Techlidz: Flash

Monday, 3 June 2013

Supercharge Your Apple TV With aTV Flash [Deals]

Want to give your Apple TV more power? Want to open a whole new world of capabilities? Then aTV Flash from FireCore is the solution!

This hugely popular software package gives you a ton of functionality that will make your Apple TV more powerful than you could imagine. And Cult of Mac Deals has it for only $19.99 for a limited time.

Note: This software requires you to jailbreak your Apple TV. If you are not comfortable with jailbreaking your devices, this promotion is not for you. Jailbreaking your Apple TV can cause complications, so please use at your own risk. For more on the jailbreaking process, click here. aTV Flash (black) is for jailbroken Apple TV Generation 2 only. Discover what model Apple TV you have by clicking here. You can find the software for 1st Generation Apple TV here.

Stream media directly from your Mac or PC with aTV Flash. Forget iTunes, access any song or music video to set the mood for your summer get together. This product lets you play a variety of popular file formats such as MKV, AVI, MP4, and many others.

Here are just some of the key features of aTV Flash:

Enables Apple TV to play additional video formats: MKV, AVI, MP4, WMV, and many others
Easily surf the web with HTML5 browser/Google Search
Get up to date weather forecasts directly through your Apple TV
Better metadata and cover art for media
Ability to create video playlists
Access to Last.fm radio stations
Transfer or play media from a Mac, PC, or NAS device

The Apple TV is one of the most under-appreciated pieces of technology around and, simply put, this software makes it even better. Another benefit is the ability to revert back to the standard Apple TV interface at any point in time, so you aren’t putting your hardware in jeopardy.

But the time to get this offer is short, so don’t delay. Get aTV Flash for just $19.99 from Cult of Mac Deals now and experience Apple TV like never before!

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Friday, 31 May 2013

How To Install / Flash ClockworkMod Recovery On Your Android Smartphone [TUTORIAL]

Because of its relatively open nature, Android is a whole lot more fun to play around with than Apple’s iOS. One very important tool, which is in just about every flashaholic’s phone isClockworkMod Recovery and today we’ll be talking about some of its useful features and how you can install it on your phone.

ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) is a custom recovery for Android devices which replaces the stock recovery, allowing users perform some very powerful actions. One of its main features is allowing users to make comprehensive backups, restore said comprehensive backups in case of a technical disasters, flash custom ROMS/themes/hacked apps, install updates to Android operating system manually and more. We will be referring to this guide whenever we talk about flashing custom ROMS or custom hacked apps.

How to Flash ClockworkMod Recovery

Before you can install ClockworkMod Recovery on your Android device, it is absolutely essential that your device is rooted first. As there are hundreds of Android smartphones and tablets available in the market, it would take a short book to cover rooting methods for them all. The easiest way to find out the process for rooting is to perform a Google search: “how to root <your device name here> on <version of Android you’re using here>”. You can find out the version of Android by navigating to Settings > About after tapping the Menu key.

Once you’re rooted, you must flash ClockworkMod Recovery. For most phones, the method mentioned below works flawlessly, however, for devices like the HTC HD2 and Nook Color, which do not come installed with Android, you will need to find out another way to flash CWM using the search engine of your choice.

Step 1: Download and install ROM Manager FREE [Market Link] on your Android device. You can also install the Premium version [Market Link] if you wish to remove ads and have access to more ROMs.

Step 2: Launch ROM Manager. From the main menu, tap on Flash ClockworkMod Recovery.

Step 3: You will be asked to confirm your phone’s model. Although this is a simple option to choose, there are many phones which come with different models which require a different version of CWM. Once again, use Google to find out which model you have. We’ve got a Samsung Galaxy S II, so we chose the appropriate option.

Step 4: Your phone will reboot after downloading and flashing CWM.

Now, if you wish to boot into CWM, you have a couple of options. Your first option is to launch ROM Manager and tap Reboot into Recovery. If this method does not work for you (it doesn’t for us on our Galaxy S II), your second option is to reboot into CWM manually.

To reboot into CWM manually, shut down your phone by holding the power button. Once it is shut down, you have to press an exact button combination on your phone while it is booting up. For most phones, it is Volume Down + Power Key, but it is best to look up “how to boot into clockworkmod recovery <your device name here>” on Google to ensure you’ve got the right button combination. Just so you know, our Galaxy S II unit requires Volume Up + Home + Power buttons to be pressed while booting up to get inside CWM.

Be sure to check out our Android Apps gallery to explore more apps for your Android device.