Feb 10, 2012 : Comments
Samsung Vibrant back on official CyanogenMod list, 911 issues fixed
HTC EVO 4G
HTC confirms that some devices leak WiFi passwords
In a report issued this morning, HTC has confirmed that some of their devices leak WiFI passwords. The company says that some of these Android-based devices leak secure credentials while on a WiFi network. On any WiFi network they are connected to. Of course, as HTC has admitted to the problem, they've also confirmed that an over the air update is on the way to the... Read more » 8 Android phones exhibit security flaws in pre-installed apps
Researchers at North Carolina State released a study recently wherein they evaluated the security configurations of popular Android devices from Motorola, HTC, and Samsung. The study revealed that the manufacturers did not properly implement Google's native security protocols. This lapse in secure implementation has led to phones not properly protecting privileged... Read more » Gingerbread for the HTC Evo 4G available now
Well Evo users, your big day has finally come: the update to Gingerbread, Android 2.3, is available now. So now that the update is ready, you might be wondering exactly what changes are in store. First and foremost is all of the performance enhancements Google has made to the lastest phone-ready version of Android. If you haven't already been using Gingerbread... Read more » HTC readying Gingerbread for the Evo and Thunderbolt?
Try not to take this as completely solidified fact, but there's a good chance there's a lot of truth behind it. In a recent reply to a question on updates to Gingerbread, an HTC rep was kind enough to share the tentative release window for when the original Evo and the Thunderbolt would see the jump: "in the second quarter of 2011 (anywhere from the beginning of... Read more » HTC and Sprint partner up to bring you the Evo 3D and Evo View 4G
Detailed just moments ago, HTC and Sprint have come together to announce two power house devices slated to release on the nation's only WiMax enabled network this summer: the Evo 3D, and Evo View 4G. The Evo 3D, the true sequel to the original Evo, is quite an impressive follow up. Boasting a 4.3-inch 960x540 qHD 3D display, the Evo 3D comes with a 1.2GHz... Read more » Sprint boasting the first country music video shot on an Evo 4G
Every now and then, a US carrier will think outside the box when it comes to promoting their goods and services. Quite frequently, by using crazy commercials or interesting giveaways, it works out very well. Then there's times when it just doesn't. Sprint has posted an article in their "newsroom" page that boasts about country singer Lauren Rainey's new video for... Read more » Video: Sprint’s new EVO Shift commercial
It may not seem like it at first, but yes the commercial below is supposed to be for the EVO Shift. So what's the problem with it? After you watch, you should notice a particular lack of said EVO Shift. The commercial is essentially 30 seconds of Sprint boasting about the original EVO with a Shift cameo at the very end. The lead in makes sense and all, show why the... Read more » Video: HTC devices save lives
Coming out of the Associated Press today is a story of a man, and how his HTC device saved his life. John Garber, a valet attendant for club Halo in Atlanta, GA, claims that after two men were kicked out of the club in which he worked, they began firing handguns in his general direction. One bullet struck him in the chest where the battery on his unnamed HTC... Read more » WiMax working in CyanogenMod 6.1.1
Fantastic news for folks running CyanogenMod on their EVO 4Gs: WiMax is now working under Cyanogen 6.1.1, according to this xda-developers thread, and the Twitter feeds of the hackers responsible, toastcfh and shinzul. One of them is getting amazing DL speeds, as seen in the image below. This has been at the top of the request list for EVO users for some time and... Read more » HTC EVO 4G dock by KiDiGi
Just last night my extended EVO battery died on me (after 36 hours of use) right as I lay down in bed, shut off the lights and plugged in my earbuds. I went through my four batteries--yes, I have four--popping each one into the back of my EVO and rebooting in search of enough juice to send me off to dreamland by way of the Coast to Coast AM highway. During this quest... Read more » 
