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Fxtec's Pro1-X is the world's first smartphone to run LineageOS out of the box

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:56:02 +0000

XDA has teamed up with F(x)tech to announce the world's first smartphone -- the Pro 1-X -- that runs on LineageOS run out of the box. The device will also be available with Ubuntu Touch support. Read more...

Nintendo settles for $12 million in lawsuit against married couple who operated ROM sites

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:48:01 +0000

Nintendo has settled for $12 million in a lawsuit that it filed against a married couple who were operating ROM sites. The accused have also signed off the websites, games, and emulators to Nintendo. Read more...

More Samsung devices including S7 and S7 edge are now supported by LineageOS 14.1

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 20:24:01 +0000

LineageOS 14.1 has now arrived on several more Samsung devices. Since its launch at Christmas, the LineageOS project has been racing to get its software on all the devices which CyanogenMod supported. Read more...

OnePlus confirms the obvious: it's merging OxygenOS with HydrogenOS

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:08:01 +0000

After sending out preview versions of a big revamp of its OxygenOS operating system, now OnePlus has confirmed what many had speculated: it will be merging OxygenOS with HydrogenOS. Read more...

Windows 10 Mobile ROM for the Xiaomi Mi 4 is now available, but only for the LTE variant

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has finally released the highly-anticipated Windows 10 Mobile ROM for the Xiaomi Mi 4 Android handset, opening up a world of possibilities of the OS running on other devices too. Read more...

Windows 10 Mobile ROM for Xiaomi's Mi 4 Android handset is coming this week

Andy Weir — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:36:01 +0000

Back in March, Microsoft and Xiaomi teamed up to develop a Windows 10 Mobile ROM that could be installed by users onto their Mi 4 Android phones - and it finally looks set to arrive on December 3. Read more...

Windows Phone Internals debuts potential Windows RT 8.1 proof of concept on a Lumia 520

Boyd Chan — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 03:06:01 +0000

After the release of Windows Phone Internals just a few days ago, it seems that hackers have wasted no time seeing what could be crammed into a Lumia handset. Read more...

Windows 10 Mobile ROM for the Xiaomi Mi4 Android device to be released near Thanksgiving

Usama Jawad — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 06:30:01 +0000

A Weibo post from a Microsoft Software Engineer Institute Director claims that the first official Windows 10 Mobile ROM may be released for the Xiaomi Mi4 - an Android handset - around Thanksgiving. Read more...

Xiaomi opens registration for first Windows 10 Mobile beta ROM to 'convert' an Android phone

Andy Weir — Fri, 29 May 2015 13:50:02 +0000

After Microsoft and Xiaomi announced development of a Windows 10 ROM that can be installed on an Android phone, registrations have now opened for the beta program... as long as you can get to Beijing. Read more...

Microsoft wants to convert Android devices to Windows 10 phones with special ROM [Update]

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:20:01 +0000

Microsoft is testing an image of Windows 10 that can be flashed onto Android devices and essentially convert them to Windows phones on the spot. The program might be expanded soon if successful. Read more...

Android Lollipop 5.0: No One (M7) left behind..

Steven Parker — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 11:08:01 +0000

The roll out of Android Lollipop has been a rather slow affair, and some devices won't even get the update at all, which is where custom ROM developers have stepped up, for the HTC One M7. Read more...

Android 5.0 Lollipop gets ported to the mighty HTC HD2

Andy Weir — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:44:01 +0000

Originally launched with Windows Mobile 6.5 in 2009, the HTC HD2 has seen ports of Windows RT, Firefox OS and more - and now an unofficial Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM is also in development. Read more...

OnePlus releases a preview version of its new Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM

Andy Weir — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 09:22:01 +0000

OnePlus has released a public 'alpha' preview version of its new Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM, which is available to download and install now - and it looks very similar to the standard Lollipop release. Read more...

No plans for Cyanogenmod 12 Android L until full release

James Walker — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:32:35 +0000

The team behind the Cyanogenmod Android custom ROM have explained that they are not intending to release an Android L version of the operating system until it is past the developer preview stage. Read more...

CyanogenMod Installer pulled from Google Play Store

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 05:28:39 +0000

Cyanogen, Inc. has announced that they have removed their recently launched CyanogenMod Installer app from the Play Store after being told by Google that it violated the Store's developer terms. Read more...

CyanogenMod team raises $7m; aims to become larger than Windows Phone

Andy Weir — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:48:03 +0000

The team behind the CyanogenMod firmware for Android plans to grow its user base to become larger than Windows Phone, with $7m in funding and a hardware manufacturer partnership to be announced soon. Read more...

Android 4.3 custom ROM leaked ahead of official update for the HTC One

Steven Parker — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:36:42 +0000

A developer on the XDA forums has leaked a custom Jellybean 4.3 ROM for the HTC One ahead of the official update, which will be rolled out in the U.S. soon, skipping 4.2.2 altogether. Read more...

HTC's Titan gets Lumia exclusive apps

Paul Ferson — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:40:40 +0000

Nokia's Lumia-exclusive Windows Phone apps are slowly making their way to HTC's Titan, thanks to the efforts of a Vietnamese developer. Read more...

WinMo 6.5 update available from Verizon

Benjamin Rubenstein — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:12:25 +0000

If you have a Verizon branded HTC Touch Pro 2 or HTC Ozone, your official Windows Mobile 6.5 update is ready to install at your convenience. Boy Genius Report links to HTC's Twitter page where... Read more...