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Xperia Z2

The Sony Xperia Z2 is yet to be launched in global markets, but a developer over at the XDA forums has already managed to root the device. This proves that the upcoming Sony flagship isn’t any different from the Xperia Z1 as far as developer options are concerned.

KitKat-big

Google added the ability to take screenshots in Android with Ice Cream Sandwich back in 2011. However, recording on-screen content natively was not possible and even many rooted apps failed to work properly, even though they promised otherwise.

Thankfully, with Android 4.4 KitKat, Google has added the ability to natively record on-screen content without any kind of hackery. 

New-HTC-One-M8-Sense-6

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

Galaxy-S5-unboxing

The Samsung Galaxy S5 isn’t officially available for another two weeks, but a lucky few have gotten their hands on it already. One of those people is recognized developer Chainfire, who has already developed a root for the international (SM-G900F) version of the device.

Samsung Milk Music

The advantage of Samsung’s kitchen sink approach is that every once a while it manages to come out with a terrific product or service. Samsung’s Milk Music radio service is the perfect example of this and provides users access to over 13 million songs and 200 stations for free without any kind of advertisements, at least for the time being.

Sadly, the Milk Music app is only available to Samsung’s Galaxy devices owners in the United States. 

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