The shackles have just come off a handful of HTC devices. The developer site bootloader unlock tool now supports the following: Aria ChaCha Desire Z Droid Incredible Status T-Mobile G2 If you have any of those devices, and are wishing to have the bootloader unlocked then you can hit up the HTCDev site below to [...]
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HTC’s on a roll with their bootloader unlock program as they have added support for six new devices today. Those devices include the HTC Desire Z, ChaCha, Aria, DROID Incredible, Status, and T-Mobile G2. While some of these devices already have community-developed methods it’s always good to see official support from the OEMs. Head to [...]
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HTC has continued updating their developer site bootloader unlock tool with new devices and this time around they've gone ahead and added: HTC Desire Z HTC ChaCha HTC Aria Droid Incredible HTC Status T-Mobile G2 If you have any of those devices, and are wishing to have the bootloader unlocked then you can hit up [...]
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HTC has slowly been rolling out their bootloader unlock tool, we have seen a few devices receive the ability to use it, and now they have updated for support of more devices. HTC tweeted that the HTC Wildfire, HTC Wildfire S, HTC Status, HTC Merge, HTC Salsa and the original HTC Desire. If you own [...]
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What’s the hottest thing to hit custom recoveries since, well… custom recoveries hit? Your fingers! That’s right, touch-based recoveries (like TWRP) are starting to make the rounds on various devices, and Android modder Nathan Grebowiec just released the first version of Touch-Enabled ClockworkMod Recovery for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (both GSM and LTE variants). The [...]
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The Dec. 20 Deal of the Day brings us the Incipio Feather Ultralight Hard Shell Case for HTC Inspire 4G and Desire HD. Availble in black, magenta, red or purple, the Featherlight case is less than 1mm thin, has a soft-touch matte finish and is light as a feather. And for today only, it's available for [...]
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Now here's where it gets interesting. In HTC's response to questioning from U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., it listed some 6.3 million “active devices” that have Carrier IQ installed. They include: Sprint: Snap, Touch Pro 2, Hero, EVO 4G, EVO Shift 4G, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G AT&T: Vivid T-Mobile: Amaze 4G However, HTC also disclosed [...]
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There’s a viral video making its way around the internets and in case you haven’t seen it (you really need to), I figured I’d squeeze it in with my nightly posts here. The video shows an adorable little bearded dragon who has decided that bugs just taste better when on Android. Okay, so the tiny [...]
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And the Wildfire S gets a new lockscreen Looks like HTC is going on something of an updating spree. According to reports from multiple HTC users, the Desire HD and Incredible S have both received updates to Android 2.3.5 and HTC Sense 3.0, bringing their software in line with more recent phones like the Sensation [...]
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The HTC Desire HD may no longer be the most powerful smartphone in HTC’s stable of Androids but it’s still quite capable. It has gotten an upgrade to Android 2.3.5 and a more recent version of Sense, 3.0 (the most recent is 3.5). Users around the world with unbranded handsets are receiving the upgrade and [...]
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Want to laugh a little? Check out Android Phone Name Generator, a website developed by YinzCam. The purpose of the site is to simply generate some crazy Android phone names. We all know that Android phones sometimes have the craziest names. Check out the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, for example; Or the [...]
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The forums are ablaze with what seems to be a very serious bug on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus but for “Desire” the troubles with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus are a feature, not a bug. … Continue Reading Here Samsung Galaxy Nexus Volume “Troubles” Are A Feature androidactivist.org
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HTC, one of the hottest handset manufacturers in the word has just announced the availability of source code for several of its popular handsets. Among these are the HTC Amaze, Rezound, Explorer and Desire S. You now download the kernel source code by heading over to HTC’s Dev site. Here’s to hoping the wide array [...]
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HTC’s just released source code for their latest round of devices, including code for the HTC Rezound the HTC Desire S the HTC Amaze and the HTC Explorer As usual, users may not find much use out of these but developers will be using them to cook up good ROMs and other great modifications. If [...]
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With all the people I have in my circles and chat with on a daily basis, I figured it was time to start recording these conversations. Fernando Fonseca is the creator of NLD42 the “snarky” robot you can find at www.nld42.com and on Google+. Fernando is also the author of N1 & Desire a web comic [...]
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Back in the day (circa 2005) when I worked in the trenches at Sprint, the public’s desire for the next big thing in cell phones was very similar to what it is today. They had to have the thinnest, fastest, most power-packed 1.3MP camera phone they could get their hands on. They wanted it now. [...]
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The super sleek new Transformer Prime from ASUS is going to be the Android tablet in which all subsequent tablets are measured by — and its teaser page just went live. It doesn’t give any info that we didn’t know or any new images of the device, but it did successfully increase my desire for [...]
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HTC has (finally) released the GPL kernel source for the myTouch 4G Slide, and they have tossed in the Gingerbread update kernel source for the Desire, and the code for the Raider 4G (Korea) kernel. It's a case of better late than never, and I know more than a few developers have been waiting for [...]
