The quick setting tiles in the notification shade on Android 6.0 Marshmallow let you easily toggle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and several other features. Depending on the device you’re using, some of these toggles may not be useful to you. Thankfully, you can customize them, but you’ll need to enable the System UI Tuner first. To …
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November, 2015
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2 November
Block ‘Star Wars’ spoilers and more with Spoiler Alert for Chrome
The Internet is trying to ruin “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Every day seems to bring more (and more detailed) news, rumors, photos and trailer dissections, to the point where it’s almost impossible to avoid spoilers. So what’s my option? Stay off Facebook, Twitter and just about every blog and news site until December 18? Please. Instead, I’ve installed Spoiler …
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2 November
How to clear app cache and app data in Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Among the changes that happened between Android 5.0 and 6.0 is the placement of the buttons for clearing the app caches and data. The app cache stores elements of apps or websites, so they can be loaded quickly when you use them next. In apps like Google Maps or Chrome, this cached data can really start to eat away at …
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1 November
Optus edges out Foxtel, scores exclusive EPL rights
Football fans will no longer have to subscribe to Foxtel to get their English Premier League fix, with Optus announcing Monday that it has snagged the exclusive broadcast and digital rights for the three years, starting in August 2016. The deal will see Optus offering live broadcast coverage as well as broadband and mobile access for all 380 EPL games …
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1 November
Apple cuts $50 off Watch if you also buy an iPhone
Apple is temporarily trimming the price of its Apple Watch by $50 when someone buys it with a new Apple iPhone, an uncommon discount from the tech giant. But don’t race to the online store to place your order: The limited-time promotion is available only through in-store purchases and only at certain retail outlets in the Boston and San Francisco …
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1 November
Amaysim cuts prices, boosts data on ‘one decision’ plans
Amaysim is promising to add more value to its mobile plans with a restructure that adds sweeteners like more data, international calling minutes and lower prices across its array of “one decision” plans. The announcement is timely for Australia’s fourth largest telco and largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which is set to celebrate its fifth birthday this month. Across …
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1 November
Can a globe
Life’s list of tech frustrations has to include discovering that your new smartphone won’t work wherever you need it. That’s especially maddening for world travelers, whether they’re businesspeople, military personnel, students on study abroad programs or vacationers. The advent of 4G LTE promised to unite the globe under a common network technology. But the way different governments have allocated wireless …
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1 November
What’s new on Australian streaming services in November
Fans of binge watching and political drama should clear their schedules this month as every single episode of Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” lands on Stan, along with a host of comedy shows such as “Inside Amy Schumer” and “Drunk History.” Presto meanwhile offers up the first two seasons of “Twin Peaks” and the complete “Band of Brothers” miniseries. And …
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1 November
Walmart gets the jump on Black Friday with November 1 holiday sale
Yesterday was Halloween, but now it’s already time for Christmas. Well, Christmas and holiday shopping, anyway. In the past few years, we’ve seen that Black Friday deals are no longer exclusive to the day after Thanksgiving, and 2015 seems on track to continue that trend in a big way. Many retailers will be offering sales for the entire months of …
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1 November
Turn off annoying User Account Control pop
If you frequently run programs in administrator mode, dealing with the User Account Control (UAC) – the pop-up window that asks you if you’re sure you want to let this program make changes to your computer – can get annoying. While you can set up specific programs to always run in administrator mode (thereby bypassing this pop-up), there’s no easy, …
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