The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 recently started receiving the official Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) firmware update, but folks at the CyanogenMod took a bigger leap than that by successfully running the latest Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS on the Galaxy Tab 2 (P3100). The talented CyanogenMod Team used the newly released CM10.1 custom ROM to run … [Read more...]
A lot of DROID 3 owners were feeling left out when the Bionic got a bootstrap app before they did. Fortunately we didn't have to wait long for someone to fix this issue, and now the DROID 3 has its own unofficial app so owners can get there custom recovery on. You can now safely backup and restore ROMs and soon you'll even be able to flash custom … [Read more...]
A couple days ago we showed you the DROID Bionic with a custom recovery slapped on top of it. Now you all can get a taste of that recovery, with cvpcs releasing an unofficial bootstrap app that you'll use to flash the CWR so that you are able to flash custom ROMs whenever they become available. Just so you all know, this is a beta version of … [Read more...]
The DROID Bionic hacking development is coming along smoothly, with the devs now slapping on a custom recovery to Verizon's newest phone. It didn't take long for things to get moving in the development world for this phone, with root access getting some one-click action just days after its release. As of right now there are no … [Read more...]
If there is one thing you should always do right after getting a new Android smartphone, it would be removing all the bloatware. That doesn't change with the DROID Bionic, and now there is a simple one-click method available to anyone that feels the same as me. Windows users will also have the option to unroot the Bionic, if you aren't really … [Read more...]
Getting root access for the Motorola DROID 3 may have taken a little while, but now the rooting community is moving along quickly. Developers Framework43 and psouza4 created a one-click-method for gaining root access on your DROID 3, all you have to do is install some drivers and download the zip drive. Then plug in your phone, and run the … [Read more...]
At least it didn't take as long as the DROID 2. XDA member djrbliss is reporting that he found a simple exploit to open root access on the DROID 3 using adb shell. The method has been unconfirmed, but instructions are available for anyone that wants to try it out. Of course this is just one step to getting some custom ROMs and overclocking action, … [Read more...]
Have you heard about this ROM called MIUI? It's a pretty big deal for many people, and has even gotten to a point where a manufacturer is making a phone with that ROM as its OS. It isn't for every phone, and the only way to get it is to root your device and flash this ROM over though, which is why so many people haven't been able to try it. Which … [Read more...]
You may not know the name in the title, except for the nickname we've posted up in the center. That's right, Cyanogen, the guy who founded CyanogenMod, is now working for Samsung Mobility. It seems as though all his hard work creating ROM's and running a development community has landed him a software engineering job for the Korean based company. … [Read more...]
How many PlayStation titles are actually available for the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY? Only one!? The PlayStation Phone that is supposed to be able to play PSOne games only has one title available in the four months it's been available. One developer over at XDA got tired of the wait and decided to reverse engineer the emulator on the PLAY to play … [Read more...]
