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Oct

20

2011

[Dev Contest] appbackr Launches “Build the Maze! And then: Break it!” Competition, Offers Early Invite to Additional Distribution on New Appbackr Xchange Platform

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by Joe Sirianni
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Any developer today, especially a new one, will tell you that attempting to get exposure for that new application can be a frustrating and daunting task.  This is why it is often referred to as a “Maze” for developers. appbackr, the first and only company to offer a digital wholesale approach to funding developers, wants [...]

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Jul

21

2011

God Mode brings unbelievable speeds to new custom Android ROMs

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by Dustin Karnes
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While there are a lot of people out there who will argue that benchmarks are ridiculous, the opposite argument always remains. Benchmarks are a great way to let you know how your Android device is performing overall, and also let you know just how much better your device is than your buddies. In the latest [...]

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Jun

28

2011

Motorola Offers MOTOREADY App Testing Program For The Xoom

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by Joe Sirianni
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Motorola is taking development on the Xoom pretty serious these days and to ensure a great experience for the consumer they’re launching the MOTOREADY App Testing Program.  The service assists in finding applications that are best optimized for the popular Motorola Xoom tablet. We’ve had a behind-the-scenes version of the MOTOREADY program for years.  This [...]

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Jun

2

2011

NVIDIA Kal-El quad-core development tablet – images and video

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by Jesse Bauer
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At Computex 2011, NVIDIA had some interesting displays of power within the much anticipated quad-core processors known only as ‘Kal-El’. The tablet device shown is simply a development tablet, which looks pretty juiced up to say the least, and Engadget got to grab some real eyes-on time in the video after the break. The demo [...]

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May

26

2011

Dev Community Brings First Custom ROM to Droid Charge

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by Michael Murphy
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The Droid Charge has been out just over a week, and is a solid device. Samsung has always given us fairly “moddable” phones, and have been doing it for quite a while…it’s not a huge surprise that the mod community is quick to pounce, successfully, on a custom ROM.

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Apr

16

2011

Kyocera Zio source code released, prepare for custom ROMs… maybe

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by Dustin Karnes
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Well, it finally happened. The Kyocera Zio had its source code released to the public. Now, normally, this means we all sit back and wait for the developers to start cooking up some custom ROM goodness. However… we’re talking about the Zio this time. As far as what kind of development we can expect to [...]

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Feb

22

2011

Motorola to Make Bootloader Unlockable to Give Devs Access

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by Michael Murphy
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As we reported yesterday, the Atrix 4G from Motorola has a mostly-locked bootloader, meaning that dev access to the system partition is pretty restricted, and a lot of the things that devs try to accomplish — like rooting and custom ROMs — may be very, very difficult to achieve.  Well, the Xoom will be available [...]

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Jan

2

2011

Install a front-facing camera on your Samsung Vibrant

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by Dustin Karnes
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Been dying for a front-facing camera on your Samsung Vibrant? Well, thanks to the genius minds over at xda, you can now have one. Of course, this won’t be an easy task, as you’ll need the right ROM, kernel, and – you guessed it – a front-facing camera to install. You’ll also have to have [...]

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