Gadget Hacks How-Tos
How To: Use the Viber App to make free VOIP calls on the iPhone
Sure, the iPhone is a phone, but why use your phone service to call people when VOIP is cheaper? This video will teach you how to use a new App called Viber to make free VOIP calls on the iPhone.
HowTo: Cure Burnt Fingers With Your Earlobes & More Life Hacks
From Lifehacker's Tips Box, four short-cuts to life's small problems, urawaza-style: No Iron?
How To: Fix 6.15.00-baseband battery issues on an Ultrasn0w-unlocked iPhone
Battery draining super quickly after flashing your iPhone to 6.15.00? This video will teach you everything you need to know to resolve the problem. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try this fix for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Fix any Redsn0w error when jailbreaking an iOS 4.2.1 mobile device
Faced with an error when jailbreaking your iOS 4.2.1 iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad? This video will teach you everything you need to know to resolve it. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to start troubleshooting your own Redsn0w problems, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Fix a 3194 when restoring a jailbroken iPhone in iTunes
Faced with an 3194 error? There's no need to worry. This video will teach you everything you need to know to resolve it. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try this fix for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Install Cydia 1.0.3366-1 on an jailbroken Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
Speed up Cydia by downloading and installing the latest version, 1.0.3366-1! This video will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try the new, speedier version of Cydia for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Restore a 6.15.00 Apple iPhone 3Gs/3G to iOS 4.1
Accidentally bricked your iPhone? This video will teach you everything you need to know to resolve the issue. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try this fix for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Fix a 1015 error when restoring an iPhone with iReb
Faced with an 1015 error? This video will teach you everything you'll need to know to resolve it. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try this fix for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Convert a ZIP archive into an IPSW file on a Microsoft Windows PC
Turn a ZIP file into an Apple-compatible IPSW! This video will teach you everything you need to know to load custom firmware onto your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to try it out for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Reset the password on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
Remove the password on any iOS mobile device! This video will teach you everything you need to know to remove the log-in pass code from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to try it out for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.
How To: Use multitasking on an Apple iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2G
Interested in using multitasking on your iPhone 3G or second-generation iPod Touch? This iPhone hacker's how-to will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to learn how to enable multitasking on your own iPhone or iPod Touch, take a look.
How To: Boot a tethered iOS 4.2.1 iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad with Redsn0w 0.9.6b4
Boot your tethered Apple iOS 4.2.1 or 4.2 device with the Redsn0w 0.9.6b4 jailbreak tool! This technique is reported to stop Cydia from crashing. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to learn how to boot a tethered Apple mobile device yourself, take a look.
How To: Jailbreak an iOS 4.2.1 or 4.2 iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with Redsn0w 0.9.6b4
Learn how to jailbreak ANY iOS 4.2.1 device with this five-minute how-to. Whether this is your first time jailbreaking an Apple mobile device or you're a seasoned pro merely unaquainted with Redsn0w 0.9.6b4, the process is dead simple. And this clip will teach you everything you'll need to know.
How To: Kill multiple apps at once when multitasking on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
Is your Apple mobile device feeling a little sluggish? You may have multiple tasks running in the background. This guide demonstrates how to shut down two or more applications at once on an iOS 4+ (e.g., iOS 4.1, iOS 4.2) Apple mobile device.
How To: Install an NES emulator on an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad
Play all of your favorite Nintendo games on your Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch! In this iPhone hacker's how-to, we learn how to use Cydia to download and install a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator on a jailbroken Apple mobile device.
How To: Add a cellular data tab to the Settings page on a jailbroken iPhone 4
Want to keep track of how much data you use on your iPhone 4, 3G or 3GS? With a jailbroken phone, it's easy! This iPhone owner's guide from EveryThingApplePro can present a complete overview of the process in about three minutes. Fire up Cydia & take a look!
How To: Build a simple analog self-balancing robot with basic electronics
Analog robots might seem a little backwards conceptually, but they are still really fun to make if you're into robotics and electronics. This video will teach you how to make a simple self-balancing analog robot. It's basically a small, robotic, analog Segway.
How To: Build a DIY Segway-like self-balancing scooter
The Segway is one of the oddest inventions of the last decade, but they've captured the imaginations of many. If you don't have $5000 to spend on one, but have $4000 and some heavy robotics skills, watch this video. It will teach you how to build your own DIY self-balancing Segway-style scooter, in either steampunk wooden barstool form or a more modern bicycle-handled model.
How To: Build a perfect replica of a lightsaber for cheap or expensive
The lightsaber is one of the coolest weapons in the history of cinema, and the original props came from a junkyard. Funny how that works right? If you want a lightsaber for your own film, costume, or just because they're awesome, watch this video for a guide to making three types of lightsabers: a cheap one, a medium one, and very expensive professional-quality one.
How To: Hack a radio-controlled car into a secret computer hard drive
What if you could have a secret hard drive connected to your computer that only you could activate? You can! Samimy shows you how to hack a remote controlled toy car and make a super secret hard disk drive in your computer, accessed via a secret activation key. This hidden emergency HDD can only be controlled by your key, regardless of how many people use your computer.
