Nicole Cozma/CNET An update rolling out to the Inbox by Gmail app is allowing users to set a custom time and date for snoozed email reminders. But did you know that you can also adjust the preset time reminders in the app? Let’s say your day starts at 9 a.m., but the preset time for …

Google Maps on Android. Nicole Cozma/CNET Google has changed the Maps app around a great many times. Unfortunately, this means some features have disappeared, but thankfully, some are being added back. Such is the case with the ability to access custom maps you created through the service. Previously, you could create these maps on the desktop and then view them …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Your contacts on Facebook and Twitter are probably sharing some interesting news stories, but sometimes they’re hidden among all of the game posts or random 140-character thoughts. As a solution, Nuzzel offers a service that can help you sort through the feeds and uncover the most interesting news stories. Previously, the service was only available on the Web …

Google Keep on Android Photo by Nicole Cozma/CNET Google Keep, the note-taking platform available online and for Android users, is now two years old. Updates have been making their way to the service at a snail’s pace, but thankfully, they’re still coming. While color-coding, checklists and voice actions have been around since the beginning, Google is finally adding the ability …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Read receipts are useful when you’re talking to friends on an IM client and each party wants to know if their message was seen. However, you may not want this same feature to work in your Gmail. Many marketing companies are using trackers in their promotional email to learn whether or not you’ve looked at their message. One …

Lazarus in action. Nicole Cozma/CNET If you’re filling out your car insurance quote form, writing a comment on a blog or filling in payment details for food delivery, it’s annoying to lose what you’ve already entered because of a server error or accidental mouse click. For situations like these, there’s an extension for Chrome called Lazarus. This extension will save …

Now playing: Watch this: Key features of USB type-C you should know 1:10 Whether you’re excited about today’s news from the Apple event, or you are looking toward the future of USB technology, there’s a handful of exciting new features packed in this tiny cable. The MacBook is the first notebook to use the connection, but it’s likely we’ll see …

Nicole Cozma/CNET The latest version of Android Lollipop, announced Monday, will address issues with version 5.0 of the OS, while adding a handful of new features that help improve the user experience, according to the Official Android blog. For starters, Quick Settings will now allow you to connect to a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device without opening another menu. If …

Nicole Cozma/CNET In the past, to remove Google+ birthdays from your Calendar (and alerts on Google Now), you would have to remove all individual circles from the Your Circles group. However, the latest update to the Google Calendar app on Android added an option to toggle birthdays from appearing. It’s as if Google realized that the “feature” was more of …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Whether you’re tired of seeing updates from games, or you want to discontinue Facebook sign-in for other apps, this guide is for you. However, disabling all apps on Facebook comes with a few caveats. For instance, if you use Foursquare to post the places you check in to on your Timeline, you won’t be able to anymore. And …