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Want to root your Xperia Arc S running on Stock ICS Firmware? No problem, here’s how you can do it. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must be running on the stock ICS firmware. 2. Make sure your phone has at least 60% of battery life left to last through the entire process. 3. Close any Antivirus programs running on your PC as they can interrupt the rooting process. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the Root Toolkit from here. 2. Download the ADB Drivers from here. III. Installing ADB Drivers: 1. Place the downloaded ADB Drivers file onto your Desktop. […]

Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich version brought a new feature known as Face Unlock. The feature is present in the ICS, though there’s a phone missing this new thing, Nexus S. If you have a Nexus S smartphone and want to have the Face Unlock feature in it, then here’s a guide for you to get this feature on your phone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have unlocked bootloader, rooted and custom recovery installed on your Nexus S smartphone. Please head to our how to root Nexus S procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue.

AT&T and Rogers HTC One X users rejoice, the TWRP 2.1 Touch Based Recovery is now officially available for this great smartphone and in the following guide, we have covered how you can install it on your One X beast. Here you go: I. Before You Begin 1. You must have unlocked bootloader of your HTC One X. Follow the instructions given here to do so. 2. You must have ADB installed on your PC. Learn how you can install it from here. 3. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root

Did I mention that I live in a treehouse? Well, my friend Tori and I just moved to Williamsburg and sleep in what we call a “treehouse” but what would be more accurately described as the ceiling. Our light switch is downstairs, which involves climbing down a rope ladder from the ceiling, so I downloaded the Lumos flashlight app for WP7 as a means a self-preservation when entering and exiting our treehouse. Lumos, brought to you by Codeline.net, is the best free LED flashlight app available for Windows Phone 7. Best part? No advertisements! Built when the developer was unable

If you want to enjoy custom ROMs on your newly bought Galaxy S3 smartphone, then you should install ClockworkMod Recovery on it. We have already covered how you can root your non-US Galaxy S3 smartphone and the following guide shows you how you can install ClockworkMod Recovery on your Galaxy S3 smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your Galaxy S3 smartphone before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root Galaxy S3 procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue. 2. Make sure your phone has enough battery life left to go through

You know those Bullet HD helmet cameras? Well, that would be perfect for this new app by Mosonex, Inc. Released just before the new year, Privy Moments allows you to create your own personal channel and beam all of your epic adventures on TV, Mobile Phones, and Facebook. Upload high quality photos of your latest bouldering trip or high-res videos of you and your bros heliskiing in Salt Lake City this Winter. Your friends and family will love being able to keep up with you no matter where you go. And isn’t YouTube just so…2011? Pros Free! Upload top-quality photos

If you are suffering from the problem of not being able to Tether your AT&T’s One X smartphone, then here’s a quick solution for you. The solution provided below will fix your tethering problems and you will be able to start a WiFi HotSpot afterwards. Here you go. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your HTC One X before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root AT&T HTC One X procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue. 2. You must have ADB installed on your PC. If it isn’t installed, then

When you buy a new Android phone, a bunch of apps come preloaded on it. Same is the case with the new Galaxy S3 smartphone, it comes preloaded with a large number of apps which some users do not like. So, for those users, here’s a guide on how they can remove such bloatware from their Galaxy S3 smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your Galaxy S3 before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root Galaxy S3 procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue. 2. You must have ClockworkMod Recovery

I am such a disaster. It’s important that anyone reading this review understand this about me. My friend and new roommate Tori and I have been discussing how to put our lives in order all morning, and this new app for Windows Phone 7, TODO List, is exactly what we need! TODO List, released yesterday on the Windows Phone 7 platform, enables you to manage tasks in a fast, easy, and productive way. Organizing your tasks by sorting them into filters and/or marking them with color-coded stars makes writing your TODO List simple. Pros Free! Sleek, attractive, easy to use

I will be the first to admit that I am no artist, but this App doesn’t help. My friend Tori and I moved into a new apartment yesterday, and I was looking for an App to edit my photos to make them look cooler without just “Intagramming” the crap out of them. I had hoped that Colorify for Windows Phone 7 would let me make our awesome Williamsburg treehouse apartment look even sweeter than it is, but alas, we were disappointed. Advertised as upping your photos’ “coolness” factor, Colorify lets you re-color your photos by first converting them to grayscale and

I am so obsessed with this App, and I literally just discovered it. Why did I not know about this sooner?! My breakfast date and I are causing a public disturbance at The Smith East Village, and the hipsters are staring. They must be jealous of our new favorite App: iLOL’d, brought to you by Crazy Hot Solutions this January. iLOL’d is the one-stop-shop for all of your go-to time wasters, including: LOL Cats, NOT Your Best Day, Damn You Autocorrect, Why, Siri, Why?, Awkward Names, Epic WTFs, Invisible Cats, Work LOLs, and more! Cross your fingers you don’t find a

Happy Thirsty Thursday! I’m noticing a trend in my posts recently, like I’m having too much fun. Oh, well. This review is really inspired by my having to explain what “Franzia” is to head-honcho Dave Cogen yesterday. Boss, this one’s for you. I’ve actually been using this App for iOS regularly for the last year and on my Windows Phone 7 since it launched in January, so I thought I’d share it before the weekend. Mixology for Windows Phone 7 is the ultimate source for drink recipes that can make even Franzia-drinking Frat boys look like professional bartenders. (OK-Dave is

If you often install custom ROMs on your phone, then you must be suffering from configuring the APN settings on your phone each time you install a new ROM. To solve your problem, here’s a quick solution. Just take a backup of APN and restore it after you have installed a new ROM. See the following guide to learn how you can backup APNs and Restore them. I. Before You Begin: 1. Your phone must not be running on Android ICS. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the APN Backup & Restore app from here. (Google Play Link) III. Backing

Well, I just spent $78.00 at the grocery store and $5.50 at the fruit stand. What did I spend my weekly food allowance and $18.00 of my booze money on, you might ask? A huge can of black beans, and Italian style rotisserie chicken, a can of corn, some stewed tomatoes, and two avocados. What the hell am I going to do with that?! Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List App for Windows Phone 7 brings recipes from the award-winning food site directly to your phone. With more than 30,000 gourmet recipes available from such reputable and delicious sources as Bon Appetit,

We have already covered how you can root your Galaxy S Plus i9100 smartphone and now in the following guide, we are going to show you how you can unroot the same phone. I. Before You Begin: 1. After unrooting your phone, you will get back your lost warranty. 2. Please charge your phone at least 50% so it can last through the unrooting process. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the Unrooting Package from here. III. Unrooting Galaxy S Plus i9100: 1. Put the downloaded Unrooting Package file onto your Desktop. 2. Connect your phone to your PC with