After Apple's recent fiasco, it's now common knowledge that smartphone batteries degrade over time. But aside from causing terrible battery life, a degraded battery can also trick your phone's software into thinking the device has more juice left than it actually does.
Deep down inside, Android is really just a fork of Linux, the popular open source desktop OS. You can see traces of its roots everywhere, and this lineage still holds a certain appeal with many Android fans. If you're in that boat, you'll love the newest notes app we just found.
An older man dies of Zika. A younger man who cares for him catches Zika — but doctors cannot pinpoint how the disease was transmitted. While proximity to the patient is sufficient explanation for the rest of us, for microbe hunters, it is a medical mystery. Why? Zika is not known to transmit from person-to-person casually.
There's now more reasons to make sick workers stay home—a new game theory study suggests adequate hand washing and other illness-aversion tactics aren't as useful as we thought to keep you from getting infected when a virus or bacteria is circulating.
There's a feature in Google's Photos app for Android, iOS, and the web that lets you create shared albums with your friends and family. It's really a useful feature that makes it fun and easy to collaborate on an album with a person or persons of your choosing.
This Video will Show you how to Prepare Yarn before you do your Yarn Wraps, Braids, Faux Locs....etc
Popular photo-sharing service Snapchat has released a major update to both its Android and iOS applications today, bringing secretive chat messaging and live video chatting.
In this origami guide, you will learn how to fold a Creeper from just two sheets of paper. This model is easy and can be done in only ten minutes! This is what the origami Creeper looks like.
Like in the original Black Ops, there are a bunch of funny and cool Easter eggs built into Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Most have been discovered, like the Atari arcade invincibility on Nuketown 2025, but perhaps you didn't know about Thor's hammer?
Haven't found all of the hidden Easter eggs in Call of Duty: Blacks Op 2 yet? Then the one you're probably missing is this one in Zombie mode, which is a pretty cool shout to Skrillex, whose music seems to fit in quite well with all of those zombies running around.
When the new iOS 6 came out a few months ago, I was pumped because I finally would get Siri on my iPhone 4. Having the automated voice assistant readily available on my phone would be cool, even if I probably wouldn't use it all that much.
Are you interested in beginning research of your family's history? I began this journey about 3 or 4 years ago and here is what I found. I've done almost ALL of my research online, and gotten farther, faster and more comprehensively than anyone else who has researched my family the old fashioned ways. This is the kind of thing that technology is made for. Here's how to use it.
Since the dawn of Minecraft, Minecraft playing gamers have dreamed of flying through the skies. Now, the dream has come true. Watch this video to learn how to build a TNT powered person launching cannon. Strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.
Having a hard time expressing your feelings to someone you've got a crush on? Check out this video to get some sound advice on how to carry yourself around your crush so that you can develop a healthy, positive relationship.
What's the point of being the only person in your Minecraft world? Start playing with your friends by making a Minecraft SMP server so that you and your friends can all connect and play Minecraft multiplayer beta together. Happy crafting!
Get to know Microsoft Windows Server 2008 a little better by spending some quality time with this video. Learn about the start of authority tab in DNS, which includes a number of features, including serial numbers, time to live, responsible person, retry interval and others.
Split ends suck. And while paying a visit to your hairstylist every two months or so helps to get rid of most of them, regular styling and wear and tear will cause split ends on even girls with the strongest hair.
Want to have the ladies come to YOU in the club, rather than waiting around staring at them creepily and coming in from behind hoping to get some action? Then boy, you need to learn some dance moves.
More and more people are finding love in people they met on the internet, but meeting someone you know online for the first time in person can be stressful and even dangerous. Watch this video for tips on planning a fun, safe first date with someone you've met online.
Letters of recommendation are vital parts of many high-level recruitment processes, be they for school, work, or honors. Getting the right people to right them for you the right way is vital, and this video will give you tips on how to do just that.
