Archive for February, 2010

@kmobs is one bad mutha…shut yo mouth! Thanks to his kernel and some stupidly brave souls, @WootRoot, @TheDudesAndroid and @Acsteffy87, the Nexus One has made it to the top 10 in Linpack results. 10. thedude 22.186 Nexus One/ cm50b3/kmobs kernel 1267.2MHz google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.1/ERD79/22607:user/release-keys/kmobs With...

The Google Nexus One Live Wallpaper “Nexus” has already been modified to allow a new sexy color scheme as shown in the previous article.  Now they have taken the mod one more step and changed the colors scheme for Cyanogen’s blue. Okay, changed the colors of the Sexy Nexus, to Cyanogen...

WootRoot has put up an awesome video showing off the modifications by @ChainsDD and @ChrisSoyars. The video shows the changes in the trackball made by @ChainsDD, going through various different colors, and the changes to the stock live wallpaper “Nexus” by @ChrisSoyars. Check below for the...

Well that lasted long. sadly you will have to wait until the spring season. Due to a low inventory, T-Mobile is temporarily removing the device from the Handset Upgrade program. There are other ways of getting your hands on one of these, but you can guarantee that the prices will go up for a used one. Do...

Not all current generation phones will be able to use Flash 10.1 for Android once it is released in the next few months, but we had a suspicion that would be the case.  Though Flash has been seen working as a prototype on the G1 and had some support on the Hero, an Adobe forums post reveals that not...

For the next few customization corners i am thinking on doing apps that help in customization of your device. App Category: Wallpapers App Name: Ring Tones (Mabilo) Download Code Features: Upload your own ring tones. Search all ring tones Featured ring tones Categories Ring tone management Rating: 4/5 Nice...

This has been a big week for us. We are working many changes into AndroidSPIN, including OpenRelease, the ROM Database replacement [original post]. We are also playing with the site layout to help support all the traffic we receive [more info here]. We even helped those wanting a Droid to score it for...

Here are eight ways Android is thinking outside the (phone) box: Archos 5 32GB Internet Tablet with Android What it does: A multimedia player that also plays high-def TV, surfs the Internet, includes GPS and can support many other Android applications.On its own, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet device...

T- Mobile USA was the first mobile carrier to launch the Nexus One. And rumor has it that the CDMA version of Nexus One is coming to Verizon March 23rd. And now it looks like the Nexus One is going international. Telegraph.co.uk has reported that the Nexus One will be launching in the UK via Vodafone,...

As we all know, Mozilla has been diligently working on bringing Firefox (or Fennec as it’s known on the Mobile OS’s) to the Android Operating System. Two new pictures have surfaced at the Firefox for Mobile Facebook Page of both the Droid (pictured below), and Nexus One (pictured above),...

We’ve all experienced it at one time or another. First the shock, then disbelief quickly moving to annoyance and possibly anger. Then the sad resignation. I’m talking about Android discrimination. Lack of Android acceptance seems to be everywhere I look, from public transit apps, to specialized...

Integrasco is a Norwegian consulting firm which monitors trends in social media to see what people are talking about. In their latest report entitled “The Battle of the Mobile Operating Systems”, they found Android had the most buzz in Q4 2009 with a 40% share of mentions. For 2009 they found...

While Enomther’s ROMs have many advanced features built in, not all of them are activated when you first install the ROM. Instead, Enomther gives the user the choice of controlling these options themselves. Many of the different options are now controlled using the Spareparts application. On...

Cyanogen has released another full point update to his CyanogenMod for Nexus One.  Now at version 5.0.4 the new release has lots of cool new features including 360 Degree screen rotation, Multi-Colored track ball lighting and of course it’s been sync’d with the latest source from Google. ...

Let me  just start off by saying, this is NOT the update G1 owners have been patiently waiting for. Instead, it’s a minor update exactly like the one the original myTouch 3G received earlier this month. The Android 1.6 update (DMD64) OTA is rolling out starting today, February 26th, and will...