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I use Google’s services every day, including Google Drive. I use them for work. I wrote this story in Google Docs, in fact. I use them at home, whether using Sheets to map out the summer schedule for my kids, or adding to my ever-expanding folder of recipes — it makes it easy to share …

Apple’s newest computers — MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini — are fast, have impressive battery life and can even run iPhone apps. The difference between this crop and previous models? These are powered by the Apple Silicon M1 processor. It’s the same kind of processor the company uses in the iPhone and iPad. If you spoiled yourself and picked up a …

Apple‘s iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 updates for the iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) and iPad ($170 at Amazon) are brimming with important and useful new features, from a new app library and widgets on your home screen to tighter privacy features and iMessage improvements. But before you install iOS 14 and iPad 14, there’s a bit of basic housekeeping you should do …

Apple’s been busy, rolling out the new iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, iPads, its new Apple Arcade gaming service, Apple Watch Series 5 smartwatches and Apple TV Plus. And now, not missing a step, it’s released Catalina, the latest version of the MacOS. Read our in-depth review of MacOS Catalina before you decide whether to update or wait. Now playing: Watch …

I’m a strong believer in having a backup phone. You just never know when your daily driver is going to get lost, stolen, broken or whatever. Your whole life is in that thing, so it makes sense to have a spare you can whip out if the need arises. Meanwhile: kids. At some point you’re probably going to give in …

Google has now officially uncoupled Google Photos from Google Drive, and the two Google storage services no longer automatically keep their photos in sync. That means photos you’ve uploaded to one service, and any changes you make to them, no longer reliably show up in the other place.  Google says it made the change because some people found the relationship confusing. …

Greetings, cheeps! Hope you all had a safe and relaxing holiday. Let me cover some quick housekeeping items before diving into today’s deal. First, a reminder to follow me on Facebook and Twitter, because I frequently share late-breaking bonus deals you won’t want to miss. Second, you’re going to be seeing the words “Prime Day” a ton over the next week …

Today’s deal is a rerun, but it’s my favorite kind: More bang for the buck. It was already a steal back in January and now it’s even stealier. Read more: The best storage devices for 2019 This is about data, specifically your priceless photos, documents, contacts and the like. All it takes is one virus, ransomware attack, flaky OS update …

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 line is a trio of capable phones that really impress. From an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor that’s hidden under the screen to a third camera for ultra-wide angle shots (at least on the S10 and S10 Plus), there’s a lot to like. Part of setting up a shiny new phone is going through and making sure the phone …

Entry-level phones may cost less than big hitters, but they come at the cost of space, speed and efficiency. Google’s looking to change that with Android Go.  Android Oreo (Go Edition) will launch Wednesday as part of the Android Oreo 8.1 rollout, and all Android Oreo devices with 512MB to 1GB of memory will be optimized for Android Go. Google …