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Android 4.0 update for the Kindle Fire – now with USB mounting

One of the bugs that’s been plaguing Amazon Kindle Fire users who have installed early builds of Android 4.0 on the $199 tablet appears to be fixed. Developer JackpotClavin has released a new build of CyanogenMod 9 Alpha for the tablet which adds support for USB mounting. In other words, you can now connect the […]

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New Kindle Fire Android 4.0 ROM adds custom lock screen, bug fixes

A group of developers are continuing to work on improved versions of Google Android 4.0 for the Amazon Kindle Fire. Amazon’s $199 tablet ships with a customized version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but by rooting the tablet and installing custom software it’s possible to turn it into an (almost) full-fledged Android tablet running CyanogenMod 9, a […]

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Android 4.0 ported to the original Samsung Galaxy Tab (unofficially)

Samsung has no plans to update the original 7 inch Galaxy Tab to run Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But while Samsung says no, a team of independent developers say yes. For the last few months a few members of the xda-developers forum have been busy porting CyanogenMod 9 to run on the Samsung […]

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CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.5 (bug fix) for the HP TouchPad

There’s a new build of CyanogenMod 9 available for the HP TouchPad. The latest version includes a handful of bug fixes and a few new features for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on HP’s discontinued tablet. Update: There’s another new build. You can install Alpha 0.6 the same way you installed Alpha 0.5 by following […]

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Android 4.0 for the Kindle Fire: Now with working audio

Developer JackpotClavin has released a new build of CyanogenMod 9 for the Amazon Kindle Fire. The latest version of Android 4.0 for the tablet includes one major update: audio now works properly. Update 1/31/2012: There’s an even newer build that includes several new bug fixes and additional features.  When the first build was released in late […]

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First look at Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad – video

Update: We now have step-by-step instructions for installing Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad. It’s still rough around the edges, so proceed with caution.  It’s been a few months since Android 2.3 was successfully ported to run on the HP TouchPad tablet. Now it looks like Android 4.0 is almost ready to go. The CyangenMod […]

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How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EVfKBc5bVc An early build of Google Android 4.0 is now available for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. If you didn’t get the picture from our recent video, it’s still very much a work in progress. While developers have solved a bug affecting the “sdcard” portion of the device, there are still audio, video, and application […]

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Early, buggy build of Android 4.0 for Kindle Fire now available

The Amazon Kindle Fire ships with a custom version of Google Android which is designed to work with Amazon’s music, movie, book, and app stores. But people have been replacing the official Kindle Fire software with custom versions of Android almost as long as the tablet has been available — and now the tools are […]

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NOOK Color hackers working on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Amazon Kindle Fire isn’t the only $200 tablet that’s already running an early version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. A team of developers has started porting ICS to run on the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. Barnes & Noble released the NOOK Color last year, and recently dropped the price to $199 to […]