iPhone/iPad Apps
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The 6 Apps You Should Download from Apple’s Best Apps 2023
The top App Store apps include everything from easy-to-use photo editors to innovative assistive apps. All are noteworthy, but these are the six we'd download.
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Can't Shake That Song? How Google's Hum to Search Banishes Earworms
Need to get rid of an annoying, looping tune? We provide a practical solution to the common problem of earworms, freeing your mind for the next catchy tune.
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Delete Your Threads Profile Without Losing Your Instagram Account
Meta is finally letting you delete or deactivate your Threads profile without losing your Instagram account. Follow these steps to untangle your profiles.
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Forgot Your Apple ID Password? Here's What to Do
If you have forgotten your Apple ID password, it is possible to reset it so you can regain access to your account. Here’s how.
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Stop Your Threads Posts from Being 'Suggested' on Facebook & Instagram
Meta's new privacy feature in Threads now enables users to prevent their posts from being "suggested" in other people's feeds on Facebook and Instagram.
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How to Update an Old iPad
Not all iPads can run the new iPadOS 17. Find out which version of iOS or iPadOS is the latest that's available for your old iPad and how to install it.
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What Every Snapchat Symbol Means
There's no need to be confused by Snapchat's emoji indicators — we'll tell you the difference between a golden heart and a pink heart, plus the rest of Snapchat's symbols.
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How to Reverse Image Search Using Google
Sometimes an image does a better job at describing what you're searching for than words. Here's how to search using just an image on your phone and computer. -
Visit a LinkedIn Profile without Them Knowing Using Private Mode
Discover how to keep your LinkedIn browsing private. Learn the easy steps to switch between full visibility and anonymity while viewing profiles.
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Effortless Logins: Safari's New Feature Auto-Fills Verification Codes
Safari captures codes from Mail and Messages, auto-populating the verification field for smoother, error-free logins. Here’s your quick guide to getting started.
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How to Set Up iOS 17's Private Search Engine in Safari
Safari's Private Search Engine feature lets you select a privacy-centric search engine for your incognito sessions and different one for regular browsing.
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Work-Life Balance: How to Create Separate Safari Browsing Profiles
Follow our steps to create distinct work and personal browser profiles in iOS 17 Safari to organize your data and maintain a professional appearance with ease.
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How to Keep Prying Eyes Out of Safari Private Browsing Tabs on iPhone
Safari's new Private Browsing Lock secures your incognito sessions with Face ID. Follow our simple steps to activate this privacy layer against prying eyes.
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Mastering AirDrop: Effortless Photo Sharing for iPhone Users
With just a few taps, you can securely send photos and videos to one person or a whole group much faster than email or text.
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Everything You Need to Get Started with Google Password Manager
Passwords you save when using Chrome can sync across all your devices. Here's how to use Google Password Manager on your computer, phone, and tablet.
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5 Must-Know iPhone Keyboard Shortcuts
These five invaluable iPhone keyboard shortcuts significantly expedite the typing process and provide a swift means to correct any errors that occur.
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How Safe is Your Air? Check the Air Quality Index on Google Maps
Google Maps now features Air Quality Index (AQI) data, but you have to know where to look to access it.
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From Paper to PDF: How to Use Your iPhone's Built-in Scanning Tools
Discover how your iPhone doubles as a document scanner using the Notes app or SwiftScan. Effortlessly digitize, edit, and share documents!
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How to Craft Stickers from Live Photos and Share Them in Messages
Effortlessly turn your Live Photos into personalized stickers in iMessage, and spice them up with special effects to make them pop. Here's how it’s done.
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Permission Slip: The New App Streamlining Data Privacy Requests
Permission Slip by Consumer Reports offers you an incredibly quick-and-easy way to tell companies to stop selling your data and delete your account.
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Stop Texting Passwords. iOS 17 Now Lets You Share Them Securely
With iOS 17, Apple provides an end-to-end encrypted means of sharing passwords that is far more secure than texting or emailing them to others.
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How to Share Your AirTag So Other People Can Find Your Stuff
Now, you can share an AirTag with others so all of you can find missing items, like the TV remote or the family luggage when you're on a trip.
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Behind the Screens: Are Your Text Messages Safe from Hackers?
I explore the realities of text message hacking: who is vulnerable, how hacking can be accomplished, and what you can do to safeguard your messages.
