Root and Push Clockwork Recovery to Your Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet

by Jack Holt on Jan 23rd 2012, 3:02pm
tagged adb, ClockworkMod Recovery, CWM, lenovo thinkpad, Root, Vulnfactory.org, Windows PC, XDA

If you have been wanting to root your Lenovo ThinkPad and haven’t had time, knew where to go, or were a little bit apprehensive about doing such things then today is your lucky day as we have the process all lined up for you. Heck we’ll even give you instructions on pushing ClockWork Recovery to your device as a special bonus. We’ve compiled the process from Vulnfactory and XDA and have it broken down below.

As with all rooting, your device’s warranty will be void and all responsibility if you brick your device falls on you. However if you are more than ready to root this device hit the break below to get the files and instructions needed to root and get a custom recovery onto your ThinkPad. Just FYI this only works on Windows PCs. » Read the rest

Developer Stephen Erickson Open-Sources BusyBox Installer App

by Roy Alugbue on Jan 23rd 2012, 11:52am
tagged Android, busybox, developers, hackers, linux

If you’re a developer, a fiddler or a hacker, chances are you’ve heard about or used BusyBox. If you’re a commoner and haven’t heard about it, BusyBox is one of the most imporant tools needed to harness the true potential of your Android device. Essentially, it’s something you install on your device which gives you additional shell commands which in turn allows you to commit actions such as renaming specific files or modifying imporant files. Developer stud Stephen Erickson wants additional masses to get in on the BusyBox action by open sourcing his BusyBox installer app. In addition to installing the app on your device, BusyBox makes it easy to customize your embedded systems in the forms of ROMs or even apps, setting you well on your way to becoming the king Android developer on your block. Now this is what the Android platform is all about.

[via BusyBox Google Code by Android Central]

Sense-ICS Roms Now Surfacing for the HTC Rezound

by Jack Holt on Jan 19th 2012, 9:44pm
tagged $199.99, Beats Audio, CleanROM, HTC Rezound, ice cream sandwich, RezROM ICS, sense 3.5, Verizon

We knew it would be only a short time before we saw ROMs popping up for the HTC Rezound after it was announced that the device’s bootloader was unlocked. While it may be some time before we see an official OTA build for Ice Cream Sandwich that hasn’t stopped developers from getting their hands on leaked images. We discussed an early build for the Sensation that was released back in December and it appears that developers are hopping all over the system.img released for the Rezound a few days ago as well. Both images show an ICS experience that is chalked full of Sense (obviously) but deep down it’s ICS.

So if you’ve unlocked your bootloader, rooted and installed a recovery hit the links below to check out ICS on the Rezound and if you’re in the market for a new Android phone, remember that the device is going for $199.99 which is a great price for a really great phone. Hit us up in the comment section below to let us know how they run. Enjoy!

CleanROM | RezROM ICS

Mass File-Sharing Site Megaupload.com Shut Down Over Piracy Violations

by Jack Holt on Jan 19th 2012, 5:21pm
tagged Craigslist, DOJ, Google, Governement shutdown, Megaupload, Mods, PIPA, piracy, roms, SOPA, wikipedia

One of the world’s largest file-sharing sites on the internet was shut down today after its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws according to federal prosecutors. These charges accuse Megaupload.com of costing more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films as well as other pirated content for copyright holders. This happened a day after sites and companies, like Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist shut down in protest of the SOPA and PIPA proposals sent before Congress that were intended to stop online piracy.

This is a surprising turn of events as Megaupload was unique in that it had support from celebrities, musicians and other content producing folk that are usually the ones who are victims of said copyright infringement and piracy. The company complied with DMCA takedown requests in a timely fashion was endorsed by celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys and Kanye West, and the like. A lawyer for the company was quoted to say: » Read the rest

Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Under $200 Again, Today Only

by Jack Holt on Jan 19th 2012, 2:11pm
tagged android 2.3, Android Markt, EMPLOYEEPRICE0119, Kindle Fire, lenovo, Lenovo IdeaPad A1, Lenovo Web Store, Nook Tablet, Sub-$300 Tablet, ti

With more and more budget conscious tablets coming out, such as the Kindle Fire or Nook tablet, the sub $300 tablet is no longer a myth. Folks are combing the internet looking for deals on tablets. Well if you’re one of those folk looking for a good deal on an Android tablet, Lenovo is selling the IdeaPad A1 for only $199.20 at its online store. This isn’t the first time that this device has dropped below the $200 mark as Lenovo did the same in both September and October. However a lower price does come at a, well, price. It has the following features: » Read the rest

Build 9.4.2.11 Rolling Out To An Asus Transformer Prime Near You

by Joe Sirianni on Jan 19th 2012, 9:26am
tagged ASUS Transformer Prime, OTA Update 9.4.2.11

Those who experienced some “wacky” behavior after the most recent ICS update for the Transformer Prime, Asus has indeed begun rolling out their new update to make it up to you. Build 9.4.2.11 should be rolling out to your device shortly and we’d definitely like to hear from you as to how well it’s working. However, note that if you’re one of the individuals who rooted your device, THIS WILL BREAK ROOT. Our own Editor, Stacy Bruce can attest to this as the OTA has recently rolled out to his rooted T-Prime.

