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News: What's the Difference Between HoloLens, Meta 2 & Magic Leap?
Augmented reality is beginning to leak out into the mainstream world. This is thanks, in part, to ARKit and ARCore. These releases turned the current smartphones owned by millions of Apple and Android users into AR-capable machines. And while there are definitely some awesome use cases for mobile AR, the real future in AR is headworn.
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: This Hidden Trick Lets You Create App Groups for Multi-Window Mode
By now, Samsung's Multi-Window Mode is a pretty well-known feature. With other manufacturers now recreating this functionality in their own flagships, like LG, it's safe to say the feature has been a hit with consumers.
News: 22 New Features & Changes in iOS 13.2 You Need to Know About
Apple's iOS 13 has been quite the disrupter. The initial update featured over 200 new features and changes, while its successor, iOS 13.1, brought another 22 to the mix. With the company's latest update, iOS 13.2, you'll see an extra 22 amendments on your iPhone, including new emojis, Deep Fusion on iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max, and Announce Messages with Siri, just to name a few.
News: Nexus Phones Are Finally Dead
It's a sad day for one of the most beloved series of Android phones. For the first time since 2009, there's a new version of Android, but it's not being made available to Google's own Nexus devices.
How To: Block Google from Tracking Your iPhone Searches in iOS 8
Anytime you surf the web on your iPad or iPhone, Safari saves which webpages you visit, the information you enter into them, and other types of data. This not only make your internet experience quicker, but it'll also keep track of everything you're doing.
How To: Back Up & Restore Your Nexus 5 with a Custom Recovery
A rooted Android device means we're on our way to some truly amazing customization options. But there may be a few steps left to completing that journey, and a major one is installing a custom recovery.
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: Use Your Friends' Profile Pictures as Emoticons in Facebook Chat
By now, everyone on Facebook is pretty well-versed with emoticons. Some of them are as simple as :) while others like :putnam: are a bit more odd. And now you can have even stranger faces by turning your friend's profile pictures into an emoticon! It's not new, but even the best chatters out there don't know this one.
How To: Change Siri's Voice from Female to Male in iOS 7 on Your iPhone
While there were many highlights during Apple's keynote address at WWDC this year, the new advancements to the sassy personal assistant Siri in iOS 7 were amongst the most talked about—and something I was eager to test drive myself. Currently, there are ways to improve Siri in iOS 6, like making her play Spotify music or adding more commands, but those aren't easy tasks.
How To: Speed Up Charging Time on Your OnePlus One
My OnePlus One easily gets over a day of battery life without a problem, but when I try to charge it, it seems to take just as long. For some reason, no matter what charger you plug your OPO into, it never gets more than USB-level power, meaning that charging times are more than double when compared to traditional AC-charging.
How To: Upload Your Photos to Instagram—Without an Android or Apple Device
Instagram allows us to vicariously live through others, experiencing their moments with them. It's an enormously popular application and has already garnered 100 million users, but it has only been made available for download on Android and Apple devices. Sure, there are third-party apps where you can browse, like, and comment on other people's Instagram photos—but they don't give you a way to upload your own pictures. So, what about all of the other people who want to share their lives, but ...
How To: Add "OK Google" Hotword Search to HTC Sense & Other Android Launchers
When I'm showing off my HTC One, the first thing I do is unlock my device and say, "OK Google". It may earn me a weird look or two, but in the end people are amazed by the voice recognition and automation of the Google Now Launcher.
How To: Prevent Certain Apps from Running During Startup on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2
A certain selection of applications on your Android device (both system and downloaded) start running as soon as your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 turns on, laboriously hammering away at whatever tasks they have to do.
How To: Use WiFi booster to extend your iPhone's wireless signal reception
Check out this video if you are interested in learning about improving your jailbroken iPhone's wireless signal reception. This video explains Wifi booster, an app available in Cydia, which removes Apple's barrier against weak wireless signals, giving you more range.
