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There's Really No Better Way to Turn On Your iPhone Flashlight Than This
All you have to do is tap. Back Tap for the iPhone is an accessibility feature that Apple introduced with iOS 14. It lets you quickly perform certain actions -- say, taking a screenshot or launching your camera -- by simply tapping the back of your phone. Essentially, it turns the entire back of your iPhone into a button. This is an important benefit for all kinds of people. For me, enabling ... Read more
2023-02-19 19:31:19
Microsoft Limits Bing AI Chats to 5 Replies to Keep Conversations Normal
Exchanges are being restricted so the AI chatbot won't get too strange. Microsoft is limiting how extensively people can converse with its Bing AI chatbot, following media coverage of the bot going off the rails during long exchanges. Bing Chat will now reply to up to five questions or statements in a row for each conversation, after which users will be prompted to start a new topic, the comp ... Read more
2023-02-19 19:30:43
Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification
Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced. Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users. It will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta chief executive, said the move will improve security and authenticity on the social media apps. The move comes a ... Read more
2023-02-19 19:24:48
Apple TV Plus MLS Season Pass: How to Watch, Stream Major League Soccer This Season
American soccer kicks off on Feb. 25, and Apple's new service is the only way to catch all the action. Apple's sports ambitions have expanded beyond baseball. After broadcasting a handful of live MLB games on Friday nights last year, on Feb. 25 the iPhone maker kicks off a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer. The Apple TV Plus streaming service will be the exclusive home of every MLS game in th ... Read more
2023-02-17 19:33:40
Your Old Phone Can Still Take Stunning Photos With These Pro Tips
An older phone's camera can still take fantastic photos. These pro tips will help you get great images. The iPhone 14 Pro, Google Pixel 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra are among the best camera phones you can buy in 2023. Packed with multiple lenses and amazing AI software, these phones can take shots that rival professional mirrorless cameras. However, these top phones come with huge price t ... Read more
2023-02-17 19:33:00
iOS 16.4 Beta: The New Features Public Beta Testers Can Try Now
New emoji, Apple Podcasts changes and more are included in the public beta. Apple's first iOS 16.4 public beta was released to testers on Friday, a day after Apple released the beta to developers. Beta testers can try out new features, like updates to Apple Podcasts and new emoji. These features are only available to people who are a part of Apple's Beta Software Program. New iOS features can be ... Read more
2023-02-17 19:31:45
Samsung Galaxy S23 vs. Google Pixel 7: Compare the Specs of Both Android Phones
The Galaxy S23 series is finally here, but how does Samsung's new phone compare to the Pixel 7? Samsung's Galaxy S23 line goes on sale this Friday, and it's likely that the new flagship phone series will be compared against Google's similarly priced Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The phones and tablets were revealed earlier this month at the Samsung Unpacked event in San Francisco, and so far my collea ... Read more
2023-02-16 19:01:24
Galaxy Book 3 Series Proves Samsung's Pro Laptops Are Leveling Up
The Ultra redefines premium laptops for Samsung with a 16-inch AMOLED display, lots of ports and seamless connectivity with other Galaxy devices. At Samsung's Unpacked event on Feb. 4, the electronics giant announced the new Galaxy Book 3 Ultra laptop alongside its latest flagship Galaxy S23 phones. Like Samsung's top Galaxy Ultra phones and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra tablet, the Ultra laptop will hav ... Read more
2023-02-16 19:00:07
Microsoft Will Try to Fix Bing AI's Errors and Bizarre Chats
The company says longer chats can send Bing around the bend when it tries to reflect the tone of the human side of the conversation. Just over a week after launching its AI-powered Bing search engine, Microsoft is working to fix problems with factual errors and weird conversations stemming from the ChatGPT-related technology that's under the hood. In a blog post Wednesday, the software giant sai ... Read more
2023-02-16 18:59:28
Clear Your iPhone Cache, Trust Us
This quick reset will give your browsers a fresh look at websites. Your browser cache acts like a digital shortcut -- it stores website data so your browser has a head start the next time you load up that page. In the short term, that helps speed up the process. But over time, the data stored in your cache can become outdated and no longer match what the site actually needs. If that happens, pa ... Read more
2023-02-16 18:56:46