Smartphones Features

How To: Set up and use a Pantech Jest smartphone

Whether you're the proud owner of a Pantech Jest phone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video guide, which presents a general overview of how to set the phone up. For details, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to see what it takes to set up a Jest yourself, take a look.

News: Lenovo's Mixed Reality Headset Reportedly Arriving in August for $399

In the nascent AR/VR race, any release news is big news. For augmented reality, those invested in the new technology eagerly await the release of Microsoft's Hololens and any inkling of information that comes with it. If you're one of those folks, you're in luck, as new information has just been disclosed about one of Microsoft's partners on the project, Lenovo, and their Hololens; including its release date and price.

How To: Tutanota for Android, iOS, & Web Keeps Your Emails Private with End-to-End Encryption

In the wake of the NSA scandal and celebrity-photo hacks, lots of people scrambled to find more-secure ways to send text messages, share emails, and surf the internet. Known for their incredibly secure data networks, Germany's email services saw a remarkable increase in new users from across the world. Last year, we covered Sicher, a German app that lets you send and receive encrypted self-destructing messages on your smartphone.

How To: Check In to Businesses on Yelp to Get Discounts, Freebies & Other Coupon-Like Deals

On Yelp, you have the option to check in to a business you're visiting. For you, broadcasting who you're with and where you're at is fun for social purposes, but for business owners, you're basically giving them free publicity. Well, almost free publicity. Since there's incentive to get you to check in, some businesses reward customers with special deals, such as 20% off your first visit.

How To: Use location settings on your Android phone

Never get lost again with location based-GPS on your Google Android phone. One of the salient advantages of a Google Android smartphone over, say, an Apple iPhone, is the inherent extendibility of the open-source Android mobile OS. There are a seemingly infinite number of settings to tweak and advanced features to discover and use. This free video tutorial will show you how to use the various location tools on your Android device.

News: How to Get Unlimited YouTube & Google Play Movies on T-Mobile

Google dropped its opposition to T-Mobile's Binge On service due to some favorable policy changes at the magenta carrier. From now on, YouTube and Google Play Movies will happily work with the feature. Binge On rolled out late last year, allowing many customers to receive unlimited video streaming at 480p. That's not a great offer if you care about video quality, but it's nice if you want to save money.

How To: Extend your iPhone's vibration notification

In this video we learn how to make your iPhone vibrate your notifications longer. For this you need an SSH program like cyberduck. You also need plist edit pro. Once you have SSH in your phone, go to system, library, private frameworks, celestial framework, then find vibration patterns. Double click that. Download it to the desktop. Open it. Open up the plist file. Go to default, look at total duration, click into that to change the time of the vibrate duration. Change the On Duration too. No...

How To: Your Chromecast Ultra Has a Game Mode Feature for Stadia Streaming

With the early launch of Google Stadia for cloud-based gaming, there was bound to be a slight learning curve for most people. Many didn't realize that the average TV is not suitable for gaming by default. This is why there is a separate game mode you must use when playing on the big screen. Luckily, your Chromecast Ultra can actually take care of this for you automatically.

How To: Create your favorites list on an iPhone

In this video, we learn how to create a favorites list on an iPhone. Doing this will make it easier and quicker to speed dial! First, just tap on the "favorites" button. Then, click on the "+" button to add a new favorite from your contacts. You can then click "edit" to rearrange or remove favorites from your list. Click on the blue arrow next to a name to see the full contact details for that person. As soon as you add or remove someone from your favorites it's saved. That's all you need to ...

How To: Clean the trackball on a BlackBerry Tour 9630

Follow these simple instructions from Zeevideo to clean the track ball on the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 device. Using two simple items: a clean sheet of paper and a pair of scissors can clear most of your track ball issues. The BlackBerry Tour 9630 dose not have a removable track ball unit so to clean the trackball cut a small piece of paper that can be use to manure under the inset of the trackball, using your thumb move the trackball to the side allowing just enough space to slid the slip of...

Hands-on: Meta's New Meta Viewer App Is the AR Collaboration Tool All Those Sci-Fi Films Imagined

When you drive along the deceptively sedate streets of Silicon Valley, there are few hints that all those nondescript office parks and low-rise buildings contain the very future of the planet, but they really do. On a recent trip to tech's epicenter, I found that out firsthand when I got to visit the offices of Meta, the startup that produced the Meta 2 augmented reality headset.

How To: Jailbreak iPhone 3G with RedSn0w

Have a new iPhone 3G but don't want to pay for the expensive AT&T service? This instructional video will teach you the simple steps it takes to jailbreak the phone, and without the usage of iTunes. Instead, you will use Red Snow. This short video will teach you all the tricks to jail breaking your phone. In a matter of minutes you will be enjoying your new iPhone 3G without damaging it.

How To: Get started playing the new Farmville on iPhone app

Farmville is one of the most popular games to ever be played on the Internet and Facebook and now you can play it on your iPhone, too! Take your farm with you wherever you go by installing this free app and connecting it to your Facebook account. Your phone farm will look exactly like your Facebook farm and you will get all the good stuff: push notifications, gifts, crops and everything in between. This tutorial will walk you through the installation, basic set up and controls so you can get ...

How To: Send, receive, and check email on a Blackberry Curve

Blackberry pioneered the idea of taking email with you wherever you go, as long as you're shackled to that Blackberry. Checking email is so easy from your Curve, so you can send and receive messages anytime, anywhere. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to send, receive, and check email on a Blackberry Curve. Send, receive, and check email on a Blackberry Curve.

How To: Download additional maps on a Nokia C5 mobile phone

In this clip, we learn how to download additional Ovi Maps-compatible maps when using a Nokia C5 mobile phone. The C5 is the first offering in Nokia's new "C" series of mobile phones. It runs on Nokia's Symbian OS and features a 2.2-inch screen and 3.2-megapixel camera. Want more? Search WonderHowTo's sizable collection of C5 video tutorials.