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 …
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“Macro photography” is taking a photo of a subject in extreme close-up so it appears life-size or larger in the resulting image. Close-up photos are popular especially for nature photography, because they can capture details of insects, flowers and more with incredible clarity. And you can achieve this effect even with your phone camera. Using a macro lens with almost …
Read More »How to back up your Android phone and keep all of your important information safe
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 …
Read More »How to take a screenshot on any phone, iPhone or Android: iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Moto G7
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, …
Read More »New iPhone 11 or 11 Pro: Do these 5 things first
After unboxing your new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max, and setting it up using Apple’s new transfer tool, you may be asking yourself… What now? Well, there are a couple of settings you should double-check before test-driving the iPhone 11’s most important update, the camera. We’re going to walk you through the most important five. …
Read More »Google has disconnected Photos and Drive. Here’s how to keep your photos synced
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. …
Read More »How to delete Instagram or disable your account
Instagram is my social media jam. I share photos with friends and see their pictures as well. It’s a happy space for me, or at least it used to be. Instagram has changed drastically over the years. There are ads everywhere, and it feels more like Snapchat and Facebook than the hip photo-sharing site it once was. To make matters …
Read More »FaceApp Challenge: Try out the new craze for yourself
It seems like everyone on social media is talking about a new challenge that makes you look, like, really old. It’s called the #AgeChallenge and you can try it yourself using FaceApp on any phone. I tried this myself, and it was shocking to see the change. Let’s just say, I’d prefer to stay young forever. The gist of it is that you …
Read More »How to survive with an iPhone and a Windows computer
Using an iPhone or iPad ($170 at Amazon) with a Windows PC as your main computer has always been a tricky setup. You’re forced to accept that you’ll miss out on Apple services such as iMessage and won’t be able to easily sync photos between your computer and iPhone, like through AirDrop. If you pay for extra iCloud storage and rely …
Read More »Galaxy S10: 8 tips and tricks to get the most out of the camera
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup has some new camera features, including the ability to zoom out on before taking a photo with just a couple of taps. If you just unboxed and set up your shiny new Galaxy S10, here’s what you need to know to work the camera app and get the best shots possible. Now playing: Watch this: The …
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