I know that Droid X users probably felt a little left out yesterday with all of the Swype’s flying around for the original Droid and the Incredible, so we wanted to bring you some new toys to play with.  There is a batch of themed Swypes available for rooted Droid X users that you must check out.  Colors range from red to green to black to blue and all have color coordinated tracers to match the particular theme.

ALL CREDIT TO bad4u6669 AT XDA FORUMS.

Download: Black |  Blue |  Red |  Green

Instructions:

*Note* – If you want to save your original Swype file for safe keeping, use Root Explorer and find it in /system/app.  Make a copy of it and save it somewhere on your SD card.

1.  You have to be rooted.
2.  Open Koush’s Droid X Bootstrap, bootstrap recovery (if you haven’t) and then reboot recovery.
2.  Scroll down to “install zip from sdcard.”
3.  Select “choose zip from sdcard.”
4.  Select the themed Swype file that you downloaded above and “yes” to install it.
5.  Reboot your system.
6.  Enjoy your new Swype!

Let us know if you run into any issues.

We featured 928Droid a couple of weeks ago as one of the first full-on Droid X themes and over the weekend they released something that might be even more significant.  Been confused by all of this deodex/odex talk lately?   You really just need to understand one thing:  if you want to apply a custom theme to your phone, your phone needs to be deodexed and the 928Droid crew just made this process as simple as an update.zip.

We now have a file which will take your phone from stock rooted 2.2 Droid X, and turn it to themed deodexed rooted Droid X.

Download:  DroidX-OTA2315-DeOdexEERR-THEME.zip

And in even better news, we also now have files which will take your themed deodexed phone and return it back to stock rooted odexed or even stock rooted deodexed so that you can apply other themes (Like Invertnito!).  Happy?  You should be!

Instructions:

If you would like to deodex your phone and have it themed, then download the file from above and drop it on your SD card.

1.  You need to be rooted.
2.  You need to have run Koush’s Droid X Bootstrap.
3.  You need to have the DeOdexEERR.zip file on your SD card.
4.  Open Koush’s DX Bootstrap and boostrap the recovery before rebooting to it.
5.  From there, go into “backup / restore” and create a backup.
6.  Then choose “install zip from sd card.”
7.  Choose “select zip to install” and find the DeOdexEERR.zip.
8.  Say “yes” and your phone will deodex and apply the 928Droid theme.
9.  Enjoy!

To grab additional files including the “return to stock” .zips, hit up the 928Droid site.

Yesterday we saw some pretty revealing pictures of a new HTC device headed to Verizon, codenamed the “Lexikon” and the week before we brought you some exclusive shots of the Droid 2 Global.  Do either of these phones interest you?  Are either of them a “must have”?  Or are you waiting for something bigger and better?

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One of our favorite browsers of all time, xScope, has been updated to version 6 and as you’ll see once you update or download it, has gone through a complete UI overhaul.  Gary, the developer behind it, has kept it simple and left out the flashy fluff you’ve seen on other browsers yet still managed to make it all pretty.  It’s quite elegant really and couldn’t be more understated especially for the quality that sits behind it.

All of your favorite features are included, such as tabbed browsing, a file manager, etc. but the new look and functionality will surely impress you even more.  Check out the full video walkthrough of it after the break.  

The device we know as the HTC Lexikon (ADR6325) just made a huge appearance over at BGR. The device is meeting all of the specs that we figured it would, but now sports a very Droid-esque appearance and what looks to be a fantastic physical keyboard.  Let’s also not forget though that it’s a global beast (SIM card included), has a 5MP camera, runs Android 2.2 and more than likely the new Sense.

Oh…yes that shot above does say BING.  Maybe this won’t be the next Droid?  How could any Droid survive without the Google Apps suite?

After seeing our Droid 2 Global exclusive pictures and now this new HTC device, you’ve got to be excited for the holiday season.  Verizon again “ftw.”    Gallery after the break.  

Dr. Root, I have adb set up now how do I use it?

First of all, if don’t have adb and the Android SDK installed follow these instructions.   Now, I know we all don’t share a love of adb, but seeing as it is being used more and more I thought that you should get a basic grasp of what can be done with it. I am going to provide you with a list of commands that you should have on hand to help you out.  I’ll also show you how to make sure your device is connected properly to adb.  These commands can be found here.  

I don’t really know where to start with this ROM, but it’s something that floated around Youtube for a few days and seems to have taken the ROM world by storm.  MIUI is a Chinese ROM that was initially revealed on the Nexus One and was then quickly ported by US developers to every other device on the planet.  It has a ton of features that would be nice to see on both stock Android and other custom ROMs even if it looks similar to the i*hone.

Almost every thing should work and if ROMs are super interesting to you, then I suggest that you check this out even for a few minutes.  It’s running Android 2.2 and a Chevy kernel so you can overclock it.

Video and instructions after the break.  Enjoy!