Moreover, it also opened the downloads page and won’t let me type anything. I immediately restarted my Chromebook a few times. However, the keyboard was still typing the wrong letters. Since it was urgent for me to fix the issue, I contacted the tech support team. After hours of effort, I finally found the solution. It was an easy fix that would hardly take 20 seconds to solve the wrong characters displayed when typing on a Chromebook problem....

We’re looking forward to seeing the LG G4 in the flesh and seeing how things have moved on from the G3 and how it compares to rivals such as the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9. We’re used to getting our mitts on devices before the hit the shelves but you could fondle the G4 sooner than us. This is thanks to LG’s ‘consumer experience campaign’ which will see 4,000 across 15 countries given out to lucky fans to ‘test drive’ before the launch....

Help is at hand though, as your smartphone, tablet, or PC can quickly name the elusive composition and save your sanity. We show you how to identify a song. Using Siri on iOS and macOS If you have your iPhone, iPad, or even Mac to hand then you’ll be able to find out details about the song that’s playing in the background. On your iOS device open Siri, either by saying ‘Hey, Siri’ or pressing and holding the Home button (iPhone X user need to press and hold the Side button)....

We show you how to make sure you get a noticeable improvement in graphics performance when you upgrade the graphics card in your PC or laptop. (For more on that, see How to upgrade your PC’s graphics card.) QUESTION Gaming performance is slower than I’d expect when using my new nVidia GeForce GTX 780. At the moment, my monitor is connected to one of the ports on the computer’s motherboard rather than the graphics card itself....

Realme X launch date in India was 15th July 2019, after which the company immediately shipped their units to custom ROM and kernel developers. Their main intention was to attract more number of Android users towards Realme X. To do so, they even released TWRP custom recovery followed by LineageOS 16 custom firmware. Moreover, they did receive a tremendous positive response from the users. Recently, the development community has released Lineage OS 17 ROM for Realme X to experience the latest Android version 10 as well as ColorOS 7....

Q “I’m trying to print a set of wedding place name cards on thin card, but am having trouble getting the card to pass through the printer. Sometimes it works, at others it doesn’t. I know the obvious answer is to use thinner card, but I have already purchased all my card. My printer is an HP DeskJet 2050. Do you have any thoughts?” The first thing to check is that the weight of card stock you are using is within the specified limit of the printer....

There are other Apple-only apps, such as FaceTime which certainly aren’t compatible with Android. There are alternatives to those, too, but if you’re determined to send real iMessages on an Android phone, there is now a way. How can I get iMessages on Android? There’s now an app in the Google Play store called weMessage which can send SMS, MMS and iMessges. It does the latter by using a Mac computer – an iMac or MacBook – and the weMessage server program to forward incoming iMessages to the app on your Android device....

How to sign into a Wi-Fi network on Android In Lollipop, swiping down from the top of the screen brings up a redesigned notification area. You have to swipe down a second time to bring up the toggle controls for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more: However, tapping on the Wi-Fi icon here will enable or disable the wireless radio, so to connect to a network you need to tap the cog icon at the top of the screen....

To an extent the dream of a mobile web-browsing device has become something of a nightmare. Despite the proliferation of mobile-, adaptive- and responsive websites, browsing on an Android phone or tablet can be a slow, laggy and buggy affair. It doesn’t have to be. In this article we look at one useful tweak that allows you to add greater memory allocation to the Chrome browser, making it a faster web-surfing experience....

Of course, the 24 months of paying £35 will subsidise the cost of the phone. Thanks, maths. The four major UK operators, and some of the smaller ones, offer you early upgrades. This can often be free, and it’s basically to commit you to paying another long-term contract with them. But this is a great way to get the latest handset, often at an incentivised, discounted rate. Here we break down how each offers this for you, when in your contract that is, and how much it’ll cost....

