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The long-sought-for holy grail for those who use a laptop and phone is a seamless handoff between the two for anyone who doesn’t want to stop what they’re doing on one screen to do something else on the smaller display. Now Microsoft helps bridge the divide by letting you make and answer phone calls right from your …

Android 10 is slowly reaching more Android phones, and as it does, it adds the option of gesture navigation, which uses swipes and taps instead of the three buttons you might be used to for getting around your phone. The new gestures are very iPhone-like, but that’s not a bad thing — we’re certainly not complaining.  For example, you can swipe …

The Apple Watch Series 5 starts at $399 (£399, AU$649) and makes an ideal gift for an iPhone user who wants to keep an eye on their health and fitness goals, or get notifications from their phone. But the Fitbit Versa 2 costs half as much and has many similar features, plus it works across Android and iOS. I’ve been …

Google has a new feature to help you learn to pronounce those words you read all the time but have no idea how to say. The feature announced Thursday will even show you an image representing the word so you know what it is or means, and help you practice how to say it. “We’re helping people pronounce tricky words …

There are many reasons you might want to take a quick screenshot with your phone. Perhaps it’s to save a cool post on Instagram from your new iPhone 11 or document the newest in high fashion to help you dress better, or maybe it’s to archive a wonderful text conversation you had with your friends or family. Whatever the reason, …

Keeping a current backup of your Android phone and all of the data it holds is an important task that’s part of owning a phone. Let’s be honest, phones break, get misplaced or — even worse — get stolen. And when that happens, the financial burden of replacing a phone is stressful enough; don’t add to the stress by not …

Google’s new flagship phone, the Pixel 4, has arrived, and with it a decidedly flagship price tag: $799 — and up. The larger Pixel 4 XL is even flagshippier at $899 and up. Fortunately, as is so often the case with these launches, various stores and carriers have rolled out preorder discounts. Let’s dive into the best Pixel 4 and …

I have a sheet of paper with my Wi-Fi name and password clearly printed that I give to houseguests so they can log on to the Wi-Fi network. That method of sharing is not foolproof, however, and can still take visitors a few tries to get it correct. Now that Android 10 is here, I’m recycling that sheet. No more …

Google recently announced that Android Q would be called Android 10, doing away with its habit of naming updates after desserts in the process. On Tuesday, Google announced that Android 10 is officially rolling out. As is usually the case, Google releases Android to its own devices first, so Tuesday’s launch is for Pixel phone users.  Android 10 includes several new …

Step away from the keyboard, and pick up your phone. A Microsoft tool for Android phones and iPhones ($899 at Amazon) can convert words and numbers on a sheet of paper into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in a couple of seconds. With Excel’s Insert Data from Picture tool, you can snap a photo of data in rows and columns on a …