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    Help Wondershare MobileGo - evil adware?

    I am looking at possibly installing and using Wondershare MobileGo on my PC to root my phone. But it's free, which raises lots of flags for me. They have to make money somehow, and as the saying goes - "If something is free, *you* are the product" :-). Yet I'm not seeing anything posted about...
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    Help pocket dialing

    I've had many Android phones and my S3 is the first one where I've ever had problems with pocket dialing (or app selection from my home screen). I don't know why. I thought that the proximity sensor was supposed to tell when the phone is in a pocket and lock the screen, but apparently not. Are...
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    S3 cat3 connectivity?

    Hi, The specs talk about cat3 connectivity (i.e. wired network) and upload/download speeds in excess of what we can get via wireless networks. So, how does that work? How do we connect our S3 phone to wired ethernet? What kind of adapter/cable is required to connect the S3 to RJ45 network...
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    Best DLNA streaming app for Bionic?

    Hi, I have a DLNA NAS and am looking for a good streaming player for my Bionic. I have tried both the native DLNA application and MX Video Player and both are sorely lacking. They stutter a lot when when can't get the bandwidth they would like, and trying to seek forwards or backwards is an...
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    Playing wmv audio in background

    I'm looking for some audio player that will allow playing wmv audio tracks in background. Since wmv is a video format, only video players seem to support it and I've yet to find one that continues to play the audio in the background, like most audio players allow. I have some wmv format...
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    Droid compatible with Prius?

    Has anyone managed to play music on their Prius using their Droid? I had no problem adding the phone for hands-free dialing, and transferring my phone contacts. But when I go into the Audio screen on the car the "BT" tab is unselectable. I also tried going into my phone BT settings Options...
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    Tasker and lock screen

    Has anyone tried to detect hardware events (e.g. camera button press) in Tasker while the lock pattern screen is active? The lock screen seems to prevent events from reaching Tasker. One of the things that has always bothered me about Android is that "Silent Mode" doesn't affect Alarm or Media...