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If making a budget is daunting, there are apps that can do the grunt work for you. A good budgeting app can save you time and energy while helping you to spend smarter and save more. CNBC Select ...

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In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

When an app uses your mic or tracks your location, Windows displays small icons in the taskbar. Hovering over these icons will reveal which app is using them. The issue, however, is that these icons ...

Many popular apps collect more of your personal data than necessary to function properly. These 20 apps quietly scoop up your photos, location, contacts, and more. Here's how to protect yourself. I ...

It was dark and silent, with a chill in the air, as an army of police vehicles blue-lighted their way through the city, headed for one destination. If you told me at 6.20am that Merseyside Police were ...