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egzthunder1
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I have been an active member of xda-developers since 2005 and have gone through various roles in my time here. I am Former Portal Administrator, and currently part of the administrator team while maintaining my writer status for the portal. In real life, I am a Chemical Engineer turned Realtor in the Miami area.

Hangar Updated to Handle More Apps and Better

Hangar Updated to Handle More Apps and Better

August 14, 2014
Not too long ago, we covered an application that somewhat resembled the native Android task manager app, and pretty much did the same at the time. Hangar, developed by XDA Recognized Developer blk_jack has received various degrees of input from devs and users alike and has resurfaced as a major update to the application that we reviewed back then....
Blackphone Gets Root Access in MORE Than Five Minutes

Blackphone Gets Root Access in MORE Than Five Minutes

August 13, 2014
Security is a rather paramount issue in this day and age where sensitive technology is handed to people who probably should not have it until they are old enough to drive. People are as widely, overtly inappropriate on the Internet as they humanly can be, yet they have the audacity to reach out for web...
Revive Old Times with Pong with Multipong

Revive Old Times with Pong with Multipong

August 9, 2014
Video games have been around for nearly a century. They are deeply embedded into the fabric of society and are not going anywhere anytime soon. One of the most iconic exponents of the entire video game world is none other than Pong. This game, which was created in 1972, was the precursor to what it...
Tomi File Manager Receives Substantial Update

Tomi File Manager Receives Substantial Update

August 9, 2014
The vast world of something as simple as file managers has evolved substantially since the long gone days of Windows Mobile. Our current file managers do so much more than show us with pretty graphics where our stuff is located. With the right permissions, file managers in Android can allow the user to perform everything...
Give Your Broken Video Files a Second Chance with Video Repair

Give Your Broken Video Files a Second Chance with Video Repair

August 7, 2014
Our phones have, over the years, become so much more than just a way to communicate with others. They are our gates into the Neverland of cyberspace, they are our trusty companions, reminding us that we need to get up for that important meeting, they are our way to ford downtime when we can do...
YoWindow Weather: Mobile Weather has Never Looked So Great

YoWindow Weather: Mobile Weather has Never Looked So Great

August 3, 2014
It is very hard to argue with historic facts. One of them relating to mobile devices is that the face of mobile weather reports was drastically changed with the introduction of TouchFlo for Windows Mobile back in the days of the HTC Vogue. The UI basically introduced us to what we know today as widgets on...
Have all the News at Your Fingertips with VOS News

Have all the News at Your Fingertips with VOS News

August 2, 2014
There are several aspects in our daily lives and routines that have pretty much cemented the most basic functionality of our mobile devices. These defining traits are things that we can essentially not live without and we expect to get out of a device, regardless of cost or operating system. What we know today as smartphones...
Count Cells Like a Pro with White Coat Buddy

Count Cells Like a Pro with White Coat Buddy

August 2, 2014
There are times when we need to use our devices for things other than playing games, checking weather, or even flashing ROMs. There are times when it is crucial to have a reliable device that will be able to help us during certain tasks. However, what happens when something that might be a simple app...
Slide Dial Replacement Dialer Lets You Make Calls from Anywhere

Slide Dial Replacement Dialer Lets You Make Calls from Anywhere

August 1, 2014
If you frequently make phone calls, your dialer (aka phone app) is one of the most crucial apps in your app drawer arsenal. There are times, however, when we cannot dial right away because we are busy composing Emails, looking for files, or are simply tied up in other not-so-menial tasks. In such cases, launching the...
Enjoy Wallpaper Overload with PhotoPhase

Enjoy Wallpaper Overload with PhotoPhase

August 1, 2014
We don't usually feature live wallpapers on the XDA Portal unless they are somewhat innovative and offer some kind of improvement over the vast sea of wallpaper apps currently available. More often than not, these apps will either make the current wallpaper on our screen come to life, such as those offering a parallax effect, or...
Cell Phone SIM Unlock Bill Just Steps Away from President’s Desk

Cell Phone SIM Unlock Bill Just Steps Away from President’s Desk

July 28, 2014
For all those who believe that Cinderella stories don't actually exist, I guess I can safely say that you are dead wrong. For the past year and a half (give or take a few months), there has been a push by the people of the United States to try and fix one of the many...
Get Your Cargo to its Destination in 4×4 Military Operations Reborn

Get Your Cargo to its Destination in 4×4 Military Operations Reborn

July 28, 2014
Racing games have evolved quite a bit since the days of Pole Position back in the 80's. In the past 3 decades, the pixelated textures have long since been replaced, along with any and all graphical representations of cars, surroundings, backgrounds, and so on. On top of that, the AI on for your computerized opponents has...