T-Mobile G2 overclock gets even better — and released [video]
That T-Mobile G2 overclock from yesterday? It just got faster, and released to the public! As the developer says, his particular G2 can reach 1420 MHz, but most all G2 CPU’s should see a significant overclock, making the already fast little phone that much faster. The developer’s words say it best:
"…after an overclock and a tiny voltage increase, the G2 basically blows
every retail Android phone out of the water (even overclocked)"
It’s not quite automatic, but the instructions are straightforward and simple enough, and the source was released along with the binary. Big bucket of GPL love goes out to you, Mike.
Check out the video after the break, and hit the source link for full instructions and download links. Then jump into the G2 forums and let’s see some benchmark scores. [XDA-Developers] Thanks, Mike, for the method and the heads up!
Posted originally at Android Central
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Android hackers bust through the HTC Evo’s 30 frames-per-second cap
I love a feel-good story every now and then. All the phones getting rooted yesterday made me all warm and fuzzy. But that still didn’t prepare me for this one. The insane idea of capping graphics performance of any kind on the Evo drives me crazy. Not that I even notice it (I like slow and easy games ) but the general idea of that big bright screen, with all that app space, and a processor that is plainly capable getting throttled back just doesn’t sit very well with me.
And it looks like it might not have to very much longer. The wizards are at it again, this time dead set on unleashing the fps on the Evo, no matter what HTC might say about the possibility. And they almost have it. As you can see in the picture above, that Evo isn’t capped at 30 fps. (Giggity) Certain hardware revisions (namely 003) have been fixed by a little bit of kernel hacking. Hopefully revision 002 is right around the corner.
If all this sounds like so much geek-speak, it simply means that the issue is not a hardware limitation, and once HTC releases the kernel source the community can deliver a fully working, and framerate cap free Evo 4G. Follow the break to see a couple videos, and let the discussion begin. [xda-developers] Thanks tehpsyc!
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Nexus One USB host built and running a little bit of everything
Here’s a guy with tech skills cranked up to 11. Sven Killig has built USB host drivers for the Nexus One and shows them off in a big way. USB keyboards, webcams, flash drives, even output to the big screen on his desk. Speaking of the desk, you know something good has to come from anyone with that many cables and gigawatts laying around.
He’s has released a pre-built kernel for Android 2.2 (tested, should work on 2.1 as well according to Sven), and has full instructions (including the needed hardware) for the D-I-Y types. Check out Sven’s site here for the rundown, and hit the break for an incredibly cool video. [via Engadget]
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