Category: Software
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Message Requests Replace Facebook’s ‘Other Inbox’
Facebook is looking to add security to its Other Inbox by introducing a Message Request feature with the intention of making it much easier to filter unwanted chats and messages. Wait, you didn’t know Facebook had an Other Inbox? Well no, nor did we until we recently discovered a massive backlog of unattended messages from…
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Send Magical Moments to Friends with Disney Gif on Android
Disney is offering a charming way for Android using social networkers to express themselves through the format of animated gif with memorable moments from a number of Walt’s classics as well as some modern favourites to share! Disney Gif has now been added to the Google Play Store after a successful run on Apple iOS…
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Google Play Store Redesign Rolling Out Now
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A redesign of the Play Store for Android has been in the pipeline for a little while and was more or less confirmed last week by Google developers. And now, just a few days after those comments were made, the new improved Play Store is starting to appear on selected gadgets. From what we’ve seen…
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How to Restart the Apple Watch When Frozen
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The Gadget Helpline has received a few reports (and only a few) from early Apple Watch adopters regarding occasional freezing of the apps and the watchOS causing the wearable to lock up. This can leave the Apple Watch temporarily unusable and can of course lead to panic when your £300 digital bling stops responding unexpectedly.…
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Discord VOIP – by Gamers for Gamers
If you are a gamer and play with other people regularly then you will know that communication is key to GG (good game). I, myself, have used a number of VOIP applications in the past; Teamspeak, Ventrillo, Skype, Steam etc and they have all had their uses over time. My own personal list of most…
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Android 6.0 Rolling Out To Previous Nexus Models
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With the Nexus 6P and 5X ushering in the new Android 6.0 software a week ago it’s only fitting that some previous generations of Google’s flagship smartphone and tablet brand should also get the goods and a selection of Nexus devices have now been confirmed as eligible for the update. Android 6.0 ‘Marshmallow’ – also…
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Time to Debloat your Android with Debloater
For those of us in the Android user community who are fed up with the unnecessary bloatware that comes chained to almost every Android phone we could purchase, there may be a solution! Yes, to many of those pesky pre-installed apps that can be loaded by either the devices manufacturer or the network provider selling…
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Can’t Receive Calls on iPhone 4S After iOS 9 Update? Here’s a Fix!
Over the weekend I was speaking to a friend regarding a problem with an Apple iPhone 4S, which after receiving the recent iOS 9 update has been unable to receive any calls. The mobile network was clearly available with signal icon present at the top. Making outbound calls wasn’t an issue, neither was texting back…
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Android 6.0 – HTC Handsets Named in Unofficial List
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HTC owners have a reason to get excited about updates today as a number of handsets look likely to get the brand new Android 6.0 – codenamed Marshmallow. The list which surfaced on Twitter is by no means official, but thanks to an Android tinkerer and MOD developer who calls themselves LlabTooFeR (@LlabTooFeR) we have…
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Xbox Beta App Launches for Window 10
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Xbox One owners and Windows 10 installers can now help shape the future of the united Xbox One/PC/Tablet experience by sampling the Xbox Beta App. The Xbox Beta App has just launched through the Microsoft store online and is free to download, weighing only 60.18 MB. With it installed on an eligible device any Xbox…
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Move to iOS App Launches – Android Fans in App Store Uproar
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So, we were hoping to give a sterling report of the new Android to iOS migration tool which was launched by Apple at its recent ‘Special Event’ introducing iOS 9 – However, after checking the reviews from users on the App Store we’re now more inclined to focus this article on the abundance of hilarious…
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iOS 9 Released Today – List of Eligible Apple Devices & How to Get It
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After the latest iOS software (iOS 9) was announced at this year’s WWDC and showcased again on iPhone 6S and 6S Plus at the recent Apple event the new firmware has finally started rolling out to the public on eligible devices. From today owners of selected Apple devices ranging from the iPhone and iPad to…