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Getting super fast access to your stored contacts on your Android-enabled Motorola DROID mobile device is a easy as two buttons. Yes, 2! Best Buy has the answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to access contacts quickly via a shortcut on the Motorola DROID mobile phone.

Hallelujah, a miracle tool has been released to the world. This Windows/Mac tool is called Spirit and it enables you to jailbreak anyiPhone, iPod Touch or iPad quite easily. And Gizmodo is all over it, with an in-depth guide on exactly how to do it.

Looking to start using Skype? With Skype, you can call regular phones from your very own computer without the hassle of long distance charges. Thanks to Be Your Own It, learn how to install Skype and get free Internet phone calls. Get rid of those long distance charges by using Skype today!

Are you happy with using Firefox as your Internet Browser but unhappy with its download speed? There's a way to speed up that download time, and the answer is in this video! In this video, learn how to dramatically speed up your download time when using Firefox's Internet browser.

What's the quickest way to get to an application on your Android phone? It's a shortcut icon, much like on your Windows and Mac computers that take you to the application quick without having to dig in your applications folder. So how do you add a shortcut on your phone? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to set up shortcuts on your Android enabled cell phone.

Where do you get all of those cool apps for you Android mobile device? There's one place to go to find all of the latest apps for your mobile phone, so what is it? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to add a contact to your Android enabled cell phone.

Flash is a great piece of software that has been around for some time. It's easy to use and can add some much needed character to a potentially boring web page. This video tutorial will show you how to make a preloader for your website. If you don't know what a pre loader is, it's basically an animation showing you that the computer is thinking and gathering all the information needed to open up a new page or play some sort of video or song. It's a great way to let your viewers know that...

This tutorial walks you through the process of adding a placemark in Google Earth. Follow along as you're shown how to easily add a placemark. Just use the push pin icon, and add your own placemark. Add some information, and drag it to your location, and now you're all set!

Are you a major networker with a cell phone full of digits? Are you horrible at remembering names and often times look at incoming calls with a look of confusion? There's a way to remember them from this day forward. Once you get a number, snap a picture of them and set it up as their caller ID. When calling, their photo will appear giving you a hint who it is! In this video courtesy of Best Buy Mobile, learn how to set a photo as caller ID.

Best Buy shows us how to use the Google Mobile App for location specific searches on your mobile phone. Google Mobile can find you the nearest restaurant in your town, and provides maps and directions. It's pretty easy to use, and you can use it on many phones, including Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Droid, iPhone, and Nokia.

Want your HTC Droid Incredible to alert you whenver you have a new email? It's easy. So easy, in fact, that this video smartphone guide can present a complete and thorough overview of the process in just under two and one half minutes' time. For more information on how to set up and receive email notifications on your own HTC Incredible cell phone, watch this free video tutorial.

Sick of seeing that little AT&T logo in the corner of your iPhone screen? Looking for a way to personlize your device even further? Well, you're in luck!In this tutorial, learn how to change the carrier logo on your iPhone to anything you want! You can put your name, nickname, favorite phrase.. anything!So, follow along with this video and you learn how to change your icon, step by step. This only takes about a minute.. and best of all, it's free! So, what are you waiting for? You will...

Since YouTube was first introduced, so many people have logged on and searched for some of the most randomnest and craziest videos to ever hit the web. Many videos consist of video blogs started by people in hopes of hitting it big, while others are just videos of people or events in everyday life. It can be difficult to keep in touch with everything that is out there, so this video tutorial will help. It shows you how to add a playlist to your YouTube channel. So sit back and enjoy!

Skype is an easy to use, safe, and affordable way to keep in touch with people inside the country and outside. This video tutorial will show you how to download the software and set it up so you can call anyone or communicate via video chat. Enjoy!

In this tutorial, Mike from XSite Radio, tells you everything you need to know to make a successful video podcast.A video podcast is sort of like a Vlog and sound podcast combined. They are a little trickier to create but can really get your opinions out there.So, if you are ready to take your podcasting to the next level, have a look at this tutorial and make sure you are doing it right.This video will show you how to make and distribute a professional looking video podcast using nothing more...

