You read the title, and you think we are going mad. It only seems like yesterday that we were hooking up the Commodore Amiga looking forward to playing a game of Cannon Fodder, or enjoying the fun and frolics that the little blue hedgehog Sonic brought to us via the Sega Megadrive

Eminent Android developer and hacker Chainfire recently released his CF-Root tool for the Galaxy Nexus that roots the device on Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich, and we’ve got the step-by-step guide ready after the jump! News of the root tool comes straight from XDA Developers – a popular forum for Android enthusiasts, developers and hackers – in the form of an official thread from developer Chainfire in which he discusses his tool and how enthusiasts like you can use to root their device. From XDA: This rooted kernel is for the "rooting beginners" and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible

Sixty seconds seems like a relatively small period of time, if you asked me what I believe I could achieve in a sixty second time frame I would probably admit to it being not very much. So just what does happen around the world in one single minute

Unlocking Windows-based smartphones has never been that much of a palava when compared to the increasingly limited methods available for those using Apple’s iPhone, for example. The Developer unlock is $99, and for most – aside from those with a keen interest in developing for Microsoft’s mobile operating system – it is just too expensive an option.

Unlocking Windows-based smartphones has never been that much of a palava when compared to the increasingly limited methods available for those using Apple’s iPhone, for example. The Developer unlock is $99, and for most – aside from those with a keen interest in developing for Microsoft’s mobile operating system – it is just too expensive an option.

Android Market alternative and one of the most popular third party mobile apps distribution services GetJar has announced that they are giving away more than 100 paid apps for free for a limited time; we’ve got the relevant links and list of the best apps right after the jump! News of this event comes from straight from Reddit – a popular social news website – in the form of an link submission from user getjar (which appears to the official account of GetJar on Reddit) which directs interested folks towards the webpage where all the paid-apps-gone-free are listed in a horizontally-scrollable list. There are, according to getjar’s link submission, over 100 apps listed.

Android Market alternative and one of the most popular third party mobile apps distribution services GetJar has announced that they are giving away more than 100 paid apps for free for a limited time; we’ve got the relevant links and list of the best apps right after the jump! News of this event comes from straight from Reddit – a popular social news website – in the form of an link submission from user getjar (which appears to the official account of GetJar on Reddit) which directs interested folks towards the webpage where all the paid-apps-gone-free are listed in a horizontally-scrollable list. There are, according to getjar’s link submission, over 100 apps listed.

With Android being the great big bag of open source love (usually!) that it is, we always knew this would happen, but it is worth noting anyway.

Although much of the developing and modding is made as simple as possible for those not particularly adept to the ins and outs of iOS, issues can often arise, and what is often a smooth process can sometimes be a little tricky with a hurdle or two in the way. TinyUmbrella has been a pivotal utility for many a jailbreaker. Besides readily preserving SHSH blobs for easy firmware downgrades unsolicited by Apple, it is also armed with a tool which swiftly kicks your device in and out of DFU mode – a state the device needs to be in for a jailbreak to take place

Apple released their much awaited music-in-the-cloud service, iTunes Match , approximately one month ago in the United States.