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How to Install Carrier-Blocked Market Apps on Any Android Phone [How To]
Many carriers these days are blocking apps from the Market, like Google Wallet or Wireless Tether. Droid Life shows us a super easy way to install them on your unrooted phone. Note that this only works...
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The iPad's Split Keyboard Has a Few Hidden Buttons that Make Typing Easier...
You've no doubt seen the split keyboard that iOS 5 brought to the iPad, but it turns out it has a few hidden buttons on the edges. Here's how they work. My biggest gripe with the split keyboard was...
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Practice Multiple Skills at a Time Instead of Focusing on One for Greater...
Wired's Garth Sundem sat down with the Robert Bjork, director of UCLA's Learning and Forgetting Lab, to discuss how you can best "[pack] things in your brain in a way that keeps them from leaking out"....
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Remains of the Day: Poland Stands up to ACTA [For What It's Worth]
Poland thinks twice about passing ACTA, Google will no longer use CDMA devices as developer units, and a new study begs the question, "Do iOS apps crash more frequently than Android apps?" Photo...
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Upgrade and Speed Up Your Computer This Weekend [Weekendhacker]
It's a sad fact of life that over time, all of our computers get a little bit slower. Before you start shelling out for a new machine, take some time this weekend to perform some maintenance tasks,...
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Replace a Wooden Knife Handle [Repairs]
If you break the handle on your favorite kitchen knife you will probably either look forward to shopping for a new knife or wish you could give your trusty knife a new handle yourself. For those who'd...
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Top 10 Ways to Travel Smarter, Safer, and Cheaper [Lifehacker Top 10]
A vacation can range anywhere from a dream to a nightmare. While some of that depends on circumstance, there's plenty you can do to make your travel easier, more efficient, and more fun. Here are our...
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Aviary Online Image Editor Releases Android Plugin [Android Downloads]
Android: We've covered the free Aviary online image editor several times—it is robust enough to work for most people who want to tweak their photos but don't require a full version of Photoshop or...
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Snow Leopard Revised Security Update Fixes Rosetta Problems [Snow Leopard]
We noted yesterday that the new Snow Leopard Update Breaks Rosetta and that a group of high-schoolers had released a third-party fix. Fortunately, the wizards of Cupertino have either corrected this...
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Protect Rubber Gloves from Sharp Fingernails with Cotton Balls [Clever Uses]
If you use rubber gloves for washing dishes or cleaning and have sharp nails, you run a chance of your nails puncturing the gloves and causing leaks. Household simplicity site Real Simple recommends...
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Use the 70/30 Rule to Keep Fish From Sticking to Your Grill [Video]
Many grilling aficionados don't try grilling large fish such as salmon, tuna, or shark as they're afraid the fish will stick to the grill. Culinary site Chow.com recommends using the 70/30 rule when...
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Elpis is a Lightweight Desktop Client for Pandora [Windows Downloads]
Windows: Sure the default web client for Pandora is nice, but some of us want to have a desktop version to not take up a tab and memory in our browser of choice. The open source desktop client Elpis...
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Give Each Day a Dinner Theme to Help Plan Family Menus [Meal Planning]
If you try to plan advance monthly or bi-weekly menus it can be difficult to balance variety with the staples that everyone enjoys. Parenting weblog Simple Mom recommends establishing a theme for each...
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This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
Radioactivity Counter Turns Your Android Phone into a Geiger Counter (Android) Getting one step closer to turning your phone into a tricorder, Android app Radioactivity Counter uses the CMOS camera...
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Throw Together a Last-Minute Super Bowl Party [Super Bowl]
Perhaps you've realized that all your friends are busy and no one you know is throwing a party except that one guy from work you don't want to hang out with. Or just maybe you don't know a football...
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Five Best Ways to Stream Live TV [Video]
Whether you're looking for a way to catch the big game this weekend when you're away from your living room, or you just like to catch live television when you're trapped somewhere without either cable...
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Frozen Garlic and Onion Purees Save Time and Money [Food Hacks]
Some people end up buying and peeling an onion and a head of garlic when they only need a portion of that for their recipe and end up tossing the rest, only to need it again a few days later. Freezing...
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Add a Fleece Lining to Bandannas to Prevent Frostbite While Enjoying Snow...
If you enjoy spending time in the outdoors skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, or enjoying other snow sports and don't like wearing a full ski-mask you can protect your face by sewing a fleece insert...
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WanderPlayer Turns Your Smartphone Into a Controller for Flash Games [Video]
Android/iPhone and Windows/Mac: Many Flash-based games would work better with a retro controller than a keyboard and mouse. The free app WanderPlayer turns your iPhone or Android phone into a...
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"I'd really like to start developing games for Android, but I don't know...
I'd really like to start developing games for Android, but I don't know a thing about coding. I'm simply an artist/graphic designer who has some ideas. Do you know where or how I can get started? Is...
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