Device Hacks
Hardware tinkering, consumer device modifications, and DIY tech projects.
The untold guide to troubleshoot Phillips Hue and Google Assistant Integration
Recently, I moved into a new home and was setting up my Phillips Hue lights with my Google Home assistants around my house for convenience....
Use Spotify internationally (again)
If you don’t mind using Spotify in a browser, you can use Hola Better Internet. Admittedly, it’s not as cool as using the Spotify client on...
Unable to buy anything on XBox 360 and login to xbox.com
If you’re having issues buying anything on XBox 360 and doesn’t even let you login to xbox.com and it keeps kicking you out, there is...
Make a bootable Universal Flash Drive
This is a really old trick for Universal Flash Drives (UFDs) and I’ve been using it for years. I just thought I should document the...
HTC Incredible S - Fix for Bootloader saying "Security Warning"
I had this infamous issue where I was stuck with my phone unable to boot for 2 days. I documented everything I learnt so others...
Rooting HTC Incredible S with Revolutionary
AlphaRevX totally revolutionized the S-Off scene for HTCs everywhere a few months back. I wrote a bunch of posts on XDA-Dev which showed people how...
Android terminologies
For a first time Android user looking to customize his phone, XDA-Dev can be filled with a lot of jargon. Hope this helps users understand...
Free Spotify Premium for a month
This is more like an extension for my last post. When you register yourself on Klout and have a look at the spotify perks, you...
Creating your Spotify Account in a blocked country
For those of you who don’t know what Spotify is, it’s a great music streaming site which allows free streaming to your PC and great...
HTC Incredible S, from Stock to Custom ROMs with Root and customizations
I’ve been dabbling around a lot with Android customizations from my HTC Incredible S which I recently took from HTC’s India ROM to Android Revolution...
Getting Sony Vaio VGN-CR35G/R's Ricoh MotionEye USB r5u870 Web Camera working on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
It’s been a while since my laptop (a Sony Vaio VGN-CR35G/R) has been running Ubuntu and yesterday, I updated my OS to the release candidate...
Free WiFi antenna booster
If you suffer from reception issues on your WiFi connection and would like a boost to your router/access point, you should try out this easy...
Torrenting on Linux
As of today, the primary OS on my laptop is Ubuntu and since torrenting is a good way to get open source applications (such as...
Building a Home Server: Part 1
The first question in your head would be “Why the world do I need a Home Server?” Good question. I’d like to ask you a...
Customising your iPod
Every gadget I’ve owned to this day has been personalised. Its just something I have to do (if the hacks make the device better). I’ve...
Hard resetting the Wizard
The term “Wizard” refers to the HTC Wizard which is a Windows Mobile sold by companies like I-Mate and O2. Now the manual simply states...