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How to Root Galaxy S III I9300 Running XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Firmware
The XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean finally got released earlier today. After flashing the ROM your Galaxy S III must have been unrooted. Now you can root XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean on Galaxy S III by using CF-Root as given in the tutorial below.

This tutorial will guide you through the entire process of how to root XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean on Galaxy S III I9300 (factory unlocked). Firstly you have to download CF-Root Package which comes with SuperSu v0.93, ClockworkMod recovery v5.5 and CWM manager v3.60. Before starting the root process make sure that you have done with the following:
- Installed all USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy S III.
- Enabled USB debugging mode
- Charge the battery up to at least 85%
- Backup your data
Now follow the step-by-step instructions:

Step 1. Download CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip for Galaxy S III from here.

Step 2. Download ODIN v1.85 from here.

Step 3. Switch off your phone and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down plus Home buttons, followed by pressing the Power button till you see the Android. Pressing Power button again will enter you in Download Mode.

Step 4. Open ODIN on your computer and connect your phone while its in Download mode.

Step 5. Wait for one of the ID:COM boxes to turn yellow with COM port number.

Step 6. Select the root file that you have to flash on your phone located in the zip file downloaded in step 1.

Step 7. Click on PDA tab and select CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar.

Step 8. Enable the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options in ODIN and click the start button.

Step 9. After the flashing is complete, your phone will restart. When you see the home screen, unplug it from computer.

All done and now your Samsung Galaxy S III has been rooted on Android 4.1.1 build XXDLH9 Firmware. To make sure you have successfully rooted your phone check the Superuser app in your app list or verify with the Root Checker app available on Google play store. Feel free to ask us any questions in the comments below.
November 20, 2012
How To Install Galaxy S III I9300 XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Firmware

XXDLH9 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean official firmware has been leaked for the Galaxy S III I9300 and is available to download and install before its official release.

Details of the XXDLH9 firmware are below:

Base Firmware: I9300XXDLH9 (4.1.1)
Region Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Carrier: Unbranded
Build Date: 31st August 2012
Modem: XXDLH9
CSC: OXADLH9
Change List: 104023

You can download the ROM from here.

Now on to the tutorial itself, just following the steps below to install XXDLH9 Firmware on your Galaxy S III I9300. Make sure to backup all your data beforehand as this tutorial will wipe all your data along with your root. You can follow this guide to Root Galaxy S III I9300 Running XXDLH9.

Step 1. Download the ROM linked above.

Step 2. Download Odin 1.85 from here.

Step 3. Go into Download mode by pressing Volume Down + Home buttons at the same time, and then press the Power button when the Android appears. Press the power again to go into Download mode.

Step 4. Open Odin which you download from the link above and connect your phone via USB cable.

Step 5. Press on the:

– PDA button in Odin and select the CODE file.

– Phone button and select the MODEM file.

– CSC button and select the CSC file.

– PIT button and select the PIT file.

You’ll find these files in the ROM linked at the start of this tutorial. If there are no files of the type in the folder then ignore them.

Step 6. Check the Auto Reboot F.Reset Time check boxes. Also make sure to check the Re-Partition option but only if you’ve selected a PIT file in Step 5.

Step 7. Click the Start button. The procedure should take a couple of minutes at most.

Step 8. After the installation is done your phone should restart and boot into the home screen. Disconnect the phone from your computer and turn it off again.

Step 9. Now press Volume Up + Home + Power to navigate into the recovery menu.

Step 10. Using the volume buttons to navigate select the wipe data/factory reset option.

Step 11. Now finally select reboot phone.

And you’re done! If you want to install the deodexed custom ROM then follow this guide. Feel free to ask us any questions you may have in the comments below.

November 20, 2012
How To Install Galaxy S III I9300 XXDLH9 Custom Firmware (Deodexed ROM) Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
Great news for Galaxy S III users, XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean firmware has been leaked and is now available as a Deodexed custom ROM ready to be flashed on your Galaxy S III I9300.

In this tutorial we’re gonna attempt to install XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ROM on the Galaxy S III using CWM (Clockwork Recovery Mod) so make sure its installed.

Step 1. Download the Deodexed XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ROM from here.

