[How To] Enable MTP in Linux for Android 4.0 and above

Google introduced MTP with Android 4.0, mainly because that used a single partition for the internal storage and also this enabled the usage of secondary storage even when it was being used by the PC and contents are being transferred. MTP works really well in the windows platform basically because of the drivers available. It is a real problem to use MTP on computers with any O.S other than Windows. Thanks to the guys at XDA who have come up with a solution. This guide will help all the Linux users out there to set up MTP on their computers.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II gets all in one super user tool kit

The developers at XDA have brought another handy tool for one of the most powerful devices out there right now, the Galaxy Note II. This a tool kit acts as a Swiss knife for your Galaxy Note II, it backs up/restores your data, installs busy box, install drivers, etc.

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Updated Nexus 7 driver binaries fixes many issues

Nexus 7  is the most popular Android tablet but it comes with many bugs and other issues. Many Nexus 7 users have been sending their devices back because of these issues and some people just got fed up and got a refund. These new updated driver binaries released by Google for the JRO03R build is said to solve some major software bugs.

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Delete thumbnails from Android gallery with a single click

Sometimes when you install an application on your Android phone, the thumbnails sometimes get saved into /sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails and this is a real pain as these thumbnails will be visible inside your gallery in a pixelated which is very irritating to the eyes. Well now you can easily delete these thumbnails with a single click, read on to know more.

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Get 50 GB of storage on Box.net for any Android device

Everything is on the cloud these days, the number of cloud services has increased a lot from earlier and everyone from a mobile phone user to a laptop user wants to go cloud. Box application or Android and iOS is one of the methods to share and view content to and from the cloud. When you sign up you get a free 5 GB of space to store and share your data, but just recently they had announced that they will be giving 50 GB of free space for the people who are using LG and Xperia devices, but the procedure which you are going to read will get you 50 GB of storage for whichever device you have whether it is Samsung or HTC. This offer is valid only till 31st so be quick to grab this opportunity.

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