HTCdev.com, the official site for unlocking your HTC bootloader, has inadvertently given HTC Rezound owners instructions on how to unlock their bootloaders. The HTC Rezound has yet to be officially listed on HTCdev.com but according to a few sources, the instructions for unlocking your bootloader also apply to the Rezound and will work if followed correctly. You will be left with S-On and will have to perform a factory reset at the end (so do a backup if needed).
Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO announced its plans to join forces with the fab five — Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Semiconductor and NEC — to put an end to Qualcomm’s long held reign of mobile processing chip domination. Together they plan on developing “feature-rich, small-size, low-power-consumption semiconductor products equipped with modem functionality,” focusing on LTE and LTE-Advanced mobile communication standards. As long as all parties agree on the details, this “Semiconductor Six” (as I’m calling them) should be established and ready to powerhouse the mobile industry by the mid-January.
Papa John’s recently released an Android app that allows users to order from their entire menu via a supporting mobile device. To celebrate their launch onto Android, Papa John’s is now offering a special deal to anyone using the app, and if that wasn’t enough, they are also holding a Galaxy Nexus giveaway over on their Facebook page.
U.S. Cellular isn’t one of the major carriers you’re used to hearing about, but they do serve about 6.1 million customers in 26 U.S. states. That’s why, whenever they have the opportunity to add some top-notch Android devices to their lineup, it gets everyone excited. While there hasn’t been any official announcement, a screenshot of their ESN system shows both the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Samsung Galaxy S II, which is usually a good indication that these devices will be available soon.
We’ve already heard about the record breaking Android and iOS device activations on Christmas day, but how many of those were Android devices? According to a few social media posts made by Andy Rubin, that number is — 3.7 million! Assuming that number is correct (and I’m sure it is), that would mean that of the total 6.8 million devices activated on Christmas day, 3.7 million of them were Android devices. That leaves us with 3.1 million iOS devices also activated on Christmas day, leaving Android and iOS considerably close, in terms of holiday activations. These are certainly numbers that both companies should be proud of.
