The initial launch of the HTC One was delayed by a couple of weeks due to the shortage of certain components, but the handset is now slowly making its way on to major markets around the world. Compared to previous HTC handsets, rooting the One is a pretty straight forward process. In fact, once unlocked, the HTC One behaves like a true Nexus device, as said by a very popular Android developer, Koush.

Before you get down to rooting your HTC One, keep in mind that the steps below are valid for the international device, as well as the AT&T variant of the HTC One. Also, make a backup of all your data on the phone since unlocking the bootloader on the phone will wipe your phone clean.

Ready? Let’s get started.

Just over a month after acquiring Summly for $30 million, Yahoo! has gobbled up another smartphone app. This time it’s Astrid, a pretty task management client for Android and iOS, which has a strong focus on sharing. Astrid announced the news on its blog today.

If you haven’t already sold your Wii Balance Board on eBay, then it’s time to grab it out of the garage, dust it off, and give it a new lease of life. With a new Android app called FitScales, your Balance Board becomes a pair of wireless scales, allowing you to keep a digital record of your weight on your smartphone.

Three workers have been injured at a Samsung chip plant in Hwaseong, 37 miles south of Seoul, following a highly poisonous hydrofluoric acid gas leak. The incident comes just three months after 10 liters of diluted hydrofluoric acid, a colorless poison that can damage the lungs and bones, and even affect the nervous system, was leaked at the same plant.

Earlier this week, we reported that the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 had a locked bootloader, and that meant it would be unlikely we would ever see custom ROMs like CyanogenMod for the new Android flagship. But just days later, developers have already successfully unlocked the bootloader.

They won’t be releasing the unlock to the public for another month, however.