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How To: Google Search Tips and Tricks Part 1
This video will guide you 5 useful tricks and tips for Google search engine. These tips include search operators, search in a single site, get definition, calculation and currency conversion, fast essential information etc. So please watch the video and follow all the steps to employ in your machine.
Apple AR: You'll Never Have Trouble with Hard-to-Locate Groceries Again
We've all been there. Lost in the supermarket for what feels like hours trying to figure out where the hell the macaroni and cheese is and why it isn't with the rest of the pasta items. The labels at the top of the aisles aren't always helpful or accurate, and items often get misplaced or lost in the masses of food on each shelf. Thankfully, the augmented reality gods have answered our prayers as a new demo shows the future of finding the items you need using Apple's ARKit.
Market Reality: Magic Leap App Makes Waves, Norm Glasses Push Smartglass Future, & Facebook's Mind-Powered Controllers
When it comes to the business of augmented reality, companies that aren't already introducing new products or apps are focused on producing the AR technology of the future. But in the realm of real products and apps, Magic Leap continues to show off what its headset can do, this time via a new app that transports users to the ocean's depths.
How To: Yes, Yosemite Is Tracking You, But You Don't Need to Freak Out
One of the biggest improvements in Mac OS X Yosemite came to the Spotlight search feature, allowing users to not only search through their applications, but also their emails, text messages, iCloud, and the web.
How To: Find free Mp3s on the Internet
This video shows different ways to save music from websites including using Google search and recording songs from websites using free software.
How To: Play music on your iPhone or iTouch
This short video demonstrates how you can play music on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Open the music bar on your phone. It is usually in the bottom left corner of the screen. The list of songs available appears on the screen. Scroll through it to select a song. If you flip the mobile phone in a horizontal position icons of the song albums can be seen and you can select a song from there. You can also select the option of albums or artists, depending on how you prefer to find the song you wish to...
How To: Control Apps & System Functions on Your Mac Using Your Samsung Galaxy S3
I still remember when I had to get up from my comfy spot on the couch to change the channel on my old television. So for me, the remote control may be one of the most underrated inventions of the last century. These days, remotes take on all sorts of shapes, not just the typical brick, but also in the form of watches and cell phones.
How To: Beat level 3-6 of Plants vs Zombies HD for the iPad
Need help figuring out how to beat level 3-6 of PopCap Games' Plants vs. Zombies for the iPad? See how it's done with this gamer's guide, which presents a complete walkthrough of the process. With the right technique, the level is easy to beat. For more information, and to win stage 3-6 of this whimsical tower defense game yourself, watch this helpful video guide.
How To: Search the iOS App Store More Efficiently with uQuery
If you have an iOS device, chances are you've spent a decent amount of time in the App Store—without at least a few apps, smartphones are pretty boring. There's an app to do just about anything you could ask for, but the problem is finding them. Searching the App Store sucks.
How To: Use Google Chrome as a notepad with Chromepad
This handy download is great if you need to take a quick note but do not want to waste time loading a separate application/program. All you have to do is download Chromepad; it is an extension for Google Chrome that will let you take notes without minimizing your window.
News: USA Today Turns to Augmented Reality to Tell the Story of Corruption in Chicago
To punch up the launch of its new podcast, USA Today has created an augmented reality experience to introduce listeners to the story of corruption in Chicago.
How To: Root a Motorola Milestone Google Android smartphone
Unlock your Motorola Milestone Google Android's hidden potential by rooting it! Rooting your phone will enable you to do fun, against-the-rules things. Interested in running a custom ROM? It's easy. Want to turn your Milestone into a wireless hotspot with free WiFi tethering? Go ahead.
How To: Take a screenshot on an iPhone
This video demonstrates an Easter egg on the iPhone that enables you to take a screenshot of the iPhone. First, navigate to the website or menu page that you need to capture as a screenshot and capture the screenshot by pressing the buttons as shown in the video. That is it, the captured screenshots can be found in your camera roll. Make sure to have your iPhone in the desired orientation before taking the screen-shot. This can be used for capturing web pages for future reference as well.
