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    Can you upload CAD drawings to a Garmin handheld GPS?

    The CAD drawings wouldn't work directly. But if you could convert the GPS info in those CAD drawings to a format like KML or GPX, then the GPS could import those and display the info on its map. This is something that a good computer programmer could probably figure out how to do. It's maybe...
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    Buying prepaid cellphone to use overseas?

    This idea won't work. Boost phones use the CDMA signal format which is not used much overseas, where GSM is more common. On top of that, Boost phones (and pretty much all prepaid phones) are locked to only work with their original provider and can't be unlocked. They have to be made this way...
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    Android apps for HTC 8S?

    The HTC 8S is a Windows phone, not a Google phone. It only runs apps made for Windows phones. So it won't run Android apps (or iPhone apps, or Blackberry apps, etc.), even if you figured out a way to copy the app from an Android phone to your phone, it wouldn't work, because the code is different.
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    I dropped my phone on concrete and it still plays ringtones but screen

    It's broken. It needs to be fixed or replaced. This kind of damage is not covered by the normal free manufacturer warranty that every phone comes with and which usually lasts a few months or a year, but it is covered if you have phone insurance. So if you have insurance, get in touch with your...
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    If I don't have a blue ray CD player in my computer can i still watch downloaded...

    Yes. Because when you download a movie, it's already been converted to a format that will play from the hard drive - so it doesn't matter if your computer has a CD, DVD, Blu-Ray or no optical drive at all. But there are several different formats for video files, and sometimes your computer needs...
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    How do I download non market apps on my android smartphone?

    Somewhere in the settings for your phone there might be a checkbox where you can tell your phone it can download apps from non-market sources. If you enable that then if you can find an app someplace besides Google Play, you can download it. Unfortunately, I dont think doing that will help you...
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    Does "flashing" a cell phone from one wireless provider to another actually work?

    I've never done it, but from what I know about it, it's only possible with certain kinds of phones (definitely only phones that are CDMA) and certain carriers (also CDMA). You can't just flash any phone to work on any carrier. Try going to a store that's run by the carrier directly instead of a...
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    IOS 6 question. Help?

    Updating iOS won't cause any problems of the type you're worried about. The phone will stay unlocked and will keep working with the other phone company's SIM.
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    Iphone 5 or Motorola Droid Razr Maxx?

    I had the Droid Razr Maxx (the older one that isn't Droid Razr Maxx HD), and my partner has the iPhone 4S (which isn't very different from the iPhone 5). The Maxx has significantly longer battery life and a bigger screen than any iPhone. They of course also look different; personally I like the...
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    Question about multi-region DVD players?

    They're as easy to use as any other DVD player. But remember that DVDs from the USA are also NTSC format, not PAL format, so you *might* need a player that also can convert from NTSC to PAL (or a TV that can display NTSC input in addition to PAL input). (NTSC and PAL were the two main video...
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    Why is a Volkwagen 2013 Jetta TDI better than a Volkswagen 2013 Jetta SE?

    The diesel gets amazingly good MPG, as good as a hybrid or even better. That's basically the reason why people like diesel cars. But before you get a diesel, check the prices of gas vs. diesel fuel where you live to make sure that it still will end up being cheaper to run a diesel (because...
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    My DVD player will only play certain DVDs.?

    That model gets bad reviews on Amazon. If I had to guess the problem I would say that its programming isn't 100% correct so it can't handle some DVDs. That's not something you can fix. Get a new DVD player, they're cheap.
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    Can I get a used iPhone for T-mobile?

    Buy an iPhone that's used and from AT&T, then get AT&T to unlock it. Or better yet find one already unlocked. Don't get a Verizon or Sprint iPhone, because they can't really be unlocked and someone who says they have one that's unlocked is confused or a liar.
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    Does Blu-Ray disc that are made from another DVD have more content on there? (BQ)?

    It really depends on the company making the Blu-Ray. Some movies have more extra features, some don't. Usually newer and more popular movies will be the ones with the extra features. As far as if the DVD was a two disc set and do they put the stuff on both onto one Blu-Ray, once again the...
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    What is simplest method to transfer games from Android to Android?

    Use the MyBackup Pro app. It'll cost $5 but that's probably worth it (the free version only backs up, it won't restore).
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