Nokia's Creepy Video!

What is Nokia up to? This somewhat disturbing video was posted on their YouTube channel earlier this week.  It's called "You Are Not Alone." What does that me? It's not April Fool's Day, it's not Halloween....

Actually, it turns out to be some kind of promotional video for Man of Steel,  the new Superman movie that's coming out soon.  I have no idea how this relates to the movie, however. It's also kind a spot for the new Nokia Lumia 925 as well. Interesting....

Watch the video! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp286YjE4I&feature=m-ch-fea

What do you think?

-Elisabeth

How to Add Apps to your Lockscreen (Android 4.1+)

Need access to your most used applications,within digging through your app drawer?
Check out my tutorial on adding app shortcuts to your homescreen.
If you prefer to watch the video, here is the link:
http://YouTube. comwatch?v=N1vKiiJzvgA

What You Need
-An Android phone running at least 4.1 Jelly Bean (Go to Settings > About device to find out which version you have)

Instructions
1. From the home screen, press menu.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Scroll down to Personal, then tap "Lock Screen"
4. Tap screen lock, then swipe, and hit the back button.
5. Tap Lock screen options, then turn on shortcuts.
6. Tap "Shortcuts", then press the "+" button to add an application from your list.
7. When you have added all your apps, lock your phone.
8. The icons for your selected apps should appear at the bottom of the screen. To open one, hold your finger on the icon, then swipe outwards.

iJustine's New Show HardWired Premiere!

Hello readers!

Technology is already a huge part of our lives, whether you like or not. From the moment you step outside your house, to the time you go back to sleep at night, electronics are everywhere pretty much all the time. But now, gadgets aren't just with us all day, they're literally an extension of our bodies. In the new AOL show HardWired, internet personality Justine Ezarik, a.k.a iJustine travels around the country exploring the latest in wearable technology. The first episode goes live today, May 15! Check out the trailer and the first episode here:





Episode One:


What do you think of wearable tech? Comment below!

-Elisabeth

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How to Schedule Text Messages for Android

Life is busy. Time is valuable. We don't always have time for a long, drawn out phone conversation. So we text. But, if there is a message on your mind that you can't send right now, or are saving up for a special time, you can 'set it and forget it,' so it sends automatically in the future when you aren't even thinking about it. Read on to find out how to schedule your text messages!

If you prefer to watch, I made a video on this:

If you cannot watch here are step-by-step instructions: 

What You'll Need: 

• An Android phone running Android 4.1 or higher (go to Settings > About device to check what version you have)

Instructions

1. Open up your messaging app and create a new message
2. Press the menu key.
3. Select "scheduled message".
4. Select a date and time for the message to be sent. 
5. Press OK. 
6. To send, press the button that looks like an envelope with a clock on it. 

What if it doesn't work? 

• Your message must be scheduled for at least 6 minutes after the current time. 
• Make sure your mobile data is on at the time the message will be sent. 

Thank you for reading, I hope this helps! 

-Elisabeth

How to Use Twitter #Music

Social media has changed the way we receive information, from news, to photos, to music. Twitter's new music discovery service, lets you find new tunes to listen to, based on who you are following, and what they are tweeting about. I recently tried out the application, and created a tutorial highlighting the main features.

Click below to view the video!

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Also check out my Facebook page!

-Elisabeth

Samsung Kies FAIL! (video)

All I wanted was to update my phone to Jelly Bean (Android 4.2)...but no. Samsung's software had to crash, over and over and over again. Please let me know if you know how to fix this!

If you cannot watch in browser, please use this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ET_i2kstvEw

Thanks for stopping by!

-Elisabeth

Would you buy a Facebook-centered phone?

Facebook has been the news this month quite a bit recently, but this time not for one of their (in)famous privacy changes. A new project called "Facebook Home" has been launched, and will mark Facebook's official first steps into the mobile phone world. Now, I was a little confused when I heard the name of the phone  - "HTC First," as in the first phone to be centered around a social network. Does anyone remember the HTC Status from 2011?

Source: An.droid Life

Sure, as far as it went was a dedicated Facebook button on the front of the device, but it was still progress in my eyes. The funny thing about this is, it would seem like a Facebook oriented phone would be for teenagers and college students, right? But, most of the teenagers I know are on Instagram and Twitter more than anything right now. Brands with Facebook pages could benefit from this. Maybe they could assign a handset to their resident 'social media manager' and have them connected all the time.

However, I see where Facebook is going with this, and it isn't a totally radical idea. Just think, 6 years ago, a  "Google phone" would have sounded crazy, and now here we are in 2013 with Android phones everywhere!

Also, just for fun, I found this cool infographic showing what an actual Facebook Home would look like. It's basically pointing all the things we find annoying about the social network.





My favorite ones are the MySpace burial ground, and the steps that are installed backwards so you can't leave.

Thank you for reading!

Talk to you later,

Elisabeth

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