Smartphones How-Tos
How To: Simply unlock the iPhone 3GS
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 to install . 10. H...
How To: Copy and paste video files on your iPhone
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 the emai...
How To: Fast scroll on your Android
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...
How To: Operate the Blackberry 8330
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 left s...
How To: Unlock iPhone 3G 3.1.3
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.
How To: SSH into your iPhone/iPod Touch
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 con...
How To: Block your outbound caller ID number
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 us...
How To: SSH with an iPhone/iTouch (without Wifi)
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:
How To: SSH into an iPod Touch or iPhone
To SSH into an iPhone or iPod Touch, follow these steps: Download WinSCP 4.2.7 from:
How To: SSH on iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch
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: Use the FM transmitter on the Nokia N900
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.
How To: Use Skype on the Nokia N900 phone
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 set...
How To: Take pictures with an iPod Touch
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. T...
How To: Block your cell phone number
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 an...
How To: Voice dial your iPhone
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.
How To: Silence the ring on your iPhone
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.
How To: Reset a Blackberry and erase all information
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.
How To: Master reset and factory reset your Blackberry
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.
How To: Copy and paste on your Android
This video shows the viewer how to use the copy and paste function on an android smart phone. This feature is only demonstrated for text. The text is copied by highlighting it with a long press. A second press brings up a menu; copy is one of the options. Once the text has been copied it can be pasted into the desired location by moving the cursor to this point. Another long press will then bring up a menu with the option to paste the original text. Furthermore the video also explains how whe...
How To: Sync a new iTunes library to an iPod
In this video you will see how to how to sync a new iTunes library to an iPod without having to erase the old library first. First plug-in iPod and start iTunes. Click on ‘my computer’ go to ‘iPod USB’. On the home page, click on ‘iPod control’ -> ‘music’. Right click on ‘music’ and copy and paste it on the desktop. Now go back to iTunes, go to file -> add folder to library -> music. Now you will see all the music files. Hit OK and it should add all the files to the library. Then ensure you h...
How To: Block your number from caller ID
This video details the process of blocking a number from being displayed on a receiving caller ID. One method of blocking a number from being displayed on caller ID is to enter in “*67” prior to the call which blocks the outgoing telephone number from being displayed for that individual call. Alternatively, an individual or business can contact their telephone company to have a permanent block placed upon the number. This permanent block can be lifted by dialing the number “*82” which allows ...
How To: Get your Blackberry working when frozen
If your BlackBerry seems to get stuck and display the hour-glass icon or just doesn't respond. Pulling the battery out to reboot the blackberry maybe very inconvenience. We take you through some simple steps that will help.
How To: Customize an iPhone without Winterboard
This tutorial demonstrates how to customize your jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch without having to use any complicated applications like Winterboard. The advantage here is that Winterboard and similar applications use precious memory on your device.
How To: Easily SSH into your iPhone without Wifi
If you don't have a Wi-Fi network, you can still easily SSH into your iPhone. Just follow the steps outlined in this video tutorial. First, you will need a Mac or iPhone along with Fuju. Just download the program. Once you have all of this, click on the Wi-Fi bar and click on Create New Network. As a name, click on iPhone SSH and click Manual. This creates your new network, which you will see on the desktop. Double click on it and then look at your iPhone. Go to iPhone. Connect to the network...
How To: Use widgets on the Nokia N900
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use widgets on the Nokia N900. Widgets are small applications that enhance the desktop. You can add, remove or move them by going into the desktop editing mode. On the desktop, click on the editing mode. Click on Add Widget and select the application that you want. Then click on Done to use it. Clicking on the X removes the widgets. You can download extra widgets from the Ovi store. You can move widgets in edit mode and adjust their settings. This ...
How To: Take rapid pictures w/o using a shutter on an iPhone
This is an Electronics video tutorial where you will learn how to take rapid pictures without using a shutter on an iPhone. You can take motion pictures by this method. You will need the Easy Camera application for this. This is a very simple application to use. Just load the application and touch anywhere on the screen to take pictures. You won’t see any click or blink, but it will take pictures. And it will be in your pictures folder. You can then view your pictures frame by frame. You can ...
How To: Get Installous on a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch
Worlds Playground shows you how to install Installous on a jail broken iPhone or iPod Touch. You must have an iPhone or an iPod Touch first or second generation. Your first step is to open your Cydia app. Go to the manage tab of the app and then click on the sources button. The next step is to go to edit and then add. The source you need to add is "http:/cydia.hackulo.us/". After adding that source go to changes and download the MI patch. Once that is done go back to Cydia and changes and cli...
How To: Block a cell phone number
Jordy with AT&T teaches us how to block your cell phone number when making outgoing calls. By doing this, any person you call cannot read your ten digit cell phone number. It's as simple as entering a code before you dial the desired number. The code is *67 followed by the ten digit number and then placing it as a regular call. This does not allow the person you are calling to see your number. Instead it will show up on their caller ID and read as "Private Caller". Follow Jordy's advice and k...
How To: Use online messaging programs on the Nokia N900
This is an Electronics video tutorial where you will learn how to use online messaging programs on the Nokia N900. This video is presented by all about maemo and it will show how to add MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, AIM etc to the Nokia N900. Officially the N900’s IM and VOIP system has built-in support for Skype, Google Talk, Jabber/Facebook.Ovi and SIP. You can activate a service using the settings section on the N900. Click on ‘VOIP and IM accounts’ and select. But, unofficially, you can use AIM, Gadu ...
