Wish you could browse the latest scores, glance at your inbox, check the weather, or even identify a song directly from your Android phone’s lock screen, no passcode required? Well, you can, actually, thanks to the new lock-screen “widgets” in the...
Is your digital library of iBooks getting a bit cluttered? If so, good news: there’s an easy way to tidy up the virtual bookshelves on your iPhone or iPad. In just a few taps, you can create new folders—or “collections,” as Apple calls them—for your...
Did you know you could turn your iPhone’s camera flash into a blinking alert light, or that you can shake your iPhone to “undo” a typo? No? You’re not the only one. Read on for seven clever iPhone features that you might not have known about,...
Got the latest version of Gmail for Android? If so, you can now scan the first few lines of your email or even archive a message without actually opening Gmail. The trick: sliding down the Notifications pane on your Android phone and performing a simple gesture on...
Need your Android phone to compose an email, get directions, scan a barcode, or even name a song—all with a bare minimum of taps? Just speak into the microphone. The latest version of Google search for Android—which, strictly speaking, is now part of a new Android app...
Chintan writes: Is there any way to activate “Find my iPhone” after I lost my device? Please help! Hate to say this, Chintan, but if you lost your iPhone without ever activating the “Find my iPhone” feature, it’s too late now. The trick...
Don’t want to sync your iPhone or Android snapshots with iCloud or the Google+ social network? Here’s an easy alternative. Dropbox is a handy, simple-to-use file-syncing service (click here to download and install the free Dropbox desktop utility) that...
Are too many Kodak moments slipping away while you’re frantically trying to turn on your iPhone’s camera? I know the feeling. Get ready for a trio of tips that’ll help you launch the iPhone’s camera app in a flash, hit the shutter button with...
Can’t be bothered to tap in a passcode to unlock your sleeping smartphone? Well, the latest Android phones have another way to verify that you’re you: by scanning your face. The idea behind Face Unlock (a feature that requires Android version 4.0 or better, by...
Wish the screen on your asleep-but-charging Android phone could do something a little more interesting than just go blank? If so, good news: a feature in the latest version of Android will turn your phone’s sleeping display into a digital clock, a photo gallery,...
