After checking out on how you can update SAMSUNG Exhibit 4G T679 with the latest custom ROM firmware, in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how you can root your phone just in case if you wanted to know on how to root the device. Please be informed that once you root the device, the warranty will get void and the only way with which you can reclaim the lost warranty is by reapplying the official current firmware in your device.
Over a period of this article for your benefit, we will be checking out on what are the steps you need to follow before applying the rooting procedure. Please follow the steps individually and  carefully so that the whole process of rooting ends successfully.

Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

Quick Pre Requisites:

• With the help of below mentioned steps, you can easily backup / restore the data present in your phone. This step is very important as once you root the device, you will need to clear the cache data which in turn will delete the user data. You can restore the lost data with the help of below mentioned steps.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Minimum charge left in      the phone should be 80% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. (If you don’t follow this step then the chances are more that your phone may get DEAD for which we should not      be responsible).
• Disable all the security suites installed in your computer and uninstall all antivirus tools in your computer so as to ensure that the firmware update is not interrupted in the middle of the process.
• Enable the USB debugging in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked. USB Debugging Mode can only be enabled once you disconnect the phone from computer. USB Debugging should be ticked

 Procedure to Root SAMSUNG Exhibit 4G T679 Android Phone:

• First up you need to download the Zerg Rush Rooting toolkit from here to your computer. After downloading, extract the same in your computer in a single folder preferably in your desktop. Connect the device to the computer with the help of original USB cable.

• Now, from the extracted files, you will now need to double click on the runme.bat file which is nothing but the rooting script. Once you open this, it will take around 5 minutes for rooting the device, please note that it may sometimes take less than minute too.
• Once the rooting process is done, you now need to download the Root Checker application from the Google PLAY Store.
• Download the Clock Work mod recovery image file in your computer and save the same in your computer. Extract the recovery.img file from the downloaded zip file and connect your phone to the PC with the help of original USB cable.

• Up next you need to press the Shift + Right – click the “files” folder.  Select “Open Command Window Here” from the popup menu.  This will open a command prompt.

adb shell
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
reboot recovery

• Once all the above commands are processed, you will now see that the device has been rebooted in the Clock Work mod recovery.

Tip: Just in case if due to some reasons if the rooting process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.

Congratulations, you have now successfully rooted your Samsung Exhibit 4G Android smartphone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.

For all those who have got HTC Desire can now update with yet another custom ROM firmware which is dubbed as Runnymede AIO v6.1.1 Special Edition which comes with the INT2SD support. Please note that this is not an official firmware released by HTC and also we have no clue on by when this firmware will be rolling out the update officially. Though this one is in the beta stages, there are not many bugs in this firmware. Just in case if you come across with any errors / bugs, then do let us know in the comments section below.

Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

In the process of this article, we will not only be checking on what are the features, screen captures on how this custom firmware looks like but also we will be checking out the detailed list of pre requisites followed by the tutorial on how to apply this update in your HTC Desire.
Features of Runnymede AIO v6.1.1 Special Edition Custom ROM:
- Based on official HTC Sensation XL base 1.27.1400.4: Android 2.3.5 with Sense 3.5
- Full-featured Sense 3.5 with all 3D widgets
- RCMix3D Tweaks: custom options for lockscreen, statusbar, Rosie tweaks, scripts, and more!
- Supports generic A2SD and custom AD2SDX by amarullz (only for CM7r2 HBOOT): requires 1 to 1.5GB ext4! (more info about AD2SDX: see this post).
- Deodexed and zipaligned
- With init.d support
- System optimization for graphics & speed
- Multilingual (almost all languages)
- Trackpad-to-wake and trackpad-to-unlock
- Superuser 3.0.7
- Virtuous_oc or andrev_oc daemon (default smartassV2: 384-998MHz wake, 384-576MHz sleep)
- Includes Daemon controller for custom OC/UV settings (optional)
- Includes IncrediControl for CPU frequencies and voltages (optional)


Quick Pre Requisites:

• With the help of below mentioned steps, you can easily backup / restore the data present in your phone. This step is very important as once you root the device, you will need to clear the cache data which in turn will delete the user data. You can restore the lost data with the help of below mentioned steps.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Minimum charge left in the phone should be 80% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. (If you don’t follow this step then the chances are more that your phone may get DEAD for which we should not be responsible).
• Disable all the security suites installed in your computer and uninstall all antivirus tools in your computer so as to ensure that the firmware update is not interrupted in the middle of the process.
• Enable the USB debugging in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked. USB Debugging Mode can only be enabled once you disconnect the phone from computer. USB Debugging should be ticked.

