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How to root Motorola Droid RAZR HD on Ice Cream Sandwich and keep root after Jelly Bean update [Guide]
Getting your Motorola Droid RAZR HD running Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) is now a piece of cake. Keep on reading to find how you can get your device rooted. Please note that there is currently no direct root method for Droid RAZR HD on Jelly Bean (JB). You’ll also loose [...]
What is new in CyanogenMod 9: Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” for your phone or tablet
If you have an Android phone, you’ve probably heard of CyanogenMod. It’s the aftermarket firmware for dozens of phones that is constantly being tweaked and improved to run faster, better, and more up to date.
(As a bonus you’ll never get carrier bloat like CarrierIQ.)
However, until Friday, CyanogenMod has [...]
Read More »Gingerbread is the most used Android platform; Ice Cream Sandwich currently third with 10.9% share
Android Developers Dashboard has been updated with the usage details of different Android platforms by users. Primarily prepared to be a reference for developers to help decide on their future programming plans, the newly published chart show that Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) is currently the most used Android platform.
Gingerbread tops [...]
Read More »Google drops price of unlocked Galaxy Nexus to $349, upgrade soon to Jelly Bean
Interested in picking up a Galaxy Nexus after seeing today’s keynote and unveil of Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean”? You should be. There’s good news for those that are, as today Google dropped the price before tax from $399.00, which is incredibly cheap for one of the top five smartphones [...]
Google unveils the 7-inch, $199 Nexus 7 tablet: the “best of Google”, thin, light, and portable
Google I/O, the annual developer’s keynote straight from Google’s headquarters in California, kicks off today and with it a range of rumors are about to be confirmed, crushed, or otherwise revealed. One rumor that everyone’s been wondering about for months is finally here, and it’s better than anyone expected: the [...]
Stable version of CyanogenMod 7.2 officially released
CyanogenMod is a highly popular custom ROM for Android devices. If you are new to CyanogenMod, consider taking some time to read the Wikipedia page of CyanogenMod.
CyanogenMod 7.2, the much awaited custom mobile operating system based on Android 2.3.7 (the latest version of Gingerbread), has now been released into [...]
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S3 receives it’s first official firmware upgrade via Kies and OTA
Samsung’s flagship smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S III has reportedly received it’s first ever official firmware upgrade. While some reports suggest that the update is available only via Kies, many Galaxy S3 users have reported that the upgrade is available OTA (Over The Air). Being a handset [...]
Google makes the presence of stock Android theme (Android 4.0′s new “Holo”) mandatory on Android devices
Anyone that has used Ice Cream Sandwich’s new UI in all its glory can attest to how awesomely awesome Google’s new “Holo” theme is. It is obvious Google thinks its new Holo is awesome because they have announced a mandate that all Android devices with Android Market running Android 4.0 [...]
[How To] Update Nexus S to Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.x)
You may have heard Google is rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich to GSM/UMTS Nexus S devices over the next month. If you are impatient and don’t want to or cannot wait for ICS to hit your Nexus S, there is way to manually update/install Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.x) right [...]