Breaking: Adobe to Cease Development of Mobile Flash, Moving to HTML 5/AIR
The following announcement was sent to Adobe’s internal developer mailing list and was confirmed by ZDNet earlier this evening: Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer adapt Flash Player for […]
HTC Rolls Out Unlocked Bootloader for T-Mobile Sensation, EVO 3D
HTC has updated its HTCDev portal for unlocking bootloaders on select devices with support for the T-Mobile Sensation 4G and the Sprint HTC EVO 3D. The update unlocks the bootloaders on both devices, but will void their respective manufacturer warranties, essentially waiving support for the devices. By unlocking the bootloaders, owners will be able to […]
EP1H Gingerbread Update Leaked for Droid Charge
The Samsung Droid Charge is now the latest Android device to receive a leaked Android Gingerbread build ahead of official release, with the latest build now available to install from this location with these instructions. As the build is not final, some bugs may be present that are not immediately apparent or visible, but reports […]
Android Gingerbread Manual Update for T-Mobile G2X Leaks Ahead of Official Release
A new version of the LG manual updater for Windows has been leaked, which contains the long-awaited Android Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2X. The build has a date of July 15th, meaning that the update was only recently completed before being leaked and pushes the build number from T-Mobile LGP999 to build V21e. In […]
Apple Releases PDF Exploit Patch, Tethered Jailbreak Now Available
Apple has released the long expected iOS update that is meant to patch a long-standing PDF exploit vulnerability that was recently used to provide a web-based jailbreak for every iOS powered device, including the iPad 2. The updates bump the GSM line to 4.3.4 while the CDMA version is pushed up to 4.2.9. Continue reading […]
HTC Confirms First Devices Receiving Bootloader Unlock Updates
As was done with the initial bootloader unlock announcement, HTC has confirmed on Facebook the first three devices that will receive updates that will unlock the bootloaders on those devices in order for enthusiasts to more easily load custom ROMs and other software variants onto the hardware. The worldwide version of the HTC Sensation will […]
Microsoft Quietly Approves of Windows Phone 7 “Mango” on HTC HD2
Enterprising hackers on XDA Developers have managed to install the latest beta version of Windows Phone 7 Mango onto the last major Windows Mobile 6.5 flagship smartphone in the HTC HD2. Microsoft has even acknowledged the ingenuity of the team responsible and has given its tacit approval, while not completely endorsing the practice as it […]
Review – Straight Talk Prepaid Service: An Alternative to Tiers and Buckets
On May 10th, after weeks of looking for a prepaid service to serve as my new primary service to save some cash, I decided to skip the usual suspects in MetroPCS, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, GoPhone and Verizon Prepaid and ended up choosing Walmart’s exclusive Straight Talk prepaid service. You may be wondering why I […]
Motorola to Unlock Atrix 4G Bootloader with Gingerbread Update, Code Leaked
The Motorola Atrix 4G will be the first Android smartphone to have its bootloader unlocked by the manufacturer with the forthcoming rollout of its long-awaited Android Gingerbread update. Motorola has previously stated that it would begin to ship devices and updates unlocking the bootloaders on select Android smartphones as soon as this Fall, but the […]
ChevronWP7 to Relaunch As Paid Service with Microsoft’s Approval
The ChevronWP7 dev team has come out of hibernation to announce that its ChevronWP7 unlock will return as a paid service with Microsoft’s approval after months of negotiation with the Windows Phone team. Earlier this year, the team gained prominent media attention for developing the first device unlocking tool for Windows Phone 7 which allowed […]