Normally if you’d want to get a price quote for a Uber ride, you’d need to have an account on its website and use it, or its app, to check the fare. If you don’t want to sign up, you can use a tweet to check the fare prices via Twitter. The Digital Inspiration blog …

If you were using the email feature on your Evernote account and suddenly noticed that it isn’t working anymore, you’re not alone. The company sent out an email back in July that detailed how you would no longer be able to send more than five email messages to your account — unless you upgrade to a premium subscription. Thankfully, the …

Viber on Android. Nicole Cozma/CNET When you’re driving, you shouldn’t be texting — and it may even be illegal depending on where you live. We all know this, but sometimes it’s hard to resist at a stoplight, or even when traffic is slow. Instead of risking an accident, it’s a good idea to use a hands-free utility like Google Now …

Nicole Cozma/CNET A new feature has been added to Google Now that will let you see which hours a business has the most traffic. This information is really helpful if you’re trying to plan a dinner and movie, or just want to be able to find some help at a retail store. The feature, called Popular times, doesn’t appear in …

Nicole Cozma/CNET If you follow news on many different websites, and sometimes save links to read later, you might be familiar with Pocket. The app and browser tools Pocket offers will save articles in an easy-to-read format that you can enjoy online or offline when convenient. Now their team is opening a beta test group for Android, iOS, and Web …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Lollipop brought many new style adjustments to the Android platform. Among these changes was the new style for notification delivery. Instead of showing as an alert in the notification bar with ticking (scrolling) text, the alerts pop up in a banner at the top of the screen — even when using another app. Some users may enjoy this …

Nicole Cozma/CNET When using Google Play Books as your primary e-book reader, you may want to take notes, do some highlighting and keep a few bookmarks. Despite the reference points, it can be hard to keep track of everything you’ve marked when you need to use it for a larger project. As a solution, Google has added the ability to …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Chances are, your friends on Facebook share a video or 20 each month. Whether these are news stories, a (supposedly) amazing tip for your health, or a cute cat video, you probably want to see them in the best quality available. Thanks to a reminder shared by Ghacks, you can change the default playback settings and attempt to …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Using a mobile hotspot means that you’ll have Internet access on your tablet or laptop when you leave home or work. But what if you don’t have signal, or you forget your hotspot on your desk? That’s when you may be looking for an open hotspot out in the wild, and WifiMapper — newly available on Android — …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Until yesterday, Twitter didn’t offer a way to view a log of the devices, apps, and IPs connecting to your account. It’s important to be able to view this information in order to make sure the security measures on your account are working correctly. Now there’s a new dashboard that lets you check these connections. Here’s how to …