Anytime you create a new email account using Google, you get 15GB of storage, which is generous for coming with no price tag. But that 15GB can fill up quickly, especially because that chunk of data storage includes any videos and pictures you download to Google Drive and Google Photos. If your inbox is overflowing with unread newsletters and spammy emails that made it past your filter, you can take action to preserve all your important missives while starting afresh with a new inbox.

Running out of Gmail storage? How to get another 15GB for free

Google (GOOGL) users in the U.K. experienced difficulty using Chrome, Gmail, and YouTube for two hours on Monday morning. The outage comes less than one week after Gmail experienced a global outage. Gmail and Google Drive were inaccessible for four hours on August 8. “We are experiencing an issue with...

Google and Gmail just experienced their second big outage in a week

Starting next month, Google will require apps on the Play Store to provide a “stable, engaging, responsive user experience.” If they don’t, the company plans to eventually remove those apps from the store. This policy is part of Google’s latest spam policy update and is designed to...

Google is getting ready to remove lots of Android apps from the Play Store

Your Android phone's web browser picks up a lot of files, images and data from the websites that you visit, and a lot of that does not need to be on your phone. Whether you're using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Samsung Internet, this data stored in your cookies and cache can be helpful in some cases. It's what lets you quickly load websites you frequently access and keeps you logged into accounts you have. That's nice, but there's plenty of information in the cookies and cache of your browser that isn't necessary and could even be a privacy risk.

Your Android Phone's Web Browser Has Junk Files You Can Delete Now

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Apple’s latest scary attack ad takes a rather blatant shot at Google’s browser for the ton of tracking cookies it uses — claiming that Safari is “a browser that’s actually private.”

Apple tells over a billion iPhone users to stop using Chrome — here’s Google’s response

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Malware has been the bane of everyone's online existence, because it serves as the easiest back-door entry for perpetrators of cybercrime and thievery. Google is usually on its toes, keeping the Play Store free of nefarious apps and ensuring prompt delivery of Android security patches, but some attackers manage to stay ahead of the curve and still steal money or personal information from victims. One such malware was recently caught in the wild targeting Android devices, stealing all financial data on them, and then wiping them clean.

A new Android malware is emptying bank accounts and wiping devices

Google has a post up on its security blog that is half advertisement and half PSA-style announcement for Android users: go into your settings and turn off the "Allow 2G" toggle. This option, added in Android 12 back in 2021, does exactly what it sounds like: it turns off support for 2G cellular networking. Why would you want to do that? Because attackers are using the insecure 2G protocol to spoof phone numbers and send SMS spam.

Google Sounds Urgent Warning To Kill This Setting On Your Android Phone

[Update: This article was updated to include a comment from a Google Spokesperson about the Android SMS phishing scam.]. There’s a new malware targeting Android devices via SMS phishing. The malware, known as BingoMod, is still in development. However, its potential capabilities range from stealing money to factory resetting the devices of those who allow its installation.

New malware can steal your money and factory reset your Android

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

For decades, astronomers have predicted that, in approximately 4.5 billion years, our galaxy will merge with the nearby Andromeda galaxy in a massive collision that will dramatically reshape our immediate cosmic neighborhood. But what if this doomed encounter isn’t inevitable and each galaxy will remain intact?. Previous research suggested...

Collision Between Milky Way and Andromeda Far From Inevitable, Study Shows

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Why dumping the stock may not be a good idea.

Google Is Ruled a Monopoly. Should Investors Dump Alphabet Stock?

Warner Bros. Discovery has been kind of a mess in recent years, particularly when it comes to animation. But if there’s one bright spot it’s that some media has managed to be saved from being completely killed to save money. One of those is the Looney Tunes movie The Day the Earth Blew Up, which will thankfully be hitting stateside theaters sometime in the next few months.

Looney Tunes’ Next Movie is Thankfully Coming to North America

I've had the same email address for more than two decades. I use it for just about everything I do. That's really convenient, but it also means my inbox is inundated with advertising, newsletters, social media updates, and other ephemera. Left unchecked, that firehose of trivial correspondence can overwhelm the useful and important stuff in there.

This easy email trick will make your inbox clutter vanish - without complex rules or multiple accounts

Google is hosting its annual "Made by Google" event in just a few days, with a run-down that's expected to feature the latest Pixel hardware, including the Pixel 9 series, Pixel Buds Pro 2, and Pixel Watch 3. If the company's feeling generous, there may even be one more thing.

Everything we're expecting at Made by Google 2024: Pixel 9 Pro, Fold, Gemini, Watch 3, and more

The Sun is going through an intense time right now. Our host star is experiencing increased activity, with a series of solar eruptions aimed towards Earth that resulted in a rare geomagnetic storm. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert...

Latest Geomagnetic Storm Catches Scientists Off Guard

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Researchers at cybersecurity company Cleafy are warning people about new Android malware that can steal money from their bank accounts. It’s called BingoMod and is a type of remote access trojan, or RAT for short. Cleafy discovered it back in May 2024 and recently published a report on its website explaining how the malware operates. As you read the post, you’ll quickly realize just how threatening it is.According to Cleafy, the bad actors behind BingoMod engage in “smishing” campaigns. Smishing is a portmanteau of “SMS” and “phishing” and is normally a “social engineering attack” that utilizes fake text messages to trick people into...

Cybersecurity firm warns Android users to watch out for money-draining malware

Given the internet’s current state, we wouldn’t fault you for seeking a tool to block ads from your browsing experience. Many websites have focused too much on monetization over content and contain obnoxious advertisements. You can encounter web pages with half-ads, half-content or even more ads than content. Let’s not talk about those bizarre, clickbaity ads you’d find on some news sites.Many people assume that annoying ads are an inescapable part of the internet, but that isn’t true. There’s a simple solution to this problem: an ad blocker. AdBlock Plus is a browser extension that detects and removes ads from...

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One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Samsung recently rolled out One UI 6.1.1, the latest version of its in-house user interface, for the new Galaxy Z Fold6 and Flip6 foldable phones. As it turns out, there's a new feature that was recently discovered, but not officially mentioned, by Samsung, and it should make it easier for owners of those phones to stream apps to Windows PCs.

Samsung's latest One UI update should make streaming phone apps to Windows PCs easier

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How (and When) to Use Gemini AI in Gmail and Google Docs

Generative artificial intelligence is just about everywhere at the moment, finding its way into academic papers, student essays, digital ebooks, police reports, tech blogs, and plenty...

How (and When) to Use Gemini AI in Gmail and Google Docs

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