Step 2. Connect your Galaxy S III I9300 to your computer via USB cable.

Step 3. Transfer the XXDLH9 ROM to your Galaxy S III’s SD card root.

Step 4. After the transfer is complete disconnect your phone and turn it off.

Step 5. Now hold Volume Up + Home + Power at the same time to boot into the recovery menu.

Step 6. In CWM perform a factory reset and delete the cache and dalvik cache. This is optional but will help avoid any errors.

Step 7. Navigate to Install ZIP from SD card and select the XXDLH9 ROM we transferred to the SD card earlier.

Step 8. After the installation is complete navigate to Reboot system now.

The process will take anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. After its done you’ll boot into XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 pre-rooted.

Also check out:
- How To Install Galaxy S III I9300 XXDLH9 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Firmware
- How to Root Galaxy S III I9300 Running XXDLH9 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
Feel free to answer any questions in the comments below.
November 20, 2012
New Skyrim DLC Is Hearthfire, Brings Fable Like Functionality

Bethesda has announced that the next Skyrim DLC will be called Hearthfire confirming recent rumors. Hearthfire will arrive on the Xbox 360 on the 4th of September for 400 Microsoft Points.

Hearthfire brings new brings the ability for players to build their own houses and even adopt a child.

Houses can be build from the ground up with rooms of your choice, you can even create libraries and alchemy labs. Having a home is not all fun and games as you’ll also be require to protect your home from enemies.

Release dates for the PC and PS3 versions has yet to be announced.

November 20, 2012
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Hardened And Care Package Editions Revealed
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 will come in two special flavours alongside the regular edition of the game. The Hardened and Care Package editions will offer a lot of goodies ranging from special in-game content to an official soundtrack disc. However both the editions will not be carrying an Elite premium membership subscription with them like the special edition of MW3 came with.

The Care Package will arrive in a care-package inspired case as the name implies and includes a remote control Dragonfire drone. Pretty neat, eh? We all were wondering what Treyarch will release this time as a special edition collectible this time, with Black Ops it was the RC car and now this time it is a Dragonfire drone.

Prices are yet to be revealed for both the editions. The complete list for the contents of both the editions are below.

Hardened Edition
- Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
- Exclusive Xbox Live CLAW Avatar Prop & Zombies Avatar Costume
- Limited Edition Challenge Coins
- Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
- Collectible Steelbook
- Also Includes: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds
Care Package Edition
- Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
- Exclusive PlayStation 3 System Multiplayer Theme & Zombie Theme
- MD-27 Dragonfire Drone with Remote Control
- Limited Edition Challenge Coins
- Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
- Collectible Steelbook
- Care Package-Inspired Box To Keep All The Goodies In.
- Also Included: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds
A few weeks before, we got our hands on many details regarding the Black Ops 2 multiplayer, how Kill Streaks were ditched for Score Streaks and how e-sports features were introduced to take the multiplayer to a whole new level.

The reveal trailer for the special editions is below:

Activision has announced that Black Ops 2 will be available worldwide on 13th November 2012.

So which one are you getting?
November 20, 2012
The World Ends With You Announcement Leaked As iOS Port

Remember the TWEWY (The World Ends With You) countdown we posted about a few days ago? Well looks like Square Enix spoiled the surprise themselves.

According to their Japanese eShop’s listing for the game’s soundtrack a version of The World Ends With You is due for an iOS release sometime later this year. The text which now has been removed mentioned that the iOS version of TWEWY will have new music.

The soundtrack is titled Subarashiki Kono Sekai Crossover which is the game’s original Japanese name with Crossover added at the end. The soundtrack will feature track from the DS and iOS versions, TWEWY themed tracks featured in Kingdom Hearts 3D and a few other tracks. The soundtrack will hit stores on the 1st of October for ¥1,890.

The official announcement is expected on Sunday so stay tuned to TechDeville for the latest TWEWY news.

Thanks to Andriasang for the report.

November 20, 2012
3DS XL Now Available In The USA For $200

Nintendo’s 3DS XL is finally available in the USA, just about a month after Japan and Europe. The 3DS XL will set you back a smooth $200 and will come with a 4GB SD card compared to the 2GB card packed with the normal 3DS and an AC adapter (the Japanese and EU versions didn’t come with an AC adapter to reduce costs) among the standard accessories.

