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    Help Yahoo email authentication failed

    Hi, Forgive me if this has been asked numerous times but my searching skills aren't very good. I'm getting an authentication failed message when trying to set up yahoo mail on my galaxy s4 using the default android app. I've tried setting it up as imap using port 993 incoming but it fails...
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    How to upgrade from Android 4.0 to later version on a generic tablet

    Hi, Sorry if this is the wrong place in the forum for me to ask this question but I wasn't sure where else would be more appropriate. I have a generic 7" tablet which I bought 2nd hand from ebay and I want to know whether a) it is possible to upgrade from 4.0 and b) if so, are there are...
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    Update gingerbread 2.3 to ice cream sandwich 4.0

    Hi all, Is this update possible on the 10G2 range and if so can anyone recommend suitable links to download the updates and any tutorials please? Many thanks
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    Best flash player browser or app?

    Hi guys, I've tried sky fire but I couldn't get on with it and also I am tight and didn't want to pay for the video license key. Are there alternatives that will do the same thing?
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    Best flash player app for streaming videos

    Hi guys, I've tried sky fire but I couldn't get on with it and also I am tight and didn't want to pay for the video license key. Are there alternatives that will do the same thing?
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    Avi files crash after 3 seconds

    Hi guys, When I try to watch Avi files from a USB stick on my 10g2 they crash after playing only the first 3 seconds using both the default video player and also using Mx player. Why is this and what can I do to stop this? It's really annoying not being able to playback on it.
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    Google play store app force closes on opening

    Hi guys, The play store crashes on opening on the wife's htc desire. Any ideas what could be causing this? I doesn't even open the app. Ive tried rebooting the phone and clearing the cache but to no avail
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    Does the 10g2 have hdmi out?

    Hi all, Help settle an argument for me if you will. A guy at work is adamant that his 10g2 has hdmi out next to the USB port and he says that he connects his to his tv. I was under the impression that the 10g2 doesn't have hdmi out and that the port next to the USB port is a mini USB port. At...
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    Possible to stop gmail calendar reminders?

    I'm finding that gmail calendar reminders are forever draining the battery in my 10g2. Is there a way to stop them?
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    Lost/forgotten Google Market password:

    Hi guys, I've forgotten my password and I cannot find the bit of paper where I had written it down. Any ideas how I can retrieve it or reset it? I'm totally locked out of certain apps at the moment so any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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    High Data Usage: Listening to pre-loaded mp3's?

    Hi All, I've spent the last 2 hours listening to a mix of mp3's that were either pre-loaded onto my sd card and that I've added to it myself (40-60 split) and I've noticed on 3G watchdog that my usage has shot up 40% odd! Why has this happened when I'm listening to stuff from my sd card...
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    Browse SD card contents on the phone itself

    Hi all, Does anyone know who to browse the folders of the SD card from the phone itself? I've downloaded an application on my pc in .apk format, moved it over to the SD card and now I'm trying to install the application from the SD card but am unable to search for it on the phone. Any ideas?
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    homescreen facebook shortcut?

    Is it possible create a homescreen shortcut to Facebook touch website? I'm not liking the Facebook app as it doesn't show notifications on the current icon. Do I need to have the widget?
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    Last fm: Keeps stopping after 3-4 songs

    Hi guys, I've installed Last.fm onto my desire for streamed music but I've noticed that it only plays 3-4 songs on average before stopping. The screen goes black which I guess means that it's going into sleep mode. Any ideas how to stop this happening? Thanks all.
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    anyway to copy pics from sd card to phone memory?

    Hi all, Apologies if this has been asked before but is it possible to save pics from the SD card to the phone memory? Cheers
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    Orange billing date question?

    Hi All, I'm a newbie so please be gentle. I'm also unsure of whether this is the correct area of the forum for this question to go into but here goes: Does anyone know what the billing date that orange use for pay montly plans in the UK? Or am I looking at it the wrong way in that the...