XDA Recognized Developer Ziyan has posted experimental Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Galaxy Nexus. This build is based off pure AOSP, and works surprisingly well. Known issues on the rom include crashes during video recording and NFC not working.
Ever since Google released the source code for Android 6.0, a lot of people have been looking for ways to get the latest update onto their device. Sadly, Google has retired the 2012 Nexus 7 tablet but that hasn’t stopped the developer community: XDA Member dmitrygr has been working on porting the AOSP build to the aging tablet and everything seems to be working properly.
Motorola and Verizon are teaming up yet again to release another series of Droid smartphones and press invites are going out for the event right now. The launch event will happen on October 27th at 11am and we are expecting to see multiple Droid smartphones announced. Rumors suggest that we’ll be seeing a Droid Turbo 2 and possibly a Droid Maxx 2 unveiled at the event.
Linus Sebastian of LinusTechTips has tested the effects of water cooling on the performance and throttling of this years flagships and has discovered some spectacular results. Starting with the iPhone 6S and continuing with the Galaxy S6 Edge, HTC One M9, ZTE Axon and finally the LG G4. In the video, Linus ran GeekBench continually for 10 minutes, making note of the results each time it completed, each test was then replicated with the device sealed inside a plastic bag and submerged in an ice bath. Check out the video below!
“Wow, the One M9 is still actually a little warm, even though it is in water that is definitely cold, that’s amazing!”
As the above results show, the HTC M9 shows significant improvements when considerably cooled, however still heats more than it should. The Axon shows a remarkable recovery shortly after throttling begins. The LG G4 shows exceptional all-round consistency in and out of the ice water. This is just another case showing that the 810 has held back a generation of phones. Since it is not practical to carry an ice bath with you everywhere you go many users have looked for a method to deal with excessive heat and the resultant CPU throttling. Recently schecter7 found a simple method to use a simple improvised heat sink to help, you can find his method here.
Would you like to know more? Check out our other articles on the Snapdragon 810, the HTC M9 and overheating issues.
A lot of people are excited about the upcoming BlackBerry PRIV smartphone that will run Android, and we still have a lot to learn about the device. Along with the pre-registration page, BlackBerry tells us the PRIV will have a 5.4″ dual-curved display, touch and a physical keyboard, Schneider-Kreuznach® certified camera, a 3,410 mAh battery and the exclusive DTEK™ warning system app.
Back at Google I/O earlier this year, Google announced Universal App Campaigns and User Acquisition Performance Reporting for application and game developers of the Google Play Store. These two features weren’t available to developers at that time but that changes today. Developers can find these new features live in the Google Play Developer Console right now.
For a limited time only, you can get 4 lines from T-Mobile with 10GB of data each month for only $120. This plan gives you unlimited talk, text, and data on the T-Mobile network with 10GB of 4G LTE data speeds. This puts your monthly plan at $30 per person and you can double the data to 20GB per month for an additional $10.
