It appears that an untethered jailbreak solution -- the one that is permanent and outlives any device restarts -- is currently being developed. According to a tweet by one of the members of the iOS hacking group Chronic-Dev Team, the jailbreak solution is currently in the works. Because of obvious reasons, betas will not get permanent jailbreaks as it would give Apple the information and time to patch things up before the official public release. There still might be hope after rumors of Cupertino trying to patch everything in order to prevent untethered solutions.
The latest and greatest from Motorola and Verizon is the Droid Bionic. With its wedge-shaped chassis encasing some very high-end hardware, this is the smartphone the others are all envious of.
In this video we'll take a look at the insides of this phone, and the exterior hardware.
The first thing you'll notice about the MotorolaDroid Bionic is that the battery cover isn't attached right out of the box. In fact, the panel itself is stored in its own zippered bag, separate from the phone. The battery also is not installed, nor is the LTE SIM card.
Installing the LTE SIM is a little tricky, it's tucked neatly under the pre-installed 16GB Class 4 microsdhc card. Just line up the SIM according to the diagram and wiggle it in. Removing the SIM is somewhat difficult, but you likely won't need to remove your SIM, so that's not a problem.
After you've installed your SIM, installing the battery and back cover are very easy.
The buttons on the front-screen are capacitive and in the traditional Motorola layout: Menu, Home, Back, and Search. They are very responsive and work every bit as well as the "physical" buttons on other smartphones.
The power button is on the top left, which is opposite that of many other Android phones, on the opposite side is the headset jack. The volume rocker is on the top of the right side, designed to be under the index finger of right-handed users. It's also on the opposite side of the microUSB and HDMI ports, so you won't accidentally mess up your audio volume while watching video on the beautiful, enormous screen.
The camera is a 8MP (6MP widescreen) still camera with full 1080p HD recording capabilities and single LED flash.
There is no dedicated camera button, nor is there a scroll-wheel or
scroll-pad like earlier Androids had, but niether of those have proven to be an issue.
n this episode of the iOS App Picks we demonstrate five applications in 30 seconds each. These apps will keep you entertained, edit and create new videos, and get information on current movie releases. To download these apps directly to your iPhone, just click on the title of the application and the iTunes software will automatically launch to the app in the App Store. If you have the free Google Search app installed on your iPhone just snap a picture of the QR-Code using Google Goggles or any other QR-Code scanner that will launch the App Store on your iPhone.
Movies by Flixter is a great app for any movie buff. This app ties in directly with Rotten Tomatoes to give user and critics ratings to help you decide which movies to watch. View theaters and show times in your area.
Spy Mouse, created by Electronic Arts, is a fun puzzle game in which you must navigate a small mouse through obstacles while avoiding the cats. Earn extra ribbons by completing the tasks for that particular level.
Learn more about the world with Geo Walk. This app has tons of photos with detailed information from all over the Earth. Select which kind of photos you want to view by either turn on or off the categories. Test your knowledge by taking the quiz to see how much you have learned.
With social networks we can all update our status in simple text form, now with Flava you will be able to add multimedia to your status updates and create your own scrap book. Edit photos with stickers, text, and music to show your friends what you are up to. Share through Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, email, and SMS.
Edit videos and photos on the go with ReelDirector. This app makes it easy to add media to your video timeline. Cut videos into segments, insert photos and music, and add transitions to your current project. When the project is perfect just click the render button to save it to your iOS device.
After a long, troubled road to release, Motorola's Droid Bionic is finally upon us. As Verizonsubscribers begin to pick up the smartphone, we're hearing about some users running into problems with the Bionic's radio, and other users who have taken to tinkering with the phone and nearly have an alternate recovery ready to go.
An issue with the Bionic's radio has been noticed by some users, where a situation presents itself in which the handset struggles to maintain a 4G connection, instead vacillating between 4G and 3Goptions, when it can even find a signal at all. All that work to get a lock is a huge strain on thephone's battery, running it down in just a matter of hours. It's not yet clear why this is happening to only some users, nor if it represents a hardware or a firmware issue. The good news, at least, is that it's not particularly common.
Assuming your Bionic is up-and-running without a hitch, you may be ready to get started with some heavy-duty Android customizations. One major step towards being able to do so would be the release of a bootloader app for installing Clockwork Recovery, and we hear that such a thing is nearly ready to go. No kernel mods just yet, thanks to the locked bootloader, but that's not surprising. Look for its release in the next day or so.
It looks like Mango could be nearly upon us, with rumors suggesting Microsoft could officially launch the OS any day now. Once that happens, we can expect the floodgates to open and start to see the arrival of all the new Windows Phone hardware we've been hearing about for months and months. One such model will be HTC's Radar, which we've already seen described as "coming soon" to a carrier. Now we may be able to put a date to its release, with one retailer announcing plans to carry the phone beginning October 1.
The UK's Phones 4u made a statement today concerning its sales of the just-announced HTC Sensation XE Android, and its plans to carry the phone in white starting October 1. It then took the opportunity to switch gears to Windows Phone and reveal that the Radar, too, will hit its shelves on the first. The retailer has extensive plans for the Radar, including featuring it in exclusive demo displays.
We were hoping we might see the Radar a little sooner than that, especially if Mango drops before the end of the week, but we suppose a fortnight falls under the heading "soon".
