Some folks like to hack their smartphones to add support for apps and features that wouldn’t otherwise be available. That’s why there’s a community of iOS users that jailbreak their devices (or find ...

For most users, getting a "stock" ROM is one of the big draws of rooting. However, it's far from the only reasons you'd flash a ROM. Heck, some people flash custom ROMs that keep HTC's Sense interface ...

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For Android enthusiasts, rooting and custom ROMs were once the ultimate draw. They made Android exciting and turned every phone into a project worth tinkering with. But the modding scene's golden age ...

With the constant rush to trumpet the latest phones it's easy to think of old phones as obsolete. Most carriers encourage this with a spotty record on upgrading their existing phones to the latest and ...

Zopo are finally learning (the hard way) what customers want and deserve. After finally releasing a couple of new flagships, the company have now teased their plans to open source codes and have new ...

If you followed our instructions to the letter, you should have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 2. You might be wondering what all the fuss was about, as it's pretty much identical to how it was before - ...

It looks like custom ROMs right now won’t be a possibility on devices launching with Windows Phone 7 until someone can figure out Microsoft’s PVK system. PVK, which is a security key that ties the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Just a few weeks before it officially hits, Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh aka "Tango" (build 8773) ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Now he's released the XAP for his custom, homebrew Marketplace for others to use. This means of ...

Installing custom ROMs on Android phones serves several purposes. ROMs could offer more features above and beyond the software your phone packs by default. Using a current ROM could be essential if ...

With the constant rush to trumpet the latest phones it's easy to think of old phones as obsolete. Most carriers encourage this with a spotty record on upgrading their existing phones to the latest and ...