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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.

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.

How To: Play Netflix Roulette to Determine What You Watch Next on Your Galaxy S4

Netflix has received a lot of publicity lately, and not because of its impressive worldwide library. From blog wars with Comcast to streaming deals with Verizon, it's easy to forget that the company exists for our entertainment, but sometimes that entertainment has drawbacks.

Daily News Without Reading: Listen to Articles Narrated by Real Humans on Your Galaxy S3

Keeping up with current events is a good step towards becoming a well-informed person, but sometimes it's a chore. In-between work, school, commuting, social lives, and hobbies, it can be extremely hard to find time to pick up a newspaper or browse CNN to find out what's going on in the world.

How To: Play YouTube Videos Locally to Save Bandwidth, Skip Ads, & Always Watch in HD

Real suffering is sitting through a thirty-second ad to watch a fifteen-second video, or watching your favorite music video in three-second fragments. Real suffering is this: “An error occurred, please try again later.” If you’re a modern human and multitask with multiple tabs while you're on YouTube, you don’t have to sacrifice your bandwidth and sanity. There's a simple way to watch YouTube ad-free and lag-free.

How To: Set & Trigger Location-Based Reminders on Your iPhone

I'll be the first to admit how horrible my memory is, whether it's remembering to take out the garbage or paying a bill on time. That's why I regularly utilize the stock Reminders app on my iPhone; it's definitely compensated for my memory deficiencies.

How To: Increase Battery Life on Your Nexus 5 Without Installing Any Apps

There are so many things to love about the Nexus 5, from timely updates to newer versions of Android to a terrific blend of price and specs. But while mobile phone tech keeps churning along, battery technology isn't quite up to snuff yet, and I find myself wishing that my phone's battery lasted longer on a single charge.

How To: Back Up Your Tweets Through Official Twitter Archive

This video will guide you how to backup your tweets with your official twitter archive. From this archive you could easily reach or find you twits of different months or years. Watch the video and employ the technique in your twitter account.

How To: Hide Facebook Friends Information and List from Others

This video will provide an idea how you could hide your friend related information on Facebook and list from the public or your friends also. Especially the list is hidden from those who are not your friends in Facebook.

How To: Download Video and Extract Audio from YouTube

This video will guide you how to extract audio and download video from YouTube. You could also download the video file in your preferred format. Watch the tutorial video and employ it yourself.

How To: Set Separate Sleep/Wake Volumes on Your Samsung Galaxy S4

When I'm not actively using my Samsung Galaxy S4, I typically crank the volume up all the way so I can hear it in my pocket or if I'm in another room. But when it's in my hands and I'm using it, I don't want the ringer to blast at full volume, or any volume at all. Either I'll see a notification come in, or a quick vibrate will call my attention to any pertinent alerts.

How To: Merge Duplicate Contacts on Samsung Android Device

This video will provide an idea how to merge duplicate contacts on Samsung android device. This tutorial would help you in merging duplicate contacts for a Samsung Android device. Watch the video and employ it yourself.

How To: Identify Addons Slowing Down Browser Speed

This video will show you how to identify addons slowing down browser speed. If you have enabled a huge number of addons all of which is not necessary and consumes huge memory will slow down speed. Now you could identify which add-ons consume how much memory and are they necessary. According to this you can disable few of them to speed up your browser.

How To: Increase Battery Life on Your Samsung Galaxy S5 for More Power Every Day

There's a 2800mAh battery powering the Samsung Galaxy S5, but even it's no match for the constant day-to-day torture you put it through. Taking photos, watching videos, and playing games can make your fully charged S5 powerless in no time.

How To: Use TWRP Without Booting into Recovery Mode First on Your HTC One

Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) is a custom recovery for Android devices and the one used by most softModders, mainly because it has touch-based actions, as compared to the more time-consuming button-based approach that ClockworkMod (CWM) uses.

How To: Display Weather Information in Google Calendar

This video will provide an idea how to display weather information of a particular place in Google calendar. You could see the present date weather and coming 3 days forecasting. Watch the video carefully and employ the technique.

How To: Control and Limit Your Internet Data Usage in Windows 8 Phone

How to control and limit your internet usage in your windows 8 phone? You may want to restrict your internet usage and want to set limit for apps also. If you set your usage limit internet will stop automatically after reaching the limit. Follow the video to employ in your own phone.

