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News: One Step Closer to the Mainstream: Delphi and Transdev to Develop Driverless Cars
Delphi Automotive PLC has announced it is partnering with Transdev Group to develop on-demand driverless transportation systems, a deal that shows promise for autonomous development on a global scale.
News: HoloLens Demo Lets Airline Staff View Passenger Emotional State & Flight Details
The list of HoloLens applications continues to grow as more companies discover ways to enhance their operations using augmented reality. Air New Zealand is the latest to show interest in the technology, demonstrating their vision for AR in a new concept video.
News: Porsche Is the One to Watch in the Driverless Race Says Industry Expert
An expert in the driverless market has earmarked Porsche as the company to watch in the automated car race.
News: Showtime Will Now Let You Download TV Shows & Movies for Offline Viewing
Have you ever wanted to catch up on Homeland or Shameless, but are out and about and don't want to use up your data? Those problems are for days of old now, as Showtime has announced their mobile app will allow titles to be downloaded and viewed without an internet connection.
News: Bosch Wants to Speed Up AR Adoption in the Auto Industry
While there are many uses for augmented reality in the automotive industry, adoption has been slow. With the plethora of makes and models on the road today and rolling off assembly lines tomorrow, developing and deploying knowledge bases that utilize augmented reality to dealerships and garages can be costly and difficult to scale.
How To: Track Lyft & Uber at the Same Time to Avoid Surge Pricing & Select Faster Rides
With the exception of New York, D.C., and maybe San Francisco, public transportation in the United States is downright abysmal. Like it or not, you need a car to get around. This is why Uber and Lyft have seen so much success in recent years. Both ride-sharing services get you from point A to point B in an efficient manner, and they do it without costing an arm and a leg. Well, in most cases.
News: Big Changes in Apple Music Will Fix Some Annoyances (But Not All)
Apple is planning to completely overhaul its Apple Music streaming service this summer, and is expected to unveil the changes at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, according to reports from Bloomberg and 9to5Mac.
How To: Unblock American Hulu, Netflix, & More on Chromecast in Other Countries
If you're a U.S. expat living, traveling, or studying abroad, or just someone who typically uses virtual private networks (VPNs) in order to access the North American video libraries of services like Hulu or Netflix, you were probably surprised to see that these video streaming services don't work on your Chromecast or Chromecast 2.
How To: 15 Million T-Mobile Customers Hacked—Here's How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
T-Mobile's credit-checking system was recently hacked, and this one is about as bad as it gets. The names of 15 million customers, their date of birth and social security number, as well as driver's license numbers and additional information was illegally accessed, meaning the potential for identity theft here is huge.
How To: Supercharge Google Drive with These 5 Chrome Extensions
Being an Google fanboy means that I pretty much use anything with the company puts out, so it's no surprise that out of all the cloud services out there, I stick with Google Drive. But, this is way more than just some blind allegiance.
How To: Order Food Directly from Google Search on Android & iOS
Google constantly adds useful little features to stay on top of the search engine heap. Recently, we've seen them add "Find my phone" functionality, as well as the ability to set alarms and send directions to your Android phone or tablet.
How To: Get LED Color Effects for Music Playing on Your Android
We previously showed you how to make your Android's LED notification light dance to music, but the app itself was limited in customization options, the devices it worked on, and the music apps and services it worked with. Now we'll be showing you a similar app that supports more music services and lets you select which colors will display through the LED.
News: HBO NOW Cable-Free Streaming Available for $14.99/Month—Just in Time for Game of Thrones
It's been a long time coming, but HBO will finally be releasing their cable-free streaming service next month in the U.S., over two years after they had released similar standalone subscriptions in countries such as Norway.
How To: Automatically Refresh Your Google+ Feed on Android
Google+ doesn't have quite the user base of Facebook or Twitter, but for Android enthusiasts, it's definitely the place to be. All of the major developers—such as Chainfire and Koush—make their social media home on Google+, and the Android app sports one of the nicest interfaces of any comparable platform, chock-full of Google's Material Design.
