It’s far too easy and tempting to join Google’s Android beta program. A click of a button to enroll your device and an OTA update later you’re helping Google test its latest and greatest software before the public. Now playing: Watch this: The final preview of Android 8.1 is available 4:35 Leaving the program, however, …

With Face ID on the iPhone X, hidden notification previews on the lock screen is the new default setting. Unless you are physically looking at your phone, notifications will only contain the respective app’s name. Now playing: Watch this: Five annoying things about the iPhone X 4:03 Hiding notification previews until you’re looking at your phone makes sense, but for …

Whether you have a kid who is finally of the age you deem it appropriate he or she has a phone, or your spouse is overdue for an upgrade, the holidays make for a good occasion to get a new phone. But instead of activating the phone right away, potentially revealing your intentions, there’s a way to keep a phone …

Kano is a platform that’s designed to teach kids how to build a computer, what every part of a circuit board does, and finally how to code apps or games. The platform is available in predesigned kits made for kids. Now playing: Watch this: Raspberry Pi projects 2:43 Kano’s computer kits are attractive simply because each one includes the core …

1Password is an app built to help you keep your online accounts secure. The first step of securing an account is using a strong password. The second is remembering that password. It’s easy to come up with one password we feel is strong and that we can remember, then use it across a litany of sites and services. But that’s …

After offering a preview of AR Stickers back in October, Google is ready to start pushing out the feature to Pixel ($695 at Amazon) owners starting on Monday. With the AR Stickers, users can place random digital objects and text in a photo or video, capture it and share it (with just a few taps). Right now the number of …

After an unexpected early release of iOS 11.2, Apple on Tuesday flipped the switch on Apple Pay Cash.  Like PayPal or Venmo, Apple Pay Cash is a peer-to-peer payment feature that lets you send and receive money through iMessage. Not only does Apple Pay Cash make it easy to pay someone, but it also puts a digital card in your iOS …

Facebook on Monday announced Messenger Kids, a somewhat closed-down messaging app for children ages 6-12. The app doesn’t require the child to sign up for a Facebook account, relies on the parent(s) to add any contacts and hides the child from any sort of public searches on the social network. Now playing: Watch this: Facebook Messenger now lets kids chat …

It hasn’t been a good week for Apple’s Mac software team. First, an incredibly foolish bug was discovered that gave anyone access to a computer running MacOS High Sierra simply by signing in with the username “Root” and no password. To its credit, after the bug was shared on Twitter, Apple issued an update early the next day. Then, after …

Using your face to unlock a phone is no longer something limited to sci-fi flicks or futuristic novels. Apple’s iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) uses a complicated camera system to achieve such a feat. Not to be outdone, OnePlus recently announced its latest smartphone, the OnePlus 5T, would also boast a face unlock feature. Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 5T …