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  CyanogenMod developers end support for early Snapdragon CPUs, citing hardware limitations

  By Nate Ralph on August 2, 2012 11:23 pm + 11 comments

  Bitter news for some CyanogenMod fans. The developers of the popular custom Android ROM have Continue reading…

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  Motorola figures out solution to bootloader unlock mess, starting with Photon Q on Sprint

  By Chris Welch on July 26, 2012 04:47 pm + 28 comments

  Motorola has announced it "finally found a solution" that will let users unlock the bootloader of Continue reading…

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  Android 4.1 Jelly Bean hacked onto the HTC HD2

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 16, 2012 11:01 am + 64 comments

  HTC's chameleon-like HD2 just refuses to die. The phone was introduced back in late 2009 (around the Continue reading…

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  CyanogenMod 9 and XBMC ported to Nexus Q as proofs of concept

  By Louis Goddard on July 16, 2012 04:40 am + 20 comments

  Just a week after managing to launch Netflix on a Nexus Q, developer Jason Parker (aka "kornyone") Continue reading…

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  Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ported to Kindle Fire in beta form

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 11, 2012 11:53 am + 6 comments

  New versions of Android always spark off a whole new round of attempts to port the operating system Continue reading…

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  Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III shipping with locked bootloader

  By Amar Toor on July 7, 2012 06:18 pm + 159 comments

  Verizon's version of the Samsung Galaxy S III is reportedly shipping with a locked bootloader, much Continue reading…

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  Watch this: CyanogenMod founder Steve Kondik talks hacking Android

  By Chris Welch on July 5, 2012 09:54 am + 40 comments

  For several years now, CyanogenMod has served as a crapware-free, open source replacement for the Continue reading…

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  Google Currents to become a preinstalled app in Jelly Bean

  By Dante D'Orazio on June 30, 2012 06:47 pm + 38 comments

  It looks like Google Currents is about to get promoted to the highly-vaunted "bundled app" status. Continue reading…

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  Android 4.1 preview for Galaxy Nexus leaked, available for download

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 28, 2012 07:27 am + 67 comments

  A preview Jelly Bean ROM for the Galaxy Nexus has been leaked by RootzWiki. The release came just Continue reading…

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  Leaked Android 4.0 ROM for Droid Bionic can be installed without rooting

  By Chris Welch on June 21, 2012 02:19 pm + 3 comments

  Motorola and Verizon still haven't gotten around to updating the Droid Bionic to Android 4.0, but a Continue reading…