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How To: Get the South Park app from Cydia for the iPhone/Touch
This video shows you how to get the South Park mobile application from Cydia. You can do this on the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and the iPod Touch. Once installing Cydia, it's pretty easy to do the rest. Good luck!
News: Tired of Long, Pointless Conversations on Dating Apps? 'First' Can Help
We're all looking to meet someone, and in this day and age the easiest way to do that is through one of the various dating apps out there. But we can all admit it can get disheartening swiping through all of those people for the frustration of someone not answering your messages after matching. The fact is, we could be missing out on great people just because they don't have time in their busy lives to answer their dating apps every day. Not to mention the fact that we as a society are becomi...
How To: Configure a XAMPP Server
XAMPP servers are a free open source server that makes it cheap and easy for you to test and review your website building as you go. This tutorial covers how to configure your XAMPP server for windows.
How To: Have a Bomberman Itch You Need to Scratch? Try This Soft-Launched Game on Your iPhone
Futureplay has soft-launched Battle Bombers Arena, giving mobile gamers a refreshing twist on MOBA by infusing it with simple but addicting gameplay based on the console classic Bomberman. Though only available in select European countries, this game can be played on your iPhone right now, regardless of where you live.
How To: Recover your forgotten password for your AT&T online account
Uh oh, you've forgotten your AT&T Online Account Management password! No worries, this simple guide shows you how to regain access to the site and reset a new password. Your AT&T Online Account Management portal is vital to keeping your information up to date, so make sure you know how to NOT get locked out.
How To: Use a function generator to make waveforms for electronics projects
A function or signal generator is an electronic device that can create different types of waves and send them through a circuit without building oscillators. This video will teach you how they work and how to build a basic LED dimmer that uses one as an example.
Slack 101: Escape the Constant Pings by Configuring DND & Away Settings
There are few apps or services better than Slack for keeping a team both communicative and productive. But it also makes it difficult to escape your job — after work hours and weekends should be yours, not Slack's. If you want to stop the barrage of notifications and messages on your time off, you should make use of Slack's "Do Not Disturb" and "Away" settings.
News: How to Sample the New Apple iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro in Augmented Reality
The much-hyped Apple event is now history, and we finally know what the Cupertino tech giant had up its sleeve: new iPhones.
News: Always-Updated List of Phones That Will Get Android 11 — Release Dates & Latest Rumors
Android 11 is officially out. With Google's continuous work on the update process, it is expected that more smartphones will receive the latest update in a timely fashion. However, exactly when the update is expected isn't always known.
How To: Use Trook on your Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader
By installing and using the Trook app on your Nook, you will have access to lots of fun options like RSS feeds, online libraries and the Lexcycle catalog to download directly to your Nook. In this tutorial, learn all about how to use Trook and get started with even more fun features on the Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader.
News: Magic Leap Claims He Stole Augmented Reality Ideas as an Employee, but Who Is Chi Xu, the Founder of Nreal?
When I first found out about Nreal, back in the spring of 2018, the most interesting thing about the company's story was the founder's background. Chi Xu, the CEO and founder of Nreal, previously worked at Magic Leap as a software engineer.
How To: Jailbreak an iOS 4.1 iPhone 4, iPod Touch or iPad with limera1n
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use the limera1n jailbreak tool to jailbreak an Apple mobile device running iOS 4.1. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started jailbreaking your own iOS 4.1 iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, watch this hacker's how-to.
News: Eee Pad Sells Out on First Day—The Biggest iPad Rival to Date?
The iPad has established itself as "the" tablet computer for gadgeteers on the go. But Google is giving Apple a run for their money as Android tablets improve with each new release. Motorola XOOM and Samsung Galaxy are among the top dogs competing against the iPad, along with another from ASUS, which just became available yesterday in the United States—selling out in mere minutes.
How To: Enable cookies with Google Chrome
This video shows you how to enable cookies in Google Chrome browser.Enter Google Chrome. First of all, select the last icon in the upper right corner of the window (the one that looks like a wrench) and click on options. Then choose the "Under the hood" tab and scroll down until you reach the cookies section. All you have to do is make sure that the "Allow all cookies" option is selected and click OK.Once this is done, you will be able to use sites that require cookies, which otherwise would ...
How To: Add a video to a Vimeo channel
A fellow Vimeo user asked if I would show him how to add a video to a Vimeo Channel. Here is a brief tutorial on how to do just that.
How To: Facebook Like a Pro Using These Little Known Facebook-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
Facebook recently revamped its Newsfeed in order to save us some time when scrolling around the website. But an even cooler, more underground time-saver are these super legit keyboard shortcuts. Facebook actions have been around forever, but I bet you never even knew about them. I sure didn't.
How To: Install an NES emulator on an HTC Evo 4G smartphone
Want to play the original Super Mario Bros. on your HTC Evo 4G phone? 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 a classic NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) emulator on your phone. For complete details, take a look!
News: T-Mobile Galaxy S8 Update Breaks SafetyNet & Android Pay
Everyone feels a little safer with Android's security updates, which are welcome and often necessary protective measures. But what happens when the update that's supposed to safeguard your phone actually ends up wreaking havoc with its security system?
News: Video Demo from 6D.Ai Shows Why Occlusion Is the Next Big Thing for Mobile AR Experiences
If you aren't convinced that mobile augmented reality apps need occlusion (or you don't know what the word even means), you really need to watch the latest video from AR cloud startup 6D.ai.
ASUS ROG Phone II: The Gaming Phone for Everyone
Since the Razer Phone's announcement in 2017, we've seen a new subgroup of phones emerge. Gaming phones are now a thing, leading to companies like ASUS creating phones that are thoroughly optimized for the mobile gaming experience. And with their second iteration, they perfected it.
