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iScanner is an app for iPhone and iPad that allows you to make high-quality scans of documents, materials and photos, and gives you the tools to help edit, mark and share them with ease. The app features various specialized scanning modes including document, PDF, ID and passport, count, math, area, QR code and more. Ideal …

Google introduced a swathe of new Android updates on Thursday. As well as paying for parking by using voice command and a whole bunch of Messages updates including iPhone-like reactions, Android also updated Google TV, Photos, Widgets, Gboard and Nearby Share. Here are the latest features on Android: Google Photos: Portrait Blur is coming to more types of photos, like those …

Google’s mobile virtual private network service — Google One VPN — is branching out. Once restricted to Android users in the US, the VPN is now a perk bundled with the search giant’s cloud-based subscription storage service, Google One. Earlier this month, however, Google made a change to its developer documents, as reported by 9to5Google. Android users in Canada and …

Chromebooks have a bunch of features to boost your productivity and help with accessibility. But my favorite feature is how fast and easy it is to perform a factory reset. That might seem strange, but it’s a simple way to keep your Chromebook running smoothly. Google calls the feature Powerwash and it can be done in under a minute. It’s …

Google’s new Pixel Pass is a combined purchasing plan and subscription service bundle, which the company frames as a way to save money on the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones while providing access to a variety of Google services. Both phones include the new Tensor chip along with new camera features like Magic Eraser for removing unwanted people or objects. The subscription spreads …

Google is bringing the same AI-driven Smart Reply that will pop up when you’re replying to messages in Gmail to Google Docs. Google said the feature would reduce the time it takes to respond to comments in Docs, by providing AI-generated responses to choose from. The company said Tuesday in a blog post that the feature will roll out in Google …

Just when you think the massive T-Mobile hack can’t get any worse, on Friday the carrier announced that over 50 million people, including current and former customers as well as prepaid customers, were affected by the breach. Information like Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses and account PINs were exposed. Here are some steps you can take right now to protect your financial information. …

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 favorites with friends or access …

Google is building a new subsea cable to shuttle your megabits between between the eastern US, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The fiber optic line, called Firmina after a Brazilian abolitionist, is due to start operations in 2023. “Internet infrastructure is not in the cloud, it’s under the ocean,” said Bikash Koley, vice president of global networking at Google. Firmina is …

Need to share a big file, or photos or videos that won’t fit in an email? Never fear. It’s easy to send almost anything to co-workers, family members and friends online — and often for free.  Enter two of the most popular options for sharing files, photos and videos: Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. Here, we’ll walk you through how …