• You need to ensure that in your device, the Cyanogen Mod 7 or Stock HBoot is present and also along with this you will need to have a free space of 1.5GB in your SD Card with ext4 partition. If it’s not partitioned then with the help of mentioned guide in the link, you can do the same.

You also need to ensure that your device has attained S-Off which you can by following the mentioned instructions in the link.


Procedure to Update HTC Desire with Runnymede AIO v6.1.1 Special Edition Custom ROM:

• Download the Runnymede AIO v6.1.1 Special Edition Custom ROM from here to your computer and connect your phone to the computer with the help of USB cable and place the zip file in your phone’s SD Card. Ensure that you are not placing the file deep into the device or else it will not get detected in the recovery mode.
• Now, remove the connected USB cable and turn Off the device so that it can then be entered into the recovery mode / boot loader mode.
• The Boot loader mode in HTC Desire can be entered by pressing Volume UP Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. Please note that just in case if the device boots up in the normal mode, you need to again try entering into the boot loader mode.

• Once the device is entered in the boot loader mode, you need to select the option “Recovery” to enter the device in the recovery mode. Now, in the recovery mode, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the Runnymede AIO v6.1.1 Special Edition Custom ROM Zip file which you have placed in your phone.
• Once you select the file, it may take up to 5 minutes to apply this update in your phone. As soon as the firmware is applied successfully, either the phone will be rebooted automatically or will again land up in the recovery mode screen.
• If the device enters in the recovery mode screen, you need to now select the option of “++++ Go Back ++++” and choose the option of “reboot system now”. As soon as the phone is rebooted, you are on the latest ICS Android 4.0.3 Firmware version.

Tip: Just in case if due to some reasons if the rooting process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.

Congratulations, you have now successfully rooted your HTC Desire Android smartphone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.

Japan based telecom operator NTT DoCoMo based Lynx 3D SH 03C mobile phone has received an OTA update. Don’t be amazed that this is the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update and make it sure that this is a maintenance update released on March 24 to the customers in Japan. For those who are not aware of this phone, its a 3D phone released on the Japan favorites network i.e., NTT DoCoMo.

These updates are been automatically pushed to the users and they just need to pull down the notification message and then tap on the installation button to proceed with the upgrade process. Users who are not sure whether this update is available on their mobile phone or not they can follow the below procedure to make sure this update is available to them. You need to go Menu > About Phone > Software update and then tap on the update button and it will automatically check whether the updates is available or not.
Please make sure that before proceeding with the firmware upgrade you should have a taken the backup of all the important files and the documents present on your mobile phone. NTT Docomo and Lynx didn’t release any improvements and enhancements list provided with this update.
Do lets us know if you have successfully updated your phone with this upgrade and check out for manual process on various devices on our blog.

There are lot many things users wants to try out on their mobile phone. Every human being is not the same and their likes or dislikes are also not the same. I love to have the Shake screen off on my mobile phone and my love to it has the answer through the Android application dedicated for the purpose of what I was looking for. With just shake of your mobile phone you can lock your phone easily.
As the name of the application itself suggests that Shake – Screen Off is meant for shaking the screen and turning off the display. This application is meant for those users who find the lock screen button hard to find, especially in Samsung phone it’s a bit hard to lock your screen using the power key. Sometimes when I press the power button Task Manager opens up. So with this application is really easy for me to shake screen and off it.

