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Having found a gold lining to the West’s otherwise devastating drought , prospectors are flocking to the record-low rivers of the Sierra Nevada foothills. A mini gold rush has kicked off in previously inaccessible riverbeds, not far from the site of California’s original gold rush.

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Verizon is known as one of the few carriers that don’t like subscribers tinkering with their devices. Big Red often doesn’t want subscribers unlocking bootloaders so it places certain restrictions, though its only a matter of time before someone finds a way. Well known Android developers Justice Case and beaups have developed WeakSauce, a simple tool which can be used to root Verizon HTC One M8. The tool can also be used to root last year’s HTC One.

What WeakSauce essentially does is that it reacquires root each and every time the smartphone is booted up. The process usually takes a minute, so if the phone is switched on and it boots up instantaneously, root will require a minute to be ready nonetheless. Once WeakSauce runs its magic behind the scenes, it will display a notification to let users know that root has been successfully achieved.

The steps are simple too, there aren’t any complicated procedures that users have to follow. Once root is achieved, Chainfire’s SuperSU app needs to be downloaded and installed, the app is easily available on the Google Play Store. Full instructions on how to root Verizon HTC M8 can be found on the XDA Developers forums. This is no permanent root framework for this new device as yet, though things might getter in the future.

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Over the past few weeks chatter about an upcoming Android update has significantly increased. The Android 4.4.3 update build numbers have already been spotted in bug reports and server logs, which may indicate that the update’s soak test has begun. Folks at AndroidPolice have heard from a “source familiar with the situation” that the Android 4.4.3 update isn’t going to be too spectacular. In fact, its expected to primarily fix bugs.

Since its believed to be an incremental update, its highly unlikely that Google will bundle any new features or major user interface changes with Android 4.4.3. However, it is expected to feature fixes for over two dozen bugs, so the least this update will do is make the user experience a bit better.

A complete list of fixes isn’t available as yet, we’ll have to wait on the official Android 4.4.3 changelog to be sure of what the update brings. Nevertheless, it is reportedly going to come with several connectivity fixes, such as data connection dropout, Wi-Fi auto-connect, data usage graph, internet telephony and multiple fixes for Bluetooth.

There is no word as yet about the expected release date of Android 4.4.3. Google hasn’t commented on rumors regarding this update, so its highly unlikely that it’ll even talk about the update before its actually ready for public release.

Android 4.4.3 Update Details Reportedly Revealed original content from Ubergizmo.

Japanese artist Ei Wada, who was born in 1987, belongs to a generation that spent middle school feverishly poring over cassettes to make mix tapes—until, of course, they were quickly outmoded by CDs, and then MP3s. Now, Ei makes art using the outmoded technologies he grew up with.

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