The Galaxy S and its variants, the Captivate and Vibrant don’t have the LED notification light that most other Android phones have, so a missed call or text or email won’t be noticed till you actually turn on the screen and look. But a helpful ...

Many of you are already familiar with perhaps the most popular custom ROM for rooted android phones, CyanogenMod. And the latest version brings Froyo Android 2.2 to the Nexus One, Dream and Magic phones. Look for it soon on the Droid and MyTouch Slide, ...

The HTC Hero that was released in Europe and other parts of the world, the GSM verson is one of the oldest Android phones around. It was the hottest thing when it came out and seems to be neglected in terms of software updates, leaving a lot of owners ...

Android 2.2 has been partially released only to the Nexus One, but it’s already been hacked onto the HTC EVO 4G, and it’s all up in the air which other devices will get it and when. But like clockwork, the boys over at xda-developers have ...

A friend of mine was having problems with her HTC Sync, and this solved the issue right away. While I’m not sure many people use HTC Sync, hopefully this will help out anyone that’s having problems. [from xda-developers forum] Download HTC ...

It’s been out a while, and you know the developers and hackers have been working hard at it, and now the Droid Eris has finally been rooted. Super user access will now allow Eris owners to do all kinda of cool stuff to their phones otherwise not ...

Here’s a video showing how some crafty developers got Android running on the Sony Ericsson X1. Both Android 1.6 and 2.0.1 have been successfully ported to the X1, with a few things yet to be fixed, such as the camera, GPS and bluetooth. But that’s ...

As the story goes, way back in April, a post over at xda-developers claimed the HTC Hero would be launching in the US on Oct 11th and everyone pretty much brushed it aside. Now we have a bit of photo “proof” from the same poster, which backs ...

If you were drooling all over the demo videos and you wanna take the plunge and play with the HTC Hero firmware, it’s the latest hot topic over at xda-developers. Redone user interface changes inside and out, and a host of custom HTC applications, ...

First off, I take no credit for this guide, this is straight from the xda-developers forums, which is an excellent place to learn about HTC phone hacking. So let’s get started. Make sure you backup anything important on your phone as this will erase ...