There’s no shortage of custom ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy S3 device and the number of such ROMs are increasing rapidly every passing day. While it’s possible to change the entire appearance of the device with custom ROMs, Mods allow you to change only certain parts of the user-interface, hence […]

The days are gone when you needed to connect your device to your PC using cables to transfer files as much convenient options have now become available. With the connectivity options like WiFi, you can transfer files fro and to your device without using cables at a faster transfer rate.

At some point in your device’s life, you might want to erase all traces of ever having rooted your it, installed custom recovery or even flashed a custom ROM.  This situation could arise when you are selling the device or if you ever want to take it into a service

Unlocking bootloaders of the Nexus series devices have always been easier, you just plug-in your device and start Fastboot and issue a simple command and voila, your bootloaders unlocked. While this seems pretty easy to Windows PC users, Linux and Mac users have always been in lack of such easiness.

The word jailbreak was used only for the Apple devices until Microsoft launched the Surface RT tablet and now this device shares the same word with almost same work. Jailbreaking the Surface RT will let you install unsigned apps available outside of the market, similar to Cydia for iPhone. Such

While the Asus Nexus 7 promises to provide better features than any other slate out there, in $199, it just lacks one thing: poor camera. The device’s got a 1.2 Megapixel camera on the front-side that’s capable to shoot videos at 480 pixels, by default. A hidden potential has recently

HTC Droid DNA has already got root access and a custom recovery called ClockworkMod Recovery to enable root-only apps as well as custom ROMs. While there could be many ROMs for a device, the same can go for the recoveries as well and the Droid DNA now have another custom

Google’s been keen at keeping the Nexus lineup devices updated with the latest Android version that rolls out to the world. If you own a Galaxy Nexus smartphone, you must have got the notification to update the device to latest Jelly Bean firmware and many of you might have done

Rooting a device is something that needs to be done if you desire something more from your device than what the device manufacturer intended for your device.  This will open up a world of opportunities and you’ll be able to use root-requiring apps, make full backups of your device and

While most devices usually need to be rooted before they can have custom recovery, some Samsung devices require you to have a custom recovery before you can actually root it.  In these cases, installing a custom recovery will not only enable you to root it but also take backups, wipe

The Samsung Galaxy 3 is pretty old (and pretty outdated by today’s standards) but for those who are still holding on to this device and wanting something more from this, rooting and installing a custom recovery will definitely get some more mileage from this ancient device.  The guide below will

Facebook is now rolling out a free calling feature in its Messenger app, which allows iPhone users to call other iPhone users who also have the Messenger app for free. The new feature made its debut in Canada a few weeks ago and is now rolling out here in the U.S. To

Over the last couple of years Motorola has left many long time customers feeling unsatisfied and disappointed. Naturally, when you invest in a smartphone or tablet, you expect reliable support for the device. Sadly, Motorola has created quite the reputation for breaking their own promises when it comes to updates. With numerous cancelled OS

Who could forget the Project Glass buzz at last year’s Google I/O event? The augmented reality headset has gained some serious momentum in its development period and we may even see a production timeline this year. During the I/O event, developers were given the opportunity to sign up for a $1,500 Glass

Ever since the 4.1 Jelly Bean OTA rolled out for Droid RAZR/MAXX users (on Christmas Eve), the world has been waiting on a successful root method. Thanks to the never ending hard work of Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss) life just got a little sweeter. Some of you may be familiar with