Now playing: Watch this: Navigating Android on your wrist 2:42 When you receive your Android Wear watch, you’re bound to be eager to get it up and running as fast as possible. So for now, while you wait for the shipment notification, familiarize yourself with the setup process. Related stories Friday Poll: Do you want …

A successful check of Android Wear compatibility Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Google fully revealed Android Wear Wednesday at its annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. With both the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live already being available for preorder, it’s not a bad idea to double-check that your Android device is compatible with Android Wear. Related stories …

Now playing: Watch this: Access your desktop from an Android phone or tablet 2:22 With Google’s Remote Desktop app for Chrome, accessing a PC or Mac from any Android device is easy, and doesn’t require installing any clunky desktop software. The setup process is simple, taking roughly five minutes and little technical knowledge. With the goal of remotely controlling a …

Yes, Google Glass Explorers already look ridiculous wearing the device, but having to nod your head each time you hear an alert doesn’t help the cause. People around you have no idea why you jerked your head up in a weird fashion, and then you start staring off into space (at least from the perspective of those around you). A …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Awhile back I said the best way to get Android apps on your Android device was by installing the Amazon App Store. While that’s still a valid method for downloading Android apps directly to your BlackBerry 10 device, there’s actually a better method. A free app called Snap is available for BlackBerry 10 devices running OS 10.2.1.1055 and …

Jason Cipriani/CNET The Google Play Store app is frequently updated in the background, without you ever realizing it. Updates to the Play Store have included everything from random bug fixes to streamlining the application permission dialogue box. No matter the case, it’s always nice to know you’re running the latest version of the app. Because of how the Play Store …

Jason Cipriani/CNET One of my biggest gripes about adding apps to a Pebble smartwatch was the number of clicks required to navigate to the app on the launcher menu. Up until recently, when you installed a new app on your watch you would have to launch into the launcher menu, then scroll to the bottom of the list to access …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Instagram made a name for itself by letting users apply filters to their photos, which in turn drastically changed the look of the photo. It caught on because it made anyone feel like a professional photographer, even if the photos weren’t all that good. As more people started using the service, the approach of applying a filter and …

Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Setting a custom ringtone or messaging alert is a quick and easy way to identify who is calling or messaging you without looking at your phone. In the end, you don’t have to run across the room to see if an important someone is calling you; you can tell just from the sound. The process for …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Cortana is a personal assistant for Windows Phone 8.1 users. Similar to Siri and Google Now, Cortana uses voice commands to interact with the user. Standard commands of searching the Web, calling a contact, and sending a message are all possible through the service. But perhaps the most intriguing feature Cortana adds is the ability to set a …