Taking regular backups is one of the biggest favors you can do for yourself. If, somehow, installing a questionable mod fails or your computer’s storage device crashes (which it inevitably will), having a recently backup handy will save you hours upon hours of time and from the sheer agony of losing your precious data. On Android devices, taking nandroid backups using ClockworkMod Recovery is the most popular methods of backing up the data on your device.
We’ve already covered how you can flash CyanogenMod 9 Alpha for Nexus/Galaxy S and in today’s guide, we’ll be covering how you can flash CM9 for the Galaxy S II.
Apple is celebrating holiday season with its annual 12 Days of Christmas event in which they will be giving away loads of great apps, songs, movies, music and TV shows. Details after the jump!
Developer frigid over on XDA has put together an awesomely powerful program which puts together functions like unlocking bootloader, gaining root access and achieving S-OFF (among others). The tool, which is called HTC Super Tool v2 and you can check out which devices it supports and how you can unlock the bootloader of, gain root access and achieve S-OFF on your HTC smartphone after the jump!
Nexus S-toting Android enthusiasts who were feeling left out on not getting Face Unlock for their device in the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich will be pleased to know that an independent developer has managed to port the feature to the Nexus S and as included it in a custom ROM. We’ve got the step-by-step guide on how to flash this ROM right after the jump!
First of all let me start by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope you are all enjoying the holiday festivities with your families, friends and loved ones. While you are sitting down to enjoy your festive lunch, take a second to just sit back and reminisce - can you remember what you were doing this time last year?
About four days ago, Amazon released an update for their Kindle Fire tablet. This update, version 6.2.1, brought nice additions like WiFi passwords, improved scrolling but also brought with itself a patch that broke all previous methods to root Kindle Fire. Today, Android Police and Rootzwiki have released an all new root tool for the Kindle Fire called BurritoRoot that works not just for older versions of Kindle Fire’s software but also for the latest! Details after the jump!
Since I first heard about the new QR code technology a few years ago, I’ve noticed them everywhere. I’ve seen them on decals, magazines, product packaging and restaurant coasters. The technology is very popular worldwide, allowing anyone to advertise anywhere with a simple box type code; they link to whatever site they wish.
With the curtains closing on the stress-inducing pre-Christmas rush, shoppers are desperately panic-buying those last minute gifts, and as we know, tech products from smartphones to games consoles are seldom absent from wish lists.
MIUI (pronounced mee-yoo-eye) is one of the more popular custom ROMs for Android. It is known for its distinct looks, enhanced apps for Music/Gallery/Camera and, of course, the enhanced notifications drawer. MIUI is now available for the recently released Galaxy Nexus in the form of an unofficial alpha build that has most features working. Check it out after the jump!