The free version of this Android application comes with Google Ads and the Pro version which is priced at just over $ 3 comes with no ads.
As soon as you download this application and run it on your mobile phone, you will be directly taken to the application activation page where you need to just tap on Activate and don’t worry about the other options mentioned over there.
Once that is done, you will be taken to the home screen of the application. In the home screen you can just see the Shake Off and ON settings. Along with that there is the option of Configurations.
When you tap on the Configuration option, you will see the option of Sensibility, Vibrate, Boot, notification icon and the help guide.
When you tap on the option of sensibility, it will ask you to provide how sense should be your mobile phone to lock your screen. The option is set from 0 to 99 %.
The help option will provide the guide on how to uninstall this application. It’s just like the normal procedure of application un installation.
Shake – Screen Off App Download
You can easily download Shake – Screen Off Android application from Android Apps Labs for free. To download it directly on to your mobile phone, you need to visit the Shake – Screen Off Android Apps Labs page listing and then tap on the Install button to proceed with the update

When the mobile phones were launched it’s a good telephone device which can be carried on to your hands and provided wireless communication. But when the smartphones arrived, it provide all in one capabilities of watch, alarm, camera and entertainment at one place apart from just phone calls. Now every man has a cell phone. Adding to the functionalists, you can additionally add a new feature of pocket mirror on your phone or the tablets. This would be great addition and this addition comes to just the Android mobile phone which is available via Android app. Your Mirror HD is a mirror application which can turn your phone or tablet into a wonderful mirror in your pocket.
This application adds more functionality to your front facing camera and yes this application works only for those phones or tablets which have front facing camera and only just the Android smartphones regardless of the Android version that they have on them. Not many application of such usefulness exists in the Android Play Store and this is something unique. Instead of adding frames after the photo is taken, this application allows you to add frames to the images that you take using the front facing camera and so you are limited to any photo editing in the future.
As soon as you install this application on your mobile phone and run it for the first time, you will be directly taken to the ‘what’s new’ for this. Just tap on close whatever it says.
With that this application will be proceed with the default frame. You can slide and change the frames and keep it whichever you want. There are more than half a dozen of such frames are available. With those frames, inside those you will see your photo which uses the front facing camera.
When you are on to this page, tap on the Menu button, you will be under the settings page.
Among the various settings available for this application are the mode on startup, force bright screen, contact the developer and the About.
This application once begins, in the middle it will ask you to download the additional Your Flashlight Android application. This will add the functions of automatic flash light and flashlight to this application.
Various other frames are available in this application and to try them, you need to install this application.

Your Mirror HD App Download
Your Mirror HD Android application can be easily downloaded from Android Apps Labs for free of usage. To download it directly on to your mobile phone you need to visit the Your Mirror HD App page listing on the Android Apps Labs and then click on Install button to automatically install this Android application.

It was the last time when we saw on how you can update with the latest MIUI v10 2.3.16 and just few days after an all new version of this firmware arrives and is dubbed as MIUI 2.3.23 which is an improved version when compared to the last version. We have mentioned a detailed list of changes which this version of firmware comes with in detail below. This custom ROM firmware bundles all the famous features like SONY’s Bravia Engine, Sony XCloud, beats Audio and Apps to SD features which are always a HOT favorite for Android users.
Please note that this firmware is not released by Samsung Electronics Ltd. and also there won’t be any ICS Android 4.0 firmware for Galaxy SL I9003 Officially. Since it’s a custom ROM firmware and is still in the beta stages, there will be some bugs which will be addressed in the coming days.

Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

Change Log of MIUI v10 2.3.16:

• Updated to MIUI 2.3.23
• GPS optimized
• Add Virtuous OS script’s
• Add missing app’s (Compass, Email..)
• MIUI v4 Icon’s
• Vurrut V1
• ICS Window Animation
• In Sleep: Governor: conservative, min:300, max:600
• In Wake: Governor: SmartrassV2, min:300, max:1000

What Works:

• Wi-Fi
• 2G & 3G
• BLN (Light buttons Notification)
• All sensors
• GPS
• Bluetooth
• USB tethering
• Video and Audio
• Calls and Sms.
• Internal and external SD
• All MIUI UI and APPS

So, in the process of this article we will also be checking out on the things which work with this firmware along with the detailed pre requisites and tutorial on how to apply this firmware in your phone. Hotspot and Radio doesn’t work by default but for these things we will come out in the separate article which will help you to activate these things in your phone.
Pre Requisites:

• We recommend you to back up all the data present in your device with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t use KIES to back up the data as it will not support the phone after this update snce it’s a custom ROM firmware.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Minimum charge left in the phone should be 80% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. (If you don’t follow this step then the chances are more that your phone may get DEAD for which we should not be responsible).
• Disable all the security suites installed in your computer and uninstall all antivirus tools in your computer so as to ensure that the firmware update is not interrupted in the middle of the process.
• Enable the USB debugging in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked. USB Debugging Mode can only be enabled once you disconnect the phone from computer. USB Debugging should be ticked.

