Download mode is the mode which allows you to install custom ROMs, perform hard reset, clear caches and so on. Of course, to install custom ROMs, you will need to install clockworkmod recovery on Galaxy Note 10.1, otherwise, you will not be able to flash custom firmwares.
As all custom ROM flashers know, flashing a new firmware requires you to install custom recovery. Same is the case for Galaxy note 10.1. In few days, custom firmwares for the Note 10.1 will crop up and you will be required to install CWM (clock work mod recovery).
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Just like Samsung released flip case for the Galaxy Note and Galaxy S3 phone, the company is making a similar but bigger case available for the Note 10.1 as well. Folks at netbooknews.it has posted several pictures of the case.
Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a built in stylus called D-pen which makes it very unique when compared to other Android tablets. Using the D-pen, you will be able to write on the PDF pages. I tried the Kno app but it kept crashing – something that I did not wanted.
First Galaxy Note 10.1 reviews are in and most of them are pretty, well, except for the Gizmodo, as expected. Gizmodo did not like the Galaxy Note phone (N7000) and we expected this.
Engadget says,
It’s been a long time — six months, to be exact — since Samsung first gave birth to the Galaxy Note 10.1. Our initial reaction was one of intrigue; a risky bet we were eager to see play out in final form, especially given stiff competition from various quad-core competitors. So, does the Note 10.1 manage to overcome its well-matched rivals and carve out its own spot in the crowded tablet space? Ultimately, no matter how deftly executed and streamlined the S-Pen experience may be, this tab still feels like a niche device, especially since the suite of compatible applications is still pretty small. This is the sort of purchase early adopters and creative professionals are likely to make based on their familiarity with Android and the additional flexibility afforded by that stylus.
The international version of Galaxy Note phone, the GT-N7000 is sold contract free and comes with tethering enabled. Unfortunately, ATT Galaxy Note does not. 
Fortunately, there is a workaround on how to enable tethering on i717 Note. To do it you must first root it.
1) Root ATT Galaxy Note i717
2) Install titanium backup from Google Play Market.
3) Use it to freeze or uninstall TetheringManager.apk in /system/app
4) Then install any Wi-Fi tethering app from market