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How to Turn Your iPhone into a Smart Display with iOS 17 StandBy Mode
StandBy mode in iOS 17 turns your iPhone screen into a smart display while charging. We step you through how to customize and access a hidden feature.
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How to Update an Old iPhone
Not all iPhones can run the new iOS 17. Find out which version of iOS is the latest that's available for your iPhone and how to install it.
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How to Share Your Screen on a FaceTime Call
Use FaceTime on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to share a view of your screen in real-time to browse the web, watch videos, or even provide tech support.
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How to Hide Photos on iPhone
Here's how to easily move pictures and videos in a passcode-protected hidden album within the iPhone Photos app and how to hide the hidden album.
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16 Surprising Things You Can Do with Google Maps
Google Maps does so much more than get you from point A to point B. Here are our favorite features, along with some hidden tips and tricks.
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Safeguarding Your Instagram Friends: Tips to Prevent Account Cloning
Adjust these privacy settings, limit the information you share, and stay cautious with follower requests, to reduce the risk of becoming a cloning victim.
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How to use Notes on Instagram for Private Group Messaging
Notes give you a short-form, casual way to share status updates in short posts with a limited audience. Find out how you can use it to express yourself.
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How to Silence Unknown Callers on WhatsApp
While you can’t prevent scammers from calling you on WhatsApp, you can mute them by enabling the new Silence Unknown Callers feature. Follow our guide.
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Is Threads a Twitter Killer?
Threads is an app for public conversations and building communities of people with similar interests, but it's lacking some of Twitter's key features.
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How to Add Highlights to Your Instagram Profile
Instagram Highlights are curated collections of Stories you can use to showcase your passions on your profile. Here's how to get started creating them.
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How to Keep WhatsApp Conversations Private with Chat Lock
Chat Lock secures conversations with Face ID or your fingerprint, hides your chat list, and anonymizes chat notifications. Here's how to enable it.
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How to Turn Off Read Receipts in Messages on iPhone and Android
You can stop everyone or specific senders from knowing if you’ve read their messages by turning off the Read Receipts setting. We show you the steps.
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Get These Apps Before Your Next Road Trip
Whether you're out of gas, looking for something to see along the way or want to steer clear of speed traps or traffic, there's an app to help.
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Why Are My iPhone Messages Green?
Are you puzzled by why you sometimes see green iPhone messages instead of blue? We explore why this happens, how to fix it, and why sometimes you can't.
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Take Advantage of Apple’s New Fast Way of Delivering Security Updates
Rapid Security Response updates enable Apple to deliver security improvements and fix vulnerabilities quickly. Here's how to turn on automatic updates.
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How to Turn on Emergency SOS on Your Android Phone
Your Android phone can call for help and notify emergency contacts in case of an emergency, but you need to opt-in and input the information first.
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Snapchat Score: What is It and How to Check Yours
Did you know that Snapchat rates you? It's called your Snapchat Score, and every user has one. Find out how to view yours and control who can see it.
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How to Get a Refund for Apple App Store Purchases
You can easily request a refund from Apple for apps, in-app purchases, or subscription services you either don't want or that you purchased accidentally.
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How to Protect Your Accounts with Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication (2FA) prevents hackers from gaining access to your accounts even if they have your password. Here are the best practices for using 2FA.
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How to Recover Deleted iMessages
If you delete a text message by mistake, all is not lost. You can recover iMessages and SMS text messages for up to 30 days if you know where to look.
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Apple Issues Major Security Update for Old iPhones and iPads
If you have an old iPad or iPhone, you should update now to prevent hackers from running malware, changing your privacy settings, and more.
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How to Find Your Phone
Whether your phone is missing or you've misplaced it with the ringer off, there are easy ways to find your iPhone or Android phone.
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What's Draining Your iPhone Battery?
Discover what's draining your iPhone battery and what you can do about it without significantly impacting the way you use your phone.
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Use These 5 Tips to Shop More Effectively Using Google
Here are the 5 tools in Google Search and Shopping that make it easy to find exactly what you want for the best price and buy it from a trusted merchant.
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How to Set up Your Medical ID and Emergency Contacts for iPhone SOS
Your iPhone can automatically share important medical information and notify emergency contacts in case of a serious emergency, if you opt in first.
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How to Turn on the Battery Percentage in Your iPhone Status Bar
If you’ve been missing the battery percentage in your iPhone’s status bar for the last few years, it’s finally back. Here's how to turn it on in iOS 16.
