Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

Some Android users are starting to see a new privacy safeguard pop up in Google Messages. Images flagged as nudity are being blurred before you open them. It's part of Google's Sensitive Content ...

AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers are meant to make your life easier. You can use them to locate your keys or purse, track your luggage, or keep track of essential items. Although they're commonly ...

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As a kid, my library handed out tokens for every chapter kids read as part of a summer reading program. At the end of the season, those tokens turned into currency for spending at a karaoke BBQ, with ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Some Microsoft employees are willing to risk everything to protest their employer.

In June 2022 I nipped into an Edinburgh clinic for a ­hearing test. It involved sitting in a tiny soundproof room – yes, like Mr and Mrs – with a pair of ­headphones, repeating every word, at volumes ...