Slip your original iPhone into the “Game Pad” by CP Design, and your device becomes a portable gaming machine. Running emulators and SNES ROM games has never been as doable on the iPhone. We have seen something similar for the Motorola Droid. More »

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The Librarian of Congress has declared that people who own devices like the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch can modify their gadgets to their desires, so long as the software being used is legally obtained. Apple and other vendors cannot litigate against buyers who jailbreak or modify the firmware on their machines. More »

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From Htcyou: So much for that griped about locked bootloader preventing root access to the ROM, the Motorola Droid X has been rooted, so owners no longer have to be forced into using everything that has been thrown into the stock Moto ROM. The embedded video takes you through the process of performing the root. More »

ThinkGeek’s iCade April Fool’s joke has given rise to the FreeKade and various DIY projects. “Linkreincarnate” has put together an elaborate iPad arcade set-up that is running Playstation emulator PSX4all. More »

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From Htcyou: This is one sick ROM for the sexy HTC HD2 –in addition to Android 2.2 FroYo, it has 2.1 Eclair with Sense UI as well, so users can pick whichever they fancy. Aside from a few inevitable bugs, the ROM is stable and fast. More »

From Htcyou: One of the most celebrated Android ROM authors, Cyanogen, does what was deemed impossible –put Android 2.2 FroYo on the the HTC Dream/G1 and Magic/MyTouch 3G. More »

5. More Android smartphones became official: Motorola’s Charm for T-Mobile, LG Optimus One and Chic for the UK. More »

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From Htcyou: XDA Developers continue to put paid programmers from manufacturers/carriers to shame. One industrious individual has skilfully ported Android 2.2 FroYo over to the HTC Evo 4G, and Sense UI is even included! More »

The RetroN 3 Video Gaming System brings back the ’80s and ’90s, when console games were about pixelated fun, not unnecessary things like production values, good voice acting, and downloadable content. With the RetroN 3, players can dust off their SEGA Genesis, Super Nintendo, and NES cartridges for a blast to the past. More »

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From Htcyou: Droid Life is on a roll today. After the juicy bit of information about the Droid Incredible, the blog is citing one of its “most reliable sources” to report that July 13th marks the date for the Motorola Droid’s upgrade to Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

From Htcyou: If waiting until July for the real Android 2.2 update is intolerable for you, then try a hacked build of FroYo for the Motorola Droid. Hey, the Nexus One has the finalized FRF85B build, so why should the highest resolution Android phone in the land be missing out on the fun? More »

Sprint customers and Europeans who have unlocked versions of the HTC Hero have been granted an over-the-air Android Eclair update. HTC is not leaving other Hero owners high and dry either because an official ROM upgrade can be downloaded directly from its servers. More »

From Htcyou: As AT&T; customers angrily know, their carrier cripples their phones, and the HTC Aria is no exception. Well, eugene373 (unofficial HTC rooting guru) has applied the same HTC MyTouch 3G Slide hack on the Aria. Also, Sony’s once promising Xperia X10 has also been rooted, but instructions for the procedure are pending. More »

From Htcyou: To facilitate your rooting of the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide, observe the video embedded below and follow the instructions posted by eugene373 and his crew of Android anarchists. More »

From Htcyou: Up until yesterday, gaining full root access with full abilities to read and write to the HTC Evo 4G’s NAND flash ROM was impossible. Thanks to the persistence of a few contributors on XDA Developers, however, Sprint’s super-phone has been fully rooted. More »