Posts From Ben Elliott

Ben Elliott
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Hi! My name's Ben, and I'm proud to be one of the news writers at xda-developers. I live near London and have spent the last ten years wasting all the money I get my hands on on new gadgets with which to fulfil my technolust. I first got into HTC phones when I found a Lobster 700TV (the HTC Monet) at a very good price, and I'm ashamed to say that I couldn't have cared less about what operating system the phone was running as long as I could watch The Simpsons on the bus. As fellow Monet owners might know, the 'TV' part of the phone's alternate title was somewhat deceiving and was completely abandoned by the service providers in England. However, by then I had already fallen in love with the freedom Windows Mobile had given me. After the Monet came a Universal, with a Touch Pro following that. I've just bought a G1 (yeah, I know, get with the times!) because I'm really interested in Android as a budding operating system and don't think I could ever cope with a 'dumbphone' now that I know what's on offer. Although I haven't contributed much to the site in terms of programming or cooking help, I hope that I can give a bit back by letting you guys know what's new through my articles. If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints about those articles, feel free to get in touch with me via PM using the URL above.

Fix Developed for Jaggy Sensation Navbar
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Fix Developed for Jaggy Sensation Navbar

September 7, 2011
It's hard to deny that the HTC Sensation is a good looking device: HTC's instantly recognisable taste in hardware styling combined with a revamped Sense interface running on a qHD resolution, 4.3" screen really make for a treat to the eyes. Yet, in some places the device doesn't seem as aesthetically polished as you might...
XDA Visits HTC’s London Event, Radar and Titan Unveiled [breaking]
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XDA Visits HTC’s London Event, Radar and Titan Unveiled [breaking]

September 2, 2011
Last night, HTC simultaneously unveiled two brand new Windows Phone 7 devices in different locations around the world. I was lucky enough to get myself to the London branch of the event, and despite the time I spent queuing, shuffling, listening and watching slightly tipsy nerds awkwardly do The Robot, I eventually managed to get...
Make your SGSII Sleeker with Lucid/Hyperdroid Theme for VillainROM and Cognition
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Make your SGSII Sleeker with Lucid/Hyperdroid Theme for VillainROM and Cognition

August 15, 2011
It goes without saying that Samsung's Galaxy S II is a very handsome device. However, sometimes the aesthetics of available custom ROMs aren't to everyone's taste. To remedy this, XDA member doctorcete has released regularly updated ports of the Lucid Hyperdroid theme for the newest versions of VillainROM and Cognition for the Galaxy S II, a theme...
Motorola Photon 4G Gets Unlocked Bootloader!
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Motorola Photon 4G Gets Unlocked Bootloader!

August 15, 2011
We added forums for Motorola's new Photon 4G earlier this month in the hope that it would instigate development for the device, and users were pleased to find that over the weekend a way around Moto's pesky locked bootloader had become available. Thanks to XDA member Yay 4 Juggs, it became apparent to the XDA community that...
Epic Audio Visualizer – New Live Wallpapers Added!
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Epic Audio Visualizer – New Live Wallpapers Added!

August 15, 2011
XDAer Metastable's Epic Audio Visualizer collection of sound-receptive live wallpapers has been enjoyed by many users since its release back in June. Correspondingly, Metastable has added several new wallpapers since, along with bugfixes and various optimisations across the wallpaper collection. Recent additions include Falling Object, Laser and Galaxy style visualisations. As with some of the stock Android...
[BREAKING] Google Purchases Motorola Mobility
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[BREAKING] Google Purchases Motorola Mobility

August 15, 2011
After the original Eclair-premiering Droid redeemed a failing Motorola way back in 2009, the company's dedication to the Android platform became set in stone. We've seen awe-inspiring devices such as the Droid X and the Atrix along with more forgettable entries to the canon of the little green robot, including the Backflip and the Devour....
Follow the Creation of a Live Wallpaper
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Follow the Creation of a Live Wallpaper

August 14, 2011
Metastable, creator of the Epic Audio Visualizer live wallpaper collection, has recently decided to share some of the knowledge behind the developer's ingenious creations through a thread in which the steps of creating a new live wallpaper are detailed. While designing and creating a live wallpaper reproduction of Canadian musician Deadmau5's current concert set, Metastable thought...
Fix Found for Samsung Wave Camera Problem
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Fix Found for Samsung Wave Camera Problem

August 14, 2011
Upon flashing new firmware to their Bada-running Samsung devices, some users were disappointed to find that their cameras would no longer work at all. Luckily, however, user bangalorerohan has found a method that seems to fix this problem completely. Using an application called sTunes to re-flash the original drivers for the Samsung Wave's camera, it appears that it...
Feeling Helpful? Dark Forces Team need Translators for Windows Phone 7 Camera App
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Feeling Helpful? Dark Forces Team need Translators for Windows Phone 7 Camera App

August 14, 2011
The Dark Forces Team has become world-famous for their work in allowing multiple operating systems to be installed on the HTC HD2 and, more recently, for releasing custom Windows 7 Mango ROMs for HTC's first-generation WP7 devices. If you appreciate their work and would love to find a way to give something back (without necessarily...
The Weekly Q&A: Week 46
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The Weekly Q&A: Week 46

August 8, 2011
In this regular XDA feature, the news writer team scours the forums to find five questions and answers which may be of use to you, or may simply provide an interesting read. Q'I don't understand what is different between Clockworkmod Recovery 150MB, 250MB and 400MB? If I flash a 400MB recovery can I install a ROM...
XDA TV Official Podcast (and Windows App) Available Now!
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XDA TV Official Podcast (and Windows App) Available Now!

May 9, 2011
Can't get enough of XDA TV since its introduction earlier this year, or find yourself missing episodes and wishing there was an easier way to keep track of the latest upload from your favourite presenter? XDA member meltwater has been working hard on a solution, and it just might be what you're looking for. For those looking...
Reject Calls Quickly With Root Call Blocker for Android
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Reject Calls Quickly With Root Call Blocker for Android

May 9, 2011
Sometimes you're in a mood when you really don't want to be bothered by pesky unknown callers (or for some, even known ones) and tapping the reject call button once the phone starts ringing just isn't enough. XDA member ftgg99 has come up with a solution in the form of his Root Call Blocker app for Android....