2014
S5 coming in April, possibly with an iris scanner
Adding a bit more validity to earlier claims, Samsung Executive Vice President of Marketing Young-hee Lee said in an interview with Bloomberg that the company is considering adding an iris scanner to the Galaxy S5. If it does, you'll be able to unlock the new phone by looking into the scanner, which would detect subtle variations in your iris to verify your identity. Lee also hinted at a new design for the S5, saying there will be differences in the screen and the feel of the case. Lastly, going against earlier reports that the S5 would come in February, Lee said the phone will be released a year after the S4, in March or April.
January 5, 2014
Galaxy S5 might launch at Mobile World Congress in February
Hold tight, everyone, we might get the Samsung Galaxy S5 as soon as February 2014. CNET UK via iNews24 reports that Samsung has all but confirmed that the S5 will launch either right before or at Mobile World Congress, the yearly mobile conference held every February in Barcelona, Spain.
Dong-hoon Chang, Samsung's executive vice president of design strategy, was quoted saying that rumors of the S5 coming out at Mobile World Congress are "about right." Despite Chang's statement, which was translated from Korean, I am still calling this a rumor because a Samsung spokesperson would not comment on this speculation.
If this turns out to be true, it's likely that the Samsung will host an event right before the trade show to announce the S5, then show off the new phone at MWC. Though the Korean company took the stage at CES 2014 to announce new TVs and tablets, it likes to hold dedicated press conferences to unveil new handsets.
December 31, 2013
New Samsung chip hints at 4GB of RAM for Galaxy S5
Samsung unveiled a new chip that could reveal what's to come with its future smartphones. The LPDDR4 is a 8-gigabit (1GB) low-power DDR4 memory chip. It's not much on its own, but put four chips together in a smartphone and you could get 4GB of RAM, says Samsung. That's one gigabyte more of RAM than what's in the powerful and snappy Galaxy Note 3, which means whichever phone gets these new chips could be blazing-fast.
December 23, 2013
No curved display for S5
Though Samsung gave us the curvy (and massive) Galaxy Grand in 2013, the Galaxy S5 won't sport a curved body or display. That's according to analyst Kim Jong-hyun, from Seoul-based Eugene Investment & Securities, who spoked to the The Korea Herald. Jong-hyun notes that Samsung is struggling to produce enough curved displays for its current devices, so it's unlikely that the company could also be making enough for a new Galaxy flagship phone that's slated to launch in spring 2014. Instead, we could see a separate curved phone from Samsung later in 2014, which would likely be a follow-up to the Galaxy Grand.
December 17, 2013
Step aside, TouchID; the Galaxy S5 could have an eye scanner
Unlocking your phone with your fingerprint might soon become passé. According to rumors, Samsung is working on an iris scanner for the S5 that would scan your eye and unlock your phone. The report comes from CNET sister site ZDNet Korea, and claims that Samsung could debut the phone at Mobile World Congress in late February 2014.
December 4, 2013
Spotted in the wild: A possible Galaxy S5
Some promising new details about the S5 have emerged from benchmark site GFXBench. Apparently the new handset will run Android 4.4 KitKat when it ships, have a Snapdragon 800 processor running up to 2.5GHz, and, wait for it, sport a stunning 1440p, 2,560x1,440-pixel-resolution display. That makes earlier rumors that the S5 will have a 5-inch, 560-pixels-per-inch screen seem a bit more plausible.
Galaxy S5 could be one of five smartphones from Samsung in early 2014
Samsung's next flagship phone might have some competition if this rumor is true. Korean site ETNews says that Samsung is planning to launch five, yes, five, new smartphones in the first quarter of 2014. Supposedly, the new phones could include the Galaxy S5, a cheaper version of the Galaxy Note 3, and perhaps a hybrid of the Galaxy Grand and the Grand 2 called the Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite. While five devices released close together seems a bit absurd, it's likely that Samsung could launch a bevy of new phones for different markets, including a global model or two and a few for emerging areas such as India and South America.
