Google has released the source code for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, along with factory images for the latest Nexus phones and tablets. And that means independent developers can start tweaking, modifying, and otherwise using the code. It also means that new builds of popular custom ROMs are on the way. The CyanogenMod team has already […]
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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 […]
NOOK Tablet gets official nightly builds of CM10.1 (Android 4.2)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet may be showing its age when compared with newer, faster tablets with higher-resolution displays like the NOOK HD. But B&N’s 7 inch tablet from 2011 keeps learning new tricks. A few months ago developers ported an unofficial build of CyanogenMod 10.1 to run on the NOOK Tablet, bringing Android […]
Nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10.1 for the Kindle Fire 2
Amazon’s Kindle Fire 2 is one of the cheapest Android tablets around (if you’re looking for a model with decent build quality and performance, anyway). But the $159 tablet runs Amazon’s custom version of Android — which means you’re stuck with Amazon’s app store and user interface… unless you replace the software with something else. […]
NOOK Color gets Android 4.2 with CyanogenMod 10.1 Alpha
It’s been almost two and a half years since Barnes & Noble released the NOOK Color, and it’s been over a year since the company stopped offering any significant software updates for the 7 inch tablet. But just because the NOOK Color has been discontinued doesn’t mean you can’t teach an old color eReader new […]
Paranoid Android PIE rethinks the way you use buttons in Android
The first Android phones had physical buttons below the screen for home, back, menu, and search functions. More recent phones and tablets are button-free, but feature on-screen buttons which move when you rotate your device. But the developers of Paranoid Android have come up with a novel new way for those on-screen buttons to work. […]
CyanogenMod 10.1 M builds (amost stable) available for 10+ devices
Not happy with the official software for your Android phone or tablet? If you can unlock the bootloader (and sometimes even if you can’t), you may be able to replace the Samsung, HTC, or other firmware with a custom ROM. The makers of one of the most popular ROMs are now offering almost-stable builds based […]
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 […]
CyanogenMod releases 10.1 source code (based on Android 4.2), ROMs coming soon
The developers of the popular CyanogenMod custom Android operating system are getting ready to release their first builds based on Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Today the team announced that the initial source code for CyanogenMod 10.1 is available, which means that independent developers can start building unofficial versions of CM 10.1 for a range […]
Safestrap lets you load custom recovery on Kindle Fire HD (and eventually custom ROMS too)
Amazon’s latest Kindle Fire tablets including the Kindle Fire 2 and Kindle Fire HD 7 and 8.9 inch tablets have locked bootloaders. That probably doesn’t matter much if you plan to just run the operating system that came with your tablet. But it causes a bit of a headache for folks that want to load […]