News: Insomniac Games Unveils Seedling Experience for Magic Leap One
The game wizards at Insomniac take pride in diving deep when it comes to world-building, and the same is true for the studio's latest title for Magic Leap One called Seedling.
News: Apple Makes iPhone 13 a Serious Filmmaking Device with Cinematic Mode, ProRes Support for Pro Models
After the dust settled from Apple's annual iPhone event, there's not a lot to get hyped up about the iPhone 13 lineup, particularly if you upgraded your smartphone last year.
News: Crowdfunding Campaign Capitalizes on '90s Nostalgia with POGs Augmented Reality App
If you have a substantial collection of POGs, the disc-collecting game from the 1990s, squirreled away in your basement, then a new augmented reality app may give you a reason to dig them up.
News: Alexa Voice Control Coming to iPhones Soon
If you're anything like most iPhone users, then you've probably grown tired of Siri's antics by now. She frequently has trouble with even the most basic of questions, and severely lags behind Google Assistant with regards to usability. Unfortunately, Google Assistant for iPhones has been less than ideal.
How To: Watch the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX Commercials Online Right Now
Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner. With 111.5 million viewers tuning in last year (112.6 if you count streaming), which broke another record that it previously set for the most-watched television event in U.S. history, it's safe to say that most of us will be watching Super Bowl XLIX on February 1st, 2015, whether via TV, web, or mobile.
How To: Use multiple accounts with Microsoft Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Mail makes it easy to manage multiple email accounts. The accounts are laid out on the main screen and are easy to access, making Windows Live Mail a convenient email client. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using multiple email accounts with Windows Live Mail yourself, watch this helpful video guide from the folks at Butterscotch.
Market Reality: While Apple & Vuzix Bet on AR, Game Developers Are Less Enthusiastic
This week, saw two companies leaning on AR to prop up their financial futures. On one hand, Apple made quite a bit of AR-related news ahead of its quarterly earnings report next week. On the other hand, Vuzix launched a pre-order program for its Blade smartglasses and closed the largest financing deal in the company's history to fuel its ongoing headset production.
How To: Personalize the contacts bar on a Nokia C5 mobile phone
Learn how to make contacts that include a photo in the contact information displayed on the home screen. Also learn how to add a web feed to contact information and how to remove a contact from the home screen. The C5 is the first offering in Nokia's new "C" series of mobile phones. It runs on Nokia's Symbian OS and features a 2.2-inch screen and 3.2-megapixel camera. Want more? Search WonderHowTo's sizable collection of C5 video tutorials.
News: Get into Concerts with Ultrasonic Sounds from Your Smartphone, No Ticket Necessary
Imagine walking up to enter a live event — but instead of pulling out a physical or mobile ticket to get admitted — you pull out your smartphone which lets out an ultrasonic sound tailored for you that lets you into the event.
How To: Turn on automatic software updates on a Nokia N97 smartphone
Want to keep your N97 up to date? It's as easy as enabling automatic software updates. This clip will teach you everything you need to know. For all of the details, including complete, step-by-step instructions, watch this N97 owner's guide!
How To: Start a Fire
This is for those people that want to create a fire in a camping situation, survival situation, flare type alert to other that you are lost, or simply for entertainment.
How To: Use voice search & speech recognition on an HTC 7 Trophy WP7 smartphone
Like its Google-branded Android counterparts, the HTC 7 Trophy Windows Phone 7 smartphone supports voice searching and speech recognition. Interested in using voice searching on your own HTC WP7 smartphone? This HTC 7 Trophy owner's guide will walk you through the entire process.
How To: Make photo etched parts
How to make your own thin metal parts, photo etched parts, SMD stencil.
How To: Sign up for an account on YouTube
YouTube is the latest craze to hit the web, allowing users to upload and distribute their own videos. YouTube now boasts more than 100 Million Video Views per day.
