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• Google Docs now shows word count as you type (thank god)

  I dig Google Docs a lot. There's one thing that I passionately despise about it though – its crappy word count feature. ...

  • Mix

• Microsoft unveils new To Do as Wunderlist founder mourns its imminent death

  Microsoft today revealed an update for its To-Do app, now simply called To Do, that makes the app much more useful and pleasant to look at. But not everyone is happy, as the development of this app potentially signals the retirement of another. The new version To Do includes a ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Honor's latest app helps the visually impaired read documents and roadsigns

  PocketVision can make the written word easier to read

  • Matthew Hughes

• How to edit Facebook’s list of your presumed interests

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Last week we showed you how to see what kinds of ads Instagram was likely to serve you, based on data it gathered about your browsing preferences. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Facebook just launched its Dating service

  Facebook Dating is finally here. The social network launched the feature today in the US and 19 other countries, after announcing it last year at its F8 developer conference. The feature will be available to users above the age of 18 and, for those eligible, will appear as a new ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• PSA: You can use emoji to easily find the right GIF to use on Twitter, WhatsApp, and more

  GIFs are great for punctuating your tweets and message replies. Here's a simple trick to find the right one real quick, using ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Facebook leak contained phone numbers for 419 million users

  Another month, another Facebook data breach. As reported by TechCrunch, security researcher Sanyam Jain was able to locate an online database containing phone numbers linked to user IDs for over 419 million Facebook users. While linking phone numbers to user IDs is bad enough, ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Nice: Firefox 69 now blocks cryptominers and tracking cookies by default

  Your move, Google

  • Matthew Hughes

• Facebook to test removing the 'like' counter from posts

  Facebook is finally testing a much-needed change to its social network - hiding Like counts on posts. App researcher Jane ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Chinese face-swapping app goes viral, invites criticism over privacy clause

  Last week, a Chinese social app developer named Momo introduced a face-swapping app called Zao. The app, which lets you overlay ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to disable Chrome notifications and finally browse in peace

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Napier Lopez

• YouTube settles with FTC over child privacy violations

  Within days of launching its YouTube Kids site and adding more age categories to the Kids app, YouTube is settling with the ...

  • Rachel Kaser