For those of you out there with a phone that's running Android that isn't Android 4.0, waiting for the official update from your specific manufacturer might be pretty painful. So if you're someone who likes to tinker with your phone and put on it the coolest and newest stuff, then hopefully you've got a Motorola DROID Bionic that would love some Ice Cream... Read more

It's a documented fact that Android tablets haven't been doing too well in the tablet space. The Nook Color has been considered the most succesfull Android tablet just because it's low price tag makes it a dream for the hacking community. The Kindle Fire brings an even lower price tag than the Nook Color (and Nook Tablet), plus some updated specs. This... Read more

Within the Android community, the developers and (growing) modification community have been quite fervent on their need for unlocked phones. Not carrier unlocked, either, but to have perfectly open devices so that after they purchase them they can truly customize them. We've seen custom ROMs since the start of Android, and manufacturers like HTC at least... Read more

The most popular ROM right now is CyanogenMod 7, which is based off AOSP Gingerbread. Many people are awaiting CM9 which will be based off AOSP Ice Cream Sandwich. You might be wondering why it's called CM9 and not CM4 since ICS is Android 4.0. CM naming is based on how many versions of Android there have been. Although ICS is Android 4.0 it's the 9th... Read more

Whenever a new version of Android is announced the community gets very excited for ports to start popping up for their devices. One of the great things about the Android community is that you can always run the latest and greatest software without buying the latest and greatest device. Since ICS went open source a few weeks ago devs have been hard at... Read more

Android's first Google blessed tablet did have the best success. The original Tab was kinda chunky, only had a 7" screen, and ran a glorified phone OS. But it quickly dropped in price, and became a good device for the dev community. Many tried to get Honeycomb on the Tab, but it was a difficult task without Google open-sourcing the code. All that has... Read more

Trivia time: what phone can Android 2.2, 2.3, Windows Phone NoDo/Mango, MeeGo, Maemo, and now Ice Cream Sandwich? The correct answer is the HTC HD2, a phone released way back in 2009 with Windows Mobile 6.5. Even though it launched with lackluster software it was very popular because of it's great hardware. The HD2 was one of the first phones with a... Read more

While the HTC Flyer may still be rocking the phone-version of Android, that's obviously not going to stop some developers out there from porting the Honeycomb-laced version of the software, which recently launched for the HTC Jetstream, onto the original device. Lucky for us, the first screenshots of the software running on the smaller tablet have finally... Read more

Of the many ROMs out there, CyanogenMod is the most popular. What makes it so unique and prominent is the fact that it runs stock Android, with a few added features that most find enhance the experience. Now, not everything about it is stock. For instance, it runs ADW as it's main home launcher. But most find it to be about as pure as it... Read more

While the Motorola DROID Bionic may not actually be available for purchase quite yet (it will be soon), that's not stopping some intrepid developers out there from making sure that all of the bases are covered for when the device does launch. As the title suggests, the DROID Bionic has made its way to the "rooted" pile, which should make plenty of people... Read more