• Ensure that you are on the Rooted firmware of XXKPQ. Just in case if you are not on the rooted firmware, then you will have to update and root the same by following the below mentioned steps,

Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 with XXKPQ Firmware
Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 on XXKPQ Firmware

Assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up detailed tutorial on how to apply this update of MIUI 2.3.16.
 







Procedure to Update MIUI v10.2 2.3.23 Custom Firmware in Samsung Galaxy SL I9003:

• Download the MIUI v10.2 2.3.23 Firmware Zip package from here to your computer and then connect your device with the computer using the Official USB cable.
• Copy the zip file in your phone’s SD Card. Ensure that you are not placing the file deep into the sub folder.
• Now, remove the connected phone and turn Off so that the device can be entered in the recovery mode.

• The recovery mode can be entered by pressing the Volume Down Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. You can also refer to the video below to know more on how you can enter into the recovery mode. If the phone boots in the normal mode then you need to try entering again into the recovery mode.

• In the recovery mode, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the MIUI v10.2 2.3.23 Firmware Zip package which is placed in the phone.
• Once the update process is completed, the device will again land back to the recovery screen. In the recovery screen, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If the phone refuses to show the home screen even after 5 minutes of restart, you need to then reinsert the battery.

Tip: Just in case if due to some reasons if the update process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.

Congratulations, you have now successfully applied the update of MIUI v10.2 2.3.23 Firmware In your phone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.

Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 is still battling to get the stable and best custom ROM ICS firmware and in the process of the same, there has now arrived yet another custom ROM firmware which is dubbed as We UI v0.8.5 custom ROM firmware. Prior to this there were many firmware builds but this version comes with a host of changes of which we have mentioned a detailed change log below. Please note that this is not the official firmware version released by Samsung Electronics and also we have no clue on by when there will be an official update of ICS by Samsung or the Value Pack. Please note that this procedure should only be applied to the Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 phones. Also be informed that in the process of applying this firmware, you need to root the device and rooting voids the warranty.

The only way with which you can reclaim the warranty is by re applying the factory firmware of XXJVU from the corresponding link.

Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

Change Log of We UI v0.8.5 Custom ROM Firmware:
* Updated to 2.3.23
* Updated to Glitch Kernel Beta 6 (Released on March 24th) for all devices
* New Alarm, Clock, and Settings from MIUI
* Fixed Updater FC
* Added Updating support in the ROM from the updater app
* Better installer compatibility if coming from Gingerbread
* Reboot check in the installer
* More app options in the installer
* Another lib from MIUI
* New WeUI logo (thanks to fatjoez/publo)
* New bootanimation from new logo
* Possible performance improvement
* Old gallery as an option on installer
* Misc changes (ROM and installer)
Pre Requisites:

• Before proceeding, ensure that you are on the rooted XXJVU Firmware and if not then you can update and root the same by following the instructions mentioned below.

Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 with XXJVU Firmware

Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 on XXJVU Firmware

• After rooting, you also need to download the ROM Manager application from the Google PLAY Store and install the custom Mod recovery image in your phone by following the on screen instructions which you will find after opening the app.
• We recommend you to back up all the data present in your device with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t use KIES to back up the data as it will not support the phone after this update snce it’s a custom ROM firmware.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Minimum charge left in the phone should be 80% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. (If you don’t follow this step then the chances are more that your phone may get DEAD for which we should not be responsible).
• Disable all the security suites installed in your computer and uninstall all antivirus tools in your computer so as to ensure that the firmware update is not interrupted in the middle of the process.
• Enable the USB debugging in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked. USB Debugging Mode can only be enabled once you disconnect the phone from computer. USB Debugging should be ticked.

Tutorial to Update MIUI We UI v0.8.5 custom ROM firmware in Galaxy S GT I9000:

• First up you need to Download MIUI We UI v0.8.5 custom ROM firmware from here to your computer. Once you downloaded it, connect your phone to the computer with the help of original USB cable and copy the downloaded Zip file from here to your computer.
• The recovery mode can be entered by pressing the Volume Down Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. You can also refer to the video below to know more on how you can enter into the recovery mode. If the phone boots in the normal mode then you need to try entering again into the recovery mode.

