Category: Internet

This is the time of year that we all give thanks, and among other things, we at Lifehacker are grateful for all the free apps […]

There are many great paid apps out there, but we get a lot of value from free apps. Once again, we want to hear what […]

Playing with the settings in Terminal is a long tradition among the wizards, but that doesn’t make any of these commands any less dumb. M-cli […]

Mac: There are several tools that make managing windows on Mac easier , but Gridsutra is one of the easiest to use because it lets […]

Instagram today announced two big new features for its apps: live video and disappearing messages. To start live streaming, simply swipe to the right of […]

The touchpad on the new MacBook Pro is a weird thing our friends at Gizmodo discovered , but that doesn’t mean we’re not all a […]

Android / iOS: Most calendar apps can manage your schedule seamlessly, but if you’re working with multiple time zones it’s easy to get confused. Time […]

Android: AirDroid is one of our favorite Android companion apps and it is now getting a pretty big update. The coolest new feature lets you […]

iPhone / iPad: A terminal emulator on your iPhone might sound a little silly to most of us, but sometimes SSH can come in handy. […]

Chrome: Facebook has a very serious problem with fake news . To help combat this, BS Detector will display a small red warning when you […]

Any.do is releasing an update to its apps to include an AI-powered smart assistant that aims to help you get things done as soon as […]

iOS: Workflow is a very powerful iOS app that lets you create small micro-apps that trigger specific actions within the app, such as instantly grabbing […]

Web / Android / iPhone: Asana, the popular collaboration app and project manager , now has a board system that works much like Trello. Today, […]

Along with announcing the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft today announced that Visual Studio will be available for the Mac for the first […]

It looks like Google isn’t the only developer using neural network technology in their translation app . Microsoft Translator has also recently been updated to […]

Android / iPhone: Google introduced PhotoScan, a new app that makes scanning and loading old photos much easier. PhotoScan is not just a photo of […]

Mac: Pixelmator is getting several new features today, most notably the finally added tab support. This is accompanied by support for the new Touch Bar […]

Android / iOS: It’s much easier to send someone a quick message than it is to write a long email. Why can’t email be like […]

We made a special mention of Paul Vreeland’s System Rescue Toolkit a few months ago, but now he has created a new, “lightweight” version that […]

Google has a lot of confusing music services , but Play Music is one of the best out there and it’s getting a little better […]

Android (6.0+): Google Pixel phones have some pretty cool fingerprint gestures. We’ve already seen one attempt at replicating this on other phones , but Fingerprint […]

Chrome: The best part of Twitter – or one of the few remaining good parts – is that you can share short messages from just […]

iOS / Mac: There is certainly no shortage of a note-taking app , but Bear is an app that manages to balance several different popular […]

Affinity Photo, a great alternative to Photoshop on Mac , is now available on Windows computers. And currently, you can download and use the software […]

Android: When you install a custom ROM on your phone , it probably doesn’t come with Google’s suite of apps. OpenGApps helps make it easy […]

Android: When you receive an Android update on your phone, your apps may not be ready for the new version yet. AppChecker helps you find […]

iPhone / iPad: Google has released a long update for its Gmail app on iPhone with a bunch of new features. It is now fully […]

Windows / Mac / Linux: The PS4 controller is a pretty popular Bluetooth controller, but for whatever reason, getting it to work well with Windows […]

Last year, Adobe released a super simple yet powerful photo retouching tool called Photoshop Fix for iOS. Android users can now use the same app […]

Android (6.0+): Pixel phones have one really nifty hidden feature that’s still difficult to reproduce: fingerprint gestures. Swipe down on the sensor on the back […]

Chrome: If you’re new to Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, or any other G Suite-sponsored tool, or if you’re already a power user, the Google G […]

Android / iOS / Internet: Microsoft’s competitor IFTTT Flow has been in beta for most of 2016, but not fully ready yet . Now the […]

iOS: Whether you’re traveling for work and just need to find a place to connect your laptop, or you’re a full-time digital nomad, Workfrom highlights […]

Windows / Mac: If you want to move a file, be it a video, ebook, ringtone, or other media file, from your computer to your […]

Chrome: Want to know what’s behind the file you’re about to download? Preview it first with Peek, a simple Chrome extension that works with the […]

When it comes to network security, most of the tools for testing your network are pretty complex . Nessus is not new, but it definitely […]

iPhone: Podcasts are great, but the effort required to pick one and play it can be a little frustrating at times. 60dB is a new […]

MacOS Server, priced at $ 20, is one of those overlooked programs that most of us don’t need at all, but has a lot of […]

One of the pitfalls of having so many options for storing your data in the cloud is that you end up with files and documents […]

iPhone: Google has updated its Maps app to include food ordering capabilities. Now when you open a restaurant on Google Maps, you will see which […]