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Routing Calls Through WiFi on iOS 8.3

Nothing quite like hustling craigslist for weeks to find that perfect new apartment, only to discover that your new digs are smack dab in the nexus of a cellular dead zone, amirite? How will you ever make all your important phone calls?! Well, until recently you had just two options: 1) move, or 2) somehow Macgyver your situation into something workable. Good news for iPhone users! Well… that’s assuming you’re using an iPhone 5s, 5c, 6, or 6 Plus… and assuming you’re also either a Sprint or T-Mobile customer (lot of assumptions going on here). With the latest iOS 8.3 update, Apple now affords their Sprint customers (and EE customers in the UK) […]

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How to Repair the Screen on an iPhone 6 (Complete Guide) (Video)

You’ve done it. We’ve all done it. No matter the how, it just happens: you crack your iPhone’s screen. Could have been while taking it out of a pocket of your tighter than last year’s skinny jeans, or maybe there was alcohol involved and an ill-advised toss of the phone to a friend, either way, it’s shattered. Instead of dealing with all the tiny cuts being created on your fingers while using the screen, you can fix it. Generally the idea of this though (and of the thought of seeing the internals of their beloved device) puts a serious fear in

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How to Use Guest Mode on LG G Flex 2

“Sharing is caring,” your friends will say, but gently remind them in reply of that other famous maxim: “friends don’t let friends snoop around other people’s phones.” Well, maybe it’s not yet a famous maxim, but in a perfect world, we wouldn’t need such fictional precepts! (I’m telling ya: just wait a few more years for ubiquity to set in.) As luck would have it this is a world of gross voyeurism, and sneaking a peek at a friend’s phone feels delightfully mischievous. I won’t lie: it is pretty awesome to dramatically reenact a friend’s embarrassing text message convo. But the spying ends here, folks! From here on out, let’s be

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How to Take (and Make) Calls on Your Apple Watch

Let’s say you’re at home, binging on the last season of Game of Thrones and somehow your iPhone managed to slither its way deep under the couch cushion. Relegated to the very bowels of your furniture, what if someone calls your phone at this most inopportune time?! Assuming you own an Apple Watch and have already paired it with your iPhone, then you have no need to worry! The Apple Watch syncs up with your iPhone via bluetooth (and your WiFi network) allowing you to take your calls via Apple Watch. Keep reading to find out how to take (and make) calls using an iPhone

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Disable Auto-Updates on Galaxy S6

Automatic Updates: The bane of any power user’s existence. Why should some faceless, mega-corporation decide when we should have our apps updated?! I’m sorry… I thought this was AMERICA. However, all is not lost. Thanks to flexible settings, care of Google Play, we have the option to say “NO” to the atrocity that is auto-update… Ok, I’m being dramatic. Admittedly at times, auto-updates are sweet. (Especially now that Facebook has decided to roll out a new version every two weeks.) Nevertheless, for the sake exploring the far reaches of Android’s flexibility, let’s take a look at the topic. Keep reading to find out how to disable (potentially

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Getting the Most from Motion Launch on HTC One M9

It doesn’t take a mid-life crisis to find yourself stuck in a rut. When life loses its sheen, you gotta shake up the humdrum and add some glitter to that old-hat, right? For example, the late (admittedly not-so-great) John DeLorean was sick of opening car doors the old fashioned way, so what did he do? Two words: gullwing doors. Let’s be a tad more modest and look instead at the HTC One M9 and it’s Motion Launch functionality. Motion Launch is HTC’s system of finger + motion gestures, aimed at imbuing your phone experience with a touch more panache. Keep reading to find out how to customize

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How to Set Up and Pair Apple Watch with Your iPhone

While the Apple Watch houses amazing components and features all on its own, it still requires being paired to an iPhone in order to work. How to Pair the Apple Watch Keep reading to find out how to set up and pair your shiny, new Apple Watch with your iPhone. 1. To start, power on your Apple Watch and choose a language. 2. Tap Start Pairing. A nebulous, pointillistic orb will pop up on the Watch’s screen. 3. Make sure that your iPhone (5 or later) is updated to the latest iOS 8.3 and that bluetooth is turned on. 4. Locate and open the Apple Watch

