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To do any sort of modding on your Samsung galaxy core, you will need to download and install CWM clockworkmod recovery. While with the stock recovery, you can wipe your phone, clear cache, with the CWM recovery, you can install custom ROMs, make Nandroid backup and even partition your SD card.

First, you will to install Galaxy Core Drivers on your computer. Download them from here. To get CWM recovery, you will need ODIN (download link) and CWM file (download link).

Before you proceed, ensure that, you have 30 percent or more battery. Copy Recovery.tar File In ODIN Folder. Open settings on your phone and go tot developer options > tick USB Debugging. Now, turn off your phone.

Now, go into download mode. You can do that by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Key + Power Key. Do that for few seconds until download screen comes up. Press Volume Up key to proceed.

Connect your phone via USB cable and open ODIN. Click on PDA button and select recovery.tar file. Press the start button to start the process. It should display pass.

Samsung Galaxy Core users get only 8GB of flash storage, out of which only 4GB is available to the user. While you can use micro SD card to expand storage, only internal storage is used for storing apps. Here is a guide on how make everything store on external micro SD card.

1. First root your Samsung Galaxy Core by following step by step instructions from here.
2. Now, download external2internal app from Play store.
3. Start external2internal app and grant it root access. Tick send rescan and use per default options.
4. Then press Original Mounting Point And Change To ‘storage/sdcard0’.
5. Now, select original External Mounting Point And Change To ‘storage/ExtSdCard’.
6. Tap Ext.Sdcard Device Access and Change The Value From 179:49 to 179:33.
7. Now press back button and tick, At Boot Option and select External>Internal.
8. Wait for some time and reboot your Samsung Galaxy Core.

If still no success, go to external2internal app again Press External>Internal.

Instructions for how to root the Samsung Galaxy Core are now available. Rooting will let you install applications that require super user access. Here is step by step instruction on how to root the Samsung Galaxy Core.

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Rooting allows you to perform super user specific tasks. For example, if you need access to the internal file system, or you need to run app that require super user (Super SU) access, you will need to root your Oppo N1 phone. Here are the steps on how to Root Oppo N1.

First, install TWRP / CWM on your Oppo N1. Then, install this APK on your phone. Then, fire up Play market, and install Super Su app from market. You will find Super Su on your phone after installing the apk. You can optionally install busybox too.

TWRP for the Oppo N1 phone has been released. It provides same functionality as CWM, but lets user interact with the phone using touchscreen (no more volume rocker or power buttons to press).

To download TWRP to your Oppo N1,

1) Install GooManager from the Play Store
2) Open GooManager and provide root permissions
3) Hit Menu (or the button with the 3 dots on your screen) and then Install OpenRecovery

We are huge fans of XDA portal. After all, it is the most active developer community in the world. Now, a developer called Eatheat has churned out an app to read the news feed. The app is called XDA Reader, and it offers a lot of features. It has a slick Holo user interface, and has 4x built in themes.  Here are its list of features.

Loads image and text in both the lists and the detailed view.
Loads feeds by asynctask. No heavy load on main UI.
10 latest posts from the Portal.
Ability to swipe through detail view to go on to the next feed.
Offline reading.
Complete Holo UI.
4 inbuilt themes to choose from.
Live preview of new theme directly on screen. No need to restart every time to select your choice. However, restart of app is need for applying the full theme.

There are two versions – free and pro. The pro adds these 3 features.

Get 12 inbuilt themes.
Ability to switch to full screen.
Ability to use expanded mode removing the StatusBar and the ActionBar.

[Free version link] [Pro version download link]

Nokia has posted detailed specs and videos of the Lumia 520’s successor, the Lumia 525. While it looks and feels just like the Lumia 520, it has double the RAM (1 GB VS 512 MB). It is priced at 200 dollars and is SIM unlocked, which means you do not need to get into contract after buying it.

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Nokia and SSC Napoli, Italian football team have churned out three personalized versions of Lumia 520 phone for fans of Serie A team.

First one comes in Napoli’s sky blue color wrapped up in a camouflage design to match the team’s shirt color. It has team’s logo stamped on the back.

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Mediatek officially announced the MT6592 processor back in September. Special feature of this processor was its ability to operate all of its eight cores independently or together depending on the workload. To avoid overheating, the MediaTek MT6592 uses a special algorithm that constantly monitors the temperature and power consumption.

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Now, you can get the Nokia Lumia 1020 for INR 13,500 (~ $215) cheaper under buy back scheme. Under this scheme, consumers can exchange their old smartphones and can avail a discount of INR 13,500 over the MRP. Following list of smartphones can be used in buy back scheme. This means you can get it for INR 47,222 (MRP) – INR 13,500 = INR 33,722 ($ 538), which is an excellent price for an unlocked, contract free phone.

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