5 More Ways Your Location Can Be TrackedÂ
Courtesy of the New York Times, we just got another reminder of how invasive location tracking through apps can…
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A guide to the gadgets, and how to make them work for you.
How to Purge Social Media 'Friends' So You Can Have Fun Online Again
It now seems to be a truth universally acknowledged that social media is bad—bad for our well-being and privacy, too…
How to Spot Genuine Discounts During Your Holiday Shopping
It’s shopping season, and you’re likely to be on the look-out for gifts for friends and family in the next few weeks.…
The Most Useful Apple Watch AppsÂ
Despite a few high-profile disappearances, plenty of iOS apps have companion apps for the Apple Watch—but only some of…
How to Reset All of Your Browsers Back to Square One
Like an operating system reinstall, resetting your web browser can fix all kinds of problems and improve performance at…
Want to Quit Facebook? These Are the Best Alternatives for Most of What Facebook Does
After the discrimination, the creepy advertising practices, the data breaches, the political mess, and the sense that…
How to Use Your Oversized Phone with One Hand
Bad news for those of you with small hands or small pockets (or both): It looks like phones are staying big for the…
How to Get Your Console Games Streaming to Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS
In a perfect world, you would always be able to sit down in front of your console and living room television when you…
Tip: Keep Notifications From Constantly Interrupting You
Notifications keep you in touch with your friends, breaking news, the weather, and much more, but you don’t necessarily…
The Best Note-Taking Apps for Any Task
Being a notepad and pen replacement is just one of the roles that smartphones fill for us now—alongside being a digital…
How to Pick the Right Memory Card for Every Device You Own
As with a lot of tech purchasing decisions, when it comes to buying a memory card you can’t just click on the first…
5 Specs You Shouldn't Ignore When Choosing Your Next Phone
What do you look for first when picking out a new smartphone? Android or iOS? The processor chip inside? The size and…
Learn How to Use Siri Shortcuts to Make Your Life Easier
Announced as part of the iOS 12 update and now available as a separate app, Siri Shortcuts (or just Shortcuts) lets you…
Google's 'Squoosh' Image Compression Tool Shows Off the Power of Web Apps
Google has a new, experimental web app for you to try: Squoosh. It uses the latest in image compression technology to…
How to Get All Your Local Media Files Streaming to a Chromebook
While you can replace a lot of desktop apps with online equivalents when using a Chromebook—and even run Linux apps—you…
All the Useful Stuff Your iPad and Other Gadgets Can Do With USB-CÂ
Surprise! Apple decided to go with USB-C charging for its latest batch of iPad Pros, which means... well, what exactly…
9 Cool Tricks for Outlook.com That You Can't Do in Gmail
For years Gmail has ruled the land of web-based email services, but slowly and surely Microsoft has been making…
Why an iPad Is Worth It
Last week we asked what the hell the point of the iPad was anyway—and you responded. It seems quite a few of you are…
19 Tips and Tricks to Make You an Apple Watch Master
Three years and four hardware revisions down the line, and it’s clear that the Apple Watch is here to stay—but are you…
5 Simple Windows Security Tips You've Got No Excuse to Ignore
Computer security doesn’t really have to be hard. Some of the smallest, simplest measures can be the most effective in…