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Google Drive – 5 GB free

Apr 25th, 2012 | By
Google Drive - Menü

Now “Google Drive” is available and I installed the app on my Samsung Galaxy S2. In this little review I will explain how good the app works on my SGS2. Google Drive is a new rival to the known Cloud services like Dropbox. Google Drive is very good integrated into the Google services / Apps

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Grand Theft Auto III – Android Modding

Apr 1st, 2012 | By
Grand Theft Auto 3 - busted

This little HowTo paper explains how to modify the vehicle specifications for the Ambulance called “AMBULAN” inside the config file. First you have to install “Grand Theft Auto III – 10 Year Anniversary Android” on your android Smartphone. I used for this tutorial my Samsung Galaxy S 2. After installing GTA3 and fucking around Liberty

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Grand Theft Auto III – 10 Year Anniversary Android

Mar 24th, 2012 | By
Grand Theft Auto III

Today I installed Grand Theft Auto III on my Samsung Galaxy S2. The game GTA 3 10 Year Anniversary is available for Android and Apple IOS smartphones. It is like a revival of the good old times on my PlayStation decades ago. The gameplay is very fluent and after some driving and walking practices the

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Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich – no internet access and no data transfer

Mar 24th, 2012 | By
Android Ice Cream Sandwich - home screen

I updated my Samsung Galaxy S2 to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3. One of the first problems I ran into was that I cannot access to the internet, if I do not have WLAN access. The data transfer via 3G is not working. The data transfer option (use packet data) is activated but it does not

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Samsung Kies – Outlook 2010 sync

Mar 24th, 2012 | By
Samsung Kies Start Screen

An important but not that easy step is to sync your outlook or google calendar with your smartphone. I tried to sync my Samsung Galaxy S2 with Outlook 2010. I used Samsung Kies to sync my entire Outlook calendar and here is my experience and the necessary steps to do: Outlook Professional 2010 – sync Calendar

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Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3 – My first experiences

Mar 1st, 2012 | By
Android Ice Cream Sandwich - Task Manager

I flashed the Android Ice Cream Sandwich XXLPB custom rom last weekend. I read that this rom makes less problems then other roms which are available over the internet. The Android 4.0.3 ICS “GT-I9100_WanamLite.XXLPB. Deodexed.Stock.NO-WIPE.zip” rom works fine for me since last weekend. I use my Samsung Galaxy S2 in daily business. Reading news feeds,

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Samsung Galaxy S2 Upgrade to Android 4 – Ice Cream Sandwich

Mar 1st, 2012 | By
Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich - About phone

I really like my Samsung Galaxy S2 anyhow I also wanted to have the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on my Smartphone to see what new features come with it. The “GINGERBREAD 2.3.4″ is very old and and I do not want to wait any longer until the update is available about Samsung KIES. I

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How to root Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100

Mar 1st, 2012 | By
Android Ice Cream Sandwich - home screen

I will describe how you get your SGS2 into the root mode. The root mode is the precondition to update you SGS2 to Android 4.0 without using KIES. Anyhow before you start getting your smartphone into root mode please backup all your data. This is easily possible within Samsung KIES. Preconditions: These are the preconditions

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How To Take Screenshots in Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.x

Feb 26th, 2012 | By
Samsung Galaxy S2 - ICS 403 XXLPB

I have installed Android 4.0.x or Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) “WanamLite.XXLPB.Deodexed.Stock.NO-WIPE” . This ROM has finally the screenshot function included.  Okay it is easy and a little bit different to the old method. But i will explain two methods as far as I know. 1. How to take a Screenshot: Simply press the Power button and

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Samsung Galaxy S2 – HotFix Android 2.3.6

Feb 18th, 2012 | By

Samsung has stopped the distribution of the android 2.3.6 firmware update. The reason are the mass problems the user have with their SGS2 after the update. The main problem is that the Galaxy reboots suddenly after the upgrade to 2.3.6. After such a sudden reboot you have the problem that you will not immediately notice

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