How To: How to install Installous
In this video from mez380 he shows how to install Installous which allows you to download any app store app for free for the iPhone. In Cydia you go to Manage, then click Sources. Now in the upper right click Edit, then Add. A box will pop up now asking for an address. Here you will type in cydia.hackulo.us and click add source. When it is done you will see Hackulo.us pop up. When you see it, click into it and scroll down. You should see Installous there in the list. Now you can press Install...
How To: Copy and paste on your iPhone using Clippy Beta
In this video from tysiphonehelp we learn how to copy and paste using Clippy Beta on your iPhone. You can get this on Cydia. Download it and install from Cydia. To use Clippy Beta, he opens safari and opens a URL. Then click the 123 button on the keyboard. Then click copy. Now to copy that URL, hold down your finger and slide it over all the text you want to copy. Then click copy. Click paste to paste it wherever you'd like. If you'd like to paste something into your notes, open notes, and cl...
How To: Easily SSH into your iPhone/iPod Touch
iPodTouchedMaster shows how one can easily SSH into their iPod Touch with all firmware! To SSH is the ability to hack into your iPod Touch's file system. First, your iPod Touch must be jailbroken. Next, you'll have to open Cydia. Click "Featured Packages" or search for the terms "Open SSH" (it will be listed under Console Utilities & Daemons). When you have OpenSSH click on it and click 'Install' and 'Confirm'. After this is finished, click return to 'Cydia'. This may take a lot of battery po...
How To: Copy and paste data with your S60 phone
In this video S60 online explains how to copy and paste using your S60 phone. First, have what you would like to past saved on your notes application. Next, when you want to paste it to a webpage for instance open your notes application. When you open the notes, press and hold down the edit key and the directional key to highlight what you would like to copy. Still holding the edit key, press the left soft key to copy the text. Now you can past the text where you need it. Go back to where you...
How To: Install apps and games on the Nokia N900
You can install applications and games on your Nokia N900 by following the tips in this video tutorial. The two easiest ways of obtaining these items is to either use the App Manager or the Ovi Store. The App Manager has a built-in software catalogue. Just click on it, hit Download, and then Games. Then, select whatever games you want and follow the prompts to install it. Installed applications and games can be found in the More folder on your phone's home page. Ovi Store is Nokia's applicati...
How To: Install Installous on your iPhone
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to install Installous on the iPhone. Users will need to have their iPhone jailbroken before install Installous. Open Cydia, click manage, then sources and then add. Type in this source: Click on it in sources and let it load. Find Installous and install it. Now users are able to download applications from the App store for free. This video provides a visual demonstration and step-by-step instruction for viewers to easily un...
How To: SSH into your iPhone or iPod Touch with ease
iPhoneElite8 teaches viewers how to easily SSH into their iPhone or iPod Touch using Cyberduck! First, open Safari, Google 'Cyberduck Space Mac". Click the very first link you get and download Cyberduck on the right. Now open Cyberduck on your computer. Get your iPhone of iPod Touch and open up settings. Under settings, connect to Wi-Fi, and copy down your IP address that shows. Go back to Cyberduck, go to open connection and click on 'protocol'. Open up SFTP and copy the IOP address you got ...
How To: Use Skype over the 3G network on your iPhone
This video tutorial is going to show you how to use Skype over the 3G network on your iPhone. For this purpose you will need a jailbroken iPhone. Go to Cydia and launch it. This will take a bit of time. Make sure you have the latest Mobile Substrate & Skype. If not, follow the video and download and install it. Then press home button and come back to springboard and click on Skype. It takes sometime to load. Press on the free phone and press call. If you want you can select speaker and there ...
How To: Install Installous on any iPhone or iPod Touch
How to Install Installous on any iPhone or iPod Touch? Learn about it in this video tutorial in the Electronics category. For this purpose you will need a jailbroken iPod Touch or iPhone. First go to Cydia and open it. It takes a little time to load. Go to manage -> source -> edit -> add. Then type in this source: Cydia.touch-mania.com. Download and install it. Now you go to search and type in Installous in the search box. Download it and go back to your springboard. Open it up, search for an...
How To: SSH into your iPhone or iPod Touch w/o wifi
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to SSH into the iPhone or iPod Touch without any WI-FI connection. Users will need to download the Cyberduck application. Once downloaded and installed, open the program. At the top, change it from FTP to SFTP. The server is your IP address. The user name is "root" and the password is "alpine". Now click Connect. Click Allow on the pop up window. Type in the password once again and click log in. This video will benefit those viewers who have an iPod d...
How To: Unlock & jailbreak iPhone 2G on 3.1.2
The video starts out with a person holding an iPhone. The narrator begins to say he is about to demonstrate how to jailbreak an iPhone. Step one is to update or restore the iPhone to 3.1.2 using iTunes. After the update is complete, click on the blackrain icon and download Cydia. After the download is complete, the iPhone is jailbroken on 3.1.2. Next click on Cydia icon and search for the package bootneuter. That application will unlock the iPhone after installed. After it is installed, make ...