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In case you got a new Windows Phone 7 device for Christmas you will be happy to know that it is possible to unlock / jailbreak your Windows Phone 7 device using a utility called ChevronWP7. Jailbreaking your Windows Phone 7 device will allow you to install unofficial apps or custom ringtones. The only problem is that the unlocker has been discontinued and can be hard to find.

Archos Apps Installer (gAppsInstaller) is one of the best way to get full Android Market access on your Archos Gen8 Internet Tablet. This application created by kenyu73 @ XDA has just been updated and is now more stable. This is the final Froyo version according to the developer since everything is now fully working. Check it out after the break.

The Samsung Nexus S came not only preloaded with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) but also with some new Live Wallpapers. Everyone loves them and thanks to dapoharoun @ XDA there is now an apk and an update.zip file to install those new Live Wallpapers from the Google Nexus S on any rooted Android device.

With all the different Android tablets that have been released recently we forgot about telling you how to root your Samsung Galaxy Tab! The Galaxy Tab is a really nice device, it comes with a beautiful 7-inch touchscreen, a 1GHz CPU and it is now available on all the major carriers. Let’s see how easy it is to root / jailbreak the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

We wish you and your families Merry Christmas. Enjoy the holidays!

This week we’ll have a look at Gangstar: West Coast Hustle which is basically Grand Theft Auto San Andreas for your mobile device. In this game, Gameloft recreates an environment quite similar to GTA which in itself is already quite an achievement. The story is simple: you play Pedro (aka P-Thug) who escaped from a Mexican prison and moved to Los Angeles, now you have to climb up the gangster ladder one mission at a time in the streets of LA!

Paul O’Brien @ MoDaCo recently released an application which installs the Android Gingerbread launcher on any Android 2.2 device. We told you about how to install the Gingerbread keyboard last week and with this launcher you can almost get the Gingerbread look and feel on your Froyo device. We’ll have to wait a little more to get all the improvements Gingerbread is supposed to bring.

Well it didn’t take long for the newly released Google Nexus S to be rooted! We could expect it though as Google usually doesn’t do much to protect their own devices. The Samsung Nexus S for T-Mobile comes with a 4 inch AMOLED screen, a 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, a dedicated GPU and of course Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread). See how to root or jailbreak your Samsung Nexus S after the break.

joojoo is a Linux-based internet tablet that has been out for quite a while, it is powered by an Intel Atom 1.6Ghz processor, it also has a dedicated GPU, Wi-Fi, a camera and a 12 inch touch screen. Not bad for $499! When it came out the reviews weren’t great and the joojoo tablet as is is most likely dead now but the company behind it (Fusion Garage) should release new products for us next year. Anyway the current joojoo tablet can do some pretty amazing things like running a custom Windows 7 release. Let’s have a look.

EggRoll is a new game for Android and iOS created by the folks at Lamplighter Games. EggRoll is quite similar to games like Teeter which comes preloaded on some HTC devices, you control a soccer ball, an egg or a glass ball using your phone’s accelerometer and try to make it through 96 levels. Should you be interested? Let’s have a look.

A few days ago we were telling about how to enable full Android Market access on your Archos Gen8 Internet Tablet (101, 70, 43, 32, 28) and today we are discussing a different way to get full Android Market access using another application called archos-apps-installer (gAppsInstaller). Some users have reported they prefer this one over the other method and yes Froyo is supported.

z4root is a new application for Android that will help you root / jailbreak your Android phone in one single click. z4root is developed by RyanZA @ XDA and was specifically designed to help users easily root their Android 2.2 (Froyo) devices. Let’s take a look at z4root.

If you like the Windows Phone 7 look and feel but you are stuck with your Windows Mobile device then this theme designed by Fireslave for ThrottleLauncher is for you. The ThrottleLauncher application for Windows Mobile helps you completely customize your Windows Mobile device with new themes and widgets.

You must have seen this week the new keyboard layout that was added in Android Gingerbread (2.3) and I am sure you would like to be able to install it right now on your Froyo (2.2) device! Thanks to the folks @ Droid-Life this is now possible on a rooted device. Check out the instructions after the break.

Assassin’s Creed has been one of the best selling games of the past couple of years on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 and it is now available on the major mobile platforms including Android, iOS (iPhone / iPod Touch and iPad) and recently Windows Phone 7. The story is quite simple: you play Altair, an assassin sent to kill men in order to end the crusades.

Last week we were discussing how to root your Barnes and Noble Nook and now the latest Nook Color has also been rooted. This makes it easier to convert it into a full fledge Android tablet! The Nook Color is an higher end eReader compared to the Nook, it comes with a beautiful color screen and some built-in applications for Facebook or Twitter. Now that it is rooted you’re free to install other applications using ADB.

The HTC Desire Z is an Android device from HTC which runs Android 2.2, comes with a 3.7 inch touch screen as well as a slider keyboard. It is really nice as you get a screen with a decent size and a physical keyboard in case you don’t like virtual keyboards. The HTC Desire Z has been released on many carriers including T-Mobile in the US where it is called the T-Mobile G2. Follow these instructions if you want to root your HTC Desire Z.

The Toshiba TG01 is one of the best Windows Mobile device available thanks to its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and its 4.1 inch touchscreen. Thanks to Markinus @ XDA it is now also possible to run Android on the TG01 and fully leverage this great device.

The Nook from Barnes and Noble is an eReader alternative to the Amazon Kindle. It comes with 2 screens, a 6 inch E Ink display at the top where you can read your books and a separate smaller color touch screen at the bottom that acts as the input device for the Nook. What’s great about it is that its Operating System is based on Android which means (guess what) it can be rooted!