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XDA Developer Beaups Teases S-OFF For HTC One, but for Verizon
XDA Developer Beaups Teases S-OFF For HTC One, but for Verizon I will admit that I got way too exited about this, but on further reading I can see I have to keep calm. It appears that an XDA developer that goes by the name Beaups has released an image showing that he has managed the impossible, gaining S-OFF on the HTC One. The reason to not get too exited is that its only for the Verizon version,...[Read More]
Themer now available on Google Play
Themer now available on Google Play Here at DroidHorizon we’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of MyColorScreen’s Themer app ever since they announced its launch a month ago. Themer has now been in circulation for a day or so, and some of us here have finally been able to download it and have a play around. The initial release of Themer has been done with beta codes, as a way to protec...[Read More]
App Permissions & Fake Apps
A friend of the site contacted me yesterday regarding some fake games and applications he found on Google Play. After looking for myself, I found them to be blatant copies of original titles with some very very strange App Permissions. I’m going to share the proper game then the fake. I’ll not provide any links for our readers to download, just in-case. The ...[Read More]
Google and Motorola’s Moto X (hands-on) – Video
Video courtesy of The Verge.. I have very little to say about the new Moto X phone but I will say this. It could never live up to the hype that had been generated by everyone. Also… Phones really do cost that much. Buying Nexus devices from Google Play for pennies only happens when Google sell them. As an Android user you have a choice of 100’s of devices for all different prices. Only...[Read More]
DroidHorizon’s Samsung Galaxy S4 – Review
Samsung Galaxy S4 – Review We’ve had the brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 these last few weeks and we’re now going to share our thoughts on Samsung’s latest and greatest high-end smartphone. We’ll be breaking things up in to segments, so things don’t get too boring for you and we’ll try to keep things simple and from an end user’s viewpoint. Th...[Read More]
Huawei Device – The Latest Emotion UI – Video
[embedplusvideo height=”382″ width=”630″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/SxWCXXv9ufg?fs=1&hd=1″ vars=”ytid=SxWCXXv9ufg&width=630&height=382&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=0&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep4583″ /] Some elitists may be butthurt by Huawei’s new user interface but ...[Read More]
Google Play Game Services. Some thoughts.
I hadn’t really meant to write an editorial but felt the need to share my thoughts on the new service Google rolled out recently. I’m checking every title now to see if it has real-time multiplayer, leaderboards, achievements and cloud saves. As I check, I see more and more adding the new features, which is awesome. We haven’t really seen many killer real-time multiplayer games ...[Read More]
Tha Phlash, XDA Tha Mix Bundle *Screenshot challenge*
It’s been said that Tha Phlash has been sent here from outer space to design the greatest icons and share them with us mere mortals. A massive friend of the site and me personally. He has launched a competition on XDA to design some awesome home screens with a ‘music’ theme and win tha ultimate giveaway Mix Bundle icon pack. The rules are…. Its simple, show me a stellar scr...[Read More]
Imgur – official BETA app – Review
Imgur – official BETA app – Review I’m a great follower of Imgur and have been eagerly waiting for the official app to be released. As a first release I think this app looks and works great. You can login with your own account, view comments (and comment yourself) and you can filter which section of image you want to view. There are a lot of other apps out there and each have th...[Read More]
Google Plus, app updated…
– Enjoy magazine style layout in the new tablet version – Automatically share photos to an Event with Party Mode – Video chat with up to 9 friends with mobile Hangouts – Turn on Instant Upload to sync photos from your phone to a private Google+ album – Check out the What’s Hot stream to see trending topics – View the Nearby stream to see what people near your lo...[Read More]
Google Keep Official Video
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Did Google Ever Really Believe In Google Reader?
It’s been a few days now, since Google announced they would be shutting down a few of their services in order to focus on fewer products. One of those was Google Reader. It was a service used by many on a daily basis, ranging from amateurs to professionals. From all the articles, forum threads, and social network posts over the last few days, one may assume that Google Reader had a much la...[Read More]