These apps could help you save money at the gas pump — or offset what you pay
There are a few ways you might be able to reduce the burden at the gas pump with just a little planning and the phone in your pocket.
Needy, overconfident voice assistants are wearing on their owners’ last nerves
Nobody needed another difficult family member. Alexa and Siri showed up anyway.
Ask Help Desk: How can I tell if my phone will be affected by the 3G shutdown this year?
Here is what you need to know about the mobile network shutdown this year.
How to avoid falling for and spreading misinformation about Ukraine
Breaking news moves fast online, and it can be difficult to tell what's real and what's purposefully misleading or fake. Here's how to sort through it all.
Ask Help Desk: How to stop those annoying spam texts
Spam texts are the new spam calls but there are ways to cut them down.
Official Olympic coverage tells us who wins. TikTok tells us everything else.
The Winter Olympics seen through the lens of TikTok: Athletes and creators are saying what we’re all thinking.
Ask Help Desk: How to never miss an emergency alert
Alerts on your phone are a great way to stay safe but only if you get the right ones.
Are app-based home coronavirus tests worth it? We tested them to find out.
We compare On/Go, BD Veritor, Detect and Cue Health at-home covid tests for price, speed and accuracy.
Twitter got a ‘downvote’ button. Here’s what happens if you click it.
Can other people see your downvotes? How will this affect your timeline?
How to quit Spotify without losing your music
Considering giving up on Spotify? Here's our guide to the streaming music landscape, including tips on how to transfer your music collection.
Ask Help Desk: How to sound better on your next Zoom (or Skype or Google Meet) call
This is our guide to making sure your Zoom or other video calls sound as good as they possibly can, for your sake and for the sake of everyone else.
‘Anxiety tech’ companies say their glowing orbs and audio-playing rocks will improve your mental health
New mental-health tech is ditching screens in favor of meditation and biofeedback. But old problems linger.
Ask Help Desk: Deleting apps doesn’t make their subscription charges go away
How to get rid of those pesky, forgotten subscription charges
Ask Help Desk: Stop auto-correct from ducking up
From perplexing auto-corrections to the best way to call 911, we answer your biggest tech questions.
Finding reliable masks online can be tricky. Here are tips that can help.
If you’re planning to do your mask shopping online, here are a few best practices you should keep in mind.
You’re going to be asked to prove your vaccination status. Here’s how to do it.
There’s no be-all-end-all way to carry proof of vaccination on your phone. We make sense of how different options approach your privacy, ensure your security and try to spot counterfeits.
Email spam is breaking through again. Here’s what you can do to minimize it
Email spam never really went away and it's filling our inboxes more than usual. Here's how to get it under control.
Here’s how the world’s largest consumer electronics show fared during a pandemic
This year's chaotic CES conference raises valuable questions about the future of giant in-person business events.
The weirdest and most interesting tech at CES 2022
CES salutes 2022 with some of the strangest technologies we’ve seen in a while. Here are the highlights.
Some voice mails are unspeakably precious. Here’s how to save them.
If you’re one of the many people who have treasured voice mails locked away on your phone, please: Take a few moments to save them elsewhere, just in case. Thankfully, most smartphones make the process easy.