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News: If You Want a Samsung Galaxy S7, Don't Buy It on Verizon
Verizon customers who use the Samsung Galaxy S7, beware: a recent update installs new bloatware over your existing bloatware that installs new bloatware. Confused or pissed off? You should be, as this app can install new apps onto your phone without you knowing.
How To: Break up a large file and send the pieces by email
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to break up large files to easily send through email. Go to the website: and search "winrar". Download the program. Then double-click the file and follow the instructions to install it. Now right-click the file and select Add to Archive. Users will have an option to split the files into volume bytes. Then press OK wait for the program to compress the file into several parts. This video will benefit those viewers who...
How To: Root your Barnes & Noble Nook eReader to gain superuser access
Giving yourself root access will let you have superuser status on your B&N Nook eReader. Make sure your reader is on airplane mode, then connect it to your computer and follow the steps outlined in this tutorial to gain root access to your reader.
News: Google AR Prototype Enables 3D Model Viewing Through Web Browsers
Unsurprisingly, Google wants to be the caretaker for augmented reality on the web, and its latest move in this endeavor is a 3D model viewer prototype called Article that's designed to work across all web browsers.
News: Is Magic Leap's Virtual Reality Demo Video Too Good to Be True?
Magic Leap, the virtual-reality software group backed by Google, just released a teaser video on their YouTube channel. In a word, it's amazing.
How To: Make a Potato Battery
Learn how to make a battery using potatoes! Fun for the whole family!
News: Augmented Reality Cinema App Takes You to the Movies—in Real World Locations
The yet-to-be released Augmented Reality Cinema app is sure to make avid movie fans across the world drool. The concept is genius and appears to be quite seamless as well: Simply install the app on your iPhone, take a stroll through your city (supported cities have not yet been released, but the video below shows London), and aim your phone at various locations to view movie scenes that have been previously shot there.
How To: Get iOS-Exclusive Google Hangout Stickers on Your HTC One
The official Google Hangouts app has been around for a while, and is the standard messaging app on Nexus devices, but Google didn't make each version equal. On the iOS version, you get the feature of adding "stickers"—GIF emoticons—but Google left that out of the Android version.
How To: Restore a HTC HD2 back to its factory stock settings
Suffering from rooter's remorse? Want to put your HTC HD2 mobile phone back as it was? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this HD2 owner's guide can present a complete overview of the complete process in just under three minutes. For all of the details, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
News: Trace any IP address
It works. Very cool. Thanks, Kip. You will get to the nearest subnet of the ISP. You will not get to the actual street address.
Hands-On: Hands-On with Google Maps Walking AR Navigation Experiment, a Peek into Our Smartglasses Future
While Google isn't ready to commit to a wide release of the AR walking navigation mode for Google Maps, the company has begun testing the feature with members of its Local Guides crowdsourcing community.
How To: Get the Best Reddit Experience on Your Nexus 7 Tablet (Or Any Other Android Tablet)
If you want the latest in breaking news, a heavy dose of humor, and all things kittens, look no further than reddit. But no matter how great the content and community is, reddit has yet to fully catch up to the mobile world.
How To: Connect your Apple iPhone to the Verizon Router
Learn how to connect your Apple iPhone to the Verizon MI424WR FiOS Router using wireless. This video tutorial will show you the easy steps to connecting wirelessly from the iPhone to the Verizon FiOS Router by Actiontec.
How To: Turn a 9-volt battery into a small safe
Hide your money, small candies or other tiny items you want to keep hidden! Pry off the top of the battery, take out the innards and then rebuild the casing to re-camoflauge the battery. Then you're ready to hide your goodies!
How To: Copy and paste on an iPhone/iPod Touch's Safari
This can only be done on a phone that has been Jailbroken. This is a video tutorial on how to copy and paste items in Safari for an iPhone or iPod touch.
How To: Use the AdRotate plugin to serve ads on your WordPress blog
Have a WordPress blog? Make some money by adding some advertisements. You can easily do this by using the AdRotate plugin for WordPress. It's super easy to install and even easier to use.
How To: 3 Easy Steps Clean Up Your Home Screen with Nova Launcher
One of the standout features of Nova Launcher is its vast customization options. Not only does it includes numerous tweaks to alter the aesthetics of your home screen, but it even has plenty of features that reduce clutter. One area of our device that has a high potential for disarray is our home screen.
News: Microsoft Launches HoloLens 2 Worldwide, Here's a Close-Up Look at the $3,500 Device (Updated)
The long wait is over — the best augmented reality device on the planet is finally available.
How To: Disable Widgets and Camera Access on the Lockscreen in Android Jelly Bean 4.2
The new Jelly Bean 4.2 is a great improvement over previous Android versions for the most part, except one thing—the lockscreen. Users have voiced their complaints in regards to Android 4.2's new lockscreen features, and it's not pretty.
How To: Call internationally from a cellphone
Call internationally from a cell phone
How To: Create a Virtual Whiteboard with Multiple Android Devices
Collaborating with other people can be a pain, especially if you have to share one device between the entire group. Usually when you're creating a new design or trying to edit a mockup, you end up hunched around a single screen or end up emailing revisions back and forth, which can be difficult when you're short on time.
