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How To: Remove Moving Objects & Unwanted People from Photos on Your Galaxy S5
Fast moving cars, strangers in the background, and even birds flying by can all ruin a great shot. Thankfully, TouchWiz provides the tools to remove unwanted objects, right in the stock camera application.
How To: Set Home Page in Your Browser
This video will help you how to set browser home page. Video: .
How To: Get the iPhone's Shake-to-Undo Feature on Your Nexus 5
Over the years, we've probably all complained at some point about Android's lack of an "Undo" feature. When you're typing something out, there are times when you might want to go back a step.
Game Changer: Cider Will Let You Run iOS Apps Natively on Android
I love Android, and I think its apps are great—the polish that came with the Ice Cream Sandwich update truly put Android design on the map. That being said, one of the more frequent complaints from iOS fans continues to be that apps just "run smoother" and "look better" on iOS than they do Android.
How To: Get Rid of the Annoying Red "Development Build" Text on Your HTC One M8's Bootsplash
HTC thought it best to cover their own ass by placing a red warning whenever you start your device if you've unlocked your bootloader. While it may help them identify a tampered phone, it does not help you in any way. Luckily, XDA member santod040 created a modified HBOOT that removes the "This build is for development purposes only..." text for you. While this will modify HBOOT, it will not change your unlocked or S-Off status.
How To: Get the Galaxy S5's New Recent Apps Menu & Toggles on Your Galaxy S3 (KitKat)
Transparent status bars and new lock screens weren't the only new additions that came with the Galaxy S3 KitKat update. Along with better battery life and a smoother user experience, we got a new toggles design and recent apps menu. Of course, Samsung's infinite wisdom left these two aesthetic features hidden away. Luckily, with root, you can easily enable them with just a few quick edits.
How To: Hide Friends List on Facebook
We know that Facebook is a very useful social media sites. This video will help you how to hide friends list on Facebook from others.
News: Emergency 911 Text Messaging Coming May 15th to All U.S. Carriers
How do you call 9-1-1 when you need to remain silent or can't speak? It's a great question that will finally be answered on May 15th.
News: This Hack Turns Your iPad into a Multi-Window Multitasking Powerhouse for $10
Samsung and Microsoft do it out of the box, Google does it with a little tweaking, and they all do it well—multitasking. While we can hope for better (or simply any) multitasking integration for the next iteration of the iPad and iPad mini, a new jailbreak tweak eliminates the wait.
How To: Create & Access Location Bookmarks on Your Galaxy Note 3 with a Single Tap
I passed a cool looking bar the other day that I wanted to check out. When the weekend came around, I was ready to go, but for the life of me couldn't remember where it was. Not wanting to retrace my steps or drive around aimlessly, I gave up.
How To: Automatically Control WiFi to Conserve Battery on Your Nexus 5
If you've ever used the automation app Tasker, then you know exactly how powerful the tool can be. If you haven't, suffice it to say that there's virtually nothing on your Android phone that Tasker can't automatically do for you.
How To: Add Color to Your Nexus 7's Navigation Bar
When I first used the Google Now Launcher, I appreciated the transparency that came with it, and how it made the real look larger than it did before. But now that I'm used to it, that transparent navigation bar is beginning to look a little stale.
How To: Lock and Unlock a Safe
This is an easy step by step tutorial how to lock your jewels in a hotel room or in a public safe. Be aware that in a public safe it is more secure to use the second method of locking by a magnetic card, not by a PIN code that can be easily seen by someone nearby.
How To: View New Notifications Just by Picking Up Your Nexus 5
The act of viewing a new notification on your Nexus 5 can feel a bit clunky and cumbersome at times. When a new message comes in, you hear the notification sound, you see the LED blinking, but you can't see what the actual notification says without waking the device and opening the notification tray.
How To: Get Extra Storage Space on Your Nexus 5 with USB On-The-Go
One of the most common complaints about the Nexus line of devices is that they don't have expandable memory.
News: HTC-Built Nexus Tablet & Android TV Leaked in Latest Changelog
Veering from common practice, XDA commenter, "the_commenter", discovered a changelog for the upcoming version of Android 4.4.3 tucked away on Google's servers.
How To: View or Delete Facebook Search History
We know that Facebook is a very useful social media site. Facebook keeps your search history in its database. This video will show you how to view or delete history in your Facebook account. Follow the video and try it yourself.
How To: Take Shareable 3D Photos of Any Subject Using Your iPhone
3D has been all the rage for the past few years. It seems like every other film has a 3D aspect to it, our TVs have 3D capabilities, and we can even print functional objects using increasingly affordable 3D printers. And after some trial and error (ahem, Evo 3D), it's finally taking shape on mobiles.
How To: Control Your Samsung Galaxy S5 Using Gestures When the Screen Is Off
Amongst the trove of high-end features on the Galaxy S5, the display may be the most impressive. Sporting a 5.1-inch Full HD Super AMOLED (Samsung's version of OLED) display with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 432 pixels per inch, Samsung's flagship has one of the best smartphone screens currently on the market.
How To: Beer—Could It Be the Answer to Your Smartphone Addiction?
Often, when you crack open a beer with friends, your buddies are more focused on texting and Snapchatting than what's happening right in front of them. Smartphones have wedged their way into bars around the world—but an innovative new beer glass is encouraging patrons to put down the phone and engage with friends.
