In this tutorial, Dr. Jailbreak shows us how to get a custom protapper for your iPhone and iPod Touch. First, open up Cydia on your device. Next, click on "manage" then "sources". Next, add Cydia.xsellize.com, after you add this, click on this and scroll down to "P". You will see the different types of protappers, choose the one you want to install. Click on it, and it will install and re-start your device. Now, whenever you tap on something it will show up on your screen. If you want to turn...
This video shows us the procedure to use an iPhone with a microscope using iMicroscope. Open the application and focus the object correctly in the microscope. Bring the camera in the phone near the eye piece and click a photo once you get the object correctly focused. Hit 'Use' and put in the magnification of the image. Hit 'Accept' and view the image. You can see a magnification scale, date and an automatically scaled scale bar. You can zoom in the image. Save the picture in the camera roll....
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to change the lock pattern on an Android phone. The lock pattern allows minimum security on the phone to prevent other people from tampering with your mobile files. Begin by going into the Settings and click on Location & security. Under Screen unlock pattern, select Change unlock pattern. In order to change the unlock pattern, users will have to type in the current unlock pattern. Now type in the new unlock pattern and press Continue. Then retype the...
To put music on your iPod from your computer starting with the iPod shuffle you will need to start by having your USB connector plugged into your both iPod and computer. Then once its plugged in you will need to open up iTunes and you can access your iPod from the button on the left that shows your iPod on it. Now if you want to put music on it you simply drag the music from your iTunes and place it into iPod. If you have any other kind of iPod you can do the same steps except for the connector...
This video shows the method to make multiple backups while restoring a iPhone. See ' iPhone and iPod touch : About Backups' on your iPhone. Scroll to the bottom and see the location of the backup. You can rename the backup folder so that the device thinks there is no backup and starts creating a new one. You can also go to info.plist file and change the display name. You can add the date to the name to tell the difference. Go to iTunes and right click on iPhone. Choose restore from backup. You...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to upload photos and videos to Facebook or MySpace using your mobile phone. First, go to messaging and scroll down to blogs. Here, enter whichever blog you want to upload to. Next, go to message and create a new picture message. A new option called blog will be in this menu. Now, press the option and click on your blog of choice. From there, you can put in text and select your picture or video. Now you can press send. This will send the file or video to...
This video is about how to reset your iPod. The first thing that you will need to do is to make sure your iPod is turned on. Then the next step that you have to do is to hold down the sleep or off button and the home button at the same time until the screen changes. Then an image of a CD and the charger appears. Make sure that your iTunes is on your screen. Then the next step is to click on your iPod on the devices area. Once you have clicked on the iPod on the devices area, just simply click...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to save a wet cell phone. Begin by taking the battery and remove all electrical power. Now wrap the phone in a dry washcloth and cover it with aluminum foil. Then put it into an oven for 5 hours at a low temperature. It is recommended to heat it at about 125 degrees. Another method is to put the phone into a container filled with dry, uncooked rice and leave it for 1-2 days. This video will benefit those viewers who have accidentally dropped their phone...
In this Electronics video tutorial you are going to learn how to magnify to edit text on an iPhone. This video is a part of a series of tips on iPhone finger tips. This is very simple and easy to do and takes practically no time to complete. If you wish to add something to a list or change an email, go to the springboard and click on the 'mail' icon. Then scroll and find the text you want to edit. Now simply touch and hold your finger on the text. This will bring up the magnifying glass. Now...
In this video, the instructor shows us how to perform a reset on an Apple iPhone and iPhone 3g. You will want to perform this when the phone will not turn on or is just unresponsive. To perform this, hold down the top bottom and home button simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds. You should see the power bar come up but keep holding the buttons and the Apple logo should show up. After the Apple logo appears, you can remove your fingers and your phone will reboot. The regular home screen...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to take apart a Blackberry 9700 Bold. First, set the Blackberry on a sturdy and flat surface. Next, pry off the bottom front plate with a non-metal tool. Remove the battery and place it aside. Next, unscrew the front plate with a screw driver. Be sure not to lose these screws. Now, carefully pry the front bezel off. The keyboard pad will come off as well. Now, remove the screws around the area where the screen is. Once this is done, you can easily remove...
brian13311 the shows us how to use the music controls feature on an iPhone. With iPhone you can touch your music while a song is playing. You can tap the album picture/art on the screen and it will show you the controls. It will show you shuffle, repeat and the scrubber in which you can forward or rewind. Tap again to hide them. Tap the list button to see other songs on the album. Tap a song to play, of course you can rotate iPhone to the landscape orientation any time to view your albums and...
