Cyanogen today confirmed what many had expected as soon as OnePlus announced plans to develop its own Android-based mobile operating system. Speaking today at a conference in China, company CTO Steve Kondik confirmed that its partnership with OnePlus has come to an end. “That’s probably the last you will see from that partnership unfortunately,” he said. “Two new companies are […]
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OnePlus rolls out CM 11S 38R OTA update for OnePlus One
There is good news today for owners of the OnePlus One smartphone. A much anticipated firmware update has begun to roll out. The CM 11S 38R update addresses a wide range of issues including ones related to touchscreen responsiveness, battery life, speaker static and the camera’s exposure meter being stuck in auto mode. The update also rolls out some new […]
Cyanogen said to have turned down Google acquisition
Getting acquired by Google is not every startup’s dream. The Information reported yesterday that Cyanogen had turned down Google’s advances. The revelation that Google wanted to acquire the company that builds its own version of Android was apparently made by company CEO Kirt McMaster to company shareholders. It’s not the first time that a company reaches out to Cyanogen to […]
Buyers including Microsoft circling Cyanogen?
CyanogenMod is not only attracting the attention of users looking to customize their Android devices these days. From its early days as a custom ROM for the HTC Dream, it has established itself as one of the most popular aftermarket Android firmwares today. Its growing success led to Cyanogen becoming a commercial company backed by venture funding to the tune […]
Android 4.0 CyanogenMod 9.0 out in two months
With the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) source code now available, Cyanogen wasted no time confirming that work has begun on a new version of its CyanogenMod tool to support the latest version of Android. The group said via Twitter that it expects to have CyanogenMod 9.0 out in about two months: ..and we’re off. check back in 2 months […]