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Unlock Your iPhone's Full Potential With These Hidden iOS 16 Features
These 11 iOS 16 features and settings will help you become an iPhone expert. iOS 16 has been around for nearly half a year, but it seems like there are always new features and settings to discover on your iPhone. They may not be as popular as the main features, like the lock screen upgrade or ability to unsend text messages and emails, but these lesser-known features are worth exploring because t ... Read more
2023-03-02 19:11:48
iOS 16.4 Is Almost Here. You Should Still Download iOS 16.3.1 Now
The iOS 16.3.1 update comes with a number of fixes, including one for an issue that might be used to hack your phone. Apple has released beta versions of iOS 16.4 to testers, so Apple will likely release that update to the public soon. But you should still download iOS 16.3.1 as soon as possible. Apple released iOS 16.3.1 on Feb. 13, a few weeks after the release of iOS 16.3. Though iOS 16.3 inc ... Read more
2023-03-02 19:10:31
Qualcomm Assumes iPhones Will Switch to Apple Modems in 2024
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC he assumes Apple won't use its 5G modems in next year's iPhones. Qualcomm dropped a bit of an inside-baseball bombshell at Mobile World Congress on Wednesday: It isn't planning on supplying Apple with modems for its 2024 iPhones. This aligns with an analyst prediction from earlier in the week that Apple intends to use its own in-house modems starting next yea ... Read more
2023-03-01 20:17:49
Nothing Phone 2 Is Coming to the US With a Big Boost
Carl Pei teases his tech startup's US debut, promising a phone packing Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 chip. Nothing to see here -- just the news that the second phone from UK-based tech startup Nothing is coming soon. The Nothing Phone 2 will be an even more high-end product than its predecessor and will pack the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen. And yes, it will be available in the US. Unlike almost e ... Read more
2023-03-01 20:01:22
Airbnb Reportedly Bans People Likely to Travel With Already-Banned Guests
A new report says Airbnb is prohibiting access to people who associate with problem users. Airbnb is banning people who are closely associated with already-banned guests, according to a report from Vice on Wednesday. The short-term-rental company confirmed to Vice that, as a "necessary safety precaution," it sometimes bans users it deems as "likely to travel" with a person wh ... Read more
2023-03-01 20:00:35
iOS 16.4 Beta 2: New Features Public Beta Testers Can Try Now
New emoji, changes to Apple Podcasts, and what else testers can try now. Apple released iOS 16.4 beta 2 to public beta testers Wednesday, a few weeks after the company released the first iOS 16.4 public beta. Beta testers can now try out new iOS features, like new emoji and updates to Apple Books. These features are only available to people who are a part of Apple's Beta Software Program. New iO ... Read more
2023-03-01 19:52:56
TikTok sets 60-minute daily screen time limit for under-18s
TikTok is setting a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users who are aged under 18. If young people hit the new limit, they will have to enter a passcode to continue to use the service that day. But they will have the ability to opt out of the new measure, which TikTok says will be rolled out "in the coming weeks". The China-owned video app said it is introducing the feature to hel ... Read more
2023-03-01 19:48:50
Nothing Phone 2 Is Heading to the US With Snapdragon 8
Carl Pei's tech startup is brewing its next-generation phone. Nothing to see here -- just the news that the second phone from UK-based tech startup Nothing is coming soon. The Nothing Phone 2 will be an even more high-end product than its predecessor and will pack the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen. And yes, it will be available in the US. Unlike almost every other Android phone-maker you can ... Read more
2023-02-28 19:52:30
Google Says Issue With 'Alien' YouTube Clip and Pixel Phones Addressed
People had posted complaints about a bug affecting their Pixel 7, 6 or 6A device when they tried watching a clip of the '70s Ridley Scott film. Google said Tuesday that it had tackled a bug that had been crashing some Pixel phones when people tried loading a 4K YouTube clip from the movie Alien. Some Pixel users complained Monday on the Google Pixel subreddit about the peculiar bug taking down t ... Read more
2023-02-28 19:52:10
New Month, New Reminder to Clear Your iPhone Cache
Clearing your cache every month helps give your browsers a fresh look at websites. Your iPhone is a handy pocket computer that lets you take the internet virtually anywhere you go, and just like every other piece of tech, it benefits from a little routine maintenance. Even browsing on the latest iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models might start to feel sluggish over time. Keep your iPhone's browsers m ... Read more
2023-02-28 19:51:52