Install CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 ROM On HTC Hero CDMA [How To]

Android devices like the HTC Hero keep getting revived thanks to custom ROM’s such as CyanogenMod. CyanogenMod has been supporting the HTC Hero for quite a while starting from the days of CM6 ROMs and now it has come down to the HTC Hero CDMA receiving the much awaited CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 ROM, making the Hero tough enough to walk along with the big guns of the Android world. Read More

Install Honeycomb ROM Port On HTC Hero CDMA

HTC Hero might have gotten old, but Android hasn’t. Initially released with the Android 2.1 Elcair OS, the device has managed to take a leap into Android 3.0 Honeycomb. This has been made possible by XDA-Developers forum member dastin1015, who has put this ROM together from various other sources. It is important to note that this release like most other Honeycomb ports, is nowhere close to being used as a daily driver. Read on for more on the ROM and how to install it on your HTC Hero. Read More

Install BIOS Boot Animation On Android Devices

We all remember the good old PC days when you used to power it on and watch the BIOS check RAM and notify you of other hardware status and then bring the Windows logo to you. While most motherboard manufacturers customized the boot up to something more graphically entertaining and moved most of the data stream behind the scenes, there are still a lot of us nostalgic for that boot up. For this reason, we are bringing you a BIOS based boot animation that would remind you of the good old days and works on a range of Android devices. You can try out the new boot animation by following the below mentioned simple procedure to replace your existing boot animation. Read More

Install CyanogenMod 7 Nightly ROM On HTC Hero

HTC Hero has just joined the list of Android devices we have been featuring CyanogenMod 7 Nightly builds for here lately. A version for the Hero has just been released and we are bringing it to you to install to your phone, with complete installation instructions and download link coming right after the jump. Read More

Install Android 2.3 SDK Gingerbread on HTC Hero (Also CDMA Version)

Ever since the release of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, ports for several devices have been popping up in the developer community like wild mushrooms after a spring rain. We have recently covered installing Gingerbread on HTC HD2 and HTC Desire, and in the same series, we now bring you Gingerbread for your HTC Hero, courtesy of our friends at XDA-Developer forums. Read More

Finally Adobe Releases PDF Reader For Android

Adobe Acrobat Reader has finally made it to the Android Market and is now available to download for free. Adobe's PDF format has long been the globally recognized standard for portable documents. With the ever-increasing popularity of smartphones, the availability of viewer / reader software for any major format on all popular smartphone platforms is on the rise. While there have been other alternatives available for viewing PDF files on Android, none of them can fully render all components of PDF files, and many just don't render the text the way it is meant either. Adobe's offering offers a print-quality rendering and supports many advanced features. Therefore, for many documents, you just need the official Adobe Reader. Read More