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Jan 8, 2014

CyanogenMod 11 Milestone 2 Features Walkthrough

Last week, the CyanogenMod team released the second Milestone build of CM11, based on Android 4.4 KitKat. With a Milestone release, the CM team tries to achieve a balance between features and stability. A

CHINESE PLAYERS

Jan 7, 2014

CyanogenMod has a new hardware partner, first phone to hit the market in the first half of 2014

Remember when Oppo announced that they were going to make a CyanogenMod version of the N1 and how everyone was all excited about that device? Well, it turned out no one really cared once it

CYANOGENMOD

Jan 5, 2014

Latest CyanogenMod nightly brings ‘Double-tap to sleep’ feature

If you are a CyanogenMod user, you will know that the CM nightlies are a great way of staying on the bleeding edge. While nightlies might be potentially unstable, they are also a great way

CYANOGENMOD

Jan 4, 2014

CyanogenMod 11 Milestone 2 released for more than 65 devices

A month after the first Milestone build, the CyanogenMod team is ready with the second Milestone build of CM11, which is based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Compared to the first Milestone build, a

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 31, 2013

Ten unforgettable Android stories from 2013

It's been a crazy year for Google and its Android platform. There was a plethora of new Android phones, a new version of Android and lots of exciting devices like Glass and Chromecast. While

ANDROID PHONES

Dec 29, 2013

Early CM11 build for the Galaxy Note 3 now available

The CyanogenMod team has been slowing working on forward porting its features from CM10.2, while simultaneously working on adding new features and support for new devices. The team has always been quick to add

CHINESE PLAYERS

Dec 25, 2013

Oppo N1 CyanogenMod edition up for sale; Factory images and source code available as well

A few days ago, it was reported that the Oppo N1 running a build of CyanogenMod has passed Google's CTS test, and the device would go up for sale shortly. Well, the handset is

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 22, 2013

CyanogenMod ROM reaches the 10 million users milestone!

This year has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride for the CyanogenMod team. First, the founders and core members of the team founded a company -- Cyanogen Inc. -- with an aim to become the

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 20, 2013

ROM Manager pulled from the Google Play Store

If you like to flash your Android phone with a custom ROM, there's a 99% chance you have ROM Manager installed. It's an app coded by the famous Koushik Dutta, one of the

CHINESE PLAYERS

Dec 20, 2013

Oppo now has the permission to sell the N1 with CyanogenMod and all of Google’s services

They say Android is an open source software project, but let's cut the crap, it's not. Google doesn't work with open source community, they publish Android's source code only a handful

CUSTOM ROMS

Dec 19, 2013

Cyanogen Inc. receives $23 million funding; Looking to expand beyond smartphones

Three months ago, the Cyanogen team received a funding of $7 million and formed Cyanogen Inc. Now, the company has received another $23 million in its second round of funding from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz

ANDROID PHONES

Dec 19, 2013

Official CyanogenMod case for the Nexus 5 released

After forming a company and releasing the first CyanogenMod running phone, the Oppo N1, CyanogenMod Inc. has now teamed up with Cruzerlite to release official CyanogenMod cases.Cruzerlite is a pretty well known case manufacturer

CHINESE PLAYERS

Dec 17, 2013

OnePlus: A new phone maker headed by a former Oppo employee sick of ‘wannabes’

Pete Lau is a name you're probably not very familiar with, but he made headlines several weeks ago when he announced that he was leaving the Chinese handset maker Oppo. Now Oppo wasn't

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 10, 2013

Encrypted text messaging comes to CyanogenMod users via Open Whisper

Back in July of this year, one of the core CyanogenMod team member announced that he is working on a integrated, encrypted and secure messaging system for CyanogenMod ROM users. Today, after quite a few

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 7, 2013

CyanogenMod 11 nightly builds now rolling out

Earlier this week, the CyanogenMod team released the CM11 M1 Nexus edition for all the Nexus devices currently supported in AOSP. The team then announced that it will start rolling out the CM11 nightlies by

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 6, 2013

CyanogenMod 11 M1 build released for all the AOSP supported Nexus devices

The CyanogenMod team, today, released the first M1 build of CM11 - based on Android 4.4 KitKat - for all the actively AOSP-supported Nexus devices (Nexus 5, 4, 7 and 10). This is the first

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 3, 2013

Final version of CyanogenMod 10.2 released; CM11 nightlies coming soon

Ten days after the CyanogenMod team released the first Release Candidate of CM10.2, it has gone ahead and released the final version of its custom ROM. CyanogenMod 10.2 is based on Android 4.

CHINESE PLAYERS

Dec 2, 2013

Oppo to start selling the N1 on December 10th for $599 in the US, €449 in Europe

The Chinese handset maker Oppo has just announced, via Google+, that they're going to start selling the Oppo N1 next Tuesday for $599 in the USA and 449 Euros in Europe. Why should you