The latest update to Google’s photo management tool will free up storage space on smartphones running Android software. The Google Photos app now has a “free up space” button that lets you zap older photos and videos to make room for new ones. Fear not for your precious selfies and cat pics, though; only copies …

When iOS 9 launched, Apple added the ability for developers to create content-blocking apps. These apps, which work in mobile Safari, block various types of content. Most predominantly, content blockers are used to block Web ads, pictures and videos. The result is a much quicker mobile browsing experience. Enlarge Image Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Trump Trump is one such new …

Chinese tech giant, Mi (aka Xiaomi) sent an advance sample of their rather exceptional In-Ear Headphones IV. It looks, feels and sounds like a really nice $100 ‘phone, but it will sell for $29.99 in the US. The In-Ear Headphones IV went on sale in China earlier this month. Each brushed aluminum earpiece has two drivers: one balanced armature for …

Android users in a host of countries may now find reduced prices on some of their favorite apps. On Tuesday, Google changed the pricing options for software on its app store to make apps more affordable for users in emerging markets, the company said. That means developers now have the ability to lower the price on their premium titles and …

If Google had its way, your only app would be its own. There was once a time when searching the Web meant sitting in front of a desktop computer and typing words into the search box at Google.com. Now, we have powerful computers in our pockets and more often people are opening a smartphone app instead of going to Google. …

I spend more time checking email on my iPhone than I do on my MacBook these days. Thanks to OS X Daily, I now have a better way to deal with email attachments on my iPhone. And my iPad, for that matter. The solution? Save them to iCloud Drive. Here’s how: When you have an email with an attachment, instead …

Yahoo’s daily fantasy sports service is under scrutiny, but the struggling company is hoping it won’t be game over. On Tuesday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expanded his probe of fantasy sports services and issued a subpoena to Yahoo, according to a report by The New York Times. The move coincides with Schneiderman seeking an injunction against FanDuel …

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Window-snapping, which was first introduced in Windows 7, is a pretty convenient feature for quickly maximizing your screen’s real estate. The feature lets you “snap” a window to one side of your screen without having to move it around and resize it manually. In Windows 10, Microsoft has improved the snap feature to include more options. You can now snap …

Samsung could begin updating some of its smartphones to Android 6.0 in the next couple of weeks. That is, of course, provided a newly leaked schedule proves to be accurate. Launched in October, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the latest version of the mobile operating system from Google. Key features include Google Now on Tap, support for Android Pay and improved …