Lawmakers are beginning to take action on the unlocked phones ban, Twitter’s mobile apps get an update, Office 2013 amends its software agreement, and a new app fixes a brightness bug on jailbroken iOS 6 devices. Lawmakers Join Effort to Legalize Cell Phone Unlocking After yesterday’s White House statement in support of lifting restrictions on [...]

Searching for files, folders, or applications on your computer has never been easier. There are a ton of search utilities that’ll get the job done for you, but which ones are worth your time and money? Last week, we asked you which utilities you turned to for desktop search, took a look at the five [...]

A good worker is defined by more than his or her quality of work, but also interactions with others. If you want to improve relationships with your coworkers, a few minor changes to your behavior can make all the difference. US News spoke with marriage and parenting researcher John Gottman to learn how our various [...]

Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful! Discussion of the Day Whose funeral [...]

Android: If you’re tired of typing on your tiny phone keyboard, Chrome has a present for you: now, the beta will sync all your passwords and autofill information so you can stop typing and get on with what you’re doing. Both settings should be turned on my default when you download the beta, but you’ll [...]

Evernote is accelerating it’s two-factor authentication plans, TweetDeck is discontinuing support for its older apps, Oracle rushes out a Java patch, and Opera’s new mobile browser is now available. Evernote: We’re Adding Two-Factor Authentication After suffering a security breach last week, Evernote has announced that they are accelerating plans to roll out two-factor authentication to [...]

Spring is on its way, and a lot of Spring recreation items are going on sale. Here are some of the best things to buy this month. Every month, we look back at the best times to buy anything during the year, and pull out items each month to remind you what’s coming. Obviously, none [...]

Your smartphone makes for an excellent photographic memory because there are so many things that are far easier to remember in a picture. As Redditor PlaySonSwords suggests, your coat check ticket is one of them. The tip is simple and straightforward: before committing your coat check ticket to your pocket (or oblivion), snap a photo [...]

Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful! Discussion of the Day Is it [...]

When your computer stops being able to play the latest games, most of us jump to buy a new video card or processor—and rightly so. However, it always isn’t as simple as just throwing a new, expensive component into your PC. In fact, doing so might be a waste of money. Here’s why. We’ve talked [...]

Gmail’s account activity feature gets tweaked, the Nexus 4 goes on sale, and the White House responds to a petition to lift the cell phone unlocking ban. Gmail’s Account Activity Reveals Browser Details Now Gmail’s account information report is pretty great feature that allows you to look at your account’s access history by clicking on [...]

Do Not Disturb is one of iOS’s best features (when it’s working, anyway), but OS X Mountain Lion doesn’t have a similar setting to disable notifications at a scheduled time. Luckily, it’s easy to create your own workaround. OS X’s Notification Center does have a toggle at the top of the screen to disable notifications, [...]