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How to… Install Windows 8 on your laptop today

| Tips & Tricks | 05/07/2012 03:37pm

We show you how to run the Release Preview of Windows 8 on your laptop

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How to… Install Ice Cream Sandwich on your Samsung Galaxy S2

| Tips & Tricks | 20/04/2012 11:35am

If you bought a SIM-Free Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone then you’re now able to install the latest Android update from Google. Jeff Parsons shows you how

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Connect your laptop to an external display

| Tips & Tricks | 05/04/2012 10:57am

Get more from your laptop by hooking it up to a TV or monitor. We show you how

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Extend your Android device’s battery life in five minutes

| Tips & Tricks | 03/04/2012 03:42pm

We show you easy ways to extend the battery life of your Android smartphone or tablet

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How to… secure your smartphone

| Tips & Tricks | 14/03/2012 12:52pm

Former security consultant Jon Thompson tells you everything you need to know to keep your smartphone safe online

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Insider Knowledge: Intel Wireless Display

| News | 17/02/2012 04:55pm

Watching a movie with the family on your laptop just got an upgrade, thanks to Wi-Fi’s clever cousin

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How to… Set up Twitter on your Android Phone

| Tips & Tricks | 20/01/2012 03:20pm

One of the biggest benefits of a smartphone is being able to tweet from anywhere – we’ll show you how.

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Extend your laptop’s battery life in 5 minutes

| Tips & Tricks | 10/11/2011 12:36pm

Find new ways to extend your laptop battery life, and last longer away from the mains

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7 secrets to PC Heaven…

| News | 13/10/2011 03:07pm

Got a couple of minutes? Sitting comfortably? Good, then I’ll begin. If you use your laptop every day, like most of us, chances are it’s going to start to degrade as the sands of time swirl by. So, we’ve laid down the seven golden rules to keep your PC on the straight and narrow and tried to [...]

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How to… Listen to (and make) radio shows on your laptop

| News | 30/09/2011 10:37am

It’s well over a hundred years since the first successful experiments in commercial radio broadcasting by the likes of Thomas Edison and the Marconi Company and, despite the digital music revolution of the past 15 years, radio is still a popular and widely loved medium. The internet has made it so anyone can broadcast their [...]