News: Microsoft Update Adds Miracast & More Sharing Functions to HoloLens
The latest preview build for Microsoft HoloLens is packed with new sharing features, including support for the Miracast protocol.
How To: Jailbreak an iPhone 3G or iTouch 2G 4.0 / 4.0.1
As of today, there are no legal barriers standing between you and jailbreaking your iPhone, iPad, or other mobile device. Hooray! If you were afraid of Apple coming to your house at night if you jailbroke your phone, you can finally let go of the fear and make your iDevice the beast it should have been all along! This video will show you how to jailbreak a iPhone 3G or iTouch 2G with iOS version 4.0 or 4.0.1 using Redsn0w. Now you can fully enjoy your Apple device.
How To: Crack open the iPhone 2G
In this video tutorial, learn how to open & take the back off the iPhone 2G. This shows how to crack open the iPhone 2G case, specifically to hardware flash the radio by shorting the test point. This was considered the first hack freeing the iPhone 2G from its simlock.
News: Chromecast App Gets a Huge Update—Here's All the Cool New Features
Google just announced a new and improved Chromecast at an event in San Francisco this morning, and debuted a new "Chromecast Audio" for streaming music directly to any speaker. I'm sure you rushed off to the Google Store to buy one of these promising and powerful devices, but while you wait on the new one to come in the mail, your old Chromecast just got a lot more functional by way of a simple app update.
How To: Download the New Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate for Windows 7 or Vista
No more Internet Explorer 9 Beta. Not today. Now you can explore the web with Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (RC). It wasn't supposed to be released until tomorrow, February 10th, but it's been leaked a little early, WinRumors reports.
How To: Program Wiimote buttons with GlovePie
Learn how to program basic script in GlovePie to allow your Nintendo Wii Wiimote to function as an input device on your PC. Using GlovePie input emulation software and a bluetooth connection you can connect your Wiimote to your PC.
News: Google Celebrates Chromecast's Birthday with Free All Access Music
It's hard to believe it's already been a year since I was frantically searching every Best Buy in the Los Angeles metropolitan area to find one with a Chromecast in stock.
How To: See Your Lifetime Amazon Tab (& Wallow in Your Painful Consumeristic Guilt)
How much you've actually spent and how much you think you've spent are usually two completely different results, and is especially true on Amazon when it's so easy to click and buy. You might think you've given Amazon a couple thousand over your lifetime, when the fact is that it's three or four times that amount.
HoloLens Dev 101: How to Use Coroutines to Add Effects to Holograms
Being part of the wild frontier is amazing. It doesn't take much to blow minds of first time mixed reality users — merely placing a canned hologram in the room is enough. However, once that childlike wonder fades, we need to add more substance to create lasting impressions.
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News: The Best Black Friday 2019 Deals on iPhone Cases
While some people might like Thanksgiving because of the food, seeing family, or another wholesome reason, many of us also enjoy saving big on the items we've been eyeing all year. Take iPhone cases, for example. Speck, Insignia, even Apple all make cases that can put a dent in your wallet. A good Black Friday deal can mean a shiny new case for your iPhone and some extra dollars in your pocket.
Apple AR: ARKit & Machine Learning Come Together Making Smarter Augmented Reality
The world is a massive place, especially when you consider the field of view of your smartglasses or mobile device. To fulfill the potential promise of augmented reality, we must find a way to fill that view with useful and contextual information. Of course, the job of creating contextual, valuable information, to fill the massive space that is the planet earth, is a daunting task to take on. Machine learning seems to be one solution many are moving toward.
How To: Configure a Wi-Fi connection on an iPad
If you're trying to learn how to use Wi-Fi on your iPad, take a look at this tutorial on connecting your iPad to a wireless network so that you can access the internet. You'll need to use the settings and know the name of the wireless connection you want to use. Make sure you have the password handy, too!
How To: Speed up your web downloads with Orbit Downloader
Orbit Downloader is a Windows compatible tool that helps increase your download speed by up to 500% and uses less than 3MB of memory and 3% of CPU.
How To: Access files on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad by SSH for Mac or Windows
Using either Winscp for Windows or Cyberduck for Mac you can SSH the files on your jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad from your computer. This will allow you to view the files on your iOS mobile device from your computer.
Apple AR: Learn What Your Food Is Made of Using Augmented Reality
With the release of Apple's ARKit comes endless possibilities for education and learning. One of those possibilities is an AR rotating model of our solar system in your room, another is using AR to instantly know the nutritional value of food items.
News: Apple Devices Are Being Remotely Locked & Held for Ransom—Here's How to Protect Yourself
It started in Australia, and now seems to have made its way statewide—hackers are remotely locking iOS and Mac devices, holding them for a $100 ransom. Users awoke to the loud "lost iPhone" ringtone, with a message on their lock screen stating that "Oleg Pliss" has hacked their device, and that "they" will unlock it after being sent $100 through PayPal.
How To: Wirelessly transmit video to an iPad with the Air Video app
In this clip, you'll learn how to use the Air Video iPad app to wirelessly transmit video to your Apple iPad. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
News: Creepy Talking-Piano Hack
Austrian composer Peter Ablinger has created a "speaking" piano. Ablinger digitized a child's voice reciting the Proclamation of the European Environmental Criminal Court to "play" on the piano via MIDI sequencer. Apparently, the computer is connected to the piano, which analyzes the human speech, and then converts it to key-tapping.
News: Apple's iOS 12.2 Public Beta 6 Available for iPhone, Adds New Warranty & AppleCare+ Status in Settings
Right after Apple released iOS 12.2 dev beta 6 on Monday, March 18, it seeded the public beta version. So far, from what we can tell, the sixth beta includes a patch for an Apple Pay issue and yet another update to the "About" page in Settings, this time with a new section for warranty and insurance information.