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There are various ways to hide photos on an Android phone, and here are some of the best. How to hide photos on Samsung phones If you own a Samsung Android phone, you’ll already have a Secure Folder option which is a great way to keep certain photos private. Other manufacturers have variants on this theme. Huawei phones have PrivateSpace, and LG offers Content Lock, so it’s worth checking if your phone already provides some sort of privacy option like this....

A Sandbox is a virtual environment separate from the rest of your machine where you can install, open and use programs that you don’t entirely trust. There are several good options for sandbox software including BufferZone, Sandboxie and SHADE Sandbox being some of the most famous. We’ll use Sandboxie in our guide, as it’s easy to use and free to download, and show you how to install applications in safety....

When choosing your mobile phone contract it can be tricky to work out how much mobile data you need. It’s always worth looking at past phone bills to see how much data your phone has consumed, but be wary of the fact that you’ll probably use your new toy more than your old one, and that if it supports features such as 4G then you may use more mobile data than you realise....

See also: Best touchscreen gloves 2017 | 20 Best Smartwatches | Best fitness trackers 2017 Make your own touchscreen gloves: What you’ll need The materials for DIY Touchscreen gloves is about as simple as it gets. Aside from your gloves all you’ll need are a darning needle and some conductive thread. Ok, that last bit is a little more specialist and might not be lying around the house. Conductive thread is, as the name suggests, one that is able to conduct the electric charge in your fingers....

While we understand the economics involved, there really is no point in spending thirty seconds being shown a car you have no intention of buying, especially when all you want to see is a two minute lesson on making a Lancashire hot pot. Below we explain how you can remove ads on YouTube. Be warned, though, while these tips might work for now YouTube does have freeloaders in its sights....

Also, be sure to check out our comprehensive guide to using Excel for more useful tips. Back up first As with any editing of important documents you should make a copy of your spreadsheet before beginning. Removing blank rows is a destructive act, and if you mistakenly enter the wrong commands then it could delete info that you wanted to keep. Can I remove blank rows automatically? The first thing you need to tell Excel is which areas of the spreadsheet it should include when searching for blank rows....

Here we show you how to report someone impersonating you on Facebook or Twitter. How can someone impersonate you on social media? It’s easier than you might think. Setting up a new account with a name the same as yours, or a very similar name, is straightforward. Then all they need to do is find a profile picture of you, go through your friends online, and start posting to them or the world at large....

Google, Apple, Twitter, Paypal, Yahoo and others already offer this service and WhatsApp is the latest to join the club. It’s an easy way to ensure your messages remain private, and one we recommend setting it up immediately. Just follow the simple steps in this tutorial and you’ll have your account locked up tight in only a few minutes. What is two-step verification? Traditionally the way you would secure an account is to have a password....

Sadly, however, we don’t all love using iTunes. Many of us don’t use a Mac, but a Windows PC. We’re not happy staying in Apple’s walled garden — its closed ecosystem — and we want to enjoy a wider range of material, including music and videos we’ve created, converted or downloaded for ourselves. That doesn’t mean we don’t love our iPads and our iPads, but it’s at this point where iTunes’ limitations come into play....

We show you how to use Facebook’s latest feature. So firstly its important to note, at the time of writing, Facebook Stories is not available on the desktop version of Facebook, so to use the new feature you will have to use the Mobile application. Once logged in you will see a new bar along the top of the timeline. This is the same template used in Instagram for its story feature....

The two star men went some way to helping Europe win the Ryder Cup at a canter from the USA, and ten golfers from that contest are competing in the first round in Dubai. Rory McIlroy has a good record in the tournament that crowns a champion and a Race to Dubai winner at the same time. Who will it be this year? Here’s how to watch the DP World Tour Championship on TV, online and even without Sky Sports....

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 dates and tickets This year’s show starts on 23 May and ends on 27 May – a press day takes place in advance on 22 May. You can get Chelsea Flower Show 2017 tickets here. How to watch Chelsea Flower Show 2017 online The BBC has coverage of this year’s show and you can already watch episode one on the iPlayer as the preview has already been broadcast....

Here, we explain how to watch the Xbox Gamescom 2018 live stream and discuss the possible announcements to expect. When is the Xbox Gamescom live stream taking place? Microsoft’s Xbox-themed monthly live show Inside Xbox will be broadcast directly from Gamescom today, Tuesday 21 August 2018 at 3:30pm for those of us in the UK, or 10:30am ET for those in the US. The stream takes place on the official opening day of Gamescom 2018, and will hopefully be one of the most exciting episodes of the show since E3 2018....

HP Envy 13 review: Price For an expensive-looking and feeling laptop, the entry price for the Envy 13 is not too intimidating. Prices start at £649 for the 13-d008na from John Lewis for the version with an Intel Core i5 CPU and 1080p screen. If you can take the very reasonable bump up to £799, you can get a near-4K resolution screen and an Intel Core i7 CPU. In fact, at the time of writing the Envy 13-d061sa, with a Core i5 and 3200×1800 screen was on offer at Currys for £649, and that is good value....

High-megapixel front-facing cameras are becoming increasingly common in smartphones. Traditionally VGA-quality or 2Mp at best, Microsoft recently announced its 5Mp Lumia 735 as the ultimate Windows Phone for selfies. Huawei’s Honor 6 also has a 5Mp selfie camera. HTC was quick to one-up the pair with this 13Mp monster. As is always the way with the fast pace of technology, though, Oppo has since unveiled a 16Mp swivelling beast in the Oppo N3....

HTC Vive Tracker This is by far the most versatile and exciting of the new Vive accessories. This unassuming 85g has bags of potential and we were able to see some of the ways developers have utilised it already at MWC. In a nutshell, it’s an additional tracker that you can attach to basically anything you want. For example, we tried it strapped onto a huge 3D printed gun to awesome effect....

The equipment was allegedly imported into the country in the name of Ethio Telecom, a state-owned telecom company, without Ethio’s knowledge, according to the Ethiopia Revenue & Customs Authority (ERCA). This was done to avoid paying taxes, ERCA said. ERCA has said it will confiscate the equipment and is likely to slap the company with tax avoidance charges. The equipment has been stuck at the country’s port since last year....

Huawei Honor 3C review: Price, availability & competition Huawei Honor 3C review: Design & build quality At first glance, the Honor 3C is a simple but stylish device, which satisfyingly thin bezels and an overall thin and light feel. However, upon closer inspection you’ll notice a couple of tell-tale signs that giveaway this smartphone’s low price tag. First, the removable plastic back has a tacky shine to it, and it doesn’t perfectly align with the camera (at least on our review unit)....

When the cheaper Surface Go launched in 2018, few could have predicted how the form factor was about to take off. Just four years later, the likes of Dell, Asus and Lenovo all now make compelling Windows 2-in-1s worth considering. But it’s another company that’s the focus of this review, Huawei. The MateBook E is an attractive option on paper, especially with the tablet and keyboard cover available for less than most rivals....

“We have customers’ activity for products in the CPU space that goes into a video-game device,” Chia Song Hwee, Chartered’s president and CEO, said when discussing the company’s 45nm manufacturing plans with analysts during a recent conference call. Chia didn’t name the CPU customer but was likely referring to Microsoft, which uses Chartered to manufacture its Xbox 360 processor. The 64-bit Xbox 360 processor is a custom chip based on three 3....