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A lot of people, myself included, find sharing files across phones and PCs to be challenging. Wireless seamless phone-to-computer sharing, however, is starting to happen. Microsoft’s newly announced Windows 10 Clipboard, a feature of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update unveiled at Microsoft’s Build developer conference, shows a lot of promise. Clipboard allows sharing by copy-and-paste …

There’s a new smartphone in the works by Andy Rubin, the father of Google‘s Android operating system. Rubin tweeted a teaser picture of the “Essential” phone back in March, but besides that not much is known about the device. However, Russian site Mobiletelefon recently dug up a Geekbench test dating back to late December with the code name Essential FIH-PM1. …

Google and Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog agreed to settle a two-year-long disagreement over Google’s Android software. According to the settlement, which Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service announced Monday, Google will stop demanding phone makers give exclusivity and priority to its Google apps on Android-based devices in Russia. The company also can’t restrict competing search engines and applications from being preinstalled on Android …

Now playing: Watch this: 5 Google Pixel launcher tips 1:32 If you’re someone who has traditionally used Google‘s Nexus devices and the Nexus launcher, there are a few things you’ll need to know about the new Pixel launcher. And for everyone else, well, it’s a good idea to learn about your new phone, too. Here are some tips to help …

Later this week, the world’s best golfers will vie for the honor to wear the coveted green jacket at the Masters. You have a few different options to watch an entire weekend of birdies, bogeys and celebrations from Augusta. When to watch The tournament doesn’t officially start until April 6, at 7:45 a.m. ET (see your time zone here), but …

Smartphones and children have a tricky relationship. While phones can be entertainment centers for kids, these devices are designed for adults and leave children’s privacy and innocence vulnerable — especially if they have their own phones. Google aims to empower parents and safeguard children who use Android phones with its Family Link app. The way it works Family Link lets …

If you still use an alternative instant message app to connect to Google, life’s about to get harder. Google is once again streamlining its services, and that means Google Talk (launched in 2005, and also known as Gmail Chat or GChat) is being replaced with Hangouts on June 26. For most people, this won’t mean much other than now it’ll …

Google wants you to know it’s got your back, Android users. The company on Tuesday released its third annual Android Security Year in Review (PDF), a look back at Google’s progress in keeping bad apps away from more than 1.4 billion users of its mobile operating software. “In 2016, we improved our abilities to stop dangerous apps, built new security …

Now playing: Watch this: New features in Android O 1:31 It’s a fun day when the developer preview for an upcoming operating system is released. Whether you’re a developer or not you get a sneak peek at upcoming features that may soon be coming to your phone. Google released Tuesday the developer version of its next Android OS currently called …

Google provided some details on its latest mobile operating software, currently dubbed Android O. The software, coming out later this year, will include picture-in-picture, so a user can watch a video on one app while bouncing around to other apps, as well as improved battery life. For now, we still have to guess what the O will stand for. That …