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    Chromecast

    I have a completely stock N7 (2012) running newest release of KK (4.4.2) If I buy a standard Chromcast dongle and stick in my TV HDMI socket can I mirror my tablet screen to it? Yes / No ? Hopefully I don't have to root just to do this and go for custom ROM stuff ? The option to cast video...
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    First Impressions

    My Moto G (16gb) just arrived and I am very impressed, my old phone (Samsung Galaxy Ace) is a dinosaur by comparison. Moto Migrate was faultless and saved a lot of time. Two day battery life looks achievable at least for my usage. Everything seems just to work smoothly and without hassle. To...
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    Buying Nexus 5 in the UK

    I live outside the UK but want to purchase an N5 and have it send to a friend for forwarding. Tried to use play via proxy - no luck (its clever) & missed the CPW simfree cash offer. Are there any other retailers that will accept CC or Bank Transfer for a sim free 16gb black N5 and send to a UK...
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    Ace GT-S5830 Upgrade to Jellybean

    My Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 is currently running 2.3.5 which I believe is still the most recent 'official' OS. I am at the point where I either invest in a new phone with newer OS or have a go at updating to Jellybean 4.2.2 I read LOADS of stuff on various forums including a 165 page thread...
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    Remote TV/Receiver/Device Controller

    Whilst I fully appreciate my N7 has no Infra Red capability is there any way I can use it to control an IR sender that sits in front of the TV or other AV equipment? An App that was programmable with the actual device controls would be needed too. Link between the two devices would be via a...
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    Delete Google Pinyin IM

    I had an App called Google Pinyin IME which I deleted (Settings/Apps) however I am still getting regular Google Play notifications that it needs updating ! The App itself is no longer listed in the N7 How can I stop this ? Thanks
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    Old Asus EEE 701 to Android ?

    Like a few million other folks I have an old Asus EEE 701 that is gathering dust. After some messing I managed to load Ubuntu 10.4 but it takes up too much memory (device has only 4gb) Has anyone successfully loaded a recent version of Android with any success? Hopefully it will give it a new...