Hasta La Gadget!

Samsung may have been busy this past week with the launches of the Galaxy S4 Active and Galaxy Note 8.0, but it hasn’t forgotten its duties to Android programmers. It just posted the kernel source code for both the AT&T variant of the GS4 Active (the SGH-i537) as well as the LTE-equipped Note 8.0 in its American and Canadian forms (SGH-i467 and i467M). As with past releases, the source material gives developers a better understanding of the hardware; it also gives tinkerers an easier time when modifying the firmware or creating fully functional custom ROMs. Whichever camp you’re in, the kernel code awaits at the links below.

Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Samsung, AT&T

Comments

Via: Android Police

Source: Samsung (1), (2), (3)

If you regularly hang out with Foursquare aficionados, you’ve likely seen conversations grind to a halt as everyone dutifully checks in at the same restaurant. A fresh update to Foursquare’s Android and iOS apps could get those friends talking again by letting one of them check in the rest. Whoever arrives first just has to tag their contacts, who’ll be counted as if they’d gone through the check-in themselves. Thankfully, Foursquare tries to eliminate the privacy disasters that could stem from its new feature — the app won’t check anyone in without permission, and users can delete unwanted check-ins on the spot. Those comfortable with Foursquare’s safeguards can grab the new app through the source links.

Filed under: Cellphones, Internet

Comments

Via: Foursquare Blog

Source: App Store, Google Play

For those of you unfamiliar with how in-depth an iPhone release is covered in the technology press environment, the following post is going to give you a good idea of how ravenous Apple smartphone fans can be. What we’ve got here is a collection of parts, each of them relatively unrecognizable to the lay person,

Read The Full Story

It’s not that the HTC First was a terrible phone – in fact, it’s bound to become a cult classic due to its ability to become all but Nexus with a quick switch-off of Facebook Home. But that’s not the issue here. The issue is that this first Facebook phone was not selling well on

Read The Full Story

Sony’s new Xperia Z Ultra phablet has been priced up for Europe ahead of its launch later in the year, and expectations that the 6.4-inch smartphone would be expensive have been met. The Xperia Z Ultra will by €719 ($942) SIM-free and unlocked, according to Sony in the Netherlands, though it’s undoubtedly set to be

Read The Full Story