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How to Root the Asus Zenfone 2

The Asus Zenfone 2 is one of the devices with Android 5.0 Lollipop running on it out of the box –unlike most other devices that come loaded with KitKat and then require you to either manually install an update to get to Lollipop, the Zenfone 2 eliminates that hassle for you by letting you use the latest and the greatest version of Android right away (something other manufacturers could learn from). While Android Lollipop has everything you need to get your tasks done, there are those of us out there that demand a bit more than what they get with a

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How to Change Your Location in Tinder for Free

If you’re one of the millions of people out there using dating apps to meet other singles in your neighborhood, then there’s a good chance that – in addition to the plethora of other dating apps out there – Tinder is one you have installed. And if you’ve been using it recently to swipe your way to love, you may have noticed that it recently got an update –an update to try and get you to buy things. In an effort for Tinder to start making some money off of its rather sizable user base, they’ve added a new Tinder

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How to Use Cydia (Video)

The whole point of jailbreaking, if we’re honest, boils down to being able to get Cydia on your iPhone/iPad and the plethora of jailbreak tweaks contained within. The only thing is, that Cydia in itself can be a little intimidating and overwhelming to your first time jailbreakers. Opening it, you’re presented with a multitude of screens and very little indication of how to get started. Unlike the Apple App Store, what Cydia makes up for in the out of the box thinking functionality in its tweaks, it sort of lacks in the UI department. With that said, though, you can

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How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S6 / Galaxy S6 Edge (Video)

Perhaps you want to send the phone in for warranty? Or maybe you need to sell it? Either way, it’s probably wise to unroot the device before doing either. In order to unroot the Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, we’re going to be utilizing Odin, Samsung’s own device flashing program, to flash the stock firmware back on to the device. Since this is right in line with the sort of thing this program was originally intended for, it’s actually pretty straight forward. Here’s how to do it. Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge I. Before You Begin 1. This

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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S6 / Galaxy S6 Edge (Video)

If there’s one thing I’m not a fan of on Samsung devices generally speaking, it’s the user interface. TouchWiz, the UI that Samsung puts on all of their devices, has a special place in one of the inner circles of hell in my opinion. But, for what Samsung lacks in the software department, they make up for in some pretty spectacular hardware and, well, that causes a bit of a dilemma. How do you get all that Samsung hardware magic without the painfully over-complicated TouchWiz? The solution? Rooting. Rooting, aka gaining administrative rights on a device allows you to change aspects of a

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How to Reset a Frozen iPhone

It happens. You’re surfing the web, maybe checking out your networks that are social, and bam –it’s stuck. The iPhone screen is no longer responding and you’re stuck staring at gif shared on Twitter that is now stuck on a frame that somehow makes it lose it’s hilarity. You swipe left, right, then up, down –nothing. You begin pushing the home button to no avail and finally start pushing the power button in an effort to reset the now useless iPhone and try and pretend nothing ever happened. But what if that even fails, what do you do then? The answer

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How to Sync Google Apps for Work Calendar, Contacts, & Mail on an iPhone Using Push

Friend of mine recently registered her new bar’s website domain name and naturally, asked the nerdy guy who runs a tech site to help. After registering her domain for her (yes, all I essentially did was push Add to Cart for her and deny all the other GoDaddy upsells that they try and make you buy on the way out), I told her she needs to get Google Apps for Work instead of using GoDaddy’s clumsy mail system for her work email for the new domain. Her only question: “Will it work on my iPhone?”. Darn right it will. Thing is though

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How to Remove Favorites from Safari on iOS 8

Have you recently opened Safari on your iOS device only to find a bloated and unkempt favorites list muddying up your screen? At the risk of sounding like an overzealous parent admonishing you to get on the Spring Cleaning train, I’m here to suggest the following to remove said favorites from Safari: Clear out That Digital Clutter from Your Phone Life’s too short to suffer the self-inflicted pangs of digital hoarding. Remember how obsessed you once were with Gangnam Style? Or that trip to WebMD you bookmarked when you had that weird rash on your back? Or how about that time you saved all those

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