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Cyanogen CEO Says Team is Consolidating to California, Steve Kondik is Out

Kellen December 1, 2016 46

Cyanogen Inc will now move forward without Cyanogen, according to a blog posted to the company's site yesterday afternoon. That's right, Steve Kondik is out at his own company and will now "forge his path as he sees fit." The move comes alongside news that...

Report: Microsoft to Invest in Cyanogen Inc, Hopes to Weaken Google’s Hold on Android

Tim January 29, 2015 76

According to sources of The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft, the makers of Windows Phone, which currently holds about 3% of the smartphone marketshare, is set to invest in Cyanogen Inc. While the investment would be for a minority share of a $70 million round,...

CyanogenMod Reaches 10 Million Devices, Oppo N1 CM Edition Gets a Promo Video

Kyle December 23, 2013 38

Despite Google’s best efforts, some smartphone and tablet manufacturers are perfectly content to allow their devices to languish, never to receive the latest version of Android through any sort of official channel. That’s where Cyanogen, Inc. comes in: the...

Oppo N1 Trailer Reveals Possible CyanogenMod Inc Partnership

Dave September 20, 2013 60

Earlier this week, CyanogenMod announced it was incorporating. One of their announcement hints was that they were already partnered with a mystery hardware vendor to bring an official CM-powered phone to market. Earlier today, manufacturer Oppo tweeted about...

CyanogenMod Founder Contemplating Abolishing Root Requirements For Custom ROMs (Update)

Tim July 29, 2013 120

The founder of CyangoenMod, Steve Kondik, took to Google+ to bounce off an idea to his followers concerning Android 4.3 and root access. With the intro of Android 4.3, Google added in some "much-needed" security features which restrict setuid binaries on the...

Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik Shows Off CM 10.1 Loaded Up on Galaxy S4

Tim May 1, 2013 38

Development for the Galaxy S4 is taking off by leaps and bounds now that the device is landing in the hands of developers. And you know it's going to be a good time when the founder of CyanogenMod, Steve Kondik takes to Google+ to show off Samsung's newest...

Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik Talks Galaxy S4 While Leaving Job at Samsung

Kellen March 25, 2013 38

Back in the summer of 2011, Steve "Cyanogen" Kondik took a software engineer job with Samsung, a move that many thought was a sign of the end of his increasingly popular CyanogenMod ROM. At the time, Steve assured the world that work on CM would continue, and...