Rooting Xperia X8

  

Rooting can be done in Sony Xperia X8 by using an app named SuperOne Click. SuperOne Click has been an advantage for Android users to root their phone. SuperOne Click is one of the best app which users can root their phone. Here, I am giving you the methods for rooting your Xperia X8 by SuperOne Click. Just follow these instructions. 

1) Download SuperOne Click and save it to your desktop.

2) After installing, connect your phone to computer.

3) Enable USB debugging mode on your computer by launching settings --> Applications --> Development. Checkmark the first option that is “USB Debugging”.

4) Once you have enabled USB debugging, Unmount SD Card. Go to Settings --> SD Card--> USB Mass Storage And Phone Storage and checkmark Unmount SD Card.

5) Now extract the exe file from SuperOneClick folder that we downloaded in Step 1.

6) Once extracted, double click the file to execute.

7) Now simply press root and wait for the procedure to finish.

8)  It will take around 5 to 10 minutes to root you phone so hang in there.

9)  Now you have root access of your phone meaning that you can install all those apps which require you to have root.

You can download the app from here. 

Rooting the phone is a big process. There is also one major thing that there is  95% failure and 5% success for rooting your phone. If you are rooting your phone, you don't get any warranty from the company..You have to do that at your own risk. Without rooting, you can connect your xperia to your computer by USB cable and you can use the internet via tethering. Tethering can be done by Easy Tether Lite

1) Visit AndroidMarket and download Easy TetherLite.
        2) Install it to your phone.
        3) After installation, visit Easy TetherLite blog and download   the TetherLite software suitable for your OS. Click here to visit the blog. 
        4) After downloading the application suitable for your phone, install it to your computer.
        5) Connect your phone to computer via data cable.
        6) Turn on the software "Easy TetherLite" on your phone.
        7) After turning on, your OS will automatically finds a hardware on your system. Then the PC will be connected to your phone.

NOTE: The Internet connection on phone must be enabled. If your computer is connected with other internet connections, disable those. 


Now enjoy the Internet through your phone.  

Tethering means sharing mobile internet connection to a computer, laptop or tablet. We can use Tethering by using Wi-Fi ,Blutooth or a USB cabel.In tethering the mobile phone is act as the portable router.The operating systems Windows Phone 6 (built-in starting from version 6.5), Android, (starting fromversion 2.2 Froyo), and iOS (only after jailbreak or running iOS 4.3 or higher on iPhone 4 or iPhone 4s without jailbreak) support this.Some operators disenabled this feature. But we can be enabled by rooting.

10 Fast and Free Security Enhancements

Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.

1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (_http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.


2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (_www.sygate.com) and ZoneAlarm (_www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions.


3. Install a free spyware blocker. Our Editors' Choice ("Spyware," April 22) was SpyBot Search & Destroy (_http://security.kolla.de). SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless in hunting out tracking cookies.

4. Block pop-up spam messages in Windows NT, 2000, or XP by disabling the Windows Messenger service (this is unrelated to the instant messaging program). Open Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services and you'll see Messenger. Right-click and go to Properties. Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye-bye, spam pop-ups! Any good firewall will also stop them.

5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro@l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.

6. If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.

7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you're not willing to pay, try Grisoft AVG Free Edition (Grisoft Inc., w*w.grisoft.com). And doublecheck your AV with the free, online-only scanners available at w*w.pandasoftware.com/activescan and _http://housecall.trendmicro.com.

8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get. For more, check out our wireless section or see the expanded coverage in Your Unwired World in our next issue.

9. Join a respectable e-mail security list, such as the one found at our own Security Supersite at _http://security.ziffdavis.com, so that you learn about emerging threats quickly and can take proper precautions.

10. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don't assume that e-mail "From:" a particular person is actually from that person until you have further reason to believe it's that person. Don't assume that an attachment is what it says it is. Don't give out your password to anyone, even if that person claims to be from "support."

Wireless device turns iPhone into remote

SAN FRANCISCO: Thiru Arunachalam and Bala Krishnan have turned your iPhone into a TV remote. Peel, their startup in downtown Mountain View, hopes to 'peel' off the layers of complexities associated with today's TV viewing.

All you need is your television set, an Apple device -- an iPhone or even an iPod Touch -- a wireless router called Peel Fruit -- an odd-looking infrared blaster -- and the Peel cable which links directly to your home WiFi router's open ethernet port. 

