News: Vodafone Set to Become India's Biggest Mobile Contender
Vodafone India has merged with telecom company Idea Cellular to become India's largest mobile player this week.
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News: Samsung Announces They're Entering the AR Field
This week, Dr. Sung-Hoon Hong, Vice President of Samsung Electronics, announced at the Virtual Reality Summit in San Diego that not only does Samsung have a new virtual reality headset coming, but that Samsung intends to enter the field of augmented reality, too. In fact, Hong talked very little about virtual reality and instead spoke at length about Samsung's move into augmented reality.
How To: Get 'Night Light' & 'Moves' to Turn Your Nexus 6P into a Pixel
Now that Android 7.1.1 has been released, several features that were previously exclusive to Google's new Pixel phones are now available on the Nexus 6P. However, Google seems to be holding back on the Pixel's best features, as things like the "Night Light" red screen filter, "Moves" gestures, Google Assistant, blue accent color, and the new solid navigation buttons are still only officially available on the Pixel.
News: MIT's Remote Touch Interface Lets You Pick Up & Move Objects Through the Internet
We can't be in two places at once, but with virtual touch interfaces we can theoretically use a machine to act as our second body in a remote location. Over at MIT, Daniel Leithinger and Sean Follmer, with the advisement of Hiroshi Ishii, created an interface that makes this possible.
How To: Play Facebook Messenger's Secret Chess Game
Facebook just keeps coming up with more and more diversions to help you ignore your responsibilities. At least this diversion is a little more intellectual than most of the other things that can easily distract you on Facebook.
How To: Become a Hacker
Many of our members here at Null Byte are aspiring hackers looking to gain skills and credentials to enter the most-valued profession of the 21st century. Hackers are being hired by IT security firms, antivirus developers, national military and espionage organizations, private detectives, and many other organizations.
How To: Play Tri Peaks Solitaire
There are a number of variations of solitaire games you can play. Their popularity has remained huge over the past couple of years.
How To: Browse the Internet with Your Nexus Player's Remote Control
Since the Nexus Player is an Android device at heart, there are already several internet browsers that can be used on the streaming set-top box. Chrome, Firefox, and a few others will run perfectly fine, but the trouble with these is that you need a mouse to use them.
How To: View Google Maps & Street View in Split-Screen Mode on Android
On a recent trip to Palm Springs, I found myself navigating with Google Maps and virtually exploring my destiniation using its built-in Street View feature. The thing is, using Street View can make keeping track of your exact location difficult as you zoom in, out, and about. It's a little discombobulating.
Slow Down: Speed Reading Apps May Be Damaging Your Reading Skills
Reading is no longer a leisure activity—it's an on-the-go activity that requires speed and less attention. That's why speed reading apps are growing in popularity. As smartphones and tablets increasingly take over the traditional book market, reading skills need to be adjusted accordingly, so you can cram in 5 pages in-between texts and emails.
How To: Make Amazing Hard-Boiled Eggs That Are Easy to Peel
Hard-boiled (also known as hard-cooked) eggs are notoriously easy to mess up. We've all ended up with tough, rubbery egg whites and overcooked yolks that have that unappetizing gray-green ring around the edge. An ideal hard-cooked egg has a firm yet tender white, while the yolk is creamy and well-done without being mealy.
How To: Move the Obtrusive Volume Indicator Box to Your iPhone's Status Bar
One of the biggest issues I have with iOS 7 is the volume change indicator that pops up every time you adjust the volume of a playing a game or video. Its large, oafish demeanor blocks the entire middle of the screen for a couple seconds, obstructing your view.
How To: Unreal Dance Skills from a 6 Year Old: How to Properly Dismantle Your Competition
Some of my fondest memories from childhood was when I'd bust out my Moonwalker VHS and practice all of Michael Jackson's greatest moves. Needless to say, as I sit here typing this post, that my dancing career failed before it began. I have a few decent moves on the dance floor now, but don't expect to see me trying anything special unless tequila is involved.
Hack Like a Pro: Linux Basics for the Aspiring Hacker, Part 2 (Creating Directories & Files)
In my first tutorial on Linux basics, I discussed the importance of hackers using Linux and the structure of the directory system. We also looked briefly at the cd command. In this second Linux guide, I'll spend a bit more time with changing directories, listing directories, creating files and directories, and finally, getting help. Let's open up BackTrack and getting started learning more Linux for the aspiring hacker.
How To: Draw Two Eyes
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News: This Simple LEGO and Popsicle Stick Robot Can Solve a Rubik's Cube in 100 Moves or Less
Robotic Rubik's Cube solvers are nothing new. We've seen ones that are run on Android, made of LEGO Mindstorms, and faster than the world record holder. The most recent Rubik's Cube robot making the news was made by high school student James Watson as a school project, but it's ended up getting a lot more attention than that.
How To: Make Yourself the Star of PSY's Gangnam Style Music Video
So you've learned all of the dance moves to Gangnam Style and made your very own papercraft version of PSY that dances whenever you want him to. Now it's time to take your obsession a step further—by making yourself the star of the Gangnam Style music video. JibJab, the custom e-card site, has created a free tool that lets you use any photo to replace PSY's face with yours (or whoever you choose), then share the video with your friends.
Meet the Steam Ant: A Steampunk-Inspired Hexapod Robot That's Actually Powered by Steam!
So you've made a somersaulting robot, one that delivers your beer, and even a robot you can ride, but you want to try out something really different. Why not add a steam engine?
How To: Completely Close Out of Running Apps in Windows 8 Metro
The new Windows 8 Metro Apps (or Modern UI, or Windows 8 Tablet Style Apps, or whatever you want to call them) are sleek and quick, but unfortunately there's not an obvious way to completely close out of them.
