Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY

The new Google Pay app is part Venmo, part Quicken, part Apple Pay, a way to split pizzas, pay friends, buy from stores and monitor your finances.

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Google would love to monitor your spending and learn from your habits to better inform its personalized advertising, but says the feature is opt-in.

Home for the holiday? If you’re gathering virtually this year, you can still make it feel a bit more together even while apart with these 9 tech tips.

Zoom’s rivals have yet to match the no time limit offer. Currently Google has a 60 minute limit, and WebEx goes 50 minutes for its free offering.

Cord cutters, Philo is cheapest streamer at $20, but it’s missing sports and news. Sling: $30, T-Mobile’s TVision: $40, AT&T Now at $55 and YouTube TV $65.

With Apple’s HomePod Mini you can dictate texts, find your phone and use as TV speakers. But some Siri commands will require some setup.

With Apple’s HomePod Mini you can dictate texts, find your phone and use as TV speakers. But some Siri commands will require some setup.

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The best deal for those who already subscribe to Amazon Prime, is Amazon Photos, which offers unlimited storage with the membership.