Tom McNamara

Senior Editor

Tom McNamara is a Senior Editor for CNET's Download.com. He mainly covers Windows, mobile and desktop security, games, Google, streaming services, and social media. Tom was also an editor at Maximum PC and IGN, and his work has appeared on CNET, PC Gamer, MSN.com, and Salon.com. He's also unreasonably proud that he's kept the same phone for more than two years.

The latest from Tom McNamara

SwiftKey virtual keyboard app update boosts speed while avoiding bloat

By Tom McNamara January 19, 2019 12:17 AM GMT

New data breach exposes 21,222,975 passwords; here's how to protect yours

By Tom McNamara January 18, 2019 11:23 PM GMT

Cortana no longer competes with Alexa or Google Assistant, says Microsoft

By Tom McNamara January 18, 2019 10:16 PM GMT

Facebook tackles Russian fake news operation followed by 790,000 accounts

By Tom McNamara January 18, 2019 9:02 PM GMT

Social media and chat apps accounted for 50 percent of our screen time in 2018

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 11:53 PM GMT

NPR's 'Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!' show gets version for Google Assistant and Alexa

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 11:49 PM GMT

Microsoft To-Do Windows 10 app now lets you pin your lists

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 9:57 PM GMT

Fortnite website security hole reportedly allows hackers to steal your account

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 8:37 PM GMT

Ghostery announces premium subscription version of ad-blocking browser extension

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 1:10 AM GMT

Google tests a new way to shop for Linux apps on Chromebooks

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 1:08 AM GMT

Google begins removing apps from Play Store that violate SMS and call privacy policy

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 1:08 AM GMT

These streaming apps dominated our time and wallets in 2018, according to report

By Tom McNamara January 17, 2019 1:06 AM GMT

DuckDuckGo now integrates Apple Maps into its search engine results

By Tom McNamara January 16, 2019 12:11 AM GMT

Apple Music reportedly coming to Verizon Wireless unlimited data plans, for free

By Tom McNamara January 15, 2019 11:52 PM GMT

Pandora Music mobile app now has its own virtual assistant

By Tom McNamara January 15, 2019 9:34 PM GMT