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Don’t Bin Your Old TABLET

Recent research found that tablets are less likely to be traded in than phones – around 67 per cent of iPad owners hang on to their old device (www.snipca.com/50741). Rather than leave your tablet gathering dust in a drawer, you can repurpose it to give it a new lease of life.

Create a wireless trackpad for your PC

The large screen on an old tablet makes it ideal for using as a wireless trackpad and keyboard, letting you control your PC from the other side of the room.

Install the app Unified Remote on your Android tablet () or iPad (), and its Windows server on your desktop PC (). Allow the app to find and connect to devices on your network, and you’ll be able to

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