Leaked BlackBerry 10.2.1 Build Unveils New OS Enhancements

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry is getting ready for the release of new flavors of its BlackBerry 10 operating system, and a recently leaked build has unveiled more on the company’s plans on the matter. Featuring version number 10.2.01.845, the leaked OS offered a glimpse at upcoming enhancements such as BlackBerry Blend Dashboard, Fuse Mode, and Pic Password. Apparently, BlackBerry is gearing up for bringing its messaging features to the desktop, and the leaked 10.2.1 build unveiled that a new Fuse Mode has been included in the OS, and that it is enabled when connecting the smartphone to an external display. Basically, users will be able to access the Hub, BBM, SMS/MMS, Browser, Contacts, Calendar, and the like while having...

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Android 4.4 Can Show Battery Percentage in the Status Bar

One of the features that Google has implemented inside the Android 4.4 operating system is support for displaying the battery percentage in the status bar, though the feature is still rough around the edges, it seems. The feature is said to be hidden by default on Nexus 5, though users can easily enable it through an ADB shell command, Android Police reports. To enable the option, one would need to enter the adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:status_bar_show_battery_percent --bind value:i:1 adb reboot command. As soon as the device reboots, the percentage indicator would appear in the status bar, though it will be inside the battery icon, and will sport white digits, which makes it a bit difficult...

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