First turn on USB Debugging. Go to Settings » Applications » Development and check USB Debugging. Next, plug in the phone and set it to USB Mass Storage. Now download the files needed to root the phone. XDA-Developer user edgan created a tar file with all the necessary files. Download photon-torpedo.tar to your computer then copy it to the sd card on your phone — in this example, I used the download folder on my sd card....
The company’s shares were traded at $1.92 on Friday, which is the lowest figure Nokia’s had since April 1996. Forbes says this happened for “no obvious new reason”, since Nokia’s been struggling lately to succeed with Windows Phone smartphones in a market that’s dominated by Android and Apple’s iPhone. Still, no major change or announcement, that could have led to this, has happened in the last few days. The company has not posted quarterly details yet (the next earnings announcement will be on July 19), and it hasn’t made any significant policy modification....
Log in to your Outlook.com account and go to More Mail Settings by clicking on the gear icon. Click on Safe and Blocked Senders. From here, you can create a whitelist of emails which includes people who are allowed to send you emails. You can even create a list of senders who are blocked from sending you anything. Any email sent from them will be automatically deleted from Outlook.com. So, to block an email address, click on Blocked Senders....
Open your RSS Reader folder. Click any of the feeds then use [Ctrl][A] to select them all. Or hold down the Shift key and highlight each story you want to mark as read or unread. Then right click and here I’m selecting Mark as Read. Each story will no longer be in bold. Or to mark them as Unread, use the same highlighting process, right click and select Mark as Unread....
According to a recent post from Pandora: If you’re running a version of iOS 6 or lower, you’ll need to make sure you check for the update. iOS 7 users should automatically be updated by now – unless you turned auto updates off for some reason. If you like to fall asleep with your favorite music playing on Pandora, the Sleep Timer is a welcome addition if you use your iPad for it....
Pandora Turns 10: Ad-free Music All Day To celebrate being in business for 10 years, Pandora is offering all of its free users a complete day of ad-free listening in the U.S. According to the Pandora blog: The ad-free streaming starts on September 9th from 12am to 12am EST. This is nothing new if you’re a Pandora One subscriber, which offers ad-free streaming, more skips, and other benefits for ($4.99/month or $54....
Microsoft introduced a new design language called Project NEON in order to add more transparency and blur animations to the interface of Universal apps. This design language is focused on simplicity and interesting new animations. Some people are also calling this new look “Metro 2.0” which refers to the Modern look of the Windows UI that started in Windows 8. It adds a Windows 7 Aero Glass-like effect to Universal apps, too....
Since launch, Gmail has been notorious for offering more space and features than other email providers. At present, you can get close to 8GB of space for free with a regular account. Now, Google is giving education organizations a further incentive to “go Google.” All email accounts signed up through a Google Apps for education account will receive 25GB of storage. An extra 17GB isn’t too shabby! Google says that the changes should happen immediately for all new accounts opened from now on....
The app is finally out on Android, and it’s available for free. iPhone users had the app since way sooner — June, 2011 — but I don’t think its coming to Android will upset iOS fanatics as much as Instagram did. The app, which has an Ice Cream Sandwich design feel, is called SongKick Concerts, and it takes the service into an Android mobile environment. First it scans your phone’s music library, and then makes live concert recommendations based on the music you like....
This week join host Josh Windisch, and groovyPost editor-in-chief Brian Burgess as we talk about Google Reader being killed off, and what are some good alternatives. Did you watch the Samsung Galaxy 4 presentation? What the hell was that? Samsung also announces a smartwatch they have in development. Sony has had a smartwatch out for the past year? Wow, who knew? Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to all home users via automatic updates....
Slack maintains an app directory with all of the officially approved integrations, and on a free account, you are restricted to a maximum of ten integrations. But that restriction is removed on paid plans, and you can go integration-crazy. Choose the right ones, and you can have a productivity powerhouse in your Slack channels. What Is a Slack “Integration”? In Slack terms, an integration is similar to a browser extension or plugin....
All photographers, pro or amateur, have a secret gallery of almost photos — pictures that would have been good, maybe even great, if the shots had been in focus when the photographer pressed the shutter button. Almost great is destined to become a thing of the past, at least where focus is concerned that is until now. Lytro, Inc., a start-up in Mountain View, CA, last week released the first consumer camera that lets the photographer, or anyone looking at a picture onscreen, to correct the focus on any object in the photo, whether it’s an inch or a light-year away....
Testing Your Backups We’ve told you the importance of having a backup solution for both Mac and Windows computers. We hope you are backing up. If not, stop reading now and get your machine backed up! If you’re a Windows user, you can also follow this tip to back up your PC using the built-in system image tool. Although it’s better to keep your backups outside of the house (think fire, theft, natural disaster, etc…), it’s better than nothing....
If hooking your computer up to the TV via HDMI isn’t an option, or something you’re not interested in, then your most viable choice is to get a Media Streaming Device. Here we’ll take a look at some of the current top devices that connect to the back of your TV and deliver your favorite shows and music sans the traditional cable connection. Millions have already cut the cord on their traditional cable TV connection, have you?...
So here’s what we are looking at. Chrome can can track the memory used by itself, but also other browsers currently open and running on your computer. Firefox, IE, Opera, and others are all visible in Chrome’s about:memory page. Private Memory Vs. Shared The Chrome memory tab bunches up memory into a few different categories. The first two are private and shared, and this is a division of normal (physical) memory in your system....
What is G2G? On the internet, the term G2G means “got to go” or “gotta go.“The line is left in instant messaging, email, or text messaging when a recipient needs to leave the conversation immediately. Using G2G stresses urgency and could mean the person is already late for an appointment or other event. The term is found on major social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram. In some cases, you might see the joint term online, GTG TTYL, which means “go to go, talk to you later....
What Does LOL Mean? The popular term means “laughing out loud” or “laugh out loud.” It was first spotted on Usenet but is now used across the internet in text and other forms of digital communication. You’ll also see it on social networks like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. When using the term, the sender clarifies that what was just said made them laugh, smile, or feel good. Alternatives to the popular term include “LMFAO,” “ROTFL,” and “ROTFLOL,” which all mean “laughing my ass off....
What Does BUMP Mean? Most specifically, BUMP means to “Bring Up My Post.” Whether on Facebook, Instagram, or anywhere else where comments exist online, you might see someone posting the term and nothing else. Typically, this is followed by others posting the same, single word. When this happens, someone is suggesting a previous post warrants extra attention. A series of bumps can increase engagement on the post and move it higher on users’ feeds....
What is CTF Loader (ctfmon.exe) The CTF (Collaborative Translation Framework) Loader is an authentication service that delivers text support for alternate user input applications. It’s used for input methods like keyboard translation, speech recognition, and handwriting. In addition to alternative input methods, the platform activates the Microsoft Office Language Bar. The bar allows you to switch between different input languages seamlessly. So, the bottom line is it’s supposed to show up and isn’t a virus....
Also, there are users in other parts of the world where Internet connections are scarce or non-existent. And we know not everyone is as geeky and tech-savvy as others. So, the point of these articles is to help explain some of the basic concepts of the Internet for beginners. For example, we have articles such as What is Gmail? and What is a Podcast? for beginners. And other pieces such as What is IFTTT?...
