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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 Jared DiPane
Mar 07, 2011
If you are still holding strong with your Motorola Droid, you will be pleased to know that our friend Peter Alfonso is as well, and he has not stopped on development. Recently Google pushed the Ginger...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 02, 2011
Yet another upcoming phone has had its software internals laid bare over on XDA. A recent forum thread on the site links to a pre-release ROM for the HTC Wildfire S, as well as a system dump extracted...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 23, 2011
While we're still waiting for an official Froyo build to be released for the AT&T Samsung Captivate there is now a few leaked ROM's floating around. If you all remember when UCJI6 leaked ba...
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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 Chris Parsons
Feb 08, 2011
Are you a Dell Streak owner who is rather bored with the current state of your lil' tablet? Well, it looks as though you may soon be able to toss a little Honeycomb into the mix. Yes, much like the N...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 04, 2011
New phones always means new goodies for developers and hackers. With the release of the HTC Inspire 4G to a few people, it was only a matter of time until the system of AT&T's big beauty wer...
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by Will Shanklin
Jan 21, 2011
Developer "cicada" (known to some by his mild-mannered alter-ego, Pat King) recently chatted with Android Central about his Nookie Froyo ROM (run off an SD card on the Nook Color)...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 16, 2011
For those of you waiting to get your hands on CyanogenMod 7 (aka Gingerbread), nightly builds have finally (we say that with a smile) started up for the phones supported by the community project. Bui...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 12, 2011
The Nook Color makes for a great (and cheap) Android tablet when rooted. And now to go along with that is a fancy Clockwork recovery. If you're looking to expand the use of your Nook Color then you'll...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 09, 2011
Looks like some folks out there just aren't ready to say goodbye to the Samsung Behold II. Just a few days ago we reported that Samsung had released the Android 1.6 source code for the device and now,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 07, 2011
We got a tip that the RUU for the HTC Thunderbolt (check out our hands-on) has leaked out, and while we were breaking things down to be sure all was what it was supposed to be, the pulled system...
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by Jared DiPane
Dec 19, 2010
With the recent release of the Android 2.3 source code to the Android Open Source Project, we have seen many different ROM's surface for devices based on this 2.3 code. It can be a bit of a strug...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 18, 2010
Whenever a new version of Android is released, one thing you can always count on is the developer community hacking it onto as many devices as they can. Using the kernel and system image from th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2010
For your folks who like to compile and run your own ROMs straight from the source (and who doesn't?), know that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread source code is being pushed to the Android Open Source ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2010
The Cyanogenmod series of ROMs has done a lot of great things for a lot of phones. But one feature that's been sorely missing on the Evo 4G has been Wimax data. The 4G radio uses code that hasn'...
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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 22, 2010
Samsung's wasting no time with its dual-screen Continuum, releasing the source code just days after the phone became available. Again, unless you're the modding type (as in someone who pieces together...
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by Jesse Potter
Oct 28, 2010
Exactly two months after the release of CyanogenMod 6, CyanogenMod 6.1 RC 1 is now live on the CyanogenMod website, and in the paid version of Rom Manager. Built on Android 2.2.1, and packing al...
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by Jesse Potter
Oct 27, 2010
Over the weekend I got my hands on a myTouch 4G ROM that has been ported over to the Evo 4G. It's a rather functional port, but like Phil said in his video of the myTouch - Nexus One ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 20, 2010
Last night we brought you news of the myTouch 4G ROM ported to the Nexus One (and you got a plethora of screen shots to go with it). Today we bring you video of the ROM in action. It's the Espr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 20, 2010
If you're looking to try your hand on the T-Mobile myTouch 4G, you're in luck. It's up and running in basic form, thanks to eViL D: porting that leaked ROM over to the Nexus One. Wifi, Bluetooth and ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 18, 2010
T-Mobile and HTC's upcoming HSPA+ phone, the myTouch 4G (previously known as the myTouch HD), has seen its ROM leaked all over the Internet. We are sure many of you ROM fans will have a great ti...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 29, 2010
Last week we got a peak at the MIUI Rom running on a Nexus One, and now it is available for all you Motorola Droid users! This ROM, still in Chinese, appears to be more stable than its partner th...
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by Dallin Hampton
Sep 22, 2010
Earlier this month, HTC hosted a meetup in London at which they announced the HTC Desire Z and more importantly, the HTC Desire HD. During the event HTC flashed us a sneak peek of the new Sense ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 20, 2010
When last we saw the HTC Lexikon, it was just a smattering of rumored specs. Now we have a leaked ROM to go with it, courtesy of some good old-fashioned Chinese file dumps. Funny thing about th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 08, 2010
The Motorola Droid 2 now has a custom ROM available. Epic Unleashed 1.1 (don't be confused by the name, this ROM is only for the Droid 2) brings more to the table than many thought would be...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 28, 2010
After weeks and weeks of coding and testing, CyanogenMod 6 is now officially "stable" and ready for download. For those of you new to Android, the CM series of ROMs are based off the An...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 20, 2010
Remember that leaked build of Android 2.2 for the Droid X that was teased yesterday? P3droid at My Droid World has set it free in the wild, for those of you who want to give it a go. Unless...
