Hands-on: Opera’s free, unlimited browser VPN is ready for secure surfing

vpn-enabled-popup-100656999-largeIn April, Opera added a free, unlimited VPN to the developer edition of its browser. Now, the company has brought that same capability to the stable version of its Opera 41 desktop browser. More of this latest article in PCWorld.com

How to Use Instagram Stories Effectively: Basics, Tips, and Tricks

Over the past couple of months, you must have noticed a new thing in your Instagram. Some users show up at the top of the app now. When you tap them, it’s a new type of post. Whether video or audio, you can see words scribbled across, or designs and emojis. This is the new Instagram Stories. And here’s everything you need to know about it. Get to know more of this article in MakeUseOf.com

5 Quick Tips for Taking Good Care of Device Chargers

We tend to fret over battery life as if it were the most important aspect of our devices (phones, tablets, laptops, etc), and while battery life is important, we often forget — or take for granted — that these batteries are essentially useless without their respective chargers. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com

The Best Places Find Your Next iPhone Wallpaper

One of the small pleasures of owning a smartphone is being able to install a wallpaper on the home screen and lock screen. With this small act, it makes the phone my own, firmly marking my personality onto it. Check out this article in MakeUseOf.com

11 Compelling Reasons to Try Dropbox Paper

The much-awaited Dropbox Paper is here — well, the public beta anyway. We have to admit that it seems great on the surface. But is it? Let’s dig deeper and find out what’s likable about Paper and what isn’t. Check out this article in MakeUseOf.com

Twitter stops counting photos, GIFs, polls, and quotes against the 140-character limit

Longer tweets are finally here.

On Monday, Twitter began letting its users post photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and quotes of other tweets without counting against the 140-character limit. Now that these media attachments won’t reduce the character count, users can compose longer tweets. Twitter announced this change back in May, but the company did not set a date for when it would actually be rolling it out to users. More of this article in PCWorld.com

Got an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus? Do these 10 things first

iphone7_rose_gold_on_box-100683093-largeWell, you did it. You pulled the trigger on a shiny (or matte) new iPhone 7 or 7 Plus. Nice! Before you head out to take a squillion 12-megapixel photos to fill up the super-sized storage, there are a few housekeeping details you should tend to first. Check out this latest article in PCWorld.com