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Did I ever mention that I got my pilot’s license when I was fifteen? My dad had to drive me to my lessons because while I could fly a 4-seater Cessna by myself, I couldn’t drive a car 2.0 miles down the road without parental supervision. I realize this is a niche market that I’m writing to here, but when I saw this app, I had to go for it. Fellow pilots-this one’s for you. Pocket Airports shows detailed information on 5,000+ US airports for general aviation pilots. Look up airports by state or search for them by full or […]

If you love to play games and have no qualms with being the most obnoxious group of people in the room, then this is the game for you. My boyfriend’s family has gotten me totally hooked on the game Catch Phrase, and much to his chagrin, I downloaded the mobile version of this ridiculously entertaining game: Guess The Phrase, released this January by Herm’s Software Services. While this particular game is in no way related to the Hasbro Inc. trademarked version, it’s definitely just as fun (and way more portable!) Keep reading to learn more about the drinking game that’s

THIS PROCEDURE IS OBSOLETE. PLEASE HEAD TO OUR NEW PROCEDURE HERE INSTEAD. If you just rooted your Galaxy 5 smartphone, then the next thing you should do is install a custom recovery. After installing a custom recovery, you will be able to flash custom ROMs on your phone. Following is the guide showing you how you can install ClockworkMod Recovery on your Galaxy 5 smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your Galaxy 5 smartphone before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root Galaxy 5 procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and

It looks like Samsung has stopped further development for Galaxy 5 smartphone, though the developers over at XDA still trying to bring fresh tweaks for this phone. In order to use some of the tweaks, you need a rooted phone. Here’s a simple guide for you on how you can root your Galaxy 5 smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You will void your phone’s warranty if you root it. However, there are two ways to get back the warranty. i) Either you can apply stock firmware OR ii) by Unrooting your phone. 2. Charge your phone to at least

This was a two-step process for me because, while I thought the app sounded cool, i had no idea what Woot.com was, and that’s pretty central to the app’s usability. Woot.com is a site that offers community sourced deals through targeted daily emails (sound familiar??) in categories such as home, kids, wine, shirts, and closeout sales. The Shirt.Woot and obviously the Wine.Woot is great, but other than that, it seems like an odd assortment of offerings, which definitely won’t cut it while competing against daily deal giants like Groupon and LivingSocial Deals. Pros Free! Connects to Woot.com profile Offers change

If you want a different custom recovery than what most of the users are using now, then RZ Recovery is the perfect option for you. RZ Recovery consists of so many great features that make your phone much easy to use. Here’s a guide on how you can install RZ Recovery on your Galaxy Mini smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your Galaxy Mini Smartphone before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root Galaxy Mini procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue. 2. You must have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on

After rooting your Samsung Galaxy Mini smartphone, you should consider installing a custom recovery to enable custom ROMs on your phone. Here’s a simple guide explaining how you can install the widely popular ClockworkMod Recovery on your Galaxy Mini smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your Galaxy Mini smartphone before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root Galaxy Mini procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue. 2. Your phone should have enough battery life left so it can last through the whole process. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the

Want to install the apps which require Superuser access on your Galaxy Mini? No problem, here’s how you can root your phone and get the Superuser app. I. Before You Begin: 1. The warranty of your phone will be voided once you root it. However, you can regain the warranty by either applying stock firmware or unrooting your phone. 2. Make sure that your phone has enough battery life left so it can last through the whole process. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the Root Package from here. (Download link is in the third post) III. Rooting Samsung Galaxy

You know how people say that the internet makes everyone a writer? Well, this app is why. Released at the end of March by Rabbit, Flud for Windows Phone 7 is a new kind of social reader that gives everyone a news personality. Gain topical credibility among your friends and followers by sharing the latest news. Flud lets you customize your news by following your favorite blogs and gives you access to your saved stories offline, so you can always stay ahead of the curve. Pros Free! Sleek, attractive, easy-to-use UI Gain credibility among friends and family Share your interests

My boyfriend’s friends love this app, which I honestly think might have been made solely to allow ex-frat boys to send fart noises through their phones. Talk2Me, released by NT World last November, allows you to send and receive voice messages to other Talk2Me users with the click of a button. Actually, every really fun way I can think of to use this app is geared toward twenty-something year old guys, like using your phones as walkie-talkies so you can feel like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible. The features, however, far surpass sharing inappropriate noises and participating in make-believe. With

Sometimes, the Media Scanner on your Android Phone keeps running for more than the expected time. It doesn’t stop even when it has finished scanning the media and while it is running on your phone, you cannot access apps like Music Player. A lot of users are facing this problem and if you are one of them, then here’s a solution for you. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have a rooted Android smartphone. Browse through our articles to find the rooting procedure for your phone. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the Startup Manager app from here. (Google

If you are fond of flashing custom ROMs and own an Xperia Mini or Mini Pro phone, then you should install the widely famous ClockworkMod Recovery on it. By doing so, you will be able to easily install any custom ROM available for your phone as well as you can backup your current ROM to be in the safe side. Following is the guide showing you how you can install CWM Recovery on your Sony Xperia Mini and Mini Pro devices. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your Xperia Mini or Mini Pro smartphone. Please head to

If you have been using an Xperia Mini or Mini Pro smartphone for some time, you would have noticed the apps that come preloaded on the stock ROM. Some of the users think these apps (Bloatware) aren’t useful to them and so they want to get rid of them. For those users, here’s a quick guide explaining how they can remove bloatware from their Xperia Mini or Mini Pro smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your Xperia Mini or Mini Pro smartphone before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root Xperia Mini procedure

Is everyone watching the Celtics in the NBA playoffs? Well, I’m not because I work two jobs, but I still care that Rondo and the rest of the C’s are teaching the Heat not to “F” with a team that has 17 Championships. And because I’m a good friend, I will skip tonight’s (possibly final) installment that will lead to another Boston victory and go to a friend’s birthday party in anti-basketball Brooklyn instead. Still, I’ll wake up tomorrow completely up-to-date on everything sports. An awesome alternative to ESPN ScoreCenter, ScoreMobile for Windows Phone 7, created by Score Media Ventures,

Taking screenshots is really great when you want to teach someone a trick or something similar. Some of the Android Phones come with the buil-in feature of taking screenshots and the HTC Amaze 4G is one of them. If you own a HTC Amaze 4G and want to take the screenshots, then here’s a quick tutorial showing you how you can do so. You don’t need a rooted phone for this procedure. I. Taking Screenshots on HTC Amaze 4G: 1. Press the Power key on your Amaze 4G smartphone for a second. 2. While the Power key is being pressed,