A reoccurring problem that many iPod Touch/iPhone users are encountering is their device entering a permanent "recovery mode" state by using firmware. SamlvnErin has an immediate, and effective solution which can fix your problem with little hassle and the procedure is absolutely free. SamlynErin starts off by showing us an iPod in "recovery mode". He then logs into Mega Upload and downloads Quickpwn2.2 by filling a little code fill at the top right hand corner. It then will give you the option...
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This video is about how to fix an iPod Touch that will not open applications. You fix it by pressing and holding the power or home button which will restart your iPod that will only take a few minutes. If this does not work, fix it by uninstalling or deleting all the applications and re-installing it from the Appstore for it to work again. If both these two methods will not work, then you can restore your iPod through iTunes by clicking the button "restore". The whole process takes for just...
gjtfreak demonstrates a new free tip for the iPhone 3G on how to get free ringtones on a Windows Vista environment in this video. Firstly go into the start menu open control panel option and from that open folder option. Click on view and find a box that says hide extensions for known file types and unclick that box click apply and then OK. Secondly open up iTunes and pick the song you want to use and go into the preferences column at the top left of the iTunes window. Make sure that the...
MMS is disabled on some iPhones. To enable it go to settings, and go into the general settings. From the menu select network and select cellular data in the network menu. In the Cellular Data settings go down to MMS options. Now set the APN as wap:voicestream.com, MMSC as http://mms.MSG.eng.t-mobile.com, and MMS Proxy as 216.155.165.50:8080. Once you do these settings go to the message settings and make sure that the MMS messaging is turned on. Now go to messages and create a new message. Add...
ruffdeezy shows how to create ringtones for the iPhone from regular MP3 files. ruffdeezy begins by importing the desired file into the iTunes library. Accuracy of the file's info can be confirmed by selecting "get info" on the song title. Under the "get info" page, go to the "options" tab. Under this tab is a "start time" and a "stop time" option. Choose the desired start and end time of the ringtone. Do not make it longer than 30 seconds. Next, right-click the song and select "convert to AAC"....
In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to save an image from Safari on your iPhone. Tap on safari on your springboard. Go to Cool Iris/ page. You will find a lot of beautiful pictures on this page. Enlarge the pictures and choose a picture that you want to save on your iPhone. Then hold your finger on the picture and a dialog box will open up with the options save image, copy or cancel. Tap on save image and when you back out of safari and go to the camera dialog, and...
This video shows how you can very easily listen to your Favorite music. There is an icon where you can go directly to listen to music and it doesn't matter in which position you hold your iPhone because the screen turns in right position. The icon for iTunes is in the right bottom corner of iPhone screen. When you click it leads you to your music and you can easily browse the albums and the songs on that albums. It is very simple because you can browse and listen to your favorite music just by...
This video shows how to synchronize our blackberry smartphone with MS outlook. First open up the Blackberry Desktop Manager. Let us start by synchronizing the blackberry. Double click the synchronize button to load the synchronization settings. Here we can specify what we want to synch and where we want to synch firm. Click the configuration tab and select configure synch. Our device configuration menu let us pick which application on the black berry to synch and where to synch. Today we are...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to downgrade an iPhone or iPod Touch to 3.1.2. First, download the correct firmware model. Hold the home button and power button. Release the power button when the screen turns off. Make sure the device is plugged in while doing this. This will put the device in recovery mode. In iTunes, hold shift and click restore in the device screen. Next, navigate to the firmware you downloaded and click okay. This will downgrade the device to the firmware you...
If you have friends or relatives living or traveling in another country, you may need to call them internationally. Check out this tutorial and learn how to dial a far away land just as easily as you would dial one close to home.You Will Need: * Telephone * Internet access * Country Code * Phone number
This video shows you how to bypass expensive texting charges and use this free and easy way to text people without the need to download apps, go to websites, or jailbreak your device. Works on basically any cell phone. No need to ever pay $20.00 for unlimited texting with AT&T, watching this you'll be able to text for free whenever, and whoever.
