Jason Cipriani/CNET After Google launched a completely redesigned Google Maps experience for iOS and Android users, our own Nicole Cozma covered five tips for Android (which applied to iOS as well) users to get started with Google Maps. On Monday Google posted six tips of its own for Google Maps. Some of the tips covered …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Android 4.3 didn’t bring many user-facing features to the latest iteration of Jelly Bean. There’s the new dial-pad autocomplete that was long over due, and some under the hood improvements like Bluetooth Low Energy. There’s another feature you may be surprised to hear about. Starting with Android 4.3 your device will continuously search for Wi-Fi networks, providing better …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Google is no stranger to hiding Easter eggs in its various products. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, an Easter egg is a feature, often playful in nature, hidden in software for users to find. Often times it adds no real value to user experience, other than possibly providing a smile. The latest Easter egg comes …

Jason Cipriani/CNET You know you have a hidden inbox on Facebook, right? The “other” message folder is reserved for those people who message you and aren’t one of your Facebook friends. There’s a chance some messages from nonfriends will go to your main inbox (depending on your settings), but most of the time these messages make their way to your …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Facebook on Wednesday announced it was rolling out a feature that allowed users to post a photo as a comment on any thread or status update from the Web site. The feature, a long overdue addition, was slowly activated for users throughout the course of the day and should be active for pretty much everyone by now. When …

Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Related stories Google’s Page: We should be building great things that don’t exist Google+ Hangouts gets private chats, history, and an app Google+ photos get new tools, auto adjusts at I/O At Google I/O, the company announced some small updates to its Google Now service. One of those updates added the ability for Android users to …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Wearing an activity tracker such as the Fitbit Flex is an efficient way to increase your activity. Counting steps motivates some users, while the number of calories burned or total distance traveled may be bigger motivation for others. The Fitbit Flex tracks all of these categories, but the indicator lights when you double-tap the tracker only indicate progress …

For some reason it’s a common belief that Android devices and Macs just don’t get along. This misconception may have been true back in Android’s infancy, but nowadays there’s a long list of methods, apps, and services that let you use your Android device with your Mac. It’s impossible to cover every app and service available, but I’m going to …

Jason Cipriani/CNET If your account has been granted access to Facebook Messenger Stickers, you’ve likely realized they can add a bit of fun to normally mundane conversations. Instead of relying on the standard smiley-face stickers, download additional sticker packs from the Facebook Sticker Store. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET You’ll know if your account has access to Stickers if you open …

Jason Cipriani/CNET BlackBerry recently launched its BlackBerry 10 platform with the Z10, with the keyboard-equipped Q10 on the horizon. While the new operating system does come with the ability to share your screen with fellow BBM users, not everyone has a BlackBerry 10 device. In those situations, taking and sharing a screenshot is the best way to show off your …