Droid 2 getting Profiles and Tethering?

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 10th 2010, 8:46pm
tagged Android, droid, droid x, droidx, fast, profiles, update, x

Well-known Android enthusiast p3droid has some new screenshots up of an OS update reportedly coming for the Droid 2. Standard news, except for the small fact that, included in these shots are the profiles we reported on a couple days ago, as well as new tethering options. The tethering will be coming via USB.

It’s also mentioned that the ROM should be pretty slick and fast, so if you have a Droid 2, be sure to hit up the source link below to check it out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments.

[via MyDroidWorld]

CyanogenMod 6.1 does quickboot

by Dustin Karnes on Sep 27th 2010, 12:00pm
tagged Android, boot, cm, cm6, cyanogen, CyanogenMod, fast, fastboot, hibernate, mod, Root

You’ve probably heard recently that the quickboot feature on the HTC Desire HD has been ported, along with a full ROM, to a couple other devices. It looks like this feature caught the eye of the CyanogenMod team, as a tweet came out this morning from @cyanogen, which simply stated:

Yeah, CM6 “does” too

Included in the tweet was a link to a YouTube video showing off the fastboot option on a CM6.1 device. For those who don’t know, the quickboot option works by actually hibernating the device instead of doing a complete shutdown. Video below. Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

O2 trials 4G in the UK

by Chris Moor on Jul 30th 2010, 11:22am
tagged 4G, fast, O2, speeds, uk, wimax

O2 UK have begun trialling 4G in the UK. Using a standard Dell laptop and a samsung 4G broadband dongle, speeds of 80mbps were achieved at peak performance, and this while demonstrating from a coffee shop in a shopping centre.

During the demo, the page load times were compared to Broadband loading speeds of approx 15 seconds, and over 4G pages loaded in 1 second. At the O2 headquarters, the 4G signal was routed through WiFi to simulate 4G speeds on a mobile phone, with super fast results.

O2 will also begin a low band 4G trial in late august, this should demonstrate that the 4G signal can penetrate further, giving a larger cell footprint from the towers. This could mean that hard to reach locations that have not experienced broadband could instead enjoy 4G connectivity and speeds.

Just check out the video: Fast Internet in Slough