From: Butterscotch on Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:16 PM

All the Android news that’s fit to Google for the week. We look at how Android apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook will work... and how they won't. We bring news of an always up to date way to root your Android phone from Lifehacker, along with an easy method you should try first. We also take ...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:16 PM

In this episode, we’ll show you

how to use Windows Phone 7

on your

HTC HD7 phone

. We'll walk you through how to

boot up your phone

and get to the start screen, and we'll also show you how to

customize your s...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:16 PM

If you’re an avid Facebook user and an Android owner, then you should definitely download Facebook for Android , an app that lets you quickly and easily keep all of your contacts up to date on what's going on in your life. It's a free application and the straight-forward interfa...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:16 PM

Sharing your location with friends is easy with the free Gowalla for iPhone app . This app lets you check in to spots and keep your friends up to date either via Twitter or Facebook , all the while earning badges and building your reputation.

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:16 PM

In this episode, we’ll show you

how to use the HTC HD7

's camera to

take photos and video

. We'll also show you how to

adjust the settings

so that you can

change the photo or video resolution

,

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:16 PM

While we tend toward Android on the whole, the Ori really highlights some of the things about the iPad that make us a little green with envy. Aside from anything else, iPad devotees get all the coolest accessories. Chalk it up to the fact that there are only two iPads as compared with Android ta...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S II or Samsung Galaxy S 2, AKA the I9100, looks like a wunderkind. Ridiculously thin and sporting a Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch screen, an 8 MP camera and Samsung's own TouchWiz interface sitting atop (and in many cases, actually impro...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

In this episode, we’ll show you

how to play the drums

using the

GarageBand app for iPad

. There are two ways you can do this, either by playing the

Drums instrument

and playing manually or by using the

Smart Drums

...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

The Email 'n Walk app for iPhone grants multitasking techies the ability to see in front of them while composing emails . The app uses the main camera of the iPhone to show you what’s going on in front of you. Over top of that is a keyboard as well as a translucent area where you can ...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

GarageBand for the iPad

offers you a lot of cool options when

playing the keyboards

, including the ability to play the app-assisted

Smart Keyboards

. The regular

Keyboard instrument

offers a variety of keyboards w...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

From CTIA 2011, not only did we get the pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which we were expecting ($499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only and $599 for the 32GB), we also got a new Sammy tablet. Namely, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. At the LG booth, we got hands-on with the LG G2 Slate that features 3...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

We’ve showed you how to

play the drums and the keyboards

on

GarageBand for the iPad

, now it's time to get down to

string instruments

. The

Smart Guitar and Smart Bass

instruments allow you to choose from

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

There is a lot of interest in

rooting Android phones

due to the extra control it gives you over your handset. In this tutorial, we show you

how to root your Android phone

using the

Samsung Galaxy S

as an example. The method we use al...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

While

playing virtual instruments

is fun, it doesn’t quite compare to

playing a real guitar

. That's why in this episode, we'll show you a way to

play your guitar on GarageBand for iPad

. You'll need a couple of

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

The HTC Incredible S (S710a) is an impressive smartphone running HTC Sense atop Android 2.2. While Sense is a great UI and really sets HTC’s offerings apart from other Android smartphones, there are a few things missing. Most notably, an apparent way to set a lock code or pattern lock for your p...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

GarageBand for iPad

also lets you

record from a microphone

for

recording acoustic instruments or recording voice

. In this episode we’ll show you how to

plug a microphone into your iPad

so you can

m...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

Having your

contacts organized by groups

can save you lots of time and make

finding your contacts

much easier. In this tutorial, we’ll show you

how to create groups

in the

Apple Address Book

application and show ...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

In this episode, we’ll show you how to

switch to timeline view

in

GarageBand for the iPad

. This is the mode to work in if you want to

edit your music projects

and arrange the various parts of your piece. We'll also show you how ...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

Is the Nexus Tablet coming soon to a Best Buy near you? If rumor is to be believed, Google is partnering with LG to make a reference Honeycomb tablet . Much like the Nexus One and Nexus S set the bar for Android smartphones, a Nexus tablet would be a high-water mark that all other manufactu...

From: Butterscotch on Tue, Apr 12 2011 3:54 PM

The

loops provided by Apple

can be extremely handy when

composing music

on

GarageBand for iPad

. These loops include different styles of music for

guitar, bass and keyboards

, as well as percussion and vocal bits. ...