Archive for August 4th, 2010

Enomther has released an update to Enomther`s [ROM] TheOfficial Nexus1 bringing it to version  v2.11.1. 8/5/2010 – v2.11.1 - added – trackball succession (100% optional w/out side-effects in spareparts) — been using it for literally days … didn`t notice battery drain...

The Motorola Charm looks like it might be taking to the streets soon. Best Buy Mobile has this device live on their site as “Coming Soon,” and with a price-tag of $249. That sounds like the average no-contract price, especially since we’ve already seen T-Mobile’s “Back...

Everyone remembers how much of a pain it was to root the G1\Dream: you had to downgrade to an earlier version to exploit a ridiculous bug which interpreted everything as superuser system commands. It took 10-15 minutes, required a complete wipe of your device, and had the potential to brick if you performed...

One of my favorite features of Android and its core apps is Google Maps Navigation. Having the power of Google Search directly connected to navigation within one button press, what else do I need to say? My issue came when I upgraded to the new Samsung Vibrant, only to discover that the GPS never seemed...

Good news AT&T customers! It looks like the Sony Ericsson X10 is headed your way bringing you Android 1.6 and a WiFi bug that is sure to annoy. The device has passed through AT&T’s technical acceptance process, which means we might be seeing it here in the states in a couple of weeks....

Not only did the latest update for the Sony Ericsson X10 keep them at Android 1.6, the update brought a bug that is really annoying to users with bad reception. For users who frequently use WiFi and are located in poor service areas where the signal drops and comes back up, the device is automatically turning...

With all of these devices coming out, you would assume the Nexus One was old and outdated, but the specs of the Nexus One still compete with these top devices. The Nexus One was lacking a feature that devices like the Motorola Droid X and the Galaxy S devices are shipping with: 720p recording. That was...

The HTC HD2 transition to Android is almost complete!  Sorry Window Mobile, it seems like HD2 has found permanent home. Since our July report on the Android community’s effort to port Android to this unit, a lot has changed. According to XDA, The following are now working: Wifi GPS 3G Camera...

For those who don’t keep up with console releases, Assassin’s Creed is a PC/Console game released around three years ago which primarily focuses around an Assassin called Altaïr living around Jerusalem in the time of the third crusade involved in a fight against the Templars. However, unlike...

The premise of SpinBlocks is your usual 3 in a row block matching affair, but in the center is a circle surrounded by blocks that have to be destroyed by matching. You can do this by rotating the center section 90 degrees at a time and moving two ‘launchers’ left and right across the top...

I have got to hand it to the guys over at xda-developers. As soon as something new drops, someone somewhere is rooting it for us. Where would we be with out these guys? XDA -Dev Senior member netarchy has already gained root on the 2.2 Froyo update that just came out yesterday. Here is all the relevant...

We first learned of the Motorola Milestone possibly coming to Cincinnati Bell when the device showed up on their support site, which of course caused curiosity among most of you. Some of you started your own investigation. According to close sources of the carrier, the Motorola Milestone XT720 will...

The HTC Aria has been livin’ it up here in the states exclusively to AT&T and now it’s time to head home. FarEasTone is one of the largest carriers in Taiwan and they are to carry the HTC Aria starting tomorrow. The device is small and is considered an entry-level Android device, but...

Call me paranoid, but due to a recent increase in reports of Android security breaches, I decided it wouldn’t hurt to install a security app. As the saying goes, it’s better to be safe than sorry. The app I went with is Super Security by SuperDroid. Once I installed the app,  Super Security...

The HTC Glacier isn’t entirely new. It was running around in the rumor mills back in June of this year. Since then, nothing has surfaced about this phone until now.  Recently the device name appeared on the GLBenchmark 1.1 online database. The numbers look great on paper. The fastest HTC device...