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Apr

Tip: Facebook Messenger For Android Has Hidden Sticker Support, Here's How To Enable It

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News, Tips & Tutorials

Facebook has been making numerous changes to its Android apps as of late, thanks to the arrival of Facebook Home. Sometimes, new features also bring "hidden" options – things that may not be quite ready for prime time but can be accessed within the app. Facebook Messenger has one such "feature" tucked away in its emoticon menu: stickers. Big ol' images with goofy faces and cats and other stuff. I'm not entirely sure why this is a thing that anyone wants, but it's there, and you can use these oversized emoticons now. Fun.

^{That's right, Internet – I don't really like cats.}

Oct

[New Game] Want Big Monster Truck Action On Your Little-Bitty Screen? Check Out Megastunt Mayhem

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

If you're the type who is into monster trucks, then you're probably going to love Megastunt Mayhem. The gist is pretty simple: make your big truck do all kinds of crazy flips, tricks, hops, jumps and other stunts. As a result of landing said tricks, you get paid, which, in turn, you can use the money to modify your truck even more. See where this is going?

Enough chatter. Gameplay:

Don't feel like watching the video? Fine, here are some images. But I'm telling you, the images are lackluster compared the the video.

There are both free and premium versions available in the Market, though the description doesn't specify the difference between the two.

Apr

Motorola XOOM Hack Brings Forth Desktop Browsing, Voice Calls, SMS, And More

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Development, News, Tips & Tutorials, XOOM

WARNING: This fix is for rooted 3G XOOMs only. The Wi-Fi only version is not supported (yet).

Most XOOM owners will tell you that they love their tablet, but that it does have its annoyances - like the fact that the stock browser loads pages in their "mobile" view by default. What good is a 10 inch screen if you can't load the desktop version of a website? Of course, there is the about:debug fix, but that can be tedious, since you have to reapply it every single time you restart.

Thankfully, sangreal06 over the XDA forums has created a hacked framework-res.apk that not only fixes that little annoyance, but also adds some other desired features to the XOOM.

Mar

[Tutorial] Sync Passwords Across Computers And Android With KeePass

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, Tips & Tutorials

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to remotely access an account but couldn’t remember its password? I know that I have done so all too many times, so I started looking for a secure solution to this quandary. Although there are several good options, I chose KeePass - read on to discover how you can too.

Before we begin, there are a few things you will need: