Motorola says Atrix HD to have encrypted bootloader, needed to ‘meet requirements’
You know, you would think that, at this point, Manufacturers would get the point about locking down their bootloaders. It makes devs mad, it makes high-end users mad, and it just seems to be an all around lose-lose situation. Motorola confirmed on their Twitter …
WSJ reports Amazon working on “Kindle Phone”, to release as early as late 2012
There have been rumors floating around for a bit now about Amazon working on a so-called “Kindle Phone”. Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting the same thing, adding coals to the rumor fire. According to WSJ, the device is in fact real, and could …
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III to come in “developer edition” for $599, comes with unlockable bootloader
Now that Verizon has admitted that their iteration of the Samsung Galaxy S III will come with a locked bootloader, there are a lot of users that are very upset… and for good reason. A locked bootloader means saying goodbye to most of the aspects …
LG Optimus LTE II gets caught on blurrycam as LG VS930, service manual also leaked
What do we have here? Everyone say hello to the LG Optimus LTE II, or the LG VS930… whichever you want to call it. According to Engadget, that’s exactly what we’re looking at here. The tipster that leaked the images said the device will have: …
LG preparing LG Optimus Vu 2 to compete with Galaxy Note II?
A few months ago, LG introduced the LG Optimus Vu which was launched to compete with the famous Galaxy Note. Both are almost the same in size and specs, but lets face it: that Galaxy Note was the dominant one. LG is not deciding to …
Amazon brings GameCircle to Kindle Fire and APIs for game developers
For a while now, the Amazon Kindle Fire has stood as top dog as the fiscally friendly Android tablet. The low price-point paired with elegant UI and integration with Amazon’s services attracted a huge amount of sales, despite it not being exactly an Android …
Nexus 7 tablet gets Android 4.1.1 update, adds Google Wallet and performance boost
While you may not yet be able to get your hands on a Nexus 7 tablet – arguably the tablet to beat right now, those with developer / I/O versions of the tablet in-hand are seeing updates to a new version of Jelly Bean. The …
Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch on Sprint slated for ICS this week
Any Epic 4G Touch users on Sprint a little annoyed at how long it’s taken for ICS to come down? I’m raising my own hand here, folks. An anonymous user over at Android Central has snagged a screenshot, indicating that we could be seeing …
Sprint responds to AOSP support inquiries for the Galaxy Nexus
A lot of users have been asking Sprint about their support (or lack thereof) for the Galaxy Nexus in AOSP. Sprint has responded to those inquiries, and, in the process, has managed to make quite a few users quite upset. The name of the …
Nexus Q gets the XDA treatment: root it, unlock it, ROM it, love it
When the Nexus Q was first announced by Google, it was no secret that they were encouraging hackers to get their hands on it. Google said they wanted rommers, modders, and tweakers to get to customizing and messing with the Q right away. The social …
Android Jelly Bean 4.1 given to Android Open Source Project
Jean-Baptiste Queru has announced that Android’s latest version, 4.1 Jelly Bean, has been released to the Android Open Source Project. This is a major step for JB, and it allows anyone to get their hands on the source code and compile 4.1 into their own …
Verizon expands LTE market through NY and GA
In order to bring customers a better LTE experience, Verizon has expanded their LTE market in both NY and GA. The new markets include: Syracuse, NY Cicero, NY Clay, NY Cortland, NY Sullivan, NY Rome, GA Columbus, GA Armuchee, GA Cave Springs, GA Cedartown, GA …
Google to announce Q2 earnings July 19th
Google has announced that their Q2 earnings call will be taking place soon. The earnings themselves will be released July 19th, and will be followed by an earnings conference call at 1:30 PM PST. It should be noted that Larry Page will not be on …
No need to worry: Exploding Samsung Galaxy S III found to be user error
Remember a few weeks ago, when we reported that someone’s Galaxy S III had exploded internally and melted straight through the casing? Well, folks, it looks like Samsung had a chance to get their hands on this device, and here’s what they had to say …
Sony Xperia S Android 4.0.4 ICS source code released
If you’re a ROM developer, then you know that source code is a good chunk of the proverbial sandwich that is ROM creation. For those developing on the Sony Xperia S, your peanut butter has arrived: Sony has now released the source code for ICS …
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