Well, Apple has finally gotten up to date and added cut, copy and paste to your iPhone.This sounds like a tiny addition, but is actually making the iPhone much more functional and user-friendly.If you are new to the iPhone family, or are just getting used to your copy/paste update, check out this step by step tutorial and learn how to use this new feature.

NeaceDesign explains an easy method of setting up a website online without having to use FTP programs. He begins with correcting an error made previously in which the main web page was name 'Home'. This should be renamed to 'Index' and the file re-exported. NeaceDesign suggests going with well-known web-page hosting services such as 'hostmonster'. The first step is to go to File Manager and upload the image files to a new folder. This is done by sending all the files to a zip folder and then...

In this how to video, you will learn how to replace the screen on your Blackberry Storm 9530 and 9500. First, remove the battery and sim card from the phone. Lift off the covering over the camera lens with a pry tool. Gently do this, as it has glue. Next, turn the phone over and do the same for the bottom section of the phone. Using a torx screw driver, remove the screws underneath the section you just removed. Turn the phone over and remove the four screws shown. Use the pry tool and...

In this how-to video, you will learn how to change the password to your hotmail e-mail account. This will be useful if someone knows your password or it is not unique enough to be safe. First, go to your web browser and log in to your hotmail account. Once you are in, go to the options bar and click more options. Next, go to view and edit your personal information. Click on change next to your password. Enter your old password and then enter your new password twice. Click save to change...

In this video, we learn how to connect an Apple wireless keyboard to the iPad. This is great if you need to write something that requires a lot of typing. First, go to "system preferences" then click on "Bluetooth". Once you're in this, make sure the "discoverable" check box is not checked, then highlight your keyboard. In the bottom left hand corner click the minus sign, then click "remove". Now, on your iPad click "settings" then "general" then tap "Bluetooth". Almost right away you should...

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to sync Twitter with a Facebook fan page. Begin by going to the website: Hoot Suite and sign up for an account. Once logged into an account, click on Settings and click on the Social Networks tab. Click on Add Social Network and click on Pages under Facebook. Now click on Connect to Facebook and log into your account. Then select the page(s) that you want from your Facebook and click Add to Hoot Suite. Finish by typing in your message and select your...

In this Electronics video tutorial you will learn how to add music from your computer to your Droid. Connect the USB cord to the device and connect the other end to your computer. Now go to the top and scroll down the notifications and click on ‘USB connected’. It will ask you whether you want to mount it. Click on mount it. It will now show up on your desktop as ‘no name’ icon. Double click to open it. You will find a few folders. Under the DCIM folder create a new folder and name it...

In this how-to video, you will learn how to shut down your Blackberry device quickly and easily. If you have uninstalled or installed a new program, this may be useful for you. You will have to find the power off tool in the display of your Blackberry. You can place this option in the tools section. Once you highlight it and press the track ball, it will begin the process of turning the device off. This allows you to shutdown all processes on the device and completely turn off. This video...

You don't want anybody to have access to your cell phone. Nobody. Well, instead of the standard unlock mechanism, the one anybody can unlock your cell phone with, the Motorola DROID, and Android enable mobile device, allows you to create your own unlock pattern, secret to anyone else, which wakes it from sleep mode. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to set up a secure lock on a Motorola DROID cell phone.

This video shows us the method to use Blackberry email more effectively. Firstly, let us go to the place for typing your emails. Click on the leftmost icon at the bottom of the home screen. Now press the button on the left side of the track ball and choose 'Compose Email'. Now, if you want to enter your phone number in the body of the email, type in 'Mynumber' and then the press the space bar. You will now see your mobile number in the body of the email. Enter 'Mypin' for displaying your...

