No matter which phone you purchase, it'll come with built-in apps you never use. Then there are the apps you downloaded that have fallen out of favor. There's also bloatware that's designed to get your business and information. Deleting these apps will free up space and speed up your smartphone. We'll show you how to do it.

Misplaced your phone? Usually, you’d ask someone to call you so you can find it by listening for the ringtone. What if you’re alone and don’t have access to another phone? Alexa can help. 

• Open the Alexa app and tap the More icon, then Skills & Games.
• Search for Find my Phone and choose from the list of skills.
• Tap the skill, then Launch to set it up. 

📱 Alexa isn’t the only way to find a lost device. Here’s how to find your phone when it’s gone missing — even if the battery is dead.

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You can print a document, sign it, scan it, send it to yourself and get then back to the recipient — or you can do it the easy way. I've got the easy steps to get the job done on any device, along with a digital signature pro tip to make it easy to spot if someone is pretending to be you.

It happens to us all. Your internet slows to a crawl and you think, "Is it just me? Is it my internet service provider?" Instead of guessing, there's a way to check. I'll show you how — and what to do if your ISP is to blame.

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Over the last three decades, astronomers have cataloged some pretty strange worlds outside our solar system. There's a planet that is essentially ripped apart every day by a close star and a planet that's a deep shade of pink. But can a planet be made entirely of elusive dark matter? Scientists think it might be possible and they even know how to search for one.