How to Repair Your Cracked iPhone Display

We've all experienced those three seconds of dread as you bend down to pick up your dropped iPhone .The sinking feeling of regret and loss when you see that spidery crack across your once unblemished screen. It’s heartbreaking, tragic and it can happen to anyone. And if you don’t have AppleCare+ or another warranty to fix the damage, you may end up with some bandaged fingers or the need to buy a new cell phone. But complicated as it seems,...

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How To Replace Your iPhone 5's Screen

No matter how careful we try to be, everyone drops their iPhone or iPod touch from time to time. Usually, the consequences of a drop aren’t serious, but in some cases, screens get cracked or shatter. Some of these cracks are relatively minor, cosmetic problems that don’t really affect whether you can use your device. Others, however, are so extensive that it becomes very hard to see the screen and use the iPhone. If you’re facing a cracked...

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How to root your Android phone or tablet

Is the allure of being a superuser tempting you? Android rooting opens up a world of possibility, but it can also void your warranty, or even leave you with a bricked device. Yes, when it comes to rooting your Android, you’ll want to know the benefits as well as the risks. Manufacturers and carriers have a vested interest in dissuading you from rooting. The act of rooting can be inherently dangerous. Even so, for the careful user, the risk...

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Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide: Every Error Explained

Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide: Every Error Explained   If you're returning here by way of bookmark, first off, please accept our condolences. There's only reason you spend time reading a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) article, and that's to try and solve a problem you're having with your own system...

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How to Keep Your Digital Memories Safe

How to Keep Your Digital Memories Safe “Google is a library or an archive like a supermarket is a food museum.” — Jason Scott, digital archivist Do you value your digital stuff? Nearly everyone is creating things with computers, and some do it without any concern for its value. Others recognize its current value, but think little about what it could mean to them in the future, and either aren't aware or don't think that all of it...

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How to Buy Used Electronics

How to Buy Used Electronics We buy used cars, furniture, and sometimes clothes but buying used electronics may be the riskiest of all. They do not have a valid warranty, may be defective, and may not work as long as newer ones. Still, buying used electronics may save you money and help reduce environmental waste. Fortunately, you can come out on top if you ask the right questions and take the following steps...

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How Connecting Electronic Devices Works

In the later part of the 1990s the Universal Serial Bus (USB) was invented as a system of exchanging data from one storage place to another at a relatively fast speed. Today about 10 billion USB devices are in use, a figure that even stuns its inventor Ajay Bhatt from Intel. USB has become a common name everywhere, from schools and offices to hospitals. Ajay Bhatt was annoyed by the different types of connections that a PC had and...

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