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Budget Android tablets....worth the buy?
Hi there! I am looking for cheap budget Android tablets. in the past few months since the dawn of the Ice Cream Sandwich OS we have seen the rise & rise of UK-based or China-made/sourced tablets vying for our wallets. But my main problem with this tablets is...are they dependable and is the quality really that good? are…
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Laptop for our son - please help!!!
Hi All, Sons birthday next week and we really want to get him a laptop but we are on a limited budget - £350 max but preferably under £300. i know it's not much but it's all we can afford. Today we've been round PC World, Comet and Tescos - I have also been looking online and I've ended up in a right tiswas so I thought I…
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Basic sat nav - which one?
Can anyone recommend a basic (cheap) sat nav for just using for holidays in UK and the occasional trip to a place I have never been to before - only have kids for navigating although my 14 y/o is fab at it but thought a sat nav might be better
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IPAD/Iphone repair
Hi Can anyone recommend a reliable agent to repair my Apple ipad2 ? The edge where the volume buttons are, got dinged and the buttons are now stuck on silent, I can't turn the volume up and the volume icon is permanently showing in the middle of the screen. The case where the buttons are is also dented. It is only 6 months…
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Google Chrome, overlapping text/off centre.
Hello all, I use Google chrome, my preferred browser because I find it faster. But in the last few days I have found a few problems. I get overlapping text which can't be read, some forms to fill in that can't be completed because they overlap. Also, ( not important I know ), I play scrabble online through facebook, and…
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Android tablet or Ipod help.
Hello I know this must be a common theme, so sorry if i am repeating anything. My mum is going to come into some money soon and wanted to buy my son (who is 10) a 3d TV, he says that he dosent want one but would like an ipod like his friend who has an ipod nano. I spoke to a friend and then started going into how much…
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Thanks For Reading - Resolved - Phew!
.... Resolved, phew
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Google Chrome - start up setting
Hi I don't what's happened to my Chrome settings but whenever i open a second window of Chrome, i just get the following : This never happened before, i always used to get my homepage (google uk) displayed. In settings>start-up i have chosen 'open a specific page or set of pages' and google.co.uk website is shown on there.…
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replacing motherboard and processor
I am replacing the motherboard, memory, graphics card and processor on my computer rather than buying a new computer. The parts are ordered but will not be delivered for a day or 2. The OS is Windows 7 Ultimate retail version. I got it from my son who got it on a visit to Microsoft in Seattle. Will I be able to use the…
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Are free audiobook downloads ok?
I am wanting to download some Free audiobooks. I am always wary of downloading free stuff as you never know what else comes with it (ie spyware, viruses, etc). Can anyone recommend a good site with current, up to date books, not just the classics. Many thanks :D
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I can't connect to Itunes Store. Help!
My Itunes had been working fine and then suddenly I couldn't connect to Itunes store. I have uninstalled Itunes and re-installed it, but with the same results. Nothing else has changed. Does anyone have any suggestions? Many thanks
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Is my laptop on it's way out?
Noticing a few problems. For the past couple of months i've been using it with no battery, now once every few days it will suddenly cut out. The past three days it has happened once every day now. I can take the power cable out and put in back in straight away and it will turn on no problem, though this leads to the second…
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why carbooters buy sky+ boxes?
can anyone enlighten me as to why people are at your car at 6am asking for sky+ boxes please? what are they doing with them? i know you used to buy a chip card etc but i thought that was stopped years ago, im asking because i am currently going to join sky and am wondering should i also be looking out for cheap sky+ boxes?
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Photos on to a laptop
Hi Could someone help please? I want to transfer my photos from my dgital camera on to my laptop via a usb. Have plugged in the usb and it is asking if I want to import from Windows Live Gallery or Import picture anmd videos using windows if I choose the live gallery how do I put them into a folder in my docs-my pictures…
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Has anyone heard of pcXuk before?
Ive been asked by my aunt to find out more about pcXuk before she commits to a computer. They seem to sell refurbished computers and laptops at a reduced rate to people on various benefits but I can't find anything else about them on the internet or any previous threads on MSE. Has anyone brought a laptop or PC off them…
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blackerry and sim only package
i have an unlocked blackberry handset, can i put any 'any sim only' sim in it and get all the blackberry services? i don't need messenger - im looking for internet and email really - on tesco the sim only packages seem to indicate that the blackberry phones needs a different sim package
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Any idea on what to do - apple repair?
Hi ya, i had my screen replaced by apple in april as the screen failed on my iMac, this took a week. When i got it back the hard drive wasn't booting properly and the screen was all over the place with the lighting and colours. I took it back they have now had my iMac for three weeks, i am a photographer and losing money…
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which SD memory card
I need to buy memory cards as I have been given two digital camcorders One is a Vivitar iTwist 615 DVR which states it needs a SD memory card (up to 16mg ) class 4 or 6 high speed. The other is a Vivitar digital camcorder 538 HD which says it needs SD memory card ( up to 16gb ) I want to make the best of it but I just…
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Tablets...
Well, I am sure it has been brought up countless times. Have been playing on my Dad's new iPad 2 which we got him recently, and do enjoy the touchscreen capability and watching films on it, etc. However, I don't like the fact it's so rigid in what it can do - hence why I am looking towards a Tablet, most likely with…
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How do i remove my paypal limitation?
Last year, someone tried to use my account to send money & my account was limited so that it didn't happen. Well now i'd like to use it again but i can't do anything with my account & it doesn't tell me how i can remove the limit. it just says this: For reasons relating to the safe use of the PayPal service we need some…
