Posts Tagged ‘Android’
Add Android OS to HP TouchPad Android Hack
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:20 Written by Naota Monday, 22 August 2011 10:42
HP TouchPad Android Hack! A race to change the HP TouchPad to the Android Operating System
As many of you know, HP has recently slashed the price of their HP TouchPad. You can now purchase the HP TouchPad 16GB for $99 (Originally $400), and the 32GB Model(Originally $500) for $150. These products have been getting sold out everywhere. Because this product is being discontinued, support for the product will be vanishing as well. Due to the short lifespan of this product before being discontinued (only a few months), the Apps available has been small and now how much longer HP will continue to support and update the device is up in the air.
Geeks all around are looking to get their hands on this nice tablet so that they can put the Android Operating System on it. And why not? The Android OS is already so robust. This operating system change alone could fix several of the woes that plagued the TouchPad during its initial release.
However it is important to note that hacking the TouchPad to use the Android OS is not be an easy task. As we have seen, most mobile device OS ports have been sub-par, or consist of running an OS on top of another one. With such a sudden influx in sales and support ending for this discontinued device, could we see a solid Andorid Operating System port for the HP TouchPad? Only time will tell.
Stay tuned for updates.
*Update 8/22 @ 12PM*
It appears that people are now offering rewards for a HP TouchPad Android Hack! For a basic TouchPad Android Port HackNMod will pay $450. Additional features and hacks will be sponsored as well.
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With this huge influx in purchases, next to go will be the accessories (which I am sure are going to be halted.) Grab what accessories you can now before they run out.
Tags: Android, Hacks, TouchPad | Posted under News | 4 Comments
Funny T-Shirt: Android + Dr. Zoidberg (Futurama)
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 February 2011 09:05 Written by DarkKnightH20 Friday, 11 February 2011 06:30
Recently, I saw one of the greatest, most geeky t-shirts of all time. One bright person was able to combine both Google’s infamous Android character and Futurama’s Doctor Zoidberg into one rad looking creation! I WANT this shirt!
Tags: Android, funny image, Futurama, Google | Posted under News | 2 Comments
Android 2.1 Download Leaked – Dell Streak
Last Updated on Monday, 29 December 2014 10:53 Written by DarkKnightH20 Saturday, 14 August 2010 06:15
Android version 2.1 has been leaked on the internet for the Dell Streak tablet. It is available for download in many places throughout the web. 
I’m sure many are taking advantage of this leak, and putting this premature version on their tablet. Updates WILL be available. This version is for the O2 locked Dell Streak, which is a pretty nice phone / tablet.
You can download the Android 2.1 update for this phone from several mirrors.
MediaFire (MF)
MegaUpload (MU)
So What’s New In Android Update 2.1?
Most notably, they improved the keyboard (great for those who text a lot on this phone), added live wallpapers (makes the phone look even more pretty), and a 720p camcorder (makes the phone even more powerful!).
How to Install?
Download the update from one of the given mirrors above (it is a PKG file). Drag the PKG file to your Streak’s SD card and then rename it to “Update.pkg”. Afterward, reboot the Streak into recovery mode by holding down both volume keys and powering it on. This procedure is VERY simple as you can see.
BE SURE TO BACKUP ALL YOUR DATA BEFORE UPDATING. YOUR TABLET WILL BE WIPED CLEAN. BE CAREFUL WHEN INSTALLING ANY UPDATES TO YOUR PHONE AND RESEARCH THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Also, for those who download from mirrors like the above often, check out this awesome, free Firefox addon — Megaupload MU, Megashares MS, Rapidshare RS, Mediafire MF, DepositFiles DF, Auto CAPTCHA + Auto Download.
Operating System Android 2.2 Update – Froyo (Frozen Yogurt)
Last Updated on Monday, 24 May 2010 03:52 Written by DarkKnightH20 Monday, 24 May 2010 03:52
The following phones will likely receive this upgrade — Motorola Droid, Google ‘s Nexus One, the Droid Incredible, and some others. However, the Nexus One and Motorola Droid will receive it in June for sure. This is suppose to make the operating system up to 5 times faster when compared to the 2.1 version because of the new Dalvik JIT compiler. Exchange capabilities are also being implemented for enterprise uses (i.e. calendar syncing) and many APIs were added. Version 2.2 is also suppose to offer the fastest internet browsing experience available. This should be a really cool update that many will look forward to I’m sure!
Tags: Android, HTC, Operating System | Posted under Phones | No Comments
Smartphone Operating System Marketshare
Last Updated on Monday, 10 May 2010 08:59 Written by DarkKnightH20 Tuesday, 11 May 2010 10:00
A lot of people assume that either the iPhone OS or Google Android OS are the #1 smartphone operating systems used. Actually, they’re not! The number one spot belongs to….RIM! With their BlackBerry operating system. Android takes second place, which use to belong to Apple, who now takes third place instead. Here’s a chart to put things in a more visual perspective–
Obviously Android will stay on the rise and, in my opinion, overtake the number 1 spot easily. This is because Android is an operating system that isn’t specific to a certain brand of phone, unlike Apple, and therefore can expand easily.
Source: DailyFinance.com
Tags: Android, apple, BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm, Smartphones, Windows Mobile | Posted under Phones | No Comments