How To: Exclusive Keyboard Themes for the LG G3
Personality is something we're constantly attempting to inject into our lives, whether it be the car we drive or clothing we wear—and our mobile devices are no exception.
How To: Make your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2G with iOS 4 run faster
If you haven't bought a new iPhone or iPod Touch since the 3G and 2G models of those respective devices, iOS 4 has probably been a major problem for you. It slows down those devices mightily, but there is a solution. This video will show you how to adjust some basic settings in your phone or MP3 player to make it run the new operating system faster and allow you to keep enjoying you device as you have for years.
Galaxy S8 Oreo Update: Edge Lighting Gets New Colors & Effects
Now that we've had significant time with Samsung's Oreo Beta for the Galaxy S8, many interesting features have come to light. As we continue using the new software, we have uncovered more subtle changes. The home screen already received a few new customization features, it's only fitting that the edge screen get some love, too.
How To: Hook up your iPhone or iPod touch to a TV
Your 3 1/2" iPhone screen can only give you so much satisfaction, so why not hook it up to your TV? This brief tutorial shows how to connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to a TV for watching videos on a larger screen.
How To: Jailbreak an iPhone or iPod and know the benefits
What are the benefits of jailbreaking an Apple iPhone or Apple iPod Touch? Well, here you will learn all about the jailbreak... what jailbreaking actually is, what it does, what it's about and what the pros and cons of it are. The first video will answer all of these questions about getting third party applications onto your iPod or iPhone.
How To: Turn an Old Android Device into a Security Camera
One of the best uses for an old Android device is to turn it into a security webcam that can be accessed over the internet. But most of the time, this is a rather difficult process, because existing apps usually require you to mess around with network settings and configure a personal web server.
How To: Create a wifi hotspot for Mac, iPod Touch, and/or PSP
In this video tutorial, learn how to make a wireless Internet hotspot with the following: a Mac computer, an ethernet cable (connected to your modem), and an airport. This video will releave you of the need to deal with a router. Once completed, you will have you're very own wifi hotspot that will work on your iPod Touch (1st & 2nd generation), your Sony PSP (PSP 1000, 2000, & 3000 series), and anything else that has wifi compatibility.
How To: Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade online
For those of us living in any of the 49 states other than New York on Thanksgiving Day, checking out the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade at New York is more a dream than reality. While the parade airs every Thanksgiving on television, it's also possible to catch the festivities online.
How To: Install Java applications on the iPhone from China, the iClone
You knew it was only a matter of time. China is now producing the iClone, a phone which looks very similar to the famous iPhone. The bonus with this phone is that you have the ability to install Java, and run Java based applications on the device. This tutorial shows you how to download and install Java on your new China phone.
How To: Remove the Navigation & Status Bars on Your Nexus 7 Tablet to Make the Screen Feel Bigger
The Nexus 7 is a huge jump in screen size when coming from a phone, but obviously this tablet is still smaller than some of the major players such as the Nexus 10, Galaxy Tab, etc. One way to squeeze out a little more space is to eliminate the navigation and status bars.
How To: Get Moto X-Style 'Active Display' Notifications on a Samsung Galaxy S3
The new Moto X may not have a lot going for it when it comes to hardware, but there are some pretty cool software features that makes it a tempting device. One of these cool features is its Active Display notifications that appear on the lock screen.
How To: Get chat history even if friend is offline
A Facebook profile page shows up explaining the steps on how to get chat history of a friend on Facebook. It explains that you need to go to the profile of the person you would like to find chat history with. It then explains steps on how you can copy there Facebook ID. Once you have accessed that he provides you with a JavaScript code to use to pull up chat history. He gives you step by step examples explaining how to set up the ID and apply it to the JavaScript coding. Once that has been es...
How To: Remove Amazon's Lock Screen Ads from the BLU R1 HD & Moto G4—Without Rooting
It just got a whole lot easier to decide whether or not saving $50 on Amazon's new ad- and bloatware-subsidized smartphones is worth the headache of having to see an advertisement on the lock screen every time you wake the device.
