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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...
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Paranoid Android team bringing multi-window mode to Android
Paranoid Android is a custom version of Android that’s been pushing the boundaries of the platform for a while. The developers were among the first to let users decide on a per-app basis whether to use...
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Paranoid Android shows off multi-tasking functionality [video]
Multi-tasking on small devices can be a hassle usually resulting in flipping backwards and forwards between various apps. That is unless you’re device has some more advanced built-in multitasking...
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Paranoid Android teases Halo: It’s like Facebook chat heads, but for any app...
One of the most interesting features of Facebook Home for Android is the Chat Heads notification system. Instead of showing an alert in your status bar every time you get a new message from someone...
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Finless ROM for the MK908 gives you more control of the Android TV stick
Android developer Finless has released one of the first custom ROMs designed specifically for the Tronsmart MK908 Android TV stick. While the MK908 is one of the fastest devices of its type, and offers...
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I’m not done hacking my Android devices
Android isn’t an one size fits all platform. Android allows for many choices from smartphone hardware, to smartphone software. Shopping for a smartphone can actually be a pretty daunting task. For...
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Hisense Sero 7 Pro tablet gets first root, recovery, and ROM
The Hisense Sero 7 Pro is one of the best Android tablets you can find for $149 or less. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. Out of the box the 7 inch tablet runs Android 4.2 Jelly...
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Custom ROM turns HTC First “Facebook Phone” into an HTC Sense device
The HTC First is a mid-range smartphone that ships with the Facebook Home user experience. That means the home screen and lock screen feature images and status updates from your Facebook contacts, and...
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CyanogenMod 10.1 starts rolling out, no more “release candidates”
CyanogenMod isn’t just one of the most popular custom Android ROMs. It’s one of the most stable. So a lot of testing goes into each new release — which is why it’s been more than a year since the first...
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CyanogenMod 10.1 for the HTC One XL returns, breathes new life into last...
Before the HTC One, there was the HTC One X (and XL, and S, and V… I think someone forgot to tell the company what “one” means). Launched a few months before the Google Nexus 4, last year’s crop of HTC...
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MoDaCo.SWITCH for HTC One will let you flip between Sense, Google Experience
The HTC One smartphone is now available with two different sets of software. You can buy a model from HTC which comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and the HTC Sense user interface. Or you can buy a...
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AOKP Jelly Bean 4.2 Milestone 2 custom ROM adds new app launcher, more devices
AOKP is a custom for Android phones and tablets that’s earned a reputation for offering users a ton of ways to customize and tweak their device. But it’s been a while since there’s been a major release...
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CyanogenMod introduces a smartphone app called Focal
As smartphone adoption continues to grow, so do the number of people carrying digital cameras around in the pockets and handbags. And while some companies, including HTC and Samsung have clearly put an...
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MoDaCo.SWITCH for HTC One hits beta: Dual boot HTC Sense, Google Edition ROMs
The HTC One is available with two different software experiences. Most models of the smartphone ship with HTC’s version of Android which features a custom skin called Sense. Or you can buy a model from...
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Clash of the titans: CyanogenMod vs Paranoid Android
It’s very easy to find yourself locked into a single user experience, especially with smartphones. As a long time CyanogenMod user, I thought that perhaps it would be a good idea to check out what...
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Sony Honami UI and apps brought to life and caught on video through modded...
So the LG G2 has finally been announced, and somehow you weren’t dazzled by it, which is why you’re still holding out for something else like an upcoming phone from Sony tentatively named the Honami....
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CyanogenMod 10.2 nightlies arrive, along with updated gApps, ClockworkMod...
It’s a big week for unofficial Android updates. The CyanogenMod team has started releasing nightly builds of CM10.2 for a handful of phones and tablets. Developer Koushik Dutta is updating his...
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Do you “hack” your Android device? Or do you prefer stock?
Evan Forester On this edition of the Friday Debate, we discuss what some, out of lack of a better term, call hacking Android devices. Rooting, flashing custom ROMS, and beyond. Most Android devices...
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