The Nokia N9 is the first (and probably the last) phone to ship with MeeGo Linux. But just because that’s the software that it comes with doesn’t mean that’s what you’re stuck with — because now there’s a way to dual-boot MeeGo and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on the Nokia N9. The software which is called “Project Mayhem” is still in alpha, which means… Read more »

The HTC HD2 is a touchscreen phone with a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a large 4.3 inch 480 x 800 pixel display, and plenty of other features you’d expect from a recent Android or Windows Phone 7 device. But the HTC HD2 ships with Windows Mobile 6.5. Hackers have been installing Android (and other operating systems) on it for ages, but now a member… Read more »

VMWare and LG are starting to show off technology that essentially lets you run two instances of Android side by side on a single phone. The companies first announced plans to develop virtualization technology for smartphones a few months ago, and now it’s on display at Mobile World Congress in Spain. Here’s how it works. You can use your Android phone for personal use, downloading… Read more »

Ever wish you could run Google Android on your aging iPhone 2G or iPhone 3G? Now it’s easier than ever, thanks to the launch of a utility called BootLace 2.1. It’s available for download from the Cydia store for jailbroken devices. That means you’ll need to jailbreak your phone before starting… but that was kind of a no-brainer. Did you really think Apple would make… Read more »

There are dozens of custom ROMS which allow you to run modified versions of Google Android on a variety of smartphones. Don’t like the software that came with your HTC Nexus One? No problem. Just pick an alternate ROM that has the features you’re looking for. Want Android 2.1 on your HTC G1? Yup, you can do that too. But what if you want to… Read more »

It’s been a few weeks since we first saw Google Android running on the iPhone 3G. Want to know how to do it on your own phone? PC World has step by step instructions. There are a few things to note before you get started. First, this hack is only for the iPhone 3G. iPhone 3Gs users need not apply. Second, while you can make… Read more »

It was just a few weeks ago that we first saw Google’s Android operating system running on an iPhone. But that particular hack was limited to a first generation iPhone 2G. Well now developer David Wang is back, and this time he’s managed to squeeze Google’s mobile operating system onto an iPhone 3G. Audio isn’t working at the moment, but almost everything else is. Multiotuch… Read more »

Like the open nature of Google Android, but prefer the sleek build quality of an iPhone to any Android handsets currently on the market? No problem. Now there’s a way to run Android on an iPhone. A hacker going by the name of planetbeing has ported a debug version of Android to run on the iPhone’s hardware. It can make and receive phone calls, surf… Read more »