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Amazon’s 2012 Kindle Fire HD Gets Some Love From CyanogenMod
Although the Kindle Fire HD from a couple years ago is already an older device, that doesn’t mean we can’t breath some new life into it. In fact, if you’re an owner of a Kindle Fire HD and are looking for a way to bring the tablet back from the dead, it looks as though we might have a way for you to accomplish just that. Among other things, the Kindle Fire HD has plenty of potential to be great. The issue is that it can’t access the wonderful nature of things that Android has to offer in its true form simply because it doesn’t run a regular version of Android. Although it is an Android tablet, it’s Amazon’s own re-worked version and for some of us there’s just no replacement for something as awesome as Android the way it was meant to be. The good news for you if you feel the same way is that the Cyanogenmod community has take it upon themselves to get a version of the aftermarket Android firmware running and ready for the Kindle Fire HD, so the awesome hardware can take advantage of truly awesome software.
Before we delve any further into this a couple things should be noted, this is slated for compatibility with both the 7-inch and 8.9-inch models of the tablet, so no worries there, but the software is more or less in a beta or alpha testing stage at the moment. Meaning it’s experimental, which could and most likely does mean bugs. Now onto the fun stuff. First off, this is a version of Cyanogenmod 11, so yes, you would in affect be bringing your Kindle Fire HD forward into the modern age of Android software builds. If you have messed with Cyanogenmod 11 at all before on any other devices, then you already know how awesome of a ROM it is, and will most likely be plenty happy to get it installed on your device.
As expected, your Kindle Fire HD will have to be rooted of course to do anything with this software, and if it isn’t already done we would suggest flipping over to a place like XDA to look up some processes on how to correctly root your Kindle Fire HD, they shouldn’t be too hard. Once that’s all said and done come back to these links(Kindle Fire HD 7-inch, Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch) and grab your downloads, then proceed. Make sure you have at least 200 MB of space left for you to work with, and you should be good to go.
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LG Puts out Connect SDK and wants Chromecast Functionality on their Smart TVs
LG has been working with Google a lot lately, and it appears they like how the Chromecast works and everything. LG has now open sourced the Connect SDK for their smart TVs, built on WebOS for the recent ones. Basically how LG’s Connect SDK works is it combines all the other technology out there including DLNA, Google Cast, and DIAL. According to LG it’s an abstract layer.
“The Connect SDK currently supports webOS, Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV and older LG smart TVs. LG wants to add support for Apple TV and Samsung devices soon.”
This makes us wonder why LG is making technology that allows us to connect with other set-top boxes that LG is NOT selling. Usually companies want you to buy their products and not use anything else. So why is LG doing this? They’ve basically realized what other companies need to realize. Is that we are using all of these devices. Whether it be the Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, etc. They are all in our living room and being used at one point or another. LG decided to open source it to get the industry going, and lead the way, which is exactly what I believe LG is doing here.
What’s interesting here is that LG isn’t stamping their brand all over the Connect SDK. What they are looking to do is to get everyone out there working together. Which is exactly what the Connect SDK is for. Connecting all your set-top boxes together so you can have a seamless experience. It sounds amazing, and I definitely can’t wait to see how well it works from LG. Obviously it’ll take some time to get it perfect though, but it definitely sounds promising. LG stated “we want to drive the whole industry forward”.
How many of you already own an LG TV? Let us know in the comments below.
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Amazon App Store Has Easter Egg Hunt Sale On Games And Apps
In the spirit of Easter, and egg hunts, and the two of them together, Amazon is having an Easter egg hunt to be had in their app store in celebration of the day to come. During this celebration of sorts which goes through tomorrow, there will be sales and discounts on apps and games with rewards like Amazon coins for purchasing certain apps. More expensive apps will obviously net more Amazon coins, so buying something for a few bucks will reward you with more coins than something that only costs a dollar. There are a number of different apps that are part of the Easter sale, and some just might catch your fancy.
To find the apps and games that are part of it all you have to do is navigate over to the main page of the Amazon app store in your browser, and then find the egg that has Amazon coins emerging from it, and clicking on that will take you to the page with all the participating apps and games. Some of the apps and games were already to free to begin with, while the ones that cost money like Minecraft Pocket Edition for $6.99 should score you a good little bit of coin. The sale actually seems to contain mostly games, but there’s nothing really wrong with that.
If you find yourself in need of some Amazon coins than this sale is a great way to stock up especially if you were planning on loading up on a few games for the weekend. We did however find at least one game that is quite a bit cheaper in the Play Store than through the Amazon app store, which was Need for Speed Most Wanted. It costs $4.99 through Amazon but is only $0.99 in the Play Store, so if you don’t really care about the Amazon coins aspect than you might as well just save yourself a few bucks. Everything else though seemed to be the same cost in both places, so if you were in the market for a few more titles, you might as well get some free stuff out of it right?
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