The HTC One X is a great phone and now AT&T and HTC are trying to make sure that you get an even better experience from it by updating it to Android 4.0.4. But before you hit that download button, you might want to wait a second as some are beginning to say that it blocks known root exploits. The reason that this is such a big deal is because… 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
While we’ve already uncovered at least a few alternative methods for grabbing Jelly Bean on your Android device, Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus owners are in for a treat. A preview Jelly Bean ROM has leaked thanks to the folks at RootzWiki, and after a bit of legwork, not only have the software working on the Galaxy Nexus, but they’ve also… Read more
The device has only been in the peoples hand a few days, many of you are still waiting for it, but for you Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III owners a rooting method has already been posted. XDA member cypher_zero posted a nice write up (he does not take credit of the method btw) on how to root your device today. Already, recognized contributor qbking77… Read more
A one click root method has been made available for the AT&T HTC One X by XDA Recognized Developer designgears. The cool think about one click root methods is that there’s not much explaining to do. As stated by designgears in the original post, “Download the zip file below, unzip it somewhere, run root.bat with your phone plugged in and usb… Read more
Looking for a reason to take advantage of Amazon’s special offer on the HTC One X from AT&T? How about an unofficial root thanks to the super hackers over at XDA Developers? Before you get to excited, the device still has a locked bootloader making it impossible to upload any new ROMs. Even with the bootloader locked, accessing root… Read more
It may or may not be “about time” for one of the new tablets from Sony to gain root access, but if you own a Tablet S by Sony then your time for gaining root access to the device has finally come. Thanks to developer Dan Rosenberg, the man behind gaining root access to Lenovo’s ThinkPad tablet, you can now finally have all the fun you want with your Tablet… 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
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
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