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CyanogenMod 7 for the Kindle Fire coming this weekend

The first custom ROM for the Amazon Kindle Fire could be available Sunday night. That’s when xda-developers forum member JackpotClavin hopes to release tools that will allow anyone to load CyanogenMod 7 on the tablet. Update: The tools are available, and we’ve posted step-by-step instructions for installing CyanogenMod 7 on the Kindle Fire. CyanogenMod is […]

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Team Xron releases custom Android ROM for the HP TouchPad (CM7 remix)

It’s been almost a month since the CyanogenMod team of developers released the first build of Google Android for the HP TouchPad tablet. Now another development team has remixed the CyanogenMod software, giving Android on the HP TouchPad a different look and feel. Update: The download links for new ROM have been temporarily removed while […]

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Now you can install Honeycomb on the HTC Flyer (but maybe you shouldn’t yet)

HTC hasn’t officially released a software update for the HTC Flyer 7 inch tablet that will let you run Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb yet. But a few days ago Paul O’Brien posted a leaked Honeycomb ROM designed to run on the tablet. It took a few days, but xda-developers forum member Globatron managed to get […]

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Google Android Honeycomb for the HTC Flyer (leak)

The HTC Flyer is a 7 inch tablet with a 1024 x 600 pixel display, a capacitive touch panel, and an optional digital pen for writing or drawing. It’s one of the best built 7 inch tablets on the market and it’s the first tablet to come with HTC Sense software running on top of […]

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CyanogenMod now (mostly) works on the Archos Gen8 tablets

Last year Archos released a line of budget Android tablets with screens ranging in size from 2.8 inches to 10.1 inches. They run Google Android 2.2 and while they don’t ship with access to the Google Android Market, there are plenty of other ways to get apps for the tablets. It’s also not that hard […]

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First custom ROM for the Motorola XOOM now available

Hackers have been installing rooting the Motorola XOOM and installing custom kernels with support for overclocking for months. But now the first cooked ROM is available for the tablet, offering a complete replacement for the firmware that ships with the XOOM. The Tiamat XOOM ROM 1.0 is pre-rooted and provides a number of featues out […]

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First Android 3.1 custom ROM for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Asus starts rolling out an over the air Android 3.1 update for the Eee Pad Transformer today. But a leaked copy had already hit the web this weekend and xda-developers forum member Roach2010 has already taken the software apart and put it back together in the first custom ROM with Android 3.1 Honeycomb for the […]

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Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet hacked to include root access, Android Market

The Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet just went on sale in the US this week, but hackers have already built custom firmware for the tablet adding a few features you won’t find in the stock software — including access to the full Google Android Market. Like other Archos tablets, the Arnova 8 ships with the […]