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Overclocking the Motorla Droid

If you don’t have anything better to do and have a Motorola Droid just head over to the Alldroid forums to see how some folks have overclocked the TI-OMAP 3430…

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If you don’t have anything better to do and have a Motorola Droid just head over to the Alldroid forums to see how some folks have overclocked the TI-OMAP 3430 up to 1,3Ghz. You’ll first have to root your handset (it will void you warranty) then flash a new modified firmware. Beware though,overclocking the device could damage it and you’ll find yourself with a nice (hot) little brick. Head over here for all the info. I’ve seen a couple of comment on twitter and some other forums claiming that this is some kind of “amazing” stuff. Guess that they forgot (or just didn’t know) that users have been overclocking WinMo/PocketPC handsets for nearly 10 years now…

Source: AllDroidForum

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