Samsung has just released the source code for the Samsung Fascinate just a week after launch. Head HERE and click “Mobile” at the top, scroll down to sch-i500 and start downloading and get to work on some custom ROMs without Bing for this device. Anyone already started? Via: Samsung Open Source Center, Android Central

ClockworkMOD is now available for the 2 week old Samsung Epic 4G thanks to the users noobnl and skeeterslint over at SDX. With this custom recovery, users can successfully flash custom ROMs create and restore backups for their device. They have made this “noob-proof” implementing a one-click method for installing this custom recovery without having to enter any [...]

For those of you who won’t be purchasing the exclusive Star Wars Motorola R2-D2, you can now download the live wallpapers that will be exclusive to that device. The Star Wars ‘The Empire Strikes Back edition Droid 2′ will be available later this month and thanks to the lucky few who have received the system [...]

The official boot animation for the upcoming Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Special Edition Motorola Droid 2 was eaked late last night. The bootanimation.zip is currently available below for all of you who want to take your inner geek to the next level. Below is a video of the boot animation in action. Enjoy! Grab [...]

It is always amazing to see what the development community can come up with to improve qualities of the original device. The Samsung Galaxy Spica does not come with multitouch support and why Samsung chose not to incorporate this feature into this device is unknown. Thanks to some dedicated individuals, new software drivers are available which [...]

As most of you know, the Motorola Droid X has limited HDMI functionality as HDMI only work in in gallery mode. Not anymore! GmanApps is the developer behind this ingenious application that seems to remove the restrictions set by Motorola. Warning: This only works for the Droid X. Finally you can enable and disable the HDMI [...]

Members of the Android community have done it again by gaining root access on the unreleased Samsung Epic 4G. This device is not yet available to the public, but as you can see, some lucky folks who already have the device have already done it. Those of you who plan on rooting your Epic 4G [...]

  As you can see in the image above, Google Voice will soon have widgets that can be placed on your homescreen. This version of Google Voice that I’m currently using is v0.4.1.19 which I have extracted out of the T-Mobile G2 system dump. As you can see, the Google Voice Settings widget gives you [...]

I love it when an older device gets rooted, especially on a Friday. The Motorola BACKFLIP acquired root using the same method as the Motorola Droid 2. Since the Droid 2 root method derived from the Droid X’s root method, I think we have something here. Maybe this same method will work on all Motorola [...]

If you want to use your Captivate as a Wireless Access point so you can surf the web from your PC through your AT&T Samsung Captivate phone, user designgears on XDA has the applications for you. Jr33 originally convert the Access Point application from the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to the Samsung Vibrant.  designgears then [...]

I have brought you guys a few battery icon modifications that I hope you all enjoy. Root is required as well as a recovery image. All instructions are based on using Clockwork recovery. To Install any of these files: Boot into clockwork recovery Clear the cache Flash file Clear the cache once again Reboot and [...]

In my never ending search for fun and useful things to bring to you guys, I have yet again stumbled across something new to share. Over at XDA, I found a thread by jzero88 which is a master list of APK files that, as far as I am aware, were created by users and submitted [...]

I dug this nice little port from the good guys over at xda-developers. User chaoscentral has created two zip files that are easily flashed through Clockwork recovery. It will flash the Samsung Captivate’s camera program to your Samsung Vibrant. Why would anyone want to do this? The UI layout is slightly different and makes getting [...]

Found this volume mod over at xda-developers posted by bchalk. By default the Samsung Vibrant’s software is set at 88. That leaves a little more room for volume if you so desire. Follow the instructions below if 88 just isn’t quite loud enough for you. WARNING: 100 IS VERY LOUD! Dialer: *#*#197328640#*#* [5] AUDIO [1] [...]

Looking to give your HTC HD2 the Android treatment it deserves but don’t know where to start? Froyo can be served easily on your device with just about 600MB of free SD card space! Steps to Froyo: Download THIS file, unzip it and place the contents on your HD2′s SD card. From the Windows Mobile File Manager [...]