Posted by, HalfSight on August 1, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Recently I got a new Motorola Droid X. This article will be more information than actual hacking or modding. Google bought the Android OS in 2005 and it has had a rocky path to success. Often being compared with the iPhone, the Android operating system offers one main difference, openness. Programmed in Java and run on a Linux kernel, Android offers a lot to the phone community. Although Android’s success has been through openness, as other big manufacturers get their fingers in the jar we are seeing some things being locked down and controlled a bit more. The newest Moto Droid X is a prime example of corporate control. This phone has a locked bootloader will continue to be locked until the encrypted technology can be hacked through. On the original G1, Google’s flagship Android phone, you were able to change the bootloader to different versions with relative ease.This process puts you in danger if bricking your phone if you are inexperienced, so if you are thinking about flashing a new bootloader, do your research.
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Posted by, HalfSight on July 26, 2010 at 5:59 pm
I get a lot of people asking me exactly why I root my phone. My general response to this inquiry is why don’t you root your phone? Once someone has achieved the initial root exploit, rooting is pretty easy. There are guides every where on the net for rooting your android phone. The most popular group for rooting are the teams over at XDA Developers (http://www.xda-developers.com/). There are many other rooting websites popping up all over the Internet, XDA is simply the largest and has the most content. You can also do a search for your phone model on Google and you will receive hits to www.theunlockr.com for many excellent guides on gaining root access. If you have a Moto Droid feel free to check out www.Droidforums.net for the latest guides to rooting your phone.
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Posted by, PHLAK on February 7, 2010 at 12:46 pm
This meeting was a particularly large meeting. Most “active” members were there at some point throughout the night and several of us overflowed outside. AltF4 gave his advanced presentation on cryptography, Zapperlink brought an Intel I7 powered laptop and an Atom powered IP phone, Rax gave away a couple of shirts (I got the Android one, woohoo!) and other miscellaneous conversations went on as well.
