Ara Wagoner is a Writer at Android Central. She themes phones and pokes YouTube Music with a stick. When she's not writing about cases, Chromebooks, or customization, she's wandering around Walt Disney World. If you see her without headphones, RUN. You can follow her on Twitter at @arawagco.
Google's current flagship is a big glass slab of innovation and power, but it's not going to mean much if you drop it and shatter the screen. Protect your investment with a Pixel 4 XL case.
Google Photos free backups are officially history and now count towards your storage limit. This is unwelcome news to millions, but Google Photos proved long ago that its photo backup and management system was worth paying for.
Docking stations are, in theory, wonderful devices that allow you to keep all your unsightly cables far, far away from your main workspace while still connecting everything to your laptop. With Chromebooks, however, docking stations tend to be a rather lengthy and expensive game of roulette.
Chrome OS is getting a few small upgrades this month, including app badges and better offline availability for Google Drive files. If the app badges aren't to your liking, here's how to turn them off — and how to keep notifications from distracting you while you're working under deadline!
Google Lens has gotten more powerful over the years, and its integration with Google Photos means that no matter how old or new a photo, there's something Google Lens can help you learn from it.
Winter storms have paralyzed part of the country and tornadoes have been sparking up earlier than usual. No matter what severe weather is banging at your door, here's how you and your Android phone can prepare for it.
Your display is quite possibly the most important thing on your phone. Without it, you can't interact with your apps or answer calls. These are the films and tempered glass screen protectors to keep your Pixel 4'a screen safe.
Google TV is very much driven by recommended content, but if you don't want to swim through a sea of ill-fitting suggestions every time you turn on the Chromecast with Google TV, you can turn them all off. Here's how to do it — and why you probably won't leave them off for long.
There’s more screen than ever on the front of the Samsung Galaxy S10, and while you need to protect it, there’s a little more to consider this year than just glass or plastic.
The Google Pixel 3 XL is a big phone, a beautiful phone, and a phone you really, really, REALLY don't want to drop. Protect your Pixel from the cruel, cruel world and get it a case!
Acer announced four new Chromebooks this morning, and with a new Acer Chromebook Spin 713 arriving at Best Buy imminently, that means the "old" models from last year are seeing deep discounts. Grab the i3 model for $330 and savor that sweet, sweet 2K touchscreen!
Acer knocked it out of the park with the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 last summer, and this summer they're doing it again with two upgrades while staying at almost the same price. Meet the first Thunderbolt 4 Chromebooks, as well as Acer's first 17-inch Chromebook that will be launching next month.
Amazon has purchased MGM Studios for 8.5 billion dollars, which is quite the hefty sum, but also seems a bit high for what Amazon is getting. Here's a list of what Amazon could've spent that money on instead — and what its competitors spent on their own movie studio acquisitions.
The Galaxy S10+ is too expensive to carry around naked. Cover up that indecency and get your magnificent new marvel a case!
USB Type-C has been around for a while, and as other standards that use it continued to improve, it was only a matter of time before the connector and cable specs for Type C and Power Delivery were upgraded to match.
Google Keep is the best Google app you probably forgot existed, and there's a lot more to it than post-it notes and shopping lists. If you're starting to use Google Keep again — or if you've been using it for years — here's how to improve your Google Keep game.
Chrome OS tablets and detachables are a severely underserved section of the Chromebook market, one that the Lenovo Duet has cornered for the last year. ASUS is now getting in on the action with the Detachable CM3, which packs a two-way kickstand and a bigger screen for $350.
Keep your Galaxy S10 Plus's huge screen scratch-free with one of these protectors. It may cost some extra money, but you won't regret it.
Gallium nitride has made the last three years a wonderful time for chargers as they shrank, stopped being hot enough to literally cook food, and became even more versatile thanks to the rise of Power Delivery. Today, Anker is taking another leap forward with what it's calling GaN II, which allows them to make smaller, literally cooler chargers for your phones and laptops.
Compact Chromebooks that can go the distance are the bread and butter of the Chromebook space, and Acer’s newest take on the Chromebook Spin 311 packs a lot of battery — but not a lot of ports — into a sleek package.