Thoughts of a semi-nerd

Android  powers almost 50% of the smartphones and tablets today. Though many manufacturers have embraced Android, we neither get the pure Android experience nor do we have control over the apps and CPU performance. Nexus and a very few devices offer the stock Android but with restricted access. It is because, by default, we are a normal user of the device. Android Rooting (AR) makes the user an administrator (root) with full rights. Rooting your device is complicated but it has its perks if completed successfully. Rooting is performed by exploiting bugs in the device. There is virtually no device that cannot be rooted. The following are the major advantages of AR:  Full freedom over the applications in your device Take backup and restore applications including the data Completely customise the look of your device including the animation (bootloader) on your device when it boots up You can increase or decrease CPU frequency Applications get root access only with your permiss

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One of the most coveted tournaments in Cricket is coming back to India. The seventh season of  IPL  started on 16 April 2014 with 8 teams competing with each other. The first 20 matches were held in 3 magnificent venues in UAE. No one could have written a better script for this tournament which has seen  excellent batting, bowling, fielding and more. Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) leads the pack with 5 consecutive wins, courtesy of some brilliant hitting by Maxwell and Miller. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are in a close 2nd with 4 wins in 5 matches. CSK has seen good performances from various players so far.  Rajasthan Royals (RR) have also played some decent cricket and their one down batsman Sanju Sampson is trending all over because of his batting abilities. He has surely been a revelation but he has to find a way to convert his moderate starts to good scores if he needs to be a part of the Indian National Cricket squad. Mumbai Indians (MI) have been the worst with 5 consecutive losses and

Do you know that India's Lok Sabha election is the World's biggest. More than 800 million will be eligible to vote. Here is the schedule in all States/Union Territories of India. Make yourself free and vote. The candidate you vote for is completely your choice. Having said that, I hope you are not biased towards caste, religion or any personal benefits. The final decision is up to you, but please do vote. Every vote makes a difference. We Indians complain about poor road conditions, corruption, atrocity in the name of power and so on. This is the time for us citizens to be responsible. If you really care for India, you must vote. Not just you, make sure all your (eligible) family members vote too. Let us all vote and hope for the best. The detailed schedule of General Elections 2014 can be found  here .

Alex Hales played a magnificent innings in the ICC World T20 match vs Sri Lanka today. Sri Lanka made 189/4 in the allotted 20 overs, thanks to the wet outfield and the generous English fielders. Jayawardene made the most of it with 89 off 51 balls; Dilshan looked out of sorts but still made 55 off 47 balls. England had come in to the match after a frustrating loss to New Zealand with rain bringing in the Duckworth-Lewis method into picture. Ironically, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis are English. I personally think D/L method should not be used for T20. This was a must win game for England but Sri Lanka looked confident to continue their winning streak; after all, they've been playing in Bangladesh for 3 months now. After losing 2 wickets in the very first over for nought, hopes were running low in the English dugout. Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan had other ideas. Both played cautiously in the beginning and exactly knew which balls to attack. Eoin targeted Mathews and Al

The latest flagship  smartphone  from Samsung is not so impressive in my view. I am not talking about the features here, which is certainly top-notch. The real problem is the cheap look of the phone though it burns a big hole in one's pocket. What is that dotted design on the back - really ! I expected a better show from a company that is the sole challenger to Apple in terms of mobile market share. The last smartphone I liked from Samsung was Galaxy  S2  - it was (is) awesome. Great features with masculine design. After S3 and S4, I thought Samsung would take a leaf from  HTC's  book and put some thoughts into design. Specifications are not everything - design does matter. I have a friend who owns a white  iPhone 5S  - man it's good; a pure classic. I am no Apple lover but the design beats it all - it gives a premium feel. The features are no less too - super fast processor, amazing screen clarity and enviable camera. Coming back to Samsung, are they running out of i

It has been almost 2 years since I befriended the green droid. I have used many apps during this period and in my view, here is a list of must have free apps for Android. MX Player A free video player that plays almost any format. You do not need any other video player if you've got this. Its got Hardware acceleration, pinch to zoom feature and even supports subtitles. The controls are very simple and intuitive.  Google Play Link: MX Player CamScanner -Phone PDF Creator A free document scanning software. Once installed, you have to just point your camera towards the document you want to scan and click it - it will automatically detect the document in the picture and zoom it. You can further crop the document as per your requirement and save it - trust me, it looks exactly like you have scanned it from a physical scanner. You can save the documents in pdf format. Google Play Link: CamScanner ES File Explorer File Manager A free file and appli