One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps

An Amazon Web Services outage on Monday disrupted many online platforms, affecting banking services, chat apps, and more.
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My iCloud Bill Kept Rising, Here’s How I Took Back Control

Tired of rising iCloud costs, I moved my family’s photos to an external drive—saving money and keeping our memories safe.

USB flash drives are going extinct. Use these better alternatives instead

When was the last time you used a USB flash drive? I had to think for a moment myself — and to be honest, I can’t remember ...

5 Android Features iOS 26 Is Still Missing

Even with iOS 26’s refinements, Apple’s software still lacks Android features like reverse wireless charging, expandable ...

How to Protect Yourself Against Getting Locked Out of Your Cloud Accounts

Most cloud storage services will give you the option of seeing which devices are connected to your account, usually through ...
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Your iPhone's Photo Library Is Out of Control. Here's How to Easily Clean It Up

When your iPhone starts getting full, the Photos app is often the first place to start cleaning. This built-in tool makes it easy to declutter your library.

Samsung’s prepping its iCloud rival to lock you further into the Galaxy ecosystem

What’s happened? The Korean tech giant Samsung is preparing to revive its own cloud storage platform and position it as a ...
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Keep Your Memories Out of the Cloud: There's a Better Way to Store Photos and Videos

In 2015, Google Photos was the hero we all needed. They promised us free, unlimited storage for every photo and video, a digital Fort Knox for our memories. It was perfect: My entire life's photo ...

Here's when Samsung will ditch Microsoft for photo backups

Samsung is reportedly ending OneDrive integration in its Gallery app by April 11, 2026, pushing users to migrate to Samsung Cloud.