Google’s Android operating system may be open source — but the version of Android that runs on most phones, tablets, and other devices includes proprietary, closed-source components. While most Android users would probably rather have 3D graphics and GPS than a 100-percent open source operating system, there’s an alternative for folks willing to sacrifice functionality […]
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Cube U30GT2 tablet gets Android 4.2 beta update
The Cube U30GT2 is a 10 inch tablet with a 1920 x 1200 pixel display and a speedy Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processor. It’s probably one of the best ten inch tablets available for $269 or less… although it suffers from less than stellar WiFi range. When Cube launched the tablet in March it loaded the […]
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B&N NOOK Color gets official CM10.1 nightlies (Android 4.2)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Color was the first popular 7 inch Android tablet to sell for under $250. It went on sale in the fall of 2010, and while the tablet features a highly customized version of Android designed to work with B&N’s app and book stores, it didn’t take hackers long to figure […]
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Android 4.2 for the HP TouchPad (with HD video decoding)
Almost two years after the HP TouchPad tablet was released (and promptly canceled), the aging 9.7 inch tablet continues to learn new tricks. The latest? You can now run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on HP’s discontinued tablet. Developer SGA has started releasing test builds of CyanogenMod 10.1 for the HP TouchPad. Update: Now there are […]
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Asus releases Android 4.2 update for the Transformer Pad TF300 tablet
Asus is rolling out an update for the Transformer Pad TF300 which will bring Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to the 10 inch tablet. It’s available starting today in the US and the software update should roll out in additional regions later in March. According to Asus the software update offers improved stability and bring support […]
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Android-x86 4.2 lets you run Jelly Bean on your notebook, desktop PC
Andriod-x86 is an unofficial project to port Google’s Android operating system to run on devices with x86 processors… like the ones made by Intel and AMD. In other words, it lets you run Android on your laptop or desktop PC. The team has released a new build based on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and while […]
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CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2) for the HP TouchPad – coming soon
The HP TouchPad is the discontinued tablet that keeps on ticking. While the tablet originally shipped with the webOS operating system, hackers have been installing Android on it for ages  — and there hasn’t been an open source version of Android that couldn’t run on the TouchPad. Now Team codefireX developer Patrick Campanele is working […]
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Unofficial CM10.1 build brings Android 4.2 to the ancient Dell Streak 7 tablet
Dell stopped supporting the Streak 7 Android tablet with software updates ages ago. But just because the last official software for the Dell Streak 7 is based on Android 3.2 doesn’t mean the 7 inch tablet can’t handle something a bit more modern. A group of independent developers have ported CyanogenMod 10.1 to run on […]
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AOKP brings customizable goodness to Android 4.2 with JB-MR1 Build 1
The developers behind the popular AOKP Android-based operating system have released their first build based on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It adds support for lock screen widgets, Google’s new notification and quick settings panel, and more. But like earlier versions of the AOKP, what really makes AOKP JB-MR1 Build 1 special is the level of […]
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Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2) build for the NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble has pretty much tossed aside the NOOK Tablet in order to push the newer NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets. But the tablet the company released in 2011 is still a pretty capable little device with a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel IPS display, a 1 GHz TI OMAP 4 dual […]