Add labels and recurring reminders in Google Keep

Add labels and recurring reminders in Google Keep

Google Keep is receiving an update that will add two useful features to the note-taking app. Here's how to use them.

Google Keep on AndroidPhoto by Nicole Cozma/CNET

Google Keep, the note-taking platform available online and for Android users, is now two years old. Updates have been making their way to the service at a snail's pace, but thankfully, they're still coming.

While color-coding, checklists and voice actions have been around since the beginning, Google is finally adding the ability to label and add recurring reminders to your Keep notes! Here's where to find both new features:

Note: You will need to be on Google Keep version 3.1 -- which is currently rolling out -- to use these features.

Labels

Add a label to your note in Google Keep for Android.Screenshot by Nicole Cozma/CNET

When editing a note, tap the overflow menu and choose Add label. You can select from the included Inspiration, Personal and Work, or you can create your own. The option is available in the same place on the Web. While the ability to add labels is brand-new, hopefully it will be implemented in a more intuitive manner (like the recurring reminders) in the future.

Recurring reminders

Add a recurring reminder in Google Keep for Android.Screenshot by Nicole Cozma/CNET

At the bottom of the note entry area, you'll find the reminder settings. A new option for recurring reminders has been added, and you can choose from daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or a custom setting. On the Web this feature is accessed through the reminder icon (finger with a string tied on it).

From collaboration and editing improvements, the ability to search images, and now labels and recurring reminders, where would you like to see Google Keep improve next? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Chrome for Android adds pull-to-refresh gesture

Chrome for Android adds pull-to-refresh gesture

If pulling down to refresh a mobile app has become second nature, then you'll enjoy the latest update to Chrome for Android.

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I sometimes catch myself attempting to swipe or tap on the screen of my MacBook. When I'm driving, I've caught myself reaching for the radio to skip back 15 seconds as if I had somehow DVR'd NPR. With the abundance of technology in our lives, it can be difficult to keep track of what can do what.

If you have grown accustomed to mobile apps like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter that let you pull down to refresh your feed, you'll enjoy the latest build of Chrome for Android. It lets you pull down to reload the current page you are viewing. Once you have swiped down to get to the top of the page, you can swipe down again to refresh.

The new version of Chrome -- build 41 -- is still making its way to the Play Store. If you are the impatient type, you can sideload the APK of Chrome 41 here. Or you can install the Chrome Beta app(interestingly, it's build 42) from the Play store.

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Everything you need to know about Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge pricing

Everything you need to know about Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge pricing

Exactly how much will Samsung's new smartphones cost? We break it down for you.

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Preorders for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will begin on Friday, March 27, at AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Verizon will open preorders on April 1. Samsung's latest smartphones can be picked up online and in-store on April 10. Both the Galaxy S6 and its curvy sibling will be available on all four major U.S. carriers and in retail locations like Best Buy, Amazon, Target, Walmart, Costco and Sam's Club. Regional carriers such as U.S. Cellular, Cricket, Boost Mobile and MetroPCS will also carry the Galaxy S6.

Here's how much each model of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will cost:

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 PRICING INFORMATION

	32GB	64GB	128GB
AT&T full retail	$685	$785	$885
AT&T Next 24 (30 months)	$22.84	$26.17	$29.50
AT&T Next 18 (24 months)	$28.55	$32.71	$36.88
AT&T Next 12 (20 months)	$34.25	$39.25	$44.25
AT&T two-year contract	$200	$300	$400
T-Mobile full retail*	$679.92	$759.99	$859.99
T-Mobile monthly installment (24 months)*	$28.33	$27.50 (+$99.99 down payment)	$27.50 (+$199.99 down)
Verizon full retail	$600	$700	$800
Verizon Edge (24 months)	$24.99	$29.16	$33.33
Verizon two-year contract	$200 (after $50 mail-in rebate)	$300 (after $50 mail-in rebate)	$400 (after $50 mail-in rebate)

*T-Mobile customers who order before April 12 will receive a one-year Netflix subscription for free.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE PRICING INFORMATION

	32GB	64GB	128GB
AT&T full retail	$815	$915	$1,015
AT&T Next 24 (30 months)	$27.17	$30.50	$33.84
AT&T Next 18 (24 months)	$33.96	$38.13	$42.30
AT&T Next 12 (20 months)	$40.75	$45.75	$50.75
AT&T two-year contract	$300	$400	$500
T-Mobile full retail*	$779.76	$859.83	$959.83
T-Mobile monthly installment (24 months)*	$32.49	$31.66 (+$99.99 down payment)	$31.66 (+$199.99 down)
Verizon full retail	$700	$800	$900
Verizon Edge (24 months)	$29.16	$33.33	$37.49
Verizon two-year contract	$300 (after $50 mail-in rebate)	$400 (after $50 mail-in rebate)	$500 (after $50 mail-in rebate)

*T-Mobile customers who order before April 12 will receive a one-year Netflix subscription for free.

Sprint

Sprint has confirmed that it will offer both devices through its leasing program. The Galaxy S6 with 32GB of storage can be had for $80 a month, which covers both the service and device cost. The Galaxy S6 Edge will cost $85 a month. Sprint customers can upgrade to the 64GB model for $5 extra a month, or $10 more for the 128GB model. Sprint's Boost Mobile prepaid arm is offering the Galaxy S6 starting at $650 without a contract. The carrier didn't announce pricing for devices purchased on a two-year contract or at full retail.

Best Buy

Best Buy is offering customers who preorder either the Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 Edge on AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint a free Samsung wireless charging pad (regularly priced at $59.99). The offer runs from March 27 to April 11. On-contract prices for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge start at $200 and $300, respectively.

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BlackBerry shows signs of life, posts surprise quarterly profit

BlackBerry shows signs of life, posts surprise quarterly profit

Don't count the struggling smartphone maker out yet. BlackBerry CEO John Chen's housecleaning is starting to yield benefits. The next step: stabilizing its collapsing revenue.

"Our financial viability is no longer in question," BlackBerry CEO John Chen says.Sarah Tew/CNET

You can't keep BlackBerry down.

The struggling smartphone manufacturer posted a surprise profit on Friday for the second quarter in a row, eking out gains thanks to a massive cost-cutting effort and an adjustment to the value of its investment in a broad patent portfolio.

For its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended February 28, BlackBerry posted earnings excluding certain items of 4 cents a share, compared with Wall Street's forecast of a loss of 4 cents a share.

BlackBerry shares rose 3.2 percent to $9.60 in premarket trading Friday.

The Canadian company, a once-dominant phone maker that has fallen far from its peak, is in the midst of a transformation under CEO John Chen. While its core BlackBerry business continues to be a focus, Chen is streamlining the business and shifting its resources into the potentially more profitable software and services realm. At the same time, he is more narrowly targeting big business customers as the company gets away from its earlier attempts to be a mass-market brand.

"Our financial viability is no longer in question," Chen said in an earnings conference call, noting that he is halfway through his turnaround efforts.

The company earlier this month said it plans to bring some of BlackBerry's key elements -- including its security services and "BlackBerry Hub" interface -- to the iPhone and Android smartphones. It also announced a partnership to team with Google to support Android for Work and is working closer with Samsung's Knox security feature.

That's not to say BlackBerry has given up on the smartphone business. At the Mobile World Congresstrade show earlier this month, the company unveiled two smartphones: an affordable, all-touchscreen device called the BlackBerry Leap, and an as-of-yet-unnamed smartphone with a curved edge like theSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge and a slide-out keyboard.

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