December 2010 -- XDA Developers

Just In Time for New Year… Bada OS, Elocity A7, and Toshiba Folio 100 Forums Added

egzthunder1 December 31, 2010

Well, it looks like we are finishing this year with a boom... of fora. The much awaited Bada OS forum is now up and running. After several months of people asking and requesting it, we decided that there was enough interest in Samsung's OS development. Work on this OS has been ongoing for quite sometime...

SpeedMod Kernel for Samsung Captivate now Available

ElCondor December 31, 2010

SpeedMod, probably the most popular kernel originally developed for the Samsung Galaxy S, is now available for the AT&T Captivate too. XDA member hardcore, the developer of SpeedMod, decided to create the same kind of kernel for the Captivate. The developer's aim is to have a kernel that is fast, compatible, stable, and with good battery...

Guide: How to Flash your First NAND Android ROM to your HD2

ElCondor December 31, 2010

Yesterday, MAGLDR was released together with the very first NAND Android ROM, capable of booting directly to Android instead of having to launch the Haret in Windows Mobile. Even though the developers (DFT) added some guidelines, a very detailed guide wasn't available yet. XDA moderator mskip decided to put everything in one place and created a...

Remove Cell Standby Service from Nook Color

egzthunder1 December 31, 2010

Many of our members have noted a thing or two about the Nook Color, but XDA member xboxexpert hit the nail on the head while trying to remove useless processes from the device. As the device is not a phone, having the Cell Standby process running in the background is kinda silly. Particularly, when this...

Enjoy Your Favorite Shows/Movies on Your Android Device With Droid Streamer

egzthunder1 December 31, 2010

Surely, you bought a rather expensive device running Android with promises of incredible multimedia experience. The kind that would make you forget that you even have a TV at home. The problem is that coming across content can be an issue. XDA member KarlssoN1337 has put out Droid Streamer, which is a one stop shop...

SiMi Folder Widget for Android

Captainkrtek December 31, 2010

You may be aware of Android built in folders, they are not the most comprehensive and useful. But thanks to XDA member hateman, we now have an awesome looking and featureful folder widget for your home screen. It has the following features: Size 1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 2x1, 2x2 and 3x1 9 different Widget Layouts User defined...

Sketch Defense for WP7 Now Available

egzthunder1 December 30, 2010

Have you ever played Tower Defense for Android? If not, you probably missed on the birth of a new strategy game style. Many variations of it have been born like Robo Defense, but we are not here to talk about Android games. XDA member courtlandre has released Sketch Defense for WP7 devices. The objective of...

Progress of Gingerbread on Salvage-Mod for the HTC EVO

egzthunder1 December 30, 2010

Looks like since the release of the AOSP version of Gingerbread, every single one of our devs has been working on perfecting ports across the site. The EVO (one of the devices likely to receive an official GB update) is not the exception to this development race. The dev team composed by XDA members echoside, Barnacles10,...

Breaking: MAGLDR for the HD2: Boot Directly to Android!

ElCondor December 30, 2010

Are you dreaming of booting your HD2 directly to Android? Get back into reality - it is possible now! The DFT, a team of Android and Windows Phone 7 developers and coders, has managed to create a hack which allows you to skip the boot into Windows Mobile and boot directly to Android. The hack is...

AOSP ROM for the Verizon Samsung Fascinate

Captainkrtek December 30, 2010

Anyone on a Fascinate can proceed to thanking jt1134, birdman, and many others for working on AOSP for the Fascinate. The ROM is in Alpha at the moment but is making progress. Currently, it is close to a daily driver with the following working features: Wifi SMS Both Ways Calls Outgoing & Incoming (for the most part) Data/3G Vibrate Audio/Music WiFi Tether GPS Camera works (Black...

Battery Icon Mod Just Released for Android

egzthunder1 December 30, 2010

Yesterday, we published an article of some custom battery mods for the Epic that were being prepared by XDA moderator theimpaler747. XDA member appelflap has decided to team up with impaler747 and are working together in a one stop shop for battery mods... for as many devices as possible. The app seems to be rather simple...

Access the Contents of Your Android Device from Your PC with Browsix

egzthunder1 December 30, 2010

Do you long for ease of use? Maybe a world with no cables, complex connections, or sync issues? If you answered yes to the previous questions, then XDA member spolfliet may have something to tickle your interest. Browsix is a very interesting little app that will allow the user to access all the contents of...