Sony Xperia Z Rooted Before Release!

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I know this post is a bit short but I have been low on time and haven't posted for 2 days

Just because a device hasn’t been released, is in limited release, or isn’t in the hand of a developer doesn’t mean that developers cannot root the device. XDA Elite Recognized Developer Chainfire has rooted a pre-release device a few times, such as when he remotely rooted the Samsung Galaxy S III. Today, we are

talking about Chainfire’s CF-Auto-Root in a roundabout way.

XDA Recognized Developer, the legendary DooMLoRD took the Nexus 4 version of CF-Auto-Root, modified it a bit, did a dance to the rooting gods, and crossed his fingers. Using TeamViewer, to remotely attempt rooting, he was successful. Thanks to Chainfire’s app and DooMLoRD’s dancing, the
Sony Xperia Z now has root.


This is amazing stuff, don't you agree? Comment below to leave your opinion.

Where to Watch the PlayStation Announcment

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For those of you who are unaware how and where to watch the PlayStation announcement that will most likely be the PS4 announcement here is some information for you.

The announcement will start at 11.00pm GMT, 12.00am CET or 10.00am Sydney (21st Feb). You can watch it via the normal PlayStation website or the Streaming service, Twitch.

To watch it on a mobile device, download the Twitch app on the Google Play Store or the iOS App Store

Sony PS4 to be Unveiled Tomorrow

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Sources suggest that the PlayStation 4 is coming this month. Sony’s teasing fans to come see the “future” at an event on 20 February, and one newspaper in the US has already confirm it’ll be the next PlayStation on show. Keep reading for a look at the teaser video.

The PS4 will still use a disk drive, so not reliant on "The Cloud", and will reportedly focus on “social gaming aspects”, suggesting you’ll be able to connect with friends better while you play. 

There is a pretty unrevealing teaser video below

There are also leaks on the new controller. It appears to have a touchpad and to feature PlayStation move features. As of yet we don't know whether it will be a touchpad similar to the back of the PS Vita or an LED screen to display game features. We will find out soon. The leaked picture is on the left

Doesn't really give much away.

What are your opinions on the new controller, or can you see any revealing details in the teaser that I have missed? Please leave a comment down below!!

Samsung Officially Sends Out Jelly Bean Update to Jelly Bean via Kies or OTA

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I was unable to post last week as I had been too busy, but here is a positive post for you to enjoy!

It's been a long time but Android 4.1.2 has finally arrived for the phone that began the whole ''half phone, half tablet'' malarky. The original  Samsung Galaxy Note. The Jelly Bean update brings a number of improvements to the first phablet, with a brand new Nature UX UI that will help it look and feel more like the sequel phone. It'll also get features such as Multi-Window, Page Buddy, Smart Rotation and the awesome Google Now.

The update will roll out in phases depending on your country or carrier and is available via Kies or OTA.

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Don't worry, I will post about Blackberry 10 and PS4 rumours when I have time to do an in-depth post!

ASUS Released 7-inch MeMO Pad Last Month.

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7-Inch tablets seem to be coming out all the time. After the Nexus, all of the tablet manufacturers have been jumping on the small, more convenient tablet trend.

Asus released a 7-Inch Tablet called the MeMO Pad last month. It's quite a reasonable little device for only £149. Anything special here? No. Apart from the very nice price.

It will feature a 7-inch (1024 x 600) display, 1GHz CPU, Mali-400 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8 or 16GB of storage, microSD slot, 1MP front camera, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The only really bad thing, apart from the display, is that the battery only lasts for 7 hours.

Below is a trailer for the device and some specs if you are interested. Click here to visit the Official page.

• Operating System
  Android^TM 4.1
• Display
  7" LED Backlight WSVGA (1024x600) Screen
• CPU
  VIA WM8950
• Memory
  1G
• Storage
  8GB/16GB *¹
  5GB Life Time ASUS Webstorage Space *²
• Wireless Data Network
  WLAN 802.11 b/g/n@2.4GHz
• Camera
  1 MP Front Camera
• Audio
  Hi-Definition Audio CODEC
  High Quality Speaker
• Interface
  1 x 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Mic-in)
  1 x micro USB
  1 x Micro SD Card Reader(SDHC)
• Sensor
  G-sensor
• Application
  ASUS launcher
  MyLibrary
  MyCloud
  asus webstorage
  File manager
  ASUS sync
  SuperNote Lite
  App Locker
  App Backup
• Battery
  7 hours; 16Wh Li-polymer Battery *3
• Color
  Sugar White/Titanium Gray/Cherry Pink
• Dimensions
  196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
• Weight
  358 g
• Note
  *1: May vary by SKU and country.
  *2: Please visit www.asuswebstorage.com for more details.
  *3: Battery life tested under power saving mode, playing 720p video playback, Brightness:100nits, default volume with headphones.

Next Gen Xbox Specs Leaked

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VGLeaks are reporting an exclusive claim that they have the information behind the GPU that will be in the next gen Xbox, codenamed Durango. People are classifying this as a huge rumor, so keep that in mind. Until Microsoft releases any official information, we know nothing, but for those who are interested, keep reading.

"The following table describes expected performance of the Durango GPU. Bear in mind that the table is based only on hardware specifications, not on actual hardware running actual code. For many reasons, theoretical peak performance can be difficult or impossible to achieve with real-world processing loads," the 

report states. Take a look at the table below:

ESRAM

Durango has no video memory (VRAM) in the traditional sense, but the GPU does contain 32 MB of fast embedded SRAM (ESRAM). ESRAM on Durango is free from many of the restrictions that affect EDRAM on Xbox 360. Durango supports the following scenarios:

• Texturing from ESRAM
• Rendering to surfaces in main RAM
• Read back from render targets without performing a resolve (in certain cases)

The difference in throughput between ESRAM and main RAM is moderate: 102.4 GB/sec versus 68 GB/sec. The advantages of ESRAM are lower latency and lack of contention from other memory clients—for instance the CPU, I/O, and display output. Low latency is particularly important for sustaining peak performance of the color blocks (CBs) and depth blocks (DBs).

I have no idea what any of the above means.

For information on what all of this jargon means click here as I know nothing about the topic.

iPad Mini 2 News.

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It's midnight at the time of writing and I promised to post at least once a day but I was busy with revision. But even thought yesterday is over, I am still going to post this as if it was yesterday because I am hardcore! So excuse me if this iss a bit shit.

It is believed that the iPad Mini 2, Apple’s sequel to the 7.9inch iPad is to arrive in the coming months. The roumor also stated that it will feature a Retina display (Already gone through the stupid name thing) when it was released but didn’t say what exactly that include. But according to a new report from investment news service BrightWire, alleged sources from within Apple’s foreign supply chain say the iPad Mini 2 will feature a 7.9-inch Retina Display with an identical resolution to the full-size iPad 4 with Retina display.

The resolution on the alleged iPad Mini 2 is said to measure 2048 x 1536 pixels, 324 pixels per inch(Nexus 7 has 216) To compare, the iPad 3 and 4 both have display densities of 264 ppi, while the iPhone 5 has a similar density of 326 ppi.

This rumor sounds like a very realistic piece of news considering how Apple gave the screen resolution of the iPad 2 to the original iPad Mini.

I have a feeling it will be

The iPad Mini 2 isn't really that new or innovative, despite what the future video ad may say. It is literally another iPad Mini but most likely thinner and will a better display. I feel Apple should be changing the product a little more then that.

What are your thoughts on a second iPad Mini? Pleae leave a comment below with your opinion