Cyanogen Mod users rejoice! Over the last few days, the CyanogenMod team has been releasing a new “stable” build of CM10 for a variety of devices. The build, which is based on Jelly Bean, has been made available over the last few days for some of the more popular Android devices. Some of the devices…
Jailbreaking smartphones is now legal, but not for tablets
For years manufacturers and carriers have tried to keep our phones locked down to their specifications. And because of that, a legal process has taken place to decide whether a consumer has the right to unlock/jailbreak their handset. In 1998, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which outlaws attempts to get around digital rights…
CyanogenMod 10 M2 builds are ready for download
CyanogenMod, the wildly popular Android team of developers, announced that new M2 builds of CM10 are ready for download. This is the second monthly build of the Jelly Bean-based CyanogenMod 10 ROM. All of these builds are considered “essentially stable” and “ready to use as your daily driver.” M builds are way more stable when…
CyanogenMod OTA updates make a comeback with CM10 nightly builds
Man, you got to love the Android developer community. These smart folks are guardians to those left out of the loop when it comes to software updates. As a result, the incomparable CyanogenMod team is forgoing the ROM Manager app and bringing its OTA updater back from the CM5 and 6 days. This is huge…
Strip your HTC One X naked and slip into something a little more Jelly Bean
The HTC One X is still one of our favorite devices of the year so far, but one thing that may hold a few people back is its custom user interface, Sense. The software on the One X is hardly bad, and many actually prefer it, but we’ll take stock Android over anything if we…
Stable release of CyanogenMod 9 on its way tonight
While the world is currently awaiting CyanogenMod 10 and all its Jelly Bean goodness, the team has announced that it will be rolling out the stable build of CyanogenMod 9. Not only will this bring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to many supported devices, but it will now allow the CM team to focus on…
Google releases Jelly Bean (4.1.1) binaries for Nexus phones — let the hacking begin!
Exciting news for those of you out there rocking a CDMA-operated Nexus device, and who are tired of waiting for your fix of the latest version of Google’s Jelly Bean. Today the search giant posted the updated JRO03H (Android 4.1.1) closed binary files, which includes the discontinued Nexus S 4G. A device I wasn’t so…
Apple’s iOS in-app purchasing workaround fixes hack problem
Apple, for the past couple of weeks, has been dealing with a nagging hack, which allows users to “buy” in-app purchases without actually spending a dime. To counter the hacking problem, the Cupertino-based tech company tried a lazy approach, which resorted to pressuring the host of the original server (located in Russia) into dropping the…
Apple tries to block in-app purchase hacks, but service continues to run offshore
Yeah, we knew this was going to happen soon. Apple, faced with hacking issues to its in-app purchase feature on iOS, has resorted to its usual bullying tactics by pressuring the host of the original server (located in Russia) into dropping the service that is housing the hacking maneuver. What are we talking about, you…
Hack subverts iOS in-app purchases, lets you get stuff for free
Just when you thought iOS security was super secure, think again. It looks like someone has figured out how to penetrate the iTunes walled garden. A Russian developer by the name of ZonD80 has published a loophole or trick to bypass Apple’s in-app purchase system, allowing users to “buy” items without paying in iOS. So…