Phone Hacks & How Tos
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How to get Windows Phone 8.1
Register as a developer for free to download Windows Phone 8.1 and Cortana
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How to save Instagram photos to a laptop or PC
Back up your Instagram photos to your PC or laptop
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Enable HTC One M8 developer options and High Performance Mode
Unleash your HTC One M8 with its high performance mode
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Turn any speakers into a wireless streaming system
Give some old speakers a new lease of life with a Sonos Connect:Amp
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How to stop videos & ads autoplaying on the Facebook iPhone app
Annoyed by auto-playing ads or your friends' videos on the Facebook iPhone app? Here's how you can stop it eating up your mobile data.
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iPhone message names not showing – what to do
Four things to try if your messaging app has stopped showing contact names with messages
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How to delete Android devices from Google Play store
Stop your old Android devices haunting you on the Google Play store
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How to install XBMC on your Android
Download and install the open source media player XBMC on your Android
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How to watch Nokia X Android launch event live
Nokia's new phone launch live: How to get details of the Nokia X
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How to logout/sign out of Twitter on Android
Sign out of Twitter on your Android smartphone or tablet
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How to share your iPhone & iPad photos and videos with anyone
How to use the new Shared Streams feature in iCloud
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Get good bass on Android; boost sound on Android
Getting good bass on Android is easy, here's how.
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How to use Android Device Manager
Remotely locate and protect your Android devices with Google’s equivalent to Find my iPhone.
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Add a number to a contact list on Windows Phone 8
PLUS: how to create a Group of contacts on Windows Phone
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Get plain Android on any Android phone
Plus: use Google Experience Launcher to get Google Now voice commands
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Use ‘OK Google’ voice command on Android
How to fix problems with Voice Commands on Google Android handsets
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Take and share 38Mp images on Lumia 1020
The Lumia 1020 captures huge images, but doesn't let you easily get at them
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How to deal with pending MMS on Wi-Fi
Handling the error message: 'Currently unable to download. Please try again later'
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How to fix iMessage in iOS 7
iMessage texts not sending? Apple promsies fix but here's a simple fix.
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Add bookmarks to home screen in Android
Create a shortcut to your favourite websites on your Android smartphone or tablet
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Set data usage limit on Android
Save yourself from big bills by limiting the amount of data your phone can use
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How to change App Store on iPhone to UK
Change the location of your Apple ID to see UK apps at UK pricess
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How to watch Samsung Galaxy S4 launch live
Get live coverage of Samsung's Galaxy S4 launch event here
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How to set up email on an Android smartphone
A step by step guide to sorting email out on your Android device
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