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How To Root Galaxy Nexus (Updated) 3

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Update: I have personally tried this. Works on my GSM Galaxy Nexus running ICS 4.0.1 and 4.0.2. APPLY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! Superboot r3 - DOWNLOAD - MD5: c827e540aa0262adc2ded86a91c68492 The superboot image is also ‘insecure’, allowing you to use ‘adb remount’ as well as having full ADB root access to your device until such time as you reboot after…

Quick Tip : Manage Your Torrents with uTorrent Remote 4

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Most of the time, torrents take a long time to download. I usually let them run during the night. Since torrents keep uploading even when you finished downloading them, I usually try not to keep them running too long after they’re done (even though I usually try to seed as much as I can). That’s…

How To Get Data Working on Unlocked Androids. 12

If you have a carrier locked phone that you’ve unlocked yourself or paid to have unlock codes sent to your email, you may have noticed your Android might have troubles picking up data off the new carrier. This is because you are trying to use your phone on a network that the phone was not…

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Similar to iOS used by Apple’s iPhone or RIM’s BlackBerry OS, Android is a mobile operating system created by Google. However, Google doesn’t directly create phones. They have collaborated with HTC to create the Nexus One and most recently with Samsung to create the Nexus S. Most used for smartphones, there are also tablets and…

How to Setup Shaw Email on your Android Phone 22

Looking for instructions on how to setup your Shaw email account on your Android device? Here are the instructions, via Shaw: Android Setting Up an Email Account Select the Application icon. Select Email icon. If this is your first email account you will be presented with an email setup screen. Otherwise, press the Menu button,…

Trick Mobile Sites, View The Desktop Version Instead On Android! 7

Some sites try to force you to their “mobile optimized” site but that’s not what you always necessarily want. You can bypass this with just a few simple steps. It’s called changing your UAString or User Agent ID (But that wouldn’t make an exciting title now would it?) Enter “about:debug” into the browser’s address bar….

When Can We Buy Android Apps in Canada? 10

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When Rogers decided to debut Android phones in Canada, most people got excited about the possibilities of Open-Sourced apps. However, there’s been one problem–Canadians can’t buy paid apps from Android Market yet. Why? Well, the answer isn’t very clear, but let’s take a look at what countries DO have paid apps. According to the Android…

How to Setup T-Mobile G1 on EDGE on Rogers/Fido 15

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How to Setup T-Mobile G1 on EDGE on Rogers/Fido Today we’re going to take a look at a quick tutorial on how to setup your T-Mobile G1 Android handset on Rogers/Fido. More important, we’re going to focus on how to get your EDGE connection working in Canada. The web is full of scattered resources on…