One post that often appears on my list of top 10 most popular has to do with clever Android smartphone hacks.
Did you know that you can take a screenshot – a picture of what’s on your screen?
You can also easily sync photos and videos to your computer and share them with others. There’s no need to email huge files individually anymore.…
If you need to know how to take a screenshot on your computer, phone or tablet, you’ve come to the right place. A screenshot is a picture of what you have on your screen.
You might use a screenshot in a presentation, Word document or email. It’s especially handy when you’re trying to explain how something works or show someone an error message.…
If you subscribe to Amazon Prime, you may be missing out on some if Prime’s amazing benefits, such as downloading videos to watch when you don’t have an internet connection. This can come in handy on long trips, especially when you’ve got kids along with you.
Simply download Prime videos to a tablet and keep them busy for hours. You can download select videos to compatible devices, which include Fire tablets (except 1st generation Kindle Fire), Fire phone, Android phones and tablets, iPhones and iPads.…
One of the great things about Amazon Prime Music and Amazon Music Unlimited is the ability to download music to your smartphone or tablet for offline listening. That means downloading your favorite tunes so you can listen to them without having an internet connection and without using your mobile data.
This is especially handy on long car trips or even commuting to work or school.…
Most major retailers offer smartphone apps to make it easy for customers to find product information and place orders on their phones and tablets. However, according to experts, an increasing number of retailer apps are fakes.
Some phony apps are harmless, while others are set up to harvest credit card numbers for criminals. There are even fraudulent apps that lock down your phone or tablet and hold it hostage until you pay a ransom.…
You’re minding your own business, just calmly looking at websites using your Android phone or tablet. Suddenly, a popup ad intrudes. It claims that you’ve won something, your device is infected with viruses, or some other lie.
Since it’s keeping you from doing anything else, it looks like your only choice is to interact with the popup and let the chips fall where they may.…
If you’re not already using cloud storage on your smartphone and tablet, you’re missing out on a fantastic capability. Are the photos and videos on your phone being backed up? If not, then you may lose them all if your phone malfunctions or becomes lost or stolen.
Cloud drives not only backup all the photos and videos on your gadgets, but they also let you access your photos and videos from other Internet-connected devices.…
I really like my Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4″ tablet, which I’ve had for a little more than a year. It’s a sleek, fast and easy to use Android tablet with plenty of space. It sports an excellent camera, gorgeous HD video and reliable performance.
It was reliable, that is, until a few weeks ago, when it began restarting itself intermittently.…
With smartphones costing a few hundred bucks to replace, you may feel tempted to purchase cell phone insurance with your mobile carrier.
You might sign up without realizing that the extra $10 or so per month, per phone, comes with plenty of strings attached. Cell phone insurance, or “equipment protection plans,” as they’re called in industry parlance, often don’t provide much insurance at all.…
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Tablets are sizzling hot items for Christmas, and if you’re hoping to pick one up as a gift for someone else or for yourself, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S deserves a close look. Here are 10 reasons to bump the Galaxy Tab S to the top of your wish list.
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