Following in the footsteps of the Droid X, which was rooted within a week of launch, the XDA Dev team has announced they have rooted the Motorola Droid 2, just 14 days after its launch.
The initial rooting method is not easy, however, and will require decent background with ADB.
For more info on ADB, check here: ABD Wiki page.
After the device is rooted, users can then install custom ROMs, as well as have access to Superuser controls.
For now, there are not custom recovery images for the Droid 2, so installing a custom ROM is impossible.
Says a XDA Dev member: “This is needed to install custom ROMs, which as of now, there are none. That means you won’t be able to install any third-party Android ROMs on your rooted Droid 2. [Yes], they will be on their way at some point, but right now, the main appeal to rooting the Droid 2 right now is to use root-only applications, and remove the bloatware that Verizon has thrown on the device.”
If you are interested, you can view the full instructions here: Root the Moto Droid 2
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who left the company as an executive in the 80s while fighting cancer, has pledged $7 billion of his $13.5 billion fortune to philanthropy after he dies.
The decision follows the footsteps of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who have both pledged billions to philanthropy.
Allen and Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, and the company was long the largest tech company in the world, only recently overtaken by Apple in terms of market cap.
Over the last twenty years, through his Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the billionaire has handed out $1 billion in grants.
“Today I also want to announce that my philanthropic efforts will continue after my lifetime,” said Allen. “I’ve planned for many years now that the majority of my estate will be left to philanthropy to continue the work of the Foundation and to fund nonprofit scientific research.”
There was no word on how the money would be directed after his death.
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Following in the footsteps of the ridiculous £200,000 Supreme PS3 and the even more ridiculous $3 million iPhone 3GS Supreme, jeweler Stuart Hughes has begun offering a diamond-encrusted Apple iPhone 4 for the reasonable price of $20,000.
Unfortunately, only 50 of the special devices will be made, so you better get your order in quickly.
The smartphones are unlocked, and come with “6.5 carats of VVS quality, F-color diamonds” and a carrying case made of ostrich.
Apple’s logo on the back is now a solid platinum and diamond version of itself.
StuartHughes also sells a $20,000 diamond-encrusted iPad, which has 11.43 carats.
Check the whole collection here: http://stuarthughes.com/
