MIUI, the stylish ROM which transforms Android into an unrecognizable beast, will be getting open-sourced. That’s right, Chinese company Xiaomi has decided to make the source code for their ROM and applications available to the masses via GitHub, the same git repository that the CyangenMod team uses. They will be open-sourcing individual applications and the [...]
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New Ice Cream Sandwich Build Leaks For The Galaxy S II [Video]
February 3rd, 2012 
Chris Chavez Samsung Mobile may need to better screen their developers seeing how yet another Ice Cream Sandwich build for the Samsung Galaxy S II (international version) has begun making the rounds across various Android forums across the net. Software version I9100XXLPB, dated January 29th, is fresh out of Samsung’s engineering offices and gives us a good [...]
CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0 for the Samsung Epic 4G Available [Video]
January 31st, 2012 Quentyn Kennemer While the original Epic 4G never saw a truly stable release of CyanogenMod 7, the Epic CM team are making a lot of great progress with CyanogenMod 9. The Android 4.0-based ROM brings a stock Android offering for those who’d rather not deal with TouchWiz. An “alpha 0″ build was posted yesterday and it looks [...]
Nexus S 4G Gets Leaked Android 4.0.4 Build
January 31st, 2012 Quentyn Kennemer Those looking for some Ice Cream Sandwich love on their Nexus S 4G should listen up. A new build of Android 4.0 – 4.0.4, to be exact – has leaked online for rooted users. The build for this particular device and release is IMM26. It appears that the build is quite stable but it’s not [...]
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No Comments »Motorola DROID RAZR “Developer Edition” Sparks Online Protest – Operation MOSH 2.0 In Full Effect
January 31st, 2012 Chris Chavez In a world where fragmented devices and patent lawsuits are a regular occurrence, the Android environment can be a harsh one. Today is no different. Disgruntled Motorola users have begun banding together, taking to online petitions to raise awareness of Motorola’s failed promises, in an effort to “Make Ourselves Heard,” better known as Operation: MOSH. [...]
Linux and Windows 95/98/XP on the HTC EVO 3D? It’s more likely than you think
January 30th, 2012 Kevin Krause We’ve seen Windows 95 running the on the Motorola Droid, but how about putting the golden child of 90s computing onto something a bit more powerful? Something like the HTC EVO 3D. Thanks to an APK made available by mnomaanw of XDA Forums, we now can. But it doesn’t stop there. Also bootable with minimal hassle [...]
Nook Tablet Gets New SD Card Root Method – Android Market Accessible Once Again
January 28th, 2012 Chris Chavez When it comes to hacking and modding a device’s software, it’s always played out like an episode of Tom & Jerry. A developer will take advantage of an exploit in the software that allows them to root the device, followed by the hardware OEM who will release an update to patch up the software, and [...]
ClockworkMod developer teases touch-based recovery
January 27th, 2012 Alex Dobie ClockworkMod developer Koushik Dutta has shown off some early progress in bringing touchscreen functionality to his popular custom recovery image for Android. In a video posted on his Google+ page, Koush demonstrates the ability to navigate through me…
Posted in News Tags: ClockworkMod, custom rom, cwm, hacking, Hacks, recovery, recovery image, Rooting, Samsung Nexus S, touch, touchscreen No Comments »Koushik Dutta Teases New Touch-Based Recovery
January 27th, 2012 Quentyn Kennemer Our friend Koushik Dutta has posted a new teaser video to his Google+ page showing a touch-based recovery that he’s been working on. This isn’t quite like the touch-based recovery we saw before that simply had on-screen buttons for navigating. Koush is going all out with the project, implementing the ability to scroll and select [...]
Early DROID RAZR Ice Cream Sandwich ROM Released
January 26th, 2012 Quentyn Kennemer The GSM Motorola RAZR got a leaked, unfinished Ice Cream Sandwich ROM yesterday and its American cousin – Verizon’s DROID RAZR – didn’t want to be left out of the fun. DroidRzr.com moderator dhacker29 posted an Ice Cream Sandwich-based ROM that is actually pretty stable, all things considered. The camera isn’t working, you can’t download [...]
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