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Google launches new features to help users shrink their carbon footprints
Google announced a suite of new features that it says will help people who use their platforms make more sustainable choices. The new services focus on reducing planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions and are primarily found on Search, Maps, Travel, and Nest.But...
The best part of Windows 11 is a revamped Windows Subsystem for Linux
In our main Windows 11 review posted earlier this week, we covered the majority of new features and design decisions in Microsoft's newest consumer OS—and it feels reasonable to characterize the overall impression given there as "lukewarm." The good news is that we...
Spam texts are on the rise. How to avoid getting caught in the latest scheme (UPDATE)
There seem to be more bogus text messages now than ever before. Texts posing as AT&T, referring to a bill payment, or reimbursement or a free perk. "Chase" texts warn of accounts being locked out. "FedEx" alerts for an incomplete delivery. "Walmart" alerts on an...
Windows 11 and Android apps: They’re coming eventually, but Microsoft hasn’t said when
One of the more exciting Windows 11 features Microsoft teased at its announcement event earlier this year was the ability to use Android apps on Windows devices. But if you were excited about Microsoft bringing Android apps to its app store, we've got bad news....
6 ways to delete yourself from the internet
If you're reading this, it's highly likely your personal information is available to the public. And by "public" I mean everyone everywhere. So, how can deleting yourself from the internet stop companies from getting ahold of your info? Short answer: it can't....
10 Gmail tricks to make your life easier
Enterprise and video chat services like Zoom and Slack became embedded in 2020's work zeitgeist, but email is still a huge part of most of our work and personal lives. And there's a good chance that at least one of your email accounts is through Gmail, which had more...
Browser settings to change ASAP in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and more to protect your privacy
Privacy is now a priority among browser-makers, but they may not go as far as you want in fighting pervasive ad industry trackers on the web. Here's how you can crank up your privacy settings to outsmart that online tracking.Problems like Facebook's Cambridge...
Google Maps is making it easier to see wildfires and tree coverage
A new wildfire layer on Maps will begin rolling out globally this week, Google announced today. It’ll show most major fires, those prompting evacuations, across the world. Red splotches and pins on the layer will indicate where blazes are and how far they’ve spread....
We’re still making terrible choices with passwords, even though we know better
Most people are still picking bad passwords and it's probably because people are even more reliant on web services than ever.LastPass, a password management software vendor, found that many people still re-use passwords across accounts in a study looking at the...