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MIUI Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Kindle Fire

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:10:00 +0000

lithium76 @ XDA is working on porting to the Kindle Fire the latest version of MIUI which is running Ice Cream Sandwich. For those of you who haven’t tried any MIUI ROMs yet the end user experience is quite different than most ROMs, it is actually a great looking ROM which I recommend. You should at least give it a try (on your Kindle Fire or any other Android device you might have). Find out more info about this ICS MIUI ROM for the Kindle Fire after the break.

How To Root Your Sony Tablet S

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:32:00 +0000

The Sony Tablet S is the latest Sony tablet with specs that are very similar to other Android Honeycomb tablets: Tegra 2 CPU, 9.4 inches screen with TruBlack Sony panel. The design however is quite different from other tablets and is supposed to make it easier to use, it is also quite light (lighter than an iPad 2). While this tablet was released at the end of 2011, it was not rooted until very recently, thanks to Dan Rosenberg we can now root the Sony Tablet S. Find out more after the break.

How To Root Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:02:00 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a new smaller Android tablet which is part of the Galaxy Tab series. Size is not the only difference compared to the Galaxy Tab 10.1: the screen of the 7.7 is using the Super AMOLED technology to provide a more vibrant display. This is a really nice device for folks who want a tablet that fits in their pocket more easily. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 can also be rooted quite easily, let’s find out how after the break.

CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.6 for HP TouchPad

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:53:00 +0000

CyanogenMod 9 is making some progress on the HP TouchPad and version Alpha 0.6 of CM9 was just released. This release adds a couple of enhancements as well as some bug fixes and more. Ice Cream Sandwich on the HP TouchPad isn’t perfect yet as video hardware acceleration and most importantly the camera are not working yet but it’s getting there for sure. Check it out after the break.

CyanogenMod 9 Progress for Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:55:00 +0000

CyanogenMod 9 (Ice Cream Sandwich) has never been that close (and it will get closer with every day that passes ). While we are waiting for an official release, folks keep on getting their hands on the code source and compile it for all of us. The latest builds start to get really usable and now support HD videos (YouTube, Netflix etc.) on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and others. ICS looks and now runs amazingly well on that tablet. Find out more after the break.

Root Your Asus Transformer Prime Easily with viperMOD Prime Time

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet (what a long name!) is the flagship Android ICS tablet these days. Its Tegra 3 CPU and the fact that it runs Ice Cream Sandwich make it the tablet to beat at this time. Asus recently provided an OTA update for ICS and some folks may have their root privileges. But be assured that the dev community is watching as there is now an easy to use utility which can root your Asus Transformer Prime (running Ice Cream Sandwich or Honeycomb) and Asus Transformer tablets.

Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy Tab

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:04:00 +0000

Samsung will most likely not have an official Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab so we have to count on our favorite developers to port ICS to this tablet. Things are actually looking pretty good as some folks have managed to get CyanogenMod 9 (ICS) running on the Galaxy Tab. It’s still work in progress but many things are working, while as you can guess some are not working that well… But if you own a Galaxy Tab and want to get ICS you need to have a look.

Create Your Own Android Live Wallpaper

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:42:00 +0000

Live Wallpapers were one of the first feature folks talked about when Android 2.1 first came out. There are plenty of Live Wallpapers for various Android versions out there: some are awesome, others are really terrible. Wouldn’t it be better if you could make your own? Sure it would, so let’s have a look at some options available when it comes to creating your own Android Live Wallpapers.

How To Root Your Motorola Droid RAZR

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:11:00 +0000

Motorola recently resuscitated the RAZR phone. It used to be a very popular dumb phone a couple of years back then fell off the face of the earth but it is now back in its smartphone version: Droid RAZR! This very thin device runs Android Gingerbread for now but will be upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich in the near future. As usual it is quite easy to root / jailbreak, let’s find out how.

CyanogenMod 9 Preview for Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:02:00 +0000

Everyday millions of Android users are dreaming of getting their hands on the latest Android version: Ice Cream Sandwich. Thanks to some developers, we are able to get our hands on early non-official releases like this CyanogenMod 9 Kang version compiled seraphimserapis @ XDA. While these versions are not supported, not final and may not show respect to the CM 9 developers, it can still give you a good idea of what ICS will look like on your device and usually it does look amazing. See more after the break.

Use Amazon Silk Browser on Any Android Device

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:48:00 +0000

The Kindle Fire runs on a modified version of Android and as we know developers love to hack Android devices as much as possible! Latest exploit to date is the ability to run the Amazon Silk browser on any rooted Android device. What sets the Amazon Silk browser apart from the other web browsers is that it relies heavily on cloud-based web services to accelerate your browsing experience. Amazon does have a lot of experience in the cloud with their AWS offering so it will be interesting to see how this Silk browser work.

How To Root Your Asus Transformer Prime Tablet

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

The Asus Transformer Prime tablet is probably one of the most anticipated Android tablet of early 2012. It is the first Android tablet to come with the NVidia Tegra 3 quad-core CPU and it promises to provide the best Android experience on a tablet. On top of that Asus will offer an Ice Cream Sandwich update for this tablet very soon. Find out more about how to root the Asus Prime Transformer after the break.

