Advertisement Android tablets may feel like big phones, but there are some tasks that they are simply better suited for. Reading magazines is one of them, and things have changed quite a bit from when we last looked at magazine apps for Android How To Read Magazines On Your Android Phone Or Tablet How To Read Magazines On Your Android Phone Or Tablet I love reading. Given the amount of research I find myself doing here at MakeUseOf that’s not a bad thing, but recently I’ve found my office space becoming encroached with more and more magazines. The... Read More two years ago.What is the best way to get access to your favorite subscriptions? Here are five Android apps that fit the bill.Google Play NewsstandGoogle Play Newsstand (the successor to Google Currents) ships on many Android phones, so it’s the first option most folks will see out of the box. Since the app ties into Google Play, purchasing magazines is as easy as installing games. You can buy … [Read more...] about Top 5 Best Android Apps For Reading Magazines
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Twitter’s Apple Watch app has disappeared
The big Twitter news currently may be the expansion of tweets to support 280 characters instead of just 140, but a number of Twitter users recently spotted another notable change, as well: the Twitter Apple Watch app has disappeared. The app’s iTunes App Store page no longer notes compatibility with the Apple Watch, and users who have updated to the latest versions of iOS and watchOS note the Twitter Watch app is no longer available on their smartwatch. Specifically, with the rollout of the Twitter for iOS (version 7.8) iOS app, the Apple Watch app was removed, we understand. Twitter would not be the first major tech company to stop supporting the Apple Watch via a native app. Several major app makers, including Google, have abandoned Apple’s smartwatch platform in recent months. For example, Google pulled support for Google Maps on the Apple Watch earlier this year, and retailers including Amazon and eBay did the same. The challenge for these watch apps in some cases has … [Read more...] about Twitter’s Apple Watch app has disappeared
From Spotify to Fortnite, these are the 25 most important apps of the decade
From games to social media to dating: These 25 apps had the most impact on our lives in the last 10 years. Eric Franklin December 5, 2019 11:03 AM PST This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. In the last decade, apps (and by association, phones) have become an essential part of our lives. Since the iOS App Store and Google Play launched in 2008 with what seemed like mostly novelty titles, they've grown to include millions of apps that help us communicate, meet new people, listen to music and kill pigs with birds. Sure, we still use our phones to make calls sometimes, but apps are so popular there are now apps that tell you how much time you spend using apps on your phone. CNET's Decade in Review here are our picks for the impactful apps of the 2010s. I crowdsourced this list -- some of the apps on it didn't even exist as the decade began, a … [Read more...] about From Spotify to Fortnite, these are the 25 most important apps of the decade
How to Stop Switching To-Do Apps (And Find the One You’ll Love Instead)
Advertisement The list of to-do list apps on the market is endless. Both major app stores are crammed full of task management software that claims to solve your to-do list woes.For first-timers, there’s a healthy selection to choose from. But for those who have a habit of switching to-do apps, the problem only adds complexity.Switching to-do list apps on a whim has become a routine for many, and that’s not good for our productivity. Let’s explore the downsides to switching apps and how you can find the perfect to-do list application for yourself.Do You Have Shiny New Toy Syndrome?Chances are if you’ve installed a to-do list application it won’t have been your first.Popular task management solutions include TickTick, Todoist, Wunderlist, Microsoft To-Do, Any.DO, Things 3, 2Do and many more. Switching to-do list applications isn’t a crime. But it must be regulated.Regular switches for the sake of a feature can be damaging to your workflow. Many people … [Read more...] about How to Stop Switching To-Do Apps (And Find the One You’ll Love Instead)
How to Stop Spam Emails in Gmail
Advertisement You’d think that email spam would be a solved problem by now, yet it persists. Billions of spam messages are sent every day, and there’s a good chance that some of it makes its way into your Gmail inbox.Thankfully, you don’t have to put up with that nonsense. Let’s look at some ways to block spam email on Gmail and get rid of spam for good.1. Use the Block and Report Spam FeaturesGmail has a few tools built into the service that allows you to report spam and block annoying senders. They’re the easiest way to cut off spam that keeps coming from one address.To report a message as spam, first open it as normal. Click the three-dot Menu in the top-right corner of the message and find the Report spam button. Doing so will report it to Google and send it to your spam folder.On the same menu, you’ll find a Block “Name” option. Use this to prevent that person from sending you any more messages.2. File Emails Into Folders via … [Read more...] about How to Stop Spam Emails in Gmail
Greed, deceit and lies: How a Tinder date ended in murder
In February 2018, Priya Seth and Dushyant Sharma met on Tinder. In May 2018, Sharma was dead, and Seth was in jail on charge of murdering him. Both of them had allegedly lied to each other. She had led him to believe that she was interested in him and not his millions of rupees. He had given her the impression that he had millions of rupees. The date was doomed from the start.At 7 pm on May 2, Sharma, a 26-year-old project manager with a mining company, left his house in Jaipur’s Shivpuri Extension in his father’s Maruti Alto. “He said he was going out for a work-related matter and would be back in an hour,” said Rameshwar Sharma, his father.“At 9.15 pm seeing that he hadn’t returned, I gave him a call, but it was disconnected. His phone was switched off right after.” At 9.45 pm, his wife, Bittu Sharma, rang him. “He told me that one of his company’s trucks has been confiscated by the police, and … [Read more...] about Greed, deceit and lies: How a Tinder date ended in murder