Sep 02

IRL: Mailplane, Verizon Wireless iPad and the Samsung Galaxy S running CM9

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Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

Do we like the stuff we bought? You betcha we like the stuff we bought. This week, Darren tells of giving Mailplane another shot three months after deciding it was crap. Steve loves his aging Galaxy S all the more now that he’s upgraded it to CM9. As for Edgar, he thinks his new VZW iPad is okay.

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IRL: Mailplane, Verizon Wireless iPad and the Samsung Galaxy S running CM9 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 29

CyanogenMod releases SimplyTapp NFC payment app for CM9, launches CM9.1

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If you decided to change your NFC Phone‘s OS over to CyanogenMod 9 to avoid all the skinning and restricting, now you have a mobile payment option called SimplyTapp. Produced by the modding group and two of its members, the app requires free or paid NFC cards from CyanogenMod or retailers like McDonald’s and Whole Foods. Card user info is guarded in the cloud, which “allows separation of the card credential from the vulnerable handset,” for increased security, according to CM and SimplyTapp. CyanogenMod also announced a new version of its ICS-based CM9 OS, version 9.1, which will fix bugs and add new devices. A stable release will be coming soon, but meanwhile, why not head over to Mickey D’s and freak them out by paying with your modded Galaxy Nexus?

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CyanogenMod releases SimplyTapp NFC payment app for CM9, launches CM9.1 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 18

CM10 nightly builds now rolling out to select devices

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CM10 nightly builds now rolling out to select devicesLike Jelly Beans, custom Android ROMs tend to have different flavors — and CyanogenMod happens to be a fan favorite. Good thing then, that the CM10 team is now serving nightly builds of its Jelly Bean-based custom ROM update. According to the CyanogenMod Google+ page, CM10 nightlies are now available for the US Samsung Galaxy S III variants, the original Galaxy S and the Galaxy S II (i9100g), the Galaxy Nexus, the Nexus S and Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (P3), Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (P5), Nexus 7, Transformer and Transformer Prime tablets. The list will fill out with more devices when they are ready, the team says, and will continue to have CM9 updates (now weekly, rather then nightly) at their disposal.

CM10 nightly builds now rolling out to select devices originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 10

CyanogenMod 9 now stable on every supported device, get your fix today

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We saw CyanogenMod 9 reach the perfect poise of a stable release on the Galaxy Nexus just this past Thursday. It’s now time for everyone else to join the club: all devices that can run CM9 now get the firmware in the same polished state, giving more conservative fans a path to CyanogenMod’s custom Android 4.0 build. The code brings an audio equalizer, OS gesture commands and themes, among other tweaks that you won’t find sitting in that vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich. If you’re not so adventurous as to live on the bleeding edge that is CyanogenMod 10, hit the source link for the (considerably safer) next best thing.

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CyanogenMod 9 now stable on every supported device, get your fix today originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 09

CM9’s first stable release lands for GSM Galaxy Nexus

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CM9's first stable release lands for GSM Galaxy Nexus

Well, it’s certainly taken a while, but the popular CyanogenMod finally has a stable version of its ninth iteration. It’s yet to hit the ROM’s homepage, but that’s probably because its only available for the GSM Galaxy Nexus at the moment. The Ice Cream Sandwich-based ROM has clearly posed some issues for the devs, but it’s worming its way towards a wide release and work on CM10 (which is based on Jelly Bean) is already progressing quite nicely. In many ways moving to a build of Android 4.0.4 will be a step backwards for those running stock 4.1, but CM9’s support for themes, gestures and the top-notch DSP equalizer will surely lure a few away from the official Google release. Hit up the source to download the stable Maguro-friendly release for yourself.

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CM9’s first stable release lands for GSM Galaxy Nexus originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 16

Nexus Q hacked to run CM9 and XBMC, inches closer to usefulness

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Nexus Q hacked to run CM9 and XBMC, inches closer to usefulness

The Nexus Q hacks are coming fast and furious now, and inching closer to true usefulness with each one. The latest is easily the most exciting — a port of full-blown CyanogenMod 9 and XBMC for Android. While the hack was the work of the actual CM team, the Q is not an officially supported device. There are still plenty of quirks and bugs to iron out, but WiFi and Bluetooth are both up and running. If you’ve got one of the expertly crafted magnesium spheres, there’s nothing stopping you from blessing it with a little custom ROM love. Just know that there’s still lots of work to do, especially on the XBMC for Android front which is still very much in the experimental stage. To see CM9 in action check out the video after the break and hit up the more coverage link for install instructions.

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Nexus Q hacked to run CM9 and XBMC, inches closer to usefulness originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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