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Want better pictures from your smartphone? Clean up!

There is a really simple way to get better pictures from your smartphone. All you need is a piece of fabric.

Hide iOS apps from your purchase history

Get unwanted apps and trial downloads out of your way forever.

When is the best time to buy Apple products?

While it's never easy to know the "right time" to buy tech, Apple maintains a pretty good rhythm and there's an easy way to check what's due. 1

Tip of the Day: use offline versions of Google Maps

Being stuck without Wi-Fi or 3G access in a remote location can be pretty troublesome when trying to access map information on a smartphone. Luckily, if you're an Android user, you can download cac... 1

Add the Android Green Robot to your Google chat list

Want to know if your friends are at their desk or out and about on their Android phone? Here's the tip for you.

iCloud not working? Check the online status

Don't assume an iCloud failure is your fault. Check Apple's status first. 1

Android Market won't download apps: an easy workaround

More than once we've been stuck waiting indefinitely for a page to load on the Android Market on our phone. It seems to affect some apps, but not others. If you've come across the same problem, the... 2

Should iPhone 3GS owners upgrade to iOS 5?

iPhone 3GS users who aren't ready to upgrade to the iPhone 4S might want to update to iOS 5. But can the two-and-a half-year-old iPhone 3GS handle the new software? 8

Four handy iOS 5 tricks for the iPad

iOS 5 further improves the iPad as a productivity device, with new features that streamline navigation and speed up word processing. Four of these new features stood out to us, two of which are onl... 1

Samsung Galaxy S II: hidden shortcuts

Samsung's TouchWiz user experience is in its fourth major iteration and, as with most computer software, it now has a few nifty tricks and tweaks buried beneath the surface. 9