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    Help with Hyundai T7S. Please

    I have just bought a Hyundai T7S 7" tablet. In general it seems to be OK, although the GPS sensitivity seems a lot lower than my partner's Samsung Tab2. I am having difficulty finding out any information about the device. I have no user manual, and I can't even find a website for the...
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    Help Samsung Tab2 7" hangs on upgrade

    I have a Samsung Tab2 7" GT-P3110, which just downloaded update software. Updating seemed to be going OK, but it has stopped for three hours with message: Android is upgrading ... [a stationary circle] Optimising app 1 of 99. What should I do? Any help appreciated. Mick
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    Playing music direct from usb stick?

    I have a Samsung Tab2 7". Is there a music player that plays direct from a USB stick? MyFiles sees the music files on the stick, and I can play an individual track, but I can't get the Music Player to 'see' anything but the internal and external microSD storage. I tried WinAmp - same...
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    Help Battery Life?

    I have a Samsung Tab2 7". How long can I expect the battery to last? I don't mean for each charge, but whole life - how many charges/months/years? Is there a discharge/discharge regime that maximises the lifetime? Is it possible to replace it if/when it dies? TIA Mick
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    Country Settings

    I have a Samsung Tab2 7" bought in the UK, but used for a couple of months in Spain. Sometimes, but not always, it comes up with messages in Spanish, often offering to translate a page in English. This seems to occur most often when following a link from a Google search. I have never...
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    How can I load Skype?

    I have a 7" tablet bought from Amazon UK, as a Tabtech M7; the model number is MID_Serails, and the Android version is 2.2. I want to load Skype (sound only is OK, not worried about video). Searching the Market doesn't list Skype. On the website market.android.com, all attempts to load...