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How to Watch YouTube in Incognito Mode and Prevent Data Collection

YouTube remembers every single video you watch. To prevent that, you can watch YouTube in Incognito Mode and prevent it from collecting your viewing history.

By Ryan Lynch – Aug 9, 2018

6 of the Best Nova Launcher Themes for Android

Nova Launcher is full of great features, but for some reason it lacks a “Themes” option. Here are some of the best Nova Launcher themes worth trying.

By Fabio Buckell – Aug 5, 2018

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How to Change Your Phone Number on WhatsApp and What Happens After

After you have changed your phone number, you can also change the phone number associated with Whatsapp so your account remains intact.

By Fabio Buckell – Jul 31, 2018

5 of the Best Android Apps for Premier League Fans

If you are a soccer fan using an Android device, this list of the 5 best Android apps for Premier League fans will be worthy of your time.

By Kenneth Kimari – Jul 30, 2018

What Is Android Things? Everything You Need to Know

Android Things is designed to work on Internet of Things such as smart thermostats.

By Fabio Buckell – Jul 27, 2018

How to Send Spam Calls Straight to Voicemail on Android with Google Phone

If you hate automated spam calls, Google released an updated version of its Google Phone Android app that can send spam calls straight to voicemail.

By Ryan Lynch – Jul 26, 2018

5 Night Mode Apps for Android to Help You Read Better at Night

Did you know that too much exposure to blue light can damage the retina? Here are some night mode apps for Android to block out the harmful blue light.

By Fabio Buckell – Jul 24, 2018

How the Anubis Android Malware Steals Money from Users

A new Anubis Android malware tries to catch when you log onto your banking service and send your sensitive data back to the hacker.

By Simon Batt – Jul 23, 2018

How to Restore Your Android Phone Settings From a Backup

At some point you might delete some information accidentally on your Android phone. With Google backup you can easily recover Android settings and data.

By Robert Zak – Jul 14, 2018

How to Create Homescreen Shortcuts to Any Android App

Using Android, you can easily create homescreen shortcuts to almost anything on your phone. Here’s how.

By Robert Zak – Jul 14, 2018

3 of the Best Navigation Gesture Apps for Android

After Apple switched to navigation gestures on iPhone X, it is not surprising to see Android following suit. Here are some of the best navigation gesture apps for Android.

By Tracey Rosenberger – Jul 13, 2018

How to use Wine for Android without an External Keyboard

When running Wine on Android, the missing keyboard is probably one of the most deterring.

By Tracey Rosenberger – Jul 10, 2018

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How to Turn Your Android Phone into a VLC Remote Control

VLC comes with an Android app that turns your phone into a remote control. Here is how to turn your Android phone into a VLC remote control.

By Robert Zak – Jul 7, 2018

How to Use the New Google Podcasts App

Google recently released a Google Podcasts app. It is simple and minimal. if you are interested in trying it out for size, these are some hints for how to use it.

By Tracey Rosenberger – Jul 6, 2018

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5 of the Best Antivirus Apps for Android

If you want an extra layer of security on your Android device, it’s smart to have an antivirus app. Here are six of the best ones available.

By Ayo Isaiah – Jul 6, 2018

How to Run Windows Apps on Android with Wine

A new Wine Project has rolled out which is compatible with your Android devices. Learn how you can run Windows apps on your Android device now with Wine.

By Tracey Rosenberger – Jul 6, 2018

How to Sync Microsoft Outlook to Android

Microsoft Outlook doesn’t play well with Android – until now. This article shows how you can sync Microsoft Outlook to Android, including your calendars and contacts.

By Nicholas Godwin – Jul 4, 2018

How to Avoid Being Tricked by Fake Android System Messages

60,000 people were tricked by a fake system message to install malware. This shows how you can protect yourself from fake Android system messages.

By Simon Batt – Jul 2, 2018

How to Make a Smart Speaker from an Old Android Device

If you have an old Android device and a speaker to connect to it, you can set up your own Google Home without spending over $100.

By Tracey Rosenberger – Jun 29, 2018

Do You Need an Antivirus on Your Android Phone?

While viruses and malware are still rampant on Android, do you really need an antivirus app in Android?

By Robert Zak – Jun 25, 2018

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ARPANET sent its first message on 29 October 1969 from a lab at UCLA to a machine at Stanford, and the message was supposed to read ‘LOGIN’ — but the system crashed after the L and the O, meaning the first word ever transmitted over the network that became the internet was, by accident, ‘LO’.

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In 1995, Microsoft shipped a cartoon-house interface called Bob, led by Melinda French, who married Bill Gates while it was in development — it demanded twice the memory of a typical home PC, sold roughly 30,000 copies, and was dead within a year, leaving behind the font Comic Sans and the animated assistant that became Clippy.

Jun 9, 2026

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The Greenland shark grows about one centimetre a year, does not reach sexual maturity until around age 150, and a specimen carbon-dated by Danish researchers in 2016 was estimated to be at least 272 years old, meaning it was already swimming the North Atlantic when Mozart was composing symphonies.

Jun 9, 2026

French scientist Michel Siffre spent two months alone in a cave with no clock, no calendar, and no sunlight — and when his team finally told him the experiment was over, he thought he still had nearly a month left underground

Jun 9, 2026

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When Apple shipped iOS 12 in June 2018, a small feature called Screen Time slipped onto every iPhone with a counter nobody had quite prepared for — a tally of pickups — and within a day Tim Cook was telling CNN the number of times he picked up his own phone was simply too many

Jun 9, 2026

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When NASA lost contact with the IMAGE satellite in 2005, an amateur radio operator in Canada named Scott Tilley picked up its signal in January 2018 while hunting for a classified spy satellite, and the spacecraft turned out to be still spinning, still powered, and still trying to phone home after 13 years of silence.

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