From ‘Preggers’ to ‘Pizzle’: Android’s Bizarre List of Banned Words

From ‘Preggers’ to ‘Pizzle’: Android’s Bizarre List of Banned Words

The latest version of Android contains a baffling list of more than 1,400 English words that Google has quietly deemed inappropriate. Here’s a look some of the more bizarre examples that Google’s predictive algorithm has been instructed to ignore.

    



Fix the Ugly iPad Wallpaper Apple Messed Up

Fix the Ugly iPad Wallpaper Apple Messed Up

Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 7, is frustrating a lot of people who just want to set their lock screen to their favorite wallpaper. Specifically, some are complaining that their iPad wallpaper is now stretched and pixelated. Here are the …

    



Banish Bloatware by Rooting Your Android Phone With Cyanogenmod

Banish Bloatware by Rooting Your Android Phone With Cyanogenmod

“Rooting” your smartphone — essentially installing a new operating system on it — is one way to eliminate bloatware and speed things up. Now there’s a fast and easy way to do it with Cyanogenmod.

    



Netflix’s New Look Is a Glimpse at the Future of TV

Netflix’s New Look Is a Glimpse at the Future of TV

Netflix is rolling out a new interface for users. Here’s what it might mean for its future as a TV network.

    



How to Get the Emoji Keyboard on Your iOS or Android Device

How to Get the Emoji Keyboard on Your iOS or Android Device

You’ve seen them before. The cars and bicycles. The clinking beers. That bizarre, smiling pile of poo. You want to reply back with a semi-nonsensical emoji message of your own but… how the heck do you get the emoji keyboard …

    



Why Intel Is Right to Sell Its Brilliant Internet TV Service to Verizon

Why Intel Is Right to Sell Its Brilliant Internet TV Service to Verizon

Intel Media’s On Cue, the company’s not-so-secret internet-based TV service, was supposed to not only change the way pay TV is delivered, but also upgrade the entire TV-watching experience at home. Now, it looks like it’ll belong to someone else. …

    



Tap Less, Say More: Create iOS Keyboard Shortcuts for Common Text Messages

Tap Less, Say More: Create iOS Keyboard Shortcuts for Common Text Messages

Whether it’s a dinner inquiry or an arrival time request, everyone has a handful of text phrases they tap out on a daily or weekly basis. Save your thumbs some needless work by creating some iOS keyboard shortcuts.

    



Clean Up Your Inbox by Sending Bulk Email to Its Own Folder

Clean Up Your Inbox by Sending Bulk Email to Its Own Folder

Mailing lists are like your fingernails. They’re useful, but you have to trim them and tend to them regularly lest they become unruly and bring you great pain.

    



7 Known Issues With OS X Mavericks and How to Fix Them

7 Known Issues With OS X Mavericks and How to Fix Them

New operating systems always bring new problems, and Mavericks is no exception. Here are some of the biggest annoyances users are dealing with so far and how to fix them.

    



How to Use OS X Mavericks

How to Use OS X Mavericks

Apple’s newest desktop operating system, OS X Mavericks, is available to download now. And it’s free! Here are some tips and tricks to get you started.