Like an operating system reinstall, resetting your web browser can fix all kinds of problems and improve performance at the same time — squash annoying bugs, clear out dodgy and outdated extensions and get a browser that's good as new with a hard reset. Here's how to carry it out on all the major browsers.

Bad news for those of you with small hands or small pockets (or both): It looks like phones are staying big for the foreseeable future. But owning a handset with a big screen doesn't mean you can't operate it with just one hand if you need to — these are the software tricks and apps you need to familiarise yourself with.

Being a notepad and pen replacement is just one of the roles that smartphones fill for us now — alongside being a digital camera, a musical jukebox, an address book, and an ever-expanding encyclopedia. Not all the options are created equal, though. Whatever the reason you need to take down notes, these are the best tools to do the job.

What do you look for first when picking out a new smartphone? Android or iOS? The processor chip inside? The size and resolution of the screen? How many cameras? You probably have your spec of choice, but don't sleep on these less-considered differences.

Computer security doesn't really have to be hard. Some of the smallest, simplest measures can be the most effective in keeping your devices secure — they won't take long, they're easy to do, and you don't really have any excuse for not doing them.

It can be hard to know if and when you might have been impacted by a data breach. That is, unless you're a Firefox Quantum user. Today, Mozilla announced it'll alert desktop users when they stumble upon a site that's recently reported a breach.

Last night Microsoft threw its hat into the Click Frenzy ring, offering some discounts across its 2018 Surface range. Here's everything you need to know.

There was plenty of Samsung buzz coming out of two individual events this week, not the least of which included the unveiling of its yet-unnamed foldable device. Another neat reveal coming out of the Android Dev Summit, however, is a feature that will allow users to continue using Android apps while they're being updated.

Surprise! Apple decided to go with USB-C charging for its latest batch of iPad Pros, which means... well, what exactly does it mean? Whether you're putting down some cash for one of the new Apple slates or you've already got a USB-C device in your life, here's how the emerging technology works and exactly what you can do with it.

For those who missed the earlier cheap flights to Japan in October, Jetstar is offering up some cheap flights for under $500.

Flickr is under new ownership and that means new rules. Now it's time to back up all those photos that you just assumed would be there forever.

Smartphone dongles and adaptors can tend to get a bad rap, seen as unsightly and unnecessary add-ons that ruin the curved aesthetic of a smartphone, and become just one more thing to forget or lose. But used right these plug-in peripherals can help you do more with your phone than you ever thought possible, here are five issues dongles actually solve.

You might already be familiar with the quick fixes you can apply to your pictures after you've snapped them, right on your phone — but if you want to take your mobile photo editing to the next level there are tools and apps that can help here too. Here are six advanced tricks to try and how to apply them.

Even in a world of face unlocking and fingerprint scanning, we still haven't escaped the password just yet. They're still a necessity and they're still annoying to remember. There are now numerous browser features, third-party tools, and even hardware dongles designed to help keep your login credentials safe and secure. Here's how to make sure you're doing passwords right in 2018.

Years after we all jumped ship from Internet Explorer to Firefox and Chrome, we don't really want to go back to a Microsoft browser, do we? While buggy and slow when it first appeared, Microsoft Edge has been given a continuing stream of new features and updates that make it worthy of your consideration now. Below are nine of our favourite additions that make it a worthy replacement for your current browser.

When it was discovered earlier this month that the 1809 build of Windows 10 was deleting user files just because, Microsoft halted the update until the problem was fixed. Shame, then, that another not-as-bad-but-still-bad file overwriting bug has now reared its head.

No matter how careful you are, problems tend to crop up on Windows and macOS anyway — from little annoyances you can't get rid of to full-blown system-wide issues that make it hard to use your computer normally. We've got some good news for you though: You can find plenty of free apps to help at least ameliorate some of the problems, if not outright fix them.

After being announced back in June, the final version of Apple's mobile OS is now widely available. You'll need an iPhone 5c or newer or a 2013 iPad or newer (anything that could run iOS 11, essentially), and when you've got the software installed, here's everything you can do.

No one really knows the real story behind Tommy Wiseau (except, perhaps Greg Sestero), or what was going through Wiseau's mind when he made The Room. While an objectively terrible film, it has gone on to develop a cult following, thanks to its "so bad it's good" qualities. Now, Wiseau has uploaded the movie in its entirety to YouTube for reasons unknown.