It was only last week that HTC announced the new HTC One (M8) with immediate availability in Verizon stores. However, like any other Verizon device, the One (M8) also comes with a locked down bootloader that makes find a rooting process for the device a very challenging task.

Nevertheless, thanks to the hard work of Jon and beaups, owners of the brand new One (M8) from Verizon can now gain root access on their handset via WeakSauce. 

Google recently started requiring Android handset and tablet makers to add a very specific “Powered by Android” graphic to the boot animation when you power up an Android phone. It’s part of the revised Google Mobile Services agreement for new Android phones.

The penalty for handset makers’ non-compliance is banishment from access to the Play Store by users of those devices.

The move is no doubt intended to raise user awareness about Android and brand the platform.

Unfortunately, it could backfire. Here’s why.

MIUI is a relatively popular custom ROM from some Chinese developers with a very unique UI. The ROM looks completely different from all the other ROMs and OEM skins out there and to a certain degree feels inspired by iOS. In fact, it can be argued that MIUI feels more polished than even stock Android to a certain extent.

Just a couple of days ago, the folks over at iFixit did a complete strip down of the new HTC One (M8) revealing all its internals and mentioning that the handset is extremely difficult to repair. Now, a Russian website has managed to disassemble the One’s (M8) chief competitor — the Galaxy S5 — revealing all its internal in their full glory. 

Whether virtual-reality technology really takes off in a big way remains to be seen. But with Facebook having just dropped $2 billion acquiring Oculus Rift, a whole lot of people — some of them with very large checkbooks — are confident it will.

Both Apple and Google have have shown interest in virtual reality, but what exactly does it have the potential to change in our lives?

Here are seven answers: