Myn’s Warm ROM Brought to Evo 3D

 If any of you have ever owned an HTC Evo 3D or an HTC Evo 4G and are in to getting under the hood of those phones, then you know Myn's ROM.  He is one of the best Sense Developers if not THE best sense developer (IMO) on XDA.  I've enjoyed many of hours playing with his ROM's, tweaks and mods on my HTC Evo 4G.  Now he has a sandbox in the Evo 3D section?  Buckle your seatbelt folks!  This team is amazing and nothing short of perfection.  I did read in the XDA thread that he will be bouncing back and forth between his OG Evo and his Evo 3D....  So we'll be having Myn's love for both phones.  Great news for my household!  My wife has his work on her Evo 4G and my daughter has his work on her Evo 3D.
 

It’s rare when a ROM is so popular, the number of thread views are almost equal to the total number of members on XDA. As is the case with the original Warm ROM TwoPointTwo. One of the most popular of all time for those toting the HTC Evo 4g.
Now those who have migrated to the HTC Evo 3D, you can once again get a taste what is arguably XDA Recognized Developer (and all around good guy) Myn’s greatest work thanks to the work of fellow XDA Recognized Developer JoelZ9614 and the rest of Team Warm.
The sexy, lightly themed and totally awesome ROM has received a bunch of upgrades from it’s last public release on an Evo device beginning with going from Froyo 2.2 to Gingerbread 2.3 and including:

Added GPU UI Acceleration (instead of CPU)
Added Additional Reboot options (Recovery, Bootloader, Hot Restart, Reboot) (NOTE: Hot Restart currently not working properly)
Added DSP Manager (Thanks cyanogen)
Added CRT TV shutdown animation
Added HW Acceleration Tweak To Adreno_config
Added SMS Backup/Restore
Added Tweak to increase sdcard read ahead buffer (Thanks Misfit)
Added 3D Home Screen (Toggable in Settings | Warm Tweaks)
Added Native Screenshot Functionality (Press Home + Power at the same time)
Added Zeus Mods [kinda] Quick Settings
Changed WiFi Scan Interval To 180 seconds to further conserve battery
Added Tweak to persist home app in memory
Added various battery tweaks

So for those who want the good old feel and look of the original Warm ROM, you can head on over to the original thread for download links, installation instructions, a full change log and all the Warm goodness those from the HTC Evo 4g remember.
Thanks XDA!

Sirius XM releases Lynx radio, ensures that you never miss the beginning of another Jimmy Buffett song

Sirius XM releases Lynx radio, ensures that you never miss the beginning of another Jimmy Buffett song

Need a shiny new way to enjoy Sirius/XM revamped channel lineup? For $250, you can pick up the Lynx Portable Radio, which lets you start shows and songs (Jimmy Buffett or otherwise) from the beginning and pause, fast forward and rewind programming. The wildcat radio also stores up to 200 hours of programming and features "dynamic" presets and a show finder, which offers up a programming schedule for the next seven days. It's currently available online for $250 and will be hitting retail shops in the near future. More info on the radio can be read from the beginning in the press release and video trailer after the break. Still no word on that whereabouts of that shaker of salt.

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 SiriusXM Introduces the Lynx Portable Radio, the First SiriusXM 2.0 Radio that Offers New Features and Expanded Channel Lineup via Satellite and Internet

NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today introduced the SiriusXM Lynx Portable Radio, the first SiriusXM 2.0 radio that offers new features and receives an expanded channel lineup via satellite and Internet.

Lynx is the most advanced radio ever from SiriusXM, able to receive the new expanded SiriusXM 2.0 channel lineup of commercial-free music, sports, and comedy that includes SiriusXM Latino, a new suite of Spanish-language programming. Lynx is built with a flexible architecture which allows for new features and capabilities to be added through software updates.

"Lynx gives subscribers the expanded SiriusXM 2.0 content lineup and advanced features, enabling time shifting and storage of content, offering listeners more control over the programming they subscribe to," said Jim Meyer, President, Operations and Sales, SiriusXM. "Lynx will offer even more options to manage our exclusive and expertly curated content through future software updates."

SiriusXM 2.0 is a major upgrade and evolution of SiriusXM's satellite and Internet delivered service that will ultimately span hardware, software, audio, and data services.

Lynx gives subscribers more control over how they listen to SiriusXM satellite radio, allowing them to start a song from the beginning when tuning to a Favorite music channel or store broadcast content to listen to later. Subscribers can also restart their favorite content while connected to SiriusXM Internet Radio via Wi-Fi®. Subscribers can control their listening experience easily using the large touch screen display. Lynx can stream SiriusXM content to Bluetooth® stereo speakers, headphones, vehicle stereo systems or optional accessories for the home, vehicle or portable use. Lynx is based on the Android operating system and is fully updatable via a Wi-Fi connection.

SiriusXM Lynx is available now at shop.siriusxm.com or crutchfield.com at an MSRP of $249.99. Lynx will be available soon at retail stores nationwide.

Lynx offers key SiriusXM 2.0 features for satellite radio when docked with the optional Lynx LV1 Vehicle Kit or Lynx LH1 Home Kit, including:

Tune Start™: Automatically starts the currently playing song from the beginning so listeners will hear the whole song when tuning to any of their satellite radio music channels saved as a Favorite channel.
Radio Replays: Subscribers can build a library of up to 200 hours of programming from their Favorite satellite radio channels which are automatically recorded to allow for playback anywhere.
Pause, Rewind and Replay: Listeners can replay up to 30 minutes of live SiriusXM content on the currently tuned channel, and also access replay content on 5 favorite preset channels currently displayed.
Featured Favorites™: A dynamic set of presets that can be automatically added as favorite channels, allowing users to easily discover new and specialty programming.
Show Finder™: An easy-to-use electronic programming guide offering a complete list of what's on over the next 7 days by channel, with the ability to set reminder alerts when favorite shows are being broadcast.

Lynx also offers SiriusXM 2.0 features for listening to SiriusXM Internet Radio via Wi-Fi networks at home, office or accessible hotspot, including:

Start Now allows subscribers to go back 5 hours to select and listen to previously broadcast programming.
View program information, album art and read artist bios.
Rewind to hear programming again or skip forward to hear what's playing next.
Pause live radio and pick up right where the listener left off
Access to Show Finder™, the electronic programming guide.

The SiriusXM Lynx LV1 Vehicle Kit gives subscribers everything needed to listen to satellite radio in the vehicle. Drivers and passengers can browse and quickly tune channels with a convenient rotary control knob. An Aux-In Cable is included to facilitate audio connection in vehicles that have audio systems with an auxiliary input connection. The LV1 can also connect to Bluetooth Audio-enabled systems, or through the vehicles existing radio using SiriusXM's PowerConnect transmitter. The vehicle kit also charges Lynx while docked. The Lynx vehicle kit is available at an MSRP of $69.99.

The SiriusXM Lynx LH1 Home Kit gives subscribers everything needed to listen to SiriusXM satellite radio or Internet radio in the home or office. Subscribers can connect to a home audio system with easy, do-it-yourself set up and stream SiriusXM from Lynx to the home kit with Bluetooth. The Lynx home kit is available at an MSRP of $69.99.

Lynx receives the new array of channels, added to the already ground-breaking and award-winning SiriusXM programming lineup. The expanded channel selection includes new commercial-free music plus new sports and comedy channels including channels created with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ESPN SportsCenter, and Upright Citizens Brigade, as well as Carlin's Corner featuring albums, concerts and comedy from the archives of the legendary George Carlin.

SiriusXM Lynx also receives the full SiriusXM Latino channel lineup. SiriusXM Latino is the most comprehensive Latin programming lineup available to radio listeners, including exclusive commercial-free music channels and a wide variety of music genres, including tropical, salsa, merengue, Latin pop hits, Latin hip-hop, Latin rock classics and more.

Listeners will also get 24/7 news and talk from RadioFormula Mexico, the leading radio broadcaster from Mexico; sexy, smart, refined and exclusive adult programming showcasing Latin talent on Playboy Radio en Espanol; and Spanish-language coverage of world-class professional sports on multiple Deportes en Vivo channels. SiriusXM Latino will also include Cristina Radio from iconic talk show host Cristina Saralegui, and featuring lifestyle, health and family programming for Latinas. Cristina Radio, produced by National Latino Broadcasting, is launching in the coming months.

CyanogenMod-7.0.0-RC4 has arrived

CyanogenMod-7.0.0-RC4 has arrived

The next round of RCs have arrived.   From RC2 until now has mainly been bug fixes and its getting near the final state.  In this release, there may still be some lingering GPS issues on the Evo and the N1 call audio bug hasn’t been fully fixed.  But if you were happy with the previous RCs/Nightlies on your device, there is no reason not to update to this one.

That being said, this is the most stable version of CyanogenMod 7 to date and will probably be the last RC before the final rolls around.  The most notable new fixes are on the tablet side of devices.  The Nook Color, for example, now has working hardware acceleration.  Because of these fixes, many of them are receiving their first RC.  There was also a big fix from AOSP for EGL issues, which is why all devices bumped to RC4 from RC3.

Feel free to grab CM7-RC4 (or RC3.14159265358979323846264338327 as we call it internally) from ROM Manager.

Evo 3D

Sprint is taking the mobile multimedia experience to a new level with HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G™.


These are the 21st and 22nd 4G-capable devices – HTC EVO™ 3D and HTC EVO View 4G™ - to join America’s Favorite 4G Network.1  HTC EVO™ 3D provides the ability to capture and view images and videos in 3D and share at 4G speeds. HTC EVO View 4G introduces a tablet to the award-winning EVO family.


When will they be available?


Both devices will be available for Sprint customers this summer. Pricing will be shared closer to launch. Customers can visit www.sprint.com/evo3d or www.sprint.com/evoview to pre-register.


What can consumers do with 3D power of HTC EVO 3D?


The HTC EVO 3D’s dynamic ability to capture and playback video in 3D offer countless ways to benefit from this technology. Here are a few examples:


•          Real estate agents can create and share 3D virtual tours of homes that let out-of-town buyers “walk through” the house and truly experience the listings before they can see them live;
•          Dad can feel like he is in the bleachers watching the ball leave the park for a homerun even if he’s forced to skip a Little League game while stuck at the office;
•          3D mapping of terrain will help build new and exciting features for navigation.  Hikers will be able to get aerial views of the topography of rivers and mountains while in the backcountry.
•          Families can “relive” the excitement of their vacation and feel like they are there again. With, 4G speeds, and the latest version of the acclaimed HTC Sense experience, HTC EVO 3D makes it possible to become part of the action and then easily and seamlessly post high-quality video to YouTube™ or Facebook, or share moments in real time over the Internet via Qik.


Specifications and key features of HTC EVO 3D


Built with Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread, HTC EVO 3D features America’s first QHD 3D 4.3-inch display and a powerful 1.2GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon® dual-core processor. It also features dual 5MP cameras, which can be used to capture both high-quality conventional and stunning 3D images and videos, opening up new frontiers for user-generated content, social networking and streaming video.


•          1.3 MP front-facing camera for video chat
•          3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability, supporting up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
•          Android Market™ for access to more than 150,000 useful applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience
•          Google mobile services such as Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Navigation, Google Calendar, Voice Actions, and YouTube™
•          Sprint’s unique implementation of Google Voice, allowing customers to keep their Sprint number and seamlessly move to Google Voice
•          Corporate e-mail (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®), personal (POP and IMAP) e-mail and instant messaging
•          4GB Internal memory/1GB RAM, microSD slot (supports up to 32GB memory card)
•          Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n, Stereo Bluetooth® , Integrated GPS
•          integrated DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) capability
•          HDMI cable (sold separately) port
•          1730 mAh Lithium-ion battery


Blockbuster On Demand®
HTC EVO 3D will be the first 3D handset pre-loaded with the Blockbuster On Demand® mobile application that offers access to one of the largest catalogs of movies, including 3D titles.
Blockbuster On Demand offers the hottest new releases on the same day they become available on Blu-ray and DVD.


Rentals range from $1.99 to $3.99 each, and purchases are $5.99 and up. Rentals will be available for viewing on one screen within 30 days of rental, with a 24-hour viewing period once the title is first played.


Bringing the EVO Experience to a Tablet


HTC EVO View 4G will bring the best of the EVO experience into a tablet design.


Sprint and HTC’s first 3G/4G Android tablet offers:


•          A 7-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen display with pinch-to-zoom
•          A 1.5GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon® processor
•          The latest version of HTC Sense.


Possible uses:


As the perfect combination e-reader, media player and portable computing device, HTC EVO View 4G offers a premium entertainment experience with HD-quality video and a rich Web-browsing experience with the ability to browse the Web on Flash-enabled sites.


With dual cameras – a main 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with HD-capable video camcorder and a forward-facing 1.3 megapixel camera – HTC EVO View 4G unleashes the ability to create, stream over the lightning-fast 4G network, share via YouTube™ or Facebook® and watch video with the Qik mobile app.


With lightning-fast 4G connectivity and a large touchscreen display, HTC EVO View 4G makes it even easier to manage e-mail, and its front-facing camera makes the Qik video chat application an easy and appealing way to conduct business while on-the-go.


Using HTC Scribe Technology™, HTC EVO View 4G will offer a new way to interact with a tablet with the HTC Scribe™ digital pen (sold separately). When combined with Evernote™, a leading notes application and service, the user will have the ability to capture and make notes on Web pages, ebooks, PDF documents and more, in an easy and natural way.


Additional key features of HTC EVO View 4G include:
•          3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability, supporting up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
•          Google mobile services such as Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps with Navigation, Voice Actions, and YouTube
•          Corporate e-mail (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync), personal (POP and IMAP) e-mail and instant messaging
•          Android Market™ for access to more than 150,000 useful applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience
•          Blockbuster On Demand® to rent or purchase the hottest new releases on the same day they become available on Blu-ray and DVD
•          32GB internal memory, 1GB RAM, microSD slot (supports up to 32GB memory card)
•          Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, Integrated GPS
•          4000 mAh Lithium-ion battery


Note: Device features, specifications, services and applications are subject to change.



More information:


www.sprint.com/evo3d


www.sprint.com/evoview


www.sprint.com/4G


Sprint Introduces America’s First 4G “Glasses-Free” Device with QHD 3D Display, HTC EVO 3D, Coming This Summer


Fact sheets
HTC EVO VIEW fact sheet
HTC EVO 3D fact sheet



1 Based on number of Sprint 4G subscribers vs. those on other wireless 4G (WiMAX and LTE) networks in the United States.

Rooting your Evo 4G

ALL credit for this goes to zikronix at XDA in this thread: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

ROOTING YOUR PHONE WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY – YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE. YOU WILL LOSE ALL YOUR DATA.

(If you want to backup your apps and app data you can temporarily root with z4root version 1.3 and then install Titanium Backup from the market and backup your apps & data!)

Rooting the EVO for 3.7 Software



What will this do? This process will force a custom recovery on to your phone, at which point Unrevoked-Forever will be flashed to the phone, this will toggle the phones security verification to OFF (otherwise known as NAND unlock or S-OFF) by toggling a security bit in the phone’s radio, after that you’re free to install any ROM you want, here we’ll install the latest Sprint Lovers ROM because it comes included in the file set needed to root your phone and has the latest radios, after that point though you can go to any ROM you’d like.

First you’ll need to get some software together:
1) HTC Sync: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Pro tip: install this first before you start downloading other files, it may need to reboot your PC!)
2) An UnZipping utility (built in to Windows or WinRAR or WinZip)
3) MD5 Checker (you can grab this on Google, any free one will do)
4) The root files: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (when this file downloads, verify its MD5 checksum using the MD5 checker you got from Google, use this code: 27eb4a36ba01078193975fc93723dd60 if the checksums do not match you MUST re-download the file!)



While you’re waiting for these files to download and to install HTC Sync, charge your phone!

1. Factory reset your phone (from the home screen: menu > settings > SD & phone storage > Factory data reset) (when it reboots, skip all the setup stuff so you just get right to a home screen)



2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB, Windows will install some drivers from the HTC Sync installation. LEAVE YOUR PHONE AS CHARGE ONLY!

3. Enable application installation from unknown sources (from the home screen, menu > settings > applications > unknown sources) & Enable USB debugging (just hit the back button, select development and check the usb debugging check box)



4. Extract the hboot_2.xx_soff-VX.zip that you downloaded earlier, put it in an easy to use place like C:evoroot

Make sure you have all the files and folders extracted, you should have these folders: pc36img, recovery, root and these files: adb, AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll.

