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You probably know that you can share the music you’re listening to on your iPhone with others by pairing your phone with a Bluetooth speaker, but what if not everyone in the room wants to hear it?
Well, there’s a simple solution that will let other iPhone users listen to your music right along with you on their own phones. It’s a free iOS app called Audibly, and works quite well. [Read more…]
Do you always have a magnifying glass handy when you need one? Nah, me neither.
But I almost always have my smart phone with me, and I’m guessing you do too.
Well guess what? You can use your phone as a magnifying glass in a pinch! [Read more…]
Although it can be a hassle, It sometimes becomes necessary toreset our smartphones back to the factory default settings.
Let’s face it, sometimes the operating system or an app gets so messed up that a factory reset is the only viable option for fixing the problem without sending the phone off or hiring a tech to fix it for us.
It’s also a good idea to reset your phone before giving it away or selling it to a third party, even if the recipient is someone you trust.
It’s not difficult at all to reset an Android phone or iPhone back to its factory default settings. Here’s how to do it: [Read more…]
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Smart phones and other mobile devices are great for playing music and videos, but their small speakers often leave a lot to be desired when it comes to sound quality and volume.
Luckily, most modern smartphones, tablets and even modern laptops and desktop computers can wirelessly transmit their sound to large, great sounding external speakers via a wonderful technology known as Bluetooth. [Read more…]
It seems like Facebook is constantly making changes to our Newsfeeds. Every once in a while they’ll make a change I actually like, but most of their changes end up irritating me in some way.
One of the changes I detest most is how videos now start playing automatically when they scroll into view on our Newsfeeds.
Several people have asked me recently how to prevent the Facebook mobile app from automatically playing videos after they scroll into view. [Read more…]