How To: 8 Free Must-Have Photo Apps for iPhone
The stock Camera and Photos apps are great for taking basic pictures and doing some quick edits, but if you're serious about making your iPhone photos the best they can be, you can't stop there.
How To: Increase iPhone Security with an Easy-to-Remember Passcode That Changes Every Minute
If somebody really wants to gain access to your iPhone, they'll get in. Phone thieves (and mischievous friends) can easily figure out your passcode just from looking over your shoulder or tracing over the oily smudges on the screen. And if you're using popular passcodes, birthdays, and addresses on your iPhone, you might as well disable lock screen security entirely.
News: Galaxy S8 Android Oreo Update Leaked — Here's What's New
It's been nearly two months since Samsung kicked off the official Galaxy S8 beta program for Android Oreo. The Korean manufacturer recently announced that the beta is ending on January 15, so it's time to move on to the official build. Today, an official (non-beta) build of Oreo for the S8 has leaked.
How To: Turn Your Galaxy S3's Menu Key into a Multitasking Button (Like on a Galaxy S5)
Ever since Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Google has been trying to push phone manufacturers to do away with physical menu buttons. Samsung has been one of the lone holdouts, retaining the menu key up until the Galaxy S5, where they finally replaced it with a "recent apps" multitasking button.
How To: Get Back the Camera's Missing HDR Button on Your iPhone 8 or 8 Plus
Out of the box, when you shoot a photo on your iPhone using the stock Camera app, it will either shoot a normal or HDR photo. That's because Apple's high-dynamic-range setting is set to automatic by default. However, there's a button in the app so you can turn HDR on or off manually. While this HDR toggle persists in iOS 11 on the iPhone 7 models and older, it's not visible on the iPhone 8 or 8 Plus.
How To: Your iPhone's Mail App Has a Valuable Feature You Need to Start Using
Your iPhone's Mail app has a lot of fantastic productivity features, such as unsending emails, follow-up reminders, opening drafts from almost any view, the snooze option, bulk-selecting messages, and the formatting toolbar, but one of the most helpful ones might just be the one you're not using.
How To: Enable "Unknown Sources" in Order to Download Independent Apps on Your Galaxy Note 2 or 3
Installing applications that are not on Google Play requires you to enable a certain permission in the settings so that the whole process goes down smoothly. If you're downloading one of these third-party applications (in the form of an APK), you'll need to enable Unknown sources.
How To: Build a simple MIDI controller
Do you need just a few more controls? Perhaps your wondering how hard it is to make your own controller? Then follow the steps in this 2 part series and build your first MIDI controller in about an hour for very little cash. Using only 8 electronics parts, a pre-made case and a DIY midi interface that is USB powered- you can build a controller and it wont require a degree in electrical engineering. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, on building your own DIY MIDI controller watch this vi...
How To: Hack Lets You Fully Activate a Bootleg Copy of Windows 8 Pro for Free
Anything free is cool, but getting a fully upgraded operating system for the great price of nothing is downright awesome. A recent exploit was uncovered that allows users to get a free copy of Windows 8 Pro directly from Microsoft's own website. Seriously.
How To: Make a great ten buck television antenna
Make a great TV antenna for just ten dollars worth of items you can find in your home! This will make a better than average antenna to replace those expensive ones at the store.
How To: Stop Android Lag in Its Tracks on Your Nexus 7 for a Super Smooth Tablet
Lag has been a serious issue on Android devices since the very beginning. Even the Nexus 7's quad-core processor can't stop it from happening. That's because the pauses and long responses are coming straight from the Android OS itself, not the hardware.
How To: Open ANY App Instantly & More Securely from the Lock Screen on a Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Nine times out of ten, when you pick up your Samsung Galaxy Note 2, you already know what app you're going to be using. If you only have Swipe to unlock enabled, finding that app is as easy as swiping and locating the app on your Home screen or in the app drawer.