by Sujoy on July 24, 2011
I know that the Samsung Galaxy Portal is quite an obsolete device by now, especially when the Android world has seen the emergence of dual-core handsets sporting Gingerbread and what not. But don’t be mistaken that this device can only handle Android Eclair 2.1. Although the official carriers won’t be upgrading the device beyond Eclair, when rooted, this device can be upgraded to Froyo (and there is some other dev work going on to upgrade it to run Gingerbread as well). We have already discussed the benefits of rooting your Android Phone here. So, now that you’re fully convinced to go down the root lane, let’s see how to root your Samsung Galaxy i5700 phone. (To avoid confusion, let me put one thing straight – the Samsung Galaxy i5700 is known as Galaxy Portal/ Lite/ Spica depending upon the region)
Disclaimer: Rooting your device is at your own risk. I do not take any sort of responsibility for bricking your device. Although it is important to mention that I have implemented the process on my own phone, and it works fine.
This root is going to use LeshaK’s Kernel Spica v.LK2.02. The root procedure is fairly simple and avoids complex commands. It also brings awesome features such as full root, su+Superuser, support for ext2, ext3 and ext4 SD card partitions, recovery mode, etc. Most importantly, this guide assumes that your Galaxy i5700 is already running Eclair (Android 2.1). If you need to upgrade your i5700 to Android 2.1 check our guide here. Please make sure that your Samsung Android drivers (USB modem and Composite device) are properly installed, and that you have Android Debug Bridge (adb) properly configured. This process will not delete any of your files or settings, both in SD card and internal memory. But just to be sure, it is always advisable to backup your phone.
So now that that is established, let’s begin with the process.
P.S. Some of the steps will be common to most of the Android devices.
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by Sujoy on July 17, 2011
No matter which flavour of Windows OS you use, you are bound to get some really unnecessary shortcuts lying in the corner of that desktop. Here we list some of them, and this is a topic open for discussion.
1. Adobe Acrobat Reader
Really, who needs this shortcut. When was the last time you opened up Adobe Acrobat Reader, and then hit Open PDF. This also applies to other PDF readers.
2. Briefcase
So, this is like a Dropbox for the offline world. Totally unnecessary.
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by Sujoy on June 24, 2011
Why root your Android phone?
There are million and a half reasons why you should make that bold move to root your beloved Android phone. So you made that investment to go with that data plan to finally land your hands on your favourite Android phone. But why take the risk of bricking it? Trust me, the rewards are big. Of course, there is the warranty void thing which keeps you thinking, but if you are brave enough to overcome that, look at the following reasons which will positively make you to think otherwise. So here are the..
*10 reasons why you should root your Android Phone *
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by Sujoy on June 17, 2011
Ever wondered if there is a code of conduct for the gaming world. Well, since the world of gaming is no longer limited to the gaming room as the world of online gaming took off, there are separate set of rules which need to be established. These can be widely classified as Offline and Online Gaming rules. The scope of this post is to widely discuss the Offline gaming etiquette and aim at structuring these rules as – The Techkeyla Rule Book of Gaming .
Rule # 1 – This is my house. So, I am PLAYER 1
Under no circumstances should this rule be disobeyed, or the opponent might face the wrath of a physical bruise with the aid of a dual-shock controller. There is only exception to this rule ( discussed in Rule 4)
[Corollary: If its my house, and your game - you are Player 1. I ain't making a fool of myself trying to figure out a new game]
More rules are unveiled after the jump.
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