News: iPhone 8's 3D Camera More Than a Rumor, Thanks to an Analysis from Morgan Stanley
The rumor that the iPhone 8 will ship with 3D camera system is not a new one, but a new analysis by Morgan Stanley's Charlie Chan lends credibility to the speculation. Now, it appears more likely than ever that Apple's next iPhone will ship with 3D capabilities, increasing potential for AR and VR integration in the future.
News: Puppetoon Promises to Give Your iPhone the Freedom to Create Augmented Reality Animations
Current-generation mobile augmented reality apps offer users numerous opportunities to punch up photos and videos with 3D content, but there's surprisingly few options for users to express themselves using virtual characters.
News: Sony Brings Android N to Xperia Z3 Phones—Will Other Manufacturers Follow?
It's been known for a while that Google was opening up their Android N preview to OEMs, but we didn't think any manufacturers would actually take advantage. Well, we were wrong. Sony had just announced that Xperia Z3 owners will be able to install and run the N preview build. This is the first time a major manufacturer has offered Android previews on their phones. The preview build is only available for Xperia Z3's international models (D6603 and D6653), so those of you with T-Mobile's US var...
News: Is HP touchpad 64GB a possible rival to iPad 2?
The HP Touchpad 64 GB is out in action with a robust processor and additional applications in the market. Using the best technology on earth, it is looking forward to give a tough fight to the Apple’s iPad 2. The 64 GB HP TouchPad sound more promising to its predecessors. The experts feel that the two device, HP TouchPad 64 and Apple’s iPad-2 is more or less the same. Let’s have a glance over the device by discussing the various features it encompasses.
MEET THE iPAD: Get All Your Latest Apple iPad News Now
The Apple iPad hits the streets today and fans have been lining up to purchase the much hyped product since last night (and for some, even earlier - see 5th video below).
How To: Make your iPhone or iPod Touch more secure
This quick tutorial runs you through a fast and easy way to make your iPhone or iPod Touch more secure. However the best security is abstinence. Just don't run the programs that leave your devices vulnerable unless you need them.
News: Small Bristlebot-Never Need Batteries!
This bristlebot will run without batteries. It works with super capacitor that you charge with your power supply for about 1 minute and the bot will run 2-3minutes.
How To: Use Google sites to create & manage secure group sites
Google Sites makes it easy for anyone to create and manage simple, secure group websites. You can create and publish new pages with the click of a button, edit web pages like documents, and move content and pages around as you please. Information is stored securely online, and you decide who can edit or view the site. Google Sites is powerful enough for a company intranet, yet simple enough for a family website.
News: Google & Actress Tilda Swinton Help CERN Tell the Story of the Big Bang in Augmented Reality
Every now and then, Hollywood has a moment where two (or more) movies arrive at around the same time, most recently with the release of dueling Fyre Festival documentaries.
News: David Bowie's Legacy Lives On in Forthcoming Augmented Reality App
Famed singer-songwriter David Bowie will return to the real world as part of an augmented reality app launching on Jan. 8, 2019, which would have been his 72nd birthday.
News: Google Launches Public Beta of 'Files Go' After New File Management App Leaks Online
There may be many third-party file managers for Android to choose from, but until now, Google offered no proprietary option. Enter 'Files Go,' which, while initially anticipated for December, is now available for you to try.
How To: Use a Mac computer and Pwnagetool to jailbreak an Apple TV
Apple TV, like most Apple products, places a lot of restrictions on users in the name of ease-of-use and control. If you want to assert your power and remove those restrictions, jailbreaking is your best option. This video will show you how to use a Mac and Pwnagetool to jailbreak your Apple TV and start using it the way you want to, not the way Apple wants you to.
How To: Stop unwanted Facebook notification emails from invading your inbox
If you use Facebook more than you probably should, then you may have noticed all of those emails they send you. You'll get one when somebody comments on your wall, when someone comments on a comment you wrote on somebody else's comment, when somebody comments on a photo someone else tagged you in, when some… well, you get the idea… a LOT of freaking emails!