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Empty Those Windows Mobile Rounds with Modern Battlefield
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Empty Those Windows Mobile Rounds with Modern Battlefield

January 31, 2012
Long after Microsoft themselves decided to jump ship from Windows Mobile to its successor Windows Phone, the developers on our lovely forums continue the tradition of making the most out of our devices, no matter what vintage the OS may be from. Unfortunately however, one area that has traditionally found difficulty in keeping pace is...
Bolt Sizer: A Practical Android Application
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Bolt Sizer: A Practical Android Application

January 31, 2012
We've all been there: your about to put the finishing touches on your latest project and you realize your short a bolt. You run to your spares drawer, only to discover nothing has been labelled. You look in vain, hoping that what you've found is the right size. You handle several different bolts before finally...
Tool to Help HTC Rezound Themers
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Tool to Help HTC Rezound Themers

January 31, 2012
Theming can involve a number of long and tedious activities. Applying the same theme to dozens, even hundreds of icons. even more tedious is taking those icons and putting them back into the apk files they came from. For users of the HTC Rezound, there's one less step from concept to completion. XDA Senior Member MrSmith317...
ClockworkMod Touch Recovery For Galaxy Nexus & Nexus S
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ClockworkMod Touch Recovery For Galaxy Nexus & Nexus S

January 31, 2012
Koush, a well-known developer, just released the beta of his new Touch Recovery. Finally no more volume up, volume down, power button to control what you want in the dark screens of recovery world. Just boot, tap and flash it!. For now the recovery works only on CDMA and GSM for the Galaxy Nexus, and...
HTC Ville Caught on Video
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HTC Ville Caught on Video

January 31, 2012
Just a few days ago we were talking about how HTC has been making a lot of noise in many news lately, and now we saw a video where the HTC Ville  shows off HTC Sense 4.0. Some of the leaked details point that this metal uni body device will have a thickness of 8mm and...
Mod for EVO 3D Allows Device Wake Using Swipe Gesture
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Mod for EVO 3D Allows Device Wake Using Swipe Gesture

January 31, 2012
Finding ways to wake a phone besides the old power button can be a challenge for some phones. For those who still have phones with the Blackberry style navigation ball or the front touch pad, such as the HTC G2, there are mods out there that will give you the ability to unlock your phone...
Auto Installer for Sony Xperia Line Helps Get ClockworkMod Recovery to Users Easier
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Auto Installer for Sony Xperia Line Helps Get ClockworkMod Recovery to Users Easier

January 31, 2012
Installing a recovery on a phone has the potential to be challenging. On some devices, it's as easy as flashing a kernel. On others, it's knowing how to use ADB in your command prompt (or terminal) to push the recovery to the correct partition and hope you didn't just turn your beautiful device into a...
Init.d Script Collection Now Available for AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II
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Init.d Script Collection Now Available for AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II

January 31, 2012
Scripts are always fun to add to a phone. The versatility of a script can be staggering and can do anything from increasing performance to increasing battery life and sometimes even both. There isn't much about a phone that can't be changed with a script. XDA Developers Senior Member stevehkim has release about half a dozen...
#OPMOSH2: Developer Edition Is No Solution, Petition For Real Droid RAZR Bootloader Unlock
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#OPMOSH2: Developer Edition Is No Solution, Petition For Real Droid RAZR Bootloader Unlock

January 30, 2012
Guess what, Motorola? You got us shouting at you again. You delivered a special Developer Edition of the RAZR, but how are existing owners of the Droid RAZR going to unlock their bootloaders? No way. Do you seriously expect them to dish out money to buy a brand new device just to get a bootloader...
HTC Rezound Is A World Phone, Works On GSM Networks
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HTC Rezound Is A World Phone, Works On GSM Networks

January 30, 2012
Verizon might tout its LTE capabilities, but what if you're not in the US and thus can't use the HTC Rezound on Big Red? Good news, as the Rezound includes radios that enable it to work globally on all GSM networks. How come? Well, forum member i rule123, who's based in the UK, accidentally ordered one...
Easy Development Studio Helps Developers and Beginners Develop
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Easy Development Studio Helps Developers and Beginners Develop

January 30, 2012
Any tool that helps in the development of Android is a welcome addition to the veritable arsenal of tools and kitchens out there to help beginners and experts alike make their ROMs everything they can be. Of course, anything that makes the process easier is even a more welcome addition. XDA Recognized Developer wes342 is developing...
Motorola Announced Droid RAZR with Unlocked Bootloader
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Motorola Announced Droid RAZR with Unlocked Bootloader

January 30, 2012
You asked for it, they promised, failed to deliver, got shouted at, and now it's coming. Motorola just announced the release of their European Droid RAZR variant, with a US version coming later. The variant allows for the user to unlock the bootloader through MOTODEV, their global developer network. Motorola went on to say "In the...