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How To Force Android to Display the Desktop Version of a Website

  So a little tip that I use on a daily basis that I thought others might find useful. Ever gone to a website and it automatically displays the mobile page, but you REALLY wanted the desktop version for whatever reason and no matter what you do you can’t get […]

How To: Unroot the Nexus S

I. Before You Begin 1. This will return the phone back to the stock ROM and put you at build GRH78. 2. Use this method to start over, or to send your phone in for warranty reasons. 3. You MUST have a custom recovery image to use this unrooting method.

HTC Thunderbolt ready for a release soon?

After wooing smartphone lovers at the CES, HTC’s Incredible HD aka the Thunderbolt aka the Mecha may finally be ready for a release in the near future.  There is no official word yet on a specific date but a training flyer for Verizon employers is already doing the rounds on

Video: Google showcases Android 3.0 operating system

  Google posted the above promo for the CES before hastily hiding it, but not before a few viewers downloaded it and upped it again to YouTube.  Looking at the video, Google has definitely put in a lot of work to bring out a likeable OS that is both fast

TheUnlockr Show: Episode 1/Pilot

In this episode,we do a quick review of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS, we do some tests on the new OS comparing it to the Nexus One (Android OS) and the iPhone 4 (iOS), and we even compare Microsoft’s marketing claims for the new OS against real time time trials

Android Application Development 101: Getting Setup

Looking to make Android apps but don’t know where to start? Well, in this series of posts, we’ll go over the basics of making Android apps and hopefully get you on your way to making your own awesome apps! So first thing is first, how to setup the tools you’ll

How To: Load a Custom ROM on the Samsung Nexus S

I. Before You Begin 1. You must have done our How To Root Nexus S procedure. II. Flash a Custom ROM 1. Head over to our Nexus S ROMs section, choose a ROM you want and download it and save it to your computer. 2. Plug your phone in and

How To: Root the Samsung Nexus S (Updated 01.20.11)

I. Before You Begin 1. This will unlock your phone’s bootloader (so you can flash recoveries and ROMs), and can be undone very easily (unlike the Nexus One). 2. This WILL ERASE all your information on the phone. II. Setup ADB 1. Head to our How To Setup ADB procedure,

What a Hacker Can Do With a Kinect…

  One of the hottest gadgets this holiday season is Microsoft’s Kinect for the Xbox360 (sold out pretty much everywhere). With depth perceiving technology, Kinect scans the scene seamlessly from an infrared light, providing full-body 3D motion capture, along with facial and voice recognition capabilities. Kinect combines with the Xbox 360 to create

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Feature Overview

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Feature Changes Visible Changes – Black Menu Items (instead of White) Black Status Bar (instead of White) Green Icons (instead of Blue) Phone dialer is black (instead of grey) Voicemail button in dialer (instead of add contact button) Under the contact picture in messages has been turned

Phone Review: Samsung Nexus S

Want to know about Android 2.3, the software on this device? Click here for our video on the Android 2.3 features Specifications: