Here We Go is the non-Google map app I didn’t know I needed

by dbadmin | Aug 30, 2025 | Features, Google Maps

Earlier this year, I started to become concerned about how much of my personal life was tied to the big tech companies, especially my Google account. And Google Maps was one of the biggest culprits. It had steadily changed from a clean and dependable navigation tool...

Google’s new Passwords app just made it easier for me to ditch Chrome

by dbadmin | Aug 30, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Google Chrome, Password Manager

I’ve been on a mission to de-Google my life as much as possible in an attempt to control how much information a single company has about me. While there are some essential Google services I will never part with, switching my browser from Chrome has been a priority. I...

It’s surprisingly easy to remove Google’s digital AI watermark on the Pixel 10

by dbadmin | Aug 30, 2025 | AI, Features, Google, Google Photos, Google Pixel 10, News, Photo Editing, Pixel Camera

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Like the Samsung Galaxy S25, Google’s new Pixel 10 series is adopting C2PA metadata for digital media authenticity. Anytime the phones take a photo or edit it, they embed a watermark in the final image that traces its origin...

I tested Pixel Journal vs Apple Journal to see if AI insights can beat a mindfulness approach

by dbadmin | Aug 30, 2025 | Apple, Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Versus

When Apple announced the Apple Journal app in 2023, I was pretty excited. As an old-school physical journal aficionado, I’ve tried loads of journaling apps going back to the early days of smartphones and I have my favorites. However, more apps that bring new ideas and...

These are the 6 things I’m hoping for on the new reMarkable device headed to shelves

by dbadmin | Aug 30, 2025 | E-Ink, eReader, Features, Tablets

Earlier this week, the reMarkable team dropped a playful teaser with the suggestive tagline, “something is on the move.” The clip is choppy, fast-paced, and intentionally ambiguous, leaving shoppers guessing exactly what’s headed to shelves on September 3 at 8:00 AM...

Libby is hands down my favorite part of using my Kindle

by dbadmin | Aug 30, 2025 | Amazon, Amazon Kindle, E-Ink, eReader, Features

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 games and toys up for grabs. I’ll never get over the trauma of...