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Sony released an alpha Jelly Bean ROM for the Xperia T

By Robert Nelson
on 25 Jan, 2013

Similar to what we saw Sony do with Ice Cream Sandwich, the company has recently released an alpha phase Jelly Bean ROM. At the moment the ROM is only available for one device, the Xperia T. We should also point out that this ROM comes with some serious limitations in terms of use and is truly aimed at the more advanced user.

Motorola Atrix 2 users get Jelly Bean through official ROM leak

By Eric Abent
on 17 Jan, 2013

If your phone of choice is the Motorola Atrix 2, then you were probably disappointed to find out that Motorola isn't planning to upgrade the device to Jelly Bean. Last year, the company revealed a list of devices it will be upgrading to Jelly Bean in the coming months, with the Atrix 2 stuck in the column of handsets that are eligible for a $100 credit toward the purchase of a new Motorola phone. That unfortunately means that Jelly Bean just isn't in the cards, so what's an Atrix 2 owner to do?

CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies land for Verizon Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Dec, 2012

We have some excellent news to start this week that arrived from the official CyanogenMod crew. They've been working hard on CM10.1, which is the absolute latest Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, and have now begun nightly builds for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, the Nexus 7 3G and a few others. While most Nexus devices are already enjoying 4.2 Jelly Bean, Verizon's Galaxy Nexus isn't so here's your chance to enjoy the latest and greatest.

Manual install of Android 4.2 for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 available

By Dave LeClair
on 13 Nov, 2012

Google is pushing Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to Nexus owners via an over-the-air update, but if you are impatient, there are ways to get it sooner. The firmware for the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus (so not Verizon's LTE-equipped version) is available for download on Google's servers. The v4.2 ROM for the Nexus 7 is also available.

CM File Manager comes to CyanogenMod 10 – Root access mode included

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Nov, 2012

Those awesome developers from what is still one of, if not the best custom ROM in the world of Android have just released a brand new File Manager. Today CM10 nightlys will start enjoying a brand new CM File Manager full of features, function, and a beautiful user interface that streamlines it right into the elegance of CM10. More details below, including that "root access mode" feature too.

HTC ThunderBolt Ice Cream Sandwich build leaks

By Cory Gunther
on 21 Aug, 2012

We have great news this evening for all those fans still rocking the HTC ThunderBolt. Yup, Ice Cream Sandwich is finally here thanks to an official build that was apparently leaked. The actual update to Android 4.0.3 was leaked and a few awesome developers have made it into an easy to flash ROM for those interested.

Galaxy S III gets a brand new official Jelly Bean leak

By Cory Gunther
on 21 Aug, 2012

It's raining Jelly Beans. There's been a lot of talk lately about Samsung and their fast update schedule of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for their popular Galaxy S III phone. We are still expecting it to possibly arrive later this month, but today we have an official Samsung Jelly Bean build for the Galaxy S III that has just leaked.

AOKP and MIUI both unleash Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROMs

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Aug, 2012

Who's ready for the latest and greatest from both Google and some of the best developers in the world of Android? The popular folks from the AOKP (Android open kang project) have just issued their first official ROM's running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for multiple devices like the Nexus S, Nexus 7, and Galaxy Nexus. That isn't all either because MIUI is doing the same today too.

MIUI MI-2 phone rumored to have Qualcomm quad-core processor

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Jul, 2012

The smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi released an impressive MIUI MI-One smartphone last year. Complete with top end specs, MIUI's ROM pre-installed, and all for a great price. Today however we are now seeing reports of their next-generation smartphone rocking even better specs -- yet still keeping an awesome low price.

CyanogenMod 9 hits RC2, Jelly Bean on track with CM10

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jul, 2012

If you're like me and enjoy flashing the absolute latest and greatest nightly builds of CyanogenMod 9, or now 10 we have some good news. While Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and CM10 is in the works the CyanogenMod team is still hard at work on CM9. Today they've announced CM9 RC2 builds are rolling out and it's as stable as ever. This means official releases are coming very soon.