CyanogenMod 7.1 XRON VB2.8 for HP TouchPad

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:22:00 +0000

We continue on monitoring the progress made by Team XRON with their custom CyanogenMod 7.1 ROM for the HP TouchPad. Recently Leoisright @ XDA released their latest version: vB2.8 which is a heavily modified and optimized CM 7.1 version for the TouchPad. Hopefully CyanogenMod 9 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is around the corner! Find out what’s new in CM 7.1 XRON-ified vB2.8 after the break.

Happy New Year 2012!

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:46:00 +0000

We wish you all the best for 2012! May the new year bring you health and happiness and plenty of new toys to play with ;) Thanks for visiting TechHackz!

How To Root Kindle Fire 6.2.1 Firmware

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:19:00 +0000

Amazon recently updated the firmware of their Kindle Fire tablet and this broke previously available root methods. It also prevented re-rooting the Kindle Fire until the folks @ AndroidPolice and RootzWiki released a utility called BurritoRoot which can root firmware 6.2.1. Thanks to BurritoRoot you can now root any available Kindle Fire versions. More after the break.

Ice Cream Sandwich for Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

We know Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.x) is coming to many devices like the Galaxy Tab 10.1 soon. But for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners who can’t wait to get their hands on it, DaAwesome1 @ XDA decided to take it on himself to grab the CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) source code, compile it and release it so anyone can give it a shot. This version is in no way official or supported by the CyanogenMod folks, it is what’s commonly called a Kang version. Find out more after the break.

How To Root Your Archos G9 101 or 80

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:15:00 +0000

Archos, the French manufacturer, has recently launched some new tablets running Android Honeycomb: the Gen9 series. The new Archos G9 tablets come in 2 flavors: 80 (8 inches screen) and 101 (10.1 inches screen) and are following up on their successful Gen8 lineup last year. These tablets run a stock Android Honeycomb version with very few changes. Thanks to Paul O’Brien @ Modaco, it is now possible to root the Archos Gen9 tablets. Find out more after the break.

Kindle Fire Utility for Amazon Kindle Fire

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:59:00 +0000

The Kindle Fire from Amazon is selling extremely well with about 1 million units sold every week according to Amazon. This makes it the best selling Android tablet out there, not bad for a first release. So if you got a shiny new Kindle Fire and started thinking about hacking it a little bit you might be concerned if you’re not a developer yourself. This is where Vashypooh @ XDA comes in as he created Kindle Fire Utility for Windows which aims at making it easier to do specific tasks for the Kindle Fire.

Merry Christmas!!

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:10:00 +0000

We wish you a Merry Christmas, hope you got some new toys to play with this coming year.

Keep on following us in 2012!

Cheers,

-TechHackz Team

How To Root Your Lenovo Ideapad K1

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:44:00 +0000

The Lenovo Ideapad K1 is another Android Honeycomb tablet that came out this year with very similar specs to the rest of them: NVidia Tegra 2 CPU, Honeycomb 3.1, 1 Gb DDR RAM and SSD Storage. Not bad and it is priced below the iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Given that it would have been a shame not to be able to root this tablet and truly customize it. Thanks to djmwj and digitalhigh @ RootzWiki, it is now possible to root / jailbreak the Lenovo Ideapad K1.

MIUI Android ROM for the HP TouchPad

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:22:00 +0000

The famous AOSP MIUI ROM finally made it to the HP TouchPad tablet! This is great for those who love the polished look of the MIUI ROMs and want to try it on their TouchPad. I am personally a big fan of the MIUI ROMs, they are slightly different than the CyanogenMod ROMs but I do really like the overall look and feel. Find out more about MIUI for the TouchPad after the break.

How To Overclock Your Kindle Fire

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:19:00 +0000

The Kindle Fire is off to a great start and became most likely the fastest selling Android tablet this Holiday season. There are various reasons for that: great price, amazing content available through Amazon and also the fact that it can be modified / hacked easily. As you already know the Kindle Fire can be rooted so you get full control over the Android OS running on it and you can now also overclock it using a custom kernel. More info after the break.

Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for HTC EVO 4G

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:03:00 +0000

Will the HTC EVO 4G get an official Ice Cream Sandwich port from HTC? Time will tell but if you don’t want to wait you can already try one of the ICS ROM for the HTC EVO 4G that are popping up on the web. kushdeck @ XDA has released several alpha versions of his ICS ROM called ics-evo-deck and while still in alpha many things do work. Let’s have a look after the break.

How To Root Your LG Nitro HD

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:48:00 +0000

The LG Nitro HD is finally out on AT&T in the US and it has already been rooted just days after being released. The LG Nitro HD is a 4G device for AT&T’s LTE network, it comes with pretty good specs: 4.5 inches screen, dual-core processor and Android Gingerbread. With a rooted LG Nitro HD you can now remove the bloatware added by AT&T and get better performance out of it. Let’s find out how after the break.

5 Great Android Games for Tablets This Winter

noreply@blogger.com (techhackz-admin) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:43:00 +0000

With the Holidays coming up you will hopefully be getting a new Android tablet and wondering how to show off its true gaming potential. Whether you get a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, a Motorola XOOM 2 or an Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, you’ll enjoy the 5 games we will talk about in this article as they represent what’s best in mobile gaming at this time. Find out more after the break.