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Turn OFF Location Services on an iPhone

How to Turn OFF Location Services on an iPhone

If you want to get the search results tailored to your location, you will want to enable the Location Services option on your iPhone. This way, iPhone sends your location data to the search engine and then that engine provides you with the most location relevant results. However, due to […]

Update your iPhone's OS

How to Update your iPhone’s Operating System

Updating your iPhone to the latest version of OS is always a good idea, and is highly recommended because such latest versions come with security patches and new features to let you have something new on your current iOS device. Here’s how you can update your iPhone to the latest

Adjust Brightness on an iPhone

How to Adjust the Brightness on an iPhone

By default the iPhone comes with darkness set at a very low level and you would like to increase it. There’s a nice slider in the device that lets you set the brightness to your chosen level and here’s how you can do that: I. Before You Begin: 1. This

Set Passcode Lock on your iPhone

How to Enable Passcode Lock on an iPhone

Passcode Lock feature on your iPhone allows you to set a lock that can only be unlocked by entering the correct numerals. If you’re going away from your device for some time and you don’t want to risk your device being in hands of other people, just enable the Passcode

Set default Search Engine in Safari

How to Change the Default Search Engine in Safari on an iPhone

The iPhone allows you to search directly from the Search bar in Safari and uses Google as the default search provider. However, there’re users of Bing and Yahoo! who would like to be loyal to their favorite search engines and would use them as their default search providers. So, here’s

Update Apps on your iPhone

How to Update the Apps on an iPhone

Security issues and bugs can be addressed on an iPhone by simply updating the apps using App Store. Often times you will find new features after you’ve updated the apps, and some apps even offer free goodies when you update your app to the newer versions. So, here’s how you

Edit Siri Commands on an iPhone

How to Edit Siri Commands on an iPhone

If you told something to Siri and it (sorry, she!) couldn’t recognize it, it’ll underline the specific word it wasn’t able to interpret. And by tapping on that word, you can edit it and make it correct. So, here goes our guide on how you can edit Siri commands on

Close Apps on an iPhone

How to Close Apps on an iPhone

Once you’re done working with your iPhone, make sure to close all the apps running on it. Doing so will remove load from your device’s resources and will help you get some more battery life. Here’s how you can close apps on your iPhone: I. Before You Begin: 1. This

Disable the Windows Store in Windows 8

How to Disable the Windows Store in Windows 8

Windows 8 brings with it a new app called Windows Store from where you can get Metro apps for your PC. If you’re not a fan of such apps and don’t want the Windows Store to be there, then you can easily remove it. The procedure to do so is

Disable App Switching in Windows 8

How to Disable the Application Switching in Windows 8

Windows has always been a multitasking OS and so is the latest Windows 8. With this new version of the OS, you get a new feature called App switching that enables users to switch between multiple open applications easily. On a touch-device, it can be done by simply swiping through

Delete App History in Windows 8

How to Delete the Application History in Windows 8

Just like most browsers save the history of the websites you visit, Windows 8 saves the history of Metro applications you open on your PC. If this history becomes too large over the time, you should consider deleting it. By doing so, you’ll be able to increase the overall performance

Refresh and Reset Windows 8

How to Refresh and Reset your Windows 8 PC

Windows 8 brings with it a cool option that allows you to refresh and reset your PC. It’s useful when your PC’s not performing well and you want to reload the OS data on it. While reset lets you remove all of the files from your drives and get a

Clear the Browser Cache in Windows 8

How to Clear the Browser Cache in Metro Interface in Windows 8

If there is months of browsing history and cache saved in your browser and you haven’t yet deleted it, time is to do so now. Clearing the cache will speed-up your browser as well as free-up some disk space, and it also helps you keep your privacy. So, here’s how

Clear Notifications Cache

How to Clear Notifications Cache in Windows 8

Windows 8 caches all of your notifications and saves them on your hard-drive. So when you log in the next time, it doesn’t have to load the notifications from scratch. But sometimes this causes issues, like notifications being stuck on your screen. Well, an easy solution is available for this

Change your Keyboard Layout

How to Change the Keyboard Layout in Windows 8

If you’re not comfortable with the standard keyboard layout on your Windows 8 PC, you might want to change it. Switching between keyboard layouts in Windows 8 has been easier than anything else and the guide below shows how you can do that. I. Changing the Keyboard Layout in Windows