Google Google just added a new Research tool to its Docs app on Android. The new tool will allow you to place quotes or images in your documents without leaving the app. This is very handy if you’re working on a longer research project, a party invitation, or a worksheet for students. Here’s how to …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Google+ Collections allows users to start categorizing their posts, photos, and videos by topic. Collections differ from Pages or Communities, in that you are the only person modifying the content, and the posts will appear in your profile stream for followers. This feature is currently available for the Web, Android, and iOS. To get you started, Google has …

Editors’ note, August 31, 2015: This How To was originally published on January 9, 2012, and has been updated to include new information. Whether you’re researching or adding distractions in other tabs, it can be frustrating when you accidentally close them all at once. For Chrome users, no dialog box pops up asking if you’re sure that you want to …

Google Play Store on the Samsung Galaxy S5. Nicole Cozma/CNET By default, the Google Play store requires a password every 30 minutes for purchases. Unfortunately, this may be too much time if you are handing your device off to your kids, or you just want more security if your device becomes misplaced. As a solution, you can set up Google …

Link Bubble in action. Nicole Cozma/CNET Some apps can display in-line media (opening links without opening new windows), but this capability isn’t omnipresent across Android. When catching up on one of your feeds, like Twitter, you have to click the link and then wait for it to load in Chrome, then head back to the tweet stream. Link Bubble is …

Nicole Cozma/CNET When you open your Chrome browser on Android, you’ll probably be greeted with the last website you visited. This is useful if you want to look at it again, but if you want to visit a specific site, you’ll need to open your bookmarks and then tap the link. You can bypass that extra step by adding Chrome …

Google Keep on Android Photo by Nicole Cozma/CNET If you write a lot of notes in Google Keep, you may find yourself needing to convert some of them to actual documents. For instance, if you take down a list of things to remember when you’re reviewing a restaurant you’ve recently visited, you’ll want to work it into a more readable …

Editors’ note, August 24, 2015: This post was originally published on March 26, 2011, and has been updated to include new information. Having multiple computers can be great when one of them is a laptop for mobile computing and another stays at home for the family. Fortunately, Google Chrome lets you sync your bookmarks and extensions so you don’t have …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Skype just released an update to their Android app, which will let you change the ringtones for individual callers. This is great if you’re accustomed to having specific jingles for regular phone calls and want the same functionality available for those who contact you on Skype. The update is still rolling out, but you can check that you’re …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Chrome offers a sync feature that can save your bookmarks and passwords, among other preferences. In the past these bookmarks were synced to your Google Docs account, but after the switch to Drive, the list of bookmarks disappeared. Now if you want to access your bookmarks, you need to be using the Chrome client on desktop or mobile. …