Android 4.4.3 changelog shows up. Only bugfix release.

We have been hearing rumors of a 4.4.3 Android build out in the wild and it is to be expected as the nexus 5 camera bugs are still present. Turns out that this new build could be made available sooner rather than later. New evidence shows a Nexus 5 running a new KTU83 Build. If you’re wondering what new amazing features will be included however, don’t get too excited  as the new version most likely won’t add much in the way of features, it’s strictly a bug fix release. The changelog so far is as follows:

• frequent data connection dropout fix 

• mm-qcamera-daemon crash and optimization fixes 

• camera focus in regular and HDR modes fixes 

• Power Manager display wakelock fix 

• multiple Bluetooth fixes 

• fix for a random reboot 

• app shortcuts sometimes got removed from launcher after update 

• USB debugging security fix 

• app shortcuts security fix 

• Wi-Fi auto-connect fix 

• other camera fixes 

• MMS, Email/Exchange, Calendar, People/Dialer/Contacts, DSP, IPv6, VPN fixes 

• stuck in activation screen fix 

• missed call LED fix 

• subtitle fixes 

• data usage graph fix 

• Internet telephony fix 

• FCC compliance fix 

• miscellaneous fixes

This is by no means final as this build is still a test build so the change log could look a whole lot different by the time the final version starts rolling out to devices. One fix I’m glad to see included is for the frequent connection dropout, been suffering from this issue ever since the 4.4 update.

Source: AndroidPolice

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Incoming!

AMD's next Gen flagship graphics card could be just around the corner as the company has been teasing us with abstract images via twitter using the hash-tag #2betterthan1. The latest Tweet is a little bit more revealing stating “it’s coming. Do you have what it takes?” Accompanying that tweet is the image seen below. What we have here is either the design for the upcoming air cooler shroud or a full-coverage water block. Now if I am correct and this is a water block, this would mark the first time that a reference design card ships with a liquid cooler instead of traditional air cooling. Whatever the case the 295X2 has its work cut out for it as NVIDIA recently threw a monkey wrench into AMD’s game plans by releasing a dual chip monster of their own, the TITAN Z. Honestly I don’t know if the 295X2 will be as fast as the Z but one thing is for sure even if it is faster, it’s definitely not gonna cost $3,000!!! 

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Cut the Rope 2 now available on Android

So Cut the Rope 2 is finally out on Android but man oh man is it filled to the brim with in app purchases! I sure hope Zeptolab releases a paid version because this freemium model could be the death of a very creative and entertaining game. Every few rounds you have to sit through ads & more ads! Now ads in mobile games are nothing new however the latest trend is to have full on video ads for different products between gameplay. It’s sad really and I almost uninstalled the game because of how annoying these ads are! Now I’m not against in app purchasing, not at all but when publishers try to nickel and dime me out of my hard earned cash it annoys me. I will gladly pay for DLC such as additional stages, characters etc. but locking away key gameplay elements behind a pay gate is just cruel.

Cut the Rope is a great game and, it’s been one of my favourite mobile games since the very first version hit Android and I have all the subsequent mini sequels. I just hope that this freemium model doesn't ruin the wonderful series.

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