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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 29, 2011
The LG Optimus 2X is proving to be quite the treat for those who love to root and customize their phones, and the release of MCR (MoDaCo Custom ROM) for the device makes things that much better. ...
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 29, 2011
Our friends over at TiPB have a weekly podcast that they call iPad Live, and this week that has passed they brought CrackBerry.com's Kevin Michaluk, along with our very own Phil Nickinson to the show ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 29, 2011
Find the latest HTC ThunderBolt accessories
The first thing most people want to do after they root their phone is remove all that extra software the carriers have forced upon them. The HTC...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 29, 2011
This one came out of left field -- Sony Ericsson is going to offer their 2011 Xperia line with an unlockable bootloader via the fastbook command. They say only SIM unlocked versions of the ...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 28, 2011
I guess this is a testament as to how many people out there love CyanogenMod 7. The latest Release Candidate hasn't even fully populated in ROM Manager as of yet and already our inbox has been slammed...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 28, 2011
Have a shiny new HTC Thunderbolt, itching to be rooted, but only have a Mac with which to do the deed? You're in luck -- our very own Cory Streater happens to love his MacBook Pro, and he's...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 27, 2011
Android 2.3.3 leaked out for the Droid X and Droid 2 earlier tonight, and we just had to take it for a spin, especially given that it has an all new skin atop it. We even hesitate to call it Blur, be...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 27, 2011
Root access is now available on the just-released Wifi-only Motorola Xoom, thanks to some enterprising XDA members. The rooting process involves using the Android SDK, as well as a fair amount o...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 27, 2011
The race is on to see which device will be the first to get an official upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and a new ROM has leaked out for the Euro version of the Samsung Galaxy S (that's the I9000...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 26, 2011
The LG Optimus 2X (see our hands-on) gets the next step of the hacking treatment, a custom recovery. Paul O'Brien has built ClockworkMod recovery, and packaged it up with an easy installer for W...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 24, 2011
The EC05 Froyo OTA is slowly trickling out for the Sprint Epic 4G, but users who like to tinker don't have to wait any longer. Android Central forums adviser Paul627g has worked up a flashable v...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 23, 2011
Maptec from XDA has a working copy of Netflix for Android, streaming video just fine on his HTC Evo 4G. This is supposedly the same Netflix app from the LG Revolution system dump. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 23, 2011
Find the latest HTC ThunderBolt accessories
Developers have packaged the lengthy and cumbersome HTC Thunderbolt root process into an easy to use application that runs from your computer.&nb...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 21, 2011
The bootloader on your Milestone or Droid X is just as locked today as it was yesterday, and it looks like it will stay that way. Android developer Nenolod admits he was lying when he claimed to...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 20, 2011
One of the people "close to the matter" has given us a bit more information about the scheduled update to Froyo for the Sprint Epic 4G. Besides the lovely picture you see above, we hav...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 20, 2011
This one's still trickling in, but it appears that the keys needed to bypass the bootloader protection used by Motorola have been uncovered, with proof posted on Twitter. This means developers s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 19, 2011
The HTC Thunderbolt just got released, and Android Central forums adviser Adrynalyne has already worked up a custom ROM. It's a basic stock setup with all the Verizon crapware value a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 18, 2011
The HTC Evo Shift 4G has joined the CyanogenMod 7 club, with an early, still unofficial build getting pretty good reviews. Android Central Moderator and Evo Shift user Big D5 has this to ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 17, 2011
Dell Streak 7 developer graffixnyc and his band of co-horts (check the source link to see just who to thank) have successfully built ClockworkMod recovery for the Dell Streak 7. With some help f...
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by Android Central
Mar 14, 2011
The Droid Incredible 2 ROM images have been leaked, and all the goodies have been extracted and are available in the Android Central forums. A few interesting tidbits from the leaked files:...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 14, 2011
Sprint Epic 4G developer Dameon87 has built a working alpha of CyanogenMod 7 for the popular Samsung slider, and it's off to a good start. The bug list is surprisingly short:Sensors may b...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 10, 2011
Sure, the Motorola XOOM has a microSD card slot. But since it's not currently enabled for end user use one has to make due with the 32GB of on board storage that Motorola has included. Although if yo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 10, 2011
The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a great little $250 e-reader to turn into a decent little Android tablet. But maybe you went just a little too far and borked it. Or maybe you just want to g...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 08, 2011
Again and again we see Android modders and hackers take a good thing and make it better -- this time around it's the Sprint Epic 4G. We're not surprised by the amount of love the Samsung Galaxy S phon...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 08, 2011
Ever wonder how big the CyanogenMod world is? Let's break it down: CyanogenMod 7 RC2 (that's the second release candidate of the Gingerbread track of CM) went live last night. And in less than 24 hour...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 08, 2011
If you've rooted your HTC Evo Shift 4G, you now have the option of using ClockworkMod recovery, as well as it's simple front-end Rom Manager. With the release of version 3.0.1.4, ClockworkM...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2011
For all you crazy kids out there who like to do that rooting and ROMing thing, listen up -- CyanogenMod 7 RC2 has been released. If you're rocking a Sprint EVO, that means proper Wimax access. notific...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 05, 2011
Motorola and Google made the Xoom with an unlockable boot loader (thanks for that!), so it's great news when the hacking community has a way to roll things back to stock. You never know when you...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2011
Good news for those of you who might have unlocked and/or rooted your Motorola Xoom -- to the surprise of few of us here, you should have no problem with Motorola upgrading it to LTE. That's in contra...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 03, 2011
We're more than fond of seeing a little DIY smartphone hackery, and Android Central Forums member jhoove09 brings us a cool little project. Back when he used a Palm Pre (hi, PreCentral!), he'd grown ...
