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How can I update Androd 6 on my smartphone to a later version
My Motorola smartphone purchased in 2016 Has Android 6 Marshmallow installed but it is no longer supported. How can I update my Motorola smartphone to a later version of Android please.
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Digital Camera....Hypothetically
If I went into somewhere like Cash Converters looking for a digital camera that was as good as a camera on a top of the range smartphone, how much should I be able to get it for? Why I ask is that the smartphone I have at the moment (Samsung A40) I reallly like (great amoled screen), but the camera sucks, but don't want to…
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So much spam all of a sudden
Like most people, I get spam from time to time but recently my modem packed in and it took Virgin a week to get a new one posted to me. In the meantime I got online on my laptop using a hotspot on my mobile. Although I've got my wi-fi back again I'm getting dozens of email spam. I was told my a friend that the hotspot can…
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Gaming Laptop Advice
Hope you don't mind a cross-post from the Gaming forum but not getting any advice over there. Hi, my daughter is wanting a gaming laptop. https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/msi-gf75-thin-9sd-023uk-core-i7-9750-16gb-1tb-hdd-256gb-ssd-17.3-inch-120-9s7-17f312-023/version.asp Is that any good? She wants a large screen as she…
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Amazon Fire Stick
Hi My son is at Uni - he doesn't have a TV with him but he has his laptop. Would a firestick be useful for him - I don't know exactly what it is for. He does have good wifi. Amazon have them on sale for £29.99 and I don't know if this is a good price. Many thanks Terrysdelight
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Hp warns that some SSD drives will fail at 32,768 hours of use
Firmware update required to fix the affected drives https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/hp-warns-that-some-ssd-drives-will-fail-at-32-768-hours-of-use/
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Public Domain Name Servers (DNS)
Hi Previously people have recommended that I change to a different DNServer because my ISP's was probably overworked and clapped out. With broadband it didn't seem worth bothering, but now with mobile I've tried it out. There's a website here with some info... https://www.dnsleaktest.com Here it is with my network's…
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Worth upgrading my computer?
My desktop computer is desperately slow and pretty old (not quite sure how many years but I know it's a lot). It's a Dell with the following spec (copied from Control Panel): Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz 2.60 GHz 3 gb RAM 64-bit OS, x64-based processor Windows 10 Do you think it's worth putting in a SSD drive…
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Alexa and light bulbs.....
Hi I have an Echo Plus 2nd Gen with a built in hub. I'm just about to buy a 3rd gen Dot to go with it. But here are my questions: Which bulbs do I buy, so that I can ask Alexa to switch on, or change the colour etc? Do I buy bulbs only or is there something needed to connect them to the Echo Plus with the built in hub? I'd…
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LG 32LM6300PLA TV Help
Having spent 20 years using an old CRT tv i've finally updated to a smart tv, i decided to get this 32LM6300PLA. There are so many differences between these tv's and my old one so there are so many questions lol. One thing i'm starting to notice is a bit of a blur when people are moving on screen, i don't think many people…
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Ad Blockers
Can anyone recommend one suitable for a Mac, please? Since I've upgraded my Mac, the ad blocker has stopped working – not sure, but it may have been called 'Ad Block'. Should/can one use more than one ad blocker? If anyone can provide a link, that would be much appreciated. I don't want to import 'viruses', etc., by going…
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Portable battery options for laptop?
Following on from my stupid decision to purchase a cheap laptop (separate thread), the battery life was advertised as 5 hours but is actually less than 1! I may need to keep the laptop due to separate issues meaning that I can't seem to restore to factory settings to delete my data. If I do keep the laptop, do the USB…
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Restore W10 factory settings without using reset function/disk?
I've been stupid and purchased a cheap laptop (albeit still £400!) - I wanted a 360 laptop and this was one of the cheapest (BMAX). The laptop itself is ok but the battery life is shocking - less than one hour when not on charge, even with no apps running. So I want to return the laptop but I have paired my Microsoft…
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Anyone have a Belling BI702FP double oven?
We're thinking of buying one of these but were wondering: (1) How long it takes the main oven to heat up to 200 degrees? (2) How do you know when the oven has reached its desired temperature? I've downloaded the manual for the oven but it didn't help with either of those two questions, so was hoping I might get real-world…
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Adblock Plus
I use ABP always, recently I have discovered 'Daily Mail' website recognizes I have ABP installed. I have followed the step taken in Google setting and ABP setting, but still comes up with 'I have ad blocker installed'. I only want to disable it for 'Daily Mail' site. Thanks
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Cropping Photos?
Wonder if someone can help please. I'm on Windows 10 and when I used to load photos on to the computer I was able to crop them top and bottom and side and side separately. Now when I do it it crops the whole rectangle at the same time. Is there any other free way I can crop photos separately so I don't crop what I want to…
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good laptop under £250 for an OAP
My father currently runs an acer laptop with windows 7 on it the screen is going on it. So we want to get a new laptop running windows 10 he mainly uses it for facebook and eBay whats a good laptop to get him ???
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Metal Detectors, Any advice ?
Hello all I would like to buy my 3 nieces 1 nephew a metal detector ..... Or one each if I can stretch that far. Age ranges 8-12 years. I know nothing about them but from what I have read the cheap ones are rubbish. So, am looking for a starter one that will work, especially on beaches as they live by the sea. Any advice…
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DJI Mavic 2 Pro
Does anyone know where i'll be able to get the cheapest price for a new DJI Mavic 2 Pro in this weeks Black Friday Sale? Thanks
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4K UHD Blu Ray player recommendations
With the modern advent of streaming through Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Sky Q, there's very little I'd want to watch on blu-ray. But there are some films that I'd love to watch in all their 4K glory. TV: I have a Samsung 40" 4K TV. I'd love to play a few 4K blu-ray discs. Audio: I'm about to buy a Sonos beam as space is…
