User Guides / How To

It’s incredible the power we carry in our pockets each and every day. These wonderful little computers we still refer to as phones — even though they’re so much more — are our reliable partners everywhere we go, helping us see, explore, and capture everything the world has to offer. Plus, they’re perfect for adventures! Want to see the world? Well, smartphones are easy to…Continue reading...

Has anyone actually been miss-sold PPI? We all get them, we all get annoyed by them, and as far as we are aware, nobody has ever actually had a reason to answer the PPI calls other than to ‘thank them for their time’ and hang up again. Do you want to stop these calls coming in? We don’t want to be presumptuous here, but we…Continue reading...

The camera is arguably the most popular feature of the modern smartphone - and there is a reason why there are more images floating around the internet on social media than ever before. Before the smartphone, we would have to be much more selective over what we take a photo of, as film would be expensive to buy and develop and would only offer so many…Continue reading...

Smartphones brings so many conveniences to modern life that it can be hard to remember how we ever managed to get by without them. However, sometimes it might feel like a bit of a nuisance having notifications pinging away in your pocket - and if you do not have an unlimited data plan, then it can be difficult to be sure of how close to…Continue reading...

Sometimes it can be hard to believe how far the mobile phone has come in terms of integrating itself into our daily lives. When they first started to come onto the market, the ability to make a phone call from almost any location seemed like enough of a convenience. However, since the popularisation of the smartphone, the range of things we use them for has…Continue reading...

Sometimes being online all the time and in constant contact with our friends, family and loved ones can feel like overload. It can be relaxing to take a break from your smartphone every now and then, just to get some respite from the intensity of life in the information age. Indeed, those old enough to remember life before the smartphone - or even the internet -…Continue reading...

In today's increasingly connected digital world, it is a given that the majority of smartphone owners will need to charge their device at least once each day. Yet in the early days of mobile phones, their batteries seemed to last for much longer and could survive with being charged no more than every few days. So, what's changed? Well, it's no coincidence that the rise…Continue reading...

Taking pictures with a smartphone has made photography a much bigger part of everyday life than ever before. But if you really want to be the reigning king or queen of the smartphone snap, here a few simple tips to make your photos really stand out. Make the most of the software There is no need to use the camera software at its default settings.…Continue reading...