The other day, we voiced our disgust over rumors that the eForce chip (that will supposedly be standard fare on Motorola devices moving forward) would render phones bricked/useless/glorified paper weights if custom ROMS of any type were attempted to be flashed. Protecting your hardware, software, and consumers is one thing. Actively trying to shut down legitimate avenues and uses for someone’s purchased hardware after the fact is downright asinine. So what does Moto...
Wow, things for Android + Moto lovers just took a much bigger turn for the worse. Over the last couple of days, we’ve highlighted how the Droid 2 and Droid X were going to lead the new wave of Moto’s future, locked bootloader and all. At that point in time, it simply meant a large headache for devs trying to hack their way into the device’s inner sanctums, gaining the highly sought after root access. If that was the end of the world to you, hold tight,...
You know, I’m beginning to sware off future Motorola handsets for the simple fact they are making it harder for me to enjoy my smartphone of choice. We already talked about the Droid X’s locked bootloader that will make rooting efforts exponentially harder. So far, devs are still trying to crack the Motorola Milestone’s (European Droid) locked bootloader in order to flash custom ROMs. Ask any diehard Android junkie and they’ll tell you, flashing...
Android fanatics looking for the latest and greatest need to stop by Cyanogenmod’s website and have a look around, as the latest 6.0 RC1 Rom is now available for the taking. I’ve been using 6.0 RC1 for around 12 hours now without a single force close in sight. It’s rock solid stable and super fast. Though, I did kick ADW launcher off and replaced it with Launcher Pro Beta (personal favorite). Other than that, I’ve left it bone stock. If...
Motorola is currently enjoying a resounding comeback from the brink of death. The hardware they’re pumping out is awesome. It’s been awhile since consumers have actually wanted Motorola phones. A fair chunk of the new enthusiasm however is limited more to their Android line-up. That’s where the magic’s currently at. So it pains me to see them shooting themselves in the foot and limiting the usefulness of their newer devices. The first DROID was...