How To: Fix a 1600 error when restoring an iPhone to custom firmware with iReb 4.1
Faced with a 1600, 1601, 1602, 1603 or 1604 error when loading custom firmware on your Apple iPhone with iReb 4.1? Take heart: this jailbreaker's guide will teach you how to fix it. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this tutorial can present a complete walkthrough of the process in just two minutes.
How To: Cripple Websites with DDoS Attacks or Auto-Hacking Botnets
WikiLeaks. In recent weeks, it's been the hottest topic on the web. It's been attacked on a multinational level by political influence peddling.
HowTo: Hack Together Your Own TSA Scanner
TSA agents are having a little too much fun, it's time for the rest of us to join in. More complicated (and more promising) than the see-thru video trick, Jeri Elsworth gives instructions for building your own hand-held TSA see-thru scanner with a $3 feed horn and some (admittedly hefty) technical know-how.
How To: Use the Nexus S smartphone from Google & Samsung with Gingerbread (Android 2.3)
The Google Nexus S smartphone is finally here! Well… almost.
How To: Use Near Field Communication (NFC) in Gingerbread on the Nexus S
NFC. It stands from Near Field Communication. And it's invading the world, one small step at a time.
How To: Use the new Google Maps in Gingerbread on the Nexus S
Google Maps is much improved in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). And even better on the Nexus S. This smartphone can do many things, but the best feature is still Google Maps, which will appear shortly on all Android devices when Gingerbread is officially released.
How To: Get directions with Google Maps Navigation in Gingerbread on the Nexus S
With the Nexus S by Google coming out soon, we're all waiting to see what Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) can do. One of the improved features in this Android update is Google Maps.
How To: Use the liquid from a compressed air can as a solvent for cleaning
If you own a vintage pinball machine or other old cranky piece of electronics you know the pain of cleaning it's many hard-to-reach parts. Fortunately, there's a cheap solvent you can use to clean them that come from an unusual source: the compressed air can. This video will show you how it works.
How To: Use the Google Voice app in Gingerbread on the Nexus S
Thankfully, the wait for the much desired Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update from Google is upon us. And the first Android device to take advantage of this new firmware is their Nexus S. This smartphone is going to be a killer. But the thing to look out for here is Google Voice.
How To: Switch between applications using the Home button on a Google Nexus S
With the new Nexus S from Google, multitasking is easier than ever before. In this brief, official guide from the folks at Google, we learn how to switch between multiple applications by holding down the Home button. Soon all smartphones running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) will be able to take advantage of the newest multitasking features!
How To: Use the new YouTube 2.0 app on a Google Nexus S smartphone
The new Nexus S from Google comes preloaded with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which itself includes the latest iteration of Google's official YouTube app.
How To: Get the Newly Updated Facebook User Profile Page Today
On CBS Sunday night, Mark Zuckerberg talked with Lesley Stahl on "60 Minutes" about his life as the CEO of mega-social media site Facebook.
How To: Build a handheld version of the TSA's microwave-based body scanner
With the TSA's full-body scanners occupying a great deal of airports nationwide, the debate remains as to whether air travelers should continue to be subject to immoral security techniques and possible health risks due to the x-ray scanning devices. The "advanced imaging technology" may help keep obvious weapons out of major airports, but scanning naked bodies seems more voyeuristic than crucial to national security. But while the argument continues, one woman is taking a stand… well, not rea...
How To: Find Google eBooks in the New Google eBookstore (+ Find Free Books to Download)
Google's much anticipated eBook Store has finally opened. As of today, the digital bookselling enterprise is awaiting your needs, with over 3 million eBooks to read directly on the web or on other platforms, like Android, iPhone, iPad, Sony and Nook devices.
How To: Polish And Buff An iPod
Materials Needed: iPod
How To: Sync the PlayStation Phone by Sony Ericsson with Your iTunes Library
The PlayStation Phone is almost here, and the hybrid device from Sony Ericsson is rumored to have Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) as its mobile OS. YouTube user xxmajstor managed to get his hands on what is said to be the Sony Ericsson Zeus - Z1 PlayStation Phone. Below is the spy video of the device in action.
How To: Hack Christmas Lights for Custom Holiday Lighting Patterns
General Electric isn't known for their Christmas lights, but maybe they should be, because their GE Color Effects are pretty awesome. Especially the LED Color Effects G-35 String sets. And especially when someone named Darco hacks them.
How To: Change Your Facebook Profile Picture to Your Favorite Cartoon Character
Cartoon characters are invading Facebook this weekend, with members quickly switching out their normal profile pictures with that of their favorite animated childhood memory, but why?
How To: Use The DROID 2 Smartphone From Motorola (25 Video Tips)
The DROID 2 from Motorola came out last August, but it's just now exploding— literally. The 33 News reported yesterday that a Motorola DROID 2 smartphone exploded in the hands of Aron Embry from Cedar Hills, Texas. He was making a phone call outside his home when he heard a POP sound— blood was dripping down his face and the glass was broken around the phone's speaker— his DROID 2 cell phone actually exploded against his ear. He ended up getting 4 stitches and a CAT scan, but thankfully, he d...
How To: Create a simple waterproof case for your iPad or eReader
Are you one of those people who likes to take their books into the bathtub? If you've got an eReader or an Apple iPad, you may be weeping at the inability to soak without junking your reading device. Here's a great and cheap solution for you! All you need is a Ziploc bag.