Rumors about the HTC Vision, aka HTC Desire Z, aka T-Mobile G2, etc.. (you get the picture), have been hitting the interwebs hard lately. And the more information that leaks the more excited I get about the possibility of finally getting a really high end, qwerty  Android device. from HTC. What we know so far is how it apparently looks, that it has a 3,7” capacitive touch screen, most likely has the new Qualcomm MSM7X30 chipset which is essentially a snapdragon but with a significantly better GPU and lower power consumption. Yummy.. Oh, and did I mention that this phone will be the first with HSPA+ connectivity?

Other than that, the wind speak of a late September release on T-Mobile, leaving Europeans guessing whether or not we will ever see this in our lands. I know I am crossing my fingers! Also hoping we will get to know more on the upcoming HTC press event.

So what do you think? Could this be your new phone?

Ive always found it interesting that Android’s stock browser does not have the Chrome browser icon, seeing as it technically is a mobile version of Chrome. So, I did some quick reversing and took the stock 2.2 browser and replaced the icon. The result is a new Browser.apk, identical to the original stock one except for the changed icon.

To install this, just read on for the full instructions. Note that we will be backing up your stock Browser.apk so you can easily revert the changes. Also note that this requires root.

IBM posted a great guide two days ago on how to maintain the integrity of file systems. I know I learned a couple of new tricks so I do recommend it!

Learn how to check the integrity of your Linux® filesystems, monitor free space, and fix simple problems. Use the material in this article to study for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification—or just to check your filesystems and keep them in good working order, especially after a system crash or power loss.

Read the full article here

I bought a Motorola Droid as a birthday present for my amazing girlfriend earlier this year. However, it turned out to have a defective display and its currently sitting at my desk. I am fairly certain the problem should be easy to fix though, however I have already bought a new phone for my girlfriend and since I don't live in the US myself, a CDMA phone doesn't really do me any good.

So, if anyone of you Verizon enslaved Americans want to try and fix yourself a brand new Motorola Droid then feel free to comment on this article and give me your offer.

A new version of the Android 2.2 port is out. Not much new to speak of though but quite a few bug fixes and tweaking has been done and buggy apps have been cleared out so it should provide a better experience over all!

Go grab it now