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How to Install Google Currents on the Kindle Fire

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 9, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

Google Currents is a magazine-like news reader (like Flipboard or Zite) that is available for iOS and Android. Unfortunately, since the Kindle Fire doesn’t contain any of the Google frameworks or files, Google Currents won’t install on the device. Here’s how to enjoy the new reader on the Kindle Fire.

Kindle Fire: How to Disable Automatic Spelling Correction

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 8, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

The Kindle Fire has automatic spelling correction enabled by default. As with autocorrect on any device, it is not always helpful to every user, in fact in can actually create more problems than it solves. Here’s how to disable automatic spelling correction.

GoogleTV 2.0 – Setup Application to Run on Startup / Power On

contributed by Jimmy Selix on December 6, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

This guide will explain how to set an Application to run on startup and/or power on. Initially, the default Input is set to run on Power On; we can change this to startup an Application instead.

How to Root a Kindle Fire Using OS X or Linux

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 4, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

If you use a Mac or Linux computer, you are just a few steps away from rooting your Kindle Fire. Rooting your device will allow you to run certain applications that require the SuperUser app (such as screenshot applications).

Kindle Fire: How to Change the Name of Your Device

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 2, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

Amazon gives your Kindle Fire a generic name when you register your device. If you want to change the device name, you will need to go to Amazon’s site to configure it.

Kindle Fire: How to Locate the Device’s MAC Address

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 1, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

If your wireless router uses MAC filtering, you will need to know the Wi-Fi MAC address of your Kindle Fire so that it may connect to the internet.

GoogleTV 2.0 – How to Edit Home Screen Widgets and Shortcuts

contributed by Jimmy Selix on November 30, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

GoogleTV 2.0 is basically just the Android Honeycomb (3.x) OS running on a TV / TV set-top box. Therefore, its home screen can be customized just like an Android phone. Here is how you can customize your GoogleTV’s Home screen with widgets and shortcuts.

PlayStation 3 – How to Install PS3 Themes from a USB Thumbdrive

contributed by Jimmy Selix on November 29, 2011 under Games

Do you have a PlayStation 3 and wish you could change the theme on your PS3 without having to buy themes from the PSN? Here’s how you can download and install PS3 theme files from a usb harddrive or thumbdrive.

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