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RIM has just released a new tool for developers (announced back at BBDC) that allows them to incorporate location data in their apps without relying on a GPS unit. This is generally lower-power and faster than GPS, since it’s just pulling on cell tower data that’s already active rather than waiting on a satellite lock.…
If you’ve been following the eFuse news surrounding the new Verizon Motorola Droid X and the upcoming Motorola Droid 2, you’re probably well aware of rumors that say the firmware protection technology could potentially turn your shiny (or matte-finished, in this case) new Android phone into a brick if you attempt to mess around with…
We had no doubt that CyanogenMod 6 would be coming to the Sprint HTC EVO 4G, but we just had no idea when. Now, it looks like the wait may soon be over, seeing as how we’ve got a video of CM 6 running on the EVO 4G. CyanogenMod 6 on the EVO is a…
Wanna get your root on with your Verizon HTC Droid Incredible without jumping through hoops? Now you can, thanks to the UnrEVOked team. The Droid Incredible now has a one-click rooting method to make it easier than ever. The old Droid Incredible root method worked, but it just wasn’t as cleaned up as this method,…
Qt has quietly rolled out the Qt Developer Network in a hope to get developers on board. Still in beta, the new site offers such “standard for developer sites” content as blogs, wiki, forums and FAQs. From the mentioned blogs, we learn that future plans include Ovi account integration, groups, eLearning content, books section and…
If you just picked up your Motorola Droid X from a Verizon store this morning, chances are you probably consider yourself a Droid X enthusiast and might even have plans to try and mod the latest and greatest Android phone from Motorola. Well, there are some things you should know about hacking/flashing your monster of…
TheVerizon Motorola Droid X is one sexy piece of kit, and is one of the best devices we’ve got our hands on in recent history. That said, the ever-growing group of developers and modders will be a little annoyed that the Droid X has a locked down bootloader, which means the chances of getting it…
We’ve seen Android devices getting rooted before they are officially available, and the US variants of the Samsung Galaxy S are no exception. The US Samsung Galaxy S variants have apparently already gotten root and are ready for your hacking pleasure. The international version of the Galaxy S root method seems to work just as…
Facebook is quickly becoming a major force in the mobile space and the social networking company has no plans to stop. At the MobileBeat 2010 Conference, Facebook’s Erick Tseng said the company will be making strong efforts to become a mobile platform. At his first major public appearance since leaving Google for Facebook, Tseng said…
In a pretty big milestone for the upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform, the company has released the developer tools that should enable content creators to make apps. This build of the Windows Phone 7 developer tools is still in beta form but the software giant says it’s a near-final version. If other platforms…