The Peel uses both WiFi and ZigBee, a wireless protocol technology, for connectivity and therefore, must be placed within 25 feet of each other. The Peel Fruit does all the talking to your TV and thus sits near the TV set. Then download the free Peel application from the App Store and your iPhone turns into your tele-remote. 

But for the Peel experience, you must feed in the kind of shows -- or even genres -- that you like. And Peel 'discovers' the kind of shows you would like, eliminating the rest of the massive clutter. 

This is actually a blessing for US viewers who have to battle a cumbersome television guide, resembling a boring data sheet, and rummage through 500 or more channels to figure out what exactly could be interesting. 

"We lead busy lives and have limited time to watch television. And yet, land up wasting so much of that time on discovering what to watch, and this is getting harder and harder. It is a complicated problem in the living room today," says Peel co-founder Bala Krishnan. 

So, if you like teen dramas like 90210, Peel could recommend that you watch Gossip Girl or Glee as well. Then, it allows you to share what you are watching with your friends on Twitter and Facebook, adding to a socialised TV experience. Behind the social fabric though, Peel constantly makes algorithm-based recommendations based on what your friends watch. 

In many ways what Peel is doing is similar to Netflix -- a paid subscription-based movie rental and online video streaming service -- and Pandora Radio, a Valley startup which revolutionised Internet radio in the US wherein you key in your preferences and get algorithm-based recommendations. Movies and music have already turned interactive. 

TV, which has traditionally been an offline medium, is finally starting to catch up, thanks to websites like Hulu. Hulu provides ad-supported and on-demand streaming of popular TV shows and some movies. Networks like CBS and ABC are also granting access to current content online. 

"When the world moves to online TV, then Peel will become incredibly more relevant and we will be able to make TVwatching a seamless experience," says Krishnan. 

Think about it: how many of us watch TV while we are doing something simultaneously on our laptops, tablets or smartphones? This is why Peel heralds the next wave in television and perhaps the next phase of Web applications which blend virtual and social media with interactive, possibly offline, activities. 

"Consumers are showing some desire to engage more deeply with TV content while it's still on, especially for specific genres like sports and hit shows with young consumers that use social networks heavily (for example the Glee Superfan experience)," says Sam Rosen, senior analyst, digital home (TV & Video Service) with ABI Research, a tech-focused research firm. 

Peel has nearly 1.3 million users and since last month, many of them cheer or boo on social networks for their favourite American Idol contestants up to 400 times on each Wednesday. This fun interaction is also precious real-time feedback, which could be priceless for the show's owners, and a potential side business model for Peel. 

Such applications which extend TV viewing experiences are called Second Screen Apps while the assortment of devices used in front of the TV are called Companion Devices. A whole bunch of companies, big and small, have entered the space catering to different tech areas. 

Startups like Miso and GetGlue focus on the social experience. Content-owners too are providing show-focused social, interactive platforms like Disney Second Screen, National Football League Game day and Glee Superfan. 

Then, Roku and Boxee are adding apps to TV. No wonder behemoths like Google, Apple and Microsoft have entered the space. With its Kinect bundles for the XBox, Microsoft provides voice-controlled TV along with music and gaming. 

"Peel is unique in its bundling of universal remote technology with a social application. In my opinion, it will take richer metadata or other forms of additional content for these apps to catch on as more than a niche class of product," says Rosen. 

"The industry is on fire but consumers still have to catch up," says Arunachalam. Though company is yet to make money, investors are rooting for it with Peel raising $25 million in VC funding. It hopes to start making money through advertisements when it gets more users: it's goal is to get about 10 million users by year end. 

With so much information about each of its users, Peel hopes it will be able to give them not just personalised TV, but personalised advertising too. So, if you are hunting for movies, ads of local theatres' movie listings could pop up. Or if you like the sitcom Friends, then an ad for a Friends DVD giftset could pop up. "There is a very fine line between creepiness and usefulness and we want to tilt more towards usefulness by offering value," says Krishnan. 

This could also be the dawn of the next wave of advertising that tech experts expect to see very soon, wherein the TV you're wat ching also "wat ches" you. 

Consequently, we could have Advertising as a Service ( AaaS). Peel's founders believe that in as soon as 18 months, India too, will be at the tipping point of falling into the same TV viewing problem as America. 

"Viewers in India are constantly hitting their remote button looking for what's on," says Arunachalam. "The Indian opportunity is enormous but incredibly complex because there are programmes in so many languages," says Krishnan.