How To: Theme the Pattern Unlock Screen on Your Nexus 7 with Custom Icons

There are a lot of mods for your Nexus 7 when it comes to improving and streamlining its overall functionality. You could add custom swipe gestures, conserve battery power, and even run multiple apps at the same time.

How To: Stop Being Duped by BuzzFeed, Upworthy, & Other Headline Clickbaiters

You've got to be sick of it by now. Those meaningless and unsatisfying articles, lists, and videos you were duped into clicking on because their headline made them impossible to resist.

How To: Hide Secret Files on Your Galaxy S5 Using Samsung's Built-In Private Mode

Whether it's embarrassing pictures and videos on your smartphone, or files you just don't want anyone reading, there are plenty of ways to hide them. For most devices, that means installing third-party apps like Gallery Plus - Hide Pictures, Sectos - Photo & Video Vault, TimeLock, or Hi App Lock.

How To: Your Android Device Can Help Save Lives While You Sleep: Here's How to Help Out

"Millions of us have smartphones with the power to speed up research that will benefit billions of people around the world." - Professor Francois Grey

How To: Close All Running Apps on Your Samsung Galaxy S5 in Two Easy Taps

One subtle change that Samsung made with the Galaxy S5 is their replacement of the Menu softkey with one for recent applications. Instead of holding down on the Home button, we now have the Recents button, which is used for easy access to multitasking.

How To: Text & Call Favorite Contacts from Within Any App on Your Samsung Galaxy S4

I'm a textaholic, as I've said many times before, but even textaholics forget to respond sometimes. When I'm watching a YouTube clip or devouring delicious snacks in Candy Crush Saga, I'll often ignore incoming texts and forget to respond later.

How To: Set Chrome and Firefox Home Page

This video will show you how to set Google chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers home page. With this pc tutorial video you could set browser home page in your PC.

How To: Blur Faces in YouTube Video

This video will guide you how to blur faces in YouTube video. Many times it’s needed to blur the faces of people in videos. In many sensitive cases faces are blur due to security or confidentiality reasons.

How To: Add a “Reboot into Recovery” Option to Your Nexus 5's Power Menu

Just about every softMod requires some kind of reboot. Whether it's because something in the System UI was changed, or because a ZIP needs to be flashed in custom recovery.

How To: Take Selective Focus Pics & Shoot 4K Videos on Your Galaxy S5

Smartphone manufacturers strive to craft the most powerful cameras they can, but are limited to using hardware that will conform to small form factors. In most cases, the cameras end up fairly underwhelming, unless we're talking about the 41-megapixel shooter in the Nokia Lumia.

How To: Add Custom Swipe Gestures to Your Nexus 7 for Better Control & Easier Navigation

You can do many things on your Nexus 7 to make life easier, like auto-categorize photos and perform on-the-fly calculations, but one thing that you should really have is more swipe gestures. By adding custom swipe gestures, you'll be able to navigate your device better, skip music tracks, and get instant access to designated apps, all with the flick of a few fingers.

How To: Bulk Install Apps on a New HTC One or Other Android Device

Like many of you softModders out there, I'm always on the lookout for the newest ROMs, and that usually requires multiple ROM installs every week. While Google is pretty good about restoring apps, sometimes it misses some and it can be a hassle to get them all installed again.

How To: Get the Galaxy S5's New S Voice App on Your Samsung Galaxy S4

There are many mods and tweaks you can do on your Samsung Galaxy S4 to make it feel more fresh, like using a more customizable keyboard and a better PIN unlock, but if you want to make your Galaxy S4 feel even fresher, add a little Galaxy S5 touch to it.

How To: Customize Your Android System's UI Elements on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Out of the box, your Android device can be customized in many different ways, and a ton more with root access, but adjusting the actual interface of the system is a little bit more challenging. Changing the status bar size, icon width/length, and positioning of toast notifications are things that require a little bit more know-how—until now.

How To: Make the Volume Slider Less Annoying When Playing Videos on a Nexus 5

Let's say you're watching a video and everything's going great, but you feel the need to raise the volume a tiny bit. You hit the volume button on your Nexus 5, and all of a sudden, a giant volume slider appears that obscures half of your video for 3 seconds.