Sometimes that lead foot of yours can get you into trouble. When you’re cruising down the highway, you may not think to check if you’re going over the speed limit. Fortunately, if you use Google Maps while you drive, you can keep an eye on how fast you’re going with the speedometer tool built into navigation. …
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Where to find downloaded files on your Android phone
It can be incredibly convenient to use Android to download files and forgo a computer for things like editing a document for work, adding to a presentation for class or downloading a photo that you want to use as a wallpaper. The problem is, it’s not always clear where the file you just downloaded was saved on your phone or …
Read More »7 cool things you can do with Google Lens
Google Lens is ready for its close-up — so to speak. The “future of search” uses your phone’s camera to identify objects and then gives you information about those objects — basically a sort of real-time reverse image-lookup, or, if you prefer, an augmented reality (AR) Google. However you choose to describe it, Google Lens can perform some cool tricks. …
Read More »Find all the apps you’ve ever downloaded on your phone
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 …
Read More »How to easily root an Android device
Rooting is the Android equivalent of jailbreaking, a means of unlocking the operating system so you can install unapproved apps, deleted unwanted bloatware, update the OS, replace the firmware, overclock (or underclock) the processor, customize anything and so on. Of course, for the average user, this sounds like — and can be — a scary process. After all, “rooting” around …
Read More »The easiest way to transfer data from Android to iOS
It used to be a big pain to switch from one mobile platform to another, but it’s now easier than ever to transfer all of your old data from an Android device to your new iPhone or iPad. Apple’s Move to iOS app in the Google Play Store makes the process quick and easy. While it can’t transfer your apps, …
Read More »Gmail 5.0 app to support Yahoo, Outlook, reveals leaked video
Users of Gmail’s mobile Android app will be able to tap into their Yahoo and Outlook email in the next version, according to an apparently leaked video posted by blog site Android Police. The video as shown on Android Police and Videme offers a quick but revealing tour of Gmail 5.0, the next edition of Google’s mobile email app. The …
Read More »How to set up Chromecast using your iOS device
Apple users, rejoice. Google this week released its long-awaited Chromecast app in Apple’s App Store for devices running iOS 6 or higher. The Chromecast app gives iPhone and iPad users the ability to easily set up and manage the popular $35 TV dongle from their device. The company previously released native applications for Android, Mac, and Windows users, but iOS …
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