For all those proud owners of dazzling Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 P 7500 have a reason to smile, we bring to you a tutorial that will reveal how you can update your Samsung device to the latest Honeycomb 3.1 version.

Pre Root Instructions:

• Warranty will cease once you root Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, though warranty can be claimed back upon un-rooting your device.
• Create a backup of your important files, pictures, music, videos and other data, in case you lose data while rooting your device
• Ensure that you have the installed the latest framework in your computer and latest version of KIES (KIES 2) so that all the required drivers are installed successfully. Also, ensure you have the latest version of Windows operating system – Windows 7 installed. All latest drivers of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are required before proceeding to root.
•  Maintain a minimum battery power of 50% to facilitate uninterrupted rooting process.
• During the rooting process the APN settings used to access the Internet will be wiped off completely, so note don the required settings to configure them back once the rooting process is complete. Also, ensure you have secured MMS and 3G Settings.

Procedure:

Step 1: Install the drivers of Samsung Galaxy Tab on your device and reboot it.

Step 2: Now plug the USB cable to connect the Galaxy Tab with the computer loaded with the required drivers and Windows7.

Step 3: Now, download the Root Exploit Zip File application on your computer, transfer the same to your Galaxy Tab.  Ensure that zip file is not saved in any of the sub folders or renamed else the file not be detected and eventually the tablet will not be rooted.

Step 4: Open “Command Prompt” on your computer> Type the command

adb push Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_10.1_root.zip /sdcard/Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_10.1_root.zip

adb reboot recovery

Step 5: Now, the phone enters Recovery mode. Select the zip file on your Samsung Galaxy Tab, this will initiate the rooting process, and within a span of 5-10 minutes, the device will be rooted.

Bingo! Your phone is rooted!

According to Andy Rubin, consumers are now activating 500,000 Android devices every day. The activation rate also has a 4.4% growth rate. Andy revealed this information in a tweet post. The means that over 15 million Android phones will be activated within the next one month.

There is no better way to conpare two phone than the classic Prizefight by CNET. T-Mobile has released not one but two hot Android smartphones in recent months. Both the T-Mobile G2x and the HTC Sensation 4G are impressive handsets; they both have a dual-core processor, and both support T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network. They both have an impressive multimedia pedigree, with HDMI and DLNA connections plus cameras on the front and the back.

Google is continuously trying to get into the social arena. While Facebook is busy racking in millions of new users everyday, all past Google social initiatives failed. Their most recent shot at Twitter, Google Buzz, only earned them lawsuit with millions of users claiming privacy violation. Yesterday Google unveiled Google+, their latest social effort.

Google+

Google+ has many fun and interesting features. But the one thing we’re interested in is its Android app. The Google+ Android app is not only beautiful and well-designed, but it also has most of the features (and more) that you’ll find in the web version of Google+. This includes:

• Circles–lets you share the right things with the right people.
• Stream–where you can get updates from your circles or see what people are saying about things nearby.
• Instant Upload–automatically uploads videos and photos to your own private album in the cloud, to make sharing a snap.
• Huddle–a super-fast group messaging for everyone in your circles.

Circles, Stream and Huddle. Keep these three words in mind, as they’re sure to become a big part of the Google+ mobile experience. Interestingly, these three Google+ features are a lot like three other Google products; Circles is a much better version of Google Contacts, Stream is what Google Buzz should have been, and Huddle is Google Chat with group conversations. In one fell swoop, Google integrated a bunch of different products under one name. It’s beautiful.

+Circles
Is aimed at filtering the social sharing. Given that in the real world with share different things with friends, parent, siblings, and we even have different layers of friends with whom we share different information.

Download Google+ from the Android Market. Read more about Google+ here.

Microsoft patent lawsuits

Microsoft is trying to get as much from the Android windfall. The company has won another patent-infringement lawsuit, this time is against Velocity Micro, Inc. Microsoft and Velocity “have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for Velocity Micro Inc. Android-based devices, including Velocity Micro, Inc.’s Cruz Tablet,”

Microsoft also signed another patent agreements with General Dynamics a few weeks ago. In both cases the terms were not made public. Microsoft also signed a patent-protection deal with HTC last year. Barnes & Noble is in a legal fight with Microsoft over Microsoft’s claim from earlier this year that the Android-based Nook e-reader violates Microsoft patents.

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Rooting enables Android phone users to host third party applications and customize the open-source Android platform for better functionality. The downside, rooting voids the warranty. Therefore, it is important to understand the strings attached to the rooting process before initiating the process. Here is the process of rooting Acer Iconia A500 Honeycomb phone.

Pre Rooting Instructions:

Create a backup of all the data files like applications, call log, messages, music, videos and other graphical data present in the phone. In an unlikely event, where your data might be lost, a backup enables you to recover it.

The battery power should be at least 50% to facilitate smoother rooting process, else there is a high possibility to the rooting process is hindered.

During the rooting process, APN settings- used to access the Internet will be completely erased, therefore, you must note down all the required settings, so that you can configure them back, once the device is rooted. Additionally back up the MMS Settings and other settings in case the data is lost.

Procedure:

 Step 1: Ensure USB Debugging is enabled in your phone and you have safely secures the data both in phone and on SD card.

Step 2: Download the Rooting Package on your computer> Unzip the file to obtain iconiaroot APK file> Transfer the same to Acer Iconica A500 phone via the USB cable.

Step 3: After copying the application on your phone, open and install the file on your phone. Now, open the installed Iconia root application, and choose the option of “Root Device.”

Step 4: Wait for the rooting process to complete. It may take up to 10 minutes.

Step 5: Once the rooting process is complete, install applications like Busy Box to further customize your phone experience.

Step 6: Ensure that the super user app is installed in your Acer Iconica A500 for the proper unctioning of the phone.

Note: If you want to get back the warranty, simply un-root the device by uninstalling the iconia root application.