CyanogenMod 9 is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android firmware. Yup, I revisit CyanogenMod custom ROM after signed petition to Samsung Mobile. CM7 ROM for Samsung Galaxy S II was not that good during my testing last year. How about the latest nightly CM9 Android 4.0.3 ICS ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2? Let’s find out while waiting for the official ICS firmware from Samsung…
Download & Install Super Kang CM7 ROM for Kindle Fire
Amazon Kindle Fire does not have much custom ROM as I expected (when compare to HTC HD2 and Samsung Galaxy S II). Maybe Android tablet is still not so popular compare to Android phone. And people prefer iPad as tablet. Anyway, here is another custom CyanogenMod 7 ROM cooked by XDA Developer, Skimp Killah. It is based on latest CM7 commits by WhistleStop and IngCr3at1on. And added several goodies like Kernel by IntersectRaven, ICS Keyboard & Theme, Google Apps and Galaxy Nexus boot animation…
Download Trebuchet CM9 Launcher for Android 4.0 ICS Free
After I installed official Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S II, I am not so satisfied with default Samsung TW Launcher. It looks the same as Gingerbread. Kinda boring… So I give Trebuchet CM9 Launcher a try. It is official CM9 Launcher on CM9 ICS ROM. So it will give the look like official Android ICS AOSP ROM on Samsung Galaxy Nexus. But it can be used in Android 4.0 ICS Samsung Galaxy S2 too once you rooted it.
Download HTC Sync for HTC One X
HTC Sync Manager for HTC One X is not yet ready. But HTC updated HTC Sync to support HTC One series. So you and I can use HTC Sync on HTC One X now. What is HTC Sync? HTC Sync is an application that allows you to synchronize Outlook contacts and calendar or Outlook Express contacts between your computer and your HTC One X as the main feature. Besides, it also lets you install third-party Android applications on the phone, and sync your photos, videos, documents, songs, and playlists to your HTC One X.