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The Oct. 4 Deal of the Day brings us the OtterBox Commuter Series Case for HTC Inspire 4G, Desire HD. It's got three layers of protection that protects your phone from drops, bumps, dust and shock. All features, keys and ports are accessible through the case, providing you with a unique, interactive safeguard. And best [...]
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An OTA update taking the Desire S up to Android 2.3.5 is apparently rolling out right now in stages. Users in the U.K. are currently reporting to have received this update that are also on the device’s stock ROM. With this new update comes Sense 3.0 as well. If you’ve gotten this update surprise on your device, hit [...]
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The Sept. 29 Deal of the Day brings us the Seidio SURFACE Case for HTC Inspire 4G and Desire HD. Hard yet flexible, the SURFACE case is just 1 mm thick but provides plenty of protection against stractches and dings. It's got Seidio's signature soft-touch coating and a uniqe slide-in design to fit your phone [...]
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Last year we reported on Gamestring and their Adrenaline service which would allow you to stream your games from your PC to your Android device to play them. It came along with a demonstration of World of Warcraft of an HTC Desire which looked to run fairly well. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Adrenaline [...]
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The CyanogenMOD team continues to remain hard at work with gracing every device possible with their popular hit ROM. The latest and greatest to join the ranks are the LG Optimus 3D and HTC Desire S aka the HTC Saga. It’s clear the team won’t stop until they’ve made a world wide recognized brand, if [...]
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The HTC Desire S hasn’t made many headlines lately. It is still a pretty good little device that has some potential. Thankfully, it now has more potential than before. Just last night the Desire S received its first ever CM7.1 nightly ROM. Bringing all the goodness of CyanogenMOD to another device that is fairly popular. Feel free [...]
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HTC Sense 3.5 hasn’t hit the official market just yet, but XDA member proxuser has whipped together a port for the Desire S. This ROM looks different than the one seen from the HTC Bliss ported to the Desire HD. This ROM is based off Runnymede WWE RUU 0.82.401.0 running on top of Android 2.3.5. This is [...]
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While HTC Sense 3.5 has yet to make its official debut, the underground Android dev scene has been busy porting the updated user interface to the currently available lineup of HTC devices. The latest port comes on behalf of the upcoming HTC Runnymede and XDA member proxuser. What we see here is a version of [...]
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New tablets, Intel and Google working closely, and finally — our Motorola Droid Bionic review. Needless to say, a bust day here on the Android Central blogs but there is plenty happening in the forums as well. Check out some of the threads below, or start your own today: HTC Inspire 4G Forums – Will [...]
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Product Description The Barely There is Case-Mate’s new line of sporty cases for the HTC Inspire 4G or Desire HD. These cases are designed to help protect the design of the HTC Inspire 4G or Desire HD while allowing more of it to show. Features: Extremely slim profile Impact resistant flexible plastic shell Covers the [...]
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Last week, the HTC Desire HD got Sense 3.5 and now the Incredibles are next in line. A 13 man team over at XDA is giving it their all to successfully port Sense 3.5, and as evidenced by the screenshots they’re off to a good start. The team has got the ROM booting and have [...]
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mjybarr has released an update to meXdroidMod Ghost Chili AIO (All-In-One)!!. The latest version is now 1. This release is supported on the following Device(s):- HTC Desire Z- HTC Vision/T-Mobile G2 Head over to mjybarr’s CommunityRelease Developer Homepage for more information and downloads. Register now on Community Release and follow your favorites. Get instant notifications [...]
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Those that saw the new HTC Sense UI screenshots recently and would love to give it a try now can. Thanks to some nifty dev work over at XDA users with the Desire HD can now give it a test run. We first saw HTC Sense UI 3.5 screenshots leak last week and thanks to [...]
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And just like that, capychimp and the RCTeam, have already got a working version of Sense 3.5 up and running on the HTC Desire HD. This is the first release of the ROM is based off the HTC Bliss WWE Ruu. Expect a few bugs as with any first edition release of something that doesn’t even really exist. [...]
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Paid for apps that don’t work and mined with spelling mistakes- N1&Desire have a message about this. … Continue Reading Here Attention All Android Developers! androidactivist.org
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capychimp has released an update to RCMix3d 234 v2.6. The latest version is now v26. This release is supported on the following Device(s):- HTC Desire HD v2.6 New Kernel Callrecording added USB mount fixed v2.5 Wifi fixed again gallery changed back to pyramid android 2.3.4 (fixed effects) Inspire4g full phone identity Head over to capychimp’s [...]
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capychimp has released an update to RCMix3d Double v1.3. The latest version is now v1.3. This release is supported on the following Device(s):- HTC Desire HD v1.3 New Kernel Callrecording added USB mount fixed v1.2 updated internal apps removed tmobile back connection as it takes power and data Head over to capychimp’s CommunityRelease Developer Homepage [...]
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