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Image: Getty/Zhang Peng Apple's latest software update has brought a range of updates and fixes for iOS and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, as well as watchOS 9.3. But one of the update's new features could ...
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Image: Ivan Pantic via Getty Images Are you getting a ton of spam text messages? How annoying is it to be interrupted with a notification on your iPhone, only for it to be yet another junk message? These messages, much...
Apple's AirPods pro. All generation of AirPod and the AirPods pro share the same pairing process. Michael Gariffo So you've got a shiny new pair ofAirPods (1st, 2nd, or 3rd gen) orAirPods Pro (1st or 2nd generat...
June Wan/ The Chromebook has evolved way beyond its original intent. No longer just a "browser in a box," ChromeOS easily functions as a full-fledged operating system that can do nearly everything you need. Case i...
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Maria Diaz/ An AirTag, Apple's much-improved rendition of a Tile, is a helpful tool for anyone from the traveler, bike commuter, or just a downright forgetful person. Using it to track your most important --...
Jason Cipriani/ It's weird how many really neat and useful features Apple builds into its operating systems, but then hides them. I use iOS, iPadOS, and macOS every day, and I'm still coming across new features re...
Image: Tom Werner/Getty Images I'm a Google Docs power user. I use Google's cloud-based office suite for writing both nonfiction and fiction. Although I don't use many of the advanced features when writing nonfiction, ...