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How To: Add Email, Text, & Callback Shortcuts for Missed or Ended Calls on Android
Living in a densely populated city means that I usually have a strong cell signal, but that isn't always the case when I start driving out to the boonies. When I do get that occasional dropped call, it makes more sense to shoot off a text or email instead of trekking around trying to get more bars.
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.
News: Augmented Reality Startup Red 6 Lands Multimillion-Dollar Contract to Support US Air Force Training
The emergence of Microsoft's HoloLens 2 as a cutting-edge US Army tool has focused a spotlight on the marriage between augmented reality and the military.
News: The iOS 14.5 Release Candidate Is Now Available for iPhone
Apple's new iOS 14.5 will be coming out very soon, and that's even more evident now with the release of the iOS 14.5 Release Candidate (RC) on Tuesday, April 20. Anyone can install this update and get all of the same features iOS 14.5 will give everyone for iPhone; only you'll have a head start to using all of the updates in Maps, Music, Podcasts, Reminders, Shortcuts, Siri, and more.
News: Facebook Reality Labs Chief Teases AR Coming to Oculus Quest Gaming, Delves into Future Smartglasses Hardware
The development of virtual reality at Facebook has been evolving lightspeed in the last few years. But while a relatively small group of VR enthusiasts and gamers are enjoying the social media giant's dedication to immersive headsets, it is the augmented reality space and its potential scale that truly has the tech market enthralled.
News: Snapchat, Facebook, Google, 8th Wall, & Immersion Bring Holiday Cheer via Augmented Reality
Sending Christmas cards via snail mail is so passé. Why spend the time and money for a bougie photoshoot, saccharine card design, and postage when you can use augmented reality to instantly dress up photos and videos to send to friends and family instead?
News: (Updated) Your First Real "Look" at iOS 8
Update: June 2nd, 2014 Over the weekend, someone snuck in to Apple's presentation dry run, and grabbed a quick video of the new iPhone will look like.
How To: Repair Busted Headphones
In this video I show you how to repair the cable of your badly damaged headphones and basically give them another chance.
How To: Apply layers of EL wire and circuitry to make flexible EL displays
Electroluminescent substances have become more and more popular lately in all kinds of projects, from toy glasses to EQ t-shirts. They allow you to create incredibly thin circuits that can be silkscreened onto a clear flat substance. Watch this video to learn how to layer circuits and EL wire and ink to make thin, flexible light-up displays like the one inthe video.
How To: Make Your iPhone's Camera Remember Your Last Used Exposure Compensation Value for Later
Your ability to control exposure in the Camera app is much better in iOS 14. Instead of setting the exposure for a single shot, you can also lock an exposure compensation value for an entire session while you take photos and videos. A session ends as soon as you exit the app, but you can also remind your iPhone to use your last used ECV the next time you open Camera.
How To: Un-brand a Nokia 5300 cell phone to use 3rd party applications
Are you getting that nasty "Application access set to not allowed" error on your Nokia 5300 cell phone? Unfortunately, it's a problem for most Nokia 5300 owners, ones who wish to use 3rd party applications on certain carriers, like T-Mobile, who restricts the uses for branding.
How To: Find your IP address with the Command prompt
In this video we learn how to find your IP address with the Command prompt. First, go to the start menu on your desktop. Then, find the run box and type in "cmd". After this, hit "enter" and then a black command prompt will show up on your screen. Next, type in "ip config" and then hit the enter button again. Now, a list of information will appear on the black screen. Look down the list to find the IP address listed on the page. Once you have this, you should write down your IP address and th...
News: Magic Leap Adds More AT&T Retail Stores, Reveals Game of Thrones Fan Swag
The Game of Thrones premiere is fast approaching, and along with it, Magic Leap has begun to unveil some of the fan-centric swag associated with its immersive experience based on the hit TV series.
Apple AR: Making Art in Augmented Reality Is Easy with These iPhone Apps
If you've ever wanted to be a graffiti artist, but you also frown upon vandalism, then augmented reality is for you.
Brief Reality: Meta, HoloLens, Wikitude Among Auggie Winners
With so many companies announcing news or demonstrating technologies at the Augmented World Expo 2017, it can be a challenge to see it all. In fact, we are still unpacking some of our in-depth on-site coverage. So, this edition of Brief Reality is focused on the news we did not cover last week.
