Smartphones: Page 39

Connecting your new smartphone gadget to your desktop isn't just connecting these products with a USB cord. It is important to sync them to allow the transfer of data from your smartphone to your computer and vice-versa. This is desired if you wish to transfer information including images, music in addition to daily schedules from the PC to your portable phone.

Gizmodo has compiled a list of the 8 best free texting apps for a variety of smartphones. Their favorite pick? Google Voice. No charges, no ads, and doubles as a second phone line.

Yes, there are endless iPhone apps out there (and some are pretty ingenious). And yes, it does seem like the iPhone can do just about anything (truly... anything!). But the magical device failed a would-be robber last week.

If you've got Android 2.3 Gingerbread running on your Google Nexus S smartphone, try out this cool feature. Set up a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) account, and you'll be able to make Internet calls over Wi-Fi. You'll be able to talk to anyone with VoIP.

Apple TV, like most Apple products, places a lot of restrictions on users in the name of ease-of-use and control. If you want to assert your power and remove those restrictions, jailbreaking is your best option. This video will show you how to use a Mac and Pwnagetool to jailbreak your Apple TV and start using it the way you want to, not the way Apple wants you to.

If you've downloaded the latest iOS version, 4.2.1, and haven't jailbroken your device yet, you've come to the right video. It will teach you how to use Redsn0w to jailbreak your device and install new firmware from here. Now you can whatever you want with your iDevice.

Beat the twentieth level of Angry Birds Seasons with three stars! On December 1st, Rovio released their version of an advent calendar—Angry Birds Seasons (aka "Angry Birds Christmas"). Each day leading up to the Christmas holiday, a new level will become available to Angry Birds enthusiasts worldwide. Stuck? No problem: YouTube's 23hathman has pledged to post a three-star walkthrough for each of the game's levels. In this, the December 20th installment, we learn how to beat level 20.

Beat the seventeenth level of Angry Birds Seasons with three stars! On December 1st, Rovio released their version of an advent calendar—Angry Birds Seasons (aka "Angry Birds Christmas"). Each day leading up to the Christmas holiday, a new level will become available to Angry Birds enthusiasts worldwide. Stuck? No problem: YouTube's 23hathman has pledged to post a three-star walkthrough for each of the game's levels. In this, the December 17th installment, we learn how to beat level 17.

One wonders whether these are gambling junkie pigs locked up in the basement of this large building covered in dice. Oh well, best blow them up anyway after watching this video and learning how to beat level 3-15 of Angry Birds with three stars.

Your target in level 3-13 of Angry Birds is not so much a pig fortress but a series of pig-defended hilltops. Still no problem for a properly trained bird army. Watch the video for a guide to beating level 3-13 with three stars.

Level 3-14 of Angry Birds is sort of abstract, almost like a cubist painting. Oh Rovio, you're so good at game design. This video will show you how to beat level 3-14 with the full three stars, earning you the love and respect of all the other birds for sure.

This is a straight up green pig castle. Your Angry Birds must be well-paced to take this thing down. Fortunately, this video will show you just where to but your birds to beat level 3-8 of Angry Birds for an iPhone or Android phone.

Beat the fifteenth level of Angry Birds Seasons with three stars! On December 1st, Rovio released their version of an advent calendar—Angry Birds Seasons (aka "Angry Birds Christmas"). Each day leading up to the Christmas holiday, a new level will become available to Angry Birds enthusiasts worldwide. Stuck? No problem: YouTube's 23hathman has pledged to post a three-star walkthrough for each of the game's levels. In this, the December 15th installment, we learn how to beat level 15.

Beat the fourteenth level of Angry Birds Seasons with three stars! On December 1st, Rovio released their version of an advent calendar—Angry Birds Seasons (aka "Angry Birds Christmas"). Each day leading up to the Christmas holiday, a new level will become available to Angry Birds enthusiasts worldwide. Stuck? No problem: YouTube's 23hathman has pledged to post a three-star walkthrough for each of the game's levels. In this, the December 14th installment, we learn how to beat level 14.

Find My iPhone is one of the best Apps of all, allowing you to find your iPhone no matter where it is, lost or stolen. This video will show you how to install and set it up on any iPhone or iOS 4.2 device, even those not technically supported by the newest free release of the software.

It took all the way until firmware version 4.2 for Apple to add a function to the iPhone that's been present on other phones for years: the ability to set custom ringtones / sounds for text messages from different contacts. This video will show you how quick and easy it is to set this up on the new firmware.

The HTC Desire Z continues the HTC hit parade of awesome smart phones. It offers some awesome standard features that used to be hard to make on older Android phones, like flip-to-speaker and flip-to-silence. This video will show you how to use these features and take full advantage of your phone.