• In the recovery mode, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the MIUI We UI v0.8.5 custom ROM firmware Zip package which is placed in the phone.

• Once the update process is completed, the device will again land back to the recovery screen. In the recovery screen, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If the phone refuses to show the home screen even after 5 minutes of restart, you need to then reinsert the battery.

Tip: Just in case if due to some reasons if the update process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.

Congratulations, you have now successfully applied the update of MIUI We UI v0.8.5 custom ROM firmware In your phone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.

The Android Market is quickly catching up with the App Store is terms of the number of Apps and the range on offer. It’s good news for owners of Android phones as the lack of Apps was what held the operating system and its devices back. Growth in the marketplace has helped developers offer more goods and gadgets for users and help them test the capability of their devices. It can’t be a coincidence that as the Market grows, so too does Android’s influence and market share compared to iOS and Windows Phone.
So for Android users, what are the Apps you should download right now and store in our phone?
Twitter
Any social network is a must for any smartphone user but while the Android version of Facebook can be a little buggy, The Twitter App works great, in fact even better than the desktop version. Your feed updates to the most recent but it’s easy to tap the screen and click the ones you’ve missed. Search and Connect functions are easier to use and there is little fragmentation. The only criticism is that if you’re stuck at the bottom of the screen it can feel like an age to scroll up, but this is a minor gripe.
DropBox
Sometimes a new piece of technology comes into your life that just makes it easier. Drop Box is one of those. It saves you having to email pictures and video to all our devices. Simply drop them here and pick them up anywhere. Apple might have made a big song and dance about iCloud, but in truth DropBox were there first, in principle anyway.
Google Translate
If you need to find phrases in different languages quickly and easily then look no further. Admittedly, sometimes the phraseology can be a little bit textbook translation but the App brings 63 languages to your fingertips. You can type or dictate and the translation is done in seconds. All you need is a web connection.
Documents to Go
In addition to DropBox sharing Microsoft documents has never been easier with this nifty App. There is a free version that allows you to see Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on your mobile. The full version is £9.99 that allows you to view, edit and create documents, as well as PDF files.
Angry Birds
Everyone needs a game App and the fact that over two million Android users downloaded this in its first day of release suggests this is probably one of the most popular out there. Android users get the game or free, whereas on iOS it is 59p. A great game that integrates movement as well as precision with just enough challenge to keep you addicted. A must for every Android device.

After a series of smartphones launches at CES 2012 and Mobile World Congress this year, LG Electronics has slowed down the launches of smartphone. LG this year has certainly made it big with its devices like LG Optimus Vu, LG Optimus LTE, LG L3, L5 and L7 smartphone and bigger of them is the LG Optimus 4x HD.
LG Optimus LTE P936 Smartphone
Here comes the LTE P936 smartphone which is another Optimus LTE variant. The LG Optimus LTE P936 gets a leak on the web and this will be the upcoming smartphone by LG Electronics. LTE P936 more often looks like the Optimus LTE SU 640 which was introduced in South Korea in the last year of 2011. Optimus LTE SU 640 features a specifications as 4.5 inches HD display, 1.5 Ghz dual core processor, 8 mega pixel camera and Android 2.3 Gingerbread and we might see nearly the same specifications for Optimus LTE P936 which is due in the second quarter this year. The improvements we might see are the upgrade to quad core and it might include Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS on the board itself. LTE P936 smartphone suggests that it might ne not for the Korean market and its likely to be introduced in United States and Canada or in Europe. As of now these are just the assumptions and we will hear more about this in the coming weeks.
LG hasn’t made anything clear about this device and they might come up with this smartphone official announcement in a week or so.

