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Honeycomb Port for NOOKcolor Updated

By Dylan Bailey
on 2 Feb, 2011

Just yesterday an unofficial port of Honeycomb was made available on the NOOKcolor that was based on the official Google emulator and various other sources. The original developer has been hard at work and has now updated the port with some stability improvements and sound.

Notion Ink Adam’s App Suite Ported to G-Tab

By Dylan Bailey
on 1 Feb, 2011

Regardless of all the drama revolving around the Notion Ink Adam, it's software is very impressive. It definitely brings an interesting new take to Android based tablets and this interest is what sparked XDA member gojimi to port them to the G-Tab.

Honeycomb for NOOKcolor ROM released [Update: Video!]

By Chris Davies
on 1 Feb, 2011

You've seen Honeycomb running on the NOOKcolor in photos and on video; now you can try it yourself. xda-developers has released a Honeycomb ROM for the Barnes & Noble ereader tablet, based on the official Google emulator and various other sources. So far, graphics acceleration, wireless, the touchscreen, buttons and accelerometer all work, but sound and DSP (including hardware video decoding) are still works-in-progress. Nonetheless, this is a handy way to get a jump on Google's official Honeycomb reveal tomorrow if you've got a NOOKcolor to hand; if you haven't, head over to our Honeycomb deep dive instead. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in!] Update: Our old friend Steve Troughton-Smith has put together a walkthrough video: [youtube X2kJaVnXhPQ]

Notion Ink’s Adam rooted & Android Market access added

By Chris Davies
on 28 Jan, 2011

Notion Ink's Adam tablet has been successfully rooted, and with it the Android Market added to the slate's software. The handiwork of NotionInkHacks, the root not only opens up Adam to modification but makes a few extra tweaks, for instance adding the Gingerbread keyboard as an option, and restoring the YouTube app. There's also a home switcher and Live Wallpaper support, along with a slight increase to the frame buffer rate which might just make the screen a little smoother. On the flipside, it's expected that using the new firmware will break the official Notion Ink OTA updates, but we're guessing that most users will be content with using offline updates if it means they get access to the Android Market. [youtube L4FyhHN4Dlg] [Thanks Kam!]

Notion Ink Eden UI ported to Viewsonic GTablet [Video]

By Chris Davies
on 26 Jan, 2011

Notion Ink's Eden UI has been ported to the Viewsonic GTablet, after the start-up released fix files containing the slate's ROM for those who had bricked their Adam. xda-developers wasted no time in bringing the three-pane interface over to the GTablet, and while it's not 100-percent stable, it's still arguably better than the UI Viewsonic opted for. Interestingly the Notion Ink team seems aware of the hacking efforts, and - at least going by the latest blog post - don't appear too upset. "XDA community, we love you!" CEO Rohan Shravan claims. [youtube uKWeVY_pOEs] [Thanks to everybody who sent this in!; image and video via roebeet]

EVO WiMax Issues? Check your RSA Keys With This Simple App

By Dylan Bailey
on 21 Jan, 2011

If you own an EVO and are currently switching between ROMs, you may have noticed a bit of an issue with its 4G connection. This has been found out to be a problem with the "RSA keys" that allow your WiMax radio to function properly. The brilliant users over at XDA have developed an application that will check your device to see if these keys are present or corrupted.

Motorola Issues Apology For Their Statements on Bootloader Policy

By Dylan Bailey
on 20 Jan, 2011

Yesterday one of the comments from Motorola on the official YouTube Atrix ad was picked up by the internet. The comment was simple, "if you want to do custom roms, then buy elsewhere." Well, they have now issued an apology stating that the response does not reflect the views of Motorola Mobility.

Motorola: ‘Buy Elsewhere if You Want Custom ROMs’

By Dylan Bailey
on 19 Jan, 2011

We all know Android is set to be an open platform, but in the end it's the hardware manufacturer that makes the decision to just how open. And Motorola has been pretty open with their strong stance on rooting and custom ROMs on their devices, and now they have stated that if you want to root, "buy elsewhere."

ROM Kitchen Allows Customizable ROMs for Galaxy S and Captivate

By Dylan Bailey
on 19 Jan, 2011

One of the best features of the Android platform is its ability to be rooted and utilize ROMs. However, getting that perfect ROM may be troublesome for many. Worry no more, XDA members DocRambone and Stefunel have put together RomKitchen which will allow you to select your own resources resulting in a custom ROM.

CyanogenMod 7 Quadrant Benchmark on Nexus S [Exclusive]

By Chris Burns
on 16 Jan, 2011

Take a peek here at CyanogenMod 7 as it is right this moment, by the numbers, straight off the press on a Quadrant benchmark. A total of 1717 on a brand new Nexus S, and that's without ext4 implemented, without being overclocked. Sound sweet to you?