Category: Tech

Every time you take a photo with a digital camera or smartphone, your device adds additional information to the image file – metadata about the […]

Spotify quietly rolled out a new “lyrics search” feature across all of its apps, so sorry if you didn’t even know it existed. (Who among […]

We all have opinions and beliefs that may seem strange to others, but sometimes these ideas escalate into dangerous movements like QAnon. QAnon began in […]

I’ve never really given much thought to what the various icons look like on my device – especially since I’m an iOS user, which means […]

Bluetooth is a handy AF when it works, and annoying troubleshooting when it doesn’t work. In theory, it should just … always work. One device […]

Nintendo recently warned Switch owners that not being able to charge their consoles regularly (in this case, at least every six months or so) could […]

The Google Meet apps for Android and iOS offer an optimized version of the video chat service desktop interface. The basic controls are simple and […]

I was really hoping that Google’s latest Google Maps integration would allow you to see COVID-19 cases emerge and spread on a giantPlague, Inc.- style […]

There is nothing I love more than troubleshooting my internet connection. I am also very pleased to note the stupidity of the plans that we […]

Amazon managed to squeeze about a dozen product announcements into Thursday’s 50-minute presentation, showcasing everything from new Alexa smart speakers to cloud gaming services, next-generation […]

Todoist is already great for managing projects and to-do lists, but the recently launched Whiteboard app turns those to-do lists into custom – and collaborative […]

I’m going to cheat a little for Tech 911 Q&A this week on Lifehacker. I don’t get this question emailed the way it usually is, […]

If you’ve ever wondered about TikTok or WeChat, you only have a few days to download them before apps are removed from the Apple App […]

How do you manage a multi-platform household? Not everyone is completely committed to Apple, Google, Microsoft, or any other tech company. You can have an […]

Amazon recently updated Alexa with a new feature that allows users to print to-do lists, recipes, and more with a quick voice command. The AI […]

With great power comes great responsibility. And I couldn’t emphasize that any more if I wanted to, because now I’m going to give you a […]

A recently discovered vulnerability in WhatsApp – I use the term more broadly than usual because this vulnerability itself doesn’t seem to be an application […]

Ever browsing an old website and encountering a 404 error when you clicked on a link to a long-abandoned site? How about finding an old […]

Teachers create the best tricks. Full stop. There are no arguments. Their clever ways of managing the number of children they watch and bypassing the […]

Yes, this week we’re diving into those waters: the classic PC versus Mac debate that spawned countlesshilarious commercials from Apple and John Hodgman a decade […]

You have Android. Check. You have a computer. Check, check. You want to connect your Android to your computer in order to copy files from […]

Google Home 2.27 adds a number of new features to the app, including new in-app controls for Nest home security products on iOS and Android, […]

An unsuccessful update of the Adobe Lightroom app on iOS accidentally deleted the photos and editing settings of users. Adobe has responded to widespread bug […]

I will never blame anyone for asking a technical question that seems “basic” because we all had to start somewhere. Few of us have come […]

COVID-19 continues. To get many of us to work and communicate from home, most of the major camera manufacturers have released official software that turns […]

Search options can be great, fun, and creepy at the same time. The intent makes sense: Save a few keystrokes by giving you what you […]

Usually you know when bad weather is approaching you, whether you have looked up into the sky to see the ominous gray-green hue of a […]

A new Google Lens feature is coming to help students learn math and STEM-related topics. To use the new Homework search mode, all you have […]

I love it when people go out and actually test the hardware we rely on every day. This is why I was spending way too […]

Whenever you get the chance, you should use two-factor authentication to protect your various accounts. This is a no brainer. However, I also appreciate services […]

Many AT&T customers received a confusing email from the company stating that 3G services were ending and that they would need to upgrade to a […]

Nobody likes chain letter. And while you’re probably more used to receiving annoying spam from friends and family in your inbox, you may have received […]

Google One’s cloud storage is undergoing big changes , including a brand new iOS app, free phone data backups, and a new data management tool […]

If you live on multiple services and computers – for example, use Google’s suite of digital tools alongside various Apple iCloud offerings – the best […]

I can’t remember the last time I switched between Android and iOS as my daily driver – the phone I use for all my personal […]

The geek desk may not be as flamboyant as the spice rack , but I am proud of all the tech equipment I have acquired […]

If you’ve never known what Google Meet is before, you probably know; at least I am constantly reminded of the existence of this free video […]

Wall-mounted TVs are great for watching movies, but they just take up a lot of space when you’re not using them. Instead of letting that […]

Screen recording features are great for helping family members with technical problems using their new smartphone, recording game content, collecting evidence when reporting bugs, and […]

I enjoy playing PC games at reasonable resolutions and quality settings without burning my legs or table, so I usually don’t even think about the […]