You might have certain contacts whom you call very often. It maybe your siblings, husband or wife, colleague or business partner. Generally to call them you need to go to contacts, search for their name and tap on call. It’s a little bit time consuming process but you can save the time by settings the often called contacts as ‘Favorites’ in contacts menu. We have gone through a procedure on how you can set contacts as your favorites. But over the time as Android has been evolved from Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the big update of Ice Cream Sandwich has released, it brings a host of functions and features added to your phone. There is much demand for the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Android ICS is not just about the Face Unlock or Data Usage or Android beam feature its more than that. The features added provides much improvements and enhancements from the previous version of Android and it has put itself in a strong fight with iOS 5 vs Windows 8 phone OS head to head this year.
Going through the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone update which was received a few weeks back, I have spotted many new features. Since I have on the Indian version, I can spot so many new features added in the shortcuts menu. This includes Applications, Bookmark, Contact, Direct Dial, Direct Message, Directions and Navigation, Dropbox Folder, Kies via Air, Settings Shortcut and GMail label. Here in this article we will go through on how to add Direct dial contact and its purpose.
The ‘Direct dial’ option located under Shortcuts, is meant for the users who want to quickly add single touch call functionality to their smartphone. This option is spotted on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and I can spot this on my Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. I really love this and with it I can now add contacts whom I call very often to my home screen and enable single touch call feature. This in turn saves my time of going through contacts, scrolling for the name and making a call. With this option I will be adding those contacts whom I call very often and this includes my family members, my friends and colleagues at my office.
To do this, follow the steps here –

• Long press on any of the home screen and you will see the following ‘Add to Home’ list.
• Among the various options you need to select the ‘Shortcuts’.
• In the shortcuts menu, there have been serious improvements from the earlier version of Android like Gingerbread, Froyo. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich adds option to ‘Direct dial’ by which users can directly make a voice call with a single tap. Tap on the option of direct dial.
• Once you do that you will be spotted with the contacts menu.
• With the contacts menu, you need to select the contact to whom you call regularly.
• Once the contact selection is done, his name with the speed dial logo would be saved just like this
• Now when you want to call them, just tap on that icon and you are connected.
• In the similar manner you can add as many contacts as you want and this tutorial was of adding a single contact. Isn’t this lovely?

So how do you find this tip working for you?

HTC Droid Incredible 2 users can now benefit from the Cyanogen Mod 9 KANG Project which aims to bring the experience of ICS Android 4.0 firmware and in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how to apply this firmware in your phone without any hassles. . Please note that this is not an official firmware released by HTC and also we don’t have an exact ETA on by when there will be an official update released. In the due course of this article, we will be checking out on what are the list of pre requisites you need to follow along with the detailed tutorial on how to apply this update so that even a newbie can apply this update.
Information: Please be informed that in the process of applying this firmware update, the warranty will get void and the only way with which the warranty can be reclaimed is by reapplying the factory firmware update We will try our level best to come up with the factory firmware, do let us know on what is the factory firmware version in your phone. This update is a completely reversible update and can be easily reversed to the current firmware of yours, all you need to do is to note down the current firmware version in your droid incredible 2.

Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

Pre Requisites:

• With the help of below mentioned steps, you are advised to back up all the data as in the process of the firmware update, there is a possibility that all the data in the device may get corrupted or lost. Please don’t use HTC Sync to back up the data as it will not support the device after applying the firmware update.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Enable the USB Debugging Mode in your HTC Droid Incredible 2. You can enable the same from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked as shown in the below screen capture.

• Minimum charge left in the device should be at least 70% so as to ensure that it doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. Ensure that your Droid Incredible 2  is rooted and the boot loader in unlocked.

• Disable all the antivirus suites in your computer and uninstall the same in your device as these tools generally tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.

So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up the detailed article on how to apply this update in your device with a simple tutorial.
Procedure to Update HTC Droid Incredible 2 with CM9 KANG ICS 4.0.3 Firmware:

• Download the CM9 KANG ICS 4.0.3 Firmware Package & Google Apps from here to your computer. Connect your phone to the computer in the mass storage mode and place the downloaded Firmware Zip file along with the Google Apps in your phone’s SD Card and ensure that you are not placing the file deep into the sub folders or else it will not get detected.
• Now, remove the connected USB cable and turn Off the device so that it can then be entered in the recovery mode. The recovery mode in htc thunderbolt can be entered by pressing the Volume Down button + Power Button till you see the recovery mode screen on your phone.
• Once the recovery mode is entered, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the CM9 KANG ICS 4.0.3 Firmware Package and then after that the Google Apps which is placed in the phone in the same mentioned order.

• Once the update process is completed, the device will again land back to the recovery screen. In the recovery screen, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If the phone refuses to show the home screen even after 3 – 4 minutes of restart, you need to then reinsert the battery.

Tip: Due to some reasons if the update process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.

So there you go, you have now successfully applied the update of CM9 KANG ICS 4.0.3 Firmware release in your Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process for applying the update.

