How to make a GIF on an Android phone

Want to create the next viral GIF? We show you how to make a GIF and customize it on an Android phone with a bit of creativity from within the GIPHY app.

Android         May 13, 2022

How to get Siri to automatically read your incoming messages aloud

Ever since the release of iOS 13, Siri has been able to automatically read your incoming messages aloud from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to headphones.

Apple         May 13, 2022

How to delete an HBO Max user profile

HBO Max is a robust service, with plenty of great content. If you need to delete a user profile to make room for another, here's how to do so.

Guides         April 28, 2022

How to optimize your Android smartphone for gaming

Your Android smartphone might be your only mobile gaming companion these days. Here’s how to kick it into high gear and get the best gaming experience from it.

Android         April 21, 2022

Best leather iPhone 11 Pro cases and covers

From synthetic leather cases to genuine handcrafted leather wallets, check out our picks of the best leather iPhone 11 Pro cases to keep your phone safe.

Apple         April 21, 2022

The best Apple TV games you need to play

The App Store on Apple TV is loaded with first-person shooters, puzzle games, platform adventures, and more. These are the best games on Apple TV right now.

Guides         March 20, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra to sport 108MP camera, 1.5TB of storage

Samsung's upcoming S20 Ultra smartphone will feature a 108MP primary camera sensor, a 48MP secondary camera sensor with 40x optical zoom, and up to 1.5TB of storage space thanks to a 1TB SD card compatible expansion slot. However, we may have seen the same sensor released on a Xiaomi phone in 2019.

Android         February 9, 2022

How to use Samsung Pay

Just picked up a Samsung Galaxy smartphone or wearable that supports Samsung Pay? We show you how to set up the service and use it for easy mobile payments.

Mobile         January 20, 2022

How to transfer your Destiny 2 account to Steam

Have you transfered your Destiny 2 account to Steam? You can no longer access Destiny 2 via Battle.net, so you’ll need to follow these steps to keep gaming.

Guides         December 13, 2021

How to connect your Alexa-enabled device to Wi-Fi

Whether you just purchased a brand-new Alexa-enabled device or you're moving it to another network, connecting it to Wi-Fi is easy. Our guide shows you how.

Smart Home Guides         December 6, 2021

How to borrow e-books from your public library

You don't need to leave the house to visit the library anymore. We show you how to borrow e-books for free from your public library and read them on any device.

Android         October 8, 2021

Newegg was cracked, customer data has leaked, and security is clearly scrambled

Online electronics retailer Newegg has found itself at the heart of an online security breach as the company's payment system was recently breached, giving hackers of the notorious group Magecart potential access to confidential customer data, including credit card information.

News         June 29, 2021

IBM offers a peek at the future of quantum computing with the Q System One

IBM continues to invest in quantum computing for commercial applications with the unveiling of the fully integrated Q System One at CES 2019. An industry first, the Q System One is a completely integrated quantum computer aimed at commercial businesses looking to solve the world's toughest problems.

News         December 14, 2020

Aluminum, ultrawide, and sleek. These are the best monitors of CES 2019

CES 2019 delivered a great selection of new monitors for those who demand ultrawides for productivity, high response times for gaming, or simply massive displays. Check out our selection of the top five monitors from this year's CES event in Las Vegas to find your next desktop splurge.

News         December 14, 2020

Acer unleashes the beast with 2-in-1 Triton 900 packing RTX 2080 GPU

Have you been caught between desiring a monster gaming laptop and a hybrid 2-in-1 Windows machine? If so, then the new Acer Triton 900 might be the perfect machine for you with a convertible chassis, a six-core Intel Core i7 GPU, and Nvidia's latest GeForce RTX 2080 GPU.

News         December 14, 2020

The most expensive turntables in the world

These turntables are among the most expensive in the world - find out which models can cost you more than a house and send your bank account into a vinyl panic.

Guides         March 30, 2020

Here’s why you might still be using Wi-Fi after cellular 5G launches

Cellular 5G might be around the corner and promising to deliver lightning fast speeds, but it will take some time before the technology fully rolls out. Additionally, the folks over at the Wi-Fi Alliance have a few reasons why they think you shouldn't dump Wi-Fi just yet.

News         November 14, 2019

Apple sends out invites for WWDC 2019, and unicorns are involved

Apple developers and fans alike look forward every year to the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, better known as WWDC. Apple has confirmed the conference will take place on June 3-7 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, and the company just sent out invites to media.

News         May 22, 2019

Celebrate Macintosh’s 35th birthday by running classic apps on your PC

Celebrate the original Macintosh's 35th birthday with the Advanced Mac Substitute emulator for PC, Mac, Linux, and Android. Rediscover your favorite classic Macintosh apps and games, such as Fool's Errand, Missile, and Solitaire — see why Apple changed history in 1984 and gave IBM a run for its money.

