Jason Cipriani

Galaxy S10: 12 settings to change right away

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 line is a trio of capable phones that really impress. From an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor that’s hidden under the screen to a third camera for ultra-wide angle shots (at least on the S10 and S10 Plus), there’s a lot to like. Part of setting up a shiny new phone is going through …

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How to remap the Bixby button on your Galaxy phone

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S10 line last month, and during the hands-on portion, it was discovered that Samsung would soon let users customize the device’s dedicated Bixby button. In the past, the button has summoned Bixby, Samsung’s personal assistant, without any way to really disable the feature. This week, Samsung updated Bixby in the Galaxy Store, enabling the option for …

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Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10E: Where to buy

The Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus ($190 at Walmart) and S10E are now available. The new phones have a slightly refreshed look, a new display with a camera cutout, and up to three rear-facing cameras. Read: Best Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E cases   You shouldn’t have any issues walking into a retail store or wireless carrier and picking up a …

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Galaxy Buds: How to order Samsung’s AirPods alternative

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are intriguing. The completely wireless earbuds have six-hour battery life, seamless pairing, Bixby or Google Assistant built-in and can be wirelessly charged  — including from the back of the Galaxy S10. Talk about cool. Colorful earbuds Samsung has three colors for the Galaxy Buds. White, black and an unapologetically bright yellow. How much will they cost? The …

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Apple Music: How to view and remove apps that have access to your account

Apple Music subscribers can grant third-party apps access to their account for things like streaming music through Echo devices or creating a year-in-review chart of your most listened-to music. When you’ve granted a third-party app or service access to your Apple Music account, it will continue to have access until you turn that access off. If you decide you want …

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How to use Apple’s Instant Hotspot feature

Apple’s Instant Hotspot turns nearly any iOS device with a cellular connection into a personal hotspot for all of your Apple devices. Using an iOS device as a hotspot comes in handy when traveling, or when you don’t want to use the Wi-Fi network at your local coffee shop.  There’s practically no setup, as long as your devices meet the …

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How to use Android’s Instant Tethering feature

When Google launched the Pixelbook, its flagship Chromebook, the company rolled out a featured called Instant Tether. With an Android device linked to the laptop, Chrome OS would use the phone’s data connection when a Wi-Fi network wasn’t available. Now playing: Watch this: How to use Android Instant Tethering 1:26 The process was seamless after the devices were linked, but …

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How to use Google’s new Password Checkup tool

It seems like every other week there’s some sort of database breach or leak of usernames, passwords and other personal information. Keeping up with which services have leaked what information is intimidating and takes a lot of time.  Thankfully services like 1Password’s Watchtower, Have I Been Pwned?, and now Google’s Password Checkup tool exist. Password Checkup was announced by Google on …

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How to delete a sent message in Facebook Messenger

Facebook is finally rolling out the ability to remove sent messages from Messenger worldwide. First announced in late 2018, the feature was only available in a few countries. As of Tuesday, everyone will have the option to delete a message, from your view, as well as an entire group.  You have to be quick, though; you have only 10 minutes …

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5 things you should know about Facebook’s redesigned Messenger app

Facebook first announced the redesigned Messenger 4 in October, with the update briefly appearing in early December before quickly vanishing from users’ devices. Then Facebook finally released the new Messenger design in January. There’s a lot of white space, fewer icons and buttons. It’s kind of confusing to use. Three tabs From left to right: Chats, People, Discover tabs. Facebook …

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