Cell phones companies are constantly claiming to have the best service in town; but more often than not your service will be patchy. Check out this tutorial for information on how to boost your phone's signal and get the best reception.You Will Need * A fully charged cell phone * Access to a window * And open space * A phone charger * A mobile headset
Privacy is important. Whether its a telemarketer or a crazy ex, sometimes you may need to block someone from contacting you. With this tutorial, learn how to get rid of those pesky callers.You Will Need • Internet access • Phone • Call-blocking service • Cell phone's owner's manual • Knowledge about state laws • Caller ID
I hope you haven't updated past here if you want to jailbreak your iPhone. Jailbreaking gives you access to many open ended applications and games. This video will demonstrate exactly how to jailbreak and unlock your iPhone 3G/3GS firmware 3.1.2 and 5.11.07 baseband.
Cydia may crash when you first unlock your iPhone or when process speeds are rigurous. This video will demonstrate exactly how to reinstall Cydia if it continues to crash and remains unusable.
This video shows the method to install 'Installous' on your iPhone and iPod Touch. The first step involves opening up 'Cydia' on the iPhone or iPod Touch. After opening Cydia go to manage and then go to the option of 'Sources'. The resultant window will show an option named hackulo.us. Add this cydia.hackulo.us to the source. The resultant window which opens shows various sections. Find the section of Hackulous in the window. Go to the Hackulous section and find the option of 'Installous'....
Crakintosh.tk shows viewers how to easily SSH into their iPhone of iPod Touch with an easy method! First, you will need Cydia. Open up the program then go to Manage and click Packages. You will need to click Authorize SSH and Install this. Wait for this to download. Next, go to WinSCP to SSH into your device. The password will be Root and the login Alpine. Once you do this, you can now view all of your files and really do what you want with them. You have now just SSH'd into your device. This...
This video teaches viewers how to easily download free applications for their iPhone and iPod Touch by installing Installous. Your first step is to open Cydia and click on Manage. You will then click 'Sources' and add this source: http://cydia.hackulo.us/ Press 'done' and go to the search tab. Search for 'Installous'. When you find it, press install and confirm the installation. Press the home button after it's installation to make sure it is properly installed. Now, open up Installous and...
The iPhoneHackers shows viewers how they can install Installous on their iPhone and Download free applications. First, you will need to have a Jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch with Cydia. Your first step, will be to load Cydia on your iPhone. When Cydia has loaded click on 'Manage' and then 'Source'. Under sources click edit and then Add. Add the source: http://cydia.hackulos.us/ Next, go to search and type in 'Installous'. Click on Installous and then click install. The password for Installous...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to get music on the LG Rumor or Scoop using a Mac OS X computer. Users will need a memory card and a memory card reader. Begin by finding the music that you want on your phone and create a playlist. Then connect your memory card to the reader and connect it to your computer. Now open your memory card on the computer and create a music folder. Drop the music into the folder. Unplug your reader ad insert your card into your phone. This video will benefit...
This video describes how to install SSH into your iPhone. It explains the benefits of using SSH to tether instead of Wi-Fi, as Wi-Fi tends to be less stable. The presenter recommends using the iFunbox software instead of the Win-SEP software, and further states that, as opposed to Wi-Fi, USB does not require VNC configuration. It shows how the iFunbox enables you to pull videos, photos, wallpapers, ringtones and other data directly to your computer, as per the usual SSH abilities. According to...
In this demonstration, we learn how to make a phone call on the iPhone. 1. Tap the phone icon. 2. Tap the keypad icon. 3. Tap the number you wish to dial. 4. Tap "Call. "5. To end the call, tap "End Call. "6. If you wish to call one of your contacts, tap the "Contacts" icon, tap the contact and the number you wish to dial. 7. To call one of your favorites, tap the "Favorites" icon, and tap the contact you wish to dial.
Skype continues to be one of the most convenient and widely used methods of keeping in touch with people all over the world. For those of you on the go, having Skype on your Blackberry could prove to be an invaluable communication resource.
