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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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A Qi charger for my Nexus 4

Living in the UK and trying to buy a wireless Qi charger has not been an easy exercise, but ever since I bought the Nexus 4 I knew I wanted to try wireless charging. On the 3rd of January I

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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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Comparison of low cost sim only mobile phone tariffs

This post will compare low cost sim only mobile phone tariffs that are available in the UK (correct as of the 15th June 2012). I have included tariffs based on cheapness, which may not be the best value for money

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How to recover your iPad or iPhone notes from your Mac

After discovering that I couldn’t restore notes from iCloud to my new iPad I set about discovering if there was a way I could recover the notes I had backed up through iTunes. It turns out that there is indeed

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Apps that make reading the news a cinch

I eluded in my previous article that you the reader can improve how you consume news. There are currently many apps that improve the user experience and in this article I take a look at my favorite apps. Through a web browser

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How we consume News has changed

In this article I’ll be looking at the different ways we consume News from print to TV to online and highlight how habits are changing. I’ll also show you how I consume news. Print Let’s have a show of hands

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Are you getting superfast broadband? If not why not?

NI Broadband map

This article was first published on EamonnMallie.com 97% of Northern Ireland residents have access to superfast broadband1, the highest proportion of any region within the UK. So why are only 60% of Northern Ireland households taking up this service? Ofcom

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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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Read My Samsung Nexus S Review

Nexus S

The Samsung Nexus S is now my preferred mobile phone. Read on to find out why, but be warned, this is a lengthy post! Before the Nexus S Having been a a mac user for over 4 years and previously

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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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