How To: Import contacts from Facebook to Google+
Are you considering making a move from Facebook to Google+? If you are, be sure to watch this video to learn a clever trick for importing all of your Facebook contacts to your Google plus account. Don't lose friends just because you are ditching Facebook for Google+ plus.
How To: Control time in Terraria
Get things moving in your Terraria world. Harvest sooner, collect more monsters, get more done when you fast forward time in Terraria. Watch this Terraria guide to learn how to control time in Terraria so you can get free stuff and grow more.
How To: Do Michael Jackson's moonwalk in Terraria with the War Axe of the Night
Impress the rest of the Terraria world with one of the most out of this world dance moves of all time: the Moonwalk. Michael Jackson made it famous, but you can be the one who brings it to Terraria after you watch this video.
How To: Use your workbench to set your spawn location in Terraria
Trying to figure out how to change your spawning location in Terraria? Check out this video to learn what to use with your work bench to craft a bed and place it wherever you want to spawn. This will be very helpful as you move along in Terraria.
How To: Build a basic mine cart station in Minecraft
Mining is an important part of Minecraft, after all, it's in the name. This video will show you how to build a basic mine cart station. Mine carts are a great way to move objects through your world, or you can hop on and take a ride yourself.
How To: Make Pizza Without Dough
I was getting kind of sick of ordering delivery pizza (this happens at least 2-3 times a month). It was time to put a spin on gourmet pizza, but I just didn't know what it would be. Without pizza dough or an oven that is capable of creating the perfect pizza crust (I don't have an oven that can go up to a 1000 degrees), I decided I would use potatoes instead. This recipe is elegant enough to serve at a dinner party, but easy enough that you can cook it within 5-15 minutes.
How To: Build an underwater room in Minecraft
There's a lot of evidence that suggests that life can be better down where it's wetter, and in fact, it's hotter under the water. If you'd like to move under the sea, in Minecraft at least, check out this video to learn how to build an underwater room.
How To: Use Launcher 7 to give your Android phone the look of Windows phone 7
Give your Android phone a makeover with the Launcher 7 app. You can organize your favorite apps with tiles and move between them as you would on a Windows Phone. Combine your Android phone's performance with the aesthetics of Windows Phone 7.
How To: do Shawn Michael's signature Sweet Chin Music Superkick
If you can hear Shawn Michaels' entrance music playing in your head right now, then you've come to the right video. Learn his signature finishing move, the Sweet Chin Music Superkick. If you are looking for the perfect way to end your pro wrestling match, this is it.
How To: Do a triple T-Spin in Tetris
The T-Spin is a vital move if you're going to play really good Tetris, but doing it three times in a row can be tough for even a seasoned player. This video will show you in slow-mo how to do a triple T-Spin, which you hopefully won't need but it'll be there when you do.
How To: Solve Cluster 1 of the Subject 16 puzzles in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
The Subject 16 puzzles are part of the subplot to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. The first cluster is fairly easy, but just in case you are stuck, this video shows you how to solve them. Choose the right photos, move the pawn and then pick the right dots.
How To: Transfer jailbroken apps from a computer to iPod touch
This video will show you how to move apps from a computer to your iPod Touch 2G. In fact, there are two methods on this video, so check out both and see which one works best for you. Enjoy it!
How To: Move music from a Windows PC to a Nokia N97 mobile phone
Want to transfer your digital music collection to your N97? It's an easy process. And this clip will teach you everything you need to know. For all of the details, including complete, step-by-step instructions, watch this brief, official N97 owner's guide from the folks at Nokia!
How To: Win free drinks with a copper coin stack trick
Mmm, free beer. Win some with this coin stack trick! Can you move the coins so that the silver coin ends up second from the top? Yes you can if you watch this video and see how it's done. Cool!
How To: Do the STF submission in pro wrestling
In this free video professional wrestling lesson, we learn how to perform an "STF"-style submission in a pro ring. For a detailed, step-by-step breakdown of this crowd-pleasing pro wrestling move, and to learn how to perform it yourself, watch this wrestling tutorial!
How To: Do the Anaconda Vice pro wrestling submission
In this free video professional wrestling lesson, we learn how to perform an "Anaconda Vice"-style hold in a pro ring. For a detailed, step-by-step breakdown of this crowd-pleasing pro wrestling move, and to learn how to perform it yourself, watch this wrestling tutorial!
How To: Do the Tarantula pro wrestling hold
In this free video professional wrestling lesson, we learn how to perform a tarantula-style hold. For a detailed, step-by-step breakdown of this crowd-pleasing pro wrestling move, and to learn how to perform it yourself, watch this wrestling tutorial!
How To: Do a frog splash rope jump in pro wrestling
Want to be king (or queen) of the ring? In this free video professional wrestling lesson, we learn how to perform a "frog splash" rope jump. For a detailed, step-by-step breakdown of this crowd-pleasing pro wrestling move, and to learn how to perform it yourself, watch this wrestling tutorial!
How To: Shoot a moving shot at a camera low angle
Trying to get that perfect ground shot done, but just can't seem to make it work? This is the tutorial for you! This video covers a few techniques any cinematographer can use to pull off a stunning movie shot with a low camera angle.
How To: Fold an easy origami windmill/pinwheel
Are you sitting in class just a few minutes before the bell rings, and you swear every time you look at the clock that minute hand keeps going backwards or getting stuck rather than moving forward to your freedom?
How To: Play a three-chord (I-IV-V) ostinato on the xylophone
In this video xylophone lesson for aspiring mallet percussionists, we learn how to play a two-chord ostinato on the xylophone using three mallets. The chord progression is a simple one, commonly heard in popular music. It moves from the root or tonic (I) to the subdominant (IV) to the dominant (V).