Good news and bad news here, boys and girls. The good news is that the update being pushed out to the Droid Eris can be applied manually. The bad news is that what we have is a full-on ROM flash and not a mere update, so your phone will be reset to zero. For some of us, not a big deal. For others, a huge deal. Anyhoo, join us after the break and we'll show you how it's done. &lt...

If you have a custom ROM on your VGA device that includes the Touch Pro2 (Rhodium) version of TouchFLO3D, then there's a nice tweak from XDA Developers that will hide the bottom button bar just like in Landscape. Make sure to backup first! Download the cab and install it to your device followed by a soft reset. When loading, you will notice some more screen real estate together with a cool ne...

Just a few days ago I finally had the time to update my iPhone 3GS to 3.1.2 firmware via PwnageTool 3.1.4. Why didnt I just click Update within iTunes? Well, thats because I want my modem firmware to remain fully unlockable. By restoring with a custom 3.1.2 firmware via PwnageTool, I can still unlock my iPhonewhich is extremely important should I consider moving to Telus/Bell in the ...

If you've wanted to roll Brandon sytle with custom ROMs, unlocking new features, and exploring a whole new world behind Windows Mobile 6.5 on a CDMA handset, you can now. Thanks to the good folks over at PPCGeeks, you can now unlock the potential for your CDMA Touch Pro2 on Sprint and Verizon Wireless to load custom ROM images. Be warned, this is for intermediate users. We are not responsible...

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How do you like it? The actual ROM of the unannounced HTC Mega has been leaked at XDA site. What’s so special about it? Well, this ROM contains the HTC’s latest TouchFLO 2D 2.0 UI. It  looks very similar to the TouchFLO 3D, just lacks all that “3D” stuff. So if you own an HTC WM 6.1/6.5 touchscreen device, and know how to flash it with custom ROMs, head on over to XDA ...

As if the Zipcar service wasn't convenient enough, they've just released an iPhone App that will find you a car, book it, and unlock it right from your phone. The app uses the iPhone's GPS to locate cars closest to you and when you reserve your vehicle, the app displays an onscreen key-fob tha... Original story at Digitaltrends.com . View our complete collection of news ...

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If you want to give your device a Windows Phone look while booting up, try the splash screens available for VGA and WVGA resolutions custom created by XDA Developers, which look very nice! Download and install the cab according to your screen resolution, after which you need to soft reset when prompted and at the next startup you will see a nice Windows Phone animation instead of the let's sa...