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HTC Droid DNA gets an early taste of Sense 5 thanks to beta ROM
Posted On 11 Mar 2013 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
While plenty of Android users prefer the vanilla OS experience, manufacturer-created skins persist, like HTC's updated Sense 5 UI debuting on the latest One flagship. HTC's Droid DNA will almost certainly receive this new version in the future -- the...
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Android Jelly Bean update now rolling out to ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700
Posted On 01 Oct 2012 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
ASUS had said it would be coming soon, and it appears owners of that long-named Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 are now on the receiving end of the promised Jelly Bean goodness. According to a kind tipster and other folks from the Xda-Developers forum...
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Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablets are likely to be hack-resistant
Posted On 17 Sep 2012 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
If you were counting on getting all imaginative with the firmware on a new Fire or 7-inch Fire HD, you might want to check out a recent forum post over at XDA. Written by user kinfauns with input from another XDA regular called pokey9000, it concerns...
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Google Nexus 7 mod unlocks 720p recording on front-facing camera
Posted On 10 Sep 2012 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
To the delight of live event crowds everywhere, the ASUS-made Nexus 7 sidestepped the primary camera route, only furnishing the slab with a 1.2-megapixel front-facer. While it didn't take long for app-makers to tweak their wares especially for Google...
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Were HTC One X+ specs just leaked anonymously by an XDA developer’s tweet?
Posted On 07 Sep 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
For the second time, we're seeing specs leak out from what would no doubt be HTC's flagship phone, the One X+, but this time there's a lot more detail. An anonymous XDA developer called @Football4PDA, who has shown reliable form in the past by outing...
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Purported HTC Accord Windows Phone schema leaked on Twitter
Posted On 01 Sep 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
While certain other manufacturers claim a lot of the Windows Phone column inches, there are other players in the game. An image that recently popped up on Twitter reminds us that HTC is also a supporter of Microsoft's mobile OS. The picture above cla...
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Video out enabled on Windows Phone 7, just not for you
Posted On 27 Aug 2012 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
The video out feature in Windows Phone 7 is reserved for select Microsoft employees, and now one enterprising member of the XDA Developers forum. With certain files ripped from an LG Panther 7003 ROM, the help of someone on the inside and many months...
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Custom ROM brings Android 4.0.4 to the Desire HD, does what HTC wouldn’t
Posted On 17 Aug 2012 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
HTC wasn't too popular when they denied Desire HD owners a hearty mouthful of Ice Cream Sandwich, but as usual, the community over at XDA Developers has stepped up to make it happen. Despite HTC claiming various technical issues as barriers for the u...
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Verizon’s Galaxy S III gets global roaming workaround, packs its bags
Posted On 09 Aug 2012 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
What's the point of owning Samsung's shiny new flagship if you can't take it on tour? Well, prior to Verizon's Galaxy S III launch, customers were promised that global roaming would be enabled sometime in the future via an OTA update. That unspecifie...
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Google Now hits some rooted devices, adds topping to your Ice Cream Sandwich
Posted On 07 Aug 2012 By Jason Hidalgo. Under: Uncategorized.
If you can't wait to subject Google Now to an epic interrogation of your own but don't have access to Android's Jelly Bean-flavored OS, then you may want to check out what's cooking over at the XDA Developers forums. If you've got a rooted ARMv7 devi...
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