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Read more about the article HTC HD2 Windows RT Project – More News and Photos
HTC HD2 running Windows RT
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HTC HD2 Windows RT Project – More News and Photos

HTC HD2 Windows RT Project
HTC HD2 running Windows RT

It seems that the Windows RT project for HTC HD2 is keep going and going, here we have a set of new photos coming from Cotulla’s Twitter account (twitter.com/CotullaCode/).

HTC HD2 running Windows RT
HTC HD2 running Windows RT

As you can see from the photos, Windows RT runing on the HD2 looks like Windows Phone a little bit, and especially the Store screen. Windows RT user interface is running extremely well on a 480×800 resolution, there’s no overlapping or graphic artifacts, the Metro Internet Explorer start-up time is around 6 seconds – pretty good for a 1GHz single-core processor and only 576MB of RAM without any optimizations to the browser 😀

 

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January 31, 2013
Read more about the article Windows RT Jailbreak Tool Now Released!
Windows RT Jailbreak
Hacks / News / Tablets / Windows 8

Windows RT Jailbreak Tool Now Released!

Windows RT Jailbreak
Windows RT Jailbreak

 

Finally, here is the new Windows RT jailbreak tool by netham45 @ XDA-Developers, an all-in-one program to jailbreak Windows RT tablets using the method recently released by clrokr. With this one, you can run any unsigned or custom desktop application!

How-to use it:

  • Boot your Windows RT tablet and log-in, allow it to sit on the desktop for about a minute
  • Run runExploit.bat, wait for it to do it’s thing (shouldn’t be more than 20-30 seconds)
  • Press Volume Down
  • Wait for runExploit.bat to finish, answer any prompts it gives. They should all be fairly self-explanatory

Note: you need to run the jailbreak tool on every system start-up, it will stop working if you do a soft reset!

 

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January 13, 2013
Read more about the article Windows RT for HTC HD2 – 7Zip Benchmark Results
Windows RT for HTC HD2 - 7Zip Benchmark
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Windows RT for HTC HD2 – 7Zip Benchmark Results

Windows RT for HTC HD2 - 7Zip Benchmark
Windows RT for HTC HD2 – 7Zip Benchmark

 

Another piece of HTC HD2 news about the Windows RT port, this time Cotulla was able to build a custom RT version of 7Zip for ARM processors, and as you can see from the photo – the benchmark is successfully running on the HD2, this means that the RT port is still in development and we are very excited!

Here is the benchmark result:

File size: 3MB
Memory usage: 56MB
Compressing: 430 KB/s and 419 MIPS
Decompressing: 7532 KB/s and 680 MIPS

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January 10, 2013
Read more about the article SD Card Bootloader for Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Camera
Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Camera
Android / Hacks / News / ROM Updates

SD Card Bootloader for Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Camera

Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Camera
Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Camera

 

Another pack of great news – Rebellos and AdamOutler from XDA-Developers managed two very major breakthroughs for Samsung Exynos based devices, the first one is a stable implementation of the Open Galaxy Bootloader (Uboot based) and fastboot on the Galaxy Camera.

This means that not only the users have an option to get away from Samsung’s closed bootloaders, but can now boot directly from the SD Card on the Galaxy S3 & Galaxy Camera and this means that we can fix bricked Samsung Galaxy S3 devices! This project will be also used for directly booting Ubuntu, Chrome OS, WebOS or just about anything else!

 

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December 29, 2012
Read more about the article HTC HD2 Running Windows RT
HTC HD2 Running Windows RT
Hacks / News / Windows 8

HTC HD2 Running Windows RT

HTC HD2 Running Windows RT
HTC HD2 Running Windows RT

 

Again and again, the legend refuses to die! Here is the latest project from Cotulla and DFT – Windows RT running on the HTC HD2 (it seems to be a project, as we can see from the pictures)!

HTC HD2 Running Windows RT
HTC HD2 Running Windows RT

Cotulla posted the photos on his Twitter account (twitter.com/CotullaCode) and as we can see from them, the phone is running Windows RT using the latest UEFI MAGLDR version 1.10.540 that is not available to the public. We have no information about the current progress and what’s working or not, it seems that the whole project is private and there is no any other information about it, anyway that’s just another peace of love to the best smartphone ever – HTC HD2!

 

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December 28, 2012
Read more about the article A software hack can improve the Galaxy SIII’s camera
Samsung Galaxy S III
Hacks / News / Tweaks and Tricks

A software hack can improve the Galaxy SIII’s camera

Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Galaxy S III

 

The new Samsung Galaxy S III has managed to show us, that it can shoot impressive photos and videos, but there is also room for improvement, especially when a skilled developer decides to tweak around. hyperX is just this kind of developer – he is known for his many software improvements for the Omnia HD and Galaxy S II and now he has set out to modify the S III. So far he has managed to get the device to record 1080p HD video with 30Mbit along with 192kbit audio recording. He has also added options for 24Mbit and 18Mbit video recording at Full HD resolution and 19Mbit, 15Mbit and 10Mbit bitrates for 720p video recording. Sadly though, his attempts at adding 60FPS slow-motion video capture to the Galaxy S III have thus far turned out to be unsuccessful.


 

The developer has however managed to add some other features, such as the ability to start the camera, while you’re on a call and even to snapping photos while shooting a video, using the volume buttons.  Samsung’s restriction for starting the camera, when you have got less than 15% battery has also been removed. Of course, in order to install the modification, root access is going to be required. B. A.
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June 10, 2012