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Gameloft announce Modern Combat 5 will be optimised for Mediatek 8-core MT6592
There has been a lot of talk about Mediatek’s 8-core MT6592, with many claiming it is just not needed on a mobile device, however this may not be true as game developers Gameloft are already announcing new games will be optimised for the powerful new SoC.
Xiaomi Mi2 Kernel sources released on Github!
Kernel source codes for the Xiaomi Mi2 turn up on GitHub, custom ROMs coming soon?
OmniROM – A new, ‘open’ custom ROM for Android devices!
Well known developers from around the world including Chainfire, Xplodwild and Dees_Troy have come together to build another aftermarket ROM (or custom ROM) which aims to make the Android operating system more open and user-friendly – the OmniROM.
How to drive Mediatek closer to custom ROM developers
The question put up by Andi, whether Mediatek should embrace GPL (or at least offer more tools to custom ROM devs) can, in my opinon, be easily answered with “Yes”. If you buy a device, its always great to have the opportunity to fiddle around with it and change things. Theres already a lot possible, once you acquire root rights on your Android system, but if the hardware base is open too, the possibilities are even bigger.
Should Mediatek honor GPL or shall Chinese phone makers use rival processors?
Chinese phone makers are finally looking to offer their phones to the international community, but with very little developer support available for MTK phones should we push Mediatek to honor GPL, or push manufacturers to rival processors.
HTC could be the official partner of CyanogenMod
We know that CyanogenMod will be working with a hardware manufacturer to produce CM phones, but could that company by HTC?
Android 4.3 ported and available for download on the Xiaomi Mi2 and Mi2S
Chinese Android developers have released Android 4.3 which is ready to download and install on the Xiaomi Mi2 and Mi2S.
MIUI V5 with dual SIM support coming soon
According to MIUI developers here in China, a new MIUI V5 will launch next week especially developed to support dual SIM Mediatek phones.
MIUI for Meizu MX2 will available for Beta testing this week
Meizu are creators of some great hardware, but it has to be said that their ROM, Flyme, is the week link and plagued with issues, …
Latest UMi X2 unboxing photos shows onscreen navigation is finally gone!
Ever since we first saw the prototype UMi X2 way back at the start of the year we have all wondered just when the developers …
Big Cola 2 officially first quad-core MT6589 phone with 2GB RAM to go on sale!
It’s been a trying few months for developers of quad-core MT6589 phone, their handwork is paying off now though as quad-core Chinese phones with 2GB RAM are now arriving on the market with the first being the Big Cola 2.
Oppo release Find 5 source code for developers
Oppo have really stepped up and are distinguishing themselves as a modern phone maker. Not only have they launch one of the best phones of …
Meizu’s Flyme ROM ported to Galaxy S II & Nexus S
If you have every used a Meizu M9 or Mx then you will know just how clean and smooth the Flyme ROM is well don’t …
Poll: Which Chinese phone maker do you want to see team up with Cyanogenmod?
Cyanogenmod is now a company! The team have funding and they will be working with a hardware maker which will run their excellent ROM! So if you had a choice of Chinese phone maker who would you like to see work with them?