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Most android users will never learn to compile a Rom in fact the overwhelming majority of Android users will never even flash a custom Rom, but there are those with curiosity. Maybe they just love to learn. Maybe they want to become a Rom developer superstar! There are plenty of guides available for compiling a Rom on a Windows machine or mainly guides focus on using a Linux machine which of course leaves those of us who own a Mac behind. If you are interested in learning how to develop a Rom or maybe you just want to learn what all goes in to the development process this is a good read for sure. This particular guide is for building CM9 on the GSM Galaxy Nexus, but could also be used for building CM9 on other devices with help from other guides available.

Rom development isn't for everyone, certainly not for me, but if you have the time, patience, and aren't easily frustrated you may want to give this a go!

Via XDA

For the ICSourcery fans out there you will be happy to know that developer "Alastrionia" has put together a very detailed theme for your favorite Rom. This theme is very much a complete overhaul and will give your phone a whole new look and feel without getting rid of the mystical experience, if you are into that sort of thing, which you probably are if you are running ICSourcery. The theme includes a new custom bootanimation, and the Steamworks wallpaper app which includes 17 all new wallpapers to match this theme. The best way to describe the theme and the accompanying wallpapers is an industrial fantasy land complete with gears, cogs, and metal. Themed elements include app icons, framework, notifications, pulldown, nav bar, dialer, toggles, keyboard, email, settings, and much more.

Installing this theme is super easy thanks to the ICSourcery theme manager. Just go to ICSourcery Tools, then go into Theme Manager, Select Steamworks, and it will do it's thing!
If you are running the ICSourcery Rom you won't want to miss this theme.

More info on this theme here

Apparently, waiting until the last minute is not something Android devs know how to do. They like to get their homework done early. The Samsung Galaxy S III is supposedly already rooted, before it even launches. A dev named Chainfire just posted information on how he and his team achieved root on the Galaxy S III by working through a leaked insecure kernel code. Feel free to hit up the source link for more details.

Man you guys are fast!

Source: XDA

There is an impressive new product being developed by a company called Insert Coin. It is an adaptive and customizable home screen for Android Tablets and they call it Chameleon. The product concept looks pretty impressive, and could definitely be worth it when it is finally finished. At the moment, the company is trying to get funding through the online entrepreneurial website, KickStarter. If you pledge $5 bucks or more they will put you on their list to try it out when they finish it. Here's just a few things it is capable of.

• Chameleon helps you do things faster, bringing the most relevant information and apps up front. So you don't have to dig around.
• Chameleon is super easy to customize. You can quickly set up Home Screens, Widgets, and App Trays, all with a few gestures.
• Chameleon is integrated with Android. We kept what was working and improved the rest. The result is an Android Tablet experience that is as unique as you are.

Check out the video above and the source link below to find out more.

Source: Kickstarter

The wait is almost over for those anxiously awaiting Android 4.0 for their Motorola smartphone and/or tablet. The Droid RAZR crowd will get the first taste of the cold treat in Q2 while the Droid 4 and Bionic owners will have to wait a little longer and are looking at a roll-out in Q3. As you can see, the rest of Moto's line-up is receiving the update in Q3, but the Photon 4G comes in at the end of the line with a Q4 release. That's quite a long wait, but the good news is the handset will at least see the update.

Thanks Captmilk for the tip!!

Source: Motorola

Pre-Orders for both the blue and white version of the Samsung Galaxy S III are showing up from several Amazon retailers now. The prices start at $779.99 for the GT-i9300 16GB MARBLE WHITE FACTORY UNLOCKED GSM i9300 S3 version. The GT-i9300 16GB PEBBLE BLUE FACTORY UNLOCKED GSM i9300 S3 version is going for $829.99. It's important to note that these are the GSM unlocked versions of the phones, and they will supposedly become available June 1st. Be sure to pick up your pre-orders ASAP by clicking on the links below!

Source: S3Forums.com via Amazon SGS3 Blue Pebble Version and Amazon SGS3 White Version

It looks like the court system is starting to get fed up with all the Apple vs. the World lawsuits as well. The United States District Court of Delaware just ordered the two parties to come together to work out a settlement in the ongoing patent disputes. Earlier in the year we got word that Apple and Samsung were voluntarily working toward some type of settlement agreement, so it makes sense that Apple should work out something with HTC as well. The talks will happen on August 28th, and will be moderated by Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon.

Just to be clear, this is in reference to the same lawsuit that is currently holding up the HTC One X and the EVO 4G LTE in customs. Supposedly, HTC has a software workaround that should allow the phone to pass through U.S. Customs, but for now that has not been worked out. Hopefully, HTC won't have to wait until August to launch these two phones.