News: Hack together a DIY cotton candy machine
This ultra clever mod of household junk makes for an ingenious variation on the carnival classic.
How To: Beat level 15 of Angry Birds Seasons with three stars
Beat the fifteenth level of Angry Birds Seasons with three stars! On December 1st, Rovio released their version of an advent calendar—Angry Birds Seasons (aka "Angry Birds Christmas"). Each day leading up to the Christmas holiday, a new level will become available to Angry Birds enthusiasts worldwide. Stuck? No problem: YouTube's 23hathman has pledged to post a three-star walkthrough for each of the game's levels. In this, the December 15th installment, we learn how to beat level 15.
How To: Play computer games on your PC with a PS3 controller
Here's a quick tutorial on how to set up a connection which will let your computer talk to a PS3 controller, so you can use it as an input device to play games on! All you need is to download the software and then update the driver!
How To: Download and convert video with IE DownloadHelper
If you have Internet Explorer as your web browser, and you want to know how to get your favorite videos off the net to save on your own computer, then watch and learn.
How To: Run and dual boot Android 2.2.1 on an iPhone 3G/ 2G
How would you like to have two phones in one? An iPhone 3G/ 2G running any firmware from 3.1.2- 4.1 is capable of running Android 2.2.1, as well as iOS. If you have a jailbroken iPhone, you're on your way to a two-headed monster of a mobile device.
News: Analog Video Cam + Thermal Printer = Slowest Instant Camera Ever
Sometimes an "analog" result is highly satisfying when the means for producing it is just the opposite. Enter Niklas Roy's "Electronic Instant Camera" project. The endeavor combines an analog black and white videocamera with a thermal receipt printer. The outcome is something in between a Polaroid camera and a digital camera. Like the olden days, the subject must sit still for a quite a while—3 full minutes—as their image is recorded and printed directly on a roll of receipt paper.
How To: Hack an Apple iPhone running 2.0.2 firmware
There is a security flaw with any Apple iPhone running firmware version 2.0.2. This flaw potentially gives a person access to your email account and contacts when you have your iPhone locked. This video demonstrates a simple, but impermanent, fix for stopping others from accessing your private information. To protect your own Apple iPhone, watch this tutorial.
News: Hunt Zombies Instead of Pokémon with AR Game Based on the Walking Dead
Niantic pioneered location-based augmented reality gaming with Ingress and popularized it with Pokémon Go, but others have attempted to replicate the model without reaching the level of success that Niantic has garnered.
How To: Make a printed circuit board
See how to make a PCB from a schematic in this ten minute video.
How To: Make maps with Google Earth
Learn the basic controls and how to use Google Earth to make maps.
News: ManoMotion Updates Its Hand Tracking SDK for Smartphones with Skeleton Tracking
If two hands are better than one, then two hand-tracking SDKs must be better than one as well. After uSens announced its Hand Tracking SDK at the Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara on Thursday, ManoMotion unveiled the latest version of its own SDK. Both technologies give apps the ability to track hand gestures with just a smartphone camera.
How To: Install the Sprint TV app on an HTC Evo 4G smartphone
Want to install the Sprint TV app on the OMJ Evo 4G ROM? Whether you're the owner of an HTC Evo 4G Android smartphone or just covet one, you're sure to enjoy this Evo owner's guide from HTC Evo Hacks, which presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to install the Sprint TV application. For complete details, take a look!
News: Facebook Messenger App Now Has Material Design
Facebook is finally pushing out the latest version of its Messenger app for Android, complete with a new Material Design user interface.
How To: Get Fast Access to Your Most Used Apps, Shortcuts, & Toggles from Any Screen
We all have apps that we use most frequently, or system preferences that we're regularly adjusting. Whether it's Netflix or a new game that you're hooked on, there are times when you want quick and easy access versus searching for them, even if they're on your home screen.
How To: Make a coin battery
Sure you could take $2.50 and just buy some batteries, but how much fun would that be? Watch this video to learn how to make a coin battery.
HoloLens Feature: Spatial Mapping
Once you've designed some holograms with HoloLens, you'll need to get them to interact with the environment. That's where Spatial Mapping comes in. There are five basic purposes for using HoloLens's Spatial Mapping with your app:
How To: Hide SMS text message preview on an iPhone
In this quick video tutorial, you'll learn how to hide SMS text message preview on your iPhone. It is recommended that you reboot your iPhone after completing the steps in the tutorial.
How To: Get all of the golden eggs in Angry Birds Seasons
Can't figure out how to get to the golden eggs in Angry Birds Seasons? This platform-agnostic guide will show you how it's done. Christmas 2010 came and went but Rovio's Xmas present to Birdsfans world over, Angry Birds Seasons, remains! Learn how to get the golden eggs and beat the special levels in Angry Birds Seasons.
How To: Create a map with multiple destinations in Google Maps
Ever wanted to create a map with more than a single point? With Google Maps,it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.