How To: Create One Inbox for All Your Instant Messaging Apps on Android
Your favorite instant messaging service might not be your friend's preferred choice of communicating, and your sibling might prefer yet another. So when they send you messages via different apps, it's like having one address but multiple mailboxes on a single porch.
How To: Keep Comcast from Using Your Router as a Wi-Fi Hotspot
In a era where cyber security is becoming increasingly important, Comcast has decided to use its customers' routers to provide hotspot access to the public. A new program, outlined by Dwight Silverman over on the Houston Chronicle website, seeks to provide Xfinity customers with city-wide Wi-Fi hotspots by using, well...other customers' wireless routers.
How To: Watch Any Movie or TV Show & Stream It with Chromecast
The list of streaming services is pretty vast, from HBO GO to Hulu to Netflix, these subscription-based services have never been so popular, and have never been easier to watch now that they have Chromecast support.
How To: Network Unlock Your Samsung Galaxy S3 to Use with Another GSM Carrier
Why unlock your Samsung Galaxy S3 to use with a different SIM card? One possible reason is that you love your phone, but not your cellular provider because of the poor service or an unreliable connection. If you purchased a Samsung GS3 with AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. on a contract, it might be locked for a specific amount of time called the contract period.
How To: Stop Your Battery from Draining After Updating to iOS 7 (iPad, iPhone, & iPod touch)
Now that iOS 7 has rolled out to the general public, with an overwhelming fit of mass hysteria, it's only custom for people to start bitching about battery drain—and I don't blame them. I was experiencing some rapid battery drain after first updating my iPhone 5, as well.
How To: Tame the Clutter on Your Nexus 7 Tablet & Effortlessly Manage Your Files—Even Cloud Storage
If you're always on the go, the Nexus 7 is a godsend for having everything you need at the tip of your fingers—music, videos, text documents, photos, and more. Unfortunately, as good as that is, it also means one hell of a messy tablet.
How To: Ship Internationally with UPS
UPS gives you all the tools you need to take away the complications and confusion of international shipping. UPS provides simple, step-by-step online instructions and helps guide you through the required documentation to reduce the likelihood of customs delays.
How To: Monitor Changes in Your Favorite Website's Terms of Service with Docracy's TOS Tracker
Every so often, a big site will make a change to its terms of service that's not so great for its users—without even informing them—and they (understandably) get really pissed off. Recent examples are Facebook's and Instagram's changes, which resulted in user backlash.
How To: Opt Out of Instagram's Arbitration Clause in the Terms of Use in Case of Class Action Lawsuit
Instagram's controversial terms of service update this past month has spurred an onslaught of dismay and anger from users of the popular photo-sharing social network. The specific set of the new terms that set off this firestorm basically said that businesses could use your uploaded photos for advertisement, without you receiving any of the profit.
How To: Don't Trust Cloud Security? Here's a Safer Local Alternative to Dropbox
Having all of your stuff in the cloud is super convenient if you want to access it on multiple devices, or if you want a backup in case it gets lost or wiped. The biggest downside with services like Dropbox, though, is security. With everything sitting there in one place, the last thing you want is for someone to break in.
How To: Pay Off Your Car in Half the Time by Renting It Out with OnStar
Most of the time, asking to borrow someone's car will elicit a really long string of excuses. But unlike letting your buddy use your car, which usually gets you nothing more than an empty tank, GM has found a way to make car sharing beneficial for everyone involved. If you're one of the 6 million people who have a GM vehicle that's connected to OnStar, you're in luck: according to an OnStar employee, you can make up to $1,000 a month just by letting other people rent out your car when you're ...
How To: Write a landing page that converts
Starting up a website can be daunting if you know nothing about web design or setup, but there are some tips to get the right people finding, looking, and returning to your site. A good landing page gives visitors exactly what they are looking for, and converts them from browsers to customers.
