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When you cast a glance at your $159 Kindle Fire 2, what do you see? Some visionaries out there see unfulfilled potential, at least until today as you can transform your Kindle Fire 2 into a full fledged Android-powered tablet thanks to the wonder that is called CyanogenMod 10.1. This custom ROM will feature tight integration with Amazon services and digital content stores, not to mention letting you run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean instead of the stock customized Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich experience, in addition to gaining full access to the Google Play Store. In a nutshell, you can more or less run just about any app that works on the Android platform without breaking the bank.

The thing is, the Kindle Fire 2 is not the fastest tablet on the block, so that kind of defeats the purpose, but at least it opens up options to the masses. Be warned though, CyanogenMod 10.1 for the Kindle Fire 2 will not support hardware video acceleration, meaning you cannot stream HD video from YouTube and Netflix, and you will also experience a higher battery drain during sleep while your headset microphones remain gimped.

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If you happen to own a Nook tablet and love dabbling with custom ROMs, then you might be well pleased to hear that CyanogenMod 10.1 build that is based on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system is now available – unofficially, of course. This is made possible thanks to developer Kuzma30, who has been hard at work to port the popular custom version of Android to the Nook tablet. It is nice to know that just before the turn of the year to 2013, majority of the important features are said to be running peachy keen.

This unofficial CyanogenMod 10.1 build for the Nook tablet will support the new Android 4.2 keyboard, lock screen widgets, notification and settings pull-down windows. Sending it into deep sleep will also work without a cinch, while WiFi Direct capability is supported. Heck, while you are at it, why not throw in multiple user profiles to the tablet? Some bits and pieces which are not working include the microphone, while video could prove to be rather finicky. All in all, a commendable effort.

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At this point in time, ownership of Google’s much sought-after Nexus 4 is still the pride of few, with most eager users stuck in delivery and ordering limbo. But for those of you who do lay claim to that unassuming slab of LG design, CyanogenMod’s ready and willing to share some nightly perks. Released as a response to unofficial third party ROMs, experimental (read: unstable) builds of CM10.1 (built upon Android 4.2) are now available on the outfit’s site. For now, these nightlies will be Nexus 4-only, but there are plans to open’em up to Nexus 10 owners soon. There’s no word on when that final, polished 10.1 build will be ready for all Android devices, so for now, the keys to CM10.1 belong to a small group of privileged folks.

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If you have rooted your Android-powered device, and have experienced the wonders of CyanogenMod ever since, you would surely have known that the earliest CyanogenMod 10 builds appeared on the scene when Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was just introduced back then. Sure, with time comes the cooled down anticipation of the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, but this does not detract from the fact that the first batch of stable CyanogenMod 10 builds are now available for download. So far, a quartet of relatively safe versions have been rolled out – the Samsung Galaxy S3 from Sprint and Verizon, as well as the LG Optimus Black and Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket.

We do expect to see additional device support in the days and weeks to come, and you ought to be prepared for some bugs to rear their heads as well even though the latest builds are said to be safe and stable – bear in mind that all of this is relatively speaking, of course. Anyone willing to take the risk of venturing into untested waters?

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The very first CyanogenMod 10 builds surfaced while Jelly Bean was still extremely fresh in our memories. The passions around Google’s new OS might have cooled months down the road, but that doesn’t diminish the impact now that the first stable CM10 builds are here. Four (relatively) safe versions have arrived for devices that are either just getting their official Android 4.1 builds or were never destined to get one in the first place: support for the Samsung Galaxy S III in Sprint and Verizon editions is a natural fit, but both the LG Optimus Black and Samsung’s Galaxy S II Skyrocket are making their own unofficial leaps. More devices should be coming down the road once any teething bugs are ironed out. You’re still taking your own risks by going with a custom ROM, but it may be worthwhile for CM10 if perks like a root-friendly file manager or an expanded desktop are too tempting.

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