A longtime contributor to ClockworkMod, Koushik Dutta has unleashed his latest creation on the Android community, the ClockworkMod Superuser App. Dutta, who is also known for his work on ROM Manager and Carbon Backup has created a free, open-sourced superuser app with some advanced features that you won’t find in other superuser apps. Here’s a list of…
Sony releases experimental Firefox OS ROM for Xperia E Smartphone
Just a few days ago at MWC, Sony announced that it to would be throwing its hat in the ring of Firefox OS device makers. Today, Sony is making good on that announcement by releasing an experimental ROM for its Xperia E smartphone. The new ROM solidifies Sony’s commitment to the new HTML-5 based OS. The Xperia…
Android Lockscreen Bypassed by Freezing
With the proliferation of smartphones around the globe, smartphone owners are now holding a lot of sensitive data on their mobile devices. Getting a phone stolen now days brings a new set of problems; not only do you lose your phone, but any sensitive data on your device could potentially be accessed by whomever now…
iOS 6.1.1 already gets the jailbreak treatment
Well that was quick. Remember back in the stone ages (read: a few years ago) when you had to wait days or even weeks to get your iPhone jailbroken again when Apple released even a minor software update? Sometimes that wait still applies now for bigger releases, but that’s luckily not the case for the…
T-Mobile Galaxy S II gets some CyanogenMod 10.1 love
If you’re into the hacking thing, we have great news for you. T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II now officially has support for the wildly popular CyanogenMod 10.1 builds. The new ROM is only a nightly build, so it isn’t stable. For those of you who don’t know, Magenta’s Samsung Galaxy S II carries a Qualcomm processor instead…
Paranoid Android ROM tweaks on-screen navigation keys in a sexy way
Paranoid Android has been around for a while, and it’s always been something I’ve admired from a distance. On the surface, the custom ROM may just seem like it’s a tablet version of the OS slapped onto Android phones, but it’s not. There’s a lot going on with the project and one of the coolest…
CyanogenMod 10.1 Milestone 1 available for Nexus and Samsung devices
CyanogenMod 10.1 Milestone 1 ROMs are now available for Nexus and Samsung devices. For those of you not familiar with this kind of ROM, allow for me to break down the geek/techie lingo. This Milestone 1 version is an unofficial Android 4.2 build deemed “mostly stable” and good enough for daily use, unlike the Nightly…
HTC HD2 can run Windows RT, too!
HTC HD2 is probably hacker’s most-loved device, ever. We’ve seen it running Windows Phone 7 and 8, various Android versions, MeeGo and now it’s caught singing along Windows RT. As you probably know, this version of Microsoft’s platform is made for tablets not smartphones, so it’s nothing short of amazing. We can’t tell you how…
CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly builds available for Galaxy S and Galaxy S III
The CyanogenMod team is hard at work bringing Android 4.2 to as many devices possible. Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S III (both T-Mobile and AT&T) should be happy to know that nightly builds is available for download. The super devs also showed some love to those of you still rocking the original Galaxy S,…
HTC HD2 can run Windows Phone 8, too!
The super hacker friendly HTC HD2 has done it again. Actually it’s the savvy hackers who did the job using the mod-friendly smartphone and make it run the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile platform. You got that right, the HD2 can handle Windows Phone 8 though I guess we shouldn’t expect everything to work as…