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by Alex Dobie
May 21, 2012
The application file for Samsung's "S Voice" Siri clone interactive voice assistant agent was leaked over the weekend, leading to hundreds of less scrupulous users picking up the apk a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 15, 2012
There's been a bit of fuss over the way the HTC One X (and One XL) handles multitasking, with some folks saying the phone is broken when talking about the way it handles tasks in the background....
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 30, 2012
If you're a custom ROM aficionado looking to get stuck into rooting and flashing your HTC One X, then there's finally an unofficial build ready that'll let you do just that. The first Cy...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 10, 2012
There's a new GPS fix out there for Android devices (including a special build for the Transformer Prime) that promises to fix the issues many have been seeing with the location services from AS...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 13, 2012
Since it emerged that the AT&T Galaxy Note's hardware supported T-Mobile's HSPA frequencies, there's been a cash bounty out for anyone able to bring Tmo 3G and '4G' connectiv...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 19, 2012
We've seen a couple new Ice Cream Sandwich builds leaked out for the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, and that makes us happy. It means someone is hard at work making this happen, nobody has forgotte...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 17, 2012
Remember that controversial Motorola Droid 4 root method we talked about last week? You might have skimmed over the part where the method was presumed to work on just about any Motorola device...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2012
Development of CyanogenMod 9 continues apace, with the main dev overseeing LG devices releasing a very early "self-KANG" build for LG Optimus 2X and T-Mobile G2X owners. Ricardo Cerquiera ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
Exynos, Snapdragon S2 & S3 support on the way; Nexus One still uncertain
Work on CyanogenMod 9 has been underway since Google dropped the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich code back in...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 03, 2012
MIUI is not the ROM for everyone, we get that. But for those that do enjoy using it, things just got a little better -- Xiaomi has decided to release the source code changes and is in the proc...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2012
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If you hack or flash ROMs and various "stuff" to your Android phone, you know about ClockworkMod recovery. +Nathan Grebowiec has just taken it a ste...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 25, 2011
The Motorola ACTV (read our review of the Android powered watch thingy here) has been rooted. While this registers a solid 11 on the awesome-meter, we really shouldn't be that...
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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 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 Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 05, 2011
Dingleberry, the exploit package that roots the BlackBerry PlayBook (and has one of the coolest names ever) has gone public, and everyone who bought a PlayBook can now root the QNX operating system ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 20, 2011
You didn't think we would stop playing with the Ice Cream Sandwich AOSP ROM for the Nexus S so soon did you? Trust me when I tell you it's almost 100 percent, and well worth the time t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 04, 2011
Bazinga. The Qualcomm chip in the T-Mobile Galaxy S II has been overclocked to 1.8GHz, and as far as we know nothing has caught fire and no fuzzy animals have been harmed. The Hercules i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 28, 2011
HTC has made the Gingerbread kernel source for the EVO Shift 4G, HTC Thunderbolt, and Droid Incredible available for download on their developer center website. As always, unless you're a ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 08, 2011
If you have an HTC EVO 3D, and have had some issues flashing the TWRP (and be sure to check out Josh's awesome hands-on and interview with developer agrabren) while using version 1.5 of hboot, o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 02, 2011
(And it doesn't mean the sky is falling)
Update (Oct. 4): HTC says a fix is on the way. Original follows.
Another week, another bit of scary news that nobody is taking the time to properly ...
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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 Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 11, 2011
Drooooiiiiidddddd... It's a sound plenty of us know and love, and we realize that along with it comes some serious bloatware from the folks at Verizon and Motorola. The Droid 3 is no excep...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 08, 2011
Just picked up your Motorola Droid Bionic, eh? After you've got it charged and ready to roll, for many the next step will be to root it and strip out the loads of carrier bloat Verizon so kindly...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
Want a solid aluminum 7-inch Android tablet that runs Honeycomb? If you're sporting an HTC Flyer, today may be your lucky day. The first Honeycomb RUU has been leaked out, and more importa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 22, 2011
We're back with another ROM review, and Android Central forums adviser PvilleComp and his Dinc have returned. This time we're going to have a look at Nils' Business GingerSense. It's base...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 21, 2011
At $99 bucks, the HP TouchPad would make one hell of an Android Tablet. It has about the same basic internals of the HTC EVO 3D, a decent 1024x768 IPS display, and after the news that HP wa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 20, 2011
We love reader-submitted ROM reviews, and once again we have Android Central member digitalslacker and his the Nexus S 4G, bringing us a review of GPA for the Nexus S 4G. This one is a treat -- ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2011
This time around our friend and Android Central forums adviser PvilleComp is back, and he brought his trusty HTC Droid Incredible with him. He gives us a nice look at SkyRaider Sense for his Din...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2011
Another day, another Gingerbread leak for the HTC Thunderbolt. This time around everyone's favorite Russian mystery man Football provides us with the 2.10.605.1 build in RUU form. If you'r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 15, 2011
"Are you sure you wish to continue? You are about to start the process of unlocking your device. Unlocking your device allows you to install custom Operating Systems (“OS”) onto your...