If you are planning to move from your standard 3DS to its bigger brother then you better backup all your data your SD card as users have been reporting loss of eSHOP data and save files.

The release of the 3DS XL is also accompanied by the release of New Super Mario Bros. 2 which is the first 3DS title to be available in shops and through the eSHOP simultaneously.

Will you be picking up a 3DS this week? Let us know in the comments below.

November 20, 2012
No Price Cut For PS Vita This Year

With all the news and financials showing how much the new handheld from Sony, PS Vita, is struggling to emerge more successful in the handheld wars, it was speculated that Sony might just slash the price of the handheld for the holiday season.

We hate to be the bearer of bad news but that isn’t happening this year.

Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, at Gamescom, said the Vita won’t be getting a price cut any time soon.

Of course, cost reduction is one area our engineering team is working on. But we just launched the platform earlier this year. It takes time to do so… At a certain point in the future we would like to address the pricing issue for some of the people who are waiting. But this year we are trying to add value by creating different types of bundles. We announced we will provide LittleBigPlanet PS Vita bundle pack. That’s affordable for people who are looking for a good deal.

So we won’t be getting a PS Vita price cut, only bundles. The cheapest variant of PS Vita will cost you around $250 and that doesn’t even include the proprietary memory card with it.

If you’ve been following the handheld world, another criticism that Vita faced was the lack of games on it. According to Yoshida, Sony has taken that into consideration and now is focusing on adding more games and content to the Vita’s library, making this their “number one” priority.

With the revelation of titles which are spin-offs of big franchises including Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation, Call Of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, Killzone: Mercenary, Little Big Planet: PS Vita and the all new PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale, Sony hopes that these titles will boost sales in the wake of their release.

Furthermore, Sony announced at their Gamescom conference that PS+ will be coming to PS Vita, which means more exclusive content for Vita. It was also announced that PSone titles will also be making their appearance on Vita.

If you were waiting for a price cut this holiday season, you’ll have to wait more or you could just grab a PS Vita bundle to get more value for the buck.

November 20, 2012
CS:GO Catches And Spreads The Zombie Virus With Zombie Mod

That’s right, you read the title right. The sequel to the insanely popular Counter-Strike will do Zombies and what more is that the official launch of Counter-Strike:Global Offensive next week will be accompanied side-by-side with the Zombie mod, which was previously planned upon but now actually coming with the launch.

Developed with the collaboration of Plaguefest.com, players will get a chance to dive in and well…get a piece of all the brain chomping, undead horror action when CS:GO goes live next week. Steam is currently offering a 10% discount to all those who will pre-order the game.

“It was important to us as we developed CS:GO to make sure it was as moddable and extensible as any CS game,” Valve noted in their blog on the official Counter-Strike site. “So this is just one of the many mods that will be available in the coming months.”

The mod will support up to 64 players at launch and one of the game modes identified was Zombie Reloaded.

In Zombie Reloaded, one player will start out as a zombie and will try to infect and spread the undead virus to all the players, while the other ‘human’ players will have to try to survive by building barricades, jumping, climbing or just by simply splattering the brains of the undead all over by shooting.

This mod, however, will only be exclusive to PC for now. No statements have been made whether these mods will make their appearance on their console counter-parts.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will raid the stores on 21st August 2012 for Microsoft Windows, MAC OS X, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems.

November 20, 2012
Final Fantasy VII for PC out now

Yes, you read that right. Your beloved PSOne classic is not available for the PC with those extra goodies you were promised. Final Fantasy VII is officially available on the Square Enix eShop for a promotional price of $9.99 for 30 days, after which it will become $12.99.

As reported back in July, the PC version of Final Fantasy VII comes with 36 achievements that you can share with your friends, cloud saves and a character booster that lets you increase your HP, MP and Gil. The system requirements for the game are: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 (32/64-bit) • 2GHz Processor or faster • 1GB RAM • DirectX 9-compatible graphic card.

Watch the announcement trailer below:

Let the nostalgia kick in once again with this great re-release. Do note that the game is not in HD.

November 20, 2012