Vanish Mode is a feature in Messenger that lets you send disappearing messages to your friends. Once a friend sees your Vanish Mode message and closes the chat, your message will delete itself. You ...

No matter which browser you prefer—Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera, or any of the others—it will almost certainly offer an incognito or private mode, one which ostensibly keeps your web browsing ...

Snapchat isn't the only messaging app with self-erasing messages. With Instagram vanish mode, you can turn this feature on and off as you need to. The Merriam-Webster dictionary made Instagram an ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When Android and Apple operating system updates started giving users the option to put their smartphones in dark mode, the feature showed potential for saving the battery life ...

Airplane mode disables the radios and transmitters on portable electronics like phones and laptops. You can toggle individual radios like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on and off even if airplane mode is on.

Many modern cars have drive modes and they usually come with modes like "Sport Mode" and "Eco Mode". As the name suggests, the "Eco Mode" is short for "economical mode" and used when you need your car ...

If you've ever poked around your router settings, you might have come across something called "Bridge Mode." It sounds technical (and, well, it is), but the concept is actually pretty simple. Bridge ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

Limp mode is a vehicle safety feature that halts the motor when powertrain components detect a problem. It also deactivates air-conditioning, radio, and screens to reduce the impact of these secondary ...

Amazon is bringing system-wide Dark Mode to the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft sometime in 2026, via software update.

For car buyers on the hunt for a vehicle that excels in almost any weather, Subaru is sure to be at or near the top of their shopping list. Except for the sporty BRZ sports car, all Subaru models ...