Enjoying your new Toshiba Thrive tablet but feel the itch to root? The great developing community has you covered. Last night they were successfully able to root the Thrive, enable superuser access, and flash Clockwork Recovery. Sounds like a good way to wake up, right? Not too many people have tested out the instructions, and the devs were sure to … [Read more...]
AlphaRevX updated to support HTC DROID Incredible 2

The guys behind the AlphaRevX unlock method were able to get full root and S-OFF access to the Incredible S weeks ago, but it was last night that they added support to our favorite DROID Incredible 2. We have been waiting as patiently as possible for this day to finally come, and it hasn't been easy. From the moment we saw a video of the Incredible … [Read more...]
HTC DROID Incredible 2 gets some CM7 love, waiting on a root method that doesn’t cost $130

We were shown almost a month ago that the HTC DROID Incredible 2 could get full S-OFF for custom ROMs and flashing galore, but unfortunately that method still hasn't been released to the public. That hasn't stopped devs such as as the CyanogenMod team to build CM7 and release it to the wild. To make things sweeter, it looks like the MIUI team has … [Read more...]
Asus Eee Pad Transformer overclocked to 1.4GHz

Are you ready for an extra speed boost from your Eee Pad Transformer? The wonderful devs over at XDA have released a kernel which overclocks the Honeycomb tablet to an astounding 1.4GHz, which places Quadrant benchmarks at an average of 4300. The tablet has already been well received by many people, and touted as a must have tablet(mostly … [Read more...]
Sensation port available for HTC Thunderbolt, Sense 3.0 included

Who said that phones like the HTC Thunderbolt wouldn't be getting full Sense 3.0? Well, HTC did, but that doesn't mean that the developer community won't try to make it happen. There is currently a Work in Progress(WIP) ROM available for the Thunderbolt that is a basic port of the Sensation ROM that has been floating around for a couple of days. … [Read more...]
Asus Eee Pad Transformer gets Clockwork Recovery, we may have to wait till June to try it

Once again, the rooting community takes control. With the Asus Eee Pad Transformer officially out in Europe, although you'll have to search to find it, it is time for our favorite devs to sink their fingers in and make some rooting goodness. We just recently announced that the Transformer was rootable, and now we have a picture showing off … [Read more...]
Motorola XOOM gets SD Card support for rooted users
This has turned into a great day! Motorola XOOM owners have been wishing for sd card support since the tablets release, and now anyone that is rooted can get in on the action with a custom kernel. We already knew that bigrushdog had gotten the sd card to work, but we thought it would be another day at least before the package would be released with … [Read more...]
CyanogenMod 7 loses the ‘RC’ tag, final release for all to enjoy

It didn't take long for the rooting community to complete it's beta process of getting Android 2.3(Gingerbread) on 30 devices, including our favorite Motorola DROID and HTC DROID Incredible. These guys deserve some serious props for getting to the finish line before any manufacturer. As of right now there are only 2 phones released in the world … [Read more...]
HTC Thunderbolt kernel released, already being overclocked to 1.8GHz

Late last night HTC finally released the kernel source last night, setting the mood for some great ROM's and overclocking speeds. We already know of some Gingerbread ROM's that should be on the way soon, but what about bumping up your phone's speed? How does a mind blowing 1.8GHz sound? That's exactly what @drod2169 was able to get that processor … [Read more...]
Will Verizon’s Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY have an unlockable bootloader?

This is something definitely out of left field. We already know that Motorola is locking down on their phones, and now HTC is following along. Locked bootloaders are something the Android community has come to expect with our smartphones these days. Strangely enough, Sony Ericsson is taking a 180° turn compared to the above manufacturers, at least … [Read more...]



