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Why Android on the HTC Incredible Ruled in 2010

In 2010 my crap Windows 6.5 phone got upgrade to an HTC Incredible from Verizon and I couldn't be happier. Originally I was hoping to buy a Nexus One but then along came the Incredible. It had similar specs plus a better camera. Since then I've used the hell out of it and I've always [...]

Skyraider Sense 3.5 for Android Available from Ihtp69 for the HTC Incredible

SkyRaider Sense 3.5 for the HTC Incredible was released by Ihtp69 and is available via ROM Manager. It's got a really cool new feature that inspired this blog post. The wifi, bluetooth, GPS, airplane mode, update services and display brightness is now adjustable from the status menu. If your toggle buttons are on your desktop [...]

Installing a Custom Android ROM On My HTC Incredible

A few weeks ago I rooted my phone to get access to some features made inaccessable by Verizon. This was taken a step further this week when I installed a custom ROM on to replace the stock ROM on my HTC Incredible. I had had enough of the stock ROM when I realized after rooting [...]

One-click ‘root’ for my Droid Incredible on Verizon

One of the cool things about having an Android phone is the ability to do what you want. Unfortunately the cellphone companies (in my case Verizon) do not allow this out-of-the-box requiring you to "root" your phone (jail-break in the iPhone universe). "Rooting" allows you to do things such as uninstall factory-installed crapware like Skype [...]

Previously Out-of-stock Amazon Kindles are Shipping

I got some news from Amazon tonight that the Kindle I ordered is shipping in time for my vacation. Anyone who owns this device can appreciate that. If you ordered a Kindle and they were out of stock I recommend going and checking your open orders to see if yours is shipping too.

Impressions of a HTC Incredible Froyo Update

I got impatient yesterday and manually downloaded and installed the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for the HTC Incredible on Verizon Wireless. Since then I’ve been playing with the new features and I’m quite pleased. There have been numerous updates which add significant value to the Android platform on the spiritual successor to the Nexus One. [...]