Researching Chromebooks, changing your Android device's name, and more

When you sign into your Google account on Android, the device gets a default name the manufacturer assigns based on the model which may not make much sense to you. This turns into an inconvenience when you have several devices and you aren’t sure which is which. Learn from this tutorial how to set more descriptive names.

The Telegram messaging app is actively developed and packed with useful features. This tutorial showcases 5 overlooked features of Telegram for Android for improving night mode, grouping conversations into folders, saving files or messages, broadcasting to channels, and trying experimental features.

Software errors and warnings have a tradition for being cryptic, often not only to ordinary users. This article explains why Chrome may issue the warning “File may be dangerous so Chrome blocked it” while trying to download a file, and how to work around it if you decide to download the file anyway.

If you’re new to Chrome OS, researching a Chromebook can confuse as it involves comparing specs and features you aren’t familiar with. This buying guide goes through the most important things to look for when selecting a model, ranging from hardware specs to software updates and support.

Strengthening privacy is always a good reason to use incognito mode in an app. But there are other good reasons such as not polluting your account activity with one-off searches or tasks. Here’s how to use incognito mode in the Google Maps app for Android.

This app focuses on only one task, adding text to images. But it comes with a massive set of features such as a vast selection of fonts, text styles, shapes, 3D effects, and more. The downside is the user interface is busy and complex.

The app can be a fun way to annotate or customize photos to share on social platforms.

StackEdit is a beautiful Markdown text editor that runs fully in the browser. It’s open-source, supports extended Markdown for editing LaTeX math, diagrams, and musical scores, exports to document formats, and more. StackEdit can synchronize files with Google Drive and other cloud storage platforms, as well as publish files to Blogger and web hosting or publishing platforms.