Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) Press Renders Emerge

Sony’s long rumored Xperia Honami smartphone, supposedly set to become official on September 4 as Xperia Z1, appears to have emerged online in leaked press renders, the latest reports on the matter suggest. The device can allegedly be seen in the shot above, which has made it online over at ePrice, and which shows it in three color flavors, namely Black, Purple and White. No other details on the smartphone have been unveiled for the time being, but all of them could become official in roughly two weeks, should previous rumors on the matter pan out. The Xperia Z1 is expected to arrive on shelves with a 5-inch full HD screen, a Snapdragon 800 processor inside, 2GB of RAM, and a 20-megapixel photo snapper on the back. It is also said...

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CyanogenMod Boosts Security of Android ROMs with CyanogenMod Account

CyanogenMod, the team behind one of the most popular series of Android-based custom ROMs out there, has announced a new feature for its software, meant to improve the security that users enjoy on their devices, namely CyanogenMod Account. The team explains that this will be a completely optional account that users will be provided with the possibility to create in order to access some additional features to complement the CM installation. These features will be included in future CM releases, and will provide users with access to an integrated end-to-end encrypted service that can find misplaced phones, or can securely wipe all data (including files on the SDcard). “This account service will also be leveraged as part of our ongoing...

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