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Arlo Safe App Provides Live Safety Monitoring and Video Recording
The Arlo Safe App delivers video recordings of emergency events, personal safety monitoring, and crash detection in one uniquely comprehensive app.
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The Fastest Way to Take Videos on Your iPhone
Apple has built shortcuts into iOS that make launching video recording from your iPhone's lock screen or while using your iPhone nearly instantaneous.
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The Easiest Way to Set up Your New iPhone 14
You can easily transfer all your apps, data, and settings to your iPhone 14 if you make the right choices along the way. Here's our step-by-step guide.
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How to Use Your Phone's Camera to Search
When you're on the go, you can get the info you need on that product, place, or landmark by snapping a picture with these apps.
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3 Ways to Make Private Phone Calls
Want to make a phone call private by hiding your caller ID or using an anonymous number? Here are three easy ways to make private phone calls.
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Does a Pop-up Mean Your Phone Has Been Hacked?
A pop-up claims you have a virus and need to call tech support. Or maybe you're just getting annoying pop-up ads. Has your phone been hacked? Here's how to tell.
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iPhone, iPad and Mac Owners Need to Update Software Now
Hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that allow installing new apps, taking pictures, and changing security settings.
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Free Personal Safety Apps that Can Call For Help
These free personal safety apps can alert others that you need help, even if you're unable to send an SOS yourself.
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Keep Your Facebook Messages Private with Secret Conversations
With Facebook’s Secret Conversations enabled, your messages are encrypted end-to-end, so no one can read them. But there are loopholes.
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What You Need to Know About the Gmail Redesign
Gmail now integrates Chat for messaging and Meet for video conferencing. Here’s how to navigate the redesign and go back to the old view if it’s not for you.
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How to Make Text Larger on Your Phone, Tablet and Computer
Here’s how you can make your smartphone and laptop screens more readable without resorting to reading glasses.
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Tap the Back of Your iPhone to Access Your Flashlight, Camera and More
Simply double or triple tapping the back of your iPhone can launch apps and turn on settings, but only if you enable Back Tap. Here’s how to set it up.
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New Facebook Feeds Tab Puts You in Control of What You See
If you don't like Facebook telling you what to read, you'll love the new Feeds tab that shows chronological posts from your friends, Pages, and groups.
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Will Apple’s Lockdown Mode Finally Kill Pegasus Spyware?
Apple is rolling out a new security feature that will offer users what Apple describes as extreme protection from spyware for those users who need it.
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12 Tips for Faster Browsing with Google Chrome
Google keeps making browsing more efficient. So even if you've been using Chrome for years, check out our 12 tips to see what you may be missing.
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10 Tips to Get More out of WhatsApp
While you might have been using WhatsApp for years, there are ten hidden features that you should be using to save time and enhance your privacy.
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Google Image Search Gets Even Better with Multisearch
Google image search now lets you use text to refine your search to give you better search results, as well as find related style and color variations.
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Add Your Driver’s License to Your iPhone Wallet to Make Travel Easier
Now you can add your driver’s license to the iPhone Wallet app to travel through TSA checkpoints. Find out which states allow it and how to add it.
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The Easiest Way to Send Links between Your Phone and Computer
There’s a simple way to send links directly between your own phone and computer browsers without resorting to emailing or texting yourself.
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4 Apps That Automate Annoying Everyday Tasks
These apps will help you find the cheapest parking with a free space, stop the flow of junk mail, block spam callers from leaving voicemail, and more.
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How to Make Sure You’re Never Locked Out of Your Apple Account
A new feature in iOS 15 lets you designate a person as your Recovery Contact so you can always get back into your Apple account: Here's how it works.
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How to Forward a Text on an iPhone
You have to dig a little to find the option to forward texts on your iPhone. But once you know how, forwarding messages with links intact is easy.
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How to Connect Your Phone to Your TV
After testing the solutions, we found the best ways to connect for the most popular models of TVs and phones.
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11 New Features that Will Make Your Apple Devices More Useful
Enhanced security and privacy, increased interoperability between Apple devices, and more intelligent apps are coming to all Apple devices this fall.
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How to Unsubscribe from an App
Here’s how to find your subscription status and stop paying for app subscriptions on your Android or Apple device.
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12 Free Productivity Apps that Will Save You Time
These 12 free apps will help you work more effectively by helping you stay focused, consolidating important information, and automating routine tasks.
