![Droidrover uses Nexus One to control NASA rover [Video]](http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pthumbs/Droidrover-540x356thumb_.jpg)
We love Android, we love remote-control toys, and so this Droidrover project presses all the right buttons. You can’t really describe it as a toy, though; it’s actually the handiwork of several of the team at NASA Ames Research. Basically, they’re remotely-controlling a Senseta rover from a Google Nexus One, with an Arduino and Bluetooth …
With Samsung’s spotty updates for it’s line of phones many people are resulting to homebrew to bring much requested features to their own handsets. One of the biggest want’s among the community is of course, multitouch.
The Galaxy Tab, the tablet device from Samsung in the lineage of the Galaxy S devices, isn’t officially released yet. Yes, it’s announced, but it’s not widely available anywhere, but that’s not stopping the development crowd. As has happened with a few high-profile devices out there before this, the Galaxy Tab has officially been rooted, …
![Nokia N900 gets Android 2.2: calling, data, more [Video]](http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pthumbs/nitdroid-calling-nokia-n900-540x328thumb_.jpg)
Work to put Android onto the Nokia N900 – more commonly found running the company’s own open-source OS, Maemo – has already resulted in a few experimental ROMs, but now the NITDroid project reckons they’ve got something almost stable enough for everyday use. Their latest release adds in voice call functionality, which most people would …
Samsung’s Galaxy S series may be relatively special in the US for being a smartphone launched – in various identikit forms – across multiple carriers at the same time, but what if you want to use your AT&T Captivate on T-Mobile USA’s network? Happily Samsung seem to almost be conspiring against their carrier partners by …
One feature that wasn’t listed with the Droid X, was Clockwork Recovery. Why? Because Motorola doesn’t want you to root your phone and do whatever you want to it. They went as far as to add that pesky eFuse aspect, and ever since, folks have been wondering if the Droid X would ever, ever be …
![HTC HD2 gets functional Froyo ROM [Video]](http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pthumbs/htc_hd2_froyothumb_.jpg)
Last we saw of the efforts to get Android 2.2 Froyo running on the HTC HD2, the Google OS would load but there were some potentially deal-breaking 3G and audio issues. Happily the xda-developers community never sleeps, and now a new ROM release delivers what looks to be a 99-percent complete Froyo experience for the …
![Samsung Vibrant: How to Tether Without Root [Video]](http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/pthumbs/Samsung-vibrantthumb_.png)
One of the best reasons to root your Android device, is to get your hands on some wired and wireless tethering options. It’s one of the greatest features of Android, and probably why all the carriers out there want to charge us for it (we’re lookin’ at you, Verizon). But, that’s not stopping Samsung from …
Could it really be this simple? According to Droid X Forums the new Verizon DROID X has already been rooted, and it’s a mighty simple process from the look of it. Hot on the heals of recovery mode for the smartphone being accessed come root privileges. Of course, just having root access is only one …
Motorola has disappointed ROM-tinkerers with the news that, unlike the Motorola DROID, future Android smartphones from the company won’t be supplied with open bootloaders. Instead, Motorola will be “securing” the software on handsets like the DROID X and DROID 2, making loading custom ROMs significantly more difficult. The company says their justification is “driven by …
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