Just about 2 years ago, in 2010 (seems like such a long time ago, no?), I purchased my first Android device. After playing with my friends DROID, I needed to have one of my own, and purchased a Samsung Captivate. At the time, it was the super phone to have. It featured the original Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz processor, a 5MP camera, and I could not… Read more
CyanogenMod 9 has become officially stable for the GSM Galaxy nexus (Maguro). This means that the team has deemed this ROM pretty much bug free. Their standard for stable is very very high, so you know what this means. However, I don’t quite see a reason to ever flash it. After using a Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Bean, I don’t think CM9 could ever be an… Read more
The Atrix 4G was considered to be a groundbreaking device when it launched in early 2011. With its dual-core Tegra 2 processor and LapDock capabilities, it paved the way for the “superphones” of today. Even though it initially launched with an outdated version of Froyo, a few recognized developers from XDA have managed to build a well-functioning… Read more
Some unfortunate news for those clinging to their old devices. The original Snapdragon powered devices (including the Nexus One, EVO 4G, Incredible, and the original Desire are not getting official CyanogenMod 9 builds. The latest CM build these and other older devices will be receiving is CM7.2, Gingerbread. It’s sad, but understandable. Developers… Read more
It seems just yesterday that I was in the Verizon store, bright-eyed and excited about picking up my brand new Galaxy Nexus. In fact, I got it on launch day. I knew I had the latest and greatest in Android technology. I knew that my pocket contained the best of the best and for that reason alone I was able to drop the $299.99 it cost me to… Read more
The official CyanogenMod Google+ account has announced a new build for the Nexus 7. They say that, since CM10 has already gotten so many features working (such as notification drawer toggles and themes), they will release a build for the Nexus 7. And here it is! Now a word of warning. Modifying your device is dangerous and you do so at your own risk…. Read more
Sony Xperia devices have been seeing a steady roll out of Ice Cream Sandwich for the most part, and I’m sure customers have been enjoying it quite a bit. But while development has been moving along, AOKP has been missing from Xperia phones. The KangXperiaProject group saw that, and brought AOKP to 16 Xperia phones. That’s a massive amount of phones to… Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFx4HUgVWjg&feature=player_embedded#! Looks like XDA has done it again. The ancient (by tech standards) Nexus One has gotten a Jelly Bean port! It’s being called an alpha build, but it seems to be quite stable. The only things that may be problems are browser rendering issues (fixed by using Chrome) and possible broken… Read more
Just yesterday we reported that Verizon would be unlocking the bootloader of their Galaxy S III, but that no longer looks to be the case. Customer service reps were telling inquiring customers that a new software update would unlock the phone’s bootloader, which is not quite what the truth. As it turns out, their will be an update for the S III on… Read more
Go ahead and add the HTC HD2 to the list of devices receiving a Jelly Bean port. The team over at XDA have announced there is a new Pre-Alpha build available for the HTC HD2. It’s not ready for daily use, but most features such as data and USB mass storage are working. The areas that are still being developed include the camera and video playback…. Read more
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