5. Open a command prompt (In windows XP & Vista go to start > run > type “cmd” > enter and type “cd c:evoroot” – for windows 7 users open windows explorer and browse to c:, press the left shift key and right click on “evoroot”, select “open command window here”)



6. Copy & paste the below commands, line by line in to command prompt (copy them here and right click in the command window and select paste – cltrl+v will not work). This will push over the required files to your phone’s sdcard. Press Enter after each line, some files will take some time to transfer – DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR PHONE AT THIS POINT!

Quote:
adb push root/unrevoked-forever.zip /sdcard/
adb push root/mtd-eng.img /sdcard/
adb push pc36img/PC36IMG-ENG.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip
adb push pc36img/PC36IMG-MR.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG-MR.zip
adb push root/flash_image /data/local/

*I combined a few steps in this screen shot for sanity reasons

7. Still in command prompt the following commands will install and start z4root: (hit Enter after each line)

Quote:
adb -d install -r root/z4root.apk
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.z4mod.z4root/com.z4mod.z4root.z4root
After the second line your phone will have z4root on it, choose “Temporary Root” and wait a few seconds while the software gains access.



8. In command prompt type: (hit enter after each line, after you hit SU, you must hit “allow” on your phone)

Quote:
adb shell
su
9. Backup your 4G RSA keys (in command prompt, at the #) – The following three commands will create this directory: nandroid/RSA-PR-BACKUP on your sdcard, inside of that directory will be this file: wimax.img, that file is a digital image of the partition on your phone which holds your 4G keys.

Quote:
mkdir /sdcard/nandroid
mkdir /sdcard/nandroid/RSA-PR-BACKUP
cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/nandroid/RSA-PR-BACKUP/wimax.img
10. Create a text backup of your keys (still in command prompt, at the #). This will create a file: rsa_OEM.key in the root of your sdcard which will also hold your 4G keys.

Quote:
busybox sed -n '/BEGIN CERTIFICATE/,$p' /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/rsa_OEM.key
11. Change permissions and flash some system version information: (this is still done in the command window, at the #, press Enter after each line)

Quote:
chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image
./data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img
sync
12. Now reboot the phone directly in to bootloader: (In the command window, at the #)

Quote:
reboot bootloader
13. When the phone reboots use the volume keys and power button to select Bootloader from the menu, hit the power button to select this choice. The phone will scan the PC36IMG.zip file we pushed on the sdcard earlier (this is the engineering software release for the EVO), after the scan is complete, the phone will ask if you want to apply the update, press volume up for yes. (Some selections will be skipped, this is normal and will take a few minutes to run) When the update is done the phone will ask if you want to reboot, use the volume down key and select No.

14. Move the selector to “Recovery” using the volume keys and press the power button to select it. Your phone will reboot to a screen with a red triangle on it, this is normal. (If you get stuck here at the white HTC screen, this is OK, just pull the battery then power on the phone by holding the volume down and power buttons at the same time. When the bootloader loads it will re-scan the PC36IMG.zip, select No to apply the update, then No to reboot device, from the menu select Recovery)



15. In the command prompt (press enter after each line)

Quote:
adb push recovery /
adb shell busybox --install /sbin
adb shell nohup /sbin/recovery &
16. Your phone will now have a green recovery menu.

17. Select enable USB-MS toggle using the volume keys and power button, this will open your sdcard up on your computer. Rename the file “PC36IMG.zip” to “PC36IMG-ENG.zip” then rename “PC36IMG-MR.zip” to “PC36IMG.zip” (you don’t need to enter the .zip part in windows because it’s hidden as a file extension). Disable USB-MS on your phone.

18. Select Flash zip from the recovery menu and choose “unrevoked-forever.zip”, after installation is complete, select Power Off.



19. Power on the phone, it will boot in to the HTC engineering software for the Evo. When the phone loads just leave it alone

20. In the command window type:

Quote:
adb reboot bootloader
21. Select Bootloader from the menu with the power button, it will scan the renamed PC36IMG.zip file on the sdcard (Sprint Lover’s ROM), select Yes and apply the update, then select Yes to reboot when it’s done.

You’re now in Sprint Lovers rom which you can read more about here: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] this is a pretty solid, very stock rom that included all the latest radio updates and a wifi hotspot app. If you like this ROM I would suggest setting it up properly with all of your information and then downloading ROM Manager from the market and creating a backup, this way you always have a way to “come home.”

To entirely reverse this process and go 100% back to stock, follow this guide here: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]