Apps and Software

At a time when we're all socially connected, making your email address publicly available is often the friendly and approachable thing to do.

It can be scary, though — you're opening up your inbox to potential spam and abuse

But we have a solution. If you're a Gmail user, there's a simple hack that allows you to make your email address public, without the stress that comes with inbox overload.

Read on for our easy-to-follow instructions

1. Add a dot.

By simply adding an extra period to your Gmail handle, you can change how your inbox treats mail sent specifically to that email address ...

Google has announced Android Auto is now available in compatible cars across the United States, UK and Australia

Android Auto is a system that works with an Android 5.0+ device and a car's head unit or infotainment system to allow a driver to call, get directions, listen to music and a range of other functions

According to a statement by the company, the first integrated units available in the U.S. are Pioneer's AVIC-8100NEX, AVIC-7100NEX, and AVH-4100NEX aftermarket systems, in the UK are the AVIC-F77DAB, AVIC-F70DAB, AVH-X8700BT models and in Australia drivers need to snap up Pioneer's AVIC-F70DAB and AVH-X8750BT systems ...

The White House on Thursday introduced a publicly available analytics dashboard that keeps tabs on traffic stats from 3,800 government websites.

In the dashboard, website analytics for some of the most-trafficked government sites are available in real time. At any given moment, you can see which websites are most popular — right now the IRS' "Where's My Refund?" page tops the list — and how many people are visiting these pages

The project is open source, and the code for ...