Many young people rarely let their phones out of sight, so the thought of not knowing where your device is for an extended period of time is particularly terrifying. Fortunately, help could be at hand, but it will require you to have prepared ahead of time, as well as keeping location services turned on. In addition to giving you an idea of where it is, this will also allow you to remotely lock or wipe it....
How to get a cheap holiday online: Be flexible about your destination When shopping for holidays online it’s good to be realistic about the kind of deal you’re going to get. If you want to go to the most popular places at peak season then the chances of a discount are obviously a lot less as there is little incentive for travel agents to sell them cheaply. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a bargain break though, all you need to do is be more flexible about where you’re headed....
What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega? The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega, endorsed by Sir Clive Sinclair himself, is a retro games console designed and manufactured in the UK, and sold through Retro Computers. With 1,000 games preinstalled you won’t wait around an age for games to load, as you did with the original. You can also play almost any ZX Spectrum game (that you have downloaded or personally programmed) via the Vega’s microSD slot....
Facebook has unveiled its Slingshot image-messaging app, but it’s not available to users outside the US. Here’s a workaround, enabling you to use Facebook Slingshot in the UK. Facebook Slingshot is a bit like Snapchat, allowing you to snap, scribble on and then send photos to other users, which they can unlock only by slinging you back another picture. The Slingshot app is available for Android and iOS, but only in the US....
Well there’s a slightly long-winded workaround you can follow if you can’t wait for Peacock to officially launch outside the US. You’ll namely need a VPN and use it to set up a new Google account, then access the US Play Store to download and install the app. Although we’ve titled this as a UK specific tutorial, it should work anywhere outside the US. How to get Peacock TV on Android in the UK Note that the Peacock app blocks screenshots so the one above with the logo is the only one we managed to get....
Perhaps you just want to prank call a friend or ring a company you’ve been pestering which won’t answer if they see your number appear. There are many reasons, good and bad, to hide your number and make it appear as private and below is our step by step guide on how to do it in Android. Note: You can only hide/withhold your number if your network supports it. We’ve used a Google Nexus 5 running Android 5....
There are various methods, some easier than others, but all free. Here we’ll walk you through the process. We’ve written a separate guide to transferring photos in the other direction: from Windows to iPhone. Import iPhone photos using Photos Windows 10 includes several new apps you won’t find in older versions, such as Photos. You’ll find this in the Start menu. You can launch Photos now, but it’s best to connect your iPhone via its USB cable to your PC or laptop....
What you need to know about microSD Before you buy one, check what capacity your phone will support. Flagship phones tend to accommodate 128GB or higher, but many cheap Androids accept only 32GB. To be fair, 32GB will be enough for most people. We’ve tested and rated all the best microSD cards. Once you’ve got the microSD card, it’s easy to set things up so that it becomes the default place for new apps, photos, videos, music and more....
But aside from the inconvenience of the format, you probably want to safeguard the video on those discs against damage so they can be preserved for the future, especially the rare and hard-to-find ones. Making a digital copy of your DVDs on your PC or laptop is simple if you have the right software. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum allows you to quickly and easily make backups of your movies, even if the discs are scratched....
Launch ChromeType chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy into the address bar and hit EnterClick on the drop-down menu next to Autoplay Policy, which should currently show DefaultSelect ‘Document user activation is required’Click the ‘Relaunch Now’ button at the bottom of the page Muting autoplaying audio in Chrome For a little while now it’s been easy to instantly mute audio in Chrome by right-clicking a browser tab and selecting that option, but now Google is making muted audio the default....
Here, we explain what Mixer is, why it’s different to the competition and how to broadcast to Mixer from PC, Xbox One and even iOS & Android. Finally, if you want to stream gameplay without denting your performance, you’ll probably want a dedicated capture card. Take a look at our round-up of the best capture cards on the market to find out which is right for you. What is Microsoft Mixer?...
If you previously used an Android phone and have switched to an iPhone, one of the first things you will wish to do is transfer contacts from the Android to the iPhone. If you’re trying to find out how to do so, you’ve come to the right place. In this article we show you four ways to move contacts from Android to iPhone. We recommend you try them in the order in which we lay them out: the easy way will work most times, and the thorough way is worth doing anyway....
Deactivate the Bixby Home button Deactivate the Bixby Home screen To turn off the Bixby Home button you simply open the app and tap the toggle at the top of the screen for ‘Open Bixby Home when you press the Bixby key’. If you don’t see this toggle, tap the settings cog at the top of the screen. To turn off the Bixby Home screen you must find an empty space on the home screen and perform a pinch gesture....
How to turn off Galaxy S7 always-on display There are two ways to turn off the S7’s always-on display: Pull down the drop-down notification bar from the top of the screen. Pull down a second time from the top of the screen to access more quick-access icons. Tap the always-on display icon to toggle it off Go to Settings, Display, Always-on display. Slide the toggle to off Also see: How to remove Upday from Galaxy S7 and S7 edge How to customise the Galaxy S7 always-on display Before you decide to ditch the always-on display on the Galaxy S7 or S7 edge entirely, it may be that you can customise it to better suit your needs....
If someone takes the drive out of your PC and tries to access them via another one, the contents will be unreadable. It sounds like a great idea, but there drawbacks and requirements you should be aware of first: BitLocker has a performance hit, especially if you have to use software encryptionIf you ever forget or lose your password you may not be able to access your own filesYou ideally need a computer with a TPM chip...
Android phone users now have another choice, in the shape of Facebook Messenger Lite, a stripped-down version that was originally designed for the developing world. The limitations imposed by those regions makes a big difference, as it requires designers to consider data plans that are much smaller than in the West, and the older, cheaper handsets people use. The result is a streamlined app that keeps the best parts of Messenger and ditches the rest....
How to use Microsoft Teams: How to get Microsoft Teams First and foremost you’re going to need to activate Microsoft Teams. Within Office 365 portal head to the admin centre then look for Settings on the left-hand side, then go to Services & add-ins > Microsoft Teams, then toggle the option – see Microsoft’s video for a detailed explanation. At the time of writing it’s available in beta form in 181 countries and 18 languages....
What is a virtual desktop? If you have a single monitor attached to your PC or use only your laptop’s built-in screen, you have one screen – desktop – to run all of your apps. This is fine if you only hop between a browser and a program such as Microsoft Office, but if you have lots of apps open things can get a bit confusing or just plain cumbersome. Virtual desktops are a bit like having lots of monitors: you can create different workspaces (screens) where you can arrange apps; so if you want one for work-related apps and another for leisure, you can do that....
See also: The most anticipated games of 2015 and 2016 How to watch League of Legends Championships: What’s happened so far? So, what has happened so far in the League of Legends world championships this year so far? Well the group stages kicked off in Paris at the beginning of October, whittling down the starting 16 teams down to 8 before heading to London’s Wembley arena for the quarter-finals last weekend....
What time is the LG V30 live stream? LG will be holding its IFA 2017 press conference at 9am CET on Thursday 31 August 2017, which in the UK is at 8am. Will there be a LG V30 live stream? There is indeed a live stream, and we have embedded it below. What can I expect from LG at IFA 2017? It’s no secret that LG will unveil the LG V30....
