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by Alex Dobie
May 07, 2012
We're already starting to see a a fairly large selection of custom ROMs for HTC's new hero device, the One X. And development work is sure to be accelerated with the release of the kernel so...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 19, 2012
HTC has made the Ice Cream Sandwich kernel sources for the Vivid, the Sensation, and the Sensation XE available for download on their HTC Developer Center website. It's been about a week si...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 19, 2012
Following last week's Ice Cream Sandwich update release for the international Samsung Galaxy S II, the kernel source code (along with other open-source odds and ends) for the new firmware has be...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 19, 2012
The latest version of the Linux kernel was released Sunday afternoon, and with version 3.3 comes something that just may get your inner-geek excited -- tons of Android changes have been merged. In t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 27, 2012
There's been quite a bit of buzz since the announcement of Ubuntu for Android, and there's quite a bit of buzz in Hall 7 here at Mobile World Congress. That's where Canonical is showing ...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 08, 2012
Remember how we saw some HP TouchPad devices mysteriously show up running Android, and the ensuring HP investigation as to how they ended up in the hands of consumers? Well, there was no conclu...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
The device itself won't be available for another couple of weeks or so, but Samsung has wasted no time in releasing the Linux kernel source (and other open-source bits and pieces) for the AT&...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 23, 2012
What is a kernel? If you spend any time reading Android forums, blogs, how-to posts or online discussion you'll soon hear people talking about the kernel. A kernel isn't somethin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 17, 2012
The good people at Inside Secure have ported over their Open NFC stack to Ice Cream Sandwich, giving OEM's one less hurdle to jump when getting devices ready for upgrading. The new 4.3.3 r...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 28, 2011
You can't buy it just yet, but ASUS has gone ahead and released the user manual, kernel source, drivers and other software related to its upcoming Transformer Prime Android tablet. You're no...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 07, 2011
Good news for anyone involved with tinkering around with software for the venerable HTC Desire. In accordance with open source rules, HTC has just released the kernel source code for the device'...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 16, 2011
In what may possibly be the fastest turnaround for kernel source code releases from Samsung, the still fresh out of the box Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch kernel source is now available for downloa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 08, 2011
If you're the serious tinkering type (as opposed to the rest of us who just like to occasionally break things), it's time to check out HTCdev.com. Two-thirds of the site, announced at the beginning of...
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HTC releases kernel source for numerous devices, including the EVO 3D, Sensation 4G and Incredible 2
by Chris Parsons
Jul 29, 2011
If you're an Android developer, you might have been little frustrated with HTC lately. They haven't exactly been the fastest in offering up the kernel sources for some of their most recent devices but...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 18, 2011
HTC over the weekend released the source code for a trio of devices. The Desire Z and Incredible S saw the release of their Gingerbread maintenance updates, while the HTC Flyer 7-inch tablet say...
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by Kurt Schutte
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
May 13, 2011
You can never have enough source code, and HTC's just released the ones and zeros for a trio of phones. There's an update for the Desire HD, the source for the Droid Incredible 2, and the Wildfire S. ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2011
We know, we know. You can't wait to get your hands on the Samsung Droid Charge. You know, that smartphone formerly known as the Samsung 4G LTE Smartphone that we took a look at back at ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 01, 2011
And the latest kernel source to be released by HTC is ... the Desire S! That's right, all the ones and zeros, bits and bytes from the Desire S that you could ever hope for. Well, everything but ...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 29, 2011
Many ROM developers were just waiting to pounce on this as soon as it went live and now, it has. Yes, HTC fought it but ultimately released the kernel source for the HTC Thunderbolt. If you're looking...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 23, 2011
Hear ye, hear ye all developer types: HTC today has released the kernel source code for a trio of smartphones. They are the Incredible S, and updates to the myTouch 3G Slide and Wildfire. For th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 25, 2011
For all you folks out there asking for an easier solution to rooting the HTC Inspire 4G, some of the world's greatest scientists and nerds are on it. And maybe this will help -- HTC just rel...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 22, 2011
If you're the kind of person who wakes up and eats source code for breakfast, you're about to get a mouthful today. HTC has released code for the myTouch 4G, Desire HD, Aria and Desire Z. As is t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2011
For you folks who like to go lurking around source code, HTC has released the kernels for the EVO Shift 4G, and the Froyo update for the myTouch 3G. They'll be missing some of HTC prop...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 30, 2010
HTC has released the source code for the Legend's Android 2.2 Froyo update. No, that doesn't mean you have to download something all over again. It means that modders now have access to the offi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 18, 2010
HTC this morning released source code for a trio of Android phones: the long-awaited first look at the myTouch 4G, plus the latest maintenance updates for the T-Mobile G2 and the Droid Incredibl...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 11, 2010
Late last night HTC released a torrent of code -- kernel sources for the Aria, the Evo 4G update, the Incredible update, and the Wildfire; plus the FRF91 system image for the Nexus One (Happy dance).&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 23, 2010
Our pal Robert Werlinger from sister site PreCentral.net has been at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference this week in Portland, Ore., and sat in on the "Your Smartphone May Not Be as Open as You ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
Better late than never, HTC has released the Linux kernel source code for the HTC Evo 4G and both GSM and CDMA HTC Hero updates. This should allow the development community to address and improv...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 06, 2010
Here's a guy with tech skills cranked up to 11. Sven Killig has built USB host drivers for the Nexus One and shows them off in a big way. USB keyboards, webcams, flash drives, even output ...