News         May 12, 2019

Apple may take Face ID to the next level, scan retinas for increased security

Apple might take Face ID to the next level in an upcoming device update as new patent filings with the European Patent Office show the company exploring retina scanning. Face ID is already extremely secure, but retina scanning might bring an additional layer of enhanced security to the platform.

News         May 11, 2019

Microsoft says hackers were able to view Outlook.com emails

Microsoft's Outlook.com email platform saw a massive breach that caused confidential data to be accessed by hackers for months due to leaked customer support login information. Now, it appears the problem might have been much worse than initially thought, and worse than Microsoft admitted.

News         April 15, 2019

Apple to break apart iTunes in MacOS, introduce music, podcasts, and TV apps

With the next release of MacOS, Apple is rumored to finally distribute iTunes' multitude of tasks and features across separate apps including music, podcasts, and TV. The new applications will likely be similar to their iOS counterparts, being based on the company's Marzipan technology.

News         April 10, 2019

Prone to web surfing? Google Chrome’s new Focus Mode fights internet distractions

Are your finding yourself distracted by the web when you need to get work done? A newly discovered flag in Google Chrome could hint at a new Focus Mode. Little detail is known about the new feature, but it may allow users to block distracting websites or bothersome notifications while we're working on a computer.

News         April 9, 2019

If you have $5,200, Apple has 256GB of RAM for your iMac Pro

Professionals looking to run intensive applications will be able to push their work a bit farther with Apple's latest iMac Pro offering, an impressive 256GB of DD4 ECC RAM for $5,200. Here's who might need such a vast amount of RAM and exactly why it costs so much to upgrade your iMac Pro.

News         March 20, 2019

Grab 1 terabyte of SSD storage for just $100 with this sale on Amazon

If you're looking for an excellent opportunity to pick up a 1TB SSD at a low price, Amazon has you covered with Samsung's 860 QVO 1TB 2.5-inch SATA III Internal SSD. Offering a massive 1 terabyte of storage at around $100, this is an excellent offering for both multimedia enthusiasts and gamers.

Deals         March 20, 2019

Amazon and Nvidia bring artificial intelligence to the cloud with T4 GPUs

Nvidia announced the availability of new mainstream servers optimized to run the company's latest T4 GPUs with Turning architecture. Amazon has jumped on board immediately, announcing that new AWS EC2 G4 instances will offer the technology in addition to scalability with AWS ECS for Kubernetes.

News         March 18, 2019

Intel and Facebook team up to give Cooper Lake an artificial intelligence boost

Intel's upcoming Cooper Lake microarchitecture will be getting a boost when it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning processes, all thanks to a partnership with Facebook. The results are Core and Xeon CPUs that are able to work faster due to a new Bfloat16 data type for A.I.

News         March 18, 2019

Microsoft Security reports a massive increase in malicious phishing scams

Microsoft's most recent Security Intelligence Report has found phishing scams on the rise by up to 250 percent. Despite the advent of machine learning to fight such scams, phishing attacks are becoming more complex and remain a security threat to both individuals users and large enterprise organizations.

News         March 14, 2019

Microsoft continues open-source effort, releases Windows Calculator code

Microsoft is showing its continued goodwill to the open-source community, a group that was once shunned in the company's early days. With the company's latest decision, Windows Calculator code has been made available, but that might not be the most important news coming from the company.

News         March 6, 2019

Apple MacOS hit with yet another critical system security issue

Apple, a company normally held in high stature for its software's security, hasn't had quite a smooth journey over the last few months. Now, the Project Zero team at Google has discovered a severe flaw within the MacOS kernel that could allow data to be manipulated without completely notifying the OS.

News         March 5, 2019

Potentially malicious WinRAR vulnerability patched after almost 20 years

WinRAR, a popular piece of Windows software for managing archival formats, has been harboring a nasty vulnerability for nearly two decades, potentially allowing malicious software to insert items into a computer's startup folder without any needed user permission. Now, it has been patched at a cost.

News         February 21, 2019

Microsoft security chief outlines perils of continuing to use Internet Explorer

Has anyone ever suggested that you stop using Internet Explorer and move onto a better web browser? Now, even Microsoft's Worldwide Lead for Cybersecurity wants you to stop using the old solution. Microsoft wants enterprises to use another browser, citing poor support for modern web standards.

News         February 7, 2019

Flickr to drop the ax on free users, will begin deleting old photos in March

With SmugMug's acquisition of popular photo sharing site Flickr, the company announced that free users would be losing their 1TB of storage and will be limited to 1,000 photographs. Soon, the company will begin deleting photos of free users who are over the limit. Here's how to save your photos.

News         February 6, 2019

Hacker discovers a MacOS exploit that is able to access system passwords

A new exploit for MacOS, known as KeySteal, was discovered by security researcher Linus Henze. The hack can extract passwords and other information from MacOS' Keychain without requiring any form of permission or administrator authentication. As of now, all MacOS systems are vulnerable to the attack.

News         February 6, 2019