If Google Maps on your Android phone has been feeling a little flat lately, get ready to add a little depth to the experience. A feature in the latest version of Google Maps for Android lets you tilt the map view for a 3D-like perspective, complete with 3D buildings...
You just snapped the perfect family photo on your iPhone—well, almost perfect, save for that stranger lurking in the background. Well, guess what? You don’t need a PC to crop that interloper out of the image. Instead, you can crop and polish your snapshot right...
Don’t have time to take an incoming call, but don’t want to just send your caller to voicemail? If you’ve got a newer Android phone, there’s another option: you can also send a quick, pre-written text message while you’re declining the...
Not quite sure how big a gigabyte (a.k.a, gig or GB) is? And just what is a gigabyte, for that matter? You’re not alone. Let’s tackle the basics first. A gigabyte is a unit of digital storage—proportionally similar to, say, a gallon of gas in your car, or a cup...
So, my first dozen iPhone tricks weren’t enough for you? Get ready for 10 more tips that’ll help you organize your photos, keep your text messages private, stop your iPhone from auto-correcting your typing, and more. 1. How to create a new photo album on...
Ever get stumped while using your Android phone? Maybe you want to open a new browser window, or create a new email message, or shuffle your music … but you can’t find the right button on the screen, and before long, you feel your frustration level starting to rise....
Gail writes: So here goes. What are those boxy-looking, black-and-white squares that you see everywhere—the ones with all the little blocks inside? I’m starting to feel dumb for not knowing what they are. Hi Gail! You’re not the first person to be stumped...
Elba writes: I have a question. Does iCloud automatically back up to the last date it was backed up or does it give you the option of choosing a backup date? The reason I ask is because I deleted a contact on my iPhone, and was hoping iCloud would allows me to choose...
Want to use your AT&T iPhone with another carrier, such as T-Mobile or an overseas network? If so, good news: AT&T will now “unlock” your iPhone for use on another compatible wireless carrier, although there are a few “ifs,”...
Thanks to the new version of Apple’s mobile iOS software, you can at last delete individual photos from Photo Stream. First, a little background. Photo Stream, a key feature of Apple’s (relatively) new iCloud service, automatically syncs your latest...