December 3, 2013
The S5 will only have a metal body
Earlier rumors hinted that the next Galaxy S would have a metal unibody design with a less expensive polycarbonate model. Now, Japanese site EMSOne says that there will only be one model, and it's only available in metal. Sources say that Samsung has placed an order from Taiwanese parts supplier Catcher to produce 10 million and 30 million unibody metal cases.
November 29, 2013
S5 is coming soon, really soon
A report from ETNews is claiming that the Galaxy S5 will grace store shelves sometime in February or March 2014, a few months earlier than the S4's first birthday. Earlier rumors had said the phone would be announced in January. Instead, ETNews is saying that production is slated to begin in January.
November 15, 2013
Next flagship Galaxy device could have a wraparound display
In one of the most eyebrow-raising rumors out there, Bloomberg wrote that Samsung will debut a phone with a three-sided wraparound display in 2014. Details are, of course, fuzzy, but it's said that the display would wrap around the edges of the phone, allowing you to view messages at different angles. Also, the three sides could operate independently, showing different information on different edges. There's no guarantee that this will happen, or that it will even show up in the S5, but it's one of the most interesting rumors nonetheless.
November 7, 2013
The Galaxy S5's camera could have Samsung's Isocell technology
We've already heard murmurs that the S5 will sport a 16-megapixel camera; now there's talk that it will also get Samsung's Isocell camera sensor, which promises better image quality. This news is more fact than rumor, as it comes straight from Samsung. During the Korean company's Analyst Day, Samsung said the phones it releases in 2014 and 2015 will get Isocell. So far, though, Samsung hasn't confirmed that the Galaxy S5 even exists.
October 11, 2013
Look for the Galaxy S5 in January 2014
It seems that Samsung is in a rush to get the Galaxy S5 on the market. News from Korean site Naver, which was founded by ex-Samsung staffers, says that the Korean manufacturer will debut the S5 in January 2014. The phone will have a 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization and Samsung's Exynos processor, according to the report.
October 7, 2013
Samsung's new smartphone camera could be brighter
New details from patent-tracking site Patent Bolt back up earlier gossip that Samsung's new smartphones (including the putative S5) could come with much better cameras. It says that Samsung has been building a new 13-megapixel camera that uses less power, and, more importantly, takes brighter, more vibrant pictures. In fact, it's said to be eight times brighter than the cameras on current Galaxy devices.
September 25, 2013
Samsung's next flagship might be called the Galaxy F, not S5
Is Samsung is ditching the Galaxy S name? ETNews reports that the next flagship device, aka the most high-end model in Samsung's lineup, will be named the Galaxy F. It's possible that the Galaxy F could be a new device altogether that launches separately from the Galaxy S5, but the F's alleged features and specs match up with earlier buzz for the S5. Namely, the Samsung Galaxy F is said to have an octa-core processor, a 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, and a metal case.
September 17, 2013
Two flavors of Samsung Galaxy S5: Android and Tizen?
This rumor, hailing from CNET's UK site, says that the Galaxy S5 could have two operating system options at launch. One will run Android, as we'd all expect it to, the other would run another Linux-based OS called Tizen, which was developed in part by Samsung. The argument for Tizen is that when an Android phone is sold, a cut goes to Google. Google also gets to continually make money when you view ads on your phone and download apps from the Play store. With it's own operating system running on the phone, Samsung gets to keep more cash in its pockets.
August 29, 2013
S5 to sport an aluminum case
Samsung may ditch the plastic with the next Galaxy S, opting instead for metal according to a rumor. ETNews says the new phone will have an aluminum or other metal housing.
August 26, 2013
Look for a 16MP camera with optical image stabilization
If this rumor from SamMobile is true, the Galaxy S5 could take stellar photos thanks to a 16-megapixel that uses optical image stabilization technology. The improved camera sensor could help you take better pictures on the go.
Editors' note: This post was originally published on December 11, 2013. We will continue to update it with new rumors as they surface until the phone launches.
courtesy of http://reviews.cnet.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/
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