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How to Make Live Wallpaper for Your iPhone
Live wallpapers, which animate when you press and hold, can be easily created from your own still images, live images, and videos. Here's how to make them. -
9 Features to Try in iOS 14.5
iOS and iPadOS 14.5, which you can download today, include fixes to some major annoyances. Here are the top nine features we think are worth trying.
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AirTags Enable Apple Lost & Found
Apple’s new Bluetooth location tags use Find My, which Apple users already use to find the misplaced iPhones and AirPods, to find all of your other devices.
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How to Delete iPhone Search History
We show you how to delete personal data found in your online search and browsing history, as well as in Spotlight search and app data shared with Siri.
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How to Delete Apps on Your iPhone
Here’s how to delete apps on your iPhone, whether they’re on your Home Screen or in your App Library.
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How to Record a Call on Your Android Phone
We found two apps that reliably record incoming and outgoing calls on Android phones.
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How to Record a Call on Your iPhone
With a little pre-planning, recording a call can be as easy as pressing a couple of buttons. We show you the easiest way to record calls on your iPhone.
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How to Download iPhone Photos to a Computer
Here’s how to create a full back-up of all your iPhone photos or download just a select few to a PC or Mac. We take you through your cabled and wireless options.
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How to Unlock an iPhone When You Don’t Know the Passcode
There is a fairly simple way to unlock an iPhone when you don’t know the passcode. Here’s how.
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iPhones and iPad Owners Need to Update to iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 Now
There are 3 vulnerabilities in iOS 14/iPadOS 14 that are being actively exploited by hackers. Protect your iPhone or iPad by updating to iOS 14.4/iPadOS 14.4.
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Miiskin Fights Cancer by Helping You Monitor Skin Changes
Miiskin makes it simple to monitor your skin for moles and other skin changes that could be signs of cancer, even on hard-to-examine areas like your back.
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The Best Apps of 2020
From streaming services to the easiest workout routines ever, the year's best apps help us stay healthy and entertained even when we're stuck at home.
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You're Not Crazy, Your iPhone Battery Is Dying Faster
If you upgraded to iOS 14, you may have noticed that your iPhone is now running out of battery quickly. It's not your imagination. Here's the fix.
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7 New Features to Try in iOS 14
Apple's latest iOS comes packed with new conveniences, like extra privacy protections, lots of new ways to customize your Home Screen, and quite a bit more.
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Huge Changes Coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac Apps
A multitude of improvements are coming to Apple devices this fall, including huge updates to primary apps as well as how you access your apps and information your home screen.
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How to Figure Out Who Hacked Your Phone
The best way to narrow down the field of suspects is to determine exactly how your phone is being compromised. Here are 9 steps to figuring out who hacked your phone.
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Bulk Delete Facebook Posts with This New Privacy Tool
With the new Manage Activity feature, you can easily filter you old Facebook posts and delete or achive them to pull your private information out of the public eye.
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The Best News Aggregators
Our top picks for news aggregators make it easier to stay on top of our favorite newspapers, blogs, magazines, and other news sources.
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New Medical ID Sharing Lets Your iPhone Send Health Data to Emergency Services
A new feature in iOS 13.5 lets your phone send key medical data to emergency services when you call 911 — it could help save your life.
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The Best Games to Play Online With Friends
Our top picks include online games you can play over video chat, collaborative games kids (and adults) can play together, and casual games for the whole family.
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New iPhone Text Bomb Can Crash Your Phone Without Warning
Text bombs, innocent-looking messages that contain hidden characters that crash your phone, are back and hitting iPhones. Here's how to fix your phone when it crashes.
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NordVPN Doubles Speeds with New WireGuard-Based VPN Protocol
NordVPN's new NordLynx VPN protocol provides service that's up to twice as fast while maintaining the industry gold standard of "no-logs" service.
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Sign in with Apple Has Started Its Major Rollout
"Sign in with Apple" is a simple and secure way to access apps and services using your Apple ID instead of creating a new username and password, but it may not be right for you.
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Fleeceware Subscription Scams Can Cost You a Bundle
Fleeceware apps trick you into expensive subscriptions that can cost you a bundle — but with these tips, you can avoid these App Store and Google Play scams.
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How to Sign an Electronic Document
Tired of printing, signing and then scanning documents? Here are the simple steps to signing PDF and Word documents on your phone and computer.