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by Alex Dobie
Jan 02, 2012
Following a slew of other phones late last week, the CyanogenMod team has just added nightly build support for three new devices -- Sony Ericsson's Xperia Pro and Xperia Active, as well the LG T...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 29, 2011
Ricardo Cerqueira, a member of the CM team and LG Android device guru, has added official CyanogenMod nightly (CM7 for the time being) support for three new LG devices -- The LG Optimus 3D, th...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 29, 2011
If you have a Samsung Epic 4G and aren't overly happy with it being stock any more, you'll be pleased to know you can now add some new life to the device as it now has official support for C...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 28, 2011
One of the most anticipated features of CyanogenMod 9 -- the upcoming custom Android distribution based on Ice Cream Sandwich -- is its new home screen launcher, dubbed "Trebuchet." Much ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 28, 2011
If you've ever wanted to build a ROM yourself from scratch and happen to love CyanogenMod, there's a new tool that you might want to have a look at -- the CyanogenMod compiler. What it...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2011
Have an Optimus 3D or LG Thrill 4G (the U.S. version on AT&T)? Here's news you'll love -- Ricardo Cerqueira, an Android hacking mastermind when it comes to high-end LG devices, has...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2011
It's not anything official, but enterprising Android developer bubby323 has ported CyanogenMod 7.2 to the Sprint Epic 4G Touch. Yes, 7.2 is Gingerbread and not the Ice Cream Sandwich every...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2011
The Samsung Vibrant (the first of the original Galaxy S devices to hit the U.S.) is no longer supported by CyanogenMod. According to developer Abhisek Devkota, issues with the way the radio in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 02, 2011
The CyanogenMod team today has dropped a little update on the progress of CM9, its custom, Android Open Source Project-based build of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The short version is they're...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 16, 2011
In case you missed Steve Kondik's tweet a couple days ago after the Ice Cream Sandwich source code dropped, the CyanogenMod crew is now working on CM9. (CM8 was Honeycomb, which, of course, ain&...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Oct 31, 2011
YouTube link for mobile viewing
Ed. note: This theme requires use of the Theme Chooser.
When Google finally unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich to the world, we all knew it was going to be the ...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Oct 21, 2011
Ed. note: This theme requires use of the Theme Chooser.
With the temperature rapidly dropping round these parts, I figured a new theme to match the cold would work out real nice. I've been abso...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Oct 17, 2011
Ed. note: This theme requires use of the Theme Chooser.
If you're looking for the antithesis of Frost, you'll find it in Lucid. Dark, dramatic, and definitely easy on the battery, Lucid has...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Oct 11, 2011
I'm a bit of a themaholic. It's not the same as a flashaholic (although I am one of those, too), but it's in the same vein. Up until now, I had to really search for good CM7 themes,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 10, 2011
We teased the Breaksclusive™ last week from the CyanogenMod panel at the Big Android BBQ (check out the video if you haven't already), and today CyangenMod 7.1 has been released. The chang...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 09, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing
One of the most exciting parts of the first day of the Big Android BBQ in Austin, Texas -- next to miraculous appearance of a couple of kegs of Texas' finest --...
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by Joshua Munoz
Oct 08, 2011
I think once you've got the theming fever, the only prescription is more cowbell theming. Returning back to my initial obsession with monochrome and minimalism, I'd like to present another t...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Oct 06, 2011
My love affair with theming my CM7 install has taken a turn for the orange, or tangerine, in this case. MellowYellow served me well, but something about orange has just been piquing my interest as o...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Oct 02, 2011
I'm a big fan of themes, especially ones that use the CM7 Theme Chooser. In my search for some nice, monochromatic themes, I've stumbled upon one called JAMT - Flat Black.
JAMT Black is mor...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 29, 2011
Yesterday we saw the confirmation that, thanks to assistance from Sony Ericsson, almost all of its Xperia range will be receiving full support from custom ROM CyangenMod in the future. Now SE itself...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Sep 28, 2011
The CyanogenMod and FreeXperia development teams have announced that they'll be bringing popular custom firmware CyanogenMod to all of Sony Ericsson's 2011 Xperia phones, along with many old...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Sep 22, 2011
One of the best parts about CyanogenMod 7 is the powerful theme engine. No flashing zip files or anything is such a relief, plus, the theming and skinning community has delivered a multitude of...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 22, 2011
What's thin, elegant, has an incredibe LCD screen and runs CyanogenMod 7? The LG Optimus Black, that's what! Android developer Ricardo Cerqueira has built an early preview of CM 7.1 fo...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 19, 2011
Owners of LG's Optimus 3D (and the AT&T variant, the Thrill 4G) wanting to try some new, exotic software will welcome today's release of an early version of popular custom firmware Cyano...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Sep 16, 2011
With the arrival of the CyanogenMod 7 alpha for the EVO 3D and the Sensation, it meant I could finally take advantage of the theme engine that's built in. I've been on a bit of a yellow kick lat...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 15, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing Just in case you were wondering if CyanogenMod 7 would come to the Motorola Droid Bionic, the above video should clear that up. That is of course, CyanogenMod 7 getting...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 12, 2011
After a week or so of teasers, unofficial builds of CyanogenMod 7 are now available for the HTC Sensation and HTC EVO 3D. You won't find these n the source tree just yet, and there's no wor...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 21, 2011
Welcome to the future ladies and gentlemen, please keep your head and arms inside the car at all times, and do not feed the bloggers. If you look to your right, you'll see that Android Central m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2011
Steve "Cyanogen" Kondik has been hired by tech giant Samsung, and the Internet (at least the Android-centric portions of it) are ablaze with the news. Steve is one of the biggest names...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 05, 2011
We already knew that CyanogenMod 7.1 was on its way to the LG Optimus 3D (aka LG Thrill 4G), but now we have some early video footage of the popular custom firmware running on LG's new flag...
