Back in October, Apple released iOS5, bringing a host of new and updated features to the iPad. It introduced the iMessages app for sending text messages and photos between iPads, iPhones and iPods; the Reminders app for managing your to-do list; and iCloud for backing up and synchronising your iPad wirelessly. Apple also took the opportunity to enhance many of the existing apps and features. You can now do basic photo editing on the iPad, including cropping, rotating and simple colour fixing. The Notification Centre provides a single place...
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Even people who have high speed internet connections can often have problems with their internet running slowly. There are many reasons that user’s connections may run slow, and there are some helpful tips to solve the problem. Following are just a few of these tips. 1. Closing those programs that are constantly using internet bandwidth will help make the connection run faster. Some programs such as Skype, MSN and AIM use the internet constantly, connecting to chat servers, to get the user’s friends lists and other information....
So you already have a great time on your Xbox, but what if you could squeeze even more entertainment out of it? Have a look at these tricks and tips to see if something interests you. Play your own music during games. Even in non 360 games you can get your own music to play during a game. Put the music on before the game is loaded and it will carry on as you play. This is a good way to add atmosphere or simply to have a laugh by playing something completely inappropriate. Two screens at once. If you have one of the models that comes with...
So you love jetting off to sunny beaches and exciting cities and you also love your gadgets? Here are a few tips for getting the most out your technology during this year’s summer holidays. Download some apps. If you are planning on taking your smart phone with you then you can stock up on apps to help you with the language, check out flight information, see the weather where you are going and a lot more. You don’t even need to bother with the once obligatory trashy paperback novel, as sticking some games or an...
If you are the proud owner of an iPad 2 then you are probably very fond of it. But wouldn’t it be even better if you had some handy tips and tricks to get even more out it? Here we go then. 1. Add the free Find My iPad service. Go into Settings then Mail followed by Contacts then Calendars. Choose Add Account and pick MobileMe. Put in your MobileMe or iTunes account details or create a free ID. Then check your inbox for verification instructions. After this you can activate Find My iPad on MobileMe and see where you are on a map at me.com 2....
We all love to go online but is it true that you can also make some cash while you do it? Let’s have a look at some of the online money making methods you may have heard of: Work as a freelancer There are now lots of sites where you can register as a freelancer – oDesk, Elance, Freelancer etc – and try to earn money. The range of jobs you can apply for is as varied as the pay on offer. You could work as a virtual admin assistant, a writer, a graphic artist or any of a huge number of other jobs. Jobs are usually either paid on a fixed...
How frustrating is it to run out of juice on your phone when you are far from home and in need of some light entertainment? The iPhone battery gives a reasonable life but it is so feature packed that there is the danger of running it down quicker than you need to. There are some things you can do in order to make your iPhone battery go that little bit further, and here are 8 of the top tips. Don’t let it overheat This means not leaving it in your car on a hot summer’s day (if there are any this year) and to remove the case when recharging. Use...
Ok, so you go to the big city for a few days and don’t want to miss out on reading your email, watching YouTube videos and seeing what everyone is up to on Facebook. How and where can you now do it without spending a lot of time and money in Internet cafes? 1. While at the Tube station. As well as “strenuously avoid any eye contact” and “puzzle over the strange subterranean wind systems” you can now add “get connected to the internet for free” to the list of things you can do to pass the time on the London Underground. Well,...
When you decide to purchase a new television there is a lot of information out there and a lot of potentially confusing facts and figures. For this reason we have listed here some of the top features to help you decide. Size The first question you have to ask yourself is how much room you have to fit it into, and then whether a giant screen will fit in with the rest of the room or not. You might hear it said that the really big HDTV screens give a poorer quality image than smaller ones. This isn’t strictly true, but...
It wasn’t that long ago that an older person using a mobile phone or a computer was a bit of a strange sight. Now lots more mature people want to keep up with the latest technological advances and learn about new things they can enjoy. One of the best things which an older relative can learn to use is Twitter, as this gives them an entertaining way to stay in touch with friends and family from their home, as well as finding out snippets of news and information to keep them entertained. Here are some steps to follow in order to get them...