When you take screenshots on the daily, it’s easy for them to become buried under the other pictures you’ve taken and harder for you to find the image you’re looking for. Now, a new feature in Google Photos will let you search for pictures with text in them so you can quickly find what you’re …

Some days your morning commute can be frustrating and long — especially if you ride your bike to the bus, hop off at your stop and then grab an Uber if you’re running behind. The challenge is timing everything just right. Fortunately, Google Maps can now help you connect your various modes of transportation — including biking and ride-hailing — …

If you’ve ever accidentally or curiously clicked on a spam image when looking through your Gmail messages, it’s a good possibility you’ve been tracked by spammers. Google addressed this years ago with a setting for Android that it recently added for iPhone, too. Turn it on and it stops attachments like images from automatically loading when you open an email. The setting also keeps …

Is scrolling through Netflix or Hulu for 20 minutes part of your nightly routine? It’s either “nothing looks good” or “I’m not watching a three-hour-long movie at this time of night.” Usually, you just end up choosing something random to watch and then play on your phone to keep you occupied. To help you out of this nightly predicament, Google …

When you’re super interested in a new video your favorite YouTuber just released, the last thing you want to deal with is buffering or a playback error. It’s annoying, it’s frustrating and it can be fixed. If you’re constantly seeing notifications saying an error has occurred, the connection to the server was lost or something else went wrong, then it’s …

Now that the Galaxy Note 10 is available (here’s everywhere you can buy it), it’s no surprise that Marvel Avengers wallpapers have been created. Much like the Galaxy S10, the hole-punch camera on the Note 10 and Note 10 Plus’ “Infinity-O displays” is located on the screen, which might be distracting to some users. However, the Note 10 only has one front-facing camera and it’s …

Recently I went to pick up my lunch from Subway. I stood in line as they made my sandwich, and when I went to pay, I frantically searched my wallet only to realize I had left my debit card at home. It was one of a million boneheaded moves that people make every day, but one that’s completely avoidable if …

Netflix has made it easier to find the newest arrivals among its enormous catalog of TV shows and movies. Three new tabs join the app for your smart TV: Brand New, Coming This Week and Coming Next Week. These new categories are designed to make it easier to navigate through the recently added shows and movies. Normally, you’re forced to search …

Isn’t spam in your Gmail inbox bad enough? Apparently not. Spammers are now invading your Google Calendar, using Gmail messages to trigger Google Calendar invitations. The spamming exploit takes advantage of the integration between Gmail and Calendar to send you fraudulent invitations that may contain a message with malicious links. Fortunately, you can prevent these spammers from blowing up your …

If you’ve ever noticed a YouTube or Netflix video slowing down on your phone, even when you have excellent network coverage, your data might be throttled. A recent study by Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have all artificially slowed down online videos. If you’re unsure of how to tell …