How To: Maximize the battery life of your Apple iPhone
Your iPhone may be great, but like any other mobile device, it might be wasting more battery power than it needs to. If you want to learn how to conserve your battery life, there's plenty of precautions you can perform. So what all can you do? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to maximize the battery life of your Apple iPhone. You can put it in standby mode, reduce screen brightness, and turn off Location Services when you're not using them.
How To: Sync Google apps with your Android cell phone
If you have any Google applications, like Gmail or Google Calendar, that you want to sync to your new Android enabled mobile phone, it's a simple task to complete. There's nothing hard about it, but if you think you need help, Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to sync Google apps with your Android cell phone.
How To: Apply for a NEXUS card to use in Canada and the United
Nexus is a pre-approved trusted traveler program that allows approved people expedited travel between Canada and the US. The card is available to US and Canadian citizens or permanent residents who travel by air or land between the two countries. Anyone traveling between the two countries must have their own Nexus card including babies. The Nexus card is considered a privilege by both the US and Canadian governments. You must have a clean record with both the Canadian Border Services and The ...
How To: Port scan with Nmap
Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source (license) utility for network exploration or security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they a...
How To: Stream PC games to Own3D.tv with XSplit Broadcaster
Own3D.tv is an online service that allows you to stream many different games and content from your computer game so that others can see you play. It is commonly used with PC games such as League of Legends and Starcraft 2. If you want to configure XSplit Broadcaster to stream to Own3D.tv, watch this guide on how to setup XSplit to stream to your channel.
How To: Listen to your favorite music by creating a station on Pandora
Pandora is a fantastic website that will let you listen to music for free. One of the greatest features of the music service is the ability to create your own station so you can listen to your favorite songs and even discover music you'll like. This segment will walk you through the process of creating a Pandora station.
How To: Configure the settings on an HP TouchPad tablet
The HP TouchPad is a webOS tablet capable of displaying media, browsing and connecting to the web, downloading and accessing apps, and more. This guide walks you through the process of configuring a number of settings on the device. Learn how to adjust the time, location services (GPS), screen lock, privacy features, and more.
How To: Share documents with Apple's iWork.com
If you're looking for another way to share documents, iWork.com provides an easy, cloud based way to share your thoughts and words. You can share your Pages, Numbers and Keynote documents using Apple's iWork.com service. Others can view your documents right in their browser, and make comments and notes if they are using Safari. You can even upload Keynote presentations and present right from the Safari.
How To: Understand AT&T Online Account Management
AT&T Online Account Management is full of usefull tools to manage your AT&T account. Whether you're dealing with your smartphone account, landline or any other AT&T product or service, this is a quick and easy way to dial it in so it works for you.
How To: Share really big files over the Internet with Drop.io
In this video tutorial, we learn how to share anything too big to send in an email attachment quickly and easily over the web with the Drop.io hosting service. For all the details, and detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Make phone calls to any number in the US or Canada for free using Gmail
Gmail has been the best free email client for a while, but now it's even better. It has added a Skype-like service by which you can call any number in the US or Canada from the US or Canada for free. This video will show you how fast and easy it is to use this new feature to cut down on your phone bill and stay connected.
How To: Install XAMPP, Wordpress, and MyBB on your computer
So you want to start your own website / blog / forum / web empire. Good, at least you aren't getting into financial services! This video will show you how to install three important programs that will help you get started: XAMPP, Wordpress, and MyBB. These programs will help you set up your web server, blog, and forum respectively, three important tool that you will need to use effectively to become a force on the web.
How To: Share huge files on the net for free
Looking for an easy way to share big files over the Internet without having to pay for the privilege? With the right Internet services, it's easy. This home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV presents an overview of a number of the better and most popular file sharing websites, some of which will permit you to upload files in excess of 1 GB. For more information, and to get started sharing your own big files over the web, watch this free video tutorial.