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What is Google Family Link?

Want to keep an eye on your child's smartphone use? Google Family Link - the new parental controls service from Google - is the perfect solution. Learn more right here.

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The Best Apps for Dog Owners

Want to get technical with your canine companion? From walkies trackers to dogsit servies, there are plenty of great apps for dog lovers.

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The Best Apps for Listening to Podcasts

Podcasts are huge right now, with millions of listeners tuning in day in, day out, and are the perfect way to improve your daily commute [https://www.mobiles.co.uk/blog/best-podcasts]. But what are the best options to download and listen to podcasts? Discover the very best podcasts

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Can You Plan a Wedding Using Just Your Smartphone?

Tying the knot is an exciting moment, but planning a wedding can certainly be stressful. Before anyone can walk down the aisle, and your friends and family can let their hair down at the reception, so many things need to be arranged. Luckily help is at hand, as it'

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7 Essential Smartphone Holiday Tips

If you’re heading abroad this summer, your smartphone will most probably be coming with you. However, before jetting off it’s important to make sure your phone is fully prepped for international travel. Here, we share our seven top tips for how to prepare your smartphone for an overseas

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Digital Detox - A Guide To Smartphone Wellbeing

Whilst smartphones are integral to our everyday lives, many of us could be guilty of perhaps spending a little too much time glued to our handsets. Luckily, assistance is at hand for the smartphone-addicted among us, with many dedicated apps and feaures available to help you achieve a healthy

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Smartphone Festival Essentials

Can't wait for festival season? Whether you're braving the unpredictable British weather at one of the many UK events, or jetting off to pitch a tent abroad, one thing’s for certain - having a reliable smartphone is a must. Make sure your phone's protected,

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Best Multiplayer Smartphone Games

Smartphone games are the perfect boredom busters, offering entertainment right at your fingertips. But when you add a multiplayer element into the mix, you can really ramp up the excitement. Whether you're after the perfect family-friendly game to play on a lazy Sunday afternoon, looking to whizz

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Plan Your Summer Holiday Using Only Your Smartphone

If you fancy escaping the British climate, and finding some sunshine further afield, then it's probably time to start planning your summer holiday. This summer, make organising your trip hassle-free by booking flights, accommodation and tickets straight from your smartphone. Discover where the locals like to wine

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Running Time - How Netflix and Spotify Can Help You Burn Calories

While it’s everyone’s best intention to keep fit and go to the gym regularly, our recent research indicates that British gymgoers struggle to motivate themselves whilst working out. However, help is at hand – and all you need is your smartphone. Smartphone Gym Habits We looked into the fitness

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The Best Audiobook Apps & Services

E-readers may have revolutionised the way we read, but lately an older format has been enjoying a revival: the audiobook. The first audiobooks came on cassette tapes – often half a dozen or more for a single book – which made them a bit cumbersome for on-the-go listening. But

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The Retro Gaming Revival (Case Study)

Today, interest in retro video games is drawing buyers across the world back into the gaming market. While enthusiasts have collected titles for years, even casual gamers are now snapping up cartridges and CDs, as well as gaming machines that they haven’t played since childhood. Considering this, we have

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UK Drone Guidelines (What You Need To Know)

Drones (and the accompanying hobby, “droning”) have become hugely popular in recent years, and with costs continually falling, they’re more accessible than ever. From kids' toys to high-end, HD camera-equipped flying machines for the serious hobbyist, there’s a lot to choose from. But not everyone’

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Top 5 Smartphone Games (2017)

In 2016, everyone was blown away by Pokémon Go, but what are the top app store games of 2017? We’ve been spoiled for choice this year, but we’ve managed to pick out five of the best gameing apps to hit the marketplace. From innovative stories to white-knuckle

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The Best Podcasts To Improve Your Daily Commute

Podcasts have exploded as a form of entertainment. There are so many to choose from it can be hard to know where to start, or know which ones are worth your time. With everything from reviews and discussions to stories and comedy, there really is a podcast out there for

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Must-Have Christmas Apps

Want to take the stress out of Christmas shopping? Or are you keen to find a way to make this Christmas even more magical for the youngsters in your family? You might not realise it, but if you have your very own Santa's Little Helper right in your

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Best Apps For Smarter Cycling

While one of the appeals of cycling is how refreshingly low-tech it is, there are few activities in this world that can’t be improved with an app or two. Many people find that recording, analysing and broadcasting their rides - with a little help from their smartphone - is a

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The Best Smartphones for Students

If you’re heading back to campus this autumn, there's every chance you're considering your upgrade options. This is probably in anticipation of ordering your new term texts from Amazon, chilling out with Netflix in bed on those slightly hungover mornings, or maybe even Instagramming your

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Using your smartphone to get a better night's sleep

Sleep is important, and not getting enough can really have a negative impact on the body, both mentally and physically. There's nothing worse than having to face the day after a restless night, and those who continuously struggle with sleep will know how frustrating that can be. Smartphones

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Top 100 checked-in Facebook destinations

Checking-in on Facebook is the 21st century equivalent of the humble postcard. Let everyone know where you are, what you're up to, and how much fun you're having while they're at home at work. With so much holiday data flying around on social

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The Language of 'Text Talk'

Mobile technology has changed the way we communicate forever, allowing us to contact friends, family and brands in completely different ways. With the whole process of staying in touch now much faster, easier and cheaper for many, it’s no surprise that people now send an estimated 1.07 billion

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Top 10 Smartphone Uses

Did you know that we are now more than twice as likely to send a text than make a phone call from our smartphone? Earlier this year we asked 2,017 smartphone owners in the UK about their most-used handset features and apps, calling habits, and average time spent

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Top 10 Apps For Summer Getaways

We can all be guilty of both over-packing and forgetting essentials, but the one thing that always makes it on our holidays is our smartphone. This year, with free EU data roaming [https://www.mobiles.co.uk/blog/new-eu-roaming], instead of leaving your smartphone on airplane mode

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How to make money from your smartphone

Whatever kind of smartphone you have in your pocket, there are ways to make a little extra pocket money [https://www.mobiles.co.uk/blog/10-best-money-saving-apps/] with its help. The team at student money site Savethestudent.org [http://www.savethestudent.org/] share their top ways to

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Can the humble smartphone help you de-stress?

Everyone gets stressed sometimes, and it's important to take some time out to restore a sense of calm back into your life. There are so many ways you can stop yourself from feeling overwhelmed throughout the week, and your smartphone can be a fantastic tool to help you