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Google announced a policy change on Friday that lets the company create sponsored endorsements based on reviews it collects from YouTube, Zagat and other Google-controlled sites. In practice, this means that after November 1 (when the policy goes into effect), you may see yourself appearing in ads. Some people will be fine with this — Continue Reading →

Remember when your cellphone bill was $30–$40 a month? If you do, you probably weren’t using a smartphone. It’s no surprise that our phone bills have increasingly become more expensive over the past decade. Today, you can’t really own a smartphone unless you’re willing to shell out at least $70 a month. And even then, Continue Reading →

No operating system launch is without a few bugs, but it seems like iOS 7 has had more than it’s fair share of blunders. From iMessages not working to lock screen exploits, here are some of the biggest bugs, and how you can fix them. iMessage Doesn’t Deliver Messages: If there’s one thing you want Continue Reading →

When you delete files in OS X, by default the system will simply remove the file’s entry from the drive’s index, which simply allocates the space used by the file as free for other uses. However, while this logically deletes the file, on conventional hard drives the data structure of the file is still intact Continue Reading →

Apple iPhone 5S comes with a 4-inch Retina display with fingerprint-resistant olephobic coating and Corning Gorilla Glass as protection. However, the screen on the iPhone 5S isn’t crack-resistant. Fortunately, it’s not difficult to replace the iPhone 5S screen. Follow our repair steps and you’ll have a new screen on your iPhone 5S. Tools needed: Pentalobe Continue Reading →

If you already own an iPhone and you’re planning to upgrade to the iPhone 5s or the iPhone 5c, you probably want to carry your old data and settings along with you. Thankfully, there are two fairly easy ways to do this. If your soon-to-be-old phone is running iOS 5 or later and you have Continue Reading →

What if I told you that your browser’s saved passwords weren’t nearly as secure as you thought? If you use Google Chrome (and you should, because it’s pretty regularly rated as the best browser you can use), anyone can uncover any of your saved passwords with a single click. Now, if you’re like me and Continue Reading →

The end of summer is near. All the tell-tale signs are there: Apple rumors abound concerning fall product releases, and your iPhone’s Camera Roll is filling up with photos from all of your summer activities. Since you can’t just swap out an SD card on your iPhone like you can with your old point-and-shoot camera, Continue Reading →

Chromecast is a pretty neat little gadget, but there are some things you might not want showing up in your browser history — we’ll leave it to your imagination as to what those things might be. With that in mind, the folks at Android Central have put together a brief walkthrough to explain how to Continue Reading →

You just bought an awesome new smartphone. Great! But before you sell your old smartphone for some extra cash, there are a few things you should do. First: back up your data! If you’ve got an iPhone, you can do this through iTunes or just sync everything to iCloud. If you’ve got an Android device, Continue Reading →