You’ve probably used Google Maps hundreds of times but did you know you can use Street View on your smartphone or tablet? Here’s how to use Street View on Android. See also: 15 strange sights in Google Street View: Funniest Google Street View pictures. Thanks to Google’s fleet of cars with 360 degree cameras mounted on top, you can get a real life view of your destination before you even leave the house....

Millions of viewers across the nation have been enjoying the new series of Planet Earth but you’re not alone if you’ve been aching to see it in glorious 4K resolution. In what the BBC is calling an ‘important step’ towards future Ultra HD streaming, you can now try it for yourself until early next year. Sadly you can’t watch the entire Planet Earth II series in 4K as the trail is a four minute long clip showing a jaguar emerging from the shadows to stalk its prey and the effect of rain dropping on tiny animals....

In the four years since, we’ve seen seven new gaming phones launch, the latest of which being August’s Red Magic 5S. Recent generations have offered class-leading specs, including the latest Snapdragon chipset, advanced cooling technology and the joint-highest refresh rate of any phone. The Red Magic 6 and 6 Pro are the eighth and ninth entries in the series, having officially launched in China today. Here’s how to watch the launch event back....

Zipping files makes them much smaller and easier to manage, but its contents can’t be accessed while the file is still zipped up. We’re going to show you how to create a zipped file, and how to unpack one too. Windows 10 has this feature built-in you will be thankful to hear, so you won’t need to download third party software. Hooray! Read on to find out how you can quickly zip up your files in Windows 10....

The laptops in question include: HP Probook 640 G2HP Probook 645 G2HP Probook 650 G2HP Probook 655 G2HP Probook 640 G3HP Probook 645 G3HP Probook 650 G3HP Probook 655 G3HP ZBook 17 G3HP ZBook 17 G4HP ZBook Studio G3HP x360 310 G2HP Pavilion x360HP Envy m6HP 11 Notebook PC If you have one of the models listed above, you should download the HP Battery Validation Utility to see whether it is affected....

HTC’s aim with the M8 was to take the original HTC One, codenamed ‘M7’, and make everything better. As such the HTC One M8 is an all-round upgrade job. One thing’s for sure: there are no major leaps with the M8, but we’re seeing a similar trend with all new flagship smartphones this year. The Galaxy S5, for example, adds a couple of new features while the Sony Xperia Z2 is barely different to the Z1....

The HTC One M9+ has been announced in China so please note that it may never get officially launched in the UK. However, we’ve compared to the two anyway to explain the difference. Even if the M9+ doesn’t go on sale here in Blighty, you can get your hands on one by importing it. Read our advice on buying grey-market tech. Note that while we’ve reviewed the One M9, we’ve not seen the M9+ in the flesh so we’re comparing specs here....

The One X9 was originally launched in Asia back in December but at MWC, HTC has announced a global version of the smartphone so here’s what we think after taking a closer look. As for when the One X9 will be released and how much it will cost, we don’t know just yet. For now we’ll focus on what it looks like and what kind of specs are on offer....

With dual cameras on the back and the front, it’s a phone without a notch that packs in excellent video and audio recording capabilities. Arriving in three eye-catching colours, HTC hopes it can finally be part of the mainstream Android phone conversation again. But when its phones are this niche – and this chunky, frankly – it may struggle to sell. Here’s all the information you need on the HTC U12+....

HTC has been lagging behind somewhat in the competitive smartphone market for a while now, but the Taiwanese firm continues to bring out new and improved versions of its U flagship. Samsung’s S tier is very hard to topple though. HTC U12 Plus vs Galaxy S9: Price and availability The U12 Plus is £50 more than its predecessor at £699. That’s about the average price for an Android flagship in 2018....

As this is an unofficial software update and not an official Samsung firmware, you might face a few bugs or issues. But don’t worry, as Lineage OS gets updated on a weekly basis. Hence, all those bugs will be cleared in the next upcoming update. Unfortunately, Samsung stopped giving an official update to Galaxy S7. This handset received Android 8.0 Oreo TouchWiz UI as the last official update. Still, you can enjoy the recently launched Android 10 update by flashing LineageOS unofficial build....

