Wednesday 22 September 2010

Root Android the Easy Way

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September 22, 2010
Smart Phone News
Root Android the Easy Way Add advanced features, customize the interface, and boost your handset's performance by rooting your Android phone.
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Galaxy Tab to Use Chrome OS, Not Android? A new rumor suggests that Samsung may forsake the Android operating system for Google's forthcoming alternative.
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Facebook Phone Rumors Raise Privacy Concerns If the rumors of a Facebook-branded smartphone are true, privacy advocates may soon have new reasons to be concerned with how and where data from mobile devices is shared by Facebook.
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Nokia Unveils Three New Smartphones The phones feature the Symbian^3 OS and come at a time when the company is fighting to remain the top smartphone maker worldwide.
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Street Fighter IV for iPhone Gets New Characters in Update Capcom has released its second content update for its Street Fighter IV game for iPhone and iPod Touch. The free update adds two new playable characters, C. Viper and E. Honda, as well as new alternate costumes for Chun-Li and Ryu.
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iPhones, iPads Secure Enough, But What About Android Devices? Apple has done enough security-wise with its iPhone and iPad to make many CSOs comfortable with the mobile devices connecting to corporate networks, but Google's Android still has a ways to go.
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Why Android Is Good for Business There's strength in diversity, and that's just as valuable in a mobile operating system for businesses as it is everywhere else.
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WhatsApp Messenger for iPhone WhatsApp provides an alternative texting service that closely resembles standard SMS text messaging.
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What's Next for the iPhone? (Hint: Not from Apple) Analysis: Mobile startups jockey at DEMO Fall 2010 to show off their iPhone add-ons, apps and accessories.
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The iPhone's a Good Cop! They say love is a battlefield, but it's got nothing on the smartphone market. Some days it's hard to know who to shoot at. Consumer Reports wants the iPhone 4 off the beat, but it's got a job to do and it doesn't play by their rules!
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: August 2010August is a good month for get-togethers, and for getting things together. PCWorld's reviewers felt the lure of file management utilities, PIMs, and spam blockers. One-trick ponies with one really slick trick--checking Gmail, converting files, or alerting us to Google's ever-vigilant eye--also impressed us. As always, we'd love to see your take on these programs in their User Reviews.
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