Android Fan Network’s Weekly App Picks – April 6

Android Fan Network’s Weekly App Picks – April 6
Here are Android Fan Network’s Weekly App Picks from the AFN staff for the week of April 6. These may be apps we can’t live without or apps we just discovered. Either way, we think they are worth sharing with you. If there is an app that you think we may enjoy, send us a ...

Cyanogen, Inc. Reveals new Corporate Identity

Cyanogen, Inc. Reveals new Corporate Identity
The folks over at Cyanogen, Inc. revealed a new corporate branding, further separating the business side from the hobbyist side of CyanogenMod. Explaining the new branding, they felt it should, “embody the spirit of the company origins, but also speak to the future.” The announcement goes into detail about customization, security, and open source, describing ...

Kernel Source Code Released for the HTC One M8

Kernel Source Code Released for the HTC One M8
HTC went ahead and released the kernel source code for several variants of the HTC One M8 today, including all four major US carriers. This means nothing to the average user, but this does mean go time for developers who will being turning kernel source into the custom ROM’s that we poor flashaholics need to have. ...

Amazon Announces Fire TV for $99

Amazon Announces Fire TV for $99
Amazon has announced Fire TV, finally throwing their hat into the ring of streaming devices trying to make it into your living room. Not only do you get access to Netflix, Hulu Plus, and WatchESPN, but it will obviously add Amazon’s own Prime Instant Video. Prime Instant Video allows anyone to rent movies or TV ...

Sprint Rolling Out Update to Enable WiFi Calling on Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Sprint Rolling Out Update to Enable WiFi Calling on Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Sprint is rolling out an update for their Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that enables WiFi calling for the device. It is software version N900PVPUCNC5 and WiFi calling is the only listed change. As usual, this roll out will take place over several days, so fear not if it does not show available for you yet. Head ...

Sprint LG G2 KitKat Update Rolling Out Now

Sprint LG G2 KitKat Update Rolling Out Now
If you are a lucky owner of a LG G2 on Sprint, get ready to get excited. Sprint quietly announced they are pushing out KitKat starting today to the LG G2. There is a very small change log: Upgrade to KitKat Fix Next Radio audio issue Not much to go on, but we all know ...

Android Fan Network’s Weekly App Picks – March 30

Android Fan Network's Weekly App Picks - March 30
Here are Android Fan Network’s Weekly App Picks from the AFN staff for the week of March 30. These may be apps we can’t live without or apps we just discovered. Either way, we think they are worth sharing with you. If there is an app that you think we may enjoy, send us a ...

WeakSauce Root for Verizon HTC One (m8) and HTC One (m7)

WeakSauce Root for Verizon HTC One (m8) and HTC One (m7)
Jcase and beaups have done it again! The fruit of last night’s labor is WeakSauce, a root method for Verizon’s HTC One (m8) and HTC One (m7). The exploit gets write access to system/xbin and installs a su binary which then allows you to install Superuser or SuperSU for root access. For the HTC One (m8), ...

Microsoft Office Mobile for Android is Now Free!

Microsoft Office Mobile for Android is Now Free!
Microsoft has made a new move, they just made the Microsoft Office Mobile suite free for Android users. The app itself was free all this while, but needed a valid subscription to the MS Office 365 Cloud Suite for users to make use of the app. The move could be a direct result of changes ...

HTC One M7 Owners Will be Getting Sense 6

HTC One M7 Owners Will be Getting Sense 6
Sense 6 update will be available later this spring for the HTC One M7 Good news for existing HTC One M7 owners (and hopefully HTC One Max owners) coming out of today’s crazed day of news circling the release of the HTC One M8. Last year’s HTC One M7 will be updated to Sense 6. ...