How To: The Quickest Way to Search on Google in Chrome, Firefox, & Safari
So, you find an interesting article online, but there’s something you don’t quite understand about it and instinct kicks in. Open new tab. Go to Google. Enter keywords. Search. Find information. Understand.
How To: Disable autocorrect on your iPhone or iPod Touch
Watch this video to learn how to disable auto-correction on your iPhone. Launch Installer (you should be familiar with this application by now) from your Springboard. 2. Go to Install and scroll down to Tweaks 1.1.1; under Categories. kb_fix_iPhone.jpg 3. Select Kb2 from the list of packages. Install it. Click the Home button, and the iPhone will go to the “Slide to Unlock” screen. 4. Go to Settings General Keyboard and you should see a new option, called Enable Autocorrection. Touch it to tu...
How To: Find out your screen resolution
This video tells about the screen resolution of your monitor. In this video it is said that we can check our screen resolution by opening the site www.whatismyscreenresolution.com .While you get into that site our screen resolution will be displayed in the screen. But the screen resolution can be checked easily by clicking the right button of the mouse in the desktop and then selecting the properties button. In the small window that appears click on the settings tab. In that window we can see...
How To: Beat level 1-11 of Angry Birds Halloween with three stars
Want to beat theme 1, level 11 of Rovio's Angry Birds Halloween for iPhone/Android with three stars? See how it's done with this gamer's guide, which presents a complete walkthrough of the process. With the right technique, you'll find it quite easy to beat. For more information, and to get started beating levels 1-11 of this whimsical puzzle game yourself, watch this helpful video guide.
How To: Use the push-button WiFi setup feature on a BlackBerry Pearl 3G phone
Learn how to use the push-button wireless network connection tool on a BlackBerry Pearl 3G. This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're the proud owner of a BlackBerry smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to be well served by this video guide. For detailed information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Exclusive Samsung Milk Video App Is Here for Galaxy Devices
As competition for Spotify and Pandora, Samsung released Milk Music earlier in 2014, a free music streaming service for their Android devices. While Milk was unique to Galaxy owners only, it was popular enough that we showed you ways to get it on non-Galaxy devices as well.
How To: Set up a new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone
Need some help figuring out how to set up and configure your BlackBerry Torch 9800 cell phone? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know. Whether you're the proud owner of a BlackBerry smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to be well served by this official video guide from the folks at Blackberry. For detailed information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
News: See What's Inside the HoloLens Development Edition
Microsoft began shipping the Development Edition of its much-anticipated HoloLens—the world's first untethered holographic computer—back in March. As the name implies, it was only available to developers (we got ours near the end of April), but Microsoft has recently opened up the program to anyone who wants one—not just developers.
News: OnePlus 5 Looks to Have a Rear Fingerprint Sensor
If OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei was trying to be slick about using the new OnePlus 5 phone — especially before its speculated summer release — well, he didn't do that great a job of hiding it from us.
How To: Root an HTC Evo in under five minutes with unrEVOked
With unrEVOked, it's now easier than ever to root your HTC Evo mobile phone. So easy, in fact, that this hacker's how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just four minutes.
How To: Convert Almost Any File Type Straight to Your Cloud Account
Converting files from one format to another can be a pain. Sometimes you have to download software that you'll only end up using once. Other times you have to use a shady third-party conversion site that's riddled with ads. Not to mention that after a while, unless you're extremely organized, your converted files will be scattered all across your hard drive.
News: How to Hail a Ride in Uber's Official Windows 10 App
Windows 10 universal apps are actually pretty awesome—regardless of if you're using a desktop, laptop, tablet, or convertible, the same app automatically scales up or down to suit your device. Definitely cool, but the Windows Store is pretty bare-bones as it stands, so the downside is that you can't always find a good universal app for every purpose.
News: Deleting Stock Apps on iOS 10 Doesn't Actually Remove Them — Here's Proof
One of the best new features in iOS 10 is the ability to delete all of those stock bloatware apps that you never use. Instead of hiding them in a folder somewhere to get them out of your way, you can finally remove them—or at least, that's what we wanted to believe.
