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Galaxy Nexus can be rooted without even unlocking bootloader

Posted on October 6, 2012 in Google, Hacks, News by Abhijeet

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The usual method to root the Galaxy Nexus, or making any other modification such as installing a custom ROM or recovery, requires unlocking its bootloader. While unlocking the bootloader is simple, it erases all data on the device, which can be a nuisance when all you need to do is get root access. However, there’s…

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Backup and Restore EFS of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on PC

Posted on October 6, 2012 in Hacks, Samsung by Abhijeet

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While flashing custom ROMs on Samsung’s Android devices, there is always a chance of the EFS partition getting wiped due to flashing a custom ROM or other modification, which removes the IMEI data on the device and makes all network related functions such as calling and SMS stop working. Hence it is always a good…

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Create QR Codes easily with Easy QR Toolbox Android App

Posted on October 6, 2012 in Android Apps, Tool Apps by Abhijeet

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QR codes, or barcodes as most know them as, are quite useful as they can be scanned via a barcode scanner to obtain the information in them, such as links, information on products, and more. But what if you want to share some information with someone through a QR code? Easy QR Toolbox is an…

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TWRP Recovery for Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300

Posted on October 6, 2012 in Hacks, Samsung by Abhijeet

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TWRP recovery, a custom recovery like ClockworkMod that is used to flash custom ROMs, make ROM backups, factory reset the device, etc has finally been ported to the Samsung Galaxy S3 (for some reason, Samsung devices always get TWRP quite late). TWRP features an intuitive touch-based interface which makes it easy to navigate the phone…

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Ice Cream Sandwich Update for Lava Xolo X900 now available

Posted on October 6, 2012 in News by Abhijeet

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The Motorola RAZR i might have gotten all the attention for being powered by an Intel processor, but Intel’s first foray into the Android world was with the Xola X900 by Indian manufacturer Lava, which unfortunately launched with Gingerbread Android 2.3 back in June. But the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is finally rolling…

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How to convert Chinese i9100G Galaxy S2 to its International variant

Posted on October 6, 2012 in Hacks, News, Samsung by Abhijeet

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When the Samsung Galaxy S2 came out, it was found out that Samsung was selling a G version of the device in some markets with a different chipset inside. Carrying the model number i9100G, it took some time but later got much developer attention through custom ROMs. However, the Chinese version of the i9100G wasn’t…

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US gets Unlocked HTC One X+, available on pre-order

Posted on October 6, 2012 in HTC, News by Abhijeet

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The HTC One X+ has got a lot of people excited and waiting in anticipation thanks to its great specs, and it recently went up for pre-order in the UK from retailer Clove, for a price of £474. If you live in the United States, you can also now pre-order the unlocked HTC One X+ from…

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Rovio plans to reveal its new game on October 8. Angry Birds meet Star Wars!

Posted on October 6, 2012 in Android Games, News by Abhijeet

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Buckle up Angry Birds fans, as we may soon see those angry little birds dueling with those villainous pigs with a lightsaber. Rovio has posted a tweet on Twitter promoting the “Next big thing” with an animated image of a Star Wars themed Angry Birds, with a red bird dressed up as a Jedi and…

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Android 4.2 running Motorola Nexus phone, Occam, found in AnTuTu benchmarks

Posted on October 6, 2012 in Motorola, News by Shivam

Occam and Manta AnTuTu Benchmarks

In a matter of hours after we got the news of two possible Nexus devices running Android 4.2 from Motorola namely Occam and Manta, we’ve now received reports of the two new devices being spotted in AnTuTu benchmarks database. The benchmarks results pretty much confirms that both the devices exists. And most importantly it confirms…

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Mobile Phone humming with 3 GB RAM already under plans at Samsung

Posted on October 6, 2012 in News, Samsung by Abhijeet

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Here we were waiting for more devices to start appearing with 2GB of RAM, and Samsung is apparently working on devices with 3GB of RAM inside! The information comes from a picture of two prototype phones that have a sticker mentioning “3Gb RAM” on them, obtained by Sammobile. I find Android’s multitasking to be shambles currently,…

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