Had enough of those “click, clickity-click click” sounds whenever you type on the iPhone’s (or iPad’s) touchscreen keypad? Personally, all those clicks start to drive me a little batty after a text message or two. One quick solution is to...
Carol writes: This may be more of a data/application question than a tech question, but here goes: Son is in Japan with his Droid Razr Maxx, trying to navigate around roaming and international charges—ouch! Can’t get a straight answer from our carrier (Verizon);...
So, you know what an iPhone is, and you know what an iPad is. But what exactly is this “iOS” thing, then? Not quite sure? No worries. Here’s ten things you need to know about Apple’s iOS mobile “platform,” starting with… 1....
From typing with a swipe to creating your own custom keyboard shortcuts, here’s 10 ways to make life with your Android phone a bit easier—and faster. 1. Type with a swipe Taking forever to tap out messages on your Android phone’s touchscreen keypad? If...
Not everyone has the full use of their fingers, and that’s a problem when it comes to such common iPhone “gestures” as pinching and swiping the touchscreen. The solution: “AssistiveTouch,” a helpful iOS feature that lets you create a...
It’s been about eight months since Apple’s Passbook app made its debut on the iPhone—and like many of you, I’m guessing, I opened Passbook exactly once, looked at it for about 30 seconds, and promptly forgot about it. But after a recent (and...
Want to turn that photo you just shot on your iPhone into your Facebook profile picture? Sure thing—and yes, you can do it directly from the Facebook mobile app. Read on for more gotta-try features in the rapidly evolving Facebook for iPhone app, from how to filter...
Are you a stickler for keeping your receipts? If so, there’s a new feature in Google Drive for Android that’s right up your alley. The latest version of the Google Drive app lets you scan just about any paper document—yes, including receipts—using your...
Found a link on your iPhone or iPad to a long, enticing web article that you don’t have time to read right now? Or maybe you do have time, but not the cellular signal. Well, there’s a better way to save web links for later than, say, simply pasting them...
Until just recently, the official Pinterest app for iPhone did practically anything you could do on the Pinterest web site, from browsing and sharing pins to creating new boards—anything, that is, save for actually pinning something you’d found on the web. A new...
