Some folks like to hack their smartphones to add support for apps and features that wouldn’t otherwise be available. That’s why there’s a community of iOS users that jailbreak their devices (or find ...

While Microsoft may no longer be interested in producing new features for Windows phone, that doesn't stop the developers associated with the ecosystem from creating new ones themselves. Well, at ...

The first update in some time to a tool called Windows Phone Internals will pave the way for custom ROMs and more for all Lumia devices. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

It looks like custom ROMs right now won’t be a possibility on devices launching with Windows Phone 7 until someone can figure out Microsoft’s PVK system. PVK, which is a security key that ties the ...

Installing custom ROMs on Android phones serves several purposes. ROMs could offer more features above and beyond the software your phone packs by default. Using a current ROM could be essential if ...

With the constant rush to trumpet the latest phones it's easy to think of old phones as obsolete. Most carriers encourage this with a spotty record on upgrading their existing phones to the latest and ...

I've rooted my Galaxy Nexus per your guide, but now everyone tells me I should flash a custom ROM. What's the point? Don't people flash custom ROMs to get stock Android, which the Nexus already has?

You want to bring the best out of your Samsung Galaxy S3 phone by using a custom ROM, but you dread spending days trawling the web for the best ones? Good news then ...

Windows Phone has a very ironic history. Back in the mid-2000s it was the operating system for hackers, tinkerers and those looking to push the boundaries of mobile computing. Even I got my start ...