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Step-by-step guide: Switch from Evernote to OneNote without losing a thing
Microsoft on Friday released a OneNote importer tool that makes it easier for Evernote users to switch to Microsoft’s own note-taking app. The company claims the move was prompted by Evernote users telling Microsoft that, despite seeing the benefits of moving to OneNote, they are reluctant to do so as they lack an easy way ...
9 new Android N features Google didn’t announce
Google on Wednesday released a developer preview of Android N, its next version of the Android mobile operating system. Google publicly announced a number of new features for Android N, including support for split-screen and picture-in-picture viewing, an upgrade to Notifications, and Doze, Android’s battery-saving feature, among others. While those are notable changes, there are ...
Android N has new settings for nighttime reading: Here’s how to activate them
Google on Wednesday released a preview of Android N, the next version of its Android mobile operating system. Android N is available as an over-the-air update via Google’s new Android Beta Program. We can expect developers to dissect Android N and unearth a range of new features, tweaks and improvements over the coming weeks and ...
How to sign up for the Android Beta Program and install the Android N preview
In a double treat for Android developers and users who like to stay on the bleeding edge, Google on Wednesday launched both a preview version of the next version of its popular Android mobile operating system and a new Android Beta Program that makes it easier to install pre-release versions of the software. Dubbed “Android ...
IDC: Consumers want 2-in-1 Windows tablets, not iPad-like tablets
When it comes to 2-in-1 tablets (or detachable tablets), Microsoft blazed a trail with its Surface range (Surface Pro 4 pictured above). Windows OEMs followed suit in droves, Google threw its hat into the ring, and Apple thinks they invented the form factor and are doubling down with a second, smaller iPad Pro. Turns out ...
Galaxy S7, S7 edge review roundup: Flagship to beat in 2016, but will it compete with iPhone 7?
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones go on sale Friday and if you’re still on the fence about getting one, the first wave of reviews from the tech media are out to help you decide. We’ve compared the technical specs and features to the competition (here, here, and here) and ...
Facebook Messenger update: Hail a Lyft, share Spotify songs, new design
Over the last week, Facebook has rolled out a number of updates to its popular Messenger app. From design changes to hailing a Lyft and even sharing your favorite songs, Facebook is ensuring you can do everything in its app and never have to leave. Here is a look at the three new Facebook Messenger updates. Hail ...
Tomorrow’s car, imagined by BMW
To mark its centenary year, the BMW Group has unveiled its latest concept car, the BMW Vision Next 100. The copper-colored concept is filled with the technology of the future and is a car that BMW foresees will define the company’s next few decades. Whether you want to be in control in the driver’s seat or ...
Everything you need to sign up for Google’s Project Fi
Previously accessible by invite-only, Google’s virtual mobile network Project Fi is now open to anyone in the U.S. To celebrate the general availability of Project Fi, Google is even throwing in a discount offer for all Project Fi users on its new Nexus 5X Android smartphone. Introduced in April 2015, Project Fi offers users a ...
Rumored HTC 10 vs. Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. LG G5: New name, images leaked
At Mobile World Congress 2016 — that recently took place in Barcelona, Spain — both Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. unveiled their latest Android flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 range, and LG G5, respectively. Absent from the event was HTC Corp., rumored to be gearing up to launch its own new Android ...