Jason CrossStaff Writer, Greenbot
I have written professionally about technology for my entire adult professional life - over 20 years. I like to figure out how complicated technology works and explain it in a way anyone can understand.
Get more out of Android Nougat with these tips and tricks
How to use split-screen mode, the new quick settings shade, improved notifications, and more.
Hands-on: The Hasselblad True Zoom adds 10x optical zoom to your Moto Z
It'll give your Moto Z phone true 10x optical zoom, but it doesn't compete with standalone cameras.
Hands on: The Moto Z Play brings down the cost of modularity
It may not be as fast as the other Moto Zs, but its epic battery life makes up for it.
A list of all the Google Now voice commands
What can you do with your voice on your Android phone? More than you know!
Blackberry announces DETK50, a secure $299 Android phone
The company says it's 'the world's most secure Android phone,' but is that enough to spur sales?
Swiftkey launches emoji-predicting Swiftmoji keyboard for Android and iOS
The new keyboard predicts emoji as you type, using Swiftkey's word-predicting technology.
Google Photos 1.24 improves cropping and album sorting
The poor cropping interface was a sore spot in Google's otherwise great app.
Android 7.0 Nougat Developer Preview 5 is now available
This should be the final preview release of Android Nougat.
Google Play Music update adds small interface tweak, prepares for bigger things
You may only notice the new play buttons on lists, but the latest code has references several upcoming features.
Google Keyboard 5.1 adds customizable themes
A great feature from Android N comes to everyone.
Hangouts 11 adds video messages and gets rid of merged SMS conversations
Google says merged SMS was confusing and rarely used, so it got rid of it. But at least we got the video messages that have been on iOS for a while.
Android N name revealed: It's Nougat
After many months of simply calling it 'Android N,' Google has revealed the name of its latest sweet treat.
Nextbit launches beta tester program for Robin owners
Own a Robin? Want to test out future software updates and don't mind if they're buggy? You're in luck.
Google's Daydream VR initiative: What it is, what it isn't
Google's going big into VR this year with Daydream, but it's not a single device. It's a spec, it's a controller, it's a standard.