Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets ICS Based CM9 ROM [Download]

Proud owner of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab but still running Android 2.3 Gingerbread on it? Been waiting to get news of an update to Andriod 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for your device? While Samsung didn't even bring Android 3.0 Honeycomb to the original Galaxy Tab, it now has an ICS ROM available, courtesy the CyanogenMod team. This AOSP ICS ROM, based on the CyanogenMod 9 project, comes in from the team trying to get CM9 working flawlessly on the Galaxy Tab. The ROM so far is far from perfect, as it is in fact a work in progress and certainly not meant as a daily driver, but that’s understandable. Hopefully, this will all change soon enough. More details, download link and installation instructions after the jump. Read More

Send SMS Text Messages From Android Tablets With TexTab

Be it Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Asus’s Eee Pad Transformer or any other Android tablet, the concept behind such devices is to create a hybrid of laptops and mobile phones. That means tablets have the energy consumption and portability of a smartphone coupled with the superior processing power and better display of a laptop. But sadly, this fact also implies that  some of the features might be lost in this hybrid that are taken for granted in the dedicated devices. One such huge utility missing from tablets is the presence of SMS. Don’t you sometimes just get so lost in your tablet that you wish that it could act as your mobile phone too and you won’t have to part with it for even a single moment? If that’s the case then here’s the solution for your worries, in the form of the newly released app TexTab! Read More

How To Install Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROM On Samsung Galaxy Tab

Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread for the Galaxy Tab has finally arrived after relentless patience on part of the owners. While most new Android tablets have begun shipping with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Galaxy Tab users were left stuck on Android 2.2 Froyo. Not anymore, thanks to XDA-Developers forum member Chainfire who also brought us the invaluable CF-Root kernels for Samsung devices. More on the ROM and how to install it on your device after the jump. Read More

How To Root Samsung Galaxy Tab On Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread can now root their device thanks to XDA-Developers forum member Chainfire, who brought us the invaluable CF-Root kernels for rooting stock Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs, and the very handy Gingerbreak. He has just released a kernel that can now root the Galaxy Tab for in no time. Read on for more regarding the rooting process. Read More

Install Froyo Based SHIFTPDA Custom ROM On Samsung Galaxy Tab

A new custom ROM based on the widely used Android 2.2 Froyo, for the Samsung Galaxy Tab has surfaced on XDA-Developers courtesy of the forum member boyppc. Not a lot of ROMs have surfaced for the Galaxy Tab, and since this one just recently hit the internet, why not try it out? For more on this ROM and how to install it, read on! Read More

Install CyanogenMod 7 Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy Tab

 Android 2.3 Gingerbread based CyanogenMod 7 is here for the Samsung Galaxy Tab! While this tablet already has the inherited performance gains of Froyo over Eclair, custom Android development doesn't have to stop and that is why if you have this Samsung Galaxy S Series tablet and want to give it a taste of Gingerbread, please read on for more details. Read More