One of the joys in an open platform is the level of customization one can do. Take for example the overclocking efforts on various Android devices. Even a MHz here and there can do wonders for speed and fluidity. But Android isn’t the only popular mobile OS in town. The webOS folks have a few tricks up their own sleeve, with one of those tricks now also being overclocking. Why overclock you ask? What’s the point? Well, simply put: It just makes everything...
I may toot the MOTO DROID horn from time to time and brag about how overclocking said device to 1GHz is impressive — considering 2x the stock clock speed is nothing to scoff at, especially for a smartphone. It appears however the Snapdragon processor in the Nexus One among others is far more capable, with quite a bit more headroom for overclocking shenanigans. So how high would you normally figure Snapdragon could be OC’d (ignoring the fact it’s in the...
The Motorola DROID may be stealing a majority of the rooted Android articles with things such as 2.1 goodies ported over or 1GHz overclocking, but it’s hardly the only kid at the playground. The G1 and MyTouch 3G may be older, slower, and generally less desirable when compared to the likes of the DROID and Nexus One, but those aging devices still have some kick left in them. Thanks to Eugene373 over at xda-forums, the MT3G (read: MyTouch 3G/HTC Magic) and G1 have...
Speed. Oh how we love pure, UI boosting speed. Back in the day, hearing of crazy overclocking events was a common thing. Now that most of the goals and awards have been doled out and upper limits reached, the scene has died down considerably. But that doesn’t mean that no one is at least attempting any more. A ballsy overclocker by the name of TiN managed to push his Celeron D 347 up to 8.199.5MHz — just a touch over 8GHz! To reach such stratospheric...
Speed is something that attracts humans like most other forces on this planet can do. The pursuit of adrenaline and the high that it brings is an unstoppable force. But this isn’t a car blog which means I’m not talking about a car. I’m talking about the fastest 1′s and 0′s you’ve ever seen as well as a healthy dose of liquids that in the normal atmosphere of earth are two states higher on the totem pole of matter. AMD succeeded at...
