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Google has updated two of its mobile applications for smartphones to add more features and make them easier to use.

The news broke late last week that 99% of all Android smartphones suffer from a security problem that allows knowledgeable hackers to access private...

TomTom has announced a new range of entry-level sat-nav devices that bring with them a handful of new and improved route-finding features. The TomTom Start...

Although it’s no doubt anything but news to the older visitors to the Practical Motorhome site, a recent survey suggests that four out of...

If space is at a premium in your motorhome, a laptop makes a great replacement for a TV (with a TV tuner or BBC...

Volkswagen cars generally do quite well in our sister magazine Practical Caravan's towcar reviews, but we don’t think they put them through quite the...

You may not realise it, but every photo you take with your digital camera has extra information saved along with the image.

We wrote about TomTom’s addition of various driver-monitoring features to its commercial fleet management sat-nav devices a few weeks ago, where the option was...

If you were camped out on the Mall with your multi-megapixel digital camera last Friday, you probably grabbed a few acceptable snaps of the...

There’s been a bit of a brouhaha in certain circles of late, following the revelation that the Apple iPhone tracks its owner’s location without...

With the number of in-car gadgets growing each year, the humble 12V cigarette light socket is fast becoming inadequate as a power source. Sat-nav...

Although we hardly needed a survey to confirm it, it looks like quite a few people will be staying away from a television screen...

The digital camera is all but ubiquitous these days, with the technology now standard issue on everything from smartphones to laptops. The very first...

Many iPad owners have admitted that despite the devices apparent shortcomings compared to a standard PC, they still find they’re using it more than...

TomTom has launched a new option for its WORKsmart range of commercial sat-nav devices that allow fleet managers to monitor the habits of their...

Getting online when you’re away from home means relying either upon a nearby Wi-Fi hotspot or 3G mobile internet — neither of which are...

Most mobile phone tariffs seem like a thinly veiled scam even at the best of times, but Ofcom-approved tariff comparison site Bill Monitor has...

Did you know that smartphones now outsell personal computers? Apparently, the clever mobile devices (which have an operating system that can run a range...

Angry Birds may rule the roost (sorry) for iPhone and iPad gamers at the moment, but anyone who yearns for simpler times as far...

If you’re a Facebook user, it’s important to keep abreast of the latest scams that targeting the service. The most harmful scams attempt to steal...

Welcome to the new-look Practical Motorhome website, and the return of our popular Forum. First, a bit about the site as a whole. At present,...