Asus Transformer Prime bootloader locked, users create backlash to Asus on social media
As many devices do these days, the Asus Transformer Prime is shipped with a locked bootloader that isn’t customer unlockable. As more people are getting their hands on the quad-core tablet, more and more customers are getting upset at the decision ...
ClockworkMod based custom recovery now available for the HTC Jetstream
AT&T’s first LTE tablet, the HTC Jetstream just got a little better. And sadly I’m not talking about a price drop for the tablet that’s currently priced at $599 with a 2 year contract. This one is for the modders and flashers, ...
Motorola Droid 2 Global gets an Ice Cream Sandwich based CyanogenMod 9 alpha release
Add the Motorola Droid 2 Global to the list of phones that’s getting early Android 4.0 loving from the hands of ROM developers. An early alpha build of CyanogenMod 9 is now available for the D2G, but it’s not without a few issues. ...
HTC Rezound and Vivid reportedly able to unlock bootloaders at HTCDev.com
Although neither device is officially listed at HTC Dev as being able to unlock the bootloader, the process has been reported that both the HTC Rezound and the HTC Vivid are able to be unlocked via the HTCDev.com unlocking tool. I shouldn’t ...
HTC Super Tool makes rooting a snap for many popular HTC devices
Rooting your Android device isn’t always the easiest thing in the world, and certainly not for the faint of heart. This is why many amateur users tend to look for the easy “one-click” solutions available. One such solution is ...
Trebuchet Launcher available in alpha form for Android 4.0.3 devices
The Trebuchet Launcher, a tweaked version of the stock Ice Cream Sandwich launcher, will be found in upcoming CyanogenMod 9 releases. But for now the developer has released a version available for public consumption, for those running Android 4.0.3 ...
[How To] Root the Philips GoGear Connect 3 personal media player
The Philips GoGear Connect 3 is a relatively inexpensive Android powered personal media player. Although it’s not the most of sophisticated of devices, some users may want to achieve root access to remove some of the pre-installed bloatware. ...
Early Alpha Ice Cream Sandwich ROM up and running on the Amazon Kindle Fire
While the Kindle Fire may not be getting Ice Cream Sandwich any time soon (if at all), that’s nothing to stop some determined developers from porting Android 4.0 to the $199 device. The port is still in the early Alpha stages, but most everything ...
HTC EVO View 4G and MyTouch 4G Slide now unlockable via HTCDev
Two new devices from HTC are now eligible for the official bootloader unlock via HTC’s Developers site. The EVO View 4G from Sprint joins its WiFi-only cousin, the HTC Flyer, in the ranks of the unlockable. Also the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide ...
Official Gingerbread ROM discovered for the Dell Streak 5
The original Dell Streak 5 might be discontinued and long abandoned by Dell, but that doesn’t mean it still has users itching for a software update. Well it just so happens that Dell was apparently working on a Gingerbread update for the ...
