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We heard earlier this month that HTC was in the final stages of negotiation with Google to sell them their smartphone business. We seem to be getting closer to the end of that process. HTC just announced that they will halt trading tomorrow pending a major announcement. They are also apparently...

If there were ever a good time to buy Samsung stock right now may be that time. Samsung has lost a staggering $26Billion in market value since the announcement of the Note 7 recall. The stock value since September 9th has plummeted almost 7%. The current price is right at $1300 per share which...

One of the easiest ways to update to the newest Android firmware from whatever firmware you are currently running including custom roms is to flash a stock rooted rom. For years Scott of ScottsRoms has been providing us with some of the best stock roms around. He is most well known for his Clean...

The Nexus 5X has to be one of the best budget phones of the year. It is just really hard to beat stock Android. The only thing you may find lacking if coming from a skinned version of Android is the lack of features in the stock Google camera. The Google Camera is pretty simple but gets the job...

A few of you have asked me lately for the best and easiest way to flash the Moto X Pure 2015 to stock. You can flash the stock image manually, but there is a much easier method. The "Restore-To-Stock-Tool". The tool allows you to quickly and easily flash your Moto X back to the original stock...

If you own an LG V10 and love to mod it you will want to make sure that you have your stock image safety net! The Stock images were released a few months ago giving you the ability to unbrick your device. Now you can do so without a PC thanks to developer "mikeyinid". He has released a custom...

Google has been slowly rolling out the new update to 6.0.1 to Nexus devices. The OTA has not yet hit every device. That being said you can flash the stock images which have all been available for about a week now. If you are flashing the update from Google but would like to keep save your data...

If you frequent these forums and have recently purchased the Amazon Fire HD 10 chances are you have at least tried to modify it to get the Google Play Store involved. If you are a bit more of a tinkerer you may have decided to change the OS altogether opting to run a custom rom like CyanogenMod...

Now is the time to get those older devices sold. With seemingly everyone currently in the market for a new device for Christmas you should be able to get top dollar for your used devices. The LG G4 should be a hot seller as it is only a few months old. If you are looking to replace your LG G4...

Google recently made a promise to release monthly security updates which are meant to simply patch up security holes. This decision was made in an effort to make Android a more secure platform overall and eliminate huge security issues like what we saw with the Stagefright vulnerabilities. They...

Today was Nexus day! The embargo for the new Nexus devices was lifted and we got loads of 48 hour reviews. Some of you actually received your 5X today! With the 5X in hand you are probably ready to get that bootloader unlocked and some sort of rom installed. Before you get involved in modding...

If root ever comes for the Galaxy Note 5 you will want to grab the stock firmware and a fresh version of Odin prior to rooting your device. Stock images serve as a safety net for anyone trying to modify their devices. Not only do these provide a safety net they also provide a quick and easy way...

I just received my Moto X Pure in the mail today. The first thing I will be doing to the phone of course is unlocking the bootloader and rooting it. After that I'm sure Ill be flashing a custom recovery and then Ill be playing around with roms. When you flash roms and mods as often as I do you...

Unlimited data users on Verizon know that if you want to tether you have to pay a $35 subscription fee or find a work around like FoxFi. FoxFi doesn't work for every phone. I have found it to work really well with my Samsung devices if you pay for the paid version. The Moto X Pure is easily...

Many of you voiced your disgust at the stark white ugly theme that arrived alongside the new material UI. The first developer preview build of Android M included a toggle for the dark theme. The dark theme was completely removed in the second developer build of Android M 6.0, and it does not...

Sony just announced their Z5 series in Berlin at IFA. The Z5 Premium has a 4K display and comes in at a crazy $1200 price point. I have a feeling that this will either set 4k mobile displays in motion or be the reason other OEMs decide not to use 4k. I have never really owned an Xperia device...

The Huawei and Huawei P8 Lite are super popular devices across seas, and I have a feeling that a few of you might have one. I actually have one. For a budget device the Huawei P8 Lite is actually pretty nice! It is also a great device for rooting and hacking. If you are going to root your P8 or...

Some one was nice enough to release the ZV5 TOT file for the LG LS991. This file can be used to flash your device back to stock. You may need this file for prepping a phone for sale, or if you flash an incorrect file in custom recovery. If you are already familiar with flashing a TOT file to an...