So, yes, you can use a Wear OS smartwatch with an iPhone, as long as it’s an iPhone 5 or newer running iOS 9 or later, but it’s not the exact same experience as what you’d get using an Android smartphone. We outline how to use a Wear OS smartwatch with an iPhone right here, along with what you’ll get, and more importantly, what you won’t get. Connecting a Wear OS smartwatch to an iPhone The process of pairing and setting up a Wear OS-enabled smartwatch with an iPhone is surprisingly easy – you just need to download the Wear OS By Google app on the App Store....

What is Microsoft Authenticator? Authenticator is Microsoft’s own two-step verification security feature. As with Google two-step verification the idea is that to make your accounts more secure you dispense with passwords as the primary way to unlock devices. Instead, you receive a code on your phone each time you go to log in, which means a thief would need both devices to get access to your data. The real power of this method is that it’s a strong way to prevent hackers breaking into your account with a stolen password....

How to use PayPal Credit: Applying for the service As this is a credit service like any other, you’ll need to apply to PayPal and be approved before you can start spending. Of course you’ll need to be an existing PayPal customer, so if you haven’t already set up an account just visit www.paypal.co.uk and sign up for free. To begin the PayPal Credit process head over to www.paypal.co.uk/credit where you’ll find a large blue Apply Now button....

These apps provide online communication for video and audio meetings, seminars, with built-in features such as screen sharing, chat, and recording. Moreover, this video conferencing software enables you to join or host a virtual meeting with your customers, and employees no matter what their location is. Out of all such apps, ZOOM Cloud Meetings is the most popular and leading video conferencing app. What is Zoom? Zoom is a web-based video communications tool that provides high-quality HD virtual video and audio conferencing, with features like live chats, screen sharing, virtual background, and recording....

His team are clear favourites and are one of four teams to dominate the title in recent years. But Warrington are looking for their first title since 1955 having lost the final three times in the last few years. Here’s how to watch the action without Sky Sports When is the Rugby Super League Grand Final? The final is on Saturday 13 October and will be played at Old Trafford....

Also see: Best Black Friday Printer Deals HP OfficeJet 3830: features The 60-sheet input tray and 25-sheet output tray are fairly small, but should be adequate for a small home office. There’s no Ethernet for wired networks, but that’s only a minor omission, and the only potential deal-breaker is the reliance on manual duplex (two-sided) printing, which requires you to turn the pages over and reinsert them into the paper tray in order to print on both sides....

In many ways the OfficeJet Pro 6830 is a conventional multifunction printer, aimed at home workers and small businesses. However, it’s also the first printer that HP has launched in the UK that can be used in conjunction with its new ‘Instant Ink’ subscription scheme. See also: what’s the best multifunction printer? Priced at just £129, the OfficeJet Pro 6830 printer is certainly good value for money, providing a 1200x600dpi printer, 1200x1200dpi scanner and copier, and fax machine....

That’s where the 17in laptop comes in, although popular devices from the likes of Gigabyte, Asus and Razer are all specifically designed for gaming. But what if you’re looking for a suitable device for live blogging, graphic design or photo and video editing? HP’s Envy 17 is one of the few creator-focused options available, maintaining the sleek design and premium build we’ve come to associate with the Envy line. The 2021 update is a relatively minor refresh, although there are some key points worth highlighting....

It’s worth pointing out that while we now know the full spec of the HTC One M9 (and, in fact, have one sitting on the table in front of us), the Sony Xperia Z4 specs mentioned in this comparison are based on leaks and rumours. These usually turn out to be mostly reliable, but we cannot guarantee their veracity. 19 best new phones you should be most excited about in 2015: best new phones coming from Apple, Samsung, Sony, HTC, LG, Xiaomi and others...

Reports of this first emerged from AnandTech as they spotted Huawei optimising its phones to over perform in the 3DMark benchmark program widely used across the industry. The phones were designed to detect this specific software and over perform, drawing more power from the battery to increase the speed of the phone while running the tests. When faced with benchmark software that the phone did not recognise, it didn’t perform anywhere near as well....