Fancy swapping your iPhone for one of these? Photo: Xiaomi
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker that’s found fame in the West thanks to its many Apple clones, is said to be preparing a trade-in program that will swap your iPhone for the newly-announced Mi Note phablet.
The program is designed to dissuade those with an older iPhone from upgrading to an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, or to encourage those who already have to make the switch.
Fastboot on an HTC One M8. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
If you want to unlock the bootloader on your Android device or flash a custom recovery so you can use third-party software, you need a Mac or PC. But that could soon change, thanks to Google.
The search giant is reportedly working to bring the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and fastboot to its Chrome OS platform, allowing those with affordable Chromebooks and Chromeboxes to tinker with Android development.
Samsung could get special treatment from Qualcomm. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Samsung’s issues with the original Snapdragon 810 may have forced Qualcomm to build a brand new processor just for the Galaxy S6.
Sources say the chipmaker is modifying the original design of its latest SoC to secure its place in what will almost certainly be Samsung’s best-selling smartphone to date — and quite possibly the most successful Android-powered device of 2015.
The Nexus 6 could have had a fingerprint scanner just like the iPhone’s. Photo: Apple
Google and Motorola went all out with the Nexus 6 to make it as good as flagship rivals from other manufacturers, but their super-sized handset could have been even better.
The device was set to get a fingerprint scanner, according to former Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside, but the plan had to be scrapped when Apple bought the best supplier in the industry.
Slickwraps your Nexus 6. Photo: Slickwraps
If you love the size of the Nexus 6 but you prefer the gorgeous design of the new Moto X, you can now get the best of both worlds, thanks to Slickwraps.
The company has just started selling authentic Horween leather and bamboo wraps for Google’s latest smartphone, and at just $24 apiece, they’re an incredibly affordable upgrade.