Launched with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS it is powered by a 2×2.15 GHz Quad-core Adreno 530 processor. Motorola later upgraded this phone to the Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS and the company is even planning to release the upgraded Android Oreo version by the year-end or by the start of Jan 2018. Some of its more specs include 5.5 inches touchscreen display with 1440 x 2560 pixels of resolution, 4 GB of RAM with 32/64 GB of internal storage....

Lack of hardware and RAM compatibility are the most responsible components here. Due to which Samsung stopped providing further updates after Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. But it’s the third-party android developers who took an initial step and started working on this low-end device. They launched several custom ROMs based on the newly released Android versions. Thus the Galaxy Mini and Pop users could experience all those latest advanced features on their phone....

I know this will disappoint Mini/Pop users, but there is no other option guys. Either you need to change your device or you may go for ROMs developed by the third party android developers. Yes, of course, this will void your device guarantee & even increase the risk of bricking your device permanently. But if attempted properly, you can experience all those new features on your handset. Also if you are bored by using the same looks of your mobile user interface, fade up with the slow speed that it has....

You can get to have this Android Jelly Bean OS device for just Rs. 8000 which is quite good for a device from Samsung. Furthermore, this Android smartphone has Android v4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual Core processor along with a RAM of 512 MB. There is no graphics processor to enhance the 4-inch WVGA capacitive touch screen display. Additionally, it uses a 480×800 resolution with 233 PPI pixel density....

Recently Akhil Narang, a recognized contributor from the well-known XDA community has compiled the latest Lineage OS 15 custom ROM which is based on the newly launched Android 8.0 Oreo on One Plus 3 and One Plus 3T smartphones. But to install it, first you need to unlock bootloader, root as well as flash a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP. If you haven’t done it yet, don’t worry as we have mentioned complete details on unlocking the bootloader, getting root access, and flashing TWRP custom recovery on One Plus 3 smartphone....

Also see: Where to buy the Galaxy S6 and the best deals. iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6: Price & availability Let’s start by taking a look at where you can buy these smartphones and how much they’re going to cost you. For the Samsung Galaxy S6, you’re looking at a price of £599 SIM-free with 32GB storage, or £660 with 64GB. Pricing for the 128GB model is £720. Meanwhile, the iPhone 6 comes in with similar prices tags....

See also: Samsung Galaxy S7 release date, price and specs rumours. iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S6 comparison: Price and availability The Galaxy S6 was first shown off by Samsung during MWC 2015 in March. It launched with a starting price of £599 for the 32GB model. Now, you can buy it from Samsung for £499, or £639 for the 64GB model and £719 for the 128GB model, and if you shop around you might find it’s available for less during sales and special offers from some retailers....

Check you’re running the latest version of the app If you are accessing YouTube via its app on iOS, Android, your TV or a streaming box or games console, then the first thing to do is check whether you’re using the most up to date version of the app. To do this, visit the relevant app store on your device then search for the YouTube app. If you see the option to update, do so....

Dónde conseguir la oferta de Surface Laptop Go 3 En concreto, se trata de la configuración con tamaño de pantalla de 12,4 pulgadas, con chip Intel Core i5-1035G1 de 10ª generación, gráfica Intel Graphics, acompañada de 8 GB de RAM y 128 GB de almacenamiento SSD, suficiente para abordar tareas ofimáticas y del día a día. Especificaciones de la Surface Laptop Go Pantalla PixelSense de 12,4 pulgadas Resolución de 1536 x 1024 píxelesProcesador Intel Core i5-1035G4 de 10ª Gen a 1,1 GHzGráficos Intel Graphics8 GB de memoria RAM128 GB de SSD Si estás pensando en adquirir un equipo Microsoft Surface pero no tienes claro cuáles son las principales diferencias entre todos los modelos, echa un vistazo a nuestro ranking de los mejores equipos Microsoft Surface de 2022 con consejos de compra....