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Temple Run on Android tweaked for older devices

Temple Run on Android tweaked for older devices

28 March 2012 by Discuss (55)

So the super hit sensation game Temple Run was finally released for Android yesterday, with great excitement and tons of happy Android users. Sadly many of you quickly realized your phone was too old or was not officially supported. We received countless complaints and comments from angry users that couldn’t enjoy it. Today I’m happy …

Wildfire S controls crazy human-assisted wings

Wildfire S controls crazy human-assisted wings

20 March 2012 by Discuss (7)

If you haven’t neglected your classical education, you’ve surely heard of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus, who escaped their island prison by building wings out of feathers and wax. Things didn’t end up so well for Icarus, but one Dutch man seems to have had the same dream. Jarno Smeets is a mechanical engineer who’s spent the …

Google pushes security fixes for Wallet, Google+, and Authenticator

Google pushes security fixes for Wallet, Google+, and Authenticator

29 February 2012 by Discuss (1)

A few weeks back, a Google Wallet vulnerability was found making both rooted and untampered devices with the application vulnerable to hackers. The crack exposed the PIN within seconds, and was since temporarily patched by Google. This patch disabled the use of prepaid cards, and since then we hadn’t heard much on the subject. Google …

Sony’s Google TV gets root and unsigned kernels

Sony’s Google TV gets root and unsigned kernels

20 February 2012 by Discuss (0)

Now that Logitech’s out of the game and Google’s new partners seem more interested in promoting their own Smart TV regimes, Sony remains one of the few Google TV promoters left. And considering that the Revue still has a locked bootloader, Sony’s set-top box and/or integrated TV remains the ony one that you can root, …

Security hole found in all GSM networks by hacker

Security hole found in all GSM networks by hacker

27 December 2011 by Discuss (4)

During a hacking convention in Berlin conducted by Germany’s Security Research Labs, a hacker discovered a security hole within the GSM mobile network. In Mr. Karsten Nohl’s own words:

Dev shows you how to block Nook Tablet OTA updates

Dev shows you how to block Nook Tablet OTA updates

22 December 2011 by Discuss (3)

If you have, a B&N Nook Tablet that you have some custom stuff on and you don’t want to have to worry that an OTA update will come along and ruin your set up, check this out. A developer going by Indirect on the XDA-Developers forums has devised a way to block those OTA updates. …

Google Wallet port for Galaxy Nexus needs no rooting

Google Wallet port for Galaxy Nexus needs no rooting

19 December 2011 by Discuss (1)

We heard not long ago that one of the reasons the Galaxy Nexus was delayed for a while was some sort of conflict between Google and Verizon over Google Wallet. The Google Wallet NFC payment app will work on the Nexus, but Verizon blocked the app from the smartphone. This is thought to be due …

Ice Cream Sandwich tweak: disable the home screen search bar

Ice Cream Sandwich tweak: disable the home screen search bar

01 December 2011 by Discuss (9)

The new launcher for Ice Cream Sandwich is definitely one of its finer UI points, but at least one feature has minimalism fans seeing red. The Google Search bar gets its own reserved spot at the top of the launcher, now that physical buttons are optional and the Search button isn’t included by default. This …

Ice Cream Sandwich gets dedicated search button mod

Ice Cream Sandwich gets dedicated search button mod

22 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

Google may be a search company first and foremost, but Ice Cream Sandwich shifts Android away from a dedicated search button and replaces it with the app switcher. Using virtual buttons has benefits for modders, however, and MoDaCo’s Paul O’Brien has wasted no time in adding a dedicated search option in the ICS button bar. As you’d …

A week with CyanogenMod on the HP TouchPad [Video]

A week with CyanogenMod on the HP TouchPad [Video]

25 October 2011 by Discuss (28)

Like many out there, I jumped at the chance to get my hands on an HP TouchPad during its initial $99 fire sale specifically for the purpose of running Android on it. It’s a very similar motive for when I bought a Barnes & Noble Nook Color, though in this case, I got a whole …

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