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Archos 80 G9 tablet rooted, still a work in progress

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Oct, 2011

The new Archos G9 series tablets haven't been out long, but as usual the developer community is already working hard at figuring out the goods and bringing a root method for all. The popular @PaulOBrien has been hard at work with the new Archos 80 G9 Honeycomb tablet and has finally achieved root access. He does however mention that it was not an easy task and it is still a work in progress before any sort of details and instructions will be released. Progress is progress though right?

Verizon Wireless blocking apps and their updates in the Market

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Sep, 2011

We all know that carriers allow or block certain applications to and from the market -- some for the better, and others for the worst like we have here. Obviously carrier specific apps like Verizon's NFL Mobile are only accessed by Verizon devices and are blocked to the rest. It now seems Verizon is taking this a step further and are blocking apps in the market, even ones you've already purchased.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch root method released

By Nicholas Ahn
on 20 Sep, 2011

The Epic 4G Touch was released just last Friday and already the lovely people over at XDA Developers have already developed a root method for the device. While most of you may be unsure of putting your brand new, beautiful Epic 4G Touch's under the knife, these developers have unlocked the phone to allowing you full access to the device's potential.

Motorola DROID Bionic already boots CyanogenMod 7 [Video]

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Sep, 2011

Well folks, that sure was fast. It appears a few sneaky developers have already been working day and night and we now have a fully bootable CyanogenMod 7 for the DROID Bionic. I know a few people will be more than happy to hear and see this so I'll cut the chase and show everything in the video below.

CyanogenMod 7 Alpha now available for HTC Sensation and EVO 3D

By Cory Gunther
on 12 Sep, 2011

After a few teaser videos and screenshots over the past month or so the time has finally arrived and we now have CyanogenMod 7 for the HTC Sensation and EVO 3D. If you've been patiently awaiting its arrival you can now download and get to flashing this awesome ROM for your phone and we have details below.

Motorola DROID Bionic Rooted with one-click-root [Download]

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Sep, 2011

We already knew this was going down but you can now root your DROID Bionic using the simple one-click-root method found to work on a slew of other recent Motorola phones such as the Droid X2 and the Droid 3 all running on Moto's latest Gingerbread builds. Last week we saw the Bionic was already rooted, but today we have instructions and the download for you.

ScreenCast App Review, Screen Recorder for Android

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Sep, 2011

Today I found a new application for Android that looked pretty awesome, it's called Screen Cast. This is a screen capture and screen recording application for Android smartphones and tablets. Obviously something like this will require root access, but that is to be expected. In the market now by Media Solutions they have both a free version to test the app and try all of the features, as well as a paid version for $2.99 for those wanting to record for a bit longer.

Motorola DROID Bionic Rooted Already

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Sep, 2011

Well ahead of the release date it appears the new Motorola DROID Bionic has already been rooted. Just as a few of us suspected the recent Droid 3 exploit that seems to be working on most newly update to Android 2.3 Motorola devices has also got the job done for the Bionic. I'm sure a few were debating buying the phone for this exact reason so this is good news.

Motorola Droid 3 Receives Root Access [Updated with 1-click]

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Aug, 2011

Thanks to XDA Forums member djrbliss, who hasn't ever actually touched the Droid 3, found a nice and simple exploit that has allowed the Droid 3 to be successfully rooted. He has yet to unveil the full exploit used but he was nice enough to give everyone some instructions to do this on their own. No one click root here, this requires some ADB shell skills so make sure you know what you're getting into.

HTC EVO 3D Up Next, Bootloader unlocking is now live at HTCDev

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Aug, 2011

Now before you all get excited and run to HTCdev.com you need to be running the latest OTA for the HTC EVO 3D that has just started hitting phones this morning. Yes this is still exciting news because just as HTC promised users can now unlock their EVO 3D bootloaders using the easy and simple web based tool.