The T-Mobile G2 has been made fun of, degraded, and derided because it "only has an 800MHz CPU". In a sea of phones running at 1GHz, I can certainly see why people complain, but from the very start I've advised that people not pre-judge the CPU in the G2. Today we see why. First off, in Quadrant, the stock G2 scores around 1600 points, which is very respectable. But once the phone was unlocked (rooted) and the limits on its performance were removed, it's really beginning to shine. In this test, I applied the permaroot solution that I shared in an earlier article, installed Cyanogen Bacon ...

If you've got a T-Mobile G2 (not the HTC Desire Z, not just yet), we've told you how to permanently root it and where to get the "Bacon Bits" from Cyanogen to enable all sorts of cool things. But what sorts of cool things? First off, SetCPU for Root Users, available in the Android Market for US$1.99 now enables you to dynamically scale your G2's CPU from 256MHz to almost 1.5GHz. Dynamic scaling enables your CPU to run at faster speeds when it's under heavier loads, and slower speeds when its under lighter loads. Doing so can actually extend your battery life while speeding up your phone ...

We knew it was only a matter of time before the resourceful developers on the #G2ROOT team would be able to permanently root the T-Mobile G2 -- and hopefully soon it's brother, the HTC Desire Z. As with all phones, rooting the G2 is not without a certain level of risk, so by continuing further you assume those risks which include, but are not limited to, bricking your phone, voiding your warranty, and/or destabilizing the currency of your nation. First off, you're going to need some files, those can be downloaded from the thread at XDA-Developers. The files in question are hboot-eng.img ...

T-Mobile will reportedly begin rolling out an over-the-air update to HTC G2 owners today that will enable both WiFi calling and tethering, according to a screenshot published by TmoNews. Allegedly captured from an internal system -- which hasn't been updated to reflect the new WiFi tethering plan, apparently -- the image points to a rollout occurring between today and Monday the eighth. T-Mobile added the tethering feature along with what may be the country's cheapest data plan earlier this week, at $10 for 200MB per month. WiFi tethering allows a handset to broadcast its 3G (or in the ...

A lot of people have complained about the G2's 800MHz CPU, even though it's been able to hold its own in the benchmarks. The chip that powers the G2 doesn't have a specific clock-speed, rather, it allows for a wide variety of speeds by design. This lets the phone be "fast enough" without sucking the battery dry prematurely. Of course, "fast enough" wasn't going to cut if for @coolbho3k. With some deep digging he was able to crank the speed of the G2 up to 1.344 GHz. This change results in a Quadrant benchmark score of an amazing 2,264 -- a substantial jump from the stock device's score in ...

We've heard plenty of people upset that their new G2 only has "half the storage space" that was advertised. Internal storage on the G2 was supposed to be a full 4GB, but reports are flowing in that new devices are seeing less than two gigabytes. A phone call to some contacts at T-Mobile turned up that all those polled were seeing the same amount of internal storage. After digging deeper it was decided that this was because of "creative partitioning". Okay, so I don't buy the whole "system reserved" space taking up over 2GB. I can run Froyo on my G1 and load up all the Google apps that come ...

Earlier today HTC released the source-code to the kernel of the Desire Z. This is great news for the for ROM developers all over since legitimate custom ROMs can now be created and released for the phones. The kernel is "the central component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components). Usually as a basic component of an operating system, a kernel can provide the lowest-level ...

Take two things that I love, mash them together, and what do you get? A whole basket full of AWESOME! What are those two things? CyanogenMod ROM and the T-Mobile G2. Unfortunately, we still don't have a permanent solution to root the G2, so CyanogenMod isn't an option on yet... or is it? According to a Tweet from Cyanogen himself: "Booted CM on my G2 in the most horrible way possible." Basically what he's doing is temporarily rooting the G2 (we know it reverts to un-rooted when yo reboot), then rebooting all of userspace with CyanogenMod on the sdcard. Ugly? Yes. Inefficient? Yes. A step ...