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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.
27 September 2011
How-Tos: How to see which applications are running on a Google Android device

While multitasking is a great feature in smartphones, having several apps running at the same time, it can also very quickly drain your battery power.
How-Tos: How to Recover a Lost Phone, Tablet, or Laptop

The bad news: At some point, your cell phone is likely to go missing. Whether it falls out of your pocket in a cab, or you leave it unattended in a public place for a few seconds only to have it swiped by someone with sticky fingers and low moral fiber, your phone is vulnerable. In fact, according to a report from security software company Symantec, 36 percent of U.S. consumers have had a cell phone disappear on them.
22 September 2011
How-Tos: How to activate call waiting on a Google Android smartphone

The call waiting feature on mobile phones means that users who are already using their handset for a conversation will be alerted, usually by a series of beeps, if there's another person trying to call them at the same time.
20 September 2011
How-Tos: How to use Facebook Messenger

Facebook has finally given Brits the ability to access its Messenger app
19 September 2011
How-Tos: How to stop your PC's Windows clock losing time

Does your PC keep perfect time? If not, our Helproom Expert's advice is for you.
15 September 2011
How-Tos: How to set-up a SIM lock on a Google Android device

If you're unlucky enough to lose your smartphone or have it stolen, as accidents happen to all of us, it's not only the hardware that could fall into the wrong handsets.
12 September 2011
How-Tos: Android: Wipe Device Clean, Restore Factory Settings

Whether you just upgraded your Android smartphone to another device, your organization is finally replacing that old Android with something newer and shinier or you've decided to trade devices with a friend, it's a very smart idea to wipe any and all sensitive information from your smartphone before passing it off, not just to ensure that your personal data remains private, but to also make sure your device runs like new for its next owner.
How-Tos: How to locate a lost Google Android smartphone

Losing your smartphone these days is similar to losing your handbag or wallet.
05 September 2011
How-Tos: How to transfer photos from a Google Android smartphone to a PC

More and more smartphone users are utilising the camera on their handset to capture great digital snaps, and Google Android users are no exception.

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