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At first glance, it looks like a game. But it’s actually the home screen of a kids’ tablet. Instead of rows of app icons, Verizon‘s new GizmoTab has kids navigating applications by putting them in themed islands. Children can go to Doodle Town to get the Crayola Color, Draw & Sing app or Safari Island …

Google‘s Android operating system was the big winner in a big time for worldwide phone shipments, market researcher Strategy Analytics reported Wednesday. Android captured 88 percent of all smartphone shipped in the third quarter of 2016, a period that also marks the fastest growth rate in a year. “Android’s gain came at the expense of every major rival platform,” Strategy …

Now playing: Watch this: 5 Google Maps alternatives for Android 3:02 Don’t get me wrong: Google Maps is the king of the online mapping industry, but that doesn’t mean that the Google Maps app is the best navigation app for your Android phone. There are plenty of other navigation apps on the market, and most of them are just as …

Thanks to the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you can now get Android notifications on your Windows 10 PC. This feature works through Cortana and the Cortana app for Android (there’s a Cortana app for iOS, but iOS doesn’t support this kind of fancy notification-mirroring). Once set up, your Windows 10 action center will be able to tell you when …

How many of us use travel — whether it’s vacation time or a business trip — as an excuse to slack on workouts? Yeah, that’s what I thought. I know, I know. Traveling is hard: you’re out of your comfort zone, you have access to a crappy hotel gym (at best) and you feel like you deserve a vacation from …

That handy app you had to delete years ago — to free up space on your phone — what was it called? Is it still around? Now that you have a shiny new iPhone, can you re-download it? You sure can! Android, iOS and Windows all keep convenient running lists of every app you’ve ever downloaded. As long as the …