How To: Make a side menu bar for your website
In this video the author gives an HTML Website Design tutorial showing how to make a side menu bar. He goes on to show how to write the HTML page, explaining about the different HTML tags like <html>, <head>, <title>, <table> etc., He shows how to set page color and add styling to the page. He shows how to align the page elements and does the font settings. He goes on and makes a HTML table. Next he shows how to make a menu bar using the table element and shows how to do the various settings ...
News: Apple Releases iOS 14.6 Public Beta 2 for iPhone
Apple seeded public testers the second iOS 14.6 beta today, Friday, April 30. The update (build number 18F5055b) comes three hours after Apple released the second 14.6 developer beta, four days after the launch of iOS 14.5, which introduced over 60 new features and changes to iPhone, and eight days after the first 14.6 beta hit developers' iPhones.
News: Your Reading Experience Is About to Change Thanks to Augmented Reality
If you're someone who loves to read, you've probably read a book that made you want to hop into the story and live in the world that wasn't your own. Reading has a way of letting us escape into other worlds and experience things that we normally wouldn't be able to. Augmented reality is similar in that way. Which is why it makes sense that the two would be combined to create an incredible, immersive new way of reading.
News: Google Trips Is Like Yelp, TripAdvisor, & Your Itinerary All Rolled into One (Download Inside)
According to sources, Google has been working on a travel app for some time, and now it has a name: Google Trips. Google Trips aims to be the all-in-one place to go for travel information about your trip. It hasn't been officially announced, but from the leaks that have come out so far, think of it like Yelp, TripAdvisor, and your itinerary in one.
News: Through the Magic Leap Looking Glass, First Look at What AR Looks Like on the Magic Leap One
We've spent years waiting to see what all the secretive fuss was about, and now that the device is in our hands, we can finally begin showing you images of what the Magic Leap One experience looks like.
How To: Pre-Register for a Plex Account Through the New Google Pay App
Not only has Google released a completely new Google Pay app for US users on both iPhone and Android, but the've also minted a new mobile banking service. Called Plex, it provides online bank accounts at one of 11 partner banks and credit unions, with no minimum balance requirements, overdraft charges, or monthly fees.
News: Apple's iOS 13.4 Release Has New Memoji Stickers, Updated Mail Toolbar, CarKey API & More
Apple hasn't released a major iOS 13 update in 15 weeks. Sure, iOS 13.3.1's release was eight weeks ago, but that minor update only included bug fixes, lacking any significant new features and changes. If you've been waiting for Apple to add some excitement to your iPhone, you're in for a treat, as Apple just released on March 24.
News: Flagship Performance at Midrange Prices — Qualcomm Announces the Snapdragon 710
There's always been a clear divide between flagship and midrange phones. Flagships will run you at least $700, while midrange typically falls between $250 and $550. The main difference is the processor, with midrange phones sporting a 600-series Snapdragon and flagships rocking the 800-series. Now, Qualcomm may have just created another smartphone tier with their newly-unveiled 700-series chip.
News: Apple Just Released iOS 12.2 Public Beta 2, Includes Four New Animoji
Seven days ago, Apple released the first public beta for iOS 12.2. Now, public testers have access to the latest beta update since Apple released 12.2 public beta 2 on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The company released the developer beta one day earlier, which includes bug fixes, new Animoji, and more.
How To: Make a pair of noise-canceling headphones for twenty bucks
In this video tutorial, we learn how to build a high-quality pair of isolation headphones for just twenty dollars. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own noise-canceling headphones, watch this how-to from the folks at CNET.
How To: Make a phone call on a Samsung Instinct cell phone
Maybe you've never seen a mobile phone before, or the touch screen on the Samsung Instinct is freaking you out. Whatever the reason that you're finding yourself unable to even make a simple call, this how-to video has got you covered. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to dial a phone call on a Samsung Instinct. Make a phone call on a Samsung Instinct cell phone.
How To: Bring Back Full-Page Siri in iOS 14 So You're Not Distracted by Any Apps Underneath
Full-page interfaces are so iOS 13. With Apple's iOS 14, alerts such incoming phone and FaceTime calls now appear as small banners instead. The same goes for Siri. Instead of using your iPhone's full display, Siri now exists in an unobtrusive overlay. But if you miss the focus that full-screen Siri used to bring, you're in luck because the feature still exists — it's just hidden.