Android OS and Updates

We saw a boot.img yesterday which allowed root access to the Galaxy Nexus, albeit only temp root solution, but we will see a permanent root in the future once Developers start delving into files like the ones that Paul...

We all knew it would happen sooner or later, the only real surprise is that it happened even before it was released, but the Galaxy Nexus has been rooted. Paul O'Brien, the founder of MoDaCo tweeted that they have...

As you may recall from the post we put up last month, an issue was discovered on some HTC phones that could possibly allow some apps access to log files collected by HTC. HTC advised that they were working...

If you were one of the people who purchased the LG Optimus 2X from Harvey Norman, you probably felt pretty ripped off last week when LG announced via Facebook that the phone would not see any Ice Cream Sandwich...

Back in September Sony Ericsson announced that some of their devices would be getting an upgrade to Android 2.3.4, the downside was that the rollout was only announced for Nordic countries. Sony Ericsson has now announced via the Sony...

A few months ago I started a campaign to prompt Motorola to unlock their Android devices, now when I say unlock I don't mean carrier unlocking where you can use a phone with any SIM card, I mean unlocking...

When Ice Cream Sandwich was launched yesterday one of the new things that Matias Duarte announced was a new font for Android called Roboto. The clever guys over at XDA developers have been at it again, this time offering...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2zWiftfwIk&w=560&h=315] Those of you that follow: Matt - @mcbooth Daniel - @phroghollow Buzz - @buzzmoody and myself - @prymal81 on twitter would have seen a flurry of activity tonight on installation of CyanogenMod onto our Touchpads! Some Engrish to English translations later Matt and I...

At the rate these Ice Cream Sandwich system apps are leaking you'll be able to compile your own rom before the highly anticipated new Android operating system is officially released! Today we have the new Market app from Ice...

We're all getting pretty keen for Ice Cream Sandwich news, more so now that Google has postponed their announcement of both the Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich, so with no new date given here is something to tide...

Before I joined the world of Android, I used to own an iPhone 3GS. I'd had it for nearly a year and had bought a really expensive dock for it. One thing that can be a barrier for entry when...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IVkj_vdY6s&w=560&h=315] We're close, VERY close! The CyanogenMod team now have the Android Market, accelerometer, sound and Wifi working on the HP Touchpad. The tablet itself is now functional, ports of various apps are not yet working (such as youtube as mentioned...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsZXe-_v9uQ&w=640&h=390] We're close, VERY CLOSE to getting CM7 on the HP Touchpad. From all reports coming from the Cyanogen Mod team, the only major issue they have left to address is Wi-Fi. CM7 is booting successfully, Multitouch is working successfully and...

Team Touchdroid have now successfully managed to get a HP Touchpad dual booting with Android 2.3.5 and WebOS. This is further progress on the version that Buzz reported on a week ago from the CyanogenMod Team. I'm not unhappy with...

Well if you were one of the few who bought the Motorola Atrix from Telstra, you will be excited to know that Telstra's Support Site now shows the Gingerbread update as "Currently in Telstra testing". We have no idea how...