Nicole Cozma/CNET Setting up a new Android device can be quite an inconvenience if you have to reinstall apps individually. If you have root access, you can take advantage of an app like Titanium Backup, which will bundle your apps and settings to make the transition easier. However, for those who are not rooted, Google …

Google Wallet saw a recent update that added two useful and much-needed features. Related stories Apple Pay vs. Google Wallet vs. PayPal (video) Android 5.0 Lollipop ushers in the new era of Android First, low balance alerts have been added, so you can get a notification when your account reaches a specific dollar amount. Second, there is now a way …

Google Play Books makes keeping your place in a novel, textbook or cookbook easy with its sync feature. And the option to place bookmarks and look up words, it’s a useful app for doing research or studying. However, one major advantage of physical, paper books is being to flip through the pages when you’re looking for something specific, or just …

Visiting Wikipedia to look up information on one topic generally means reading up on several others. The links within the text body are meant to be useful, but can sometimes turn into a huge time sink. Web comic xkcd illustrates this situation perfectly in “The Problem with Wikipedia.” Sometimes, it’s just too tempting to click those links to learn about …

CNET on Google+. Nicole Cozma/CNET The holidays are fast approaching, so it’s time to make sure that your captured moments will be safe if your mobile device gets lost or damaged. Google+ Auto Backup is a free and easy way to save all of your photos and videos to the cloud. The backup feature works by uploading media to the …

When you’re jamming out to a song on your Android, sometimes it’s nice to learn the lyrics to sing along. Knowing what the artist is saying can also help you better understand the story (if there is one) that’s being told by the track. However, switching between the music player app and your Web browser to look up the lyrics …

Getting access to all the newest features in an app may come with a side of disappointment. As features are added or adjusted, others may disappear, even if they are new. Such is the case with the Reader Mode that Chrome beta introduced in its last update. However, as AndroidPolice points out, this feature that was once in the main …

Nicole Cozma/CNET This how to was originally published on September 11, 2014. It has been updated with new information. Update (10/17/2014): Twitpic has not been able to make an agreement for their acquisition, and plans to shut down on October 25, 2014. The following instructions can still be used to backup your photos. Update (9/19/2014): Good news! Twitpic just announced …

Nicole Cozma Sorting through a bunch of email is not a great way to spend your time, both on and off the clock. As a solution, Google has designed a new email service called Inbox by Gmail — available on Android and Chrome — that will help you get through your messages faster. Think of it as a mixture of …

The Facebook app and its Messenger counterpart have been met with a lot of criticism from users. Among the reviews, you’ll find complaints about permission settings and the lack of features in each app when compared to the mobile Web UI. As an alternative to these apps, a recent post on Lifehacker recommends that you check out Tinfoil for Facebook. …