Published on Monday, July 26, 2010 by Kyle Gibb  The Library of Congress has seen fit to specifically exempt rooting and jailbreaking (for the iPhone) from the DMCA. This means that it is now 100 percent legal to root to your heart's content without fear of legal action taken against you. Check out the exact wording:"Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software application...

Published on Monday, July 26, 2010 by Ali Fazel   In what just may be the coolest bit of programming I've ever seen on any platform, the developers of BlindType have uploaded a video showing off their keyboard designed for anyone. This isn't out yet, so it definitely didn't make it into the Android Central keyboard roundup, but this would definitely be right at the top of the list if it had been. The keyboard ...

Published on Monday, July 26, 2010 by Sean Brunett Last month we ran a story about the front-QWERTY keyboard Galaxy Q phone that Samsung reportedly plans to add to their Galaxy line. More specs have now leaked out about the likely BlackBerry competitor. The Samsung Galaxy Q will have:3-inch Super AMOLED screen (720x480)1 GHz Hummingbird processor 8MP camera with LED flash1.3 mp front-facing cameraQWERTY keyb...

Published on Monday, July 26, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand On July 24, the online code hosting and storage site GitHub hit a huge milestone -- 1 million projects hosted.  That's a whole lotta source code!  GitHub is important to Android, as many of our developers host code there (including Android favorite CyanogenMod), and the Linux kernel itself is hosted there.  It's great seeing open source flourish in toda...

Published on Monday, July 26, 2010 by Phil Nickinson HTC has announced it will introduce SLCD screens to its manufacturing of the Nexus One and Desire later this summer.The Desire and Nexus One originally have been manufactured with AMOLED screens, which have been in short supply of late, leading to a pretty major backorder on the Droid Incredible on Verizon. HTC previously said it was augmenting Droid Incredi...

Published on Monday, July 26, 2010 by Jared DiPane Who doesn't like for their Android smartphone to boot up in style? While many people are going after the ultra flashy, image filled boot animations some folks over at XDA Developers have been hard at work at quite the opposite. They have brought back the old-school BIOS look in their custom boot animation. This has been available for a while to some devices, but they ...

Published on Sunday, July 25, 2010 by Dieter Bohn Nexus One no longer available online; plus, a Nexus One retrospective. Apple keeps iPhone 4's Antennagate alive by taking on the Droid X Sideload apps all you want with the Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine for Windows and Mac and Linux. Want to keep up on the latest BlackBerry device rumors? Bookmark crackber...

Published on Sunday, July 25, 2010 by Phil Nickinson This isn't the first time we've seen the fabled (and unannounced) HTC Vision, but this one looks a little more finished, and with T-Mobile branding to boot, and the tipster who sent it to Engadget notes that it may well be called the G1 Blaze when all is said and one. One big question still hanging over the phone's head is whether we're talking T-Mobile Eur...

Published on Sunday, July 25, 2010 by Phil Nickinson This isn't the first time we've seen the fabled (and unannounced) HTC Vision, but this one looks a little more finished, and with T-Mobile branding to boot, and the tipster who sent it to Engadget notes that it may well be called the G1 Blaze when all is said and done. One big question still hanging over the phone's head is whether we're talking T-Mobile Eu...

Published on Sunday, July 25, 2010 by Jared DiPane As we wrap up another fun filled week of Android news we want to be sure that you didn't miss any headlines. From new device announcements to updates and application fun we brought a ton of news to you this week, so check out some of the headlines below. Also, take note of our tips section which will bring you useful tips and tricks to make your Android experience bet...