Don’t unlock your Xperia Z3 Compact’s bootloader if you don’t have to. Photo: Sony

You may want to think twice about unlocking your Xperia Z3 Compact’s bootloader if camera quality is important to you. Sony has warned developers that hacking their devices could degrade camera performance in low light, making images look noticeably worse than they did before.

CyanogenMod on the OnePlus On. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Cyanogen Inc., the creator of the hugely popular CyanogenMod software, has reportedly rebuffed acquisition interest from Google and is instead discussing a Series C round of funding with a number of investors. The team is reportedly seeking a valuation around $1 billion.

Moto X. Now on U.S. Cellular. Photo: Motorola

The new Moto X again expands its availability in the U.S. today after making its debut on U.S. Cellular. Customers can pick up the black model with a plastic back for $99.99 on a two-year contract — the same price you’ll pay to get the device through other carriers.

Is that the biggest selfie cam you’ve ever seen? Image: Upleaks

It seems the rumored HTC One M8 Eye could be one of a number of devices in an all-new HTC Eye family. A leaked image has today given us our first glimpse at the new Desire Eye, a Desire 820 lookalike with a giant 13-megapixel selfie camera and front-facing dual LED flash.

The Nexus 7 LTE is finally up to date. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Google has finally rolled out its latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat update, which sports build number “KTU84P” to the 2013 Nexus 7 LTE, almost four months after it was made available to the Wi-Fi only model. The release contains important security fixes, as well as a fix for the Android camera bug that was responsible for severe battery drain.