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News: The English Language Takes Another Hit with This New Social Network
If you ever wanted to communicate with friends without having to deal with those pesky essentials like words and phrases, have no fear, Emoj.li is here!
How To: Use Facebook to invite friends to an event
Interested in using Facebook as a platform to invite your friends to an upcoming event? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this video tutorial from Butterscotch can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in about a minute and a half. For detailed instructions, and to get started creating events on Facebook yourself, take a look.
How To: Use Google Maps Navigation on Motorola DROID
In this video, we learn how to use Google Maps Navigation on Motorola DROID. This is a voice-guided direction navigation system that comes already installed on your phone. When you begin, open up the program onto your phone and look through the features that show you what the keys look like. Now, once you get into your car you can set it up and start to speak to it. Tell the system to navigate somewhere, and after it loads it will point you to the correct spot you need to go in. It will allow...
News: Make a water gun alarm clock
Silly and gratuitous DIY comes to mind. But let's not overthink this Howcast video.
News: OnePlus 3 Leak Shows a Better Screen & NFC—But Smaller Battery
We've got some new information about the upcoming OnePlus 3, thanks once again to leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks). According to him, the phone will sport a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 820 SoC, 64 GB of internal storage, and a 16-megapixel rear camera. Also, for the first time, OnePlus's flagship line will include an NFC chip, so you'll finally be able to use digital wallet apps like Android Pay. One thing that won't be upgraded, however, is the battery. The OnePlus 3 will come wi...
How To: Use worklogs in Axosoft OnTime
Worklogs are the time sheets of OnTime. They help track the time your developers spend working on bugs and features, or the time that tech support staff work on incidents. There are several ways to interact with worklogs and this installment from Axosoft's own series of video tutorials on the OnTime Project Management Suite covers them in detail.
How To: Use Face Detection when taking pictures with an HTC Desire HD
Focus in on what matters with the Desire HD's Face Detection feature! Learn how with this quick, official guide from HTC.
How To: Collect your $100 iPhone credit from Apple
Early iPhone buyer? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to find out if you're eligible for a $100 Apple credit, and watch how easy it is to collect. This how-to video will help you get your $100 iPhone credit quickly if you are eligible.
How To: Save Your Memories Forever with This 15 TB Backup Storage
The memories on your devices are precious, even if you don't often get a chance to revisit them. The worst thing in the world is when something happens to your computer or phone, and you end up losing some of those memories because your files weren't backed up or your microSD wasn't fireproof.
How To: Prevent credit card fraud for online sales in your web store
One thing that irks everyone, customer and seller, is fraud. And if you have an e-store, you're unfortunately going to come across some credit card fraud. There are some ways for you to protect yourself, your company and your customers from credit card fraud, and Volusion has five tips for you. From picking the correct e-commerce provider for your store, watching up for unusual large orders, to how to be proactive and avoid any case of fraud.
How To: Use an RSS feed
You've probably seen that little bright orange "RSS" or XML square floating around on lots of websites and if you don't know what it is (or you do) and don't know how to use it, check out this video. Jimmy explains what RSS feeds are, how to subscribe to them and then how to read and use them.
How To: Unlike pages on Facebook
Liked out? It is possible to "Like" too much. If you've gone too far expressing your enthusiasm for Facebook fan pages, watch this video to learn how to delete, or unlike, Facebook pages. Manage your Facebook profile like a pro.
News: Huawei Gains Ground with High Sales of Mate 9
Huawei is the third biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world and continues to increase its market presence with each new device. The Mate 9, the company's latest high-end phablet, has been available for four months now and has sold five million units so far. This is 36% more than the Mate 8 sold four months after its premiere last year.
News: T-Mobile Announces Free Music Streaming, New "Test Drive" Program
T-Mobile continues to make waves in the U.S. wireless market behind CEO John Legere's UnCarrier program. At the latest installment in a series of industry-challenging announcements, Uncarrier 5.0 unveiled Test Drive. The new program is set to allow would-be customers to try out the "latest generation" iPhone for seven days on T-Mobile's network without any financial commitments.
How To: Clear history in Firefox
Managing your web browsing History in the web browser Firefox is easy. First, open Firefox, then select History tab on the top menu bar of the browser. You select to view your browsing history in several different ways. You can choose to view all past browsing history or you can choose to just view one of the last seven days. You can also chose to view it as a side bar or a separate window. To clear your web browsing History, you can chose to delete just one page of the browsing history or yo...
News: Xiaomi Might Make Its First Stop on US Shores with the Mi 8 Anniversary Edition
US customers might soon get access to their first Xiaomi smartphone. The fourth largest OEM has been eyeing a US launch for years, with rumors indicating a debut by Q1 2019. Now, it looks like the Mi 8 Anniversary Edition will be the first device.
How To: Get MMS working on firmware 3.1 for AT&T
Get MMS working on iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, MMS on 3.1 for AT&T. Step 1 : First of all, you have to update to 3.1.
News: Step Right Up, Your Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Is Now Ready to Go with Waze's New Order Ahead Option
Oh, Waze—you know, that Google-owned traffic navigation app that tempts drivers into stopping at local food joints like Dunkin' Donuts and Taco Bell? Well, now you can even order a large iced coffee through the app before you even arrive at a fast food hotspot.
