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Turn AMD Radeon HD 6950 into Radeon HD 6970
January 1st, 2011 / 1 Comment » / by Faizan
If you’re a PC Gaming Enthusiast then you know joy of getting something for nothing either by modding or overclocking your hardware. Previously there were bios hacks to unlock 4th core on AMD’s Phenom X3 CPUs. Now you can turn AMD Radeon HD 6950 GPU into fully functional Radeon HD 6970 because both of them are built using same AMD’s Cayman GPU chip. To unlock disabled features on 6950 its bios has to be replaced with hacked Radeon 6970’s bios. For detailed procedure read the original article at TechPowerUp. Enjoy!
Gingerbread Keyboard on Android Without Rooting
December 21st, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Faizan
Few days back I did a blog post on how to install Gingerbread Keyboard on HTC desire but that required your phone to be rooted. Now someone on XDA forums has released Gingerbread keyboard as installable apk file that doesn’t require root.
To install Gingerbread keyboard
1. Download the apk file to your phone. download links given below.
2. Open the apk file and install it.
3. After Gingerbread keyboard is installed go to Settings > Language & Keyboard and check Gingerbread Keyboard checkbox to enable it.
4. Now open any text editor and long press on input box, it will open “Select Input Method” popup and select Gingerbread keyboard option.
Facebook For Android 1.5 – Chat & Push Notifications
December 15th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Faizan
Facebook has updated their android app with long awaited features like Chat and Push notifications. however notifications for comments, likes and wall posts are still missing. Here is what they said on their Facebook page.
Facebook for Android v1.5 now available in the Android marketplace. New features include Chat featuring background mode (you can receive chat messages while using other applications) and push notifications (get notified sooner).
Push notifications are only supported for devices on Android 2.2+. If you are not seeing push notifications, your device may not be supported.
This update is available in Android Marketplace.
Android 2.3 Gingerbread keyboard for HTC Desire
December 11th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Faizan
Earlier this week Google released Android 2.3 Gingerbread along with their new Nexus S phone. Android 2.3 is not yet officially released for any phone like Nexus 1 or HTC Desire but because Android is an Open Source OS and its SDK is available, developers have managed to extract its keyboard and made it available for Android 2.2 Froyo Users.
Prerequisites
1. you must have rooted your phone, check this thread on XDA forums. It has a nice guide on How To root your root your phone using Unrevoked.
2. ClockworkMod recovery must be installed. To install it first install ROM Manager by ColockworkMod from android market place and then install ColockworkMod recovery by opening Rom Manager.
All About Android 2.3 Gingerbread
December 7th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Faizan
Google just released Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) fastest version of android yet, focusing on Gaming, media and brining new forms of communication into android platform.
In gingerbread they’ve introduced Concurrent Garbage Collection which minimizes application pauses, much smoother animations and responsiveness. Developers have direct access to Input and sensors Events, Audio, Open GL ES and Assets, Support for Gyroscope for motion processing in games.
They’ve also added support for VP8 and WebM that are new open video standards, AAC and AMR support is also added, they’ve also added support for audio effects that were missing in Android 2.2 Froyo. Watch following videos to get more idea about Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
HTC Desire 2.29.405.2 OTA Update
December 7th, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Faizan
HTC Desire 2.29.405.2 OTA Update is available for download.
According to update details it only updates Android Market but it also updates:
New radio – 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
If you’ve debranded your phone then remember to apply update with goldcard inserted otherwise it may mess up with Wi-Fi or lock your phone.
As you may know today Google released Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and with this update, I think HTC Desire updates are not dead yet and we can hope for Android 2.3 update for HTC desire in near future.
Engine Start Sounds, Ringtones for Motorheads
December 6th, 2010 / 4 Comments » / by Faizan
Who doesn’t love the roar of an american muscle or grin of a corvette. We bring you engine start sounds of world’s best cars in ringtone format.
Enjoy and share with your friends.
1. Audi R8 Download
[audio: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13517758/auto%20ringtones/Ringtone_R8.mp3|titles=Audi R8]
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