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Should I buy a Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 S7582 or a Sony Xperia M?

December 31, 2013 at 04:23PM: I need to buy a budget phone at ~Rs 10000-12000 (~$200) and as per availability in India, I’ve got two phones in my list: Samsung S Duos 2 (s7582), and Sony XPeria M. Now, about my requirements. I don’t intend to use apps or games heavily as I’m an iPad (WiFi only) user. The things which I need in the mobile are excessive usage of Whatsapp and BBM and also FaceBook, Twitter and Blogger. I want to download loads of torrents using my phone and so this is one of my priorities… And the last but not the least, I need a strong navigation system as I travel a lot to unknown places and obviously I want it with Google maps. I’ve checked the specs and the Xperia M has a better Krait processor, better battery but as per my requirements, the S Duos 2 has GPS as well as GLONASS for more accuracy where the Xperia M has got only GPS. I would have chosen Lumia 620 and I loved that phone and it has got GPS as well as GLONASS but Windows Phone still doesn’t support Google M

How can I recover images saveed on a memory card which is not working?

December 31, 2013 at 04:15PM: I am unable to view the snaps of party bash that were recently saved on a andisk memory card. Every time I try to access them, it asks for confirmation to format the card. Is there any way to resolve this issue and access the images again. Please help. Post and answer: How can I recover images saveed on a memory card which is not working? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

How can I share contact details via SMS in Android 4.4

December 31, 2013 at 04:10PM: Hi, I just bought a Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 Kitkat OS (Non-rooted). I just wanted to know how to send contact details of a person (namecard, vCard etc..) via SMS ( Not as an attachment but as a text message) to another person in the Hangouts app (default messaging app). Thanks a lot in advance… Post and answer: How can I share contact details via SMS in Android 4.4 Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

When deleting data with Index.dat analyzer, are there retrievable data traces left on hard drive?

December 31, 2013 at 02:04PM: Used index.dat analyzer and it worked great. However, when using Index.dat analyzer, is the deleted data completely and permanently removed from the hard drive to the extent it cannot be recovered by forensic professionals? Is it overwritten automatically by this software.. or is there a way to to overwrite it (shred)? Post and answer: When deleting data with Index.dat analyzer, are there retrievable data traces left on hard drive? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

What is making my browsers resize faster and faster on my PC until the PC reboots?

December 31, 2013 at 01:56PM: I have a desktop PC that I built. The os is Windows 7 Home premium 64bit version. I am running a ssd hard drive, 16 gigs of ram, GeForce 670 video card, amd black 8-core processor and water cooling on the processor. I use Explorer v10, Chrome 31 and Firefox. Once I start any browser, the window will go from the set size to full screen and begin to switch back and forth faster and faster until the computer reboots. I am using Kaspersky anti-virus and have done an in depth scan with no results. I am unable to determine what is causing this problem. Any help would be appreciated. Post and answer: What is making my browsers resize faster and faster on my PC until the PC reboots? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

Why won’t my Windows 8 tablet connect to a secure WiFi network at work?

December 31, 2013 at 02:27AM: I cannot get my Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T1C-Windows 8 Pro tablet to connect to WiFi. It will work on my secured and password protected network at home, and on an unsecured “guest’ connection at work, but not on a secure network at work. Any ideas? Post and answer: Why won’t my Windows 8 tablet connect to a secure WiFi network at work? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

Why do skull icons appear on some video files? What could that be?

December 31, 2013 at 02:20AM: I had an old CD from which I copied some files to my PC. While copying, Avast detected a virus named “Win32:Evo-gen [Susp.]“. Okay, but after about half hour I see that MP4 videos on my computer have skull icons on them and when changing the icon’s size the icons change to some danger type cross. I restarted my PC and the icons were gone. Then I ran a full system scan and nothing was found. Should I be afraid of something? Please see images of those strange things - Skull icons – http://i.imgur.com/Xz5A7Qk.jpg Icons after changing size – http://i.imgur.com/Kk2xBG2.jpg Post and answer: Why do skull icons appear on some video files? What could that be? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

Why does our GMail display instead of Outlook.com despite our best efforts?

December 31, 2013 at 02:16AM: We first used Hotmail, then switched to Gmail. Now we have a new computer Windows 8 64bit, and want to try Outlook.com email (to us pensioners new to these machines) as it does not look as complicated to use. So we signed up, received email from team all OK and welcome, made it our primary address and set up a GMail alias, thinking GMail received would show up in Outlook, but no – each time we press mail, GMail appears. Why? What are we not doing, and some of the questions asked we have’nt a clue – like POP and SMTP or whatever. Thinking of going back to pen and ink, you know, the one with a feather in the end !!. Post and answer: Why does our GMail display instead of Outlook.com despite our best efforts? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

How can I create a shortcut for IE10?

December 31, 2013 at 12:22AM: I can’t locate an option to start IE10 by way of a link or icon or any other mode: (a) on the Start Menu and its All Programs list, (b) on the Desktop and its Status bar at the bottom of the screen, (c) or any where else for that matter. Problem is: how do I start IE if I need to? It used to be there a few months ago before I began to extensively use Firefox, and later adopted Chrome. After some thinking I did find a workaround but not the real solution: (a) I start Expression Web, select any file, and click on Preview in IE10 and that page opens in IE10, (b) I go to Internet Options and set IE10 as my default browser. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i3 3220 @ 3.30GHz 54 °C Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B75M-D3H (Intel Core i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz) 28 °C Graphics W1953 (1360×768@60Hz) Int

Is there any free app calculating total price of the goods in stock?

December 30, 2013 at 11:07PM: It has to be linked to date so that I know how much goods have been purchased and how much I have spent on them. I only have 40 items in my stock and everyday the price is different so by the end of the month I don’t know how much I have actually spent and what is the average price. It would be very useful if this app had and exporting feature of the data (excel or smth). Thanks everybody! Post and answer: Is there any free app calculating total price of the goods in stock? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

All the dirt on growing your own veggies and herbs

December 30, 2013 at 12:13PM: We are constantly bombarded with facts suggesting that organic and home-grown vegetables are tastier and are better for us than their shop bought equivalents. Certainly, if you've ever grown your own tomatoes and plucked one off the vine to eat for breakfast you will believe it, for sure. If you have spare land and live outside the city it may be possible to create a vegetable garden to supply you with the food that you need but it's not quite so easy if you live in a high rise or have a small block in the city. Sprout it is a fully customized, lifestyle, food and gardening application for iPad that guides amateur and professional gardeners in planting, nurturing and eventually harvesting fresh vegetables and herbs. 'Sprout it' is a fully customized gardening app - backed by the prestigious gardening company Miracle-Gro - that provides information, inspiration, motivation, notifications and full back up support so that you can successfully

Can email addresses (IDs) be directly added by publisher for Google Feedburner subscriptions?

December 30, 2013 at 01:20AM: Can email addresses (IDs) be directly added by a publisher for Google Feedburner subscriptions? I’d like to send group emails through Google Feedburner. Can the email IDs be added by the sender? Post and answer: Can email addresses (IDs) be directly added by publisher for Google Feedburner subscriptions? Read Question - Answers: MakeUseOf Answers

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