How To: Use PayPal to buy and sell on eBay
New to eBay? Don't worry, setting up an account and buying and selling doesn't take that much effort at all. Everyone who has an Internet connection has at one point come across eBay, to find the perfect gift for their loved ones, to find the cheapest deals on plasma televisions and computers, or to get rid of their dusty, old record album collection in their web store.
How To: Upload images with the ImageBot Firefox add-on
If you're a Firefox user and frequently use free image hosting services à la ImageShack & Photobucket, then you've no reason not to check out the ImageBot Firefox extension, which does quite a lot to streamline the picture uploading process.
How To: Download university courses online - free
Learn how you can get free online education: see this must-have, massive list of resources.
How To: Remove context menus from Firefox
Learn how to make Firefox's interface more minimal by removing the help, view, bookmarks, history, edit, and file menu buttons.
How To: Upload an application to the Google Chrome Web Store
In this video guide, you'll learn how to upload a new app to the Google Chrome Web Store. Whether you're a budding developer or a seasoned pro merely looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're unlikely to find a better source than this official video guide from Google. Take a look.
How To: Use the hardware features on an HTC Desire HD Google Android smartphone
Learn everything you need to know to set up and get started using a HTC Desire HD Google Android smartphone. This video guide presents a general overview of the phone's hardware and software. For all of the details, and to get started using your own HTC Desire, watch this video guide.
How To: Use Google Website Optimizer to find unpopular pages on your website
In this clip, you'll learn how to use Google Website Optimizer to discover a losing page. Whether you're new to Google's Website Optimizer tool or are merely looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For the specifics, take a look.
How To: Use the Address Recognition feature on a BlackBerry Bold 9650 phone
Learn how to take advantage of the Address Recognition feature built into the BlackBerry Bold 9650 phone. 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.
News: Apple Reveals Dates for Online-Only WWDC Event
Even as the world continues to grapple with the pandemic, the tech industry continues to chug along, with some looking for ways to present new products, and in some cases continue major conferences that reveal the latest in augmented reality developments.
How To: Backup a MySQL database with DreamCoder
If you're new to DreamCoder for MySQL, one of the very first things you may want to do is know how to backup a given MySQL database. Happily, this tutorial will walk you, step by step, through the backup process. Take a look!
How To: Transfer a call from your cell phone to Gmail with Google Voice
In this clip, you'll learn how to a transfer a call from your mobile phone to your Google Gmail inbox using Google Voice. For more information, including a complete demonstration, and detailed, step-by-step instructions, as well as to get started using this trick yourself, take a look.
News: Welcome to NextReality
The reality of tomorrow will not be static. We're here to bring you a daily look into the cutting edge innovations poised to merge the impossible worlds of our imagination with real life. We're NextReality.
How To: Install Continuum v5 rom on a Samsung Captivate
If you want to flash the Continuum v5 ROM on your Samsung Captivate, make sure to watch this video first. You'll learn how to
How To: Use the Smart Dial feature on an HTC Desire HD Google Android smartphone
The Desire 7's Smart Dial autocomplete tool makes dialing numbers a snap. Learn how to use it with this quick, official guide from HTC.
How To: Set up your email in Outlook Express IMAP
In order to set up your email in Outlook Express IMAP, you will need open Outlook. In accounts, enter your user name in the box above: "for example John Smith". Switch the incoming mail server to IMAP. Fill in your server and outgoing mail SMTP.
News: Facebook Develops AI That Can Copy Typefaces & Edit Text in AR
For awhile now, Google has offered the ability to translate text through smartphone cameras via Google Translate and Google Lens, with Apple bringing similar technology to iPhones via Live Text.
How To: Prevent "Friend Check-Ins" when using Facebook
Underwhelmed by Facebook's new Places geo-tracking feature? Disable it. It's easy. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to deal with the Places feature, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Use Bing Local Search on an HTC 7 Trophy Windows Phone 7 smartphone
One of the upsides to having a Windows-branded phone is that, if you're Google averse, it's a piece of cake to access Microsoft's official internet search engine, Bing. In this clip, you'll learn how to use Bing Local Search on your HTC 7 Trophy WP7 cell phone.
How To: Easily delete and manage your browsing history on IE 7
Sometimes, there are certain sites that people may not be so proud of. So what's the best option? Deleting the history of course! In this helpful computer tutorial, you will find out how to delete the browsing history in Internet Explorer 7. Each web browser have different rules, so this tutorial will not work for other programs like Firefox. So sit back, pay attention, and enjoy!
News: Apple Has Secured Micro OLED Supply Partner for Future AR Devices, Says Report
Like the layers of an onion, 2021 continues to peel back new hints of Apple's kinda-secretive augmented reality device development.
News: Magic Leap Launches Video Interview Series & Unpacks More Technical Sessions from L.E.A.P. Con
On Wednesday, in addition to uploading another batch of videos from its L.E.A.P. conference to its YouTube channel, Magic Leap also launched a new video series for developers called Spacebar.
News: On the Fence About Something? Anonymously AskInternets for the Answer
There will always be a time when you're not entirely sure what you're doing with a certain subject. But the days of weighing the pros and cons yourself are coming to an end. Whether it's a common quandary like "Where should we eat?", or a more specific question along the lines of "Should I buy this shirt or not?", you can now simply AskInternets.