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Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9100 has been a successful smartphone and if you are a fortunate owner of this phone, then you should consider rooting it to expand its functionality. Here’s a simple guide explaining how you can root your Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9100 smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. The warranty of the phone will be voided once you root it. If you need it in future, then you can apply the stock firmware or unroot your phone. 2. Make sure your phone has enough battery life left so it can last through the rooting process. II. Downloading […]

Back in August 2011, Lenovo announced its series of ThinkPad tablets which came with Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS. If you have purchased one of these tablets and want to root it, then here’s a guide for you to do so. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have ADB installed on your PC. If you haven’t done so yet, then do it from here. 2. You will void your ThinkPad’s warranty if you root it. However, you can get back the warranty by either applying stock firmware or unrooting your ThinkPad. 3. Make sure your ThinkPad is charged at least

In one of our recent articles, we showed you how you can root your HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone and in the following guide, we will show you how you can unroot your EVO 4G LTE phone. You should unroot your phone if you are planning to visit the company shop as this won’t let them know that you have modified your phone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You will get back your lost warranty after unrooting the phone. 2. Keep your battery level at minimum 50% to avoid any problems during the process. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download

If you’ve watched an Apple commercial in the last six months or so, you can almost definitely guess what this App is all about. SkyDrive for Windows Phone 7 isn’t just for people with iPhone envy. It allows you to store all of your files in one place, so you can access them any time from nearly any device. Windows Phone has built-in access to SkyDrive from the Office and Pictures hub. Automatically upload your pictures and easily manage and share your documents for easy access all in one place. Pros Free! Access of SkyDrive content, including files shared with you View

If you have been using a Samsung Galaxy R smartphone, you would have discovered great apps for it. Some of those apps may have required a rooted phone and if you didn’t have one, you had nothing to do than moving forward to other available apps. Here’s a simple guide showing you how you can root your Galaxy R smartphone to enjoy new apps as well as custom ROMs. I. Before You Begin: 1. You will void your phone’s warranty if you root it. However, you can regain the warranty by either applying stock firmware or unrooting your phone. 2.

Google Drives allows you to store files on the cloud for free, with 5GB of storage capacity. Though there’s a Google Drive app available for Android smartphones, it doesn’t have the simplicity that a new user can easily upload and download files with Google Drive. Here’s a new way to integrate Google Drive with your Android Smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have a Google Account. You can create one for free from here. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the Xplore app from here. (Google Play Link) III. Integrating Google Drive with your Android Phone: 1. Download

This one’s for all the music heads, ravers, cult followers, and wanna-be groupies. Eventful for Windows Phone 7 allows you to easily find shows happening around you. Want to know when the Jonas Brothers are playing around you? Search by artist, venue, and date to find out so you can start preparing early. Eventful for Windows 7 uses your phone’s location service to create a comprehensive list of the shows happening in your area, and you can shrink or expand the search distance depending on how far you’re willing to go to hear some quality tunes. If you’re unsure of

Happy Memorial Day! In honor of the long weekend, I thought I’d tip my hat to the fishermen of the world by reviewing Time 2 Fish, the new fisherman’s app for Windows Phone 7. Just released on May 1, this app gets the GPS coordinates from your phone and immediately gathers data on the best fishing and hunting times in your area! Based on lunar and (to a lesser degree) solar patterns, Time 2 Fish projects when the fish will be feeding and, subsequently, when you’re likely to get the biggest haul. Pros Free! Simple, easy-to-use user interface Provides best

I realized while talking to my parents this weekend that I am seriously behind on the news. For instance, I asked my dad the location of this summer’s Olympic Games. Apparently, they are NOT in Brazil this year. With that in mind, I downloaded Weave, a fun, friendly way to present the news on all of your favorite topics. I begrudgingly added “Politics” to my list of chosen categories. Weave is a free RSS reader for Windows Phone 7 brought to you by Seles Games. Though it is an RSS feed, it is easy enough to use for even those users who

Want to root HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone? No problem, here’s how you can do it. I. Before You Begin: 1. Rooting your phone will void its warranty, however, you can get it back by applying either stock firmware or unrooting your phone. II. Downloading Requierd Files: 1. Download the HTC Drivers for your phone. (32bit or 64bit for Windows) 2. Download the Rooting Package from here. III. Rooting HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone: 1. Place the downloaded Drivers and Rooting Package archives onto your Desktop. 2. If you are using Windows, then extract files from the Drivers ZIP archive

Though Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone hasn’t been launched worldwide, a root method for this phone has become available. If you are eager to know how you can root Galaxy S3 smartphone from OUTSIDE THE US, then here’s a guide for you. I. Before You Begin: 1. The warranty of the phone will be voided once you root it. However, you can get it back by either applying stock firmware or unrooting your phone. 2. !!!THIS IS FOR GALAXY S III’s THAT ARE NOT US VERSIONS! PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS ON YOUR T-MOBILE, AT&T, VERIZON, OR SPRINT VERSION OF THE

If you have a Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 smartphone, then you should root it to enjoy a bunch of new apps that work only on rooted phones. Here’s a guide showing you how you can root your Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 smartphone. I. Before You Begin: 1. Warranty of the phone will be voided once it is rooted. If you need, then you can get back the warranty by installing either stock firmware or unrooting your phone. 2. Make sure your phone has at least 60% of battery life left to last through the process. II. Downloading Required Files:

There’s a simple workaround to root your Asus Transformer TF300T tablet and the following guide explains it. Follow the steps given below and you will end up with a rooted Transformer tablet. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your tablet. You can do it from here. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the Rooting Package from here. III. Rooting Asus Transformer TF300T: 1. Place the downloaded rooting package file on the Desktop of your PC. 2. Connect your tablet to your PC using the USB cable. 3.  Transfer the Rooting Package ZIP file to

If you want to enjoy custom ROMs on your Asus Transformer TF300T, then you must install ClockworkMod Recovery on it. Here’s a simple guide explaining how you can install CWM Recovery on your Asus Transformer tablet. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have unlocked bootloader of your tablet. You can do it from here. 2. You must have ADB installed on your PC. Learn how you can do it from here. 3. You will void the warranty of your tablet if you install this custom recovery. 4. Make sure your tablet has enough battery life left to last through

Rough Thursday night? Shed your moral hangover, pour yourself a cocktail, and gear up for the weekend with this gem of an app for Windows Phone 7, iBlackOut. Sure, the name reminds me of my oh-so-responsible boyfriend who defended himself yesterday by saying he only “binge drink[s] once a week!” but I digress. iBlackOut is the “definitive drinking app” destined to save you from some next-day confusion. Released on Wednesday by FourDOnline, the iBlackOut app tracks your location over the course of the night and generates a handy little map (the so called, “Damage Report”) that charts your debauchery as