Cameron Summerson
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How to Fix Google Chat (RCS) Messaging Problems on Android
RCS is supposed to be the successor to SMS, but it’s far from a perfect system. Currently, you could run into any number of issues with the service—disconnections, failure to connect, and more. Fortunately, there are a few fixes that you can try if you find yourself in this situation. → Read More
How to Use Google Chrome’s Hidden Reader Mode
Chrome 75 has a hidden “Reader” mode that strips web pages down to the bare minimum to make them easier to, well, read. But it’s not enabled by default—here’s how to get it now. → Read More
How to Install Desktop Chrome Extensions on Android
Chrome Extensions are powerful tools that let you customize your browser experience to your liking. While these have historically only been available on the desktop, a recent update to the Kiwi Browser brings support for desktop extensions to Android. → Read More
What’s New in Chrome 74, Arriving April 23
The stable version of Chrome 74 is set to land on April 23rd. It will include a dark mode on Windows, Incognito detection blocking, support for media keys in PiP, various Chrome OS improvements, and a lot more. → Read More
Here’s How to Watch the NBA Playoffs Without Cable
The NBA Playoffs start on Saturday, April 13th. This is the time of year when the game shifts from good to great. Here’s how to catch all the action without a cable subscription, so you never miss a game. → Read More
How to Scan QR Codes on an Android Phone
QR codes may not be as prolific as they once were, but they’re still highly useful for quickly sharing information. The thing is, it’s not always clear how to scan one. If you’re an Android user, here’s the skinny. → Read More
Stringify is Shutting Down After Five Years
Stringify, the IFTTT-like service that helped users build in-depth automated tasks, announced today that it’s shutting down. Stringify’s apps will be removed from stores today, with the service being fully deactivated at the end of June. → Read More
How-To Geek is Looking for an Android Writer
Are you a die-hard Android user who knows the ins and outs of the operating system on a spiritual level? Are you just at home knee-deep in an ADB session as your home screen? We want you to write for us. → Read More
Daily News Roundup: Office Depot Faked Malware Scans, Prime Members Get Free Switch Online, and More
Happy Friday, guys and gals! While Apple and Microsoft have been quiet for the last day, there’s a little bit to talk about in Google-land. But the biggest news? Office Depot has been duping users. And it makes me sad. → Read More
Android Weekly: Galaxy Fold Details, a 4000 mAh Battery Charged in 17 Minutes, and More
This week saw a lot of Samsung news (as usual), with more details about the Galaxy Fold starting to trickle out. Xiaomi also showed off its 100w charger that can juice a 4,000 mAh battery in just 17 minutes. And more! → Read More
iOS 12.2 is Available Now with Apple News+ and More
When Apple says something is “available now,” it doesn’t play around. iOS 12.2 is available on all compatible devices now, and it includes the new News+ service (along with some other stuff). → Read More
Daily News Roundup: Stories From the Weekend (and Beyond)
The interesting thing about Monday morning is that, well, there was probably a lot that happened over the weekend. The good news is that now you can catch up on everything you missed from March 23rd-25th all in one spot. → Read More
Daily News Roundup: Walmart’s Game Streaming Service, Facebook Stored Passwords in Plain Text, and More
The past 24 hours have been filled with some interesting tidbits with rumors of a Walmart game streaming service and Facebook’s improper storage of passwords, but that’s just the beginning. Here’s a look at the biggest stories from March 22, 2019. → Read More
Daily News Roundup: iPad Mini Reviews, AT&T CEO Gets a Robocall, and More
Apple just announced the updated iPad Mini and new Air at the beginning of the week, but the reviews are already starting to roll out. We take a look a those and more in today’s news briefing for March 21, 2019. → Read More
Morning Briefing: Second-Gen AirPods, Google’s EU Android Solution, and More
Good morning! A bunch of stuff happened this morning, with Apple quietly announcing new AirPods, Google’s solution for its EU Android woes, some interesting takes on Google Stadia, and more. Here’s your morning briefing for March 20th, 2019. → Read More
Daily News Roundup: New iMacs, NVIDIA’s Raspberry Pi Competitor, and More
For the morning of March 19th, 2019, Apple unveiled an updated iMac, NVIDIA showed off a Raspberry Pi competitor, Instagram will let you buy things without leaving the service, Call of Duty is coming to mobile, and a lot more. → Read More
Daily News Roundup: New iPads, Window Defender for Chrome, and More Android Stuff
A lot happened over the weekend, but the biggest news to start your March 18th, 2019 morning came from Apple with a couple of new iPads. Otherwise, Microsoft released Defender extensions for Chrome and Firefox, and a lot more. → Read More
Android Weekly: What’s Coming in Android Q (and Some Other Stuff)
There was a lot of movement in the Android world the week of March 8th thru 15th. The Q beta landed with all sorts of new features, Vivo showed off a portless phone, and Google killed a bunch of services. → Read More
Daily News Roundup: Google Killed 2.3m Bad Ads, Microsoft Announced Game Stack for XBL, and More
In today’s headlines, we learned that Google is making the web a better place by removing horrible ads (2.3 million last year, in fact), the Edge Insider Addons site for Microsoft’s new Edge-Chrome thing showed up, and more. → Read More
Daily News Roundup: Top Stories from March 13, 2019
In today’s headlines, we saw Microsoft bring DirectX 12 to Windows 7, Google potentially can some of its hardware business, and LG showed off a Keurig for ice cream. Not gonna lie, that last thing sounds pretty amazing. → Read More