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December 30, 2016
Ever since Cyanogen Inc. announced that they will be discontinuing all Cyanogen OS related services, many users wondered what would happen to CyanogenMod. Unfortunately, the worst scenario played out this past weekend, and CyanogenMod was declared officially dead. We've covered all of this in a separate article on how the death of CyanogenMod might affect development, so we...
The Official Gerrit for Lineage OS is Now Up

The Official Gerrit for Lineage OS is Now Up

December 27, 2016
With the departure of Steve Kondik from Cyanogen Inc, we knew there would be a big shakeup with the way CyanogenMod was handled. An official blog post announced the servers and funds that were keeping CM up and running would be discontinued on December 31st. Then seemingly out of nowhere, CyanogenMod’s website, wiki, forums, Gerrit, and...
Layoffs Continue at Cyanogen Inc., Seattle Office to Shut Down by Year-End

Layoffs Continue at Cyanogen Inc., Seattle Office to Shut Down by Year-End

November 29, 2016
Cyanogen Inc. has been in the news lately for the major changes that the company was recently undergoing. Most notably, the former CEO of Cyanogen, Kirt McMaster had to hand over the managerial roles of the company to Lior Tal and assume the role of Executive Chairman. Further, Cyanogen Inc's co-founder Steve Kondik, more famously...
Lior Tal Replaces Kirt McMaster as Cyanogen Inc. CEO

Lior Tal Replaces Kirt McMaster as Cyanogen Inc. CEO

October 10, 2016
Cyanogen Inc. is undergoing a bit of reform recently. The team had laid off a large portion of its staff in late July 2016, and there were reports and refusals of Cyanogen Inc. shifting focus towards apps. Cyanogen Inc. refuted by stressing on the point that they were still an OS company, but their latest...
Cyanogen Inc. Lays Off 30 of its Staff; May Turn from OS Towards Apps

Cyanogen Inc. Lays Off 30 of its Staff; May Turn from OS Towards Apps

July 23, 2016
Remember Cyanogen Inc.? Yeah, the same company whose top executives were reported as expressing their intention to "put a bullet through Google's head". The Cyanogen Inc. (not to be confused with their open-source sister branch, Cyanogenmod) that partnered with Microsoft to replace the Google Apps on its OS with Microsoft alternatives. Well, it seems that their plans...
OnePlus One – A Redefinition of the Developer-Friendly Device

OnePlus One – A Redefinition of the Developer-Friendly Device

December 28, 2015
Back in 2013, when OnePlus announced the One model, many of us knew almost nothing about this company. We simply heard of a no-name from China with promises of making a “flagship killer”, which was alleged to be competitive against powerful devices made by Samsung, LG and Sony. This sounded ridiculous, but when the One model...
Cyanogen Support OnePlus One in India – XDA TV

Cyanogen Support OnePlus One in India – XDA TV

May 11, 2015
Cyanogen is going to support the OnePlus One in India! That and much more news is covered by Jordan when he reviews all the important stories from this weekend. Included in this weekend's news is the announcement of the Sony Xperia Z4 Compact launch date and be sure to check out the article talking about...
Galaxy S6’s Different Sensors, Nexus 9 5.1.1 – XDA TV

Galaxy S6’s Different Sensors, Nexus 9 5.1.1 – XDA TV

May 8, 2015
Android Lollipop 5.1.1 has been released for the Nexus 9. That and much more news is covered by Jordan when he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week's news is the announcement of the OnePlus Two and its hinted price and be sure to check out the article talking about...
Cyngn Explained: Who’s Cyanogen, What’s Cyanogen OS?

Cyngn Explained: Who’s Cyanogen, What’s Cyanogen OS?

April 24, 2015
While Cyanogen, Inc has been the source of many headlines lately, there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the differences between Cyanogen, Inc and CyanogenMod developers, as well as Cyanogen OS and the CyanogenMod ROM that so many XDA users love. The entities surrounding each of these are sometimes different and sometimes intertwined....