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12 ways to improve iPad battery life

Keep your iPad 2 running longer with these battery-saving tips.

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<p>Should your phone ever go missing, you can track its location and remotely lock or erase it. Here are a few steps to take to make sure you're set up to do this.</p><p>On Android, go into the Google Settings app (separate from the regular Settings app) and tap Security. Under Android Device Manager, make sure both "Remotely locate this device" and Allow remote lock and erase" are turned on. With those two settings, you can track your phone on a map from your computer and erase your phone should it get stolen or misplaced.</p><p>For iPhones and other iOS-powered gadgets, Apple has Find My iPhone, a feature that it turned on by default and lets you find your iOS device on a map, lock it and remotely wipe it. Login into the Find iPhone app with your iCloud account (which you create when you set up a new Apple gadget) to see how it's working.</p>

Find your lost Android device with Google's Find My Device

Find your lost or stolen Android device and remotely wipe your personal data with Google's Find My Device app.

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How to sign up for the Android O public beta

Want to test the latest and greatest version of Android? Read this.

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11 Apple AirPod tips because you never read the manual

There's more to the tiny wireless earbuds than meets the eye. Here's how to get the most out of your AirPods, and a few things you may not know.

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Tabs in Chrome 32 Beta will notify you via icons when they're streaming audio.

Read web pages offline with Chrome for Android

Google's mobile browser just made it even easier to cache and read pages when you don't have the internet.

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Use Siri to see which plane is flying over your head right now

Ever wonder where that plane you see flying above is heading? Siri can tell you.

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How to download Netflix shows and movies on Android or iOS

After years of users begging for offline access to Netflix shows and movies, the company has given in. Plus, Android owners can store downloads on their SD cards.

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How to use Sling TV's DVR feature

What channels are included? Which devices does Sling's DVR work on? We can answer!

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Is Google is tracking you? Find out here

Google can track your location and show you on Google Maps and Google Earth where you have been recently, which you may find useful, interesting or invasive. Here's how to see if you have location history turned on and how to disable it.

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How to email more than five photos at once in iOS 10

Apple still won't let you send more than five pictures at a time, which can make for some serious sharing hassles. Here are some workarounds.

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<p>Reduce eye strain at night by warming up the colors of your iPad with Night Shift. You can schedule the hours it’s enabled each day in S<strong>ettings &gt; Display &amp; Brightness &gt; Night Shift</strong>.</p>

13 tips every iPad owner should know

Get up and running with your new iPad with this collection of tips and tricks.

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How to get the new Windows 10 Creators Update

This major update is available today, but you might still be waiting a while to download it.

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