After few low cost mobile phone release in the Indian market, Intex Technologies long plan of Android tablet certainly becomes a reality buts its too late for them to release. They have finally come up with an Android tablet and add to the fatty tablet PC market. Indian tablet market is crazy as it demands affordable Android tablet just like Aakash and its certainly not easy to keep the tablet price as low as the Indian Government is doing out. In turn consumers are confused whether to go with faulty Aakash tablet or pay  higher amount and get better tablets. Anyways here comes the debut of Intex in Android tablet market segment.

Intex i-Tab Tablet

Going through the specifications of newly announced i Tab by Intex, certainly it’s not among the commonly spotted 7 inches tablets. It comes with 8 inches capacitive two point touch screen display. It has 1 Ghz ARM Cortex A8 processor and has 512 MB RAM. The Android version included in this tablet is Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and this is certainly not the latest Android development, this something users should go through. It comes with 8 GB inbuilt memory storage and has expandable memory of up to 32 Gb in size using the micro SD card. With 5000 mAh strong battery the tablets claims to provide a backup time of atleast 6 hours minimum.

This tablet has the internet access via Wi Fi which is inbuilt, 3G through dongle and USB port as well. It has front facing camera which can be used for video chat and video calls and to provide office suite works; it comes with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point viewer. And it comes with pre-loaded applications such as Adobe Reader, Angry Birds which is the famous games, Solitaire, Talking Tom and lot more on this application. You can install more Android applications by going through the Android Play Store which was previously known as the Android Market. Weighting at 475 grams this is the perfect choice for the users who love to carry entertainment at their perk. It comes within built GPS position tracking system on Google Maps and 3.5 mm headset jack.

During the launch Intex Technologies general manager announced that iTab will certainly offer an entertaining, enriching and engaging experience to the consumer who buys this. Intex will expand its portfolio by introducing new variants of this tablet in the form of various form factors like 7 inches variant and 10 inches variant of the same.

As an introductory offer, Intex offers this tablet bundled with other free goodies like Intex 3G data card, LAN Adapter, exclusive leather cover for the tablet and a pair of Reebok sunglasses. i-Tab can be brought at various retailers like Reliance Digital, Bajaj Electronics, Digital Shoppy and other retailers throughout the country. Intex have priced this tablet at Rs 11,900 and this is an impressive launch. Certainly Intex wouldn’t be among the best alternatives to the Aakash tablet. If you are a $ 35 Aakash tablet fan boy then stop dreaming about it and looks for its alternative as the Datawind deals with Government is cancelled.

If you take our verdict, there is nothing much interesting in the tablet as the specifications remain same just like other tablets in the market. Intex i-Tab will certainly compete with Zync Z990, Beetel Magiq 3G Tablet, Cisco Cius Tablet, Zinglife z97t, HCL Me X Tablet, Tabplus Rio Tablet, Reliance 3G Tablet, Spice Mi 270, Huawei Mediapad 7, Fujezone 3G Tablet,Sruta 7 Tablet, Micromax P300 Tablet, Mercury mtab2 tablet & Lacs Tablet.

It’s now official that Sony Xperia NEO L would be their first smartphone which comes with pre-installed Android 4.0 update. This announcement comes from the Sony press department, headed in China. This smartphone should be soon made available in China first. So lets go through Xperai Neo L MT25i smartphone which is recently in the news as announced by Sony China.

Sony Xperia Neo L MT25i

Though this smartphones is powered with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, first instance of any Sony phones coming out with Android 4.0 phones, the good things about this phone just ends there. It’s ideally a mid-range smartphones and going through the specifications of it, it’s with 1 Ghz single core Snapdragon MSM 8255 processor with 512 MB RAM to handle the number of duties together. It has 4 inches display screen with TFT display coming out with capacitive touchscreen and text input is via the on screen QWERTY layout keyboard. The screen provides a maximum resolution of 480 x 800 pixel and various sensors like accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, magnetometer and ecompass are present. It’s quite limited in internal storage with 1 GB of ROM but thanks that it has micro SD card slot which can expand the memory of it to 32 GB via micro SD card. This is without any of those touch gesture controls as spotted in Xperia Sola and also lacks the ability of NFC so there would be no SmartTags support with this.