If you just purchased an Android enable mobile device with Bluetooth, then one of the main objectives you'll have on your to-do list is to set it up in your vehicle for hands-free dialing and phone calls. Activating Bluetooth inside your car is easy, and all you need to remember is a little number called zero. Actually, you need to remember it 4 times — Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to activate Bluetooth settings on an Android cell phone.

Sometimes you can't decide what to take… a picture or a video. But on any of the new Android enabled mobile devices, it's easy to toggle back and forth between photos and video on your camera. Once inside the multimedia section, the icons direct you to either picture or video options. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to capture photos or videos on an Android cell phone.

1. First of all you need go to the 'view' button at the top bar menu. From the drop down click on 'view options'. Then click a 'check mark' against the 'kind' and then click 'ok'.

In this Electronics video tutorial you will learn how to repair and change your iPhone 3G touch screen. Remove the 2 Phillips #00 screws from the dock connector end. Use a suction cup to gently pull up the display assembly. Use a spudger to disconnect the black ribbon cable labeled 1, 2 and 3. Remove the screws of the display assembly. Peel up part of the black tape and remove the screws under it. Gently rotate the spudger, lift the LCD from the glass and separate it. Heat the top left of the...

Have a new app that you want to pin to your home screen on your Android enabled mobile device? Slapping the application on the home screen is simple on any Android phone. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to add apps to your home screen on an Android cell phone.

Want to know the quickest and easiest way to access your Gmail email account from your Motorola DROID mobile device? Getting immediate access to your Gmail account from the DROID is as easy as three steps and only two buttons. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to easily access Gmail from the Motorola DROID cell phone.

This video tutorial from adamstechvids shows how to resize photos in Windows using Picasa application.

If you have any Google applications, like Gmail or Google Calendar, that you want to sync to your new Android enabled mobile phone, it's a simple task to complete. There's nothing hard about it, but if you think you need help, Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to sync Google apps with your Android cell phone.

If you just got a new Android mobile phone, then chances are, the first thing you're going to want to set up is your email account, so you have instant access to your emails all the time, everywhere and anywhere. Setting up your specific email account or accounts is actually not hard. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to set up an email account on an Android cell phone.

This video tutorial from xTheEnforcerx1 shows how to import custom SMS tones to your iPhone 3G using SSH.

Skype is a very cool, useful communications tool that you can download online. This program is free and includes video chats, instant messaging, search functions and various other features.In this tutorial, learn exactly what Skype is and how it can be used for your business.This video will show you how to download Skype, install it and get up and running.You will also receive advice on how to use this innovative and free application for your business needs.So, why not have a look, give it a...

In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to enable or disable cookies in Mozilla Firefox. Open up Mozilla Firefox, go to tools > options and click on ‘privacy’ tab. Under the cookies section uncheck ‘accept cookies from sites’ and click OK. This will disable cookies. To remove cookies from your computer, open up Mozilla Firefox, go to tools > options and click on ‘privacy’ tab. Under the cookies section, click on ‘show cookies’. All the cookies will be...

In this how to video, you will learn how to unlock your iPhone 3G 3.0 firmware with Ultrasn0w. First, turn on your device and go to Cydia. Click manage and sources. From here, go to edit and click add. Enter repo666.ultrasn0w.com here and click add source. Once that is done, go back to Cydia. Go to search and look for Ultrasn0w. Click install and confirm to install it. Now you have Ultrasn0w installed. Reboot your iPhone. Next, insert your SIM card. Go to your settings to confirm...

With the Android platform on a large amount of mobile phones today, chances are you have one. Sometimes messaging on the phones can be a little confusing, but there's a simple explanation for texting your friends and family. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to send a text message on your Android enabled cell phone.

Shallisubscribe teaches viewers how to change the slide to unlock words on the iphone! First, you need to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch! Next, open up Cydia and search for 'iFile'. Next, after downloading this open up Cydia and search for 'Slide to Unlock Killer'. You will also want to download this. Next, open up iFile and at the top left corner press that button 'var'. Scroll down until you find the folder that reads 'stash'! Next, find the 'theme' folder and click on the 'Entriegel...