Archive for May 8th, 2010

The phone is complete when it passes through FCC and gets the approval stamp. And the lucky phone that just got approved by the FCC is the one of the most anticipated handsets, the Sprint EVO 4G, aka HTC Supersonic. That’s the hot news of the day. EVO got the Model number PC36100, running WiMAX...

Dolphin Browser been around for a while but the new HD version has been launched for the Android platform but it’s only for Android 2.0 or above. The new browser has a lot of neat features, including Versatile Add-Ons Multi-Touch Pinch and Zoom Thumbnails Flick Menu Tabbed Browsing YouTube Downloader Gesture...

Pop quiz: what’s the difference between Android 1.5 and 1.6? How about 1.5 and 2.1? Are you sure you know all the answers? Presented here courtesy of PC World, is a version refresher. You can remind yourself of what you use to have before upgrading to that Droid Incredible, or use it to help convince...

Cyanogen has released an update to his Android 2.1 (Eclair) ROM for the T-Mobile G1/T-Mobile MT3G called CyanogenMod-5 now at version v5.0.7 test 3. CHANGELOG —- 5.0.7 (pre) * Resync with Google as of 05/05/2010 * New ARM optimizations in Bionic from Jim Huang @ 0xlab * Superuser 2.0 from ChainsDD *...

Anyone remember the Meizu M8 iPhone clone?  I heard of it but never paid too much attention.  Rumors are now spreading that Meizu are going to release an update to it’s M8 in  the form of the M9 based and it may be based on  Android 2.1 and slated for release in August for around $350 depending...

Today I have a very bad news for the people who are using the Sprint Moment and Hero. Sprint is going to further delay the 2.1 update for Moment and Hero. I know folks, you’ve been waiting for it patiently from a long long time, and this further delay is extremely disappointing. I know that’s...

Artifex14 has released an update to his Artifexed Legend Based ROM for T-Mobile G1/T-Mobile MT3G now at version 191. Changelog: v191: -compcache script added -G1 fixes. -32B users, you musn`t flash this, I don`t know if compcache is better than swap… Head over to Artifex14′s AndroidSPIN...

After the overclocking rumor that was spread a few months ago, I was quite hesitant when I saw another overclocking patch for the Dream\Sapphire. However, being the techie that I am, I couldn’t resist taking a closer look. After a few days of testing on Cyanogen’s recently released 5.0.7-DS...

In the words of Simon himself, “it was bound to happen sooner or later”. Hacker David Wang has done the double, and successfully ported Android to the iPhone 3G. WiFi is working, as is SMS support and the browser, but audio support is yet to come. As they themselves say: Next up is audio...

I’m one of those people that makes use of Google’s RSS reader….a lot.  It’s great when I’m reading articles on a PC, but when I’m using my phone I have some issues.  For example,  images will be condensed; this means that if I want to view I must hit zoom in and...

ZXTeam have released an update to their HERO 1.5 ROM taking it to version 1.2. v1.2 - a lot faster! - many speed tweaks - added a huge apn list - deleted astro Head over to ZXTeam’s AndroidSPIN Developer Homepage for more information and downloads.

The LogMeIn Ignition beta has finally been released. It’s a great piece of software for managing computers remotely, and you can now do it from your Android device. It is similar to other apps that are available on the market, but the online cloud-based environment makes everything so much easier...