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CyanogenMod resurrects OTA updates for latest CM10 nightly builds
CyanogenMod ROMs give Android users the latest Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean treats to their otherwise-neglected smartphones, and it's mostly open-source except for one piece: the boarded-off ROM Manager. To remedy that, the modding organization is bringing its OTA updater back from the CM5 and 6 graves, letting users pull updates straight to their devices. Notice we say "pull," because pushing would require the Google Apps framework, which the CM updater won't have. However, as the screen above shows, you'll be able to set a timeframe to check and grab the latest versions directly from CyanogenMod's servers, and after flashing yesterday's CM10 ROM, we can confirm that the software is working on our Galaxy S. That'll bring a much-needed dose of simplicity to upgrading CM firmware and make all that modding slightly more mainstream.
Mozilla tests out opt-in system for plug-ins in latest Firefox nightly build
Plug-ins bogging down your web browsing? Then it looks like you could soon have another option to cut through the clutter right in Firefox. The latest nightly build of the browser includes a new feature that lets users turn off all plug-ins by default and then click on each to enable them (something that, we should note, can already be done through third-party add-ons). While that functionality is still in the early stages, Mozilla's Jared Wein says that they're now working on adding the ability to remember plug-in settings on a per-site basis, and hope to have the feature ready for the release version of Firefox 14 (currently due out in July). In the meantime, you can get an early look at the feature in the latest nightly build available at the source link below.
Thanks to Hexxeh, you're just a few clicks away from trying out the latest Chromium build
Chromium is the fully open source flavor of Google's Chrome OS, which has the potential to do for netbooks what Android has done for smartphones. Or, it could be yet another little operating system that generates some buzz before zipping off into the sunset. If you'd like to make up your own mind on the subject before it sees full release to the masses it's a lot easier thanks to Hexxeh. We've already sampled the wares of intrepid image meister, but now he's automated the process on his end, meaning the latest builds of Chromium magically turn themselves into images for your enjoyment. He calls it the ChromiumOS Vanilla Nightly Builds page and, after a quick download and an extraction to a spare thumb drive, you too could be rocking the freshest version of this little OS.