“I noticed better GPS, less banding in apps and a faster browser” - Stacy Bruce

He notes that you can use supercurio’s voodoo to restore root access, however. And while there isn’t an official change log available we can note that the GPS is now showing version 6.9.13 from 6.8.13. So, if you see anything different, be sure to report it in the comments below or in our forum. In addition, it appears that the camera has been updated as well. Stay tuned to the post as we’ll either provide the change log as soon as it’s available or create an entirely new post linking back to this one. To check for the update on your Prime now, go to: Settings—>About Tablet—>”System Firmware Update”. And if you happened to miss our initial unboxing and hands-on of the device, be sure to check it out here.

[via Droid Life]

CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0 Now Available for HP TouchPad

by Jack Holt on Jan 18th 2012, 10:25am
tagged CM 7, cm9, CM9 Alpha 0, CM9 Alpha Build, hp touchpad, ice cream sandwich, rootzwiki

A few days ago we showed you a preview we saw of the HP TouchPad running CM9. If that video had you chomping at the bit to get your taste of CM9 and Ice Cream Sandwich on the device, now’s your chance as it has been released in alpha. However it is very much an alpha build as all of the following doesn’t work:

Hardware Video (OMX). As a result, Netflix does not work, YouTube works only only in non-HD videos.
Audio is a mess. The microphone does not work. Work on the current libaudio solution has halted because we will eventually switch to a CAF libaudio.
Camera does not work. The only libcamera.so that we have is from froyo and its closed source. There is a wrapper for QCOM gingerbread libcamera libraries that could likely be used as a basis to get our camera working.
Market filters prevent some apps from being installed (this can partly solved by switching back to standard DPI settings(120, 160, 240). The current build is using 160 which fixes the market but makes everything look ugly and low resolution.
Titanium Backup crashes the kernel. There’s an investigation in progress…There are reports that older versions do work.
Most of the hardware problems from CM7 still exist in this CM9 alpha build.

So as you can see this alpha build has a lot more work to be put in but it shows promise. If you can stand the bugs and don’t mind various aspects not working hit the source to get your little piece of ICS. However I recommend using something else as your daily driver. That aside, if you’re interested check it out and let us know what you think!

[via RootzWiki]

You Know that CyanogenMod Music App We Told You About? Well It’s Here

by Jack Holt on Jan 17th 2012, 11:23am
tagged Andrew Neal, cm9, CyanogenMod, ICS, music player

About three weeks back we told you that the CyanogenMod team would be bringing more customizations and gesture support to the stock Ice Cream Sandwich music player. We didn’t have an exact time frame for a release but with that you can’t rush creativity. Well even with that said, Andrew Neal brought the customized, beefed up music player to us in a very timely fashion. He brought to us a slew of touch gestures as well as even more added functionality to the app. As he puts it:

“The app comes with a degree of customization that you won’t find in any other Music app, or possibly, in any app. You can shop the Android Market for the currently playing song at the push of a button, share what track you’re listening to with all your social outlets, set your favorite song as ring tones, delete unwanted tracks, and search your music from anywhere in the app. “

With gestures you will be able to do things like flip your phone over to quickly play and pause music. The shake action is customizable and both of these features can run in the background allowing you to use them no matter what you’re doing on your phone. These features will come in handy if you ever need to quickly shut off your music.

While I have yet to play with the app fully, it looks to take the stock player to a whole new level. It isn’t in the market yet as Mr. Neal is figuring out what to call it but you can hit the break below to download the app or view the source. You can also get the template for the app to which should spur a host of templates down the road and the app will also be featured in CM9. Let us know what you think! » Read the rest

Samsung Epic Touch 4G Gets Official MIUI ROM

by Jack Holt on Jan 16th 2012, 10:56am
tagged Epic Touch 4G, MIUI, rooting, Samsung

MIUI is one of the more popular ROMS out there. While at first one would confuse it with that of the iOS it’s so much more than that. Well until now those with a Samsung Epic Touch 4G on Sprint weren’t able to play with this ROM. In order to run this ROM you need to make sure that you are rooted. So hit the source and get your taste of MIUI. Let us know what you think.

[via XDA]

The DROID X2 Finally Sees CyanogenMod 7

by Jack Holt on Jan 13th 2012, 4:29pm
tagged cm7, CM7.2, CyanogenMod, dragonzkiller, droid x, DROID X2, Gingerbread, Verizon, XDA

Honestly, when I heard about the Droid X2 I was pretty excited because the original was a great phone, that is until the Gingerbread update that was installed but that’s neither here nor there. Well it seemed that the X2 came and went with little luster from what I remember, even though Verizon is still selling them. I believe that this was in part due to the fact that it was really difficult to customize in the beginning and partly due to the fact that Motorola over did it on new handsets in 2011. So the X2 really didn’t see any exciting news in terms of rooting and developing, even after the one-click method was released. However that is no longer the case as XDA forum member dragonzkiller has been able to successfully get CM7.2 working on the handset. It comes with the following features: » Read the rest

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