Is your iPhone or Android running slowly? Your Contacts app is a likely culprit. If you have too many people clogging up your address book, you should try merging your duplicate entries. It's pretty easy to wrack them up — but on the bright side, you can clear it all up in one easy step.

Regardless of why you want to keep your text messages secret, this can be a handy feature that not everyone knows about. Perhaps you use your phone for work and don’t want personal messages popping up while you are with clients. Keep your private messages private by using iPhone’s secret feature.

Here’s how:

• Open the Notes App.
• Type in a subject for your note.
• In the top right-hand corner of the app, tap on the person icon to add someone to the note.
• Tap the three dots at the top of the note.
• Select Share Note.
• Under Share Options, choose Can Make Changes.
• Choose how to send your note.

Now that a person has been added to your note and allowed to make changes, you can communicate privately. And it won’t show up in your text messages.

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When you think of healthy products, your mind probably goes to pills or chalky smoothies — healthy products don't taste good. That's why I was blown away by SuperBeets Chews. These tasty treats are stuffed with antioxidants that promote heart health. I loved them so much I just had to spread the word.

We keep track of the biggest threats to your online safety and security so you don't have to. Get Kim's alerts to see the news that impacts you — and what you can do about it.

You probably have thousands of photos on your phone eating up space, and you want to preserve those memories. IDrive is the perfect solution for backing up and protecting all your precious photos and videos. Use it to back up all your devices: PCs, Macs, servers, iPhones, Android phones and more. Sync everything to one account. 

IDrive is like an insurance policy for your data. Plans start at less than $7 a month.

One thing we can all agree on is we can't stand all the robocalls we receive. Not only are they annoying, but they could be from crooks trying to rip you off. That's why I'm here to share a helpful tech tip that will finally put an end to them.

That pandemic has made us more reliant on the internet as we work, learn and shop from home. More people are turning to streaming as well. Fast internet is important, but what is too fast? You may be overpaying for bandwidth and speed that you don't need. We'll show you a tool that helps you calculate how much internet you need.

Over on my Instagram page, I share photos of my life. I keep my profile private, but I'll add you!

Catch up with Kim's national radio game show sensation, Brand New or Not True. Kim introduces three products: One is brand new, and the other two are totally fake. This week, Kim attempts to fool Diane in Spokane Valley, Washington. Will Kim be able to fool her or, will Diane come out the winner? You can play along while you watch but remember, no cheating!

Usually, when drones are in the news, we're hearing about their scary capabilities. Here's a ray of good news, though. The Delft University of Technology identified a new type of drone swarm called the “Sniffy Bug.” 🐜

Why the name, you wonder? That’s because their algorithms are based on insect behavior. Basically, these drones are trained to track down chemical leaks in crowded environments. Click here to see these metallic bugs in action! 🦟