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The cameras in smartphones just keep getting better and better, and some of the photos that come out of them are simply outstanding.
But as good as they are these days, phone cameras are far from perfect.
With that in mind, here are a few tips for taking better photos with your smartphone: [Read more…]
Question from Erin: I have a Straight Talk phone and I have a question about the amount of data it’s using.
I always buy the $35 card and I often use up my 10GB of data several days before the month is over. I absolutely hate it when they switch my phone to slower speed.
My friend told me there’s an app that will let me bypass the data cap on my Straight Talk plan but he can’t remember the name of it. I searched the Google Play store high and low but couldn’t find it.
I think he might be just trying to pull one over on me. Am I right or is there really an app that will do this? [Read more…]
Do you have a smartphone? If so, it probably has dozens of apps installed on it.
Some of those apps were likely installed manually by you, but many of them probably came pre-installed on your phone from the factory.
Most of your phone’s installed apps have one thing in common: They’re constantly sending data to and receiving data from remote servers located in various parts of the world.
This isn’t usually a problem for most users, but if you happen to have a cellular contract with a limited data plan it can be a huge problem for you. [Read more…]
Do you have a favorite website that you visit on a regular basis with a browser on your smartphone?
If so, you probably have that site bookmarked in your browser so you can quickly launch it whenever you want to visit it.
But did you know you can actually place an icon for your favorite site(s) right on your phone’s Home screen?
Do you subscribe to Xfinity cable TV? If so, you don’t necessarily have to watch it on an actual TV set.
That’s right, you can also watch your favorite shows on your computer, smart phone or tablet, and it won’t cost you a penny extra.
What’s more, you can even watch your favorite TV channels live on the device of your choice. [Read more…]