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Galaxy S3 Recovery from Submersion in Storm Drain

April 27, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

My rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 is my constant companion. I tell people that it’s almost like carrying a mini-computer, with hotspot capabilities, because of all the things that I’m able to do. So then imagine my chagrin when my Galaxy S3 fell from my pocket and slipped straight through the grates of a storm drain … [Read more…]

Posted in: Android, General Stuff Tagged: Galaxy S3, recovery, rice, Samsung Galaxy S3, submersion

4G LTE Speeds On My Sprint Galaxy S3: Not bad!

November 23, 2012 by admin 2 Comments

The Sprint 4G LTE network is being tested in pockets all around the Bay Area, but hasn’t been officially rolled out to the masses yet. I’ve been lucky to get glimpses of it here and there, but nowhere that I could adequately measure the speed of the connection… that is, until today. The image on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Android, General Stuff, LTE Tagged: Galaxy S3, LTE, San Francisco, Sprint

Force Your OTA Update Using Google Services Framework

November 1, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Sprint recently announced that they were going to start rolling out their 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update to all customers with Galaxy S3’s, starting on October 25th and lasting for about 3 weeks. The only problem is that there was no specific timetable for when customers would receive the update on their handset. You could get … [Read more…]

Posted in: Android, General Stuff Tagged: 4.1.1, Google Services Framework, Jelly Bean, OTA, Sprint, update

Rooting my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Sprint) = Easy As Pie!

October 9, 2012 by admin 1 Comment

It’s easy (and all too common) to share negative stuff. But when something works perfectly or I get great advice/service from someone for my tech questions, I think it’s important to give credit where credit is due. Such is the case with Tim AKA QBKing77. This guy rocks! Though I’ve rooted two phones and two … [Read more…]

Posted in: Android, Android Rooting, General Stuff Tagged: Galaxy S3, qbking77, root, Samsung Galaxy S3, Sprint, XDA

Rooting My TMo Vibrant Using Super Oneclick (A Full Guide)

January 10, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

And every other step you need to transform and gain control of your stock ROM! Given the fact that T-Mobile and Samsung have made it clear that the Galaxy S Vibrant will not receive Gingerbread, Honeycomb, ICS, or any other functionality update, I made the decision that it was finally time to root my beloved … [Read more…]

Posted in: Android, Android Rooting, General Stuff Tagged: android, ClockworkMod, Galaxy S, Nandroid, Rom Manager, root, Samsung, Samsung Vibrant, Super Oneclick, T-Mobile, Titanium Backup

The New Asus Transformer Is Here and I Love It!

August 22, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

I am now the proud learned of Asus tablet. My previous tablet was a Viewsonic G Tablet. It was decent, but only performed it’s best once it was rooted. The last ROM i was using was CM7. It did well for me until new updates to my apps started to bog it down, then there … [Read more…]

Posted in: Android, Android Toys, General Stuff Tagged: android, Asus, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, Honeycomb, keyboard dock, ROM, tablet
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