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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 04, 2011
Well, that was quick. Just a couple days after a so-called "massive security vulnerability" was discovered in a few HTC phones, the Taiwanese manufacturer says a fix is on the way. Telling...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Sep 26, 2011
One of the finest products to come out of Palm's (erm, HP's) WebOS era is the Touchstone inductive charger. In fact, the Touchstone is so great that it has attracted an active modding c...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 06, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing The process of breathing new life into the now somewhat defunct HP TouchPad continues. The folks from Team TouchDroid now have up and kind of running, Android 2....
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing Here's a new video from the folks hard at work attempting to get a usable port of Android onto the dying HP TouchPad, and more progress has been made. The touchsc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 29, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWell, how about that. What you see in the video above apparently is CyanogenMod 7 booting onto an HP TouchPad. Of course, booting is just the first step in a long l...
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by Joshua Munoz
Aug 05, 2011
I know everyone got really excited when AlphaRev and UnrEVOked unveiled their latest project, Revolutionary, myself included. Now that we've had a few days to settle into and, simmer down, and enjoy ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 19, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingIf you're sitting there patiently, waiting for some proper S-off action for your HTC Sensation, it appears you might not have to wait much longer, as the folks at A...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 01, 2011
Now here's something you don't see every day. Cincinnati Bell has released the Android 2.2 update for the Motorola Milestone XT720 -- and long with it, a tool to root the thing.Repeat: A carrier...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 30, 2011
In what will forever be known as the Great Tease of June 30, 2011, the twitters are going a little nuts this afternoon of the apparent rooting of the HTC EVO 3D. See that there? That's the f...
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by n64kps
Jun 24, 2011
Those of you who've picked up Samsung's recently released Galaxy Tab 10.1 may be interested to know there's now a kernel available overclocking its Tegra 2 processor to 1.4GHz. This kernel uses ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 17, 2011
While we continue to wait on the next update to the HTC ThunderBolt -- that's the one that's supposed to do something about the reboots -- another radio has leaked out. This one's MR2.5 (th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 08, 2011
Looking to root your new Barnes & Noble Nook Touch? (And maybe play a little Angry Birds?) Instructions are now available for us mere mortals. You'll need the Nook Touch (of course), a m...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWhy do we hack and root Android devices? Because we can. And while it's not exactly the same as rocking a dual-core tablet, the latest Nook -- all six inches of it...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2011
To everybody up in arms over HTC's locked bootloaders (most recently the completely unsurprising news that the EVO 3D is locked), we hear you. And know what? HTC hears you. And whi...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2011
Have 11 minutes? Wanna get Hulu streaming on your hacked Nook Color (or another Android device)? Android Central Forums member Huskermaina -- who also brought us the excellent Netflix on a Nook C...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 13, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingHave a rooted and hacked Nook Color? Want to run the new Netflix app? It's as simple as changing the build.prop file, of course, to make the app think your $250 e-r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 30, 2011
Look out, all you tweakers and overclockers -- there's a new kid on the block who's likely to take the throne in very short order -- the Samsung Galaxy S 2. Right out of the box it's an awesome ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 25, 2011
A quick heads up for all you CyanogenMod users -- CM7.0.1 CM 7.0.2 stable was just released, and it brings along a slew of bugfixes identified since CM7.0 hit. Here's the official word:It’s been...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 15, 2011
Thing 1: Gingerbread's a-comin'! Hands-on with the leaked Gingerbread ROM for the Sprint EVO 4GNew Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread build for Droid X reportedly is pushing over the air [Update: Verizon says ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2011
If you've ever put a custom ROM on your Android phone (or are looking to do so), chances are you've used ROM Manager. And it's getting spruced up in its latest version. Things are a little prett...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2011
Good news, everyone! Remember how Sony Ericsson promised it would have a website set up to help unlock its bootloaders "in the upcoming weeks"? Well, we're there. With a few cavea...
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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 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 Phil Nickinson
Mar 11, 2011
Motorola releases Xoom's official system images When Motorola announced that the Xoom Honeycomb tablet was getting an update to prepare it for Flash Player 10.2, it also announced that unlocked and ro...
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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 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 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 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 ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 24, 2011
That didn't take long at all. The Android 3.0 Honeycomb boot animation has been unceremoniously ripped from the Motorola Xoom ported onto the Motorola Droid X. It just takes a couple minutes t...