The 5 mega pixel camera at the rear is pretty much ideal for taking good photos and 720p HD video recording. The front facing camera can be used for video chat and video calls, though it’s with VGA capabilities only. This is phone has the form factor of 121 × 61.1 ×12.2 mm and weights 131 grams. It will be made available in glossy black and glossy white color which makes this device looks stunning at the consumer’s choice. It comes with 1500 mAh battery which provides a talk time of 7 hours approximately and measured are the 575 hours standby time during GSM mode, 410 hours in UMTS mode and provides maximum speed of 7.2 Mbps via 3G.

Moreover, just like other Sony phone this phone will also come with Music Unlimited from Sony Entertainment Network which offers music access to more than 13 million of unique songs and Video Unlimited provides watching of videos and movie listing. This phone is with Wi Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n allows you to go with Wi Fi hotspot, Wi Fi direct to transfer files from one to another device within no time, DLNA and HDMI connectivity. Since this phone is powered with Android operating system it comes pre installed with various applications like Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Docs, Google Search and Google Voice Search, moreover Android Play Store i.e., Android Market is always there for you to access various applications, install them, uninstall them and play with them around.

The smartphone will come out first in China at a unknown price as of now and do check out various other smartphones from the line of Sony are the Xperia S, Xperia Neo, Xperia P, Xperia Pepper, Hayabusa, ST25i Kumquat, Xperai NX, Xperia Acro HD. Also check out the list of upcoming Sony Android phones coming in 2012 with release date and pricing information.

Last time we saw on how you can root Hauwei U8160 or Vodafone Smart Android phone and in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how to install the custom Recovery image so that you can then easily install the custom ROM firmwares in your phone. Please note that this procedure will only work once you root Hauwei U8160 aka Vodafone Smart Android phone. If you haven’t rooted then you will have to root the same from the corresponding link. Once you root the device, the only way with which you can reclaim the lost warranty is by applying the factory or default firmware again. In the nxt article we will be coming up with the detailed steps on how to install the Clock Work Mod recovery image.

Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

The only thing you need to ensure is you need to back up the data by using the below mentioned things so that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored easily.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Enable the USB Debugging in your Vodafone SMART from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked as shown in the below screen capture.

• Disable all the antivirus suites in your computer and uninstall the same in your device as these tools generally tend to interrupt the process of custom recovery image installation.
• Minimum charge left in the device should be at least 60% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of recovery mode installation process.

So assuming that you have followed all the instructions, you can now proceed to the next step where we will be checking out on how to update with the custom recovery image.

Procedure to Install the Custom ROM recovery image in Vodafone SMART:

• Download the Custom Recovery Image Zip Package & Rooting APK File (extract to get APK File) from here to your computer and then connect your phone to the computer using the Original USB cable to place this downloaded Zip file and the APK file.
• Now after placing the files in the phone, disconnect the phone from the computer and then open the placed APK file to install the same and then you need to turn off the phone so as to enter the device in the recovery mode.
• To enter the device in the recovery mode, you need to restart your device by holding down the ‘power’ & ‘volume up’ keys.
• So once the device is entered into the recovery mode, you now need to now select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the CWM Zip file which is placed in the phone.
• Once the update process is completed, the device will again land back to the recovery screen. In the recovery screen, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If the phone refuses to show the home screen even after 5 minutes of restart, you need to then reinsert the battery. Just in case if you wish to apply the ADB Method for custom recovery image installation, you can do the same by following the below instructions.

ADB Method

• Alternatively, you can also install the custom ROM recovery image file from the below mentioned commands via the ADB Method but before that you need to Download the Supported Files Zip package in your computer and unzip the same to a directory preferably to your desktop.
• After this, from the command prompt you need to enter the below mentioned commands one by one with correct path after connecting your phone to the computer using the original USB cable.

adb push psneuter /data/local/

adb shell chmod 04775 /data/local/psneuter

adb shell /data/local/psneuter

adb push flash_image /data/local/

adb shell chmod 04775 /data/local/flash_image

adb push recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.4-u8350.img /sdcard/

adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.4-u8160.img

adb reboot recovery

As soon as the process is completed, the device should reboot into Clockwork Mod Reovery after which remove the connected USB cable and restart the device.

Tip: Due to some reasons if the custom recovery image installation process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to repeat the rooting process again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.

So congratulations, you have now successfully installed the custom recovery image in your phone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.