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How to Install NES Emulator and Super Mario Bros on your HTC Evo 4G (or Any Android)!

I showed my plumber friend from SFTrenchless.com my HTC Evo 4G and me playing Super Mario Kart on it. Well, since he IS a plumber, he asked me if I could install the original NES Super Mario Bros.

I figured many people still enjoy playing the classic Super Mario Bros too so I took a short video showing you how easy it is to in

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How to Take Great Macro Photos and Videos on your HTC Evo 4G with Manual Focus!

Over on HTCEvo.net (our other HTC Evo 4G blog, yes we love our HTC Evo 4G!), I posted a video tutorial on how to take great macro photos and videos on your HTC Evo 4G using its manual focus. Sorta like a DSLR (but easier because you have touch controls), you can easily focus o

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Evo 4G Case Hack – How to Make a Carbon Fiber Evo 4G Case!

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For those of you who are interested in making your own (super tough) custom, carbon fiber case, you might be interested in how this one user from XDA Developer did it with an $8 carbon fiber film:

Order up a sample for $8 from carbonfiberfilm.com which includes free shipping; only took two days for mine to get to Idaho from the East Coast.

Get a piece of cardboard or other safe cutting surface, then remove the battery cover.

You’ll need the sample, an X-acto knife with new blade and a hair drye

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How to Install Android 2.2 Froyo on Your HTC Evo 4G!

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Before we begin, you will need root your HTC Evo 4G and also unlock the Nand protection.

Once you have those steps out of the way, let’s install Android 2.2 Froyo on our HTC Evo 4G!

This Froyo is *experimental* only, everything works except the camera.  So make sure to backup your current ROM using Nandroid!!!

How to Install Android 2.2 Froyo on Your HTC Evo 4G!

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How to Unlock Nand Protection and Install Recovery Menu Permanently!

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For those of you who have rooted your HTC Evo and have been messing around with different ROMs on your HTC Evo 4G, you know you can use

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How to Install OMJ HTC Evo 2.1 Custom ROM on your HTC Evo 4G!

For those of you who have rooted your HTC Evo 4G and have been waiting for a new ROM, your wait is finally over as OMJ’s HTC Evo ROM is here!

What does it do?

The OMJ ROM comes with SuperUser 2.1, Wifi Tether, ROM Manager, Palringo, Ad Blocker, and Netflix.  OMJ’s ROM takes out Sprint apps but you can add them back in.

I know some of you have been struggling with 4G and/or wifi issues with the initial rooted ROM you installed.

Well this ROM is supposed fix all those issu

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How to Use Rom Manager after You Root to Manage HTC Evo ROMs!

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For those of you who want to try new ROMs, you don’t have to go back to the command line restore menu (like when you first rooted your phone).

Once you have rooted your HTC Evo 4G, you can use Rom Manager app to flash new ROMs, backup/restore ROMs.

To install, simply do a search for

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How to Get Unlimited HTC Evo 4G Battery Life!

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For those of you wondering 4G might drain your battery life too much, here’s a simple solution.

Get an extra HTC Evo 4G battery and battery charger.

Unlike iPhones, HTC Evo 4G allows users for easy replacement of battery on a daily basis.

Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Slim Extended Life Battery will actually “extend” your HTC Evo 4G’s battery life, it’s much better battery than stock, get it for just

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How to get FREE Wifi Tether Mobile Hotspot on your HTC Evo 4G!

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For those of you who want to get FREE 3G/4G wifi tethering on your HTC Evo 4G, there’s an app called Android Wifi Tether you can install.

The only requirement is that you must root your HTC Evo 4G first.  (You can read my

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How to Root Your HTC Evo 4G!

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UPDATE: This is for older Android 2.1, Check this post for the latest rooting HTC Evo 4G!

If you want to get most of our your HTC Evo 4G, you will certainly want to “root” it.

By rooting your HTC Evo 4G, you have total “control” over your phone plus, you will have the ability to install custom ROMs on your HTC Evo 4G.

Since HTC Evo 4G just launched yesterday, there aren’t any ROMs other the “rooted” ROM to install but still, tha

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