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  • 29 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to use Android's Accessibility Service

    Google Android's Accessibility Service includes TalkBack, KickBack and SoundBack apps, which can be utilised by blind and vision-impaired users to help them control their smartphone.

  • 28 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to store smartphone data in the cloud

    The cloud isn't useful only for enabling access to our photos, documents, music and more wherever we are, it also presents an increasingly viable backup medium for our data. Provided that we have access to a Wi-Fi connection, the cloud can come to our smartphone as well as our PC.

  • How-Tos: How to password-protect Android apps

    All Google Android handsets support a screen lock, whereby a unique password, PIN or pattern must be entered before access to your apps, contacts, messages and more is granted. But some of us would prefer to restrict access to the data we need to protect only.

  • 16 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to tag a photo using Facebook for Android

    Facebook's app for Android has come on leaps and bounds since it was first introduced.

  • 31 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to purchase and read an eBook from the Google eBookstore on a Google Android device

    In a bid to rival Apple and Amazon, Google launched its eBookstore in the UK in October last year.

  • 30 January 2012

  • How-Tos: Remove duplicate Contacts for Facebook friends on Android

    Android phone and tablet users may find that some people appear twice in their Contacts list. This is because of a recent update to the Android Facebook app. Fortunately, the problem is easy to solve.

  • How-Tos: How to purchase an eBook from the Google eBookstore on your PC

    Google launched its eBookstore in the UK in October last year, in a bid to rival Apple and Amazon

  • 25 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to purchase an app from the Android Market

    As well as offering thousands of free apps, the Android Market, which is Google's offical app store for smartphones and tablet PCs running its Google Android operating system, also offers plenty of paid-for apps that are priced from 62p upwards.

  • 09 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to set live wallpaper on a Google Android 2.2 device

    Smartphones offer plenty of customisation tools, ensuring you can personalise the device so it looks exactly how you want it.

  • 05 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to watch Sky on Android

    Sky are not expecting the Android Sky Go app to be ready until winter 2011.

  • 29 December 2011

  • How-Tos: Use Google Voice for Android to Slash Your Smartphone Bill

    Smartphone plans are tricky when it comes to voice service. You can either go overboard and have a thousand or more extra minutes that you won't use every month, or lowball your usage and count your minutes near the end of each billing cycle to make sure you don't exceed the cap. However, if you set up Google Voice and Groove IP on your Android smartphone, you can reduce your voice usage significantly by routing calls through your smartphone's 3G or 4G connection--or, if you're willing to depend on Wi-Fi connections only, you could even ditch your cell service entirely. I'll show you how.

  • 16 December 2011

  • How-Tos: How To Use Dropbox to Edit Text On Mobile Devices

    With clients for every mobile and desktop operating system and tons of great functionality, Dropbox makes it easy to share files from basically any device.

  • 30 November 2011

  • How-Tos: 5 Steps to Prepare for the Ice Cream Sandwich Update

    New phones and tablets with Android 4.0, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich, are just around the corner, and carriers are also announcing which current models will be upgradable, most likely in early 2012. Many of the new features and updates will be great for business users.

  • 18 November 2011

  • How-Tos: How to secure a smartphone

    Antivirus is one thing, but much more important is to make sure you can remotely locate, lock and wipe your smartphone.

  • 14 November 2011

  • How-Tos: How to Boost Your Smartphone Battery Life

    Do you know where your smartphone is? Unless you're using it to read PCWorld.com, your phone is probably plugged into an outlet somewhere to charge, because the battery stinks. You can find plenty of good reasons why your smartphone battery sucks, most of which stem from the failure of lithium ion batteries to keep pace with the exponentially increasing power demands of rapidly evolving smartphone technology. Thankfully, plenty of tips and tutorials are available to help you wring every last drop of juice from your smartphone battery, and such tricks can be distilled down to two critical steps: Configure your smartphone for maximum battery life, and then download a reliable and trustworthy battery-optimization app.

  • 10 November 2011

  • How-Tos: How to protect a smartphone against malware

    Smartphone malware has surged by 800% in last four months. PC Advisor explains how you can secure you mobile phone against future attacks.

  • 11 October 2011

  • How-Tos: How to disable roaming on a Google Android 2.2 device

    Being able to browse the web from your smartphone when you're on the go is a great function, whether you want to catch-up on work emails while you're on the train or simply make your friends jealous by posting pictures of how you're sunning yourself to Facebook when you're on holiday.

  • 07 October 2011

  • How-Tos: How to adjust the screen timeout on a Google Android 2.2 device

    Smartphones have a screen timeout built into them, which works in the same way as a screen saver on your PC, temporarily suspending the screen or making it appear black while the device is not being used.

  • 03 October 2011

  • How-Tos: How to adjust haptic feedback on a Google Android 2.2 device

    Haptic feedback is a useful function on touchscreen smartphones as it alerts the user their command on the handset has been recognised and processed through vibration.

  • 28 September 2011

  • How-Tos: How to tether a Google Android tablet to an Android phone

    A tablet PC is a great way to surf the web, read emails and even catch-up on TV while you're on the go, especially since its much more comfortable looking at a tablet's larger screen compared to the smaller display of a smartphone.

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