Google opens beta program for end-to-end encryption in group chats

Do you communicate with different people using different languages? You might have a bilingual family, or have contacts in America, Japan, and Germany and interact with them in their respective country's languages. When you go to email those contacts, how do you switch between languages? If Gmail is your email...

Microsoft has been pushing everyone to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 with one persistent (and annoying) message after another. OK, so maybe you took the bait and ran the upgrade. But now you decide you liked Windows 10 better than 11 and want to go back to your previous system. Is that doable?

Screenshots are a convenient way to remember a recipe, show someone an issue you're having with an app, or just have a record of something you saw on your phone's screen. It's kind of wild to think that for the first few years Android existed, it wasn't even possible to take a screenshot without rooting the phone. That's changed, however, and all Android devices now have the same screenshot shortcut.

Windows 11 21H2 doesn't reach end-of-support until October 10, but Microsoft will start automatically upgrading devices on it to Windows 11 22H2, a version it says has delivered a "positive experience". It will start with PCs that upgraded to 21H2 the earliest. The company will now gradually start updating consumer...

You're probably using Windows 11 with either a local account or a Microsoft account. Either way, maybe you want to change the username associated with your account. The process is easier and quicker with a local account but doable with a Microsoft account. Also: Microsoft just made a huge investment...

Razer's Edge gaming handheld is finally available in both its Wi-fi equipped and 5G-enabled versions, with Verizon at long last confirming exactly what buyers can expect to pay for the 5G version, and what financing options are available. The device originally debuted to the public back in October 2022 at...

Meta's Messenger app is the first third-party widget to be available in the Windows 11 widget board -- but the support for third-party widgets is only for users running the latest Windows 11 preview. The widget system was one of the headline features of Windows 11. However, until now only...

Smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022 declined 18.3% year on year to 300.3 million units, marking the biggest quarterly decline on record, according to tech analyst IDC. The fourth quarter has historically brought joy to smartphone vendors and retailers, but this year it did not deliver and the...

Singapore will soon tag SMS messages sent from organisations that are not registered with the local ID registry as spam. The move is the latest in a series of measures the country has rolled out to combat online scams. Starting January 31, all businesses not on the Singapore SMS Sender...

It's often the case that upgrading your router is the last thing you think of when you consider smart devices for your home. However, without the right connectivity backbone, your smart home products -- such as lights, appliances, and security systems -- won't always perform as well as they should. You may experience bottlenecks, for example, as devices fight for bandwidth. Still, these issues are easily resolved.

A new pair of Bose headphones comes with the promise of blocking the world out and tuning into your favorite music, podcast, or audiobook. I can personally say that Bose makes listening easy, but the pairing and connecting process is a little less so. To avoid pairing frustration and skip...

Apple is dominating the tablet industry, much like they do in the phone and smartwatch markets as well, and if you want to add a tablet, you can for a lower price right now. ThisiPad Air 10.9-inch model with cellular capabilities can be purchased for $800 while its non-cellular counterpart sees a $679 price-tag. While both of these feature 256GB of memory, the only difference is in their wireless connectivity features.

It only takes a second to be hacked or leak important data. Drop an unencrypted flash drive (here's an easy-to-use encrypted drive) or plug into the wrong outlet or click on a phishing link in a spam email and you could be in a world of trouble and not even know it.