The HTC Touch HD is a nice handset, and like most smarphones devastatingly expensive to fix if something goes wrong and you don't have the knowledge from this video. It will teach you how to disassemble your Touch HD (or Blackstone) for the purpose of replacing the screen and digitizer, two things you too are likely to have to do in the lifespan of your phone.

Jailbreaking and unlocking the iPhone is the first thing most users should do if they're going to derive maximum use and enjoyment from their device. This video will show you how to use Redsn0w and this firmware to jailbreak and unlock any 3G or 3GS with 6.15.00 baseband or iPhone 4 on 01.59.00.

Want to beat level 1-20 of Angry Birds with three stars? Learn how with this quick video walkthrough. While this guide is geared toward iPhone and iPod Touch users in particular, the basic technique will, of course, be the same for the Android version of the game. For all of the details, and to learn how to defeat Theme 1, Level 20 of Rovio's Angry Birds for yourself, take a peep.

Unlocking the iPhone can save you a ton of money and irritation by getting you off AT&T and onto a better service provider. One way to do that is flashing the baseband to one that works on the iPad, and this video will show you how to do using Redsn0w that, provided you're working from a iOS 4.2.1 / 4.1 equipped iPhone 3G / 3GS on baseband 5.14 or 5.15 (about to be 6.15 when you're done).

The Windows Phone 7 platform has been out long enough now that hackers the world over have had ample time to play with it, and the fruits of their labors are coming fast and thick now. This video will teach you how to unlock or "jailbreak" (misnomer in this case) your Windows Phone 7 with ChevronWP7 so you can install custom ringtones and perform other power-user functions. You'll also need the certificate for it, ringtone manager, and the Windows Phone Developer Tools.

Dead or hot pixels are one of those annoying camera problems that won't make you buy a new camera but will piss you off for years. There's a free solution that may work for you though if you have a Canon 5D or 7D, and this video will show you how to do it with the sensor cleaning function.

Sure, the iPhone is a phone, but why use your phone service to call people when VOIP is cheaper? This video will teach you how to use a new App called Viber to make free VOIP calls on the iPhone.

Faced with an error when jailbreaking your iOS 4.2.1 iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad? This video will teach you everything you need to know to resolve it. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to start troubleshooting your own Redsn0w problems, watch this hacker's how-to.

Faced with an 3194 error? There's no need to worry. This video will teach you everything you need to know to resolve it. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try this fix for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.

Accidentally bricked your iPhone? This video will teach you everything you need to know to resolve the issue. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try this fix for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.

Faced with an 1015 error? This video will teach you everything you'll need to know to resolve it. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to try this fix for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.

Remove the password on any iOS mobile device! This video will teach you everything you need to know to remove the log-in pass code from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to try it out for yourself, watch this hacker's how-to.

Interested in using multitasking on your iPhone 3G or second-generation iPod Touch? This iPhone hacker's how-to will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to learn how to enable multitasking on your own iPhone or iPod Touch, take a look.

Learn how to jailbreak ANY iOS 4.2.1 device with this five-minute how-to. Whether this is your first time jailbreaking an Apple mobile device or you're a seasoned pro merely unaquainted with Redsn0w 0.9.6b4, the process is dead simple. And this clip will teach you everything you'll need to know.

Is your Apple mobile device feeling a little sluggish? You may have multiple tasks running in the background. This guide demonstrates how to shut down two or more applications at once on an iOS 4+ (e.g., iOS 4.1, iOS 4.2) Apple mobile device.

Want to keep track of how much data you use on your iPhone 4, 3G or 3GS? With a jailbroken phone, it's easy! This iPhone owner's guide from EveryThingApplePro can present a complete overview of the process in about three minutes. Fire up Cydia & take a look!

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The Google Nexus S smartphone is finally here!

NFC. It stands from Near Field Communication. And it's invading the world, one small step at a time.

With the Nexus S by Google coming out soon, we're all waiting to see what Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) can do. One of the improved features in this Android update is Google Maps.

Thankfully, the wait for the much desired Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update from Google is upon us. And the first Android device to take advantage of this new firmware is their Nexus S. This smartphone is going to be a killer. But the thing to look out for here is Google Voice.

The new Nexus S from Google comes preloaded with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which itself includes the latest iteration of Google's official YouTube app.

The DROID 2 from Motorola came out last August, but it's just now exploding— literally.  The 33 News reported yesterday that a Motorola DROID 2 smartphone exploded in the hands of Aron Embry from Cedar Hills, Texas.  He was making a phone call outside his home when he heard a POP sound— blood was dripping down his face and the glass was broken around the phone's speaker— his DROID 2 cell phone actually exploded against his ear.  He ended up getting 4 stitches and a CAT scan, but thankfully, he...