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News: Arcona Could Cover the World with AR Objects

A Russian augmented reality startup wants the next frontier in real estate to be augmented reality estate.

How To: Use Your Android Smartphone as a Real-World Search Engine

When you're browsing the internet on a computer, you just need to hit Ctrl F (or Command F) and type something out to find all instances of that word in the webpage. It's a handy feature baked into most browsers (nearly all mobile browsers have a "find" feature, too), but unfortunately, it doesn't work with real-world documents, signs, and menus—or at least it hasn't, up until now.

News: Meta's Latest Mixed Reality Headset Sets a High Bar

Microsoft enjoyed a few months in the spotlight after releasing the developer version of the very first mixed reality (MR) headset, but now we're starting to see the competition jump in.

How To: The Ultimate Carb-Conscious Alternative to Sandwich Bread

If you're gluten-free, on a diet, or just cutting the carbs like me, eating a sandwich can be a dangerous game. There are traditional alternatives such as lettuce or egg wraps, but they have their drawbacks: they can't hold as many ingredients, they can be lack flavor when raw and un-rendered, and it's hard to layer the toppings and condiments to create your perfect bite.

How To: Disable T-Mobile's 'Binge on' for Better Quality Videos

T-Mobile's "Binge On" service for streaming videos has received mixed reactions so far. On one hand, it gives any T-Mobile subscriber unlimited access to popular streaming video services like Netflix and Hulu without having to worry about going over their monthly data cap. On the other hand, it reduces video quality to 480p, which is 6 times lower than full HD.

How To: This Hack Lets You Touch Your Galaxy's Home Key Instead of Pressing It

Samsung's Galaxy series of devices have one common design theme that ties them all together—the physical home button at the bottom of the phone. This button can wake the phone, take you to your home screen, and even scan your fingerprint to securely unlock your device.

How To: Bring Desktop Gadgets to Windows 10

The concept of desktop gadgets has been around for quite some time, and Microsoft officially introduced them in Windows Vista to much fanfare. Desktop gadgets offered the ability to view various information at a glance, play mini-games, and more. Unfortunately, Microsoft decided to kill this beloved feature after Windows 7, citing security reasons.

How To: Stop Strapless Bra from Slipping Down

Wearing a strapless dress can be a real challenge if you have to constantly bother about your bra slipping down. Here is an easy tip to keep your strapless bra in place.

Food Tool Friday: The Cutting-Edge Allure of Ceramic Knives

A good chef's knife is a thing of beauty and, with proper care, a joy forever. It can totally change the way you cook and turn even the dullest prep work into a glee-filled task.

How To: 4 Ways to Clean Up the Status Bar on Your Galaxy S6 (Without Rooting)

The Galaxy S6 might just be the best Android phone on the market right now. From a hardware standpoint, Samsung truly knocked this one out of the park with its finely-crafted build quality and amazing screen.

Hack Like a Pro: How to Hack Facebook (Facebook Password Extractor)

Welcome back, my novice hackers! As we saw in my first tutorial on Facebook hacking, it is not a simple task. However, with the right skills and tools, as well as persistence and ingenuity, nothing is beyond our capabilities.

How To: Make Chocolate Strawberry Roses

Tired of giving real flowers for Valentine's Day. Make these Chocolate Strawberry Roses. These classy, delightfully tasty roses, are sure to win you some points.

How To: Boost Performance & Battery Life on Your Nexus 6 by Lowering the Display Resolution

The Nexus 6 is one of the few devices on the market that sports a 1440p "QHD" display. This means that the amount of pixels displayed is higher than almost any other smartphone, which sounds great on the surface, but is not without its drawbacks.

How To: Turn YouTube into a Free Music Streaming Service

When streaming services like Spotify or Pandora compete for customers, the main differentiating factor is the size of their libraries. While these and comparable services usually run somewhere around $10 per month, a completely free alternative may actually have the most expansive library out there.

How To: Enable the Hidden Notification LED on Your Nexus 6

The Nexus 6 uses an Ambient Display notification system that was heavily inspired by the Active Display feature on the Moto X. Essentially, the device shows a black-and-white version of the lock screen whenever you receive a new notification or pick the phone up. This is all made possible by the N6's AMOLED display that doesn't have to waste any battery to power black pixels on the screen.

How To: Banish Multi-Page Articles & Slideshows Forever

So, you're scanning the internet for some cool articles to read during your lunch break and you come across something pretty interesting—"The 50 Most Incredible Things Every Person with a Brain Should Know." That sounds interesting, so you click, and boom, you are hit with the utterly obnoxious Page 1 of 50. Really?

How To: Activate the Hidden AOSP Lock Screen on Your HTC One M8

Sense 6 is great, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I start to miss the vanilla Android experience that comes with Nexus devices. You can always convert your M8 to the Google Play Edition, but then you'd have to ditch all the Sense exclusive features, and we wouldn't want that.

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How To: Pimp Out Your iPhone's Lock Screen Music Player

The lock screen music player in iOS 7 has all the controls you'd ever need from a lock screen, but it's not as visually appealing as I hoped it would be. Yes, it does show you the album cover art, but the way everything is presented makes it feel cluttered.

How To: Mimic the Galaxy S5's New Speed Reader Technology on Your Samsung Galaxy S3

You can read at 500 words per minutes. Don't believe me? Here, see for yourself. This amazing technology comes from the startup Spritz, and they're ready to unleash it onto the smart device world, starting with the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy Gear line of smartwatches.

