Now before you get all frothy at the mouth, turning over every little pebble for the download link, we must stress that this is an alpha — expect bugs.
Thrown together by infamous Android dev, Cyanogenmod and the many talented folks over at XDA, G1/Magic owners can finally relish in the Froyo limelight.
One thing you should know is the list of non-working functions: WiFi/GPS, camera, some wallpapers, external audio and flash. It seems kind of lacking now, but the list of working items should prove adequate: calls, 3G, LEDs, call audio, gapps and the notification bar. Don’t be too bummed though. These guys are fast — really fast. As of writing it appears to up to the 15th build of this particular ROM so there’s no need to worry about stagnation.
If you’re up to it, jump on over to this forum thread and get caught up to speed.
That whole Samsung/Behold II/Android 2.x drama we talked about yesterday just took a turn for the worst. Ya, Samsung pretty much hates you guys — you guys as in the one’s who picked up a Behold II with the belief Samsung was actually serious about supporting it longer than six months.
Unfortunately, speculation that Sammy was cuttin’ and runnin’ has been confirmed with an official tweet and forum reply to disgruntled end users stating the highest they’ll be able to upgrade is Android 1.6. Ouch. Step inside for the official replay their tweet is referring too…
I’m honestly at a loss for words here. Food will probably taste better, odors smell more distinct, and colors more vibrant now that I have seen this Teddy Drive. Of course, the poor bear won’t ever taste, smell, or see anything again. But that’s besides the point.
I really don’t see how this can be topped. I have a sort of sick, twisted humor that finds headless bears crammed into computers funny. Forgive me if that offends you. Though I really don’t care. That’s just good stuff right there. Anyone else have a good rofl at this bear’s expense?
It’s always nice to here someone from the gaming industry speak out over the current course of DRM proliferation. We all have clearly seen the direction Ubisoft wants to go (read: fucking legitimate customers over time and time again). But that doesn’t mean all game developers are bad, stupid, or all of the above. No sir. There still is some hope left. Just Cause 2 developer and Avalanche Studio co-founder, Christofer Sundberg, has come out against the several new forms of “ridiculous DRM”, with obvious hints at Ubi being a company not to follow.
But he doesn’t stop with Ubi…
As I was sifting through the growing pile of apps that is becoming the Android Market, I stumbled upon one exciting newcomer. For those of you familiar with Beautiful Widgets (the original HTC Sense widget look-alike), you’re going to love Beautiful Live Wallpaper. Building off the newer, redesigned widgets, Beautiful Live Widgets brings all the slick looking weather goodness directly to your home screen by way of live wallpapers.
One of the biggest problems I have with mobile broadband currently is that the companies who promote such products (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc.) continually tout who’s network is faster. Yet at the same time, they never mention the sick sadistic 5GB soft cap that will bring your mobile ventures to a halt after 12-24 hours of increasingly normal usage. After that soft cap is reached, you either get throttled, charged for any amount “over” your “unlimited plan, or have your service disconnected completely.
Lucky for us, Verizon is pushing hard for true unlimited 4G. Just kidding…
This particular story is one I hold near and dear. Not because I have some random affiliation with EA, but because I love racing games in general. Need for Speed has been one of my favorite franchises over the years that has managed to maintain relevance in the fast paced world of gaming. Looking back at all previous games, I can honestly say that Need for Speed World set to drop this July has easily engrossed me more than any past NfS game.
Here’s why…
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