It’s been almost a year since the developers behind the popular CyanogenMod version of Android began working on CyanogenMod 9. After months of release candidates and nightly builds, the team has released the first stable version of CM9 for the GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Update: It looks like the Galaxy Nexus release was a […]
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Early build of CyanogenMod for the MK802 Mini PC
CyanogenMod is a custom version of Android based on Google’s open source software. It includes a number of performance tweaks and customization options you won’t get from most other versions of Android including notification bar and lock screen enhancements and CPU controls. While the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC isn’t officially supported by the CyanogenMod […]
CyanogenMod 9 ported to the Google Nexus Q
The Google Nexus Q is a $299 media streaming device designed to let you play music and movies purchased or rented from the Google Play Store. Out of the box, it doesn’t have a user interface. Instead, Google offers an app that lets you control media playback from your Android phone or tablet. Under the […]
CyanogenMod 9 RC1 could drop soon
Google may be preparing to introduce Android 4.1 in a few days, but fans of custom versions of Android have something else to look forward to even sooner: CyanogenMod 9 RC1 could be available as soon as tonight. CyanogenMod is a custom version of Android which can be installed on dozens of phones and tablets. […]
NOOK Tablet gets unofficial, experimental CyanogenMod 9 nightlies
The NOOK Tablet is a 7 inch tablet with a 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1 GHz TI OMAP4 dual core processor, and a custom version of Google Android 2.3 designed by Barnes & Noble. But users have been running alternative versions of Android such as CyanogenMod 7 (Android 2.3) and CyanogenMod 9 (Android […]
Official CyanogenMod 9 nightlies available for HP TouchPad
The developers of the CyanogenMod version of Android are now offering nightly builds of the latest software for the HP TouchPad tablet. Every night a new version of Android 4.0 featuring the latest bug fixes and other improvements will be available for download from the CyanogenMod website — but it’s important to note that nightlies […]
CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 for the NOOK Tablet kills (some) bugs dead
Just over a week after releasing the first build of Android 4.0 for the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet , developer chrmhoffmann has released a new build which eliminates many of the problems that had affected the first build. The biggest improvement in CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 is that I can actually tap the power […]
WebOS-style app switcher for Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad
The HP TouchPad is a pretty decent tablet with a 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 pixel display, a fast 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB to 32GB of storage. It may not have sold very well when HP tried to charge $499 and up for the tablet, but when […]
Run 3 Android apps side-by-side on an HP TouchPad with Cornerstone
Cornerstone is a new framework for Google Android that allows you to run three Android apps at the same time — on the same screen. Now you can try it out on an HP TouchPad, thanks to an unofficial build of CyanogenMod 9 from xda-developers forum member antiphon. There’s also an alternate version of CM9 […]
Nightly builds of CyanogenMod 9 for the HP TouchPad now available
Want to make sure you have the latest features and bug fixes for Android 4.0 for the HP TouchPad? Now there are unofficial nightly builds of CyanogenMod 9 Alpha available. Update 3/27/2012: Now there are also official nightlies available. The nightlies are basically what you get when you take CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 6 for the TouchPad […]