How To: Set Your Favorite Video as Your Alarm or Ringtone on a Samsung Galaxy S3

Your smartphone has a ton of ringtone options built in, but ringtones haven't really changed much in the past decade, and it's definitely not cool to hear someone in the supermarket with the same lame ringer. While replacing the stock sounds with a song of your choosing is the best way to keep your phone personalized, why not go a step further using a video?

How To: Prioritize Frequent Contacts with This KitKat-Style Dialer on Your Samsung Galaxy S3

It's a done deal. KitKat is the shit, and everyone wants in on it. Unfortunately, the Samsung Galaxy S3 won't see any of Android 4.4's features incorporated into TouchWiz for some time, as we're still on a 4.1 version. Still, we can throw a few of KitKat's features onto the device ourselves, like the home launcher and new keyboard. And now, we can even get a feel for its smarter phone app.

How To: Improve Weather Forecasts on Your Samsung Galaxy S3 or Other Android Device

70 degrees, 8 mph winds, and sunny clear skies. That's the current forecast here in Los Angeles and I can't really complain. However, if you don't live in Southern California, checking the weather may be the difference between getting stuck in a snowstorm or remembering to bring an umbrella.

How To: Estimate Square Roots

In this how to you will learn how to estimate square roots. You could use this in the real world if you are an engineer or if you are a video game designer. Here is a video to help you understand.

iPad Cloning: How to Replicate the iOS Home Screen on Your Nexus 7 and Fool Your Friends!

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. You have a Google Nexus 7 tablet, but you really wanted an iPad. What do you do? Skin it to make it look like an iPad, of course! Today, I’ll show you how to transform your Nexus 7 into an iPad and trick your friends into thinking it runs iOS! Let’s begin.

How To: Boost Your Social Media Intelligence with Tracx

Tracx is a social intelligence software platform that allows enterprises to manage, share and extract actionable insights, threats and opportunities from the social web —in real time.

Tutorial: Color Grading and Styling with Colorista II

Hey all DIY Filmmakers I have uploaded a new video tutorial on Color Grading / Styling using Magic Bullet's Colorista II. A real simple way of adding some awesome color styles to your film / music video etc.

How To: Raw Cyrus from Spill.com

I go over real in this sped up version, how I draw Cyrus from Spill.com. I'm addicted to the podcasts. Go check it out at www.spill.com. Also , please subscribe to my youtube channel. Would love the support, thanks.

How To: Draw and Ink Spiderman

I sketch out and ink Spiderman real Fast. This is just a fast exercise I did in my sketchbook. So I decided to record it and put it on video here. Easy things to Draw. i guess this is useful for anyone that likes comics, fantasy art. How to Draw Spiderman: For more information, and drawing sites, go to :http://howtodrawfantasyart.blogspot.com/

How To: Use the Remote Desktop on iPhone & iPod Touch

Remote desktop is a tool that can be used to access you computer from another device over a network. You can also connect to a remote desktop on Iphone or Ipod touch. Note that you will need EDGE and 3G for this to work. The files you need to connect are Mocha VNC Lite, and the desktop application Real VNC free edition 4.1. One is used on your computer and the other is used on your device. First launch you application store on your Iphone. Search for Mocha and open the Mocha VNC lite. Open th...

How To: Design a Grecian urn with pink roses & other flowers

He says that he is soling to make some foliage, flowers and leaves draping out of the vase so that it gives you a feeling that you are in Greece when seen from the balconies of houses in the hillside or something. He first puts some lemon leaves to cover sides of the vase making them drape out, them he puts some comatose leaves on the sides along with the lemon leaves and asks you to make them hang outside from the sides of the vase so that it gives a real delicate look. He says that all thes...

How To: Get Nene Leakes from Real Housewives of Atlanta's look

In order to re-create Nene Leake's glitter eye makeup look from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, you will need the following: lipstick, blush, false eyelashes, eye shadow, primer, foundation, tape, powder, glitter, eyebrow pencil, lip gloss, lip liner, and black eyeliner.

How To: Colonel Sanders' KFC Recipe Revealed!

The Holy Grail of chicken has just been found by an unsuspecting reporter of the Chicago Tribune. Yes, that's right: The secret 11 herbs and spices in Colonel Sanders' Original Recipe chicken has finally been revealed, and it looks legit as hell.

How To: Make a real 3d text in Photoshop

This video shows how to make a real 3d text in Photoshop. First open up Photoshop. Create a new document File > new. Then select width then OK. Fill the background with black. Then go to the text tool and write whatever we want. Choose a font with fat letters. Right click on the text layer and go to "Blending options". Then edit the text in our way. We can create a Gradient Overlay, Contour, Stroke and Outer Glow. We can add any effect we want. Again right click on the text layer and click "R...

How To: Give a massage to your pet dog

Do you enjoy a nice massage? So do animals. This DoggieDeeva video demonstrates how to do a canine massage.

How To: Make sodium acetate ("hot ice") in your kitchen

The Mr.G Show presents how to make "hot ice" more commonly known as sodium acetate in the kitchen. You start with one liter of white vinegar which you place into a sauce pan. You add four table spoons of baking soda to the pan being very careful because both chemical together will react an may cause a big mess so be prepared to clean up any boil over that may arise. Wait while this mixture boils down for the real fun to starts. The hot ice created will transform from a liquid to a solid befor...