How To: Get Sprint's Exclusive Harman Kardon Audio on Any HTC One M8
Recently, Sprint announced a partnership with Harman Kardon to deliver exclusive sound FX technology to their variant of the HTC One M8. The joint effort between the two companies is both to entice customers to switch to Sprint as well as improve the overall audio quality coming from the already extraordinary BoomSound speakers. But while this is great for new and existing Sprint customers, it does leave the rest of us out in the cold.
Siri Exploited: Bypass the iPhone's Lock Screen to Browse Contacts, Make Calls, Send Emails, & Texts (iOS 7.1.1)
If you've haven't had your fill of Apple's security issues in recent weeks, Siri is now the latest to join the slew of problems with the most recent version of iOS (7.1.1).
How To: Get the Most Out of Your Nexus 5's Camera
Google recently updated the camera software for the Nexus 5, and in doing so, made the app available to all devices running Android KitKat. This means that not only do we get a nice new camera interface on our phones, but we also get the benefit of an expanded development community.
How To: Turn Photos & Selfies into Moving 3D Images on Your Galaxy S3
The way you use your camera just got a bit more interesting. Phogy, a brand new camera app for Android, allows you to capture pictures with a 3D effect that comes alive when shifting your phone from side to side.
One Day Only: Pick Up the HTC One M8 for $99
HTC is gearing up for Mother's Day with a one day only, half-off promotion on their new HTC One M8. Starting May 8th at 12:01am CST, AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon customers can pick up the flagship device for $99 (yes, you'll need to sign a contract). You can take advantage of the deal at your local wireless provider's store, big box retailers like Best Buy and Target, or directly through HTC. The promotion will end shortly before midnight, around 11:50pm CST, on May 8th.
How To: Block Friends from Sending App and Game Requests on Facebook
If you are not interested about the huge amount of messages contain app and playing game invitation in Facebook, then you could stop those messages from coming to your end. This video shows how to block friends from sending apps and game requests o
How To: Stream Music from the Official Spotify App to Chromcast
Up until now, the closest thing we've had to Spotify casting is Projectify, which streams music videos from YouTube and other video sites to Chromecast using music from your Spotify playlists.
News: Leaks Reveal a Bigger, More Powerful Version of the HTC One for September Release
The new HTC One M8 is barely two months old, and we've already got a leak on its predecessor. Dubbed as the M8 Prime, or more likely the One Max (Two?), the larger, faster device should debut sometime in the fall (September is most likely), not too far away from the M8 Mini that's set to release later this month with degraded specs.
News: Major Google Maps Update Brings Uber Integration, New Navigation, & More
This week, Google sidestepped their usual "Update Wednesday" strategy by dropping a huge update to their Maps app for both Android and iOS. We're accustomed to seeing new features and bug fixes to their stable of apps on Wednesdays, but today's Maps update was presumably big enough to get its own release day (it's Tuesday, folks).
How To: Stop Pop Up in Your Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer Browser
This video will provide an idea how to block pop up in your Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer browser. Pop ups often turn your internet surfing into a better one. Watch the video and follow all the steps.
How To: Block Website in Firefox and Chrome Browser
This video will guide you how to block website in Firefox and Google Chrome browser. The video also shows how to unblock those websites. With the help of this tutorial video you could block a website on your PC.
How To: Your Email Attachments Are Not Secure if You're Using Apple's Mail App in iOS 7
Adding to the recent recent slew of bugs and issues within iOS 7, it now seems that emails sent with attachments are not encrypted, despite Apple's claims that they are.
How To: Free Up Storage Space on Android & Keep It from Getting Full
With apps and games getting bigger and more memory-hungry every year, storage space is at a premium. High-definition videos and photos of innumerable pixels certainly don't help the matter, either.
News: Apple's iPhone 6 Might End Up as Big as the Samsung Galaxy S5
If new leaked images are to be trusted, an iPhone with a display around 5 inches will be released later this year. From Italian site Macitynet, images show a device that's stated to be the new iPhone 6 side-by-side with the new Samsung Galaxy S5. A couple of weeks ago, I showed you leaked internal emails and memos that suggested Apple was concerned with not only Samsung's marketing strategy, but about the industry trend towards larger devices.
How To: Run Browser in Safe Mode for Faster Internet Speed
This tutorial video will show you how to run the browser in safe mode for faster internet speed. In browsers add-ons consume memory and slow down the browser’s speed. But you could open your browser in safe mode where the browser opens without add-ons. This safe mode increases internet or browser speed.
How To: Block Flash Auto Play in Firefox and Chrome Browser
This video will show you how to stop flash auto play in Chrome and Firefox Browser. Flash auto play consumes unnecessary bandwidth and slow down speed also. Now with the help of this video you could stop this auto Play feature in Chrome and Firefox browser.
How To: Cancel or Undo a Gmail Sending
This video will describe you how to cancel or undo sending a Gmail. When you send a Gmail and after clicking send button you realize something was wrong and need to be edited. But you can do anything. This video will show how you will get a few seconds to undo your Gmail sending.
How To: Set Up Your Grandma's Samsung Galaxy S5 for Easier Use (& Less Questions for You)
The Galaxy S5 is a flagship-level device with some pretty advanced features, like its 4K video recording capability, water-resistant casing, fingerprint sensor, and KitKat running out of the gate.
How To: Create Shareable Puzzles on Your iPhone & Challenge Your Friends to Solve Them
There is no shortage of games for your iPhone, and I'm sure you and your friends are probably sick to death of playing Candy Crush Saga by now. To spice things up, instead of waiting for cool new addicting games to come out, take control and make your own, then share them with your friends.