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How to watch NFL on TV & online
The American football season is back for a new season and there are plenty of ways to stream it live and on-demand in the UK and US
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How to set up a new Android phone
We guide you step-by-step through how to set up and activate an Android phone
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How to set up a new iPhone or iPad
If you've just got your first iPhone or iPad, here's how to get it set up with all your contacts, email, music, calendar, apps and more
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How to set up a new Android tablet
If you've just bought your new Android tablet and want to make sure it's fully up and running, here's a guide to setting it up
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How to track Santa on Christmas Eve
Santa and his reindeer are delivering presents once again. Here's how you can keep tabs on his progress around the world
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How to make your phone vibrate
Learn how to make your phone vibrate for calls, messages, and notifications on both iPhone and Android
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How to watch the Premier League live this festive season
Christmas and New Year is always a big time for football, and it's no different in the 2024-25 Premier League season
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Watch Santa this Christmas as the ISS passes over
To make Christmas even more magical for the little ones, see if you can spot the International Space Station passing over the UK on Christmas morning
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How to watch Fury vs Usyk for (almost) free
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury's rematch is one of the biggest fights of 2024, and you can use this hack to watch that'll cost less than a cup of coffee
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How to watch BBC iPlayer abroad
You can stream exclusive BBC content such as Wallace and Gromit and Gavin and Stacey from outside the UK – here's our tried and tested guide
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How to watch The Polar Express
The Polar Express is a Christmas classic that follows a magical journey to the North Pole – find out where to stream, rent or buy the film in the UK and US
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How to watch the King’s Christmas Speech 2024
King Charles III will give his Christmas Speech for the third year. If you want to watch along, here's what time it airs and the channels you can watch it
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The Game Awards kicks off tonight – here’s how to watch live
Here's how to watch The Game Awards from anywhere in the world, as well as all of the nominees and confirmed trailers for 2025 releases
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How to watch Love Actually in the UK and US
Here's how to watch Love Actually in the US and UK on TV, online and more. We've even got a hack that'll allow most people to see it for free
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How to watch The Snowman free this Christmas
Christmas isn’t Christmas without this lovely animation. Here's how to watch The Snowman, and The Snowman and the Snowdog, on mobile and online
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How to watch E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for free
Ready for Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic this festive season? There are loads of ways to watch E.T. in the UK and US, including without paying
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How to watch the final race of the 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi
Max Verstappen secured the Drivers' title in Las Vegas two weekends ago, but the Constructors' Championship is going down to the wire
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Max's password-sharing crackdown will begin next week
Max subscribers will soon have to face an account-sharing crackdown. Find out when HBO will be banning password sharing here
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Kraven the Hunter tickets are rolling out now in the US and UK
Another Spider-Man foe gets a standalone film. Here's how to buy tickets for Kraven the Hunter, led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Russell Crowe
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