The NITDroid project has been slogging along this year in an effort to get Android fully ported to Nokia’s N900 , and the progress has been promising so far — but wouldn’t it be nice if you could, you know, make calls ? Looks like these guys are making some solid progress there with a new video showing both incoming and outgoing calls doing… well, something or another on the N900 side. Cellular data’s coming along nicely, too, as you can see on the video after the break — so here’s the million-dollar question: when this is rock-solid and ready for prime time, are you jumping ship or sticking with Maemo ? Continue reading Fully-functional Android port for N900 threatens to beat N9 to market Fully-functional Android port for N900 threatens to beat N9 to market originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink    |  NITDroid  |  Email this  |  Comments

For Sven Killig, running Android 2.2 wasn’t enough. No sir, this dude wanted even more power for his Nexus One, so he went ahead and penned a few lines of code that have allowed his Googlephone to act as a USB host . As a result, he can now do cutting edge stuff like plugging in USB keyboards and webcams, as well as more useful things like watching movies off USB sticks or connecting to a monitor via a DisplayLink USB-to-DVI adapter. All these features are demonstrated in the video after the break, and you’ll find the downloadable binaries at the source — Sven expects them to work on Android 2.1 as well. Continue reading Nexus One gets USB host driver from a dude with an oscilloscope (video) Nexus One gets USB host driver from a dude with an oscilloscope (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink    |  Sven Killig  |  Email this  |  Comments

We’re still a good dozen days away from its public release , but the Evo 4G has already been given a rooting makeover. Google dished out Evo handsets to all the lucky (so lucky!) attendees of its blowout I/O 2010 event, and a trio of those visitors rolled up their sleeves and decided to get down and intimate with the phone over the weekend. The product of their labor is at this stage just a few screenshots and a blurry video after the break, but fear not, we’re sure details of the hack will be forthcoming promptly. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading HTC Evo 4G rooted in record time (video) HTC Evo 4G rooted in record time (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 03:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink    |  grack  |  Email this  |  Comments

If you’re itching to put a webOS device on your AT&T account and don’t mind having half the now-standard RAM , the developers at jictechnology have released what they’re claiming is an official, permanent SIM unlock for the original Palm Pre. A few bugs to get through, but it’s apparently legitimate enough (we haven’t tried, but the happy customers in the forums seem to suggest success) for the group to charge around £25. Great news all around, but if you’re the sort whose fixation on Palm hasn’t been so grand that you resisted switching to Sprint or Verizon , you can probably wait for the AT&T’s Plus-sized model. GSM Palm Pre SIM unlock now available, unofficially originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink    |  Pre Central  |  Email this  |  Comments

Don’t look surprised. With the Windows Phone 7 Series dev tools now out in the open the pent up demand for that elusive HD2 upgrade was bound to be a priority for some well-meaning developers, somewhere… namely, Russia. Now we’ve got what looks to be the first screenies of the WP7S OS running on an HD2. Better yet, htcpedia claims that almost everything is working including WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. However, the graphics driver is still showing problems and there is noticeable device lag. Nevertheless, the team is planning a beta release soon. Imagine it, an HD2 WP7S ROM available before Microsoft and its partners can even launch an official device, with its 5 buttons or not — now that would be something. One more grab after the break, the rest at the source below. Update : Video evidence after the break. For what it’s worth, the folks at XDA also think it’s legit. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading HTC HD2 gets early Windows Phone 7 OS port, could be released before official devices (updated: video!) HTC HD2 gets early Windows Phone 7 OS port, could be released before official devices (updated: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink   RedmondPie  |  htcpedia  |  Email this  |  Comments