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The best Android apps for team collaboration

Stay connected and productive wherever you are with these first-rate collaboration apps for Android.

Chrome OS Features

The top Chromebook tips of 2022

Calling all ChromeOS owners: Your holiday reading list awaits you.

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Tips for new tech devices

Tips, tricks, apps and advice for getting the most out of iPhones and iPads, Android devices, Macs, Windows 10 and 11 PCs, and Chromebooks.

Google Pixel Settings

The top Google Pixel tips of 2022

Give your Google Pixel phone all sorts of extra powers with these top-notch tips from the past 12 months.

Android Tips

10 Android tips you shouldn't miss from 2022

Make the most of the upcoming holiday break with these standout tips for your favorite Android phone.

Android Shortcuts

An Android shortcut secret

Tap into this treasure trove of time-savers and watch your efficiency soar.

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Biometrics are even less accurate than we thought

Biometrics are supposed to be a fundamental pillar of modern authentication. Unfortunately, for a wide range of reasons and in a variety of ways, many biometric implementations are wildly inaccurate.

Google Pixel Upgrades

Hey, Google: It's time to step up your Pixel upgrade promise

The Pixel is meant to represent the very best Android has to offer. But it's lagging behind in one critically important area.

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The best Android apps for business in 2023

Our Android expert highlights the standout apps in the categories that matter most to busy professionals.

Android Sharing

3 quick tricks for smarter Android sharing

This just in: Moving stuff between your Android phone and computer doesn't have to be a hassle — no matter what desktop platform you're using.

Chrome Android Settings: Better browsing

6 secret settings for a smarter Chrome Android setup

Supercharge your smartphone browsing experience with these powerful yet completely concealed options for Google's Chrome Android app.

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The ultimate guide to Android contacts management

Your Android phone's contacts are much more than just a glorified Rolodex. Ready for an unexpected productivity upgrade?

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Do you really know what’s inside your iOS and Android apps?

A report claims Russian software is being used in thousands of iOS and Android apps used by the US Army, CDC, the UK Labour party, and others. Is it time to audit your code?

Gmail Android App

5 advanced add-ons for the Gmail Android app

Give your Android Gmail game some extra oomph with these exceptional but easily overlooked enhancements.

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How to create a complete Microsoft experience on Android

With the right set of software, you can turn any Android device into a Microsoft-centric, PC-syncing machine.

Pixel Watch Voice Commands

11 out-of-sight Pixel Watch superpowers

The most powerful Pixel Watch possibilities are completely invisible and all too easy to miss. Time to make your wearable way more useful.

Google Assistant Android

How to unlock Google Assistant's most advanced Android shortcuts

Google Assistant has a secret superpower on Android. Ready for some exceptionally intelligent new shortcuts?

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iPhone to Android: The ultimate switching guide

Ready to make the move from iOS to Android? Here's everything you need to successfully switch from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, or any other Android device.

Google Pixel Watch

Got a Google Pixel Watch? Get this watch face

Make your new Pixel Watch even more effective with this outstanding efficiency-enhancing add-on.

Google Pixel 7 Settings

9 more out-of-sight settings for your Google Pixel 7

Your new Pixel 7 has all sorts of superpowers beyond what you see on the surface. Ready to uncover your phone's best buried treasures?

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