Galaxy Tab hacked to run Ubuntu

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 19th 2010, 11:43am
tagged Android Tablets, galaxy tab, hacking, samsung galaxy tab, ubuntu, Ubuntu on a Galaxy Tab

Well that sure didn’t take long. Someone from among the XDA-Developers faithful has successfully installed Ubuntu on a Galaxy Tab. Granted, he did use the same instructions used to install it on a Galaxy S Epic 4G, and it’s really not that surprising that it worked.

However, for those of you that love to install secondary operating systems on your devices, this may be right up your alley. If you want to try this out, check out this thread for instructions and support, but be careful!

[via XDA-Developers]

Video: Android running on Apple iPhone 3G, Tutorial Included

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 18th 2010, 12:00pm
tagged Android, apple, Google, hack, iboot, idroid, iOS, iphone, jailbreak, open, Root, tutorial

With the influx of people wanting to give Android a go (even Steve Wozniak!), there’s been one lack in the whole “Android on your iPhone” flurry: video! Fortunately for all of us, the guys over at Lifehacker have recorded a video tutorial of not only how to get Android on your iPhone, but also of the OS running on the device. In viewing the video, you’ll probably notice that the interface is pretty laggy in general, but you have to remember how much hacking and modding was required to get this done. So check out the video after the break, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

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Motorola Droid Pro may have root with Z4Root

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 17th 2010, 2:52pm
tagged Android, droid, moto, motorola, pro, Root, z4, z4root

According to some whisperings over at xda-developers, the new all-encompassing-Froyo-root app, “Z4Root”, seems to be working on the Motorola Droid Pro. According to Droid rooter “bigdinosaur”:

So I figured I’d at least get things started – Credit goes to whomever first tried z4root on their Droid Pro – and to mahst687 for the deodexing.

Lets Begin!

Resources:
Motorola ADB Driver
Android SDK
xUltimate V2.2.2

You will also (obviously) need Z4Root, available through the Market or by clicking here.

The whole thing seems to be very “beta” at this point, but if you want to give it a shot, be sure to hit the thread at the source link below, as well as to get any kind of support for this. XDA does mention that “It looks like this will be more of a trial and error type of process”, but they say that the process seems to work after awhile. Let us know how it goes or what you think in the comments!

[via xda]

Android OS running on iPhone 4 and iPad

by Mikka Burrell on Nov 15th 2010, 9:31pm
tagged Android, apple, ipad, iphone 4

As if running Android OS on an iPhone wasn’t enough, the folks who created iOpen based Bootlace for running Android on an iPhone 3G are now hard at work on being able to run Android on the iPhone 4 and iPad. That’s right, people, Apple’s tablet may soon be used with Android OS.

For those who are unfamiliar, OpeniBoot is a open source implementation of iBoot bootloader for Apple iOS devices. It allows booting of Linux kernels on the device. Currently, only iPhone 3G, 2G and the 1st-gen iPod touch are able to run Android via this method.

Any Apple chauvinists out there intrigued? Check out a tutorial on how to install Android OS on your iPhone 2G or 3G.

Hit the break to see a video of the Android OS iPad in action!

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T-Mobile G2 gets overclocked to 1.9 GHz, hits 2800 Quadrant score

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 15th 2010, 11:09am
tagged G2, linpack, overclock, Quadrant, T-Mobile, xda-developers

So, are you unsatisfied with the current CPU speed of your G2? How high do you want to take it? 1 GHz? 1.5 GHz? Nah, that’s not fast enough, so let’s try 1.9 GHz. Some brave (or maybe you’d call them crazy) folks over at the XDA-Developers forum have been toying around with trying to get the most out of a G2, and have proven that the phone’s Scorpion processor can handle being pushed quite far over the edge. Testers have experienced Quadrant scores of between 2700-2800, and Linpack scores of between 55-60 at this CPU speed.

You can hit up the XDA thread here if you want to grab the kernel needed to achieve these speeds, but this comes with the standard warning that you may brick/nuke/implode your phone if something goes wrong. Definitely refer to the thread for instructions if you decide to try this, and be sure to leave us a comment and let us know the results!

[via AndroidPolice]

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab in US hacked, can make phone calls

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 13th 2010, 10:56am
tagged Android, galaxy, hack, Phone, Samsung, t-mo, T-Mobile, tab, tablet, tmo, tmobile, XDA

As previously mentioned in our pro-Tab article via the comments, the US versions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab have had the phone functionality removed. But, thanks to the genius minds at xda-developers, the T-Mobile version has been hacked to add the phone functionality back in.

We should mention that the hacks aren’t for the faint-hearted, as there’s going to be some pretty technical stuff involved in making the phone aspect work. But, if you’re ready to don your geek hat and dive in pocket-protector-first, then be sure to hit up the source links below and get started for yourself.

What do you think about the hack? Do you want the phone feature on the Galaxy Tab, or do you think it’s better off without? Be sure to let us know in the comments!

[xda1 / xda2 / xda3 via AC]

CyanogenMod 6.1 for the G2 is finished

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 12th 2010, 5:09pm
tagged Android Development, CyanogenMod 6.1, G2, Root, T-Mobile

For those of you with a freshly rooted G2, you may be pleased to hear that the folks behind the ever popular CyanogenMod have finished their work on version 6.1 for the G2. The announcement came via Twitter yesterday, so we should be seeing a release here pretty soon. Stay tuned folks!

[via Twitter]

Newly Shipped Droid 2 Global Rooted

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 12th 2010, 12:38am
tagged Android, Android smartphones, bootstrapped, droid 2, droid 2 global, hacked, motorola, motorola droid 2, rooted, smartphones, superoneclick, updated

It looks as though happy hackers just couldn’t wait to get their newly shipped Droid 2 Global rooted and bootstrapped! As we can see here, it looks like the Droid 2 Global will work with a manual root method is preferred as reports have been coming in that the “SuperOneClick method” have been freezing up.

The Droid 2 Global began pre-orders a couple days ago, and we reported earlier that customers who ordered were already receiving them today.

[via Droid-Life]

Rooted Android 2.2.1 Update Leaked for Motorola Droid!

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 12th 2010, 12:24am
tagged Android, android 2.2.1, Android smartphones, froyo, Google, hack, leak, motorola droid, rooted, smartphones, update

Those with a Motorola Droid and a need to hack their Android wait no longer as build FRG83 has been released at MyDroidWorld, which will update the Motorola Droid to Android 2.2.1!

This is a pre-rooted update to help ease the pain a little, and so far, no users who have updated on the Droid report any major concerns with regards to Wi-Fi, Android Market fixes or Settings, so you should be in good shape after installing.

Grab the update by clicking the link below to visit and download.

[via MyDroidWorld]

CyanogenMod 6 seen on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G!

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 11th 2010, 2:13pm
tagged Android, Android smartphones, cyanogen, CyanogenMod, cyanogenMod 6, Google, hack, mytouch 4g, smartphones, T-Mobile myTouch 4G, tmobile, tweet, Twitter

CyanogenMod 6 has been installed on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G, and although reports are that the build is “very broken”, it’s still pretty cool that this is available in such a short time. There’s no doubt that will have many cool features coming with it, making the MyTouch 4G even sweeter! Look for that soon!.

[via Twitter]

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