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  • 03 April 2012

  • How-Tos: How to make a stylus

    Want to boost your Draw Something skills? Here's how to make a stylus for a capacitive touchscreen in four easy DIY steps.

  • 30 March 2012

  • How-Tos: Bugs & Fixes: Problems pairing iPhones to Bluetooth audio systems

    If you have an iPhone, but your car's audio system doesn't have Bluetooth support, stop reading now and go update your system. The technology is that good. By pairing your iPhone with your car, you have the absolute best, most convenient way for hands-free talking on a phone while driving. There's no need for a headset of any kind. Nor is there any need to fumble with your iPhone when you want to make or answer a call. It can all be done from the dashboard controls or (in some cars) entirely by voice. As a bonus, the sound is typically louder and clearer than from a headset, allowing you to more easily overcome road noise.

  • How-Tos: Install Siri on an iPhone 4 or 3GS

    Want the Siri voice assistant, but can't justify the upgrade to an iPhone 4S? We've found a working solution with a working business search. UPDATED 30th March 2012

  • 29 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to manually upgrade an Android smartphone or tablet

    We all want the most up-to-date gadgets and therefore the most recent versions of the software that is available for them. Upgrading an Android device might take you to a newer version of the operating system like 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or bring new features or enhancements for your smartphone or tablet.

  • 27 March 2012

  • How-Tos: Install and configure iCloud Control Panel for Windows

    iCloud works seamlessly if you own a Mac, but it's a little more complicated for Windows users. Here's how to install and configure it so photos from your iPhone or iPad appear automatically on your PC, and your device is backed up and synched to Apple's servers.

  • 26 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to browse recipes on an Android tablet

    Every high-tech kitchen should have a tablet on which budding chefs can quickly pull up their favourite recipes, whether they're stored on the web, jotted down from memory, or recommended by others. ChefTap for Android does exactly this; here, we show you how to use it, making your cooking instructions easily accessible, and your time in the kitchen far less stressful.

  • How-Tos: Make basic edits in iPhoto for iOS

    Half the fun of iPhone photography is editing and altering your photos in various photo apps. And now that Apple has introduced its iPhoto app for the iPhone and iPad, bringing its desktop photo management and editing software to the touchscreen interface, users have a great, all-in-one photo-editing tool at their fingertips.

  • 23 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to replace an iPhone battery

    Are you charging your iPhone up before the day is out? Replacing the battery isn't difficult, and will only cost you a tenner.

  • 22 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Stay Below Your Data Cap on Android

    Studies suggest that Android users consume the most data--which is great news for the tech industry, but perhaps not so great for the user who has to pay that pesky wireless bill at the end of each month.

  • 20 March 2012

  • How-Tos: Install antivirus on Android phones and tablets

    With every new smartphone release, handsets are getting more powerful and more popular. They're also rammed with personal information that hackers want to steal. Make sure you keep your details safe by installing antivirus software.

  • 14 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to connect a 3G phone to laptop

    Connecting or ‘tethering’ a smartphone with 3G connectivity can be an excellent way of getting internet access on your laptop when you’re out and about and there’s no WiFi available.

  • How-Tos: How to jailbreak your iPhone

    A beginner's step-by-step guide to jailbreaking, plus the pitfalls to be aware of.

  • 12 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to make your own microSIM card for iPhone or iPad

    A number of devices require a microSIM card rather than a traditional full size one including Apple’s iPhone 4S. Although you can request a microSIM from your mobile operator it’s easier and quicker to make your own.

  • 10 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Install the Silk Browser on Any Android Device

    One of the coolest features of the Kindle Fire is Amazon's proprietary Silk browser, an application designed to leverage Amazon's massive server resources by precaching Web pages and delivering them to you faster--in theory--than any other browser. It works by preloading all the content (including music, images, and video) on popular websites to Amazon's remote servers first, and then delivering the entire package to your mobile device in a single stream of data. Amazon calls it a "cloud-accelerated" browser, and it's the first of it's kind.

  • 07 March 2012

  • How-Tos: Print from a mobile phone or print from a tablet

    Discover how to hook up your smartphone to a printer with our step-by-step guide to printing over a network and via the Cloud.

  • 05 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to root an Android smartphone

    Rooting an Android smartphone is similar to ‘jailbreaking’ an Apple iPhone. It gives you, the user, ‘root’ or full access to the phone’s hardware and software. Even though Android is technically an open operating system, there are still limitations set by the manufacturer which rooting will overcome.

  • 02 March 2012

  • How-Tos: How to change mobile providers and keep your phone number

    Seen a pay monthly or pay-as-you-go tariff that's better than your current one? We show you how to switch and take your existing phone number with you.

  • 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.

  • 21 February 2012

  • How-Tos: Print on the move with cloud technology

    Discover how to print on the move with new cloud and wireless technology.

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