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How to send SMS from your Nexus 7

If you have a Nexus 7 did you know that you can now send SMS text messages from your tablet? If you have an Android phone then all you need to do is install a handy little app called MightyText.

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Stormont Estate as pictured by a Nexus 4

Having recently acquired a Nexus 4 phone, I took it out today to give the camera a good test. These pictures have all been taken by the standard Nexus 4 Android camera and have only been modified by the built

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Why the Advent Vega can be your living room tablet

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I have in my hands the Advent Vega, a 10.1″ 16:9 Android powered tablet computer.This is not a thing of beauty, but I’m going to recommend that you buy one. Why? Price and it’s hackable. Even though I’m an iPad

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Sonos S5 – is it the ultimate kitchen radio?

The Sonos S5 fits nicely on your kitchen counter

The Sonos S5 is a compact speaker that delivers more than just music, read on to find out why. The S5 is a high-performance, all-in-one wireless music system that delivers crystal-clear, room-filling sound. Simply plug it in wherever you want

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Apple replaced my scratched ipad 2 screen under warranty

This post will detail how Apple replaced my scratched iPad 2 screen free of charge. I recently took delivery of a new iPad 2 and have been having lots of fun with it. So much fun, that somehow, I managed

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My mini iPad review

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I ordered an iPad when Apple had their Black Friday sale and to be honest I was not sure I really needed it or would actually like it. Remember that I ditched the iPhone for Android! First impressions of the

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Pure Highway – In Car DAB

I’ve recently taken delivery of the Pure Highway, which is an in car DAB radio solution. This is a handy device if you enjoy listening to 5 live or talksport, or any station that broadcasts on MW and DAB. It

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Blu ray a winner?

So Toshiba has withdrawn from the HD DVD format battle. I’m not surprised. Blu ray is a superior product and comes in a PS3, two very compelling arguments to any movie studio looking to get their product out to a

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Why I bought a mac mini

So why did I buy a mac mini? Well quite simply it was the best product that met my requirements, that came within my budget. Apple are not often labelled ‘value for money’, but with the mini they have a

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Chris Taylor
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Chris Taylor

Hi I'm Chris Taylor and I'm a web publisher from Belfast and you can find me all over the web (although I'm taking a break from twitter) at the sites below.

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