Source: TheVerge

To say that the new Samsung Galaxy S III will be an unmitigated success, would be like betting that humans need air to breathe, at least if you factor in some recent pre-sales numbers from Samsung. Apparently, pre-orders for the SGS3, which will soon start launching to about 100 global carriers, have already passed 9 Million! To put it in perspective, this is half way toward the 20 Million that the Galaxy S 2 sold after its full retail launch!

When the SGS3 finally does hit retail shelves, we could be seeing sales numbers of epic proportions. According to the source of this article, Samsung has ramped up production at their factories and are currently making about 5 Million SGS3's per month. It would seem that Samsung has really built a huge brand following for their hardware. Could they eventually topple the popularity dominance of the iPhone? Only time will tell...

Source: Android.net

Samsung continues to push all the latest and greatest tech into the Android mobile space. From flexible screens to 4 gigabit 20 nanometer low power DDR2 memory. Wait, what was that? A 4GB gobble gobble choo choo train? Essentially yes. The new chip would be a small, low power, screaming fast 2GB RAM chip for mobile phones. Most high end smartphones today are running with 1GB RAM and the question "how will it impact battery life?" will inevitably come up. According to the South Korean Company that will not be an issue, quite the opposite actually. Samsung claims the next crop of devices will have even better battery life. When asked what the extra memory will do, they responded "it will help the market to deliver advanced devices that are faster, lighter and provide longer battery life than today's mobile devices."

Sounds good to us. Faster, lighter, better battery life? We're sold. The new chip is reportedly 20% thinner than previous 2GB offerings, which in turn will allow handset manufacturers to continue producing very sleek and slender devices. Samsung says the new chip will begin shipping later this year, which means we could potentially see handsets sporting the new RAM by the end of the year, but you shouldn't hold your breath. Getting the chip into hardware and testing takes some time, so a more realistic timeframe would be early 2013, but we sure would like to be proven wrong.

Source and image: Endgadget

If you have seen the "will it blend" series, this is a whole new take on demolishing perfectly good pieces of tech for your enjoyment. How long can Sammy's Galaxy Tab 10.1 stay on a 500 degree grill? Watch and find out.

Via: AndroidTablets

The big news of the day is now officially out. Facebook's IPO was launched and priced out at $38, with a valuation set at $104 billion. Mark Zuckerberg himself rang the NASDAQ bell to start the trading day off with the big announcement. But, of course, he and the rest of his team at Facebook couldn't just do it the old fashioned way. They are code-junkies and hackers, after-all. So, they did things a little differently. One was pretty simple. Without a word, he rang the bell remotely from his company's headquarters (normally new IPO's will go to New York to ring it in person, although not always, so he was not the first to do this). Second, and this it where things get more interesting... beforehand, his team of engineers at the HQ found a way to hack the remote NASDAQ button, so that at the exact moment he hit the button to ring the bell, it would post the story to his Facebook timeline to let his friends and subscribers know. Here's a quote from the TechCrunch article with a few details,

During lunch, some us started talking about how cool it would be if the second Mark rang the bell, a story would post to his timeline to let his friends and subscribers know.

I was so excited about this idea that when I got back to my desk, I posted on Facebook: “We should totally hack the button so it pushes an open graph action, “Mark Rang the NASDAQ bell”.

The first person to comment? Zuck: “It would be epic if you pulled that off.”

I got to work that night.

The hack was successful. The IPO went off without a hitch, breaking several records. And the rest, as they say, is history...

Here's the full official press release for the IPO:

Facebook Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 18, 2012, under the symbol “FB.” Facebook is offering 180,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and selling stockholders are offering 241,233,615 shares of Class A common stock. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on May 22, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.

In addition, Facebook and the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 63,185,042 additional shares of Class A common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman, Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Allen & Company LLC, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank Securities are serving as book runners for the offering. RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities are serving as active co-managers.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department (Tel: +1 866 718 1649; e-mail: prospectus(at)morganstanley.com); J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, (Tel: +1 866 803 9204); or Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282,

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It looks like Amazon is hoping to recoup some of the money they lose with every Kindle Fire sale by offering ads that will show up on the welcome screen of their popular e-readers. These ads will set you back $600,000 for two months of advertising that shows up every time the device boots. So far advertisers haven't shown much excitement towards the new program, but instead have expressed concern that the ads might cause anger among consumers. Currently it is unknown whether Amazon will bring these ads to all Kindle Fires or only to future ad-supported models. We'll let you know as more details become available.


Source: Phandroid