This didn’t take long. Guys over at XDA have already managed to root Samsung Fascinate. The process isn’t for novice users yet, unlike the root method we posted for Samsung Galaxy S/Vibrant/Captivate, but if you’re up for it, here are the instructions on how to do it:
Google Instant search has been made available for users by default ( for the regions it is available in ), but a few people aren’t happy with the change. Luckily, Google have provided a simple method of switching it off.
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Google has introduced an exciting new enhancement to their search engine called Google Instant. They’ve brought search-as-you-type to the Google homepage. As soon as you start typing a keyword in the Google search bar, it’ll start showing results instantly with each stroke. It also include predictive text that guesses what you want to type or search for so you save time typing it in. Why is this beneficial? According to Google, it will save:
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Before reading on, if you’re wondering why you should root your Android phone, read the excellent 5 reasons on The Next Web. Another reason I would add in case of Samsung Galaxy S/Vibrant and Captivate would be that you can completely remove the lagging that happens sometimes when a lot of read and writes are performed simultaneously to the build in SD memory by multiple apps. ![Samsung[5]](http://cdn.ithinkdiff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Samsung5.jpg "Samsung[5]")
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Last month we heard rumors that the next version of Android would be codenamed ‘Honeycomb’. Samsung just confirmed this news for us. The next update to be released will be Gingerbread (Android 3.0) and Android 3.5 Honeycomb will follow Gingerbread in about six months.
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If you are an iOS user, chances are that you already play or at least know about Angry Birds. It’s probably the most addictive game in the App Store. The goal of this game is to take down pigs hiding in buildings by launching birds at them. The game is not only addictive, the sounds and visuals are outstanding. No wonder it’s the # 1 paid app in almost all countries in the App Store!![Angry Birds Android Market[4]](http://cdn.ithinkdiff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/AngryBirdsAndroidMarket4.png "Angry Birds Android Market[4]")
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Although an alpha build of Fennec was available for download for Android 2.0+ devices since a few months, it wasn’t really the most stable pieces of software. Today, Mozilla have officially released the alpha version of Fennec for Android 2.0+ and Nokia N900. It features much of the features that we’ve come to love in the desktop version of Firefox. It’s loaded with features such as awesome bar, Firefox Sync, Add-ons support and much more.
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Free movies! Sounds great, right? YouTube has created a new category for Movies on its website. It has more than 400 full length movies which you can enjoy anytime you want without any cost. This section has movies for almost everybody as it has sixteen different categories.
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Google provided a very useful functionality in Android through the Chrome to Phone extension for Android phones which lets you send links, text, phone numbers or map locations to your phone directly from your browser. An alternative extension is now available called Google Chrome to iPhone which lets you send web pages without even having to buy or install an app on your iPhone.
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In mid July, Google announced that they will not sell Nexus One on their Web Store just after the finish of their current stock. Then just after a few days, Nexus One was no longer available from the online store but Google still had some phones for their official developers. Nexus One was available as an official developer phone since the early part of this month. And now Android Developers Blog reports that Nexus One is out of stock even for developers. Developers rushed out to buy the unlocked Nexus One and now they are out of stock.
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