We've all been there - that moment of slow motion horror you experience as your beloved iPhone tumbles into the toilet. Both AT&T and AppleCare won't cover water damage to your iPhone, so you may think you are out of luck, but.. This tutorial will show you how to fool the Apple store's Genius Bar into replacing your phone. This is not one of those videos that tells you to stick your phone in a bucket of rice or sand and wait for days in the hopes it dries out. This two part tutorial will...
Watch this video to learn how to add a contact using the Samsung Galaxy I7500. To Enter a New Contact: 1. From the homepage, tap the Contacts icon, then the Menu key. 2. Tap "New Contact" and enter desired contact information. 3. Enter the phone number. 4. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and press "Done". To Edit an Existing Contact: 1. Press and hold the contact. 2. Press the "Edit Contact" icon. 3. Add an image if desired by tapping the image icon and selecting a desired image....
This video presents how to connect to your iPod Touch or iPhone using SSH (Secure Shell) without using Wi-Fi connection.1 Step. Presuming you have Internet connection in your iPhone, click Cydia. Wait for it to load. Type "OpenSSH" without quotes into the search engine. When OpenSSH is found, download and install it.2 Step. On your personal computer download Needed Files Package Zip file. Extract two program setups from Zip archive. Run and install both applications.3. Run iPhone Tunnel Suite...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to install the Installous application for the iPhone or iPod Touch. Users will need to have their iPod device jailbroken before installing. Begin by opening Cydia and select manage. Click sources and select edit. Add this source: [http://cydia.hackulo.us/]. Select your new source (Hackulo.us) and install AppSync for your device's firmware, Then install Installous. Return to your home screen and run your new application (Installous. Now users are able to...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to hide the call ID on an iPhone. The iPhone is a line of Internet- and multimedia-enabled smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. This task is very simple and easy to do. Begin by gong to your main menu and select Settings. Scroll down and select Phone. Then select Show My Caller ID. Slide the bar to OFF. Now whenever the user makes a phone call, the receiver will not be able to see their ID. This video will benefit those viewers who have an...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to change the white flash screen on the iPhone/iPod Touch when taking a screen shot. Users will need to have their device jailbroken. Begin by opening Cydia. Search for "SBFlasher" and install it. Then download the file from the video description and save it. Go to SCiPhone and chose a picture that you want. Save to your desktop as SBScreenShotBG.png. Next, drag and drop your picture into the SpringBoard.app folder, located in the folder you...
Unlock a jailbroken iPhone 3GS to use it with T-mobile. DISCLAIMER: This only works with an iPhone 3GS, not any other iPhone, and only on firmware 3. 0 or lower. 1. Turn off 3G under "settings" and then "general". 2. Go to Cydia. 3. click "manage" and then "sources". 4. Press "edit" and then click "add". 5. Type in: http: //repo666. ultrasn0w.com. 6. Add source. 7. Wait for it to update the sources. 8. Click "repo666" and then "Ultrasn0w". 9. Click "install" and wait for it...
In this video from whenwillapple we learn how to copy and paste video files on your iPhone. First go into your camera roll. Click on the thumbnail of the video file you would like to open. Once opened, tap and hold your finger on the screen until copy pops up on the screen. Tap the word copy. Now go to the home screen. Go into your mail and create a message. Tap and hold the blank area in the message until the paste options come up. Tap on the word paste and your file will paste into...
This video in the Electronics category will show you how to fast scroll on your Android. Let's assume you have a lot of contacts and out of them you want to find one in a hurry and you have only one hand free. Instead of scrolling down the entire contact list with your thumb, you can press the scroll thumb called the fast scroll feature, jump down to the letter of your choice and then find it in that. When you are travelling in a new place, bring up the maps, choose 'my location' and you will...
Learn how to operate the latest Blackberry 8330 in simple steps. Follow the steps below to overview the Blackberry 8330: 1. First switch on your Blackberry by pressing the power button on its top. 2. Use the 'Trackball' to navigate around the menu options and press it to select an option. 3. The 'Send' can be used to call a contact, the 'Menu' key opens a list of options, then the 'Escape' key is used to end an application and the 'End' key is used to end a call. 4. You can find on the...
Since iPhones are only available to AT&T customers, finding a way to unlock or "jailbreak" an iPhone for use on other carriers is all the rage. This tutorial will show you how to jailbreak an iPhone with 3.1.3 firmware.
This video describes about accessing an iPhone in Ubuntu using open SSH, cyber-duck, Netatalk. For accessing using SSH, make sure your iPhone's Wi-Fi connectivity is on. Now open your terminal and type "SSH root@'address'". Here address refers to the IP address of your iPhone. You have to type a password to access the iPhone contents. Once you are authenticated type "ls" and you will be shown with the contents of the iPhone. The second method is using cyber-duck. In it, choose SFTP as the...
Jim from the "My Temp Number Helpline" teaches us to block outbound caller ID on your phone. The first way to do this is to open up the dial pad and enter *67 before the number you want to dial. This will show up on the receiving line as "Private Number" or "Unknown". To permanently block the number you go into your phone's settings. Then click on the word phone. Then click where it says "Show my caller id". If this setting is off, then your number is blocked on all outbound calls. This is...
Do you own an iPhone or iTouch and are looking to learn how to SSH into your phone? You've come to the right place. Learn how to SSH into your Apple device with help from this video. In addition, you will learn how to open a virtual connection with your iPhone or iTouch & your computer, to access your phone or iTouch's system files to modify & personalize them. Links & downloads you will need:
Curious about all those jailbreak videos and what they mean when they say "SSH into your phone"? In this video, learn how to SSH into either an iPhone, iPhone 3G, or an iPod Touch. Additionally, learn how to download videos from Cycorder on an iPhone and iPhone 3G with Cyberduck. Links & codes you will need:
HOW TO UNLOCK & USE THE FM TRANSMITTER ON NOKIA N900:Nokia N900 officially has FM Radio receiver but not a transmitter. Here are step by step procedure to enable & use the FM transmitter facility.1. Go to -> More ->Application manager.2. Click "Download" option. If you can't see the applications you must activate maemo.org catalogue.3. Select "All" option. Click FM Radio player. Put a checkmark in 'I understand and agree' box then click 'Continue' tab. Wait for the downloading & installing...
This video shows you how to use Skype on a Nokia N900 cell phone. Skype can be activated from the Settings menu of the phone. You must scroll down to "VoIP and IM Accounts" and then select "Skype". After that, you must either log in to your Skype account or create a new one. If you don't have an account, then you must create one and you'll be able to sign in right away. Once you have logged in, you can create and edit contacts. Once that is done, you can use Skype to contact people. Skype...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to take pictures with an iPod Touch. iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, and Wi-Fi mobile platform. The iPod Touch does not have a built-in camera, but it is able to take screenshots. Begin by going to any option or application that you want to take a screen shot of. Then hold power and home button at the same time until you see a white flash. The picture is located in the Saves Photos folder in the Photos application....
Ross Handler shows us how to block your cell phone number for outgoing calls. First call your provider and let them know you want all of your outgoing calls to not be registered onto some one else's caller I.D. They will gladly do that for you. But if you want to just block individual calls, and not all your outgoing calls, dial *67 before dialing in the person your calling's phone number. You will not hear a 'beep' when you are dialing *67, but keep proceeding and the call will go through and...
An easy way to use a voice command to dial your iPhone is by downloading an ap that enables you to do just that. Without a built in voice dialing system, you will have to turn to external solutions if you wish to have this ability.Unlike the iPhone 3GS and most BlackBerry devices, the iPhone 3G doesn't have voice-recognition built-in for voice dialing the phone. With Vlingo.
This quick video shows you how to silence the ring on your iPhone in a few simple steps. When a call comes in, all you have to do is just push the sleep button once to silence the ring. If you want to send the call to voicemail, push it twice. You can turn off all sounds with the silent ringer switch.
Before you sell your Blackberry on eBay you may want to erase all personal data on the device. This video will show you exactly how to reset your Blackberry and erase all personal information.
This video will show you how to do a master reset, and a factory reset on your Blackberry. If you ever need to do this, this video tutorial is a great place to start. Just follow along with this tutorial. This is a good idea if you're looking to resell your Blackberry or pass it on to a relative or friend for whatever reason. This tutorial works for any Blackberry device.