In this video, try a new hairstyle with this twist and braid method. Akiyia shows you how to get this unusual and stunning look with the simple twist and braid method. Be warned, if you or the person you're working on has thinning hair, you may want to start with braiding first.
This is a useful drawing tutorial, but also a good lesson on perspective. Whether you want to improve your skills as a sketch artist or are looking for a few good ideas, this tutorial shows you how to draw someone running directly at you.
In need of a little help? In this clip, you'll learn how to defeat the San Francisco - Tactical Command & Moon Pool Room levels of Resistance 2 for the Sony PS3, the sequel to the popular sci-fi first-person shoot-em-'up Resistance: Fall of Man. For all of the details, and to get started dominating this level yourself, watch this video walkthrough.
Love the idea of a superhero MMO, but prefer the feel and controls of a first person shooter? You can actually set up your controls and targeting system in the game to make the interface behave more like your favorite FPS!
In this medical-minded video tutorial from ICYou, one cardiologist gives his opinion on when someone with chest problems may want to consider angiolasty. For all of the details, and to tell if angioplasty is right for your or the person you love, take a look.
What is gastroenterology and when would a person need to see a gastroenterologist? This health-minded video tutorial from ICYou seeks to answer just that. For more information, and to figure out whether you yourself should see a gastroenterologist take a look.
Knowing how to spot a fracture is vital as, in the right situations, it can prevent further unnecessary injury. In this video, learn the signs of a bone fracture. Dr. David Geier covers symptoms an injured person may experience as well as treatment options.
Celiac disease is a digestive disease in which the affected person cannot tolerate gluten. Gluten is a protein that is found in foods like wheat, rye and barley. In this health-minded how-to, you'll learn how to diagnose and treat the various symptoms of Celiac disease. For more information, and to learn about treatment options, take a look.
Have you always wanted a dog, but your parents won't let you get one? This video will teach you how to convince you parents to let you finally adopt the dog that you've always wanted, and actually develop as a person in the process.
Chocolate ice cream is one of the most delicious and decadent things a person can eat. Usually you buy it in a tub, but it's really not too hard to make at home and this video will show you how to do it.
For some reason these days, it seems like all the young people want to date old people and vice versa. If you find yourself on the young side of that equation, watch this video for some novel tips on convincing your parents to let you date an older man or woman.
Military service records can teach you a lot about a person. If you want to see the service records of a friend or family member to prove their service or simply research your past, watch this video to learn how you can.
A great singing voice is one of the greatest natural gifts a person can have. Voices change though, and if you want to keep your golden pipes shiny your have to take care of your vocal chords. Watch this video to find out how.
Wondering if your friends are close by? Where the person who stole your phone went? Or maybe you're just a nasty stalker!? (I keed, I keed!) There are ways of tracking a cellphone using certain services. In this video you will get tips and suggestions for programs that you can use to track someone elses cellphone or your own!
Freestyle rapping is one of the most impressive feats of verbal acuity that a person can perform. If you want to get into the rap game or just like rapping with friends or to pass the time (it's great for waiting for things) watch this video for tips on how to flow better and never get caught without a rhyme.
Sure you can go out and buy that expensive gift for the person on your Christmas list, but wouldn't it be even better if you could make your own gifts? In this video you will get some great gift ideas, as well as how to make them, for that special someone on your gift list this year for Christmas!
Regardless of the time of year, well, mostly regardless of the time of year anyways, sitting next to an open fire at night, cuddling with the person you care about while the smells of roasting chestnuts over the open fire fill your senses, nothing could be better. If you've always wanted to know how to actually roast the chestnuts themselves, check out this awesome video. You will learn what you will need to cook them as well as preparing the nuts for the roasting.
In this clip, you'll learn how to set up two-person chatting with Visual Basic 6. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular event-driven program language & IDE or a seasoned developer merely looking to improve your chops, you're sure to find benefit in this free Visual Basic programming lesson. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
There's nothing quite like drawing a venemous villian trying to throw a bomb at you to awaken your senses and get your fingers flexible for the drawing-filled day ahead.
