The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet ships with a couple of great apps pre-loaded including Pandora, Netflix, a decent email app, and an excellent eBook reader. There’s also an app section of the B&N Shop where you can browse for additional apps for the tablet — but the selection is pretty limited. Fortunately it’s pretty […]
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How to root an Amazon Kindle Fire
The Amazon Kindle Fire may not look like your average Android tablet thanks to its highly modified user interface. But under the hood it’s running a tweaked version of Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and it turns out to be a fairly easy tablet to root. Rooting allows you to access system settings that might not […]
A possible fix for HP TouchPad Android “sleep of death” problem
It’s been almost a month since the CyanogenMod team released a public build of Google Android for the HP TouchPad tablet. And while  a second alpha was released a few weeks ago to fix some bugs, Android on the TouchPad is still a work in progress. One of the biggest problems is the so-called “sleep […]
How to reboot an HP TouchPad to Android or webOS
When you install CyanogenMod 7.1 alpha on an HP TouchPad you end up with a dual-boot tablet that can run either Android or webOS. If you follow our instructions you’ll also install an app called MoBoot which lets you choose between the two operating systems every time you turn on the TouchPad. There’s also an […]
HP TouchPad Android fix for missing apps in the Android Market
Now that the CyanogenMod team has released the first public build of Google Android for the HP TouchPad tablet you might think the developers would be sitting back and relaxing. They’re not. They’re continuing to squash bugs and improve features. While the version of Android which was released yesterday allows you to install the Google […]
How to install Google Android on the HP TouchPad (with CyanogenMod7)
The CyanogenMod team has released the first public build of Google Android for the HP TouchPad tablet. Right now the software is still in the alpha phase, which means that not everything works as it should. There are still bugs with the Bluetooth, camera, and other functions, for instance. But for the most part, the […]
Google Cr-48 Chromebook can run Windows 8… with a little tweaking
The Google Cr-48 is the first notebook that was designed to run Google’s Chrome operating system. It never actually went on sale in the US, but Google distributed thousands of the laptops starting late last year as part of a pilot project before Samsung and Acer brought commercial Chromebooks to market in 2011. While the […]
How to enable Windows 8 Metro style apps on an older netbook
Update: The guide below was written for Windows 8 Developer Preview and will not work with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview released on February 29th, 2012. But you can still enable Metro style apps on Windows 8 Consumer Preview — you just need to download a graphics driver that lets you adjust your screen resolution […]
How to load Google+ in your Firefox sidebar
One of the most compelling features of Google Plus is the little notification icon that pops up any time users visit a Google web site. It shows how many unread notifications are available if you’re using Gmail, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Search, and well… You get the idea. The notifier lets you […]
How to install nearly any Linux distro using a USB flash drive and UNetbootin
Some operating systems can be a pain in the rear to install if you don’t happen to have an optical disc drive for your computer. But if you’re trying to install most Linux-based operating system such as Ubuntu, Fedora, or Mandriva, it’s actually pretty easy to load the operating system on most modern computers using […]