How to Upgrade Your Morning Alarm Clock Experience on Your Phone
Many of you probably get up every day with the help of an alarm on your smartphone. But are you using your phone’s…
Field Guide
A guide to the gadgets, and how to make them work for you.
I Tried Google Maps' Experimental Walking Directions of the Future
The perfect scenario for Google’s new Visual Position System, or VPS, is one you’ve probably been in already: Emerging…
All the Game Streaming Services Google Stadia Is Up Against
This week Google announced Stadia, a gaming service that runs from the cloud rather than a console in your living room…
How Phishing Scams Are Evolving—And How Not to Get Caught
Phishing is one of the most reliable methods a would-be hacker can take to access your digital accounts or even your…
Simplify Your Life With the Best Minimal Apps for Your Phone
Life is complicated enough without apps that are weighed down with features you don’t need. Make your smartphone an…
15 New Features We've Already Spotted in the Android Q Beta
Android Q is here—in an early, beta form—and if you’ve got any generation of Pixel phone on hand then you can give it a…
The Ultimate Guide to Turning Videos Into GIFs With Adobe Photoshop
Despite being a 30-year-old image format in desperate need of replacement, the animated GIF still rules the internet.…
How to Enable Dark Mode Nearly Everywhere It's Available Right Now
Dark mode can make software easier on the eye, give you a refreshing change from the norm, and even save on battery…
USB4 is Going to Revolutionize the USB Standard All Over Again: What You Need to Know
It’s that time again—another USB standard is upon us, ready to upgrade your device’s ports and cabling in the coming…
How to Use Your Gaming Controllers With Your Computer
You may think that your Xbox One or PS4 controller will always stay faithful to the console it’s paired with, but…
Now Is a Really Good Time to Buy a New GPU
If you’ve been thinking of a graphics upgrade, now is the perfect time to pull the trigger: Fresh new GPUs from Nvidia…
How to Completely Google-ify Your iPhone
Maybe you’ve got yourself some Apple hardware, but you prefer Google’s apps and services, or maybe you just find Google…
5 Ways to Spend Less Money on Digital Subscriptions
You’re probably spending more than you think on monthly subscription services—music streaming, cloud storage, video…
Rediscover the Magic of Browser Bookmarks—And How to Keep Them in Order
Between read-it-later services, social media feeds, and the unbelievable speed at which a Google search can find the…
11 Things Your Phone Can Do That You Might Not Know About
You use your smartphone a lot, we’re sure of that, but you’re probably just touring round the same apps and the same…
You Might Not Even Need a Mesh Router Like Eero
You were all set to drop a few hundred dollars on an Eero mesh network. But then the company was purchased by Amazon,…
The Best Websites and Web Apps for Making Use of Exactly One Hour of Free Time
It’s lunchtime—or maybe it’s just a break you’re taking from the world. Either way, you’ve got an hour to spare, and…
How to Get the Most From Your macOS Dock
If you’re serious about using macOS to its full potential, then you need to be serious about making the most of the…
How to Protect Yourself Against Digital Services Shutting Down
In the next few months alone, movie locker service Ultraviolet and social network experiment Google+ are closing their…
How to Rediscover the Windows Start Menu's Utility
The